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"The time has come, we will see who is stronger once and for all."
—Evil Ryu
"Violence is who I am! (心の臓止めてくれる! Shin'nozō tomete kureru!?)"
—Evil Ryu (Street Fighter IV and Capcom vs. SNK series)

Evil Ryu (殺意の波動に目覚めたリュウ Satsui no Hadō ni Mezameta Ryū?, "Ryu with the Surge of Killing Intent Awakened"), also known as Satsui Ryu (殺意リュウ Satsui Ryū?, lit. Killing Intent Ryu) or Dark Ryu, is a character from the Street Fighter series who was originally featured in the 1996 Street Fighter Zero manga before appearing as a playable fighter in Street Fighter Alpha 2. Although not canon, this is the form Ryu takes if he ever succumbs to the Satsui no Hado, much like Akuma. Ryu ultimately purged his evil half when he overcame the Satsui no Hado with the Power of Nothingness, but doing so briefly gave birth to a powerful new foe.

Biography

Appearance

Evil Ryu first appeared Street Fighter Alpha 2 simply as a palette swap of his normal counterpart wearing a black or dark purple gi; in his gaming debut, the Alpha series also gives him a black headband. His skin and hair also featured a slightly dark shade. In these games, his voice is no different from regular Ryu. From the SNK vs. Capcom series onward, his eyes have been depicted with red irises, although some games have his eyes glow entirely red with a snarling face. His voice now becomes villainous.

Like Akuma, Evil Ryu has a signature kanji that appears when he performs the Shun Goku Satsu; in Street Fighter Alpha 3 and Capcom vs. SNK 2, the kanji is "destruction" ( metsu?), though it only appears in his endings and Super Combo Finishes.

In Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, his design was given an update; he takes on a much more menacing and powerful appearance, with traits taken directly from Akuma. He now has fangs, his eyes glow brightly, his gi, gloves, and headband are torn, and his hair is spiked upwards with a reddish tint. His voice is also more demonic sounding, and he also constantly emits a dark red aura during fights.

Most notable of all is a gaping hole burned into his chest, with a similar scar on his back that bears a glowing "heaven" ( ten?) kanji. The scar resembles the effects of being hit up close with Oni's Meido Gohado, and could also be a reference to a scene in the Ryu Final manga, in which Akuma punches clean through Ryu’s chest in their final battle and almost defeats him. In Ryu's guest appearance in Asura's Wrath, it is Asura who gives him the scar after launching him into the moon from Earth and attempting to impale him with his fist. The scar disappears after he returns to normal.

Personality

Metsu

Evil Ryu's 'destruction' kanji

In the Street Fighter Alpha games, Evil Ryu is cold and conceited and is obsessed with fighting in order to prove he is the strongest, very similar to Akuma. In Super Street Fighter IV, he is a more demonic and murderous-driven being; while his anger is not mindless, he has purged all traces of his former honorable self and shows sociopathic traits even more so than the likes of M. Bison. He enjoys absolute power, and lacks any sort of empathy or respect, and despises what he perceives as weakness from all of humanity, such as love, family, justice and vengeance. He is also extremely brutal towards other fighters in general, especially to those that oppose him, and tends to mock them with a sadistic sense of humor, such as threatening to burn Hakan to ash since the latter had "prepared himself" by dousing himself in oil and berating Poison specifically for fighting him in heels, in his win quotes. Interestingly, his prefight and win quotes against Ken indicates that he still retains a minor degree of politeness to his former friend (as opposed to the brutal and vicious statements he makes to everyone else, including Gouken).

Evil Ryu also even refers to himself as heartless and nothing more but a demon, and will seek out and murder any opponent in a fight, regardless of their age and condition. Like an actual demon, displays a very dangerous bloodlust, even borderline sadism and ritualistic belligerence that almost borders on cannibalism, as seen in many of his prefight and win quotes. This strongly implies that unlike Akuma, Ryu in this form, although powerful, has no proper control of the Satsui no Hado whatsoever, as it fully consumes his mind, hence the name.

Story

Background

See also: Satsui no Hado

During Street Fighter Alpha 2, Akuma was able to sense the Satsui no Hado laying dormant within Ryu and tells him to train under it so he can get the rematch he always wanted.[4] Ryu ultimately vowed to reject the Satsui no Hado, but it wasn't enough to completely eliminate the Satsui no Hado itself, as it still resided within him; it was not until the end of Street Fighter IV that Gouken was able to seal it away using the Power of Nothingness.

Thus, it must be noted that Evil Ryu does not exist as a separate character, though it is naturally possible in some games (such as the home versions of Capcom vs. SNK, its sequel, and some versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3) for the player to include both normal Ryu and Evil Ryu in a battle, sometimes on the same team.

