Mago: Ryu is strong as hell Also Mago: I will not use Ryu.

You're not the only one thinking that Mago haha. But yeah this is the first time since SFV s1 that Ryu might actually be useable at the tournament level. So it would be great to have Daigo try him at least.

I agree with Mago, that Ryu has a lot of potential, I've been using him a lot in S2 and he's very fun. His fireball game is really good, he hits like an absolute truck, and does a ton of drive gauge damage on block through blockstrings and has a lot of pressure from plus frames. From using him a lot, it's also apparent all the buffs didn't address any of the things the character is missing, namely the drive rush and the normals being a bit stubby compared to other characters, where Ken already has those plus good pressure, damage and corner carry. I also think he struggles against quite a few characters many of whom are being prominently used right now.

He used to play Ryu (before buff), and is one of most solid I've seen. (like combo execution, not missing DP) But even so, he's not performing well, even in rank games(high legend tho). And he was crying about that, like the slowness.

For Diago to use Ryu, Ryu needs two jump air fireballs forwards and backwards, invincibility teleport, and walk speeds on par with Akuma.

I like Ryu but in this meta his specials can’t break DI

2:05 ryu “no escape!”

Ryu been strong Learning him just isn’t as easy as Ken

Only problem with Ryu is his neutral buttons even if u know how to play neutral well his buttons don’t really have much reach so u end up wiffing a lot and players can end up punishing you quite a bit but his damage is crazy and that Denjin hasho is nuts

ケツフリフリ（笑）

Naw according to Catcammys matchup sheet, Ryu has the worst matchup spread above 1700 in game with barely any being 5/5.

Ryu is great but not for top tournaments. :( He is still heavily lacking and not even to the same level as Ken. What is Ryu lacking the most? He is lacking alternative offensive options with protections, he has none available beyond an opponent being on burnout. He is also lack the ability to compete at close up move-exchanges combat, which is something that both Ken and Akuma have no problem in dealing with thanks to their faster Normals. To be incredible with Ryu, your fundamentals have to be on absolute point because he doesn't have the luxury of relying on his Specials like Akluma. If your fundamentals isn't on point then it is highly likely you will lose using Ryu. It's so sad for not even his famous DP is reliable for it completely vulnerable to clash against an opponent's attack, which is a huge shame. Think about it... The master of the Shoryuken is not guaranteed and that includes his OD DP too. So, how would I buff Ryu to make him A-tier? Simple. This is what I would do: *1. Give him his SF2 Shoryuken properties back but only apply it to his Weak Shoryuken:* That will solve tons of problems as that will serve as an ace to break any oncoming attack in corner punishes or upclose move exchanges combat.. *2. Give him his SF2 Tatsu properties back:* Akuma shouldn't have it, it should have went straight to Ryu. Giving Ryu his original tatsu back will serve greatly as a surprised counter to any fireball battles, including used as a surprise upclose counterattack due to the invincible frame at start-up. If you feel that is an unfair, don't. Why? Look at Ed, Deejay, Cammy, Luke, Akuma, and other high tier characters with their invincible frames that are far more advantageous than Ryu's SF2 tatsu. They are so advantageous that it's actually quite insulting and makes you wonder if the game designer have something against Ryu. *3. Give him his Super SF2 Air Tatsu mechanics back:* Ryu's Super Street Fighter 2 Air Tatus is one of the most strategic and most applicable use of the air tatsu in the history of Street Fighter. Give it back to him for it can be used offensively and defensively on both attack and positioning far, near, in front and behind his opponent. *4. Give Ryu's Normals the same properties as Ken:* Ryu has too many late active frames in his normals move sets that makes him too much a sitting duck to combo loops and close-up move exchanges. Giving all his Normals the same properties as Ken will give Ryu more of a fighting chance. Note that I don't ask for the actual Normal moves to change (e.g., being able to shift forward like Ken, Rashid and Luke normals does) because idea #1 above is a strong tool to assist. *5. Slightly speed up and increase the blast connection range of Ryu's Level 2 and his Strong Hashogeki:* This will allow him to operate from sweep range more effectively. Note that the change will not make the strong Hashogeki the same level as Akuma's highly abusive Adament Flame that can operate from the edge of sweep range, but at least the extended blast range and slightly speeded up animation will give Ryu a better fighting chance for Ryu to more effectively operate the move from Sweep Range and give the opponent lesser time to read it. *6. Improve his 6HK so it has similar invincible properties to Zangief and Luke's knee:* This move still needs to be heavily improve in both distance coverage and invincibility. Considering Luke and Zangief's Knee attacks and and Guile having a similar move that can clearly leap over any sweep attack, there shouldn't be any reason to why Ryu should have the worse equivalence in this. *7. (New move) Give Ryu an additional optional overhead & low crippling follow-up attack to his OD Hashogeki:* Right now, the OS Hashogeki is still completely useless even after Season 1. This move is so useless that hardly anyone uses it. Expanding the OD Hashogeki with optional follow-ups will allow the user to have more strategy attack options to pressure their opponents. This is perfectly reasonable because, i. you cannot activate it too many times because it is an OD move, ii. Ken has an Jirai Overhead & Low kick follow up option that doesn't use Drive Meter, iii. Deejay also has an sway overhead and low kick options. *8. Speed up his DI to have the same speed as Ken:* Ryu's DI is too slow and the animation is very readable. At least, improve this by making it match Ken's DI speed. That's it. I think all the above ideas for improvement are not only more than viable, they are completely fair considering the things the current A-Tier and above characters can do in the game. So far, 5 of my ideas made it to the last Balance patch, including the Wake Up Drive Reversal that I communicated back in last year July. It would be wonderful if Ryu could be improved with the above ideas. Who knows, we'll see.

Never was nothing wrong with him 🙄

daigo will use ryu

Ryu is lacking combo strings. He’s basically 1-2 or 1-2-3. Too reliant on drive rush

He's "good" for online play, if you want to win a tournament you play Akuma / Rashid.

hes good, but if you invest your time in ryu is kinda bad compared to akuma

he is coping so hard its insane

This is Momochi, not Mago.😵‍💫

Ryu is still lacking a lot that he used to have. His fireball game is not that great. He needs that back he's literally the guy who is known for fireballs in fighting games. I'd know, I've been maining him since 5

This isn't mago, it´s momochi