Fighters Destiny/Ryuji

Ryuji
Full Name	Ryuji Saeki
Birthplace	Japan
Occupation	Martial Artist
Playstyle	All-Rounder
Health Points	100
HP Recovery	Average

Introduction

Seeking the tournament's organizer to ask the whereabouts of his grandfather Iwatetsu, a legendary fighter, Ryuji heard rumors that he may be sneaking into the contest and was determined to participate himself.

The Ryu clone trying his damnedest to be a Mishima.

Despite being the game's poster child, Ryuji is geared more towards rushdown than his "All-Rounder" title implies. To this end, he boasts several unique tools to supplement his offense, such as sidestep cancels on jabs, a jump-cancellable sweep, and two mist-step style moves--one of which leads into his signature Mach Punch and the other into his infinite. Combined with useful feints, OK throws, a viable Special and decent damage, Ryuji can create lots of mental static for the opponent to tune out while he moves in for a round-winning blow.

The caveat: most of these tools are situational. His safest moves are rarely fast, and he lacks Mids outside of strings (leaving viable pokes more vulnerable to dodging). He lacks a frontal Lock and his scariest options are mostly covered by low yutori, so he struggles with turtles. As such, Ryuji is fairly easy to learn, but beating skilled opponents means strongly enforcing the basics before he can cut loose and finish them off.