In the home versions of Street Fighter Alpha 3, if the player matches normal Ryu against Evil Ryu, they have a special pre-match introduction that involves normal Ryu attacking first with a rushing elbow, and then Evil Ryu counterattacking, suggesting that the battle is taking place inside his mind, representing his struggle to resist the temptation to give in to the Satsui no Hado.

Street Fighter Alpha 2

Ryu (SFA) (Evil) (Portrait)

Evil Ryu as seen in his first video game appearance from Street Fighter Alpha 2.

Evil Ryu shares his rivals and ending with normal Ryu in the English releases. In the Japanese version, however, Evil Ryu makes a direct threat at Sakura telling her that she was in his way and will show no mercy, and with Akuma, Evil Ryu acknowledges Akuma as his master's enemy, and Akuma taunts him, referring to him as a boy and a beginner, and wonders if Ryu believes his own Satsui no Hado was a match for him. The following text scrolls after he is shown defeating Gouki (the name Akuma is called in Japanese versions):

"Ryu defeated Gouki with his blood-soaked fist and then disappeared to whereabouts unknown. Did Ryu embrace the real Satsui no Hadou, or did he succeed Gouki as The Master of the Fist? Only time will tell when we see him again. Will he reach his full potential as a martial artist? Or..."

Street Fighter Alpha 3

"There is an evil energy that causes absolute destruction... Ryu agonizes, knowing that he cannot control his power. Will he still become a master, or will his journey end in ruin?"
—Evil Ryu's profile in Street Fighter Alpha 3

Evil Ryu encounters Sagat during his quest to become the ultimate fighter, and challenges him once again. Sagat told him to look at himself as he lost control of his power, and that he is not the same man he wanted to challenge. Annoyed, Evil Ryu tells him to shut up and fight; after defeating Sagat, he asks why Sagat held back, to which Sagat responds: "Why should I? You are not the Ryu who left a scar on my chest!" (this occurred in the original Street Fighter) He tells Evil Ryu that a warrior wouldn't allow himself to be tempted by a "cheap trick", and that he will wait for his true rival to return and challenge him.

After fighting and defeating several more opponents, Evil Ryu faces M. Bison at his true potential. M. Bison told Evil Ryu that he came a long way, but he is only human and cannot resist the evil energy within, and will plunge deeper into the darkness as his power grows. M. Bison considers Evil Ryu powerful enough to be his source of energy; Evil Ryu replies that M. Bison will not succeed, and fights and defeats him.

Evil Ryu then travels to Shin Akuma's location. Both vicious fighters used the Shun Goku Satsu simultaneously, and their lethal attacks neutralized, saving both of their souls. Evil Ryu asks Shin Akuma that if he knows what lies ahead and what this evil energy will bring; Akuma simply replies that "words do not have any meaning to us..." and told him to satisfy his rage and anger and attack him, claiming that only the winner will know the truth.

Upon finally defeating Shin Akuma, Evil Ryu is temporarily dazed, believing that he had become a true martial artist to experience this incredible power. As he hunched over and clutched his chest, Ryu screamed in excitement and experienced a flashback of him using the fated Metsu Shoryuken against Sagat in black and white. Claiming his fist is stained with "the blood of death", his eyes became red and his chest expanded as he screamed again.

The last scene in his Story Mode shows Evil Ryu with his back turned, while looking at his fallen opponents, including M. Bison. He screams in excitement one last time and approaches the location of Akuma's stage, deeming himself "the supreme master of the fist". As the "destruction" ( metsu?) kanji appears on the back of his gi, Evil Ryu's final words of the storyline ("Where...? Where can I find the one who can defeat me?!") reveal that his 'downfall' is complete, and he has now taken on Akuma's original burden.

In the Game Boy Advance version of Street Fighter Alpha 3, Evil Ryu has an alternate ending if he lost to Shin Akuma. Shin Akuma states that while he fought well, he was no match for the Raging Demon, and that he is the embodiment of pure evil. This ending is only present in the aforementioned version.

Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers

Some time after, Evil Ryu entered in the second World Warrior tournament. Once there, he defeats M. Bison in battle. Bison is speechless that his Psycho Power lost to Evil Ryu, to which the latter responded that defeating weaklings is not enough for him, as M. Bison's power does nothing for him to sate his thirst, and that his blood yearns for power. Evil Ryu then feels that his power to destroy everything will take him to new heights and sets out to search for Akuma, as he knows that Akuma is worth a fight to the death.

Street Fighter IV series

Evil Ryu Versus Mode

Evil Ryu as he appears in Street Fighter IV.

In the original Street Fighter IV, Evil Ryu appears in Akuma's intro as a vision during his meditation in a remote location in a cave.

