Ryu (Street Fighter) the development team, was meant to let viewers know he was "a karate master at first sight". In an interview with "Game On!", Capcom Research and Development head Noritaka Funamizu stated that of the series' characters, Ryu was one of the most popular characters with American audiences, alongside Zangief and Guile. For "Street Fighter IV", Kyle Hebert was cast as Ryu in preparation of the return of his "Evil Ryu" persona. In an interview with Gamereactor, Ansah talked about Ryu and Ken's story from "Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist" and said "a good analogy with Ryu is that he's not actually
Ryu (Street Fighter) - this time available in the initial release - along with every other returning fighter in the series' history. He appears as a party member for a limited time event in the smartphone RPG, "Granblue Fantasy", in a collaboration event titled "Ultra Granblue Fighter". Ryu is also a guest character in "". Ryu is played by Byron Mann in the 1994 film version of "Street Fighter", where he serves as a supporting protagonist, as Guile is the main character. The film depicts Ryu (given the surname "Hoshi") as a United States citizen of Japanese ancestry. While still master martial artists,