Ryu Inspired Characters - Fighting Game Archetypes

[@natebaxter9551]

Ryu, Bruce Lee, Mike Tyson, ninjas, pro wrestlers. These are the cornerstones of a fighting game roster.

[@rebirth2526]

Jojo characters too especially Polnareff and Stroheim

[@kumajin3621]

Just outside them you could Add on Jackie chan clones, old kung-fu Chinese guy, a monk that's sometimes mystical, brock'ed lesner looking native American, an assassin if the ninja don't cover that already.

[@darylcastillo1439]

Chun-Li had several anime Chinese girl clones since she became famous.

[@MechaG]

You forgot the wrestler

[@ShinbrigTV]

Hell, even in most anime.

[@phenom504]

When I first seen Jago in the original Killer Instinct as a kid I immediately thought of Ryu lol

[@userinterface2000]

Ryu is the cornerstones of the fighting game franchises

[@KENSHIROez3260]

Interesting enough Ryu himself is majorly inspired by the most legendary (but somehow largely unknown in this modern time) character of all time, Kenshiro from Fist Of The North Star if you don't know about this before

[@userinterface2000]

@@KENSHIROez3260 I must give credit where it is due!

[@TheJoker-yu5ds]

Kenshiro is based on Bruce Lee. So Bruce Lee is the cornerstone for Martial Arts and fighting games.

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

​@Jogyot3260 kenshiro is based on bruce lee lol

[@Ártica-26]

Honorable Mention: Bonus Kun from Waku Waku 7. dude is basically ryu from another universe.

[@maninredhelm]

Bonus is a tragic omission from this video. He was also in Galaxy Fight, but Waku Waku 7 gave him a more complete Ryu moveset.

[@nathleflutiste]

When you look at him it's impossible to not think about Ryu.

[@sridrawings4510]

punching bag ryu?

[@tango072013]

Kazuya was definitely a clone of Ryu on the surface in Tekken 1. They gave hints of where his character could go, but to anyone not tapped into the story he definitely seemed like a bland ripoff. In Tekken 2 though, he truly separated himself and became my favorite character in all of gaming lol

[@alainchristienemendoza9982]

From Tekken 2 onwards, Kazuya is the Akuma of Tekken.

[@joseurbina3835]

@@tango072013 Eh, Kazuya ain't much of Ryu Clone in Tekken 1, he was more on a Path to Vengeance just to kill his Father Heihachi for throwing him off a Mountain as a Child so his Purpose wasn't even a "Heroic" Act, but instead that was until he took power when he took over the Zaibatsu.

[@sridrawings4510]

no wonder why people wanted to see an second version kazuya vs paul cuz they are 3d FG ver of Ryu and ken but Enemies instead of Friends

[@tango072013]

@joseurbina3835 You kinda just said the same thing as me in a different manner. IF You knew the story, Kaz was a unique character seperate from Ryu as they gave hints that his character wasn't what it seemed. Most people that played Tekken in the arcades back then knew nothing about the story though, so just looking at this character in all white and red gloves speaks to Ryu until you understand his character. Most of the things you pointed out weren't even explained until Tekken 2, which like I said, is when Kazuya truly separated himself, not Tekken 1

[@tango072013]

@sridrawings4510 Right!!! Paul was inspired my Chuck Norris, but it's not a coincidence that the main character in all white with red gloves smokes everybody, but gets fought to a draw by this American clad in all red lmao. Clearly there was inspiration when the two debuted.

[@thetruej7872]

Just like how Bruce Lee has many clones in fighting games, so does Ryu.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Fei long?

[@scarvello]

lol but Ryu is bland

[@TheKingwalker22]

Lui kang

[@laderius.]

Law

[@EBKDanteMustDie]

@@scarvellonot really. maybe you’re just bad at the game.

