The History of Evil Ryu - A Street Fighter Character Documentary (1987 - 2021)

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Today, the Top Hat Gaming Man discusses the history of Evil Ryu, a playable character within the Street Fighter series who showcases what happens to Ryu when he is tempted by the dark hado. Is this the most powerful character in the whole franchise?
#StreetFighter #StreetFighterHistory #EvilRyu
Gameplay Sources
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r
Ultra Street Fighter IV - Evil Ryu Arcade Mode Playthrough
DrewTony'Z
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxR
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PlayStation 4) Arcade as Evil Ryu
TheInnocentSinful-k5OSW_0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPU9vi5
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (PS1) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoCompletetBAQ
• Street Fighter Alpha 2...
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold [PS1] - play as Evil Ryu
Krizalid99v2
• Street Fighter EX Plus...
Street Fighter EX Plus (Arcade) Playthrough as Evil Ryu
TheInnocentSinful
• Street Fighter Alpha Z...
Street Fighter Alpha Zero 3 Upper - A-Evil Ryu Playthrough
SF Alpha Aus
• Street Fighter Alpha 3...
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Evil Ryu
NeopantomIme
• Marvel vs Capcom - Evi...
Marvel vs Capcom - Evil Ryu/Akuma
NormLP'sA&F
• Video
UMvC3 EX - Evil Ryu Day 1 Combo
SpiderYouth13
• [NGPC] SNK vs. Capcom:...
[NGPC] SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (1999) - Tourney - Evil Ryu Playthrough
PAZ
• Street Fighter EX3 - E...
Street Fighter EX3 - Evil Ryu playthrough
Raivop
• Evil-Ryu Playthrough -...
Evil-Ryu Playthrough - CAPCOM VS. SNK MILLENNIUM FIGHT 2000
jp-video-games
• Namco X Capcom - Chapt...
Namco X Capcom Part 14/50 Chapter 9 I Am The Master Of Fists
LordCloudStrife
• Super Street Fighter I...
Super Street Fighter IV AE - Evil Ryu Arcade
DerfsonicGaming
• NS Ultra Street Fighte...
NS Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers - Evil Ryu
ShiryuGL
• Marvel vs Capcom: Infi...
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite - Evil Ryu (Pre-Order DLC Costume)
wbangca
• SFV AE - Kage [Evil Ry...
SFV AE - Kage [Evil Ryu Manifestation] Arcade Mode (Street Fighter V Path)
DrewTony'Z
• Street Fighter 5 AKUMA...
Street Fighter 5 AKUMA STORY MODE 【1080p】60fps
PS3GamingHD
• Super Street Fighter I...
Super Street Fighter II Turbo - Shin Akuma Boss Fight (Arcade)
Diego23
• Super Street Fighter I...
Super Street Fighter IV: Akuma vs Gouken (HD 720p)
VE3TRO
• SFIV: Akuma vs Gouken ...
SFIV: Akuma vs Gouken Trailer TRUE-HD QUALITY
RajmanHDGaming
• Dragon Ken vs Shin Akuma
Dragon Ken vs Shin Akuma
Yagami Br
• Street Fighter Alpha 3...
Street Fighter Alpha 3: Sagat Playthrough
DrewTony'Z
• Video
Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3) Arcade Mode as Akuma
heInnocentSinful
• [NGPC] SNK vs. Capcom:...
[NGPC] SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (1999) - Tourney - Ken Playthrough
Paz
• Namco X Capcom (PART 7...
Namco X Capcom (PART 78) "Welcome To The Dark Side, Ryu!"
TheBrotherhoodofGaming
• Ultra Street Fighter 4...
Ultra Street Fighter 4 - Ryu Vs Evil Ryu [Hardest]
ImFaizi
Additional Information Sources
streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki...
streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki...

[@monsterram6617]

I thought I'd heard every possible pronunciation of Ryu until now.

[@tmac1370]

Ryte I’m not even sure how he said it “rahu” ???

[@bergsteinz]

@@tmac1370 He said it wrong even when he thought he was saying it right, before he reverted back to Raiyu pronunciation

[@bobzindabottle]

Lol, same. Reeyoo, raiyu, Rehyu and now rehou...what next?

[@dtester]

It wasn't too bad...if trying to say "Ryo" ^_^

[@defkyle]

What he actually calls the "American" pronunciation is the correct one(Japanese). What he ended up calling him is the American pronunciation before they knew the correct one. Just like Ryu Hayabusa.

