Ryu

''This is about the actual character. For fighter context, see: Ryu (SCB).'' Ryu (リュウ (Ryū), Ryu) is the main fighter of the Street Fighter series. He is created by Capcom and became Capcom's second mascot, right after Mega Man. He's a Japanese martial artist who travels through the world to fight other fighters and better his abilities. He was trained by Master Gouken along with his best friend and rival, Ken Masters.

As a playable character
Ryu appears as a playable character since SSB4 and SSBU. This time, he became a starter character due to the creator, Connor Logan, wished that retro reps from previous entries would be starter characters (except for, Hero, Banjo & Kazooie and Terry Bogard). His design is a combination of Street Fighter V and Street Fighter III.

He was mixed during his transition from SSBU to SCB, but buffed overall. Ryu is slightly faster. Like in Ultimate, he faces the other opponent no matter what in 1 v 1 battles.

Trivia

 * He, and Banjo & Kazooie are the only former DLC fighters who do not have a costume that change their models.
 * He's the first character to originate from a fighting game, who would be later joined by Terry Bogard and Scorpion.