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 (Street Fighter) "". He was also planned to appear in the now-cancelled game "Mega Man Universe". A Ryu-inspired costume for players to use in Sony's "LittleBigPlanet" was released in 2008 as downloadable content for the title. A special downloadable episode in "Asura's Wrath" allows players to fight both Ryu and Evil Ryu. Ryu also appears as a playable character via downloadable content in the Nintendo crossover fighting games "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U" along with a stage based on his arena from "Street Fighter II" known as Suzaku Castle. Ryu returns in the sequel "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"