In his intro for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, he is shown in the middle of nowhere, lying down. As he regains consciousness, he has been fully engulfed by the Satsui no Hado, which grants him incredible power. He then sets out, saying that the ultimate power has awakened within him.

In his ending, his actions have attracted the attention of Shadaloo, and two grunts intercept him with firearms, saying that M. Bison has summoned him. He pays them no heed and growls in rage, causing the grunts to panic, and murders them before they can react. As they lay on the ground, he says that he is not sated, that his Hado craves more blood and violence - something he claims nothing less than a fight to the death can quench.

Street Fighter V series

In Ryu's character story, Evil Ryu appears in Ryu's dream who tries to convinces his normal self about the power of destruction to kill and it is the destiny of his own fist. Ryu finally rejects his word and knowing this is not his answer. This has resulted in Kage incarnating.

Crossover appearances

Street Fighter EX

In his ending in the first Street Fighter EX, Evil Ryu challenges Akuma, who willingly accepts his challenge. In Street Fighter EX3, his ending mentions him letting out a blood-chilling scream, and that no one knows if that was the sign of Ryu's last bit of humanity fading away, or if it was a cry for help.

SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium

Evil Ryu appears as the final boss of the game. After being captured and stored in a pod where his power is forcibly awakened, he runs wild following M. Bison and Geese's defeat. Evil Ryu is referred to as, "The Creature", by both M. Bison and Geese, who panic when the capsule containing him explodes, leaving the player's team to deal with Evil Ryu himself, and it is not known what happens to Evil Ryu after the battle.

Capcom vs. SNK 2

Evil Ryu's ending text after the last battle displays as follows:

"Ryu's Evil Energy slowly disappears....
What should he do now?
Look for another battle?
Look for help from his friends?
What will become of Ryu...."

SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash games

Evil Ryu appears as a collectible character card. He has a special ability called "Evil Energy", which is a Triangle-type ability (activated upon playing), and will knock out a frozen character of the player's choosing.

Marvel vs. Capcom series

In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, when Ryu uses the Akuma style on the "Complete Change Ryu" mode, he is very similar to Evil Ryu in both physical aspect and fighting style.

In Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Evil Ryu appears as Ryu's 6th color scheme, and is more akin to his Capcom vs. SNK version, featuring red-tinted skin.

In Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, Evil Ryu appears an alternate costume for Ryu, as one of the four pre-order DLC costumes.

Namco × Capcom

Evil Ryu appears in this game upon Ryu succumbing to the Satsui no Hado, after much persistence from Akuma and M. Bison's Psycho Power evolving to higher levels of power. He departs from his allies in search of blood, desiring no less than pure violence where it may exist.

His evil form remains in the story until the events of Rose's soul being cleansed from the mind control of Black Valkyrie and Ken performing the Shin Shoryuken on him hoping to "awaken" him, of which he himself uses on M. Bison to disrupt the Psycho Power's stability, making him vulnerable from then on.

Street Fighter X Tekken

While Evil Ryu does not make an appearance in Street Fighter × Tekken, the in-game description for Ryu's "Devil Jin" swap costume states that a Devil version of him appears after getting unknowingly getting involved with the Mishima Clan turf wars caused by Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Lars Alexanderson, Nina Williams and Jin Kazama who exposed him to his Devil cells after getting into hated conflict with his organization.

Asura's Wrath

Evil Ryu appears as the second and final opponent of the Asura's Wrath extra DLC episode "Lost Episode 1: Finally Someone Angrier Than Me", and is referred to as "Hatred Incarnate". After Asura changes into his six arms form, uppercuts Ryu into the moon and attempts to drive him through the chest with his fist, the Mathra causes the Satsui no Hado to awaken, allowing Ryu to transform into Evil Ryu. The previous SSFIV combat style used in the first part of the episode switches to the traditional one used for the game.

Evil Ryu retains all of his moves from SSFIV, but they are significantly modified for the style of this game, allowing for a seemingly more accurate portrayal of his power (i.e. larger Hadokens); his Metsu Hadoken, now an energy beam, is much stronger than most boss attacks in the game, and he uses it if he receives too many mantra shots from Asura. His Messatsu-Goshoryu lifts Asura way higher if the first two punches land, and the final punch strikes Asura so hard (deforming his face and crashing him to the ground) that it unlevels the part of the moon Augus previously leveled in the story of the game.

During the battle, he also receives an uppercut from the demigod's six arms, struggles in a headbutt contest and receives a very painful Atomic Drop on his tail bone. The battle ends when both Asura and Evil Ryu attempt the Raging Demon on one another, and it ends in a draw, exhausting Ryu's Satsui no Hado, and returning both fighters to normal.

Tekken X Street Fighter

While Evil Ryu has yet to be fully confirmed to appear in Tekken x Street Fighter, a silhouette resembling him (along with a silhouette resembling Devil Jin) can be seen behind Ryu in the promotional artwork featuring Ryu and Jin.

