Who is Ryu's brother?

Shun is a major character from Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation. This boy is apparently the younger brother of Ryu, the Japanese fighter who has played a primary role in the Street Fighter video games, though Shun himself has never appeared in any of the games.
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Is Ryu the son of Akuma?

Generations makes it pretty clear that Ryu is Akuma's illegitimate son.
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Is Akuma Ryu brother?

Akuma made his debut in Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and Boss. In the storyline of the Street Fighter video games, he is the younger brother of Gouken, Ryu's and Ken's master.
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Who is Akumas brother?

Gouken (Japanese: 剛拳, Hepburn: Gōken) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter video game series. He is the martial arts master who trained Ryu and Ken, as well as the elder brother and former training partner of Akuma.
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Is Akuma Ryu uncle?

Officially, Akuma is Ryu's adoptive uncle.
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Street Fighter Alpha - Shun's Death (Ryu's Brother)



How did Evil Ryu come to be?

After Asura changes into his six arms form, uppercuts Ryu into the moon and attempts to drive him through the chest with his fist, the Mathra causes the Satsui no Hado to awaken, allowing Ryu to transform into Evil Ryu.
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Are Ken and Ryu brothers?

Ken is the best friend and rival of Ryu, who has also appeared in all Street Fighter games. Ken's goal is to test his power against many different fighters and strives to become stronger. He uses improved Shoryuken (dragon punch) techniques.
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Is Gouken the father of Ryu?

Ryu is Gouken's first disciple and adopted son. Gouken inspired him to be a martial artist and views him as a son, but no longer views him as a student, but as a rival, as he has gone far in his journey and is skilled enough to learn his own techniques. He also helped him overcome the Satsui no Hado.
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Who is master of Akuma?

Goutetsu (轟鉄 / ゴウテツ, Gōtetsu?, "Roaring Iron") is a non-playable character in the Street Fighter video game series. According to the backstory introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he was the martial arts master of Gouken and Akuma, who trained them in the martial art style they used.
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Who is stronger Ryu or Ken?

Apparently, Ken is stronger, or more accurately, Ryu is weaker. As Okamoto explains it, back during Street Fighter 2's development the team was working on a mechanic that made a character performing a special move more vulnerable for a quick moment.
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Why is M. Bison evil?

Though his soul while using the Soul Power had two distinct sizes (one good and other evil), he chose to expel all the goodness that was in his soul and become entirely evil. Captured teenage girls and brainwashed them into becoming the Shadaloo Dolls. Killed Cammy's parents and brainwashed her.
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Is Oro missing an arm?

Canonically, Oro's sleeve is on his left arm while his right arm is exposed, however for his playable appearance in Street Fighter V, Oro has his sleeve and exposed arm swapped.
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What is Ryu's full name?

Ryu is played by Byron Mann in the 1994 film version of Street Fighter, where he serves as a supporting protagonist, as Guile is the main character. In this depiction, Ryu is given the surname "Hoshi" and is presented as an American of Japanese ethnicity.
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Who is Ryu's mother?

Due to her relationship with Akuma, Sayaka is speculated to be Ryu's biological mother in Alpha: Generations. She is the only female character in Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist. She is also the first female character in the Street Fighter: Legacy franchise.
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Is Sakura in love with Ryu?

By Street Fighter 4, Sakura had a crush on Ryu, but now in Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition, the recent high-school grad ponders the bigger things in life and appears to want more from Ryu. She doesn't explicitly say she wants to have Ryu's child, but Sakura talks about how everyone gets old and dies.
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Is Ryu son of GOKI?

As time passes, Sayaka leaves Gouken while pregnant with child, being Ryu. And in both Generations and Assassin's Fist, he's unleashed the power of the Dark Hado.
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Are Chun Li and Ryu friends?

Chun-Li is friends with Ryu and also is close friends with Guile, Ken, Sakura and Karin.
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How old is Ryu in sf5?

57 year old Ryu is still very recognizable as one of the most popular characters in all of gaming, but definitely has a few distinctions as he's traded in his iconic red headband for a dark blue one (it seems his original is now tied around one of his hands and forearms) and his dark hair has faded to a light gray.
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Are Ken and Ryu identical?

In the actual game, Ken is for all purposes a clone of Ryu, who during competitive matches is controlled by the second player. Here, the only differentiating features are that Ken wears red martial arts attire called 'keikogi', has blonde hair and fights barefoot while Ryu has red shoes in the original game.
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Why is Ken an echo fighter?

In a sense, Ken is sort of the original Echo Fighter of fighting games. Given, the term "Echo Fighter" is a term that was created for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a way of rebranding the "clone character" phrase.
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Will Evil Ryu return?

Nintendo is adding an Evil Ryu spirit to Super Smash Bros Ultimate as part of its Street Fighter series 35th anniversary celebration. The Street Fighter spirit event that includes Evil Ryu and several returning Street Fighter spirits will be available in SSBU starting January 14, 2022, and end on January 19, 2022.
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Why does Evil Ryu have a hole in his chest?

Here's a clip from the page. Well it seems Capcom is honoring the work of famous mangaka Masahiko Nakahira who made the Street Fighter Alpha mangas as well as the famous Ryu Final in which Ryu gets almost killed in his final battle against Akuma, where the latter punctured Ryu's chest.
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Who came first Ryu or Ken?

Ryu first showed up in 1987's Street Fighter. He and Ken are the only selectable characters with player 1 being Ryu and player 2 being Ken. They play exactly the same, and while they have their iconic special attacks (the Hadoken, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpukyaku) at their disposal, the game doesn't let you know.
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