Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition/Ryu

You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance.

Introduction

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Moves List

Normal Moves

Arm Throw (Seoi Nage): close, b or f + Medium or Hard Punch

Back Roll (Tomoe Nage): close, b or f + Medium or Hard Kick

Axe Kick: close, Hard Kick

Drop Knee: Light Kick in air

Special Moves

Fireball (Hadouken): d, df, f + Punch

-Faster than Ken's

Dragon Punch (Shoryuken): f, d, df + Punch

Hurricane Kick (Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku): d, db, b + Kick

The Basics

Anti-Airs: Shoryuken,crouching High Punch,standing High Kick

High Pokes: standing Medium Punch

Low Pokes: crouching Medium Kick

Combos

• cr.MK xx Hadoken or Shoryuken
• cr.LP CPS1 Chain s.HP xx Hadoken

Hitboxes

Standing Normals

• Standing LP:

Damage	6
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		2	4	4	1
Simplified		1+2	4	5

• Standing MP:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+10
Frame Count		1	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified		1+3		4	7

• Standing HP:

Damage	26
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	-6
Frame Count		3	2	6	10	12	1
Simplified		1+5		6	23

• Standing LK:

Damage	8
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	+3
Frame Count		3	3	8	4	1
Simplified		1+6		8	5

• Standing MK:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+1
Frame Count		5	6	12	6	1
Simplified		1+11		12	7

• Standing HK:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	-2
Frame Count		2	4	8	10	7
Simplified		2+1	12		17

Close Standing Normals

• Close Standing LP:

Damage	6
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		1+2	4	5

• Close Standing MP:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+2
Frame Count		1	2	2	6	4	3	4
Simplified		1+3		2	17

• Close Standing HP:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	-8
Frame Count		3	2	6	10	13
Simplified		1+3	8		23

• Close Standing LK:

Damage	8
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+5
Frame Count		2	3	6	3	1
Simplified		1+5		6	4

• Close Standing MK:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		2	1	6	4	4	1
Simplified		1+3		6	9

• Close Standing HK:

Damage	24,6
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Frame Advantage	+8
Frame Count		3	4	8	4	10	1
Simplified		1+7		12		11

Crouching Normals

• Crouching LP:

Damage	6
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		2	4	4	1
Simplified		1+2	4	5

• Crouching MP:

Damage	14
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+10
Frame Count		1	2	4	3	3	1
Simplified		1+3		4	7

• Crouching HP:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	-11
Frame Count		3	3	8	10	12	1
Simplified		1+3	11		23

• Crouching LK:

Damage	6
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		2	4	4	1
Simplified		1+2	4	5

• Crouching MK:

Damage	14
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	60
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+6
Frame Count		1	2	6	4	4	1
Simplified		1+3		6	9

• Crouching HK:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	80
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Frame Advantage	+2
Frame Count		3	6	6	8	11
Simplified		1+3	6	25

Aerial Normals

• Neutral Jumping LP:

Damage	10
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		2	∞

• Diagonal Jumping LP:

Damage	8
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		2	∞

• Neutral/Diagonal Jumping MP:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		2	2	20	4	4	4	∞
Simplified		4		20	∞

• Neutral Jumping HP:

Damage	24
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		2	2	20	4	4	4	∞
Simplified		4		20	∞

• Diagonal Jumping HP:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		2	2	8	4	4	4	∞
Simplified		4		8	∞

• Neutral Jumping LK:

Damage	10
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		3	40	∞

• Diagonal Jumping LK:

Damage	8
Stun	1~7
Stun Timer	40
Frame Count		2	3	∞
Simplified		5		∞

• Neutral Jumping MK:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		5	13	6	6	∞
Simplified		5	13	∞

• Diagonal Jumping MK:

Damage	16
Stun	5~11
Stun Timer	50
Frame Count		2	3	13	3	3	3	∞
Simplified		5		13	∞

• Neutral Jumping HK:

Damage	24
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		2	4	4	3	3	3	∞
Simplified		2	8		∞

• Diagonal Jumping HK:

Damage	22
Stun	11~17
Stun Timer	60
Frame Count		2	3	7	3	3	3	∞
Simplified		5		7	∞

Throws

• Seoi Nage: (←/→ + HP) and Tomoe Nage: (←/→ + HK)