[@MegaMikeZero]

If pronouncing Ryu incorrectly is okay, that's fine as long as calling this channel Tap Hate Gaming Main is equally acceptable.

[@blyat8832]

Wryu

[@yellowgetbright]

My Dad called him Roo, Then the games called him Ri-u, Most people calls him Rye-u

[@tkmwong020480]

The Correct Japanese pronunciation is "Ri Yu", in English terms it would sound like Ree Yuuu.

[@EndlessTravels]

@@tkmwong020480 Negative, its just U In Japanese we don't really have a R sound some might even go as far as make it sound as an L, most just negate it I've known a few Ryu's in my time we called "YU" with a heavy Y sound on it at most In English RYU is correct any way you say it as it depends on accent and the language the speaker is coming from. I THINK it was SUPER SF2 that finally got this sound correct when it said in game the fighter's names and it simply just said "YUUUU" which is correct Fact check me on that if any one wants, I really do think it was Super SF2 though that used the correct sounds first

[@tkmwong020480]

@@EndlessTravels You are Wrong. In Japanese there are R sounds. Ra Ri Ru Re Ro based on the Hiragana Characters ら(Ra)り(Ri)る(Ru)れ(Re)ろ(Ro). I've learnt Japanese for 3 Years and these Letters don't sound like an L sound like You said. Then there is also the Y sounds Letters や(ya) ゆ(Yu) よ(Yo). So What You said was only Half Right.

[@ilremorto4387]

I honestly didn't know anyone pronounced it Rai-you anymore, especially after the proliferation of Japanese culture in mainstream and actual voicing of the character names in the games. Going to assume it's a troll because Ree-you isn't American. It's the closest thing most people can get to the proper pronunciation. People in the US said Rai-you just the same in the early 90s.

[@danyv1826]

"going to assume is a troll" hahahaha I guess u have a point

[@Violent_Wolfen]

We only pronounced it like that in the 90's because we had nothing to tell us otherwise so we went with American Phonograms.

[@Kn1ghtborne]

Its going to stay "Rai-You" for me forever

[@RickyUltra]

Only people i know who say "Rai-you" are old heads like my dad

[@kurokoro]

I always called him Ryu(ReeU),only heard Ryu(Raiyou)from the 90's movie and I was like "Thats not how you pronounced it".

[@DarksteelHeart]

Kage is pronounced "KA-geh" It literally means "shadow" in Japanese. It is Ryu's shadow of death

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

According to the Japanese, Ryu's name is pronounced "Ree-Yoo", not "Rye-Yoo". Gouken's name is pronounced "Go-Ken" and Akuma's Japanese name, Gouki, is pronounced "Go-Kee".

[@Kenjionigod]

I'm not normally that guy, but him calling Kage "Cage" broke me

[@voscales2880]

We know this already he’s still not pronouncing it either way and it’s cringe

[@swingthatthing]

why does he refuse to pronounce names correctly lol what a sagat

[@StrawhatRye]

​@@swingthatthing Cause it gets people to comment even years after the video is made.

[@jamesos2744]

@@StrawhatRye I told KZbin never to suggest this channel again lol

[@zanarkandace6821]

I loved that Thanos had extensive knowledge of the Satsui no Hado in Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite. Especially how to remove it, and how it could be used to kill Gods.

[@Gideon13397]

That was the best part of MvCi, especially at the end when he channeled to the power to fire a Hadoken at Lady Death.

[@archiedx]

Kage is pronounced "kaggay" which means shadow in Japanese and references his being a shadow of Ryu

[@mattelder1971]

As others have pointed out, you also mispronounce Kage. It's exactly the same as the last two syllables of the Arashikage clan of ninjas from G.I. Joe, and literally means "shadow".

[@thijssmits9608]

影 ka-ge, it’s not pronounced like the the last name of Johnny Cage. Different fighting games, different names 😜. 影 ka-ge means shadow in Japanse. Makes more sense than cage 🤓.

[@just2watch1clip]

Yeah, but have you considered (and I mean really thought about) this: "Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a Kage"

[@thirdworldrenegade]

Gouken - Gooken Goutetsu - Gootsetsu You're really expecting this dude to pronounce Kage properly? LOL!

