The King Of Fighters Lore ► The Story Of Ryo Sakazaki
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2019
- Ryo Sakazaki, the main protagonist of the Art Of Fighting series, is one of the most influential characters made by SNK and it's partially thanks to him that the King Of Fighters series was born.
This video tells his story in both the Art Of Fighting and the King Of Fighters timelines. And explains his relationship with characters like King, Takuma (mr Karate), Robert, Yuri and even Geese Howard.
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"Art of Fight" from The King of Fighters 98
"Kamikirimushi (Praying Mantis)" from The King of Fighters 96
"Kyoku-gen" from The King of Fighters 2003
"Art of Fight~Ryuko to Tsubame" from The King of Fighters 2002 UM
"Mountain Seclusion" from The King of Fighters XIII
"Who Likes To Party" by Kevin MacLeod
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Honestly the art of fighting would make a good 80s movie
The plot has been used in action movies for years so it shouldn't be that much of a surprise.
That was SNK's intention, wasn't it?
@Taylor Bee Who would you cast
Yup, the games have a very noir tone, specially AOF1.
The closest thing would be the aof2 commercial
All these years later and I still can’t get over how gorgeous KOF 13 looks.
Too bad the bodily proportions are all fucked up in KOF 13 and 14
@@devilmayclarify666 I didnt mind the look
@@2gunzup07 There are improvements to how they "look" in some ways, like quality-wise - the best example might be how the characters appear more three-dimensional - but at the very least, the proportions are stylized beyond the niche that KOF classically fulfiled: "A niche of meticulous, detailed realism" is the best way I can put it without taking too much time to analyze. I think your statement "I didn't mind" demonstrates the negative direction the series took with its art style, though.
@@devilmayclarify666 Positive or negative is subjective. Character proportions might've become more stylized or exaggerated, but whether that's good or bad is up to the individual.
REVIVE KOF 13
Ryo is criminally underrated. Its good to see him getting some love.
I always wondered why noone chose him.. Not my choice either but im sure it happened here and there
Probably because he is too dense to notice that King wants his D.
@@sloppyjoe2794 mostly because people just dismiss him as a Ryu clone and dont realize that he actually has more moves than Ryu and has more Canonical feats (Beating his Father under his Mr. Karate persona. Takuma is regarded as one of the strongest in the SNK universe. Also beat Geese in his prime (not even Terry can boast this feat) and he beat Geese so bad that he fled to Japan for 10 years. And ofcourse the first canonical KOF champion.
He looks like a Ryu clone, his design isn't flashy, he doesn't have much story relevance currently, and he seems like a gag with his whole motivation being money and not being smart.
@@Knucklebreaking None of the characters in Kof from Fatal Fury or Art of Fighting hold relevance. Not Ryo, not Terry, not Rock etc.
I always liked how after Ryo found out King was a girl an awkward love story blossomed between them in the later games of KOF 😂
I was always confused about that. I'd pick them against each other on the game, and i could tell they liked each other but I never knew why.
@@trentonbaratheon6722 well King has shown more signs of liking Ryo but as the video said he admits to being not to bright so sometimes he's oblivious to her feelings and then at the same time he likes her as well but can't really decide to just stay friends or take it further than that due to not knowing her feelings for him 😂
@@mariolemus12 LMAO
I liked that you got a trophy that said "sorry about your shirt" for beating king in the art of fighting anthology(ps2 port to ps4 digital game).
@@sladejosephwilson2300 that's gold right there 😂
5:18 in the most shocking reveletio-it was Takuma ofc
That was so anticlimatic
@@misterjersey5460 it was epic
@@misterjersey5460 Not back then.
I always felt Ryo had an underrated backstory. Great work.
I didnt know Geese had such a strong role in AOF1 and 2. I just thought he was a hidden boss. Nice watch!
@@ShoryuGame You can't make sense of it because its all over the place. It's a huge mess.
@@ShoryuGame As I told you before, I'm rewriting the entire lore starting from AOF, should be fun. The games are similar to an anime, when a new character is introduced the rest are step children.
Seems geese loves to destroy the lives of fighters who are a threat to him. First Ryo's mother and Terry's and Andy's father years later 😩
KOF is like saying... MarioBros, Zelda and Metroid being lniked histories and put togheter onto a canon SmashBros
@@VixXstazosJOB except Nintendo franchises exist in different universes meaning there are no timeline paradoxes
"The next generation of the Sakazaki family isn't going to see the light of the day anytime soon"
I don't know about that...
My boy Robert has some mad game.
Maybe the next one comes from Yuri
Maybe in Garou 2
Sean Maguire if only...
@@BetaXeeta someday...
Someday
As much as we wish it. It won't happen. Art Of Fighting doesn't get enough respect or attention from SNK.
@@seanMmaguire1 That will never happen
Art of Fighting takes place in 1978 where SNK itself was born...
... But the Art of Fighting universe looks more like 1992 than 1978.
Meanwhile the original version of street fighter 2 takes place in 1989 but looks like 1942.
@@billyj.causeyvideoguy7361
Actually Final Fight, Final Fight Revenge, and Street Fighter Alpha 3 takes place in 1989.
While SFII canonically takes place in 1993.
We got a double whammy. Ryo and Robert are back forming a new Art of Fighting team... with King.
This guy's life should be made as anime by a top studio and it's gonna rock the sky as high as it can be! He's REALLY strong even more than Terry whom take alot credit and praise over him...