Damage	32
Duration	130
Stun	7~13
Stun Timer	100
Range (from axis)	48
Range advantage	19

Special Moves

• Hadoken: (↓↘→ + P)

Startup:

Frame Count	2	6	1	1

Active:

LP version:

Damage	12
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Advantage	-
Frame Count		1	1	2	2..
Simplified		40

MP version:

Damage	14
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Advantage	-
Frame Count		1	1	2	2..
Simplified		40

HP version:

Damage	16
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Advantage	-
Frame Count		1	1	2	2..
Simplified		40

• Shoryuken: →↓↘ + Punch

Startup:

Damage	32
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Advantage	-18/-26/-40
Jab		4	4	14	6	11	5
Strong		4	4	22	6	14	5
Fierce		4	4	26	6	21	5

• Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku: ↓↙← + Kick

Startup:

Damage	22
Stun	13~19
Stun Timer	120
Frame Advantage	-1
Frame Count		4	4	3

Active:

Frame Count	3	3	3	3

Short: 1 Time
Foward: 2 Times
Rounhouse: 3 Times

Recovery:

Frame Count	4	4	4	0

Misc Animations

Walk back	Neutral	Walk Fwd	Crouch

• Standing reel:

• Standing gut reel:

• Crouching reel:

• Dizzy:

Advanced Strategy

Ryu is perhaps the most balanced char of the game and one of its top tiers. His moves and techniques include ofensive and defensive capabilities thus making Ryu a good beginner's choice. But once you understand and master his techniques, Ryu can be pretty much invincible or at least a tough as nails challenge. Contrary to his pal Ken, Ryu can win his fights both from close or far distances, has a faster projectile, a much better Hurricane Kick and a slower Shoryuken.

Ryu can avoid most of the common traps from other chars, thanks to his Hurricane Kick. The move has many invincible frames both at start and at the end, making a counter attack very difficult, let alone the almost sure trade that always ends in Ryu's favours. Ryu can pass through fireballs easily with his Tatsu, being it one of the most important techinques a Ryu player should master. Also, he can handle most fireball wars easily, being Sagat's Tiger Shots the only exception. Don't be ashamed to pressure with Hadoukens since they're an important zoning tool and a way to induce your opponent to make mistakes.

Unfortunately nobody is perfect. Ryu's Shoryuken isn't near as reliable nor as fast as Ken's one, not to mention it can be safe jumped. But this doesn't means it's an useless move. The player just have to be more careful on how and when to apply it, since it's slower and have limited range. It's a good anti-air but sometimes the Hurricane Kick works even better. If the opponent is near you, Shoryuken him with no mercy but if your enemy is jumping from a certain distance, it may be wiser to use a Tatsu since there's a huge chance you'll whiff and be punished. The Touch of Dead (ToD) combo doesn't work like Ken's one, but you can do it under certain circunstances or against certain adversaries. Basically, you must do it starting with a cross up, or it will whiffs. Standing HP + Shoryuken combos must be done with LP or MP because the HP Shoryuken is a 2 hit attack in this Street Fighter version and whiffs the second hit most of time. And speaking about combos, the air "HP xx s.HP xx Hadouken" is his best one: easy execution, high damage and instant dizzy in 99% of the cases.

Footsies and pokes are basically the same for both Ken and Ryu. Use them wisely.

Match-Ups

Vs. Ryu

Avoid the temptation of start up the round throwing a fireball because you can simply initiate a chain reaction that will end up in a lost match. The opponent may jump and inflict you a 3-hit dizzying combo and then a cross up ToD, to tragic consequences. Your best bet is start the round blocking/footsing and waiting for your opponent's reaction. The fireballs can be countered by Hurricane Kicks and even if you end up trading hits, you'll be at an advantage since your move takes more life and will knock your enemy down, thus openning some possibilities. Cross ups are generaly a good idea but beware the distances: The wrong one will result in a reversal Shoryuken or Hurricane Kick. Do it carefully. If Ryu is near you, you must always work having in mind that he can't help the desire to Tatsu you. Be careful with your footsies and Hadoukens and avoid patterns. If cornered, the Hurricane Kick is your way out if done at the right timing. If you corner your adversary, set a fireball trap but remember he also have the very same Hurricane Kick.

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Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition