Is Ryu's Story Finished !?

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  • In today's video,, we examine Ryu's entire history from Street Fighter and decide whether it is finally time for this legendary athlete to retire.
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  • @TopHatGamingManChannel
    @TopHatGamingManChannel  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

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    • @andrewlopez7143
      @andrewlopez7143 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thank you for the video I really enjoyed it the lore is so crazy good thank you for the time and effort you put into the video❤

    • @jblue88hoodgamer54
      @jblue88hoodgamer54 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ryu Story being over that's not going to happen because without Ryu there isn't no Street Fighter because Capcom tried to do that back in the Making of the first Street Fighter 3 but it didn't turn out well so they decided to bring it back for the fans so yeah that's not going to happen at all.

  • @ivanbarnes3659
    @ivanbarnes3659 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +193

    THERE'S NO STREET FIGHTER, WITHOUT RYU.PERIOD!!

    • @HoodHussler
      @HoodHussler 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      Damn straight 💪🏻

    • @johnnyappleseed8127
      @johnnyappleseed8127 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      I don’t care if he is old with a bald spot in his head, crippled and in a wheelchair he better be in Street fighter. Pulling off fire balls and hurricane wheel chair hits.

    • @danielebowman
      @danielebowman 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      This! Ryu and Ken are non-negotiables. I’d add Chung Li is as well.

    • @partofthetribe3277
      @partofthetribe3277 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      Agreed

    • @ResidentXombie
      @ResidentXombie 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Luke is cooler.

  • @TheMicahwitz
    @TheMicahwitz 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +78

    Ryu IS Street Fighter.

  • @menmakazama1747
    @menmakazama1747 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +70

    no Ryu = no more Street Fighter

  • @brandonperkins176
    @brandonperkins176 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +91

    Fans will riot if Ryu is no longer in the Street Fighter series

    • @MrAntihero09
      @MrAntihero09 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Let em riot! If they wanna see characters who have been around for 30 plus years still street fighting just because they’re famous, then they can go join one themselves. Btw, Ryu would be 60 counting this year, monsters.

    • @ResidentNotEvil5
      @ResidentNotEvil5 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Stop talking nonsense sfv only 15% ryu player's played online matches while most of them switch to luke

    • @isaias630
      @isaias630 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I will lol

    • @Romezguide
      @Romezguide 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah I hate the new Guy luke looks like the guy who smiles in your face then trash talks you behind. Your back

    • @ResidentNotEvil5
      @ResidentNotEvil5 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Romezguide lokz🤣

  • @mr.checkyourself4672
    @mr.checkyourself4672 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

    Ryu hasn't even reached his full potential yet and you can almost call him a old man.

    • @falconeshield
      @falconeshield 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      He's not old yet. Is he 39 in 2008?

    • @LordBeerusGOD
      @LordBeerusGOD 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

      Ryus not that old. Jeez I wouldn't even call Zangief that old and He's almost a full decade older than ryu

    • @GaidenDS10
      @GaidenDS10 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ryu is a real bound human, not a superhuman. At this age if Ryu doesn’t able to defeat Akuma at this point then he’s done,

  • @ryu2683
    @ryu2683 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +43

    Ryu is the Street Fighter

    • @animeblade15
      @animeblade15 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      We can always replace him with Rai-U or Rye-You

  • @LucLightWolf121
    @LucLightWolf121 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +33

    He needs better writers.
    He can stay as long as he wants.
    However, his current writers don't know where to go with him. And that's a problem.

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      It goes for the entire series. It's been in stasis for over a decade despite getting a new producer and still not much has happened except making time pass. That really didn't do anything. Look at KoF. It has time pass and yet it's mainly for story content and hardly aging the characters. That's how it should be. Tekken also does this well, thought it's story has fallen off with Hirada, despite him being great on the fighting side of it (depending who you ask). I really don't know why Street Fighter struggles as much as it does. It may be the priority is seeing the IP as a brand to be exploited now and not treat it like it has legacy.