[@VincentLRayJr]

Great video! Mizoguchi is definitely one of the biggest Ryu clones. It's not just the special moves, Mizoguchi even shares Ryu's axe kick. However, I feel that Ryo Sakazaki from SNK's Art of Fighting/King of Fighters is the bigger Ryu clone as Ryo is only one letter change from Ryu, their special moves are near identical, their basic attacks are similar, and they both strive to perfect their martial art. Mizoguchi actually wants to retire from fighting and live a simple life, but he keeps getting pulled back in by the chinese mafia. He is also associated with the tiger. On the other hand, Ryu and Ryo are both represented by the dragon (both of their names mean dragon), and they are also considered rivals in crossover games (they both share a special intro in the Capcom vs SNK games for example). IMO, even without the headband, Ryo is the closest equivalent you can get to Ryu simply because both characters share the same creators. Who better to create a clone then the original creators?

[@joseurbina3835]

Mizoguchi from "Fighter's History" is definitely the coolest Ryu Archetype in all of Fighting Games, he was such a Badass that he was a Guest Character in "King of Fighters: Maximum Impact" sub-series (at least in the "Regulation A" Updated Version), Mizoguchi truly deserves more Recognition and Representation in modern Gaming Media.

[@meganinten0078]

Mizoguchi is the coolest 'Ryu Clone' He is the first character to have 'rekkas' in fighting games (his 'tatsumaki'). His design is based on Momotaro Tsurugi from Sakigake!! Otokojuku. He is the pioneer of the delinquent high schooler in fighting games. In Fighter's History Dynamite (1994), Mizoguchi has a move called TsuuTenSai, it is the original Shinryuken! Ken's stole that move for his Super in Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)

[@joseurbina3835]

@@meganinten0078 Wow, so Mizoguchi in FH does the "Shinryuken" before Ken did in SF, When Capcom sued other Developers for copying SF, but instead Capcom copied other Developers from those Fighting Games, talk about Hypocritical. LOL 😂

[@chaosgreyblood]

Not only that, (and TFD didn't mention it), but Mizoguchi was even the protagonist of his very own game on the Super Famicon! Not a lot of Ryu clones can possibly claim that.

[@uctfandre]

@@joseurbina3835 The funny thing about the lawsuit Data East knew they were going to win because they lost a similar lawsuit over their game Karate Champ. They took a company call Epyx, inc. to court over the game International Karate. The court sided with Epyx meaning copying the look and presentation of a game is not enough to win the case. If Capcom had sued Data East for stealing their code they might have won. Data East just reversed engineered Street Fighter 2 to make the game.

[@joseurbina3835]

@@uctfandre Now that's Funny to learn a lot about it, this weird History is truly Comedy Gold. LOL 😂

[@coldsoul59]

Akira and Pai always felt like Sega was very visually inspired by Ryu and Chun li

[@gungriffen]

Takashi Nishiyama The man who Created Ryu and Ken (and Street Fighter) quit Capcom during hte making of SFII and went to SNK where he created Ryo, Robert, and Yuri. He also created Terry, Joe, and Andy and created Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters. He later came back made Street Fighter IV. He's the man who created the genre, then came back and rebirthed it after it died. Man deserves more thanks. Indirectly Masahiro Sakurai worked for him in the early 80s making Side Scroller beat em ups. With that he went and made Mario. Years later it is Takashi Nishiyama who (using KOF as an example) pitched the idea of Super Smash Brothers to Masahiro Sakurai.

[@gabrieltejada1697]

Ironically Ryu Hayabusa from ninja Gaiden and DOA who is the complete opposite of Ryu from Street Fighter only shares the name and that’s basically it.

[@realamericannegro977]

Yeah Hayabusa is nothing like Ryu in the slightest other than the fact that they take their craft as seriously as possible

[@nathleflutiste]

For me it's Ryo from Art of Fighting. The guy is basically Ryu in SNK setting. They fighting style is so close too, just missing the headband. Other one would be Bonus Kun from Waku Waku 7. The guy is basically a stick clone of Ryu. He has the complete move set, speak the same way, has the same poses, same face expression an of course, the headband.

[@LeeONardo]

Ryo was designed by the person who designed Ryu.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Ryo is Ryu + Ken combined. Ken is Ryu + Terry Bogard combined.

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

Do Chun-Li next

[@TheFightersDen]

she's already line up, guile too

[@juicechevy7398]

@@TheFightersDen Does Ken have any clones?

[@TheFightersDen]

@@juicechevy7398 yes

[@juicechevy7398]

@@TheFightersDen Yoo thanks for replying been a fan of your vids since 2016 or 2017

[@bluetwinkiesaregood]

@@TheFightersDen I know Kayin from battle arena toshiden is a Ken clone.

[@richardjamesgallardojr.7584]

This is exactly the kind of content I like I love your lines and you're the delivery and your sense of humor off topic cyber smoke from MK trilogy is my main all the way

[@jordanjackson6151]

Holy Shit that puzzle game at the end. I have that! As for Mizoguchi (who's design and persona I love), he has a far different ending, which breaks the ice for someone looking for some flavor to their Ryu clones. I still have Fighters History on SNES.

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I’m honestly just impressed at how great these pixel games look 🎉

[@HassySuave]

love your videos den🖤

[@lazarushernandez5827]

Haohmaru from Samurai Shodown, might be an honorable mention here, save that he fights with a sword, doesn't have a fireball attack or hurricane kick, his projectile is a tornado and he does have an uppercut sword attack.

[@meganinten0078]

Fight Fever is my guilty pleasure 😊 At least the soundtrack is pretty good 🎵 About Han Baedal, his name is a tribute to Masutatsu Oyama (one of his Korean names was Choi Baedal), founder of Kyokushinkai Karate. In KOF 2000, there is a character named Kang Baedal who appears as a striker, he also appears as a cameo in KOF 2002 and 94 Rebout Maybe SNK made him as a tribute to Han Baedal, after all, Fight Fever was made by VICCOM a korean company founded by the real Kim Kaphwan.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Founded by the real Kim Kaphwan? So you mean Kim Kaphwan is a real person? The more you know!

[@meganinten0078]

@@davidsentanu7836 Yes. The real Kim Kaphwan and SNK had a close relationship in the 90s He distributed SNK arcade machines in South Korea in the early 90s He founded VICCOM, working with his son (Kim Jae Hoon) and brother (Kim Dong Hwan) He suggested SNK to make a taekwondo character for their fighting games, and that is how we got the taekwondo justice fighter from Fatal Fury 2, SNK named the character with the name of the real Kim Kaphwan. Not only that, years later SNK made other taekwondo characters named after members of the family of Kim Kaphwan. SNK also helped VICCOM to create their own games, like the infamous Fight Fever and The Eye of Typhoon Kim Kaphwan died in 2018 but his company (VICCOM) is still alive, RIP

[@davidsentanu7836]

@@meganinten0078 That's amazing. I used to think that SNK, being Japanese and all, just made a random Korean-sounding name (like "Hwoarang" in Tekken) because "Kaphwan" does not sound Korean to me. I am not a Korean btw, turns out I was wrong.

[@travtagonist3]

I’ve always thought Cyclops’ play style was similar to Ryu. He definitely plays like a shoto.

[@anbernicguy]

Fighting Game Protagonist: 1. Japanese 2. Karate Practitioner 3. Judo Throws 4. Goal is to succeed for self improvement.

[@kaibricturner8836]

Bro my hat’s off to you for providing information such as this! I’ve never heard or seen some these games before in my life. Just the iconic ones lol.

[@shemarlosscott2656]

Ryu is a Legend

[@meganinten0078]

'TAKE A LOOK AT THAT!!! THESPIO!! THESPIO!! THESPIO!!' 😆 About Mizoguchi: He is the first character to have 'rekkas' in fighting games (his 'tatsumaki'). His design is based on Momotaro Tsurugi from Sakigake!! Otokojuku. He is the pioneer of the delinquent high schooler in fighting games. In Fighter's History Dynamite (1994), Mizoguchi has a move called TsuuTenSai, it is the original Shinryuken! Ken's stole that move for his Super in Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)

[@CaptainVulcan]

Even though he was inspired by the likes of Bruce Lee, Lyoto Machida, Kenshiro, and even the Karate Kid... once upon a time I thought Ryu was actually Thomas from Kung Fu.