[@RestlessWandererOriginal]

I was about to comment the same thing

[@antyoung24]

@@thirdworldrenegade he can he just refuses to

[@fabianv4794]

Aaaaahhhh!! Thank you lol i was wondering why Ka-Ge was his name, and it does makes sense

[@deandejaguar]

Are you serious with how you say Kage?! Ka-Ge ... not Cage ... really?

[@BurnedRetinas]

The permeance of Evil Ryu is also one of those moments that was a pivotal character arc for Sagat, who despite being one of the 4 Kings, was still an honorable warrior who sensed his tainted fighting spirit. As always, great show, my guy

[@joandarc441]

You should talk about Snk fighting game characters they have a lot of good stories too

[@nomad155]

Yes please!

[@tokenstandpoint93]

Totally!

[@diegoalves2004]

I second this motion

[@YeldellGW]

Given how badly he butchers names like Ryu and Kage I’m not sure if I could go through an entire video on Haohmaru or Genjuro.

[@MrSez1979]

Even better in some ways!

[@3serio]

Everybody in that first generation pronounced it Rye-U. Outside of special moves, and some intros, we didn’t have any audio files of them talking, let alone saying each other’s names. Now they have entire cutscenes where they say each other’s names all the time and Ree-U is the closest thing the English voice actors could get to Ryu proper. Point being, it’s not a British pronunciation.

[@tomnamsa]

I also went from Rye-U to Ree-U. But the closest pronunciation would be Liu as in Liu Kang.

[@polycube868]

Wouldn't it actually be Dee U? I know the name Ryo is actually pronounced closer to Dee U in Japanese.

[@ebesonen]

Evil Ryu is the best "what if" version of Ryu there is, Evil is stronger, has some of Akuma's moves, also gains the Shun Goku Satsu / Raging Demon, it's just fun to play as Evil Ryu and I enjoy him a lot, Thank you Top Hat Gaming Man for a great video ✌️

[@Gen965]

When I learned Evil Ryu on SF4. I stayed playing wit him.💯

[@pman7588]

i think your favorite character is sagat.

[@SupportGamin2024]

Evil ryu is basically a younger version of akuma,in a sense

[@joshualowe959]

First Ryu, then Evil Ryu....when is SHIN Ryu coming

[@killbotjames22]

Capcom is holdin waaaay back. Oni got a little shine so far but we’ll see if Evil Ryu gets more blood down the line.

[@joshualowe959]

@@killbotjames22 Oni was a beast in Street Fighter 4. He doesn't come in Street Fighter 5 whereas Evil Ryu did in the form of Kage. Maybe Oni will come to Street Fighter 6 along with Ryu mastering both The Satsui No Hado & The Power of Nothingness. More importantly.... Street Fighter 6 could have G as the ultimate boss

[@killbotjames22]

@@joshualowe959 Yea I jus feel that the way capcom built Kage’s move set, wasn’t a worthy enough. He feels handicapped & even tho I feel that way I’d still use him when I played SFV cuz I genuinely like the character. I can’t think of the game but hopefully they’ll make ryu like they did before, again. Where he could switch between the two fighting styles since he has no end point. The Last thing for ryu t to do is master both.

[@bobzindabottle]

@@killbotjames22 one of the marvel vs capcom games, you could change his fighting styles to either Ken's, Akuma's or his own style?

[@tyrone2423]

@@bobzindabottle the MvC

[@TheBlackOtaku]

Please do a history of Sakura

[@thecunninlynguist]

damn, I thought he did already, lol. Yes, if she hasn't had one, she needs one!

[@TheRatlord74]

I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this but ended up mesmerized. Great stuff Top Hat.

[@captainmario11991]

This man pronunciation of Kage and ryu lol

[@ZakTDuck]

How about The History of Sawada: The Street Fighter Character Nobody Remembers

[@deaston18]

Justice

[@MhmdFyruz]

That might not carry a video of this length, maybe 10 minutes tops.😅

[@sajmeister]

Thanks for this stuff, dude. You my hero!

[@jorybeatty1726]

Your pronunciation of Ryu as Ryu and not Ryu is why we 1776'd you guys. I can't believe you.

[@black2785]

Been waiting for this one

[@matteonoeljordifuriato8202]

nooo I had high hopes for the pronunciation this time. so sad also: Evil Ryu was created originally by mangaka Masahiro Nakahira, appearing in the manga Street Fighter Alpha (Zero in Japan) just like Karin Kanzuki, and then appearing in SFA2. also: Kage is pronounced like in Naruto's Okage, not like Nick Cage cool video tho

[@miguelancira1347]

As always good content! Keep it up bro!

[@grahamcurran8744]

Almost at the 100k subs good job top hat gaming man

[@MatMadikPCA]

Thank you so much for another great video, THGM 🎩 🙌 🎉 🥳!!!

[@andrewg.t9714]

Good video as always 🙌💯

[@kadosho02]

Evil Ryu is a fascinating, dark energy based character. Always wondered which version of Ryu we have been playing all along. Especially during SF3, where the taunt actually displays his chi energy, and eyes flare. But his journey, hmm.. far more powerful than Bison. Akuma. Plus Gill, and Urien. By SF3 able to channel, and sustain his abilities. If Kage is separate.. huh.. Even Sagat now channels that dark energy too. Excellent coverage sir, as always Hm I would love to see Remy covered in a video. Who do you think he is related to?

[@ak1133m]

To me the most mysterious person in Street Fighter is "E. HONDA" . He's such a swept under the rug character that no one talks about whether that's background story or rivalry.. I just know he's a Japanese sumo wrestler

[@cellariusmack2595]

he also runs a bath house and wanted to stop Bison from selling poisonous roids to Sumo wrestlers if I remember right from II

[@TheFighterVerse]

FUN LITTLE DETAIL : EVIL RYU'S HOLE IN HIS CHEST WAS MADE BY AKUMA IN THE RYU FINAL MANGA. EVENTHOUGH THEY ARE MANY OTHER VARIANTS.

[@megacrapul]

Yep in asura s wrath it asura who creates the chest wound

[@mattelder1971]

At least the "American" Ree-you pronunciation is closer to the original Japanese than your Rye-You nonsense.

[@desdichado-007]

"Rye-you" is how it's said in America.

[@mattelder1971]

@@desdichado-007 Not by anyone I have ever heard. And I'm responding to THGM's comment in the video. Read some of the other comments here about that as well. Maybe it is a regional thing, but I learned to say it the Japanese way because I lived there at the time SFII was first released.

[@desdichado-007]

@@mattelder1971 I've never heard anything else, especially during the 90s, in the South, the northern Midwest and the West Coast.

[@Motouyuu]

You're right. This guy shadow banned two of my comments explaining how the Japanese roll the R sound off of the tongue in reference to a previous episode of One Piece. I am the only one that can see those 2 comments. So he shadow bans comments and those two particular ones for some reason

[@desdichado-007]

@@Motouyuu The reason is that nobody likes a pedantic know-it-all who feels entitled to run around "correcting" everyone else on the internet and showing off your knowledge of Japanese pronunciation or whatever. The reality is that in the Western world, for YEARS everybody said "Rye-you" therefore, IN ENGLISH, that pronunciation was not only correct, but standard. It's not "wrong" because when speaking English, we're not, as it happens, speaking Japanese.

[@mikethetowns]

Ayy, would be keen on a video about Kage haha. Noice.

[@johnnyanton305]

The ryu pronunciation is hilarious. Should un please both sides of it lmaoo. Please continue with the humor it's great!

[@wrathofoni]

ASURA'S WRATH ( Episode : At Last, Someone Angrier Than Me ) When Ryu becomes a Fully Consumed Evil Ryu, he can match the Might of Asura for a long time.

[@AcornElectron]

Keep up the good work fella and stay safe.

[@SonicBoom12345]

Hahahaha love that patreon backer’s name- Drew Peacock hahahaha

[@DUBSDADEVILL]

Great video

[@Ming1975]

I don't understand why it's so hard to pronounce Ryu properly as Roo instead of Ri-yoo.

[@korbykan2038]

He pronounces Kyo and Ryo's name properly and Ryu is way more popular than them, something is not right. Maybe many people have been telling him and it made him mad, now he refuses to pronounce it right.

[@Ming1975]

@@korbykan2038 Hahaha! Like I said, I don't understand it.

[@hjames78]

Just call him Rii-you man lol. Lol every time you say his name it sounds like you are spitting. It's cool to call him Rii-you lol 😆 😂

[@GeomancerHT]

Sho-Ryu-Ken Just say the Ryu sillabe.

[@hersh23]

Wait. So that was him talking when we were supposed to hear "Ryu"!?!? I'm only a minute into the video but I legit thought there was some kind of weird glitch happening anytime Ryu's name is said. LOL If the whole video is like that, I don't think I'm going to be able to make it through

[@hjames78]

@@hersh23 he says "screw this" and starts just calling him Rii-you. Its a lot better lol

[@hjames78]

@@GeomancerHT I say Ryu like Ree-you. Works for me. But he's a brit and they didn't say it like us Americans lol

[@mattelder1971]

@@hjames78 "Rii-you" should be pronounced the same as "Ree-you", unless you want to call the Nintendo Wii the Nintendo Y. LOL

[@teeziebaby11]

Ree-YOU REE-YOU REE.....YOUUUUUU

[@christopherhugle8473]

This brings back so many memories street fighter is one of the reasons why I am into anime

[@jamesmoss3424]

It's Ryu's evil side don't piss him off.

[@tkmwong020480]

Kage is not pronounced as Cage. Correct pronunciation in Japanese is "Ka-Geh" which means shadow demon in Japanese folklore. That's why You see him with Fangs and Spikey tooth like a Japanese demon similar to the Oni.

[@devingiles6597]

Top Hat Gaming Man, you should definitely do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Sakura Kasugano!

[@Xx_HD_xX]

I feel like there's an inevitability with Ryu that he will not deny the dark hadou but will embrace it. However, he won't let it control him, he will instead find a way to control it, finding balance within himself. He will then become far more powerful than any form of Akuma.

[@Erokingu]

... That the end of Shadow Fall

[@Gideon13397]

@@Erokingu That wasn't the case though. He only purified it and turned it into the "Power of Nothingness" instead of actually trying to control it. That's why we got Kage as a dlc character, sure you could say he's just another 'what if' but Ryu definitely didn't control the Satsui no Hado.

[@SupportGamin2024]

@gideon6735 Evil ryu's whole purpose as a what if character is Capcom's way of telling us the Story of Akuma,in a Symbolic sense.

[@Chelvia]

Bro the Assasins Fist clips though, if you got a place I can find the series I would LOVE to get my hands on them, saw them when the first came out and NEVER had a chance to show anyone else but I told them about how good it is. Street Fighter Passion at its finest. Also the Kage scenario is more akin to Shadow Rejection from Persona if anything. Which just happens due to the shadow achieving its own ego and consciousness via cognitive split.

[@travtagonist3]

Evil Ryu is such a cool character

[@whiteramses7499]

More of Satsui No Hado contents pls. What is it, where it comes from, who is the originators.

[@Gideon13397]

Where did it come from? It came from Japan. Who are the originators? Goutetsu is the one who taught both Gouken and Akuma the art of Anatsuken fighting style.

[@nephiilim]

so you can say Tchaikovsky but you cant say Ryu?

[@CaptainVulcan]

I honestly don't know who's edgier: Evil Ryu or Akuma? But you gotta give credit when's it's due. The Satsui No Hadou is the sole reason why Ryu has character development in the first place. That, and the emergence of his literal inner demon. Ryu, to me, is still an interesting character. Sometimes...

[@SupportGamin2024]

Evil ryu in concept is a younger version of Akuma,Capcom is basically showing us ,How Gouki/Akuma becomes a demon,but we as fans are suppose to see it as if we're seeing an evil version of Ryu. Symbolically speaking

[@Thabooka]

my god you are f**kin up these names and techniques lm dying lmao

[@mudbutt234]

I thought you got tourettes for a moment

[@Drezha3]

Evil ryu is what happens when ryu accepts the satsui no hado. Kage is what happens when he rejects it

[@SupportGamin2024]

It's crazy how no one seems to realize that Evil ryu is basically Suppose to mirror Akuma's story

[@miltonbates6425]

We pronounced it "Rye-yu" in Canada too. I wasn't aware that Americans pronounced it "Ree-yu".

[@rd400d]

Im from the US and i've never heard anyone personally say ree-yu.

[@dwvcollection]

@@rd400d it was pronounced like that i the sf live action movie

[@luismaldonado5519]

I think in the original game(maybe "super" more specifically, cant remember) the announcer pronounces it "Rye-Yoo".

[@miltonbates6425]

@@luismaldonado5519 In Super Street Fight 2 (SSF2) the game announcer calls him "Ree-yoo" at the character select screen. At least that's how it was in the home console versions of the game. But by the time this version of the game came out, the "Rye-yoo" pronunciation was already so widespread that most of us ignored it.

[@mattelder1971]

As an American who actually lived in Japan around the time that SFII was released, I've always pronounced it more like "Ree-you", but as a single syllable since that's how I heard it when I lived there (and played the game in the original Japanese version BEFORE all of the idiotic name swaps).

[@KENPOJOE1]

The first time Evil Ryu appears was in the panasonic neo geo version of street fighter that features Akuma. If Ryu defeated Akuma with 2 consistent wins with no blocking and only kicks. After akuma falls his prayer beads break and a prayer bead rolls at Ryu's feet. The beads image fills the screen with the heaven kanji and changes Ryu into Evil Ryu. Gamepro magazine showed images of it occurring to confirm it existed. I do not know what versions this is available on but it is the 2d versions.

[@Gideon13397]

Actually, he was introduced in the manga version of Street Fighter Zero in 1996, although Idk if the mangas are canon the games but still that's his appearance.

[@bluewolf8873]

😆🤣😂 I used to get mad when you pronounced ryu's name wrong. However this was funny as hell

[@Wolfrage76]

Kage existence serves as a reminder ta Ryu as what will be the consecuences if He end up completly embracin' The Satsu No Hadou.

[@SupportGamin2024]

We Already had Akuma to basically show us this,kage wasn't needed

[@isaiahmiskel3619]

Pronounce "Ryu" how you like, but the correct Japanese annunciation is "Ree-U".

[@juiceala]

Next time you do a Virtua Fighter video I hope you get Kage’s name right as well, it’s not “Cage” it’s “ka-geee”

[@Mr_Gixxer]

He's kinda like Fleetway Super Sonic

[@HatchetVonFrankenstein]

You didn't touch MVCI where Thanos rips the evil from Ryu.

[@Gideon13397]

And then channels that power to blast a hadoken to Lady Death's face. 😂

[@thecunninlynguist]

curious about violent ken

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

Worst name ever lol

[@thecunninlynguist]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel lol yeah...and also seems like a lazy attempt to add another evil ryu.

[@Invidente7]

@@TopHatGamingManChannel don't forget about oni.

[@TheBigbrad75]

@@thecunninlynguist I think he was taking about your name lol, just sayin

[@Charlie_Tea]

YEAH CRAZY ASH FREAKING TOP HAT!!

[@ClarkeIllmatical]

Love this vid, has. video game feel....

[@RelocatedRedbird]

Oddly enough, the mispronunciation "Rah yuu" is the one that originated in America. The pronunciation "Ree yuu" is the Japanese pronunciation attempted with American phonetics. The original pronunciation was almost like your first try, but the "u" sounds closer to something like a "ü", not an "o".

[@MetalGaiden96]

I would like to see you cover Kairi from Street Fighter EX and Fighting EX Layer.

[@02167631]

3:20 is when Top Hat Gaming Man purposely stops using EYOOUURGH

[@robjackson4050]

i always thought it was you because that's how it's said in every anime i have seen and this might be a dumb question but are the alpha games cannon?

[@FingerBreakerWu]

Brits: Americans can't pronounce "aluminum" Me:

[@mickeybat5816]

Okay so I looked it up and the best way to describe how to say Ryu's name the "correct" way (the original Japanese way) is like saying redo but very quickly. Now like Row, or Reeeyooouuu or Raiiiyuuuuu. Always wondered and now I know. Matter of fact they say it the Japanese way in MVC origins.

[@omariwalker1006]

I do love these street fighter trivia videos. These British pronunciations though, there so cringy. I'm English and I've always thought so

[@purplehaze2342]

Ry yuuu

[@purplehaze2342]

Ryyyy yuuuu

[@purplehaze2342]

Ryyyyyyy yuuuuuu

[@humanconvertile]

I have no idea why the pronunciation of Ryu's name is remotely debatable anymore. Multiple times in the official games it's pronounced Ree-Yoo. I have no idea why he called it "American" whenever it was Japanese people in Japan who decided that is how the character's name is to be pronounced in a Japanese game. And why "Cage"? Kage debuted in Street Fighter 5 and his name is clearly pronounced by the announcer. All this ignorance and borderline xenophobia makes me wonder if Top Hat is just joking to trigger picky people (which mea culpa and he got me), or if he has never actually played these games with these characters.

[@okamibredren9524]

Ok so I'm not the only one kinda buged by the Cage pronunciation its freaking Kage: KAA-GAY , I think its Japanese for shadow, if it was a troll then well played.

