Ryu (Street Fighter) a white hachimaki, red gloves, and red slippers. Also, a constant trait in his design is the kanji motif (meaning "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain"), battle standard of the historical Japanese military leader Takeda Shingen, embroidered into his obi, simulating Karate Dan degrees. In "Street Fighter II" Ryu is shown to be older, with brown hair, brown gloves, and a red hachimaki. He also fights barefooted starting in "Street Fighter II". The "Alpha" series features a Ryu much like the one depicted in the original "Street Fighter", with chestnut hair and a white hachimaki, but already barefoot. In the "Street Fighter
Ryu Hayabusa Ryu Hayabusa As the son of renowned ninja Joe Hayabusa, Ryu Hayabusa (whose first and last names, respectively, translate literally to "dragon" and "falcon") is the wielder of the legendary Dragon Sword. Although he appears as a normal human, he is actually a demon-human hybrid whose ancestors drew their blood from the same evil deities such as the Holy Vigoor Emperor, the first game's main antagonist. In the "Dead or Alive" series, Ryu has befriended fellow ninja Hayate, and joins forces with Kasumi and Ayane, with whom he works to take down the corrupt tournament organizer Victor Donovan. Ryu Hayabusa