TEPPEN

Evil Ryu appears as an EX Skin for Ryu in the game, the skin changes Ryu's voice lines, background music and animations during matches.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Evil Ryu appears as a Spirit, making his debut in a Street Fighter-themed Spirit Event on January 14th, 2022.

Comics

Street Fighter II manga

Evil Ryu, or a "shadow" acting similar to him, appears in the third volume of the Street Fighter II manga.

Street Fighter Alpha manga

In this continuity, Evil Ryu appears after he is shot in his chest accidentally by an officer, he begins to go on a killing spree and tries to murder every single person on a ship. Many cops try to kill him with machine guns and pistols, realizing that he is not human and a very dangerous individual, though they stand no chance against him, as he simply just dodges every bullet by using his Ashura Senku to move fast. He is held back by Birdie and Chun-Li, however, he begins to overpower them with ease, as they stood no chance against his fighting skills. They try to reason with him, as he refuses to listen to them and fights them relentlessly; he then tries to murder Chun-Li with a Shoryuken, only to be held back by Birdie, who tells her to stop him at any means before he kills more people. After he nearly beats Birdie to death, he attempts to murder a weakened Chun-Li with a Metsu Shoryuken before he holds back as fragments of Ryu's will resurfaces, and returns back to normal. Tired, he falls to the ground and shortly afterwards is taken into custody in order to gather more information about his Satsui no Hado.

Street Fighter III: Ryu Final

Although Evil Ryu does not appear in Ryu Final, he is referenced by Akuma during his fight with Ryu.

UDON comics

Evil Ryu does not directly appear in the original Street Fighter comics by Udon, but instead acts as a dark "shadow" for Ryu's internal struggle with the Satsui no Hado. In issue #0, a metaphorical fight between Ryu and his darker side is portrayed to characterize Ryu's battle within his mind and on certain occasions (such as during the end of the first World Warrior tournament in issue #1's backup story or during his battle with Akuma in issue #6) Ryu succumbs to the Satsui no Hado's influence and begins using more lethal versions of his art. However, Ryu never fully becomes Evil Ryu during the comic series as he is against the darker aspects of the power since it involves killing.

Evil Ryu does however appear in volume two of the Super Street Fighter comic series, after absorbing the Satsui no Hado from Sakura and Akuma's Hadoken.

He transforms into Evil Ryu and fights Oni, they are found by Gill who is in interested in this power, he engages them in battle, he tells Evil Ryu that he is seeking the salvation of the world, he suppresses the Satsui no Hado in Ryu, which in turns him back into his normal state, he tells Ryu that there will be a time when he will be a great use to his world when the time comes as he and his younger brother leave into a helicopter while Gill flies by using his elemental powers to create ice wings behind his back.

In the Unlimited series, Ryu's hold on the Satsui no Hado has become even harder due to absorbing Sakura and Akuma's Satsui no Hado as he now has visions of him murdering his friends and looking less human and more like a demon.

Street Fighter × G.I. Joe

Evil Ryu makes an appearence in the crossover story after Ryu is fought by Jinx, with Ryu himself turning back to normal before he had transformed completely into his evil form.

Street Fighter: The Novel

Evil Ryu appears Street Fighter: The Novel.

Daigo the Beast

Evil Ryu is seen in the Daigo the Beast manga.

Animation and movies

Street Fighter II V

Though not explicitly called as such, an incarnation similar to Evil Ryu appears in Street Fighter II V. This form is brought about by one of Shadaloo's cyber chips being implanted into his forehead in order to control his mind, rather than having glowing white or red eyes, his eyes are pink (this is likely due to the cyber chips being powered by Psycho Power). As shown on one of the brainwave monitors, his mind is shown to be in a state of constant heightened aggression and is unable to use the Hadouken until manually ordered from a console to calm down. This state of Ryu predates the Evil Ryu of the games proper as the episode of his debut was in 1995, a year before the character's introduction in the Street Fighter Alpha manga.

Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation

"One possessed of an evil spirit will fight out of pride until their dying day."
Retsu from Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation
Evil Ryu the ties that bind animated movie

Evil Ryu appears shortly after training in a temple at night as he has thoughts about Akuma killing Gouken by ripping his hand though him, the Satsui no Hado starts to corrupt him as he comes to his master’s grave stone and once again starts to have thoughts of Akuma coming to him, the Satsui no Hado from his body begins to level a part of the forest and Gouken’s gravestone, leaving him unconscious on the ground. After finding out about Shun, Ryu starts to feel the emergence of the Satsui no Hado awaking inside him, he is then possessed by it and walks outside, Ken begins to feel the dark power coming from the outside, and discovers that the dark power is coming from Ryu. As Ken calls out to him, Ryu begins to attack Ken, Ken then realizes that that the dark power that he is sensing is the Satsui no Hado, as Ryu tries to attack him once again, Ken punches him, breaking Ryu from its possession over him.

