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At the end of the
first World Warrior tournament, Ryu was losing his battle against
Sagat. For a second, he embraced
the Satsui no Hadou (also known as "killing intent" or "evil
intent") and used a Metsu Shoryuken on Sagat, scarring and defeating him
with rage and hate. After this, Ryu's killing side never reappeared. Evil Ryu is "what
if" version of Ryu, not a separate entity. Despite the brief temptation
from the Satsui no Hadou, Ryu rejected it and once again studied under Master Gouken
to attempt to become as powerful as he once did as Evil Ryu. Kage
is another "evil" version of Ryu introduced in SFV: Arcade Edition.
 
  
 
 
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APPEARANCES:
Street Fighter Alpha
3, Street Fighter Alpha
3 Upper, Street Fighter Alpha
3 Max, Street Fighter EX,
Match
of the Millennium,
Capcom VS SNK, Capcom
VS SNK: Pro, Capcom VS SNK 2, Card
Fighters Clash, Card Fighters
Clash 2, Card Fighters
Clash DS, Namco X Capcom, Super
Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition, Ultra
Street Fighter 4, Ultra Street
Fighter 2, Street Fighter
Alpha: Anthology, Street
Fighter: Anniversary Collection, SF:30th
Anniversary Collection
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Evil
Ryu was originally a basic palette swap of Ryu and/or Akuma,
but the design has developed immensely over the years. The idea of the character
alone (and the storyline behind him is quite inspiring, actually. See, there is evil in us all, even
deep inside Street Fighter's
#1 good guy, Ryu. Whether or not we act upon our evil side is our choice, and a battle we all face . . . Deep
stuff. ;)
Evil Ryu has always been a fun-to-use alt. version of Street Fighter's main
"Karate dude,"
especially for those of us who never get tired of using shotos. ;) Capcom
progressively and interestingly fleshed out Evil Ryu in every sequel he appeared in.
(My personal
favorite is CVS1 / CVS2 Evil Ryu.)
He looks so "silently" pissed off and badass in that series (which
is how his design should be, if you ask me). Evil Ryu's return in SSF4: AE
turned out mostly decent - notably his moveset, which
distinguishes Evil Ryu from vanilla Ryu more than ever before. However, I'm
not much a fan of his Arcade Edition visual redesign... what's
with that stupidly spiky, cherry-red hair (DBZ
much?). That's not the Evil Ryu I've known all these years. So, are those
"little red pyramids" on his head, or what? >:P Aside from
the hair, no other complaints... but still, "Classic"
Evil Ryu FTW.
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