Ryu (Nintendo vs. Capcom)



Ryu is the central protagonist of the Street Fighter franchise, first appearing in the 1987 arcade fighting game, Fighting Street. As a youthful boy, Ryu was an abandoned orphan with no knowledge or memory of his parents; striding the life of a lone wolf until meeting his adoptive father figure Gouken, who's flamboyant prowess inspired him to harness the discipline of Ansatsuken. Raised by his master, Ryu soon came to share his upbringing with another boy of his age named Ken Masters; the two young fighters bonding through their training and eventually considering each other as surrogate brothers. At the peak of his adulthood, Ryu left the dojo on Gouken's urging to compete in the World FIghting Tournament. Aspiring to challenge the Earth's mightiest combatants, Ryu engaged in a worldwide tournament headed by the Emperor of Muay Thai, Sagat. He was beaten effortlessly by Sagat's technique, but before succumbing to his defeat, Ryu unknowingly drew from the innate Satsui No Hado Ki within his spirit and inflicted a finishing blow to his unsuspecting opponent, ending the tournament. Upon returning home, Ryu found his master supposedly murdered at the hands of his younger brother Akuma. Since the horrific event, Ryu has sworn to annihilate the Satsui No Hado, becoming Akuma's eternal nemesis and travelling to distant lands to amass his strength to put an end to its evil grasp.

Team Nintendo's invasion brought Ryu to full attention; while travelling the distant hills to the next World Tournament, Ryu could sense a faulty wind blowing his direction. This vague premonition came to full fruition when Ryu gained a clear view of the distant landscape; the sky itself appeared to be torn in half and brandishing a violet hue of distortion. Taking caution, Ryu threw aside his desire to attend the fighting tournament and traverse this unfamiliar dimensional tear, believing it to hold the answers to his insatiable fighting spirit. Coming into view of the other side, Ryu witnesses a world unlike any he'd seen before; with artistically round hills and a pink castle in the distance, he then notices an approaching figure clad in a red cap and blue overalls. Throwing aside his bag, Ryu braces his fists against the foreign opponent, grinning slightly at the possible exchange of fists to commence.

Ryu's rival in this cross-dimensional war is Mario