That night, Ryu told Ken that if he cannot break from the Satsui no Hado’s influence, he must stop him from killing other people. The next day, Shun is fighting against Zangief, and he starts fall to the Satsui no Hado, this event causes Ryu to be influenced by Shun’s own Satsui no Hado, as Shun begins to lose against Zangief as he holds him in a bear hug, Ryu breaks free of Shun’s influence over him, he starts to fight against Zangief on his own. Shun’s own Satsui no Hado awakens inside him and starts to influence Ryu’s own Satsui no Hado, turning into Evil Ryu, he starts to perform a Metsu Hadoken, as he is just about to fire it against Zangief, Ken calls out to him, Ryu breaks out of it, he throws his Hadoken at the top of the building, the impact of the attack is so powerful, it begins to level and destroy the entire top of the building. When Ryu asks Shun about how he learned that power, Shun reveals that their father was using the Dark Hado too. Before Ryu could get more answers, a cyborg attacks him in order to gain more data. As Shun takes a hit for Ryu, he becomes angry, and the Satsui no Hado starts waking up inside, as Evil Ryu fires a Hadoken at the cyborg, its whole body is completely destroyed. Ryu slowly begins to wonder if he will end up like Akuma. Later on, he is visited by Rose, she tells him that Shun needs help, and Ryu must keep on going. He then travels to Akuma’s island in order to get some answers, he is then influenced by Akuma’s Satsui no Hado, turning him to Evil Ryu. As Akuma comes near Ryu, he askes Akuma if he has a family, Akuma told him that he walks alone. Evil Ryu appears after he sees Ken being beaten by a cyborg. He turns into Evil Ryu. After freeing Shun, he fights Sadler who had gained all data from all of the other fighters he kidnapped. As Ryu fires another Metsu Hadoken, he is retained by Rose. After Sadler performs a Hadoken at Evil Ryu, Ryu breaks free of the Satsui no Hado once and for all, and destroys Sadler with his own Hadoken.

Street Fighter Alpha: Generations

Evil Ryu appears when Ryu desperately decides to discard the meaning of a true warrior as he is put into a dire situation by Akuma, as many spirits of other warriors come to see his fight against Akuma. He starts to attack Akuma by kicking him in the leg, twisting his foot on it for further injury, but Akuma goes back on the offensive, and he is then punched in the face by Akuma and is slammed down. Akuma told him that the Satsui no Hado is the true call of a fighter, declaring that he was right, and that Ryu who now stands before him, proved his point.

Evil Ryu then tries to perform a Shun Goku Satsu on Akuma, only to be stopped by a flower, he breaks out of the Satsui no Hado’s influence over him, and realizes that the flower is showing an image of Fukka.

Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind

Evil Ryu appears during the scene with Ryu in the desert for a split second in response to Akuma's speech about taking lives and getting stronger. He appears later on, just after C. Viper finishes mauling Cammy in front of Ryu's eyes in order to awaken his power. He is then taken over by the Satsui no Hado and loses control of his actions, and he begins fighting C. Viper, who had underestimated the dangerous power of the Satsui no Hado and states that he was too powerful to be captured in his current state.

Ken and Sakura suddenly arrived on the scene by car, which then distracted Evil Ryu, allowing C. Viper the chance to retreat back to the S.I.N. HQ via her jet boots by leaping off a cliff. However, Evil Ryu ignored Ken's pleas to stop, and began destroying S.I.N equipment and chasing down the personnel relentlessly.

Two of the remaining agents begin firing at Evil Ryu with their handguns, only for their bullets to bounce off him, causing them to panic and run; one of the fleeing agents falls, and sees Evil Ryu quickly approaching him. Sakura grabs Evil Ryu by the arm from behind, and tries to push him back; he raises his arm to attack Sakura, but stops as he gazes at her face, and then reverts back to normal and collapses to his knees, staring in a slightly catatonic state as he was realizing what he was about to do next.

Other appearances

Street Fighter EX series

Background

Very much like Akuma, Ryu's fighting spirit happens to be very compatible with the Satsui no Hado power of murderous intent. While Akuma embraced this power in order to truly become the greatest fighter in the world, Ryu and Ken's master, Gouken, worked hard to shield them from such an influence, and taught them a method of fighting that was devoid of assassination techniques. However, Akuma sensed in Ryu the capacity for Satsui no Hadou and awaited the day when Ryu would accept it and become a worthy challenger for combat.

