Street Fighter 6/Ryu

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Introduction

Ever training, this martial artist seeks true strength. Well-mannered and sincere, Ryu travels the globe in search of worthy opponents. Having overcome the Satsui no Hado, he now seeks yet greater heights.

Ryu is the definitive Street Fighter character, and not just because he's been the protagonist for thirty years. As the original shoto character, Ryu embodies all the meaningful aspects of Street Fighter gameplay in one concise package. Ryu emphasizes a patient playstyle with strong defensive tools.

While they probably need no introduction, Ryu's signature moves are Hadoken and Shoryuken, the original fireball and DP combo. Hadoken is a good projectile with variable speeds and decent reward on hit or block, while Shoryuken is a very useful anti-air uppercut that has utility as a reversal with the OD version. From these two moves, a simple gameplan of "Hadoken or Shoryuken" emerges, informing the rest of Ryu's gameplan. Ryu pesters his opponents with his long reaching 2MK and 5HP alongside his jabs and Hadoken. When they jump in frustration, Ryu Shoryukens them back out and starts it all over again. While system mechanics have weakened this playstyle in SF6, it still retains effectiveness if Ryu can tap into system mechanics such as Drive Impact and Drive Parry.

New to Ryu's kit are Denjin Charge and Hashogeki. The former allows Ryu to stock a single charge of a resource called Denjin. When Ryu uses certain specials or supers, Denjin is spent to empower them greatly, giving them added utility on block or hit. This particularly makes his fireballs very formidable, as they become faster and beat out other fireballs of the same level. Hashogeki is a combo tool and pressure tool, giving Ryu a new way to end blockstrings or even reset pressure completely especially when Denjin is spent to either give Ryu easy access to juggles or plus frames on block. Ryu also has Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku, an advancing spinning kick that provides corner carry and some projectile invulnerability. And returning from Street Fighter 3 is Ryu's High Blade Kick, with each strength being reworked into varying forms of utility including midrange poking, getting a corner safejump, or even big damage combo extensions in the corner. All of these tools combined lend to Ryu being a well rounded character who has many useful options for different situations, and he especially rewards smart play with terrifyingly powerful corner pressure.

Ryu's only weakness is, ironically, his greatest strength: in his commitment to fundamentals, Ryu completely lacks any major gimmicks outside of Denjin (and that is barely a gimmick unto itself). This can make it somewhat difficult for him to steal rounds and effectively demands that he play to said fundamentals at all times. That said, he is still consistent in almost every aspect, getting good return out of every successful play. He does great damage, has good okizeme off of most combo routes, and his versatile kit ensures he can handle any matchup. Ryu is a formidable character that can easily show you the ropes of Street Fighter while also holding his own beyond that. If you want a fundamentals-oriented character who rewards patient and considerate play, then walk the path of student to master with Ryu.

Pick if you like:	Avoid if you dislike:
Jack of All Trades…: A kit designed to have an option in every situation Forefather of Footsies: Great pokes and special moves for controlling the neutral Honed Strikes: Hitting hard, with particularly devastating pressure and damage against cornered opponents. Enforcer of "Honesty": Extremely interactive pressure with lots of ways to condition the opponents	...Master of None: Not having an explicit niche other than an explosive damage ceiling near the corner. Upfront: Lacking heavily in gimmicks or knowledge checks—it's all on you, all of the time Bonus Resource: Having to manage an additional resource in Denjin Charge

Classic & Modern Versions Comparison

List of differences with Modern Ryu

Missing Normals	Standing Medium Kick (5MK) Standing Heavy Kick (5HK)
Missing Command Normals	Short Uppercut (4HP)
Shortcut-Only Specials	High Blade Kick (2S) Medium/OD Only L Assist Combo uses the Light version Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku (4S) Medium/OD Only Aerial version can be performed manually or with j.S shortcut
Assist Combos	A[L~L]: 5LK ~ L High Blade Kick LK High Blade Kick will execute on block, leaving Ryu -11 5/2L~A[2L~L~L]: 5LP/2LK ~ 2LK ~ 5LP ~ H Shoryuken Variant ender that lets Ryu get a Light Assist Combo from a chained starter A[M~M~M]: 2MP ~ OD Hashogeki ~ SA2 (Charge Lv. 2) Can hold M to continue charging SA2 further (but will not combo) On Block: stops at OD Hashogeki Burnout: 2MP ~ M Hashogeki A[H~H~H~H]: 6HP ~ 2MP ~ M Hashogeki ~ SA3 On Block: stops at 2MP
Miscellaneous Changes	2L is 2LK but switches to 2LP if chained into 2LP is unavailable outside of chains Fuwa Triple Strike (5MP~LK~HK) changed to 5M~M~M High Double Strike (5HP~HK) changed to 5H~H

Ryu
Vitals
Life Points	10000
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.047
Backward Walk Speed	0.032
Forward Dash Speed	19
Backward Dash Speed	23
Forward Dash Distance	1.252
Backward Dash Distance	0.923
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Throw)	0.525
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Block)	1.878
Drive Rush Max Distance	3.628
Jumping
Jump Speed	4+38+3
Jump Apex	2.115
Forward Jump Distance	1.90
Backward Jump Distance	1.52
Throws
Throw Range	0.8
Throw Hurtbox	0.33

Normals

Standing normals

5LP

Standing Light Punch

5LP

5LP

Standing Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	3	7	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+4	-1

• One of Ryu's 4f jabs which chain into itself. Lower recovery than 2LP makes this the best chainable option when trying to counter drive impact.

