Street Fighter 6/Ryu

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#SF6_Ryu

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. Ryu also has Tatsumaki, an advancing spinning kick that provides corner carry and some projectile invulnerability. When combined with the Drive System, Ryu becomes a highly versatile character who can handle any situation.

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 like a freight train, especially when loaded with resources Enforcer of "Honesty": Lots of ways to dissuade or encourage mashing with pressure resets, frame traps, drive chip, etc.	...Master of None: Not having an explicit niche 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) Jumping Light Punch (j.LP) Jumping Medium Punch (j.MP) Jumping Heavy Kick (j.HK)
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 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

5LP

Standing Light Punch

5LP

Standing Light Punch

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

5MP

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

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

5HP

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

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

5LK

5LK

Standing Light Kick

5LK

Standing Light Kick

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

5MK

5LK

Standing Medium Kick

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

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

5HK

5HK

Standing Light Kick

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

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

Crouching Normals

2LP

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

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

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

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

2HP

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

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

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

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

2MK

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

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

2HK

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	23(29)	-	900	L	HKD +32	-12

Jumping Normals

j.LP

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

                  No results

j.MP

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

                  No results

j.HP

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

                  No results

j.LK

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

                  No results

j.MK

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

                  No results

j.HK

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

                  No results

Command Normals

6MP

6MP

Forward Medium Punch

6MP

Collarbone Breaker

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

6HP

6HP

Forward Heavy Punch

6HP

Solar Plexus Strike

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

4HP

4HP

Backward Heavy Punch

4HP

Short Uppercut

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

4HK

4HK

Backward Heavy Kick

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

6HK

6HK

Forward Heavy Kick

6HK

Whirlwind Kick

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

Target Combos

HP>HK

HP>HK

Heavy Punch > Heavy Kick

                  No results

MP>LK

MP>LK

Medium Punch > Light Kick

                  No results

MP>LK>HK

MP>LK>HK

Medium Punch > Light Kick > Heavy Kick

                  No results

Special moves

236LP

LP Hadouken

236LP

Quarter Circle Forward + Light Punch

236LP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	-	31	SA3	600	LH	+1	-5

236MP

MP Hadouken

236MP

Quarter Circle Forward + Medium Punch

236MP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	-	33	SA3	600	LH	-1	-7

236HP

HP Hadouken

236LP

Quarter Circle Forward + Heavy Punch

236HP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	35	SA3	600	LH	-3	-9

236PP

EX Hadouken

236PP

Quarter Circle Forward + Two Punches

236PP

Hadoken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	-	28	SA2 SA3	400x2	LH	KD +54	-1

623LP

LP Shoryuken

623LP

Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Light Punch

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

MP Shoryuken

623MP

Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Medium Punch

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

HP Shoryuken

623HP

Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Heavy Punch

623HP

Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	10	34+15 land	SA3	1400(800)	LH	KD +29	-39

623PP

EX Shoryuken

623PP

Forward, Down, Down-Forward + Two Punches

623PP

Shoryuken

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

214LK

LK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

214LK

Quarter Circle Backward + Light Kick

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

MK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

214MK

Quarter Circle Backward + Medium Kick

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

HK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

214HK

Quarter Circle Backward + Heavy Kick

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

EX Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

214KK

Quarter Circle Backward + Two Kicks

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)

j.214LK

Aerial LK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

j.214LK

(Airborne) Quarter Circle Backward + Light Kick

                  No results

j.214MK

Aerial MK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

j.214MK

(Airborne) Quarter Circle Backward + Medium Kick

                  No results

j.214HK

Aerial HK Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

j.214HK

(Airborne) Quarter Circle Backward + Heavy Kick

                  No results

j.214KK

Aerial EX Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku

j.214KK

(Airborne) Quarter Circle Backward + Two Kicks

                  No results

236LK

LK High Blade Kick

236LK

Quarter Circle Forward + Light Kick

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

MK High Blade Kick

236MK

Quarter Circle Forward + Medium Kick

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

HK High Blade Kick

236HK

Quarter Circle Forward + Heavy Kick

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

EX High Blade Kick

236HK

Quarter Circle Forward + Two Kicks

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

214LP

LP Hashogeki

214LP

Quarter Circle Backward + Light Punch

214LP

Hashogeki

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

214MP

MP Hashogeki

214MP

Quarter Circle Backward + Medium Punch

214MP

Hashogeki

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

214HP

HP Hashogeki

214HP

Quarter Circle Backward + Heavy Punch

214HP

Hashogeki

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

214PP

PP Hashogeki

214PP

Quarter Circle Backward + Two Punches

214PP

Hashogeki

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

214LP (denjin)

LP Hashogeki (denjin)

214LP

Quarter Circle Backward + Light Punch

                  No results

214MP (denjin)

MP Hashogeki (denjin)

214MP

Quarter Circle Backward + Medium Punch

                  No results

214HP (denjin)

HP Hashogeki (denjin)

214HP

Quarter Circle Backward + Heavy Punch

                  No results

214PP (denjin)

PP Hashogeki (denjin)

214PP

Quarter Circle Backward + Two Punches

                  No results

22P

Denjin Charge

22P

Down, Down + Punch

22P

Denjin Charge

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

Super Arts

236236P

Shinku Hadouken

236236P

Double Quarter Circle Forward + Punch

236236P

Shinku Hadoken

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

214214P

Shin Hashogeki

214214P

Double Quarter Circle Backward + Punch

214214P

Shin Hashogeki Lv.1

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

214214[P]

Shin Hashogeki (Held)

214214[P]

Double Quarter Circle Backward + Hold Punch

                  No results

236236K

Shin Shoryuken

236236K

Double Quarter Circle Forward + Kick

236236K

Shin Shoryuken

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5(2)	12	32+39 land	-	4000 (3600)	LH	HKD +8	-50(-54)