    • @CaptainVulcan
      @CaptainVulcan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Honestly, Ryu came a long way from being the edgy karateka who has no friends or family. Kinda. And in hindsight, the Alpha/Zero series was the best thing that happened to him, narratively speaking. Alpha 2 laid his purpose bare, besides becoming the best he can be. Ryu... even had something akin to what I call a personality back then, funnily enough.

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@CaptainVulcan Given Street Fighter was the first fighting franchise, story hadn't become a prominent aspect yet, which is why the creator rectified this when he made Fatal Fury. Alpha was simply to fill the game between the next entry, but it ended up being popular. It also did finally put story for the characters forward, so it was only the first time seeing it unless one watched animations.
      I've no idea what you mean by Ryu being edgy. You know what edgy implies, right? In no way, shape or form is Ryu that.

    • @CaptainVulcan
      @CaptainVulcan 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@blumiu2426 The old SNES and Genesis game manuals states that he has no family nor friends. Also his longtime inner battle with the Satsui no Hadou. Kage. That's pretty edgy to me.
      Then again, edgy is probably more suited in describing Akuma.

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@CaptainVulcan So orphans are edgy to you? Having no friends isn't related to being anti-social, it's because of his upbringing and focus on training. And that's not true either, there is Ken. Having inner turmoil, a literal one, isn't edgy.
      Edgy describes a anti-social behavior that intentionally is rebellious, wanting to stand out.
      I think you need to check your definitions of things. You apply them pretty broadly. Then again, if you're young, probably not sure where it came from or started and just here how it is loosely used on the internet.

  • @likhan.ghosh.
    @likhan.ghosh. 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    The day Rye retires is the day I stop playing Street Fighter.

  • @taecentro6169
    @taecentro6169 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

    Ryu IS The Street Fighter.

  • @nwm4660
    @nwm4660 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +58

    No he should not...how dare you even suggest that.

  • @elmaster27428
    @elmaster27428 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Without Ryu, No Liu Kang, No Kazuya, No Kasumi, No Siegfried and No Terry Bogard

  • @rodneymathews6775
    @rodneymathews6775 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +22

    They tried to replace Goku with Gohan in Dragon Ball Z at one point. We all saw how that played out. So no, Ryu stays! He IS Street Fighter.

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      That's how Japan reacts to such things, though I think in the US it would be the same, if not somewhat mixed. The new gen have less attachment and hardly care for legacy.

    • @dahvongregg45
      @dahvongregg45 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      fans were actually excited for gohan becoming the new main character we seen gokus entire life up to his death, so its a bit different circumstances

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@dahvongregg45 Where did you get that? Toriyama wanted to move on from Goku, but when fans caught wind of it in Japan, they wrote letters against it. They wanted to keep him, so he had to alter how he wanted the tournament to go because the Cell tournament was of course when that was supposed to take place.

    • @LarryBonson
      @LarryBonson 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      And not Replacing Gohan with Goku is why DBZ storyline became a joke. Ryu is a different story and should stay.

    • @dahvongregg45
      @dahvongregg45 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@LarryBonson bro if you dont like dbz story thats fine but its not a joke buu saga was goated battle of gods was fire same with resurection f same with broly movie and top

  • @marveldcextinctionwrestler7773
    @marveldcextinctionwrestler7773 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

    Ryu: Retire?! What Kind Sick Joke is this?!
    HADOKEN!
    Ryu: No, I Love Fighting and I Want to face you Top Hat Gaming Man in MORTAL KOMBAT!

    • @TopHatGamingManChannel
      @TopHatGamingManChannel  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      According to his Street Fighter 2 stats. He only weighs 150 lbs. I'd squash him like a bug.

    • @marveldcextinctionwrestler7773
      @marveldcextinctionwrestler7773 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @@TopHatGamingManChannel Ryu: We shall see, I'll met you on Shang Tsung's Island

    • @LucLightWolf121
      @LucLightWolf121 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@marveldcextinctionwrestler7773
      Test your might!
      🎶MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!🎶

  • @theamazingmaymay123
    @theamazingmaymay123 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    It’ll be hard to retire such an icon. Street fighter is almost lost without Ryu or even Chun-li.
    The series would reboot b4 Ryu could retire.

  • @LawlessGaming13
    @LawlessGaming13 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Why does he need to retire when Oro's like a thousand years old?

