Marvel vs Capcom 2/Ryu

Overview

Combos

Strategy

Resources

Introduction

Ryu, the original world warrior, enters the ring in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 in search of new opponents to face. If you're here browsing this wiki, chances are he looks familiar. If he doesn't, that's okay too, because his simplicity makes him well suited to learning how to play the game. He's got a kit of normals that lack range, but make up for it by being quick and doing decent damage. His special moves are also quite good. First, Hadoken is a quick projectile which does good damage on hit. It can be used in midair to stop an airborne opponent. Shoryuken is the original dragon punch, a jumping uppercut that makes Ryu briefly invincible, at the cost of high ending lag. Lastly, he has the Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku, a spinning kick that moves him forward, extending combos and allowing him to dodge some attacks. He can also do it in the air, in which case it'll knock down opponents it hits hard. These three moves are also what he has available as assists, so he can also be used to support another character with decent results. All of this being said, he does have weaknesses which prevent him from being much better than a lower-mid tier. He does good damage, but he also has to invest meter for the best results with that insane level 3. Ken and Akuma play pretty similarly to him, but they can do comparable damage for less meter with both of their Hurricane Kicks. He also lacks air mobility. He can stall his descent with Shinku Hadoken, but he doesn't have an air dash or a double jump to deal with some of the ridiculous stuff the top tiers can do. Finally, while he does a lot of things decently, he also gets outclassed by some of the more powerful characters in this game. Overall, while he's not outstanding, he's also easy enough to use that he can work on just about any team if you wish.

Gameplay

Ryu is one of the OGs of the Street Fighter cast, and he's got great special moves and normals, with great damage potential in his level 3 super as well. While he's usable on almost any team due to his simplicity, he also doesn't stand out compared to some of the higher tiers in this game.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Insane damage potential- his normals are average in this regard, but his Hurricane Kick is abusable in the corner, and his level 3 does 87 damage if you hit with the grounded hitbox. For comparison, that's about how much a glitched Juggernaut Headcrush does Hadoken is very good- it's very big compared to some games, giving it a good hitbox. It can also be used to stop aerial approaches if you throw it while jumping Great supers- aside from the damage of his level 3, he has a beam super which can be done in the air and a Hurricane Kick super with an enormous hitbox. If Ryu has meter, he can do some damage Best defense of the shotos in this game- he takes normal damage, whereas Ken, Dan, and Akuma all take more than normal Good wavedash- he's got very quick dashes which are easy to cancel with a crouch, so he can cover ground quickly if needed Decent assists - Hadoken is a quick and effective projectile, Shoryuken is an anti-air, and Hurricane Kick can be

Low range on his normals- they're shoto normals, so they're pretty stubby. They are fast, though Mobility is only OK- he moves quickly on the ground, but he doesn't have any real aerial mobility options Outclassed by the other shotos - he's playable, sure, but Ken and Akuma can do more damage for less meter.

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Character Summary

Special Moves

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Hadoken (Air OK)

• +

Shoryuken

• +

Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Air OK)

• +

Hyper Combos

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Shinkuu Hadoken (beam, Air OK, mashable)

• ++

Shin Shoryuken (Dragon punch super)

• ++

Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (hurricane kick super)

• ++

Assist Types

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Type α - Anti-air Type

• Assist: Shoryuken
• Counter: Shoryuken
• Combination: Shinkuu Hadoken

Type β - Projectile Type

• Assist: Fireball
• Counter: Fireball
• Combination: Shinkuu Hadoken

Type γ - Expansion Type

• Assist: Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
• Counter: Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
• Combination: Shinkuu Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku

Moves List

Normal Moves

Ground Normals

Light Punch
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	2	7	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
your standard light punch pretty quick, nice move up close

Medium Punch
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	6	11	11	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super	-	-	-
standard medium punch with a decent hitbox

Heavy Punch
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	8	3	13	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Special, Super	-	-	-

Light Kick
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	1	10	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Medium Kick
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7 + 4 (11)	7	16	24	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Chain, Special, Super Jump, Super	-	-	-

Heavy Kick
s.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	7	16	HL
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	Super Jump, Special, Super	-	-	-

Crouching Light Punch
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	4	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Punch
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	7	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Punch
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
11	9	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Light Kick
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Medium Kick
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	8	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Crouching Heavy Kick
cr.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Normals

Air Light Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	5	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	9	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Punch
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	8	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Light Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
4	7	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Medium Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
7	9	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Air Heavy Kick
j.

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	7	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Command Normals

Collarbone Breaker (Sakotsu Wari)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
6 + 6 (12)	19	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-

Jumping 8MK
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	None	-	-	-

Universal Mechanics

Universal Launcher (Punch)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
13	9	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Launcher (high)	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Throw (Punch)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Throw (Kick)
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Every character has at least one of the two, sometimes both.

Variable Attack (raw tag)
+ // +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	19	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Hadoken
+

ground version hitbox

air version hitbox

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
14 (ground) / 15 (air)	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
Projectile	Super	-	-	-

Shoryuken
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
20 (both versions)	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
+

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
16	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Hyper Combos

Shinku Hadoken
+ +

hitbox near his hands looks like this

beam hitbox looks like this- sprites change, but hitbox doesn't

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Shinku Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku
+ +

constant, giant hitbox that pulls them in

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-

Shin Shoryuken
+ +

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
todo: images

Variable Assists

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Assist Type
A1 // A2

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Guard
-	-	-	-	-
Special Property	Cancel	Adv. Hit	Adv. Guard	Adv. Pushblock
-	-	-	-	-
Variable Assist move. Variable Counter is X. Variable Combination super is Y.

Other

Colors

First row: , , A1. Second row: , , A2.