ABOUT THIS STATUE

¡°All will Fall.¡± 

Cold.
Egotistical.
Honorless.
Savage. 

These are words you¡¯d use to define Akuma or M.Bison, not Ryu. Never, ever Ryu. 

But this is not Ryu. This is your worst nightmare. 

The Satsui no Hado has long been a cautionary tale in the Street Fighter franchise, a destructive form of Ki that exploits the baser aspects of humanity, corrupting even the purest of souls. Goutetsu taught it to his student Akuma, who embraced it, and Gouken, who recognized it¡¯s risk, refusing to train his own disciples. 

The more we were warned about it, the more we speculated on what would happen if a character as strong as Ryu forsook his education and let the Satsui consume him. 

Evil Ryu is our answer, Ryu turned inside out, the surge of murderous intent awakened. He can no longer resist the evil energy within, plunging deeper into darkness with every victory. Purged of all traces of honor and decency, this is a Ryu with a blood thirst and ritualistic belligerence bordering on a feral barbarism. Assuming this anger has made him mindless would be your last mistake, however, as Dark Ryu is perhaps the most calculating and dangerous character in the game.