Posted Jul 05, 2006 at 09:30AM by Christopher C. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: Solid Snake, Ryu Hayabusa, Cloud Strife
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Videogame Versus


Ryu vs Liu Kang

Why the fight?
They're both sort of your stock beginning character, and they have red bandannas... it's on!


Vital Statistics:

Videogame versusRyu
Height: 5ft 7 inches
Weight: 150lbs

Training: Both Ryu and Ken were trained in the lethal martial art or Ansatsuken specifically created for assassination called Shun Goku Satsu  although both fighters practice a variation on the style that is non-lethal. Ryu's more deliberate fighting style is slower but he is capable of doing more damage per hit, he is also widely renowned for the awesome power of his "wave fist," or Hadouken technique.

Special Moves: Hadouken (wave motion fist is a powerful Ki projectile attack), Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (tornado whirlwind feet is a powerful ki based attack which creates a miniature tornado beneath the attacker, lifting him off the ground and toward his opponent), Shoryuken (rising dragon fist is a powerful uppercut in which the attacker raises himself off the ground to increase the impact of the punch)

Misc: Ryu is a wandering warrior, "just a Japanese fighter passing through", who has spent his whole life in the pursuit of physical, spiritual and mental perfection. Ryu's strength of will and discipline are in a never ending battle against the Satsui no Hadou, an dark, death dealing form of the martial art he practices, a battle he has lost only once, during his first streetfighter tournament in which he defeated the muy thai warrior known as Sagat.

Upcoming Games: Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting

Videogame versusLiu Kang
Height: 5ft 10 inches
Weight: 185 lbs

Training: Proficient in Jun Fan, Pao Chui, Jeet Kune Do, Choy Lay Fut, Monkey and Dragon fighting styles, but uses mainly Jun Fan and occasionally Pao Chui, which loosely translates to "Cannon Fist".

Special moves: Bicycle Kick (Kang launches across the screen, burying his moving feet into his opponents chest with animalistic ferocity), Fireball (Liu Kang creates an energy build up, which he fires in the direction of an opponent), Dragon fatality ( Kang transforms into a dragon, and consumes his opponents upper body).

Misc: Former follower of the shaolin White Lotus Society, he became earths greatest champion in the battle against Outworld, finally falling to a deceptive sneak attack by Shang Tsung, who broke his neck and swallowed his soul. His body would live again however, in the the form of his mysteriously re-animated corpse, and his spirit was freed from Tsung's demonic grip by the thunder god Raiden.



The Outcome:
This is a tough one. On the one hand Liu Kang has defeated a startling number of mythical beasts in his time, coming back from dead and even becoming the undisputed champion of Mortal Kombat, he's also got that nifty ability to turn into a flesh eating dragon. On the other hand, Ryu was an absolute badass in the Japanese version of Streetfighter II: The Animated Movie, he's a dedicated fighter and one of the most spiritually and mentally sound characters in all videogamedom. Both abhor murder, but they'll do the deed if push comes to shove. I'm a Streetfighter fan, my heart wants Ryu to win so bad, but my brain knows Liu Kang wins this one. Kang emerges victorious!



Once again, we hope you enjoyed this Versus article, if you missed the first Versus, between Solid Snake and Sam Fisher, you ought to check it out. Below you'll find a list of upcoming versus article we've got lined up (not in this particular order necessarily). We're actively taking your suggestions for interesting versus battles, so feel free to let us know what showdown's you'd like to see. On that note, we've had second thoughts about our Dante vs Pikachu showdown (what were we thinking?) so if you've got any suggestions on who should go up against Dante, feel free to say so, off the top of my head I'd say Vincent from Final Fantasy VII, but maybe we've got too many FF characters in there already?


UPCOMING BATTLES

-Samus Aran vs The Master Chief

-Mario vs Sonic

-Ratchet vs Fox

-Hotsuma vs Ryu Hayabusa

-Samanosuke vs Jube

-Dante vs Pikachu - Suggestions anyone?

-Simon Belmont vs Alucard

-Kratos vs Riddick

-Link vs Cloud Strife

-Max Payne vs Agent 47

-Lara Croft vs The Prince of Persia

-Auron vs Sephiroth

-Raziel vs Kain


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   by Minnull (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » wtf

Ryu will kick kangs ass anyday. Whats kang got, a freaken fireball and a slide kick. Kang = bruce lee ripoff neway

   by TurkuSama (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Ryu, hands down...

Ryu is a veteran in ass whooping. Liu Kang...is garbage. Nuff said..

   by j (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » k

Liu Kang Mortal Kombat champion is gonna whoop ryu's punk ass.

   by Cyncro (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Dante vs Vincent!? No way!

