Other games in the series show Ryu to be highly focused on his training, aiming to become the strongest he can. He is the longest running fighting game character. Having premiered in the first Street Fighter in 1987, Ryu appears as the game's lead character alongside his best friend Ken Masters.
Ryu ( Japanese: リュウ, Hepburn: Ryū) is a fictional Japanese fighting character and the main protagonist of Capcom's Street Fighter series.