  • @ArchonKujo
    @ArchonKujo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    Ryu has always been wanting to get stronger every time, That was his main purpose, even at master level in SF6, I think he still considers on wanting to become stronger still, this man has fought superheroes/villains, demons, androids, gods, and even aliens, It's hard to say that if Ryu wants to retire judging by all the fights that he's been through, but he still has more people to fight, respected and honorable warrior.

    • @questions9856
      @questions9856 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Exactly. He is a master, but that doesnt mean he cant still grow and master this new style and energy. He still has a lot to accomplish

  • @thelightseeker94
    @thelightseeker94 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Street Fighter 3 the next generation tried it already. Never again. Alex is cool but not enough Luke is cool but he's not Ryu.

  • @RyzenZegend
    @RyzenZegend 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Thats like saying Mario should retire from the Bros series.

  • @theprinceofthebadlands5204
    @theprinceofthebadlands5204 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Short answer, no.
    Long answer: Ryu is literally the face of Street Fighter and embodies the core values that the story wants to give us: to strive and be better than we were yesterday and to face the temptation of the easy way out by consciously deciding to not take the short cut and instead invest the hard work to be better than what the easy way could bring anyway.
    On top of that Ryu is literally the second most used character in the latest game, Street Fighter 6, with Ken being the most popular. It honestly just is not Street Fighter without him at least being in the game and being playable.
    He ain't going anywhere.

  • @METAL-ADDICT
    @METAL-ADDICT 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Haven't watched yet but if GEN can keep fighting as an old dude, so can Ryu. 😊

  • @arcturionblade1077
    @arcturionblade1077 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Not until he becomes the next Sheng Long / Gouken. Once he's old and gray and become this legendary master, then he can retire.

  • @flioink
    @flioink 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

    "Does Ryu Need To Retire !?"
    Bruh, he never held any job in his life - retire from what?

    • @TopHatGamingManChannel
      @TopHatGamingManChannel  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      LMAO!

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      LOL

    • @joshuakeely5593
      @joshuakeely5593 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      From being homeless bum and get a job

    • @tilting_cat3344
      @tilting_cat3344 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      ​@@joshuakeely5593ryu is rich lol ken kept investing his winnings

  • @ninjax1983
    @ninjax1983 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    No Ryu doesn’t need to retire if they take out Ryu for the next Street Fighter game that means No more Street fighter games, no more Marvel Vs Capcom fighting games. I remember the original Concept for Street Fighter III games without Ryu, Ken, Chun li, Street Fighter III wasn’t successful during the test previews of the game Street fighter III. It’s like when Big boss Aka Naked Snake and Solid Snake Died that was the end of the Metal gear video game franchise it will be the same with Capcom’s Street Fighter

  • @fabolous2006
    @fabolous2006 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Street Fighter with no Ryu is like Batman with no money

    • @mbz6272
      @mbz6272 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      No Batman= No more DC

  • @ZzigZaG00NIN
    @ZzigZaG00NIN 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Goken and Akuma are still growing and they mad old
    He can for sure keep going

  • @F1ghtGam3r
    @F1ghtGam3r 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Actually, Gouken was in Street Fighter 4 as an unlockable. He was in SF4 from the start

  • @von2300
    @von2300 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    The Kamehameha came first. Glad to finally have the answer to THAT question.

  • @MegaMikeZero
    @MegaMikeZero 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    That hole in Evil Ryu's chest comes from his fight in Asura's Wrath. Asura literally punches him in the chest to the moon. And if you ask how Ryu got into Asura's Wrath, it comes from the ending of Street Fighter X Tekken where he get's teleported after reaching an alien cube.

  • @marcusmeins1839
    @marcusmeins1839 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    No

  • @RathalosLARP
    @RathalosLARP 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    If capcom want to kill the Franchise, this would be one way to fulfill this task with full success.

  • @therogueheero
    @therogueheero 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The day that happens is the day I quit playing street fighter.

  • @ResidentXombie
    @ResidentXombie 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Akuma is older and still going. Akuma is also Ryu’s father.

  • @billcook4768
    @billcook4768 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    You think Ryu is related to the 800 other video game characters named Ryu?