Dante going up against Vincent is nothing. Vincent is badass but Dante has got it down. Vincent don't got a guitar that he can hit people with or a sword. Dante should go up against Squall from FFVIII because Squall has a gunblade. That would be great. Oh and Ratchet should go up against Jak. They are exact opposites.

   by d (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » d

More suggestions

Gordon Freeman vs Someone
Sam Fisher vs Snake

   by sinjinn (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » ..

hey ...is this like the group matches or is it just elimination ? you should have qualifiers pit against one another like in the world cup.

liu kang and snake are though to the second round .

is anyone taking bets on this?

   by a (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » duh

only qutoe that would be worthy!

GaY!!!!!

   by Chris C - 2006-07-05
 » .is this like the group matches or is it just elimination ?

You know I hadn't thought about that. Let me mull that idea over, and we'll decide whetehr to make it a tournament or not, probably by the time the next Versus match rolls around.

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   by Dblaze (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Ryu...

Ryu would kick his ASSS!!! EASILY!

   by lolli (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » AURON VS SEPHIROTH???

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

   by wilmheath (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » mc

masterchief would own them both

   by Kum0 (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Have you not seen the Anime Movie

Ryu has got the greatest fighting potential!!!

Liu Kang is pure ***** :P
One Hadoken will OWN ALL :D

HADOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKEN!

   by Someone (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Sora & Squall

I would like to see Sora from KH vs someone, & Squall from FFVlll vs someone too. I don't really know who they would face, but i would like to see them in there.

   by freemuffin (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » sora vs cloud

sora vs cloud and cheif vs freeman

   by Christopher C. (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Liu Kang#1

it says it all in the height and weight.
plus ryu looks like he's on steroids.

   by Cody Jones (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » obvious

liu has this one won! only because one thing, he can turn into a freakin dragon!!!!!!!!! woOt!

   by Shadownet - 2006-07-05
 » FFVIII

Squall owns...everyone














thats it...

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   by Po-Chan (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Ryu

Ryu ...easy

   by Ammo (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Ideas!!!!

How bout snake vs Sam fisher

My money is on Snake

   by MTK (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » The truth

Liu Kang would burn Ryu faster then he csn even say Haduken..

   by fg (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » RYU

STREET FIGHTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   by hush404 - 2006-07-05
 » bahh soo wrong!!!

Kang would try to pull of any of his moves and ryu would send a blast his wayso big it'd f'n incinerate him.

   by deadside - 2006-07-05
 » hmmm

rather complicated fight... I would tend to Ryu for the win because for me he is the "nicer" character... and considering the animated Series "Street Fighter II V" he has some more power as mentioned above... it's not a simple "Hadouken (wave motion fist is a powerful Ki projectile attack)" but even larger, bigger, more energetic... ... yeah.. okay... my personal opinion

For new Versus....

Duke Nukem vs. Gordon Freeman

Tony Versetti vs. Don Corleone

Jin (Tekken) vs. Kasumi (DoA)

and Dante could walk up against.. probably the Soul Reaver?

   by Gonz (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Dante match up?

Due to comic reasons id love to see dante fight pikachu, but id like some kind of dante VS nightmare fight. a little bit more serious.

   by huh? (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » I havent seen Die Hard =(

Ryu could kill him just by looking at him...

   by Ejab (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Obvious

Lou Kang, pwns Ryu.

   by Razing (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » Idea!

I agree with Liu Kang winning. He can turn into a freakin' dragon, man!

Right, ideas...
Cervantes vs. the dude from Ninja Gaiden
Pikachu vs. Mochi
Viewtiful Joe vs. someone
Ratchet vs. Jak
Dante vs. Vincent/Squall
Rydia (FFIV) vs. Yuna (FFX/X-2)
Master Chief vs. Gordon Freeman (He's got a crowbar!)
Bahamut (FF series) vs. Hungarian Horntail (HP:GoF)

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   by lol (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » lmao Alucard Vs Simon

This fight is as one sided as Auron vs Sephiroth. Sephiroth would kill Auron in one hit, Alucard would own Simon easily and I can't believe you picked Liu Kang over Ryu. Ryu has defeated Akuma who is 10x stronger than anything in Mortal Kombat. O well, its all opinion anyway.

   by drasthaven - 2006-07-05
 » i cant pick

I can't pick who i would want to win with Link and Cloud. They are so equally powerful. Who do you think?

   by Mortal Kombat sucks (Unregistered) - 2006-07-05
 » /

Mortal Kombat has always been a *****ty fighter, its success entirely based on shock value. Come to think of it, wasn't Liu Kang's combo like Up-Right-Down-Left? Lame. The real fighter, please.



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