Ryu was unaware of this, and first tapped into the power of Satsui no Hado at the end of the first official Street Fighter tournament during the championship fight against Sagat. Sagat was about the end the match with a crushing blow when Ryu, refusing to lose the match, lost control over his discipline and struck Sagat with a deadly dragon punch that ripped Sagat's chest open, ultimately leaving a damaging scar.

Trouble by the loss of control, Ryu struggled to understand what caused that to happen, and how he could prevent it from ever happening again. During the first EX tournament, Ryu was confronted by Akuma. Akuma was hoping that after his fight with Sagat, Ryu would have embraced Satsui no Hado and he could fight Akuma in a manner that was worthy of Akuma's power. Disappointed that Ryu had not reached that potential, Akuma announced to him that he murdered Ryu's master in hopes of speeding up the process.

Ryu was unable to chase after Akuma to extract revenge, as he was prevented by M. Bison who wanted Ryu to join his Shadowloo army. When he rejected Bison's offer, Bison attacked, watching with great amusement the anger that grew in Ryu and the changes to his physical power that took place as a result. Eventually Bison realized that Ryu was a completely different person, completely consumed by Satsui no Hado, and Ryu complicity accepted Bison's offer since he believed he would get the chance to kill Akuma as a result.

To test Ryu's new capabilities, Bison sent Ryu on to his next match, which happened to be with his old training partner Ken. Ken recognized that Ryu was different, and did all that he could to affect a change in Ryu that would restore Ryu's mind. Ken succeeded in doing so, and after the two defeated Bison in combat, he helped Ryu come to grips with the power that lay inside Ryu.

Ryu vowed to never allow Satsui no Hado to take control of his mind ever again. Though many times he has failed that commitment.

Endings

Street Fighter EX Plus α

"An evil chi is rising... Everything has suddenly been destroyed." He raised his bloodstained fist to the air, laughed, and suddenly he vanished. Satsui no Hadou... Will the tragedy of a greatly burdened fist be repeated?

Street Fighter EX3

Ryu feels nothing but evil for he is now possessed by an urge to kill, which makes him destroy everything, whether he desires it or not. Standing under a bloody moon, Ryu shrieks a frightening howl. Did he scream over his lost soul, or was it for lost joy in finding his true self? Whichever it was, it is all he has left...

Gameplay

Fighting style

Like his normal form, Evil Ryu fights using the unnamed Ansatsuken fighting style.

Moveset

Evil Ryu's moveset combines elements of the original Ryu and Akuma, such as Ryu's simplistic and slightly slow inputs with Akuma's strong combo and power potential, which generally leans slightly towards the former due to the presence of his unique normal attacks (though he also has the latter's Ashura Senku). While he generally strikes stronger and faster, his attacks still come out a bit slower than Akuma's, and their long startup requires the player to maintain a constant rhythm of attacks. Evil Ryu's main strength is the potential to constantly pin the opponent with fierce attacks, and he can deal immense damage with his Target Combos if the opponent makes a mistake. However, his low stamina, while slightly higher than Akuma's, does not allow much room for error.

Evil Ryu's play style in general is meant to be a full-on offensive fighter, with only the Ashura Senku to get him out of a tight spot, but nothing to make use for defensive play unlike other characters like Guile, who can make use of both attack and defense. His low stamina seems to hint at his lack of defensive options, and Evil Ryu's movement speed is a bit slow, which can hinder him if a careless player is caught in a combo.

In Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Evil Ryu has an updated moveset that is much closer to Akuma's, including his unique attacks, and adds a new special move called the Ryusokyaku. Additionally, as a boss character in Arcade Edition, Evil Ryu has the ability to cancel into his Ashura Senku from any of his normal or special attacks, as well as being able to cancel most of his moves into the Raging Demon. This makes it very dangerous to attack him up close.

Super/Ultra Combos

Evil Ryu's Super Combos are also a mixture of Ryu and Akuma's; among his Super Combos is the Shun Goku Satsu, which is naturally identical to Akuma's, though it has lower priority and can easily be beaten. In his appearances in the Alpha series, he uses Ryu's Shinku Hadoken and Shinku Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, as well as Akuma's Messatsu-Goshoryu and Shun Goku Satsu (with the latter being a 'hidden' Level 3 Super Combo).

In his latest appearance, his first Ultra Combo, the Metsu Hadoken, is functionally the same as Ryu's, though it can now be charged. His second Ultra Combo is the Messatsu-Goshoryu, which works as it did in previous appearances, and now adds an additional attack if the combo connects properly.