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

5MP

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	4	11	Sp SA TC	600	LH	+7	-1

• This move is primarily used for combos due to it's high frame advantage on hit and for going into Fuwa Triple Strike.

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

5HP

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	5	18	Sp SA TC	800	LH	+4	-2

• Decent range and special cancellable make this a good poke button.

5LK

Standing Light Kick

5LK

5LK

Standing Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	11	Sp SA	300	LH	+2	-4

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

5MK

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	18	-	700	LH	+4	-4

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

5HK

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	4	20(22)	-	900	LH	+9	+1

• Great for standing combos and can also serve as an anti-air tool. The main drawback of this button is that it whiffs on crouchers.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

2LP

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	2	9	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+4	-1

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

2MP

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	4	13(15)	Sp SA	600	LH	+5	0

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

2HP

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	6	21(22)	Sp SA	800	LH	+1	-7

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

2LK

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	2	10	Chn	200	L	+3	-1

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

2MK

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	3	19	Sp SA	500	L	+1	-6

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

2HK

2HK

Low Spinning Sweep

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	23(29)	-	900	L	KD +40	-12

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

j.LP

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	10	3 land	-	300	H	+4(+9)	0(+5)

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

j.MP

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	2,3	3 land	Sp	350x2	H	+10(+13)	+6(+9)

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

j.HP

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	6	3 land	-	800	H	+8(+15)	+4(+11)

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

j.LK

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	10	3 land	-	300	H	+5(+10)	+1(+6)

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

j.MK

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	6	3 land	-	500	H	+8(+13)	+4(+9)

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

j.HK

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	8	3 land	-	800	H	+9(+15)	+5(+11)

Command Normals

6MP

Collarbone Breaker

6MP

6MP

Collarbone Breaker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	1,3	19	-	300x2	H,H	+3	-1

6HP

Solar Plexus Strike

6HP

6HP

Solar Plexus Strike

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	2,3	16	-	400x2	LH	+6	+3

• Can be spaced to be slightly more plus on block.
• At absolute max range on a crouch blocking opponent the second hit will whiff and you'll be left at -12.

4HP

Short Uppercut

4HP

4HP

Short Uppercut

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	4	25(26)	Sp SA	800	LH	+1	-13

6HK

Whirlwind Kick

6HK

6HK

Whirlwind Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	4	20	Sp*	800	LH	+2	-4

4HK

Axe Kick

4HK

4HK

Axe Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10(20)	5(5)3	21	Sp SA	400x2	LH	0	-4

Target Combos

5HP>HK

High Double Strike

5HP~HK

             No results

5MP>LK>HK

Fuwa Triple Strike

5MP~LK~HK

             No results

No results

Universal Mechanics

Throws

Forward Throw (LPLK)

Forward Throw

LPLK

LPLK

Shoulder Throw

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +17	-

Back Throw (4LPLK)

Back Throw

4LPLK

4LPLK

Somersault Throw

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +11	-

Drive Moves

Drive Impact (HPHK)

Drive Impact

HPHK

HPHK

Shingeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
26	2	35	-	800	LH	KD +35 / Wall Splat KD +65	-3 / Wall Splat HKD +72

See Drive Impact.

Drive Reversal (6HPHK)

Drive Reversal

6HPHK (in blockstun)

6HPHK

Chest Strike (Block)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	26(31)	-	500 recoverable	LH	KD +23	-6

See Drive Reversal.

Drive Parry (MPMK)

Drive Parry

MPMK

MPMK

Drive Parry

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	12 or until released	33(1)(11)	-	-	-	-	-

See Drive Parry. Perfect Parrying has only 1F of recovery and disables the opponent from canceling their attack. Perfect Parrying projectiles puts you into fixed 11 frames of recovery.

Drive Rush (66)

Drive Rush

66

             No results

See Drive Rush. Frame data shown in parentheses refers to the Drive Rush version used from a Parry.

Taunts

Neutral Taunt (5PPPKKK)

Neutral Taunt

5PPPKKK

"Come on!"

5PPPKKK

Neutral Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
210 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Forward Taunt (6PPPKKK)

Forward Taunt

6PPPKKK

"..."

6PPPKKK

Forward Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
124 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Back Taunt (4PPPKKK)

Back Taunt

4PPPKKK

"Your footwork's sloppy."

4PPPKKK

Back Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
209 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Down Taunt (2PPPKKK)

Down Taunt

2PPPKKK

"Come!"

2PPPKKK

Down Taunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
154 (total)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Denjin Charge (22P)

Denjin Charge

22P

22P

Denjin Charge

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
50	-	2	-	-	-	-	-

• Ryu charges himself with a lightning flavored install, powering up all his energy based attacks. Hadoken, Hashogeki, Shinku Hadoken, and Shin Hashogeki all receive additional damage and in some cases frame advantage when installed.
• Only applies for one use after installed.