  • @ChaoticHoly
    @ChaoticHoly 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Ryu Done? No.
    Stop being a bloody hobo? *_YES._*
    Remember when MGS ditched Snake? When Parasite Eve ditched Aya? When Dino Crisis ditched Regina? Yes, you do. *For all the wrong reasons.*

  • @ArchonKujo
    @ArchonKujo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    If there are a couple opponents that I would love to see Ryu fight before his retire can either be from a Shonen anime, Mortal Kombat, or other franchises that could be a worthy rival to Ryu.

  • @johnmorey720
    @johnmorey720 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    He's transitioning from student to master - from learner to teacher.

  • @-Ryu
    @-Ryu 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I've spent decades trying to find the answer. I've seen countless wonders and horrors beyond comprehension. So to answer whether I will ever stop fighting?
    Not a chance. The path is still long, and I must continue forward.

  • @ManateeMentality
    @ManateeMentality 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    4:33 aaaaand… (struggles) tatsumaki “senpu-ya-yoo-koo” 😂

  • @Renwoxing13
    @Renwoxing13 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Idk why tf they decided to age the characters.
    Wtf... bruh...
    They could have been, should have neen. And hopefully WILL remain eternal.
    Why in the hell are you aging your characters like that ?¿?
    Players aging and still playing is a thinf, but who gives a fudge ?¿?
    You caotured lightning in a botttle, and you want to destroy your own roster?¿? The roster that made you ?¿?
    *RIDICULOUS !¡!*

  • @BrownMan-gg7dx
    @BrownMan-gg7dx 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    No disrespect intended mr top hat but to answer your thumbnail and the reason for this video: HELL NO. RYU SHOULD NOT RETIRE.
    hes one of the faces of street fighter. Hes the one a lot of us first used and learned the basics of the game with.
    Hes iconic
    His hadouken and spin kick (cant spell that off the top of my head) are iconic moves of him.
    Ryu is street fighter.

  • @demgutts
    @demgutts 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    If ryu needs to retire then that means street fighter needs to retire.

  • @carlodlr3054
    @carlodlr3054 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    The fight is all that matters. As long as there is a worthy opponent, Ryu's story will never end.

  • @jokertate9121
    @jokertate9121 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    If ryu leaves i will be done playing street fighter frfr

  • @RaidenWarbound
    @RaidenWarbound 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Ryu is my first character in a video game that I admired from the get go. I lived in the South Island of New Zealand and nobody knew anything about the game. Back then Ryu was pronounced ‘Roo’ and Guile was ‘Goo-Lee’ haha! Moving to the North Island, I was mocked for it. Understandably. They pronounced Ryu as ‘rye-yoo’ We then changed it to ‘ree-yoo’ when the animated movie came out!

  • @user-vt8br7uo3n
    @user-vt8br7uo3n 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    no hes on a forever quest to be come the greatest and theres always someone out there ha hes kind of like mike tyson in a way

    • @pabloignacioscaletta
      @pabloignacioscaletta 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nonetheless, he hasn't bitten anyone's ear off in a fight... yet.😅

  • @FightingGameKing263
    @FightingGameKing263 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    No, he is the man of fighting games period, it just like saying Superman should retire even though he's the face of Superheroes.

  • @zettovii1367
    @zettovii1367 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As far as stories goes, I would say Ryu always has the potential to make the transition of being a student for strength to finally becoming a dedicated teacher of it.
    Otherwise, I imagine he will mostly just play the part as the recurring champion that other new characters challenge in their respective journeys... While of course getting swept in by the stories of his friends, and they may have more tales to tell.

  • @crisisotaku
    @crisisotaku 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    You never learn from the animation transformers the movie!

  • @Constellasian
    @Constellasian 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don't know if the Street Fighter 2 Animated Movie was canon, but I believe this was the best portrayal of Ryu. Sure, it's an old anime, but still worth watching. Bison/Vega was also terrifyingly powerful and intimidating in that movie. I believe the grassland area where Ryu and Sagat fought was even brought to one of the Alpha games.