[@seanmyster6]

Kung-Fu and Street Fighter 1 had the same director, Takashi Nishiyama, so your younger self actually wasn't that far off 😉 (if Nishiyama had still been working at Irem when he created Street Fighter, then I bet anything that Ryu actually would've been Thomas instead)

[@sorewahimitsudesu]

Thomas is actually Jackie Chan in Meals on Wheels, Spartan X/Kung Fu was the game of the movie. That's why the girl is "Silvia", she's the Spanish beauty queen from the film. But it gets weirder, the game started out as an adaptation of Game of Death, that's why you're fighting up levels of a pagoda. So really, Thomas is Bruce Lee AND Jackie Chan.

[@dtill5322]

He's based off Mas Oyama originally and his Kyokushin fighting style.

[@anonluxor470]

Honorable mention Allen Schneider from fighting ex layer he has the gi but no headband and plus he's American. Don't know if he counts or not

[@TheFightersDen]

his inspiration is Chuck Norris

[@seanmyster6]

He's more of a "Ken" to Kairi's "Ryu".

[@davidsentanu7836]

Allen Schneider is Chuck Norris + Bruce Lee combined.

[@IrishKyokushin]

I think they considered giving Ryo a headband. In Kasumi's AOF 3 ending she gives Ryo her headband to remember her.

[@davia4794]

The opposite would be the ones that influenced Ryu, I heard that the hadouken is similar to the kamehameha and I think Ryu/Street Fighter has some references to Ring ni Kakero. The first big hit manga in Shonen Jump. The protagonist Ryuji has some attacks involving boomerang (Guile) and one of his team mates in the boxe team has a special upper cut, besides other using a headband in some ocasions.

[@princeindisguise]

You should do one on Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee inspired characters too.

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

@@princeindisguise I think he did Bruce lee clones long ago but don’t quote me on it. I would love to see a Jackie Chan one too though.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Lei Wulong must be the most popular Jackie Chan inspired character.

[@muhdshukriabdhamid7043]

@@davidsentanu7836Hon Fu from Double Dragon fighting game fits the bill as well.

[@driftingswordsmanzer]

Definitely bonus-kun from waku waku 7. I would also throw in Rouwe the secret boss of the galaxy fight. An old man with a gi who likes fighting above all else, literally fights exactly like ryu. He’s bonus-kun’s master. I like to think that’s just a old ryu and fighting kept him immortal he’s lived so long he couldn’t remember his name he just remember it started with a R and gave himself the name rouwe he said was close enough. He’s the true Ryu clone in my opinion.

[@kaokten]

My honorable mention would go to Reiji Oyama from Power Instinct. It is evident that he was influenced by Ryu.

[@davidsentanu7836]

I think both Reiji and Ryu were inspired by Mas Oyama, the founder of Kyokushin Karate.

[@CalCutieYT]

It’s funny that Ryo could be considered a clone and not at the same because he’s a parody of Ryu and Ken. And then Capcom saw this and responded with making Dan.

[@YeldellGW]

Hanzou would be the biggest for me. Surprised you didn’t mention his WH1 ending which is a copy a paste of Ryu’s SFII ending. The only other things that truly separate him from Ryu is that Hanzou was much more callous towards the other characters in the series and he and Fuuma weren’t friendly rivals but bitter enemies. Quite possibly the most Ryu thing Hanzou ever said in the series was, “Fighting me won’t make you stronger, but it will end your training; permanently!”

[@meganinten0078]

Hanzo and Fuuma have the coolest looking 'shoryuken' in the 90s Especially in World Heroes Perfect I personally prefer Fuuma, because of his personality and original techniques, especially his moveset in Aggressors of Dark Kombat where he is no longer a shoto 👍 Fuuma should appear in KOF

[@RyuxChun-li1985]

Dude please do Chun-li next

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Ryu Is The Capcom Version Of Mario In a Sense cause Mario Bros. Inspired so many Platformers like Street Fighter did for Fighting Games also while Ryu was the catalyst for Marvel Vs Capcom (besides The Punisher & X-Men Children Of The Atom) Mario was the figurehead of Super Smash Bros. and as of now are In the same Crossover game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate let that blow your mind for a second

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

The pathetic part is Mario has a lot of personality. While Ryu is just a generic stoic martial artist and a poser. Poser because he actually uses Anzatsuken, or assassin's fist and not Shotokan, without ever killing anyone. Unlike Akuma, the real heir to Anzatsuken, not Gouken.

