 Ryu
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| Universe |  Street Fighter
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| Availability | Starter |
| Final Smash | Metsu Hadoken Shin Shoryuken Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku |
| Theme | Theme of Ryu (v0.9.5 - present) Source: Street Fighter IV Ryu Stage (v0.9.1 - v0.9.4) Source: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U / Street Fighter II |
| Voice actor | Hiroki Takahashi (v0.3-present) Tōru Ōkawa (v0.1-present) |
| Copy Ability |  Fighter
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For character info, see Ryu
Ryu is one of the first 16 characters in Super Smash Bros. Crusade. Since he entered the series earlier than in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, his moveset differs from the official Super Smash Bros. series. He was resprited in v0.9.1, and several official Smash series compliant moves have been added since v0.9.2.
His Japanese voice actor, Hiroki Takahashi's portrayal of Ryu from Street Fighter IV and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes was repurposed for Crusade since v0.3. However, there is still one voice clip of Ryu from Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike by Tōru Ōkawa that was used in Crusade prior to v0.3.
Attributes[]
Ryu is a cruiserweight (same weight as Captain Falcon, Snake, etc.) who excels at discouraging opponents from being too close or too far away. When at medium-range distances from foes, Ryu has few options, so keeping foes out of that zone is Ryu's primary goal. Ryu is also a slow-moving character, so controlling space around him is very important. Fortunately, Ryu's Hadoken and air attacks make him one of the more versatile characters at edgeguarding.
Ryu's Hadoken is an excellent projectile, being one of the largest and is relatively damaging for its speed. Shoryuken, his rising uppercut move, is a great way to keep enemies from jumping at Ryu, but it leaves him open to counter attacks when it misses. Tatsumaki Senpukyaku moves Ryu horizontally and has high priority, but, like Shoryuken, it is easy to punish. His Focus Attack from Street Fighter IV also makes an appearance.
Ryu can cancel neutral attacks, tilt attacks, smash attacks, and special moves in that order. Also note that Ryu's tilt attacks depend on the length of button presses.
Ryu can also perform special moves by inputting commands. However, these command inputs are very harshly judged and can easily turn into a dash attack. In addition, even if a special move is performed by command input, there is no need to bother using this method, since the only advantages are the ability to shoot Hadoken, which flies faster than normal, and to shoot Hadoken when the Final Smash is available.
Ryu, Evil Ryu and Chun-Li all have the durability of their EX special moves in addition to the EX meter, that stores up to three EX special moves per section, which fills up by either dealing or taking damage. Once one of the sections of the gauge is filled up, they can perform any EX special moves, which depletes one section of the EX meter, otherwise, when the gauge is fully empty, they cannot perform any EX special move until one section of the EX meter is filled up again.
Moveset[]
| Jab | 1% | A jab, followed by a short straight-punch, followed by a high kick. | |
| Seikenduki | 2% | ||
| High Kick | 4% | ||
| Tobisokuto | 12% (clean), 8% (late) | A flying kick from the Street Fighter Alpha series. | |
| Side Kick | The yoko geri, a kick used in traditional karate. | ||
| Elbow Strike | 3% | The sok ngat, an uppercut-style elbow strike used in Muay Thai. | |
| Upper | 7% | An uppercut. | |
| Light Ankle Kick | 2% | A crouching, Hapkido-style shin kick. | |
| Heavy Ankle Kick | A lunging, Hapkido-style shin kick. | ||
| Kikokuduki | 14-21.5% | Steps toward his opponent a delivers a straight punch. | |
| Thrust Upper | 8-15.5% | Squats and then rises up to throw an uppercut. | |
| Kaiten Ashibarai | 12-19.5% | A legsweep. | |
| Jab | 8% (clean), 4.5% (late) | A downward angled jab. | |
| Tobigeri | 14% (clean), 10% (late) | A flying kick. | |
| Senpukyaku | 11% | An outside crescent kick. | |
| Sukui Tsuki | 5% (hit 1), 7% (hit 2) | An uppercut. | |