  • @artrendon6101
    @artrendon6101 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Retire the characters chasing down Shadaloo, since Shadaloo isn't really a thing anymore. Retire the gimmick/goofy characters Blanka and Dhalsim.
    Retire Ken since he's got more important things to do, than fight in the streets. To suggest that the character who's whole reason for being/fighting, (seeking greater challenge) retire, is laughable.

  • @villain5873
    @villain5873 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "Ryu, this is your life." I dig it.❤

  • @vividleo
    @vividleo 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No way I can image older Ryu characters in future SF games 😊

  • @roselynsantiago7344
    @roselynsantiago7344 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    His mr street fighter himself

  • @YeldellGW
    @YeldellGW 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Capcom only drops characters in SF who I like that didn’t originate from SF II.
    Ryu’s not going anywhere.

  • @ouranos0101
    @ouranos0101 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    He most certainly does not. Ryu is forever. It will never be Street Fighter without Ryu. I'm not even a Ryu player but I will boycott the fuck out of it.
    Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Cammy, and Bison - Don't fuck with them.

  • @sonicscrewer3267
    @sonicscrewer3267 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Gen: *laughs in internal bleeding*

  • @giuseppevento7349
    @giuseppevento7349 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No SF without Ryu, Ryu is Street Fighter😎💯💯

  • @Enigma2K99
    @Enigma2K99 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    If he's not the ultimate warrior yet, then no.

  • @TinyPirateGaming
    @TinyPirateGaming 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I view lore in fighting games the same way I view it in professional wrestling. It's all Kayfabe for the players but behind the scenes all fighting game characters go into the locker room give each other a hand shake and make plans for the weekend until next week's show. This explains how fighting game characters always seem to resurrect even in games they should be dead for according to the lore and any plot holes that exist in the often times convoluted story lines for each character. Ryu's story may be done, but he will always be a fighter and fighters never actually retire

  • @saltysourdough
    @saltysourdough 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    That’s like asking if Mario or Link should retire…

  • @DetroitAlan01
    @DetroitAlan01 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It’s not so much you can’t retire Ryu as you can’t retire Ryu and/or Ken. I see Ryu as 1/2 of a character. The other 1/2 is Ken Masters. These two are bonded by an ironclad, fraternal rivalry. It’s the relationship between them which serves as the nucleus of this series. When the IP tries to get away from this, it suffers. Remember the one and done SF2010? How about when SF3 was trying to push Alex? How about all the film adaptations that’ve ignored this essential component and failed as a result. Without that binary compound of Ryu/Ken, SF seriously deflates. It’d be like eating a cheeseburger that hasn’t bread or meat. All your left with is cheese and condiments and that’s not enough.

  • @MegaGearX
    @MegaGearX 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ryu STILL has to defeat Akuma. So that is a storyline there.
    But, no. Ryu IS the face of Street Fighter. Luke and Alex have tried to be the new face of SF, but no accepts anyone by Ryu.

  • @questions9856
    @questions9856 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Why would it be over? He's just getting started!

  • @mokuba76
    @mokuba76 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It would be like DC retiring Superman.

  • @akumagouki8668
    @akumagouki8668 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Street Fighter withou Ryu is like Dragon Ball without Goku.The movement for Hadouken and Kamehameha are both based on the Tora Guchi in Karate. But the hadouken is a single shot and the Kamehameha is a continuous wave

  • @luna_kits2345
    @luna_kits2345 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If you remove ryu and ken or all of the OG World Warrior in the next street fighter game it won't be the same take my word.

  • @eddymadison9655
    @eddymadison9655 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    It's a sin if Ryu retire from Street Fighter, sure Luke may be the star of SF6 but Ryu is THE mascot of Capcom

  • @IlokanoWarrior
    @IlokanoWarrior 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    NO RYU IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO RETIRING!!!! If you are playing SF 6 he's still a great character. Then we are getting Marvel vs Capcom collection back which will eventually mean MvC 4 will be in the works. Then we have SNK vs Capcom. Ryu is as well known as Mario , Link, Zelda, Sonic, Megaman, and Master Chief.