[@davidsentanu7836]

@@DontKnowDontCare6.9 Tony Stark : Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Mario: Plumber, race driver, tennis player, soccer player, basketballer, golfer, doctor, martial artist.

[@swoopnscore3056]

Yo you gotta do some killer instinct lore videos. Add Soul Calibur Lore as well.

[@PinHeadzBlackson]

Ryo : Patrick Swayze? Well in Art Of Fighter 2 his stage is a stable of horses. In the movie Road House , Patrick's character rented a room in a barn with horses on the bottom floor.

[@IrishKyokushin]

You can tell in the early games when he had the mullet.

[@vikscast]

Thank you for the shoutout to Fighters Destiny! One of my first N64 games!

[@maninredhelm]

Ryo is American for what it's worth. His father was Japanese, but I think is probably American now after marrying an American woman and living in the States for 30+ years.

[@asaka616]

Yeah, Ryo is half, American half Japanese.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Ryo is just Ryu + Ken combined.

[@sorewahimitsudesu]

Ryu himself was inspired by Mas Oyama and his student Yoshiji Soeno, especially the movie version of Mas Oyama played by Sonny Chiba, where he was somewhat combined with the novel version of Myamoto Musashi from Eiji Yoshikawa's book. Like Double Dragon, Street Fighter was inspired by Fist of the North Star. Notably, the whole thing about Ansatsuken masters only taking two students. And IIRC, Kenshiro's master's name was "Ryuken".

[@mickeylee2624]

Fighters History will make your lists of -knockoffs.

[@meganinten0078]

Fight Fever too (except Magic Dunker he is the most original character of that game)

[@KenMasters.]

Both FH and FH Dynamite should’ve been Bad Dudes II & III. Where Blade and Striker are the playable protagonists instead of the generic and unoriginal Ray McDougal.

[@19zach75]

Back in the SNES days, I had "Fighters History" and I immediately said to myself, "Damn, Mizoguchi looks like an older Ryu." But "Samchay" the kickboxer was my main guy in that game.

[@meganinten0078]

Fighter's History is fun Jean, Ryoko, Mizoguchi arr my mains

[@joezar33]

Ray and Karnov my go too , that crazy to find out *Karnov* a Russian dude , tho he looks like the Wrestler Iron Shiek lol

[@joezar33]

​@@meganinten0078No *Liu Yungmie* ? That hot chic and her nylon stocking tho ❤😅

[@joezar33]

Chelnov in Fighter History 2 Press Down, Down, Up, Up, Right, Left, L, R at the title screen after the opening intro . Is to unlock him. random but maybe helpful to someone 😅

[@meganinten0078]

@@joezar33 I like Yungmie but I just prefer her gameplay in FH Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu! She feels more complete in that game And yes, Yungmie is such a hottie 😊

[@meganinten0078]

14:21 That theme is so good! 🎵 The original Fighter's History has amazing music! It is better than the soundtrack of Street Fighter 2 The music was made by GAMADELIC, an in-house band of DATA EAST back in the day In 2016, they made a cover of Mizoguchi's Theme

[@limelight58able]

I love these types of videos, Den! I'd love to see more of these, and yes, I'd like to see a video like this for other fighting game clone characters 👊🏿

[@kristophermann6528]

I think Ryo should have got a few extra points being his name is RYO (1 letter off).

[@davidsentanu7836]

Ryo is a common normal Japanese name. Ryu is not as common.

[@Dovah_Jay]

You should Terry Bogard inspired characters sometime in the future. There's a few. Sol comes to mind. So does the sheep girl from GranBlue.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Ken was probably inspired by Terry Bogard.

