Ryu Hayabusa
| Ryu Hayabusa | |
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| Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive character | |
Ryu in Dead or Alive 5 (2012)
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| First game | Ninja Gaiden (1988) |
| Created by | Hideo Yoshizawa |
| Voiced by (English) |
Justin Gross (NG 2004) Josh Keaton (NGII) Troy Baker (DOAD, NG3, DOA5, Yaiba) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) |
Hideyuki Hori (games) Keiichi Nanba (anime) |
| Portrayed by | Kane Kosugi (film) |
| Fictional profile | |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Fighting style | Hayabusa Ninjutsu |
| Weapon | Dragon Sword (all media), various others |
| Occupation | Antique shop owner (anime) |
Ryu Hayabusa (Japanese: リュウ・ハヤブサ/隼 龍 Hepburn: Hayabusa Ryū?) is a fictional character who serves as the protagonist of Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden action-adventure video game series, in addition to featuring as a player character in the Dead or Alive fighting game franchise by Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja. He is a dragon-human hybrid who wields an ancestral weapon called the Dragon Sword, and is the leader of the Hayabusa ninja clan. One of Tecmo's most enduring characters, Ryu has appeared on official series merchandise as well as the feature film DOA: Dead or Alive, and has made many crossover appearances in other games. He has received public and critical reception as one of the most iconic ninja in video games.
As the son of renowned ninja Joe Hayabusa, Ryu Hayabusa (whose first and last names, respectively, translate literally to "dragon" and "falcon") is the wielder of the legendary Dragon Sword. Although he appears as a normal human, he is actually a demon-human hybrid whose ancestors drew their blood from the same evil deities such as the The Holy Vigoor Emperor, the first game's main antagonist. In the Dead or Alive series, Ryu has befriended fellow ninja Hayate, and joins forces with Kasumi and Ayane, with whom he works to take down the corrupt tournament organizer Victor Donovan.
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