  • @Occult_Detective
    @Occult_Detective 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember "Star Blazers" on TV, right around 86 in the USA. It's original release was 1974-80. That's one of the classic's. How cool to have inspired the Hado.
    Dragonball came out in 84 in Shonen Jump. Master Roshi fist used the Kamehameha blast on April 16, 1986. In the Manga "Kame Kame Kame Kame Kame Chameleon"
    Street fighter released in 87, with a development time 2 years. So from 85-87.

  • @PierreBlain-tr3hg
    @PierreBlain-tr3hg 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    😂😂😂 that thumbnail is hilarious!

  • @pinbi7
    @pinbi7 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    all right hear me out guys , instead of retiring Ryu , Capcom release SF7 with Ryu as a 30$ day-1 DLC

  • @akilcharles3473
    @akilcharles3473 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    In terms of his story YES but in terms of him being in Street Fighter NO.
    He has already mostly accomplished on what he strive of doing for the most part having to rid himself of the Satsui No Hadou and much fought against his enemy Bison. And at a point he wanted to avenge his master against Akuma but as it turns out he was still alive and his hate for Akuma kinda dwindle towards him. If anything now he just taking up the role of Oro and just seeking out opponents to challenge and nothing more and is not taking up anything important to the story just like some other characters.
    And no one stays retire in fighting games, only if they get kill off or at least forgotten if which in any case if Capcom were to kill off Ryu, the internet and everyone will be piss and explode. Hell just hearing the idea of Ryu retiring has already made the comment section implode with an emphatic *NO*.

  • @Ticketman99
    @Ticketman99 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Why is everyone mad? Ryu should stay, but that doesn't mean the story of the game should revolve around him(SF2 didn't at least).

  • @BenetteG
    @BenetteG 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The only remaining narrative thread left for Ryu is his quest to become the best fighter. But becoming the best fighter is not a matter of how many fighters he beats up to quantitatively measure how much better hes is in fighting. Its more like Ryu's own personal ideal.
    I'd like to see Ryu realize that he has reached his peak. He can't go any further without sacrificing his humanity like Akuma did by embracing SnH. Maybe the next storyline for Ryu is that he's building a dojo and recruiting students.

  • @hiddenlotus26
    @hiddenlotus26 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    He would never do that...

  • @elmaster27428
    @elmaster27428 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    My favorite fighters in Smash Bros to pit against each other is Mario and Luigi vs Ryu and Ken

  • @jamesorion1986
    @jamesorion1986 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Street Fighter without Ryu is like Legend of Zelda without Link, A mainline Metal Gear without a Snake or a PB&J without Jelly.

  • @billythedreamer
    @billythedreamer 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why capcom never focused on makoto more is beyond me. They had something really special with her and so much potential story wise.

  • @nep401
    @nep401 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    SF3 almost failed if it wasnt for Ryu & Ken

  • @kenfajardo6953
    @kenfajardo6953 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Not only is Ryu the face of street fighter, he is definitely needed in the roster as he is the foundation of how the game is played which means people usually would pick him to learn how the game works in every iteration of the game, even if capcom wants to sideline him in the roster lore wise, he'll always be there otherwise the fan base will also probably abandon the franchise, they made Luke broken asf in sf6 but ive still seen more ryus from lower tier to top tier online

    • @Ticketman99
      @Ticketman99 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Do you support modern or classic controls?

    • @kenfajardo6953
      @kenfajardo6953 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I do a bit of both.. My mains are Guile, M Bison and Blanka all on classic, but if im just having fun I use modern Gief and JP to help with the mental stack

    • @Ticketman99
      @Ticketman99 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kenfajardo6953 So how is Ryu the foundation of playing the game then? Especially nowadays.

    • @kenfajardo6953
      @kenfajardo6953 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @Ticketman99 Hes the most balanced character in the roster, he's got fireballs, DP..he's got easy combo routes that deal massive damage, and learning how to play Ryu is a transferable skill across every street fighter game even if you start from 6 and work your way down.

  • @cleon415
    @cleon415 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Absolutely not. Nor should Ken. It becomes a different game entirely without them. See what was almost Street Fighter III. No sir.