[@Ultimateninja142]

@@davidsentanu7836but ken was in street fighter 1 in 1987 and fatal fury came out in 1991

[@davidsentanu7836]

@@Ultimateninja142 Street Fighter 1 and Fatal Fury were both created by the same guy. It's possible that Ken was actually meant to be Terry but with the attire of Ryu (because they were palette swap.)

[@NewGabeOrder]

There is Zen from The Rumble Fish. He is Japanese, has a headband, fights barefoot, but barely has a shoto-like moveset. I know he can fire hurricane-like energy out of his arms and perform a string of strikes similarly to the Art of Fighting protagonists. Like Ryu, Zen also searches for the toughest opponents in the world, and Zen was amused the moment he saw Greed beat up a lot of fighters who are no match for him. Zen and Greed enter the 5th FFS (Fight for Survival) and Zen works his way up in hopes of fighting Greed. Though Zen won the tournament, he doesn't know what to do with his life and fight money after fighting Greed.

[@timwin8194]

Kazuya looks like Tomba and Ryu mutant baby

[@fazares]

My favourite game character..simple and effective..no wonder he has been cloned so much!

[@meganinten0078]

6:03 I recognize that music in the background...it is the arranged version of the 'Contemporary Period Stage' from World Heroes Perfect 🎵 Hanzo and Fuuma have the coolest looking 'shoryukens' in the 90s, especially in World Heroes Perfect

[@tekkenizam]

Ken Masters, the original Ryu clone from the first SF game (palete swap with same moves). Also, Ryo Sakazaki from Art Of Fighting.

[@Macktube]

Bro can you make a video about your thoughts on the new Capcom Fighting Collection 2? They included Capcom vs SNK 2 we know how much you love that game 😎

[@anonymousninja8463]

Ryo is a clone but not really, they were made by the same person but he left capcom to join snk and basically made the same character.

[@Riz_]

Not a Ryu fan at all but I absolutely loved and enjoyed this video. Also I know that this is blasphemous but I kinda enjoyed that theme more than Ryu's.

[@ippo9563]

I think you missed Reiji Oyama from Power Instinct, really good video tho 💪🏾

[@robertdanker6193]

Great video!! I had TUFF E NUFF back in the day! I played it quite a bit, it was kinda jank, but the single player mode was ok and I liked the end of match replay.

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

@1:02 YAY!! Jago!! He’s the first to come to mind! Love you guy!

[@f.e.farias7897]

Ryu is just a Karate guy in a Gi that do a Hadouken, witch was copyed from Goku. The other two specials he have (in his debut) where already seen in other games.

[@NewGabeOrder]

13:30 Though Mizoguchi is Japanese, has a white headband, he has a rising uppercut but not a dragon uppercut. Mizoguchi doesn't wear a gi like Ryu, but Mizoguchi appears to be a high school delinquent in black slacks. Speaking of Fighters History, Ryoko looks more like a female Ryu, but she has a judo-based moveset, which Ryu doesn't.

[@meganinten0078]

Mizoguchi is the pioneer of the delinquent high schooler in fighting games The first time I saw Ryoko I thought she was Ryu's little sister 😂 Maybe she inspired Makoto (Street Fighter) 🤔

[@davidsentanu7836]

Ryoko was based on Ryoko Tani, world champion and olympian female judoka.

[@KamiliaVonGlass-ds3kk]

The fact that a lot of this SF clone 2D 90s fighting games were made or by help from SNK shows how obsessed was SNK with Ryu and SF in the 90s and what a surprise the fundoshi guy from KOF MI turned out to be Mizoguchi

[@davidsentanu7836]

Capcom's Street Fighter and SNK's Fatal Fury were both created by the same guy. He used to work for Capcom but then moved to SNK. In the 2000s he founded Dimps, which in turn was hired by Capcom to develop Street Fighter IV.

[@DM--dh2wl]

Mizoguchi by far. But I thought Ryo would be a little bit higher.

[@TheFightersDen]

o he's up there, the list wasn't numbered

[@equanimity92]

Tia Langray and Sakura are definitely my fav shotos in the fighting games gooniverse I mean universe😏eheheheh

[@RockLucena]

5:30: "Is he the number one clone?" And I'm pulling a Thanos saying: "I don't even know who you are."