Hadoken (236P)

Hadoken

236P

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236LP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	-	31	SA3	700	LH	+2	-5

236MP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	-	33	SA3	700	LH	0	-7

236HP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	35	SA3	700	LH	-2	-9

236PP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	28	SA2 SA3	500x2	LH	KD +54	-1

Ryu's iconic fireball which is useful for zoning and pressure. 236LP travels the slowest while 236HP travels the fastest. Due to this, 236LP will generally be used in blockstrings where all of the versions will be used for zoning

Hadoken (Denjin 236P)

Denjin Charge Hadoken

236P

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236HP

Denjin Charge Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	28	SA3	500x2	LH	KD +54	-1

236PP

Denjin Charge Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	26	SA2 SA3	400x3 (1200)	LH	KD +57	+2

Shoryuken (623P)

Shoryuken

623P

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623LP

Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	10	21+12 land	SA3	1100(800)	LH	KD +38	-23

623MP

Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	10	30+12 land	SA3	1200(800)	LH	KD +34	-32

623HP

Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	10	34+12 land	SA3	1400(800)	LH	KD +37(+29)	-39

623PP

Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	2,8	37+15 land	-	800x2	LH	KD +29	-40

• Ryu's go-to reversal and anti-air. Each version has its own unique benefits over the others while 623PP is the strongest at the cost of drive gauge.

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku (214K)

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

214K

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214LK

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	3	14+18 land	-	900	LH	KD +35	-15

214MK

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	2(13)2	11+20 land	-	1000	LH	KD +23(+38)	-13(-28)

214HK

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	2(13)2(13)2	14+17 land	-	1200	LH	KD +20(+35)(+50)	-13(-28)(-43)

214KK

Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	2(4)2(4)2(3)2(4)2	10+13 land	-	200x5	LH	KD +57	-14(-32)

• For the Medium and Heavy Tatsu, all hits after the first will whiff on crouching

Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku (j.214K)

Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

j.214K

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             No results

No results No results

j.214KK

Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	2(1)3(1)3(1)3(2)2	16 land	-	300,200x3,600 (1500)	LH	KD +45(+51)	-29(-32)

• There is no difference between each meterless version.

High Blade Kick (236K)

High Blade Kick

Donkey Kick

236K

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236LK

High Blade Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	6	22	SA3	1100	LH	KD +42~46	-11(-7)

236MK

High Blade Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
18	9	19(22)	SA3	1200	LH	KD +40~46	-8(-2)

236HK

High Blade Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
27	9	15	SA3	1300	LH	KD +45~51	-3(+5)

236KK

High Blade Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
17	5	33	SA2 SA3	800	LH	Wall Bounce +49(65)	-18

Hashogeki (214P)

Hashogeki

214P

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214LP

Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	6	18	SA3	700	LH	+2	-3

214MP

Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
19	6	17	SA3	800	LH	+2	-6

214HP

Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
30	6	19	SA3	400x2	LH	KD +61 Spin	+2

214PP

Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
18	6	20	SA2 SA3	1100	LH	+3	+3

Hashogeki (Denjin 214P)

Denjin Charge Hashogeki

214P

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214HP

Denjin Charge Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	6	19(31)	SA3	400x2	LH	KD +62 Spin	+3

214PP

Denjin Charge Hashogeki

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
18	6	19	SA2 SA3	800	LH	KD +87 Crumple	+4

Super Arts

Level 1 Super (236236P)

Shinku Hadoken

Level 1 Super Art

236236P

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Denjin Charge

236236P

Shinku Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	-	79	-	400x5 (2000)	LH	KD +26	-24

No results

• Additional 400 damage and +1 frame of knockdown advantage with Denjin Charge.

Level 2 Super (214214P)

Shin Hashogeki

Level 2 Super Art

214214P

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Denjin Charge

214214P

Shin Hashogeki Lv.1

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	6	39	-	2800	LH	KD +20	-20

No results Can be held within 3 intervals for additional effects. Denjin Charge applies an extra 400 damage.

• Level 1 (Not Held): Invul 1-11f, 12f Startup.
• Level 2 (Held for 6f minimum): Invul 1-9f, Minimum 20f Startup, 200 Additional Damage.
• Level 3 (Held for 36f minimum): Invul 1-9f, Minimum 50f startup, 400 Additional Damage, Causes a tumble effect which allows for a followup attack or combo extension with raw drive rush.

Level 3 Super (236236K)

Shin Shoryuken

Level 3 Super Art

236236K

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The CA version grants 500 extra damage

236236K

Shin Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5(2)	12	32+39 land	-	4000 (3600)	LH	HKD +14	-50(-54)

236236K

Shin Shoryuken (CA)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5(2)	12	32+39 land	-	4500 (4400)	LH	HKD +14	-50(-54)

• If used as an anti-air the non cinematic version does 400*400*400*400*1000 (2600) damage.
  • The Critical Art version of the non cinematic super does 4400 damage, making it an extremely powerful anti-air.

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