Subpages

Quotes

Evil Ryu/Quotes

Pop Culture

Evil Ryu/Pop Culture

Gallery

Evil Ryu/Gallery

Sprites

Evil Ryu/Sprites

Trivia

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Violent Ken, Akuma, and Evil Ryu

  • Evil Ryu was first made available in the U.S. arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 as a hidden character. Ironically, Evil Ryu was not available in all other regions, including Japan, until the next update to the game, Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha in Asia, Japan, Brazil and Hispanic versions, for the CPS-2, and Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold in consoles.
  • Evil Ryu's pre-match quote in Street Fighter IV originated from his round win quote in Capcom vs. SNK, and is later used as an idle quote for Kage. However, this reference is lost in the English translation, completely rewriting it while the latter translates it directly.
  • Evil Ryu's final boss in Street Fighter Alpha 3 marks the only instance in the game where M. Bison does not serve as the final boss (aside from Bison himself, whose final boss is Ryu).
  • Ken has a similar non-canon counterpart, known as Violent Ken, though this form, unlike Evil Ryu, rather than the Satsui no Hado, is what if he were to be fully controlled by M. Bison's powers.
  • Ryu's tenth color in the Street Fighter IV series and the default X-ISM colour in Street Fighter Alpha 3 resemble a lighter-colored version of Evil Ryu.
  • As suggested in Ryu's ending in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as well as the EX series, Evil Ryu is Akuma's personal goal of wanting to have the perfect opponent to match him in skill and himself be killed in battle. This temptation, however, is of course, ultimately foiled when Ryu refused to follow the same path.
  • In the Arcade Mode of Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Evil Ryu makes a nod to Bison in a sense when he makes a first attack, he shouts "Yes! Yes!" in a sadistic tone. Said line was uttered by Bison from the eighth episode of the animated series. It is unknown if this is a reference or a coincidence.
  • The amount of influence from the Satsui no Hado and therefore the raw power of Evil Ryu is roughly the same as Akuma in his normal state. Consequently, he is nowhere near perfected in its art like him, especially since his personality is far more chaotic in comparison.
  • Evil Ryu's third color in the Street Fighter IV series is a nod to Ryu's original appearance in the 1987 Street Fighter game.
  • If Evil Ryu loses to Shin Akuma in the Final Battle mode of the PSP version of ​Street Fighter Alpha 3​, parts of Birdie's ending text will play instead of the usual Bad Ending text.
  • Though Evil Ryu and Ryu are technically the same character, the former being a "What-If?" version of the latter, they have a special fighting intro sequence if pitched against each other in Street Fighter Alpha 3.
  • While Evil Ryu does not appear in Street Fighter vs. Darkstalkers, his power is referenced by Morrigan as she talks to Donovan about its origins in the supernatural.
  • Evil Ryu is not to be confused with Kage; whereas Evil Ryu is merely Ryu fully giving in to the Satsui no Hado, Kage is actually the Hado itself taking on a physical form after it is purged from Ryu, though he does resemble Evil Ryu.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Ultra Street Fighter IV Profile Archived from The original
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Street Fighter: World Warrior Encyclopedia Hardcover
  3. Street Fighter V Character Encyclopedia: Evil Ryu