[@erichthegraham]

Honorable mentions for Haohmaru and Ky Kiske? Sure, Ky is only function level but he's got a similar move set abs playstyle. Haoh is Japanese and has very similar moves, biggest difference besides personality is BIG sword hits. Kaede from Last Blade as well. They're not as close as many in this list, but they're still obviously meant to be the Ryu of those games. Ooh, I forgot Zen from Rumble Fish, he's close, even has a headband, but has slightly different moves. I would say Mario from Smash almost counts.

[@meganinten0078]

Nothing against Ray 'Baked Potato!' McDougall but Makoto 'Take a look at that!!' Mizoguchi was always cooler and more unique In Fighter's History, Mizoguchi and Ryoko were presented as rivals and the protagonists instead of Ray.

[@vincentshadetree]

5:58 now that's some damn nostalgia. I use to rent this from Blockbuster until I beat the story mode with everyone. Not an amazing game, but I had fun playing it 😎

[@MrBlk4]

To me Jin is the best Ryu clone, cause he changes it up just enough to be different, and better. Imo.

[@Specter0629]

Fighter’s destiny was definitely dope

[@Perthworm_Jims_Arcade]

Mizoguchi mentioned ......TIGER BAZOOKA 🐅 💥

[@virtuareality4778]

Sho is for sho' my favorite Ryu clone. So broken and so fun to play!

[@shinfitz]

Breakers still looks great today! Really holds up!

[@firstnamelastname9725]

lmao when that knockoff walked down the same forest

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Tiger bazooka gun

[@davidmahoney9877]

Me: "I mean, it's gotta go to Ryo from AoF, right? Bro's an iconic Shoto with a rival, his dad is a secret boss named Takuma... Just a lot there." Mizoguchi: "Hold my copyright infringement..."

[@BronxShalashaska]

Shoutout to the use of rhe Eternal Champions II theme Not many ppl remember that

[@bdo333]

13:02 banger song

[@Diggy22]

I saw that Mizoguchi ending coming from a mile away. Anyone who knows fighting games knows about Fighter’s History. And Ryo from Art of Fighting is up there too. If even Capcom is calling him a Ryu clone, then that’s exhibit A right there.

[@Mr.WhatzitTooya]

If I remembered correctly, the same guy who created Street Fighter was involved in making Art of Fighting. So there's that.

[@SuperFawful9000]

taking a page out of The4thSnake with this idea eh? looking forward to the Chun-li video especially since anime fighters usually tend to have a Chun-li archetype in their rosters

[@TheFightersDen]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmW3opuOpbCgY80, you're a little late to the party my guy. 9 years ago

[@SuperFawful9000]

@@TheFightersDen of course it was a decade ago how else would i miss it in all serious bro just casually humbled me like that XD

[@TheFightersDen]

@@SuperFawful9000 haha no worries bro, have been putting out content for years its all good, Chun li, Guile incoming.

[@JaiOva]

8:18 definitely from part 1 just with a couple of letters added an a different look

[@Nick-up5wv]

Honorable mention; not a clone, but influence at least, Kenshi's alternate costume from MKDA. Oh and Kobra from MKD/MKA. Everyone says he's a Ken Masters clone, so him too.

[@Monhamd1000]

Akira is basically the Ryu of Virtua Fighter, and to be honest, Akira would get along with Ryu pretty well thanks to Project x Zone 2.

[@maninredhelm]

Akira was basically a last second Ryu re-skin mod, which they did because one of the characters was doing really poorly in testing and nobody was picking him. The change was made so late that the original design, a Saudi Arabian, was still present in all the promotional material and even the arcade cabinet artwork. They also had a second re-design option for him in which he looked more like Kazuya from Tekken (before Tekken existed), but they went with the Ryu clone design instead. I really wish they'd at least permanently retired the white gi outfit in subsequent games. People still think he's a karate guy instead of a kung fu guy, all because they panicked right before the first game's release and made him look like Ryu. Akira was such an awkward and unrewarding character to play in VF1 if you were expecting Ryu that I think he may have caused some people to never come back after wasting a quarter on him, although the game still went on to be a success.