[@jayb8934]

I think he might just be trolling.

[@suryans5851]

He either doesn't care enough to make the effort to pronounce things properly (despite the names & words being said clearly in the game) or he does it intentionally because he knows that he'll get a whole heap of reactions & comments about it which of course helps the KZbin algorithm in promoting his videos.

[@humanconvertile]

@@suryans5851 I'm honestly not all that familiar with Top Hat's content, so I can totally accept that he does it to get reactions for the algorithm and as a joke as a possibility.

[@suryans5851]

I suspect it's a bit of both. Either that or he's so stuck in his habits to bother changing his pronunciations or he blatantly just doesn't care enough & lacks the professionalism to make an effort. It is what it is I guess & I'll still watch the videos because I like the content but man is it excruciating to listen to sometimes...

[@UncleOf5]

I'm just mad that Ultra Street Fighter 2 is a Nintendo switch exclusive.

[@Iqzzy-KO]

Can you please do a vid on Ryu? :)

[@TopPickReviews]

Hey Top Hat why don't you do a video on violent Ken?

[@BenjaminGage]

What’s with the back masked name edit?

[@starrstarr7197]

In marvel vs capcom infinite his level 3 super is him fighting back his evil form while doing his shin shoryuken

[@Zeiru]

I'm sure someone else will point it out but "Kage" is pronounced as two syllables. "Ka. Gay." Kage means Shadow in Japanese and is a reference to this being a shadow of Ryu.

[@ohmeohmicah]

Ah yes, Evil Ryoch

[@Ruronini]

I think E.Ryu got the scars from the events in Ashura's Wrath

[@NosBlueade]

He may be doing it mockingly, but the punctuation is a step in the right direction. I’m still on the side that there is a difference between saying foreign phonics with an accent and saying it deliberately wrong. Don’t be like those stubborn Aussies that stick to SEAga.

[@lincolntortuga6044]

Found my new ring tone... or text alert... or just general next sound I make... think I can't [continued use of incorrect ellipses] SHOR I CAN

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

Ryu & Evil Ryu remind me of Siegfried & Nightmare from the soul calibur series

[@FireBomberBassist]

Kah-Gay. “Cage” made me go huh? Lol

[@kaisorz1]

Speculation for sure, but the scar Evil Ryu (SF4) has lines up with Oni's ultra 1. Same marks and everything. Seems odd not to touch on Oni?

[@misterunknown405]

The fact that Sagot was trying to help ryu up. And ryu just did him dirty!

[@kurokoro]

Evil Ryu got that hole in his chest from a condition called Pectus escavatum do to TRENing hard.

[@wrathofoni]

Please, make a story ( Video ) about : The Horrifying story of Akuma and his two forms ( Shin Akuma and Oni The Mad Demon )

[@SonicZuki]

U should do violent ken next

[@tyheavenlywings7760]

Is that Arnold Schwarzenegger's face on evil Ryu's body??? O ok, carry on

[@wrathofoni]

Satsui No Hado ( CAPCOM : Street Fighter Series ) 🆚 Devil Gene ( Namco : TEKKEN ) Which one is the strongest ?

[@anthonygarland8839]

I love too know more about oni there isn't any much details on him at I know it's one akumas forms

[@Unpopular_Duality.]

How about Evil Sakura?? That was in the alpha games.

[@luismaldonado5519]

I always thought she was like Akumas long lost daughter or something.(Before the dark Hado lore was more developed)

[@andresfontanez3016]

I am studying Japanese and even after learning how to pronounce Ryu's name correctly I don't mind at all hearing it as R(eye)(you). But Ree-you? For some reason that REALLY bothers me. It's the half-assed attempt at saying it right but still getting it 100% wrong that irks me.

[@TokenDrew]

FINALLY

[@ChildTheDJ]

Black people in America say: “Rye-you” FYI

[@anthonysloan2620]

Love your vids. Will you do Ryu with the power of nothingness

[@RoseEclipz]

You got it backwards. Its funny you called the actual japanese pronounciation American, than say it the way %90 of Americans say it as if its not. He even says his name in the Uppercut, Sho-Ryu-Ken, notice the voice sample says REE You and not Rai You.

[@MrSez1979]

Ahh "Rye-You"... I miss that pronunciation from my youth! And I'm American!

[@hariffton8482]

Ill be honest, I thought you just forgot to say Ryu's name after sneezing but then it happened again