| Straight Punch | 12% | A downward angled cross. | |
| Reaches out. | |||
| Hizageri | 2% | A knee strike while holding the opponent in the collar-and-elbow position. | |
| Hadoken | 4% (throw), 7% (Hadoken) | Punish the opponent with Hado no Kamae and chase after them with Hadoken. | |
| Somersault Throw | 8% | The tomoe nage (a Judo throw). | |
| Shin Shoryuken | 2% (hit 1), 6% (throw) | Performs Shin Shoryuken without jumping. | |
| Shoulder Throw | 7% | The seoi nage (a Judo throw). | |
| Hadoken | 7% (ground clean), 5% (ground late), 6% (air clean), 4% (air late) | Quickly cups his hands to his side and then thrusts them forward to launch a blue ki blast from his cupped hands. The speed and distance vary depending on the input method: short presses of the special button, long presses of the special button, and ↓ ↘ → + attack button will make it faster and longer, in that order. | |
| Shakunetsu Hadoken | 2% (hits 1-5) | The EX version of Hadoken, which can be used by pressing right or left (depending on which direction Ryu is facing) or by pressing ↙ ↓ ↘ → + attack button (when facing right). It can hit up to five times and can frighten the opponent for a long time. | |
| Tatsumaki Senpukyaku | 12% (ground clean, air), 10% (ground late) | A jumping, spinning crescent kick. Ryu moves in the given direction he is facing. On the ground, he spins once if the button is released immediately and three times if the button is held down, but can only attack until the second spin. In the air, he spins twice, descending if the button is released immediately and moving horizontally if the button is pressed and held. | |
| Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku | 2% (hits 1-6), 3% (hit 7) | The EX version of Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, which can be used the special button is tapped like a smash attacks or by pressing ↓ ↙ ← + attack button (when facing right). Performs a stationary Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, and can hit the opponents multiple times. | |
| Shoryuken | 11% (clean), 9% (late) | Ryu's signature leaping uppercut, with him announcing the move's name while propelling his fist into the air at high speed. | |
| EX Shoryuken | 7% (hit 1), 12% (hit 2) | The EX version of Shoryuken, which can be used the special button is tapped like a smash attacks or by pressing → ↓ ↘ or ↘ ↓ ↘ + attack button (when facing right). It hits twice and does more damage. | |
| Focus Attack | 8-12% | Assumes a focused stance while emitting a black ink-like aura, and then throws a short straight-punch. The more he charges, the longer he stuns the opponent and the more he can follow up. Ryu gains super armor, which can be withstood only once during a charge. When fully charged, he breaks the opponent's shield with a single blow. Ryu can also perform a technique called the Focus Attack Dash Cancel. This is performed by tapping left or right twice, which cancels Focus Attack and instead propels Ryu a set distance depending on where the control stick was tapped. | |
| Metsu Hadoken | 6% (hits 1-8) | Collects a mass of energy as if performing the Shinku Hadoken but then intensifies its ki by channeling the Satsui no Hado, turning it purple and fires it. | |
| Shin Shoryuken | 15% (hits 1-2), 24% (last hit), 3% (miss, loop) | Strikes the opponent very hard in the midsection, and then performs a high-damage Shoryuken. If the initial attack misses, Ryu will perform a Shoryuken which has multiple hits. | |
| Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku | 4% (hits 1-12), 6% (last hit) | Performs a stationary Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, which hits even more than the side special version. | |
| 7% | Resembles a down smash attack, but only forward. | ||
| 6% | Same as a down smash attack. |
| A remix of the victory theme from Street Fighter II. | ||
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Trivia[]
- Prior to v0.9, Ryu's sprites were taken from Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
- In v0.9.2 to v0.9.3, Ryu, Evil Ryu and Chun-Li always faced their nearest opponent. This specification was removed in v0.9.4.
- In the latest version, Ryu, Wario and Greymon (and incidentally Weegee) are the only characters voiced by more than one voice actor.