[@bilalsalaam9625]

Actually, Ryu is a clone of kenshiro from Fist of the Northstar.

[@micah459]

Should've mentioned Flying Dragon to see if they had a clone

[@KnightLineArtYT]

Yeah Jago's a Shoto-type, but him being kind of a ninja makes him standout a lot. Akira, visually would be the biggest Ryu Clone, but mechanically, is so far removed from Ryu, that he doesn't even do Karate at all. Liu Kang is mechanically kind of a Shoto(more like Sagat)he's clearly a Bruce Lee homage, which is it's own archetype in the genre. Ryo's probably the best bet moveset and clothing wise, but he's just unique enough like you mentioned.

[@TheRssRehT]

Great list, 👍

[@SuperEarther]

yo yo yo washers den finally giving the people what they wanted a playthrough of kaiser knuckle! the people who created street fighter went to snk, that is why we got so many clones. my personal pick is mizoguichi!

[@TheFightersDen]

my guy third eye lol

[@SuperEarther]

@@TheFightersDen yooooooo!

[@thisisjjsmusic]

Idk if this has been stated, but Ryu is based off a real life martial artist who was actually Korean but created the Kyokushin Karate style, so TECHNICALLY Han Baedal might be the #1 clone 😂

[@coreywilson7326]

Idk about the most iconic in fighting game franchise

[@richfranklin9270]

Who is then? You can't say he ain't and not say mention who is.

[@coreywilson7326]

@@richfranklin9270 uh scorpion is up there as well

[@coreywilson7326]

@@richfranklin9270 I can say that lol

[@richfranklin9270]

@@coreywilson7326 good call 👏🏿 but he's not more iconic than Ryu.

[@coreywilson7326]

@@richfranklin9270 i highly doubt that homie

[@lonewolffang]

I imagine Akuma walking into multiple fighting games looking for Ryu. Akuma: Fight me, Ryu! Sol Badguy: Wrong game, pal. I'm Sol. Street Fighter's over there. Besides, I use a sword. Akuma: Too many damn shoto characters! Every time! Sol Badguy: Aren't you a shoto character? Akuma: 🤔 hmmm.... I didn't think about that.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Akuma himself is a shoto character lol.

[@Ticr00]

Andy Bogard, Kyo Kusanagi... To a lesser extent, Sie Kensou (due to original moveset mostly).

[@vividleo]

When you complete the game he walks down the sunset 🌅 just like Ryu 😂😂😂

[@NegoClau]

Biggest Ryu clone? Terry Bogard

[@KenMasters.]

You mean Ryo?

[@NegoClau]

@@KenMasters. Damn. I actually meant Terry, because he and Ryu are basically the same character. Ryo is more of an upgrade than a clone.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

The biggest question of em all.

[@عبدالوهابالبرغثي]

Actually jogo look like good men version of akuma and fun fact i was thinking Ryu is Akira 😂 and the music in the video brings a lot of memories man 😢

[@Superbox647-o5q]

What about our boy cobra? 😂😂

[@davidsentanu7836]

The unused concept design for Street Fighter IV?

[@phantomgamer4463]

You Missed Sho Hayata from Savage Reigns and Kizuna Encounter

[@silentman99]

Sho Hayate isn’t really a shoto nor a ryu clone. He does karate but not the shoto style.

[@phantomgamer4463]

@@silentman99 but his appearance and backstory is like ryu

[@silentman99]

@@phantomgamer4463 1: he looks like Rambo who ditched weapons & knives to learn karate with a boomerang. 2: Hayate unlike Ryu self taught himself fu’ken which is karate with a boomerang. Went to a tournament crushed everyone including king Lion/leo. Showing all that his custom style payed off. Also I don’t recall ryu screaming in an intro. Nothing in common.

[@MrXanderthegreat1]

2/3 of the games listed no ones even played 🤦‍♂️

[@1llsilk]

You need to be fired... THE TEEEMOOO VERSIONS.. 😂😂😂😂 im fucking crying