  • @blumiu2426
    @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    How does a videogame character retire? Especially with a fighting game. I've never heard of a IP replacing a character or removing them and succeeding still. Japan gets attached to characters so they don't like it, and those in US as well. I can only see some at Capcom that have been wanting to retire all sorts of characters for over a decade now and newest gen for whatever reason. Ryu shouldn't be hard to figure something out with narratively considering they haven't done anything new with him since tying him to Akuma. They haven't created any other characters or villain to give him a new arc nor have they thought to give him some new ambition. If the best they could think of to spice things up was to break Ken, it seems unlikely. I suppose they did age him up, but I'm not sure aging characters does much when time progression itself means little to a fighting game. They can easily have weeks or months pass and have new character emerge or some conflict arise. It may just be a stagnant series compared to others.

    • @RathalosLARP
      @RathalosLARP 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Does heihachis death count as retirement?

  • @blumiu2426
    @blumiu2426 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    How does the HD SF II have so much better art than the mainline games?

    • @KenMasters.
      @KenMasters. 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It really doesn’t beat how the SFII sprites look in Capcom vs. SNK 1 & 2.

  • @ashuosake2323
    @ashuosake2323 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I became Ryu in real life. No wife, no kids. Currently at the gym training while wearing a cherry blossom headband.

  • @AlonzoTompkins
    @AlonzoTompkins 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    He won’t. He’ll be fighting even if he had a flesh eating disease.

  • @Squig911
    @Squig911 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just make him old and grey. Let all us old heads grow old with these characters.

  • @mugzy07
    @mugzy07 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If they’re still reinventing characters like Bison and Akuma there’s no way Ryu is going anywhere

  • @bardicsheep9990
    @bardicsheep9990 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nah, Ryu needs to undergo his dad arc. Papi no Hadou gonna be deadly.

  • @xoukilong
    @xoukilong 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Ryu should be older and be a final hidden boss. Damaging hits and efficient.
    Ken should retire and have Mel take over. Bring back the alpha roll for sneaky crossups.

    • @KenMasters.
      @KenMasters. 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I don’t think Capcom will do anything with my boy Mel.
      In 3rd Strike, Guile's teenaged daughter Amy/Chris could've taken his place, but they’d rather put in some lame emo d-bag named Remy on the roster.

  • @belovedwarrior3192
    @belovedwarrior3192 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    At most I think Ryu will stop being the star of the Street Fighter series going forward. Which SF6 does seem to suggest a passing of the torch if you will. Which doesn't mean the older characters are done so much that they are stepping back for the younger characters because they finished their story.

  • @F1ghtGam3r
    @F1ghtGam3r 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Please do videos on Ibuki & Rolento

  • @StreetsofATL_19
    @StreetsofATL_19 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We have been here before. Could you imagine Street Fighter III without Ryu?! It almost was when it was simply, Three: A New Generation of Street Fighters. That really would have been the end of the series. 😂

  • @hi-tych
    @hi-tych 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    His name was pronounced as 'you' (Ryu) in super street fighter i believe . He had 3 different or 4 ways to say it.

    • @daviejz6698
      @daviejz6698 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Roo like the kid Kangaroo in Winnie the Pooh.

  • @ecosmith7852
    @ecosmith7852 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ryu is not allowed until we all defeat Shen Long

  • @Montesama314
    @Montesama314 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I would say Ryu hasn't finished his story until he becomes a true mentor. He has never officially chosen a student despite Sakura following him around.
    This reminds me: I would also like to see Sakura in SF6 to see how she leveled up. Did she become a housewife or something? She seemed to have considered changing her life path in SF5.

    • @BenetteG
      @BenetteG 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Speaking of SFV, in that game Sakura is around early 20's, so how old is she now? We know a significant time have passed since Mel was born during the events of SF4, and he looks to be around 7-8yo in SF6.

  • @AlgaeEater09
    @AlgaeEater09 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    No.

  • @falconeshield
    @falconeshield 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    They tried in SF3
    Tried

  • @tilting_cat3344
    @tilting_cat3344 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ryu gonna live as long as Oro and fight on the side

  • @petehobson1054
    @petehobson1054 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In 1993/4 we all said Rye-oo but after seeing the animated movie I was confused and thought it was a bad dub! Anyway I know say it properly!