  4. Steadily appearing more dignified in the eyes of the groupie named Sakura. In this game he trains himself after defeating Sagat, travelling to various location pondering the question "What is the meaning of anything in life?". He is last seen on "Hell Fire Island" confronting the man who sealed the fate of master Gouken •Akuma, during the fight it is told that a "Surge of Murderous Intent" also wielded by Akuma lies dormant within him. In honor of this a background character was made which was an actual Ryu awakened to the Surge of Murderous Intent (-> Satsui no Hado ni Mezameta Ryu), in addition Ryu is in Ken's ending which clarifies that his trademark "SF2" red headband is something he received from him. (どんどん 容姿 が りりしく なり, さくら という 追っかけ まで つい た. 本作 の 彼 は 、 サガ ツ トを 倒し た のち 「 人生 の 真 の 目的 と は 何か 」 という 疑問 を 抱き 、 各地 で 己 を 鍛え て まわっ て いる。最後 は 獄炎島 を 訪れ 、 師匠 ゴウケン と 因縁 の ある 男 •豪鬼 と 対決自分 の なか に も 豪鬼 の 持つ 「 殺意 の 波動 」 が 眠っ て いる と 聞かさ れる 。 これ に ちなん で 実際 に 殺意 の 波動 に 目覚め た リュウ が 操作 キャラクタ ー として 誕生 し た (->殺意 の 波動 に 目覚め た リュ ) , なお 、 ケン の エンディング で は リュウ が 『 スト Ⅱ 』 シリーズ で しめ て い た 赤い ハチマキ が ケン に もらっ た もの だ と 判明 する。) Ryu's SFA2 Bio from All About Capcom
Street Fighter series Playable Characters
Main Series
SF Logo Ken · Ryu
Street-fighter-ii-logo The World Warrior Blanka · Chun-Li · Dhalsim · E. Honda · Guile · Zangief
Champion Edition Balrog · M. Bison · Sagat · Vega
Super Cammy · Dee Jay · Fei Long · T. Hawk
Super Turbo Akuma
Ultra Violent Ken
SFAlogo Alpha Adon · Birdie · Charlie Nash · Dan · Guy · Rose · Sodom
Alpha 2 Evil Ryu · Gen · Rolento · Sakura · Shin Akuma
Alpha 3 Cody · Juli · Juni · Karin · R. Mika
Alpha 3 Upper Eagle · Maki
Alpha 3 MAX Ingrid
Street fighter iii logo New Generation Alex · Dudley · Elena · Ibuki
Necro · Oro · Sean · Yang · Yun
2nd Impact Gill · Hugo · Urien
3rd Strike Makoto · Q · Remy · Twelve
Street fighter iv logo IV Abel · C. Viper · El Fuerte · Gouken · Rufus · Seth
Super Hakan · Juri
Arcade Edition Oni
Ultra Decapre · Poison
SFV-Logo-R-3 V F.A.N.G · Laura · Necalli · Rashid
Season 2 Abigail · Ed · Kolin · Menat · Zeku
Season 3 Falke · G
Season 4 Kage · Lucia
Season 5 Akira · Eleven · Luke
Street fighter 6 logo 6 Jamie · JP · Kimberly · Lily · Manon · Marisa
Year 1 A.K.I.
Year 2 Mai (Guest) · Terry (Guest)
Spin-offs
Street Fighter The Movie Logo Arkane · Blade · F7 · Khyber · Sawada
Street-fighter-ii--the-animated-movie Cyborg
Sfexlogo EX Allen · Blair · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark
Hokuto · Kairi · Pullum · Skullomania
EX Plus Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Garuda
EX2 Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon
EX2 Plus Area · V. Rosso
EX3 Ace · Bison II
Marvel vs. Capcom Logo MSHvSF Cyber-Akuma · Dark Sakura · Mech-Zangief · Shadow
MvC Shadow Lady
SFO Shin
Street Fighter Alpha Characters
Alpha Adon · Akuma · Birdie · Charlie · Chun-Li · Dan · Guy
Ken · M. Bison · Rose · Ryu · Sagat · Sodom
Alpha 2 Original Dhalsim · Evil Ryu · Gen · Rolento · Sakura · Zangief
Console Shin Akuma
Gold Cammy
Alpha 3 Original Balrog · Blanka · Cody · E. Honda · Juli · Juni · Karin · R. Mika · Vega
Console Dee Jay · Fei Long · Guile · T. Hawk
Upper Eagle · Maki · Yun
MAX Ingrid
Street Fighter EX Characters
EX Original Akuma · Allen · Blair · Chun-Li · C. Jack · Darun · D. Dark · Guile
Hokuto · Kairi · Ken · Pullum · Ryu · Skullomania · Zangief
Plus Bloody Hokuto · Cycloid-β · Cycloid-γ · Evil Ryu · Garuda · M. Bison
Plus α Dhalsim · Sakura
EX2 Original Blanka · Hayate · Nanase · Shadowgeist · Sharon · Vega
Plus Area · Sagat · V. Rosso
EX3 Ace · Bison II
CPU Only Shin-Bison · Cycloids · Zako
SNK vs. Capcom Characters
The Match of the Millennium Akuma · Chun-Li · Dan · Evil Ryu · Guile
Ken · M. Bison · Ryu · Sakura · Zangief
Millennium Fight 2000 Balrog · Blanka · Cammy · Dhalsim · E. Honda · Sagat · Vega
Mark of the Millennium 2001 Eagle · Kyosuke · Maki · Rolento · Shin Akuma · Yun
SVC Chaos Hugo · Violent Ken
Street Fighter IV Characters
Original Abel · Akuma · Balrog · Blanka · Chun-Li · C. Viper · Dhalsim · E. Honda
El Fuerte · Guile · Ken · M. Bison · Rufus · Ryu · Sagat · Vega · Zangief
Console Cammy · Dan · Fei Long · Gen · Gouken · Rose · Seth · Sakura
Super Adon · Cody · Dee Jay · Dudley · Guy · Hakan · Ibuki · Juri · Makoto · T. Hawk
Arcade Edition Evil Ryu · Oni · Yang · Yun
Ultra Decapre · Elena · Hugo · Poison · Rolento
Street Fighter II Characters
The World Warrior Blanka · Chun-Li · Dhalsim · E. Honda · Guile · Ken · Ryu · Zangief
Champion Edition Balrog · M. Bison · Sagat · Vega
Super Cammy · Dee Jay · Fei Long · T. Hawk
Turbo Akuma
Ultra Evil Ryu · Shin Akuma · Violent Ken
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