Well there was a art of fighting anime but it wasn't really that good also they screwed up Ryo's iconic blonde hair and gave him Brown hair instead which was lame, like seriously the people behind that movie never explain why Ryo's hair is brown I like to think of 2 reasons, 1 eather it's a reference to a old art of fighting commercial were a actor dressed as Ryo had brown hair or its the fact that they didn't want to copy Super Saiyan Goku if that's the case why did SNK continue to use Ryo's Blonde hair in recent games after that like take Andy bogard for example his hair was blue in the 1st fatal fury OVA then in the next OVA they corrected the mistake and make him blonde so why couldn't they do that to Ryo in the OVA like I said it could only mean 2 reason but I like to think that those theorys were debunked but still how odd, well sorry for my very long comment I hope you enjoyed what I had to say have a fantastic day and take care.
Terry's stronger than Ryo.
Things constant in KOF:
Athena having a new look in each game.
Kyo having a new outfit in each saga.
Benimaru.
Ryo's road to becoming Mr. Karate 2.
I've always loved Ryo. His intensity, flurry style attacks and just general badass design makes him a perfect storm.
Man Ryo have always been on of my favorites SNK characters along with Yuri, Takuma, Robert and King, but I feel that SNK doesnt hold Art of Fighting as high as it should be, they have become the goofy team in story when it comes to the time line of KOF, and I feel Art of Fighting and Fatal Fury deserve been taking more serious, be more involve with the main story in each game, rival Kyo and Iori for a main character spot and actually contribute more in the actual canon and not be just goof balls doing wacky shenanigans behind scenes, I mean Ryo was the reason for KOF to even exist, give the man more RESPECT in story. Gameplay wise they are fine they have always been good to strong tier characters, but I mean in story, I want them to feel more important.
Yeah in KOF Destiny Ryo even stood no chance against Mai. One of the best moments for Ryo in the recent years is his fight against Shun’Ei in manga. He is able to withstand berserked Shun’Ei’s energy fist and knock Shun back to normal with one simple palm strike. Still I don’t understand why they make AOF team keep losing to Kyo’s team. Takuma alone should be enough to handle all three of them.
@@abc2390986 also, what manga that shows his fight against shun?
@@enterurnamehere27 It is the official KOF XIV manga. That’s like the first fight of Shun and he lost control to Verse very quickly, everybody thought Ryo is going to be in deep trouble, then Ryo is just being badass and parried everything Verse threw at him and punch Shun’Ei back to his sense with just ONE big punch.
@@abc2390986 I mean, what's the manga name?
@@enterurnamehere27 The King of Fighters: The New Beginning. Probably this one I haven’t read since ages.
I loved how in King Of Fighters: New Beginning Ryo could split an entire stack of thick blocks of ice and the entire building his standing on.
Even beat Shun'ei who had MC powers going out of his ass.
and Antonov thought it was bullshit lol
My favourite player ever kof.
Ryo's uppercut is unbeatable.
*_ORIYAAAA~_*
@@ALI_872K ora ora
I recently got into SNK and KoF, and KoF immediately became my favorite figjting game series because of its characters and their stories. Thanks for this video, and I can't wait to see more.
It's so cute and funny how the AoF team keeps trying to get Ryo and King together. Now that you've covered AoF, I'm assuming that the next video will cover Terry Bogard. That's probably going to be a pretty long one...
Capcom has Chris forcing Leon to continue the Redfield bloodline
Takuma: Ayo, I’m into dat shit!
Make kingxryo happen already. It's been too long a wait!!!!
It was surprising to find out that Art of Fighting 2 was actually the first King of Fighters Tournament.
6:24 nothing says badass like riding a motorcycle in getas 😂
Building up to the great reveal, cue drums... Ah screw the crescendo ⏩ It was takuma of course!
🤣 Your sense of humor is the best.
I would really like to see Ryo and King be together. Imagine the how strong the supposed to be "heir" of the DOJO.
Had no idea that Art of Fighting was this connected to Fatal Fury. Actually, given how prominent the place is in the universe, an episode around the lore of South Town could be a good subject.
Fun fact: Kushnood is a brazilian guy (actually named Marco Rodriguez, despite "Marcos Rodrigues" being much more of a common brazilian name since i've met at least one guy with that name as far as memory goes) therefore he's probably the one who suggested the barbecue restaurant, those are really popular in Brazil and are often pretty good.
He is Brazilian indeed. And it seems that he's keeping his original name from now on.
Takuma know that his son Ryo needs a good woman in his life and King fits the bill =)
@@ShoryuGame XD His dad was thinking just bring me some grand kids that i could play with .
23RedTechno pause on play with but rather train them as well.
@@vanillacream2383 Yes i know i use have the KOF games my friend the skills are hard to master XD
Shit man! I started playing since AOF 1 was a thing in NeoGeo consoles. At 40 years old you surely brought me back to some very good memories. Thank you.
Only Ryo can ride a motorcycle without a helmet and a pair of wooden slippers while wearing a Gi.
At the end of the tournament when zero launched his space laser canon at south town.... I laughed way too hard at that.
Great video though, thanks for doing these sorts of videos
All I'd like to see in a possible Mark Of The Wolves sequel is him, Robert and Yuri showing up as their Fatal Fury canon selves.
Oh yeah, one more thing: how would Geese be behind Takuma's wife's death? Was Geese a mob boss when he was 14 years old?!
EDIT: Geese has a pretty strong alibi: he was in Germany to attempt to kill his father but Wolfgang Krauser(who's *9 years old* at the time)stopped him.
@@ShoryuGame I mean, imagine my surprise discovering that Yuri is actually 10 years OLDER than Terry😅
One of my .. sorry my all time favourite character. Can say for sure no one else have played Ryo more than me, that’s AOF1 to all Kof iterations.
Idk about that one.. I might have you beat lol
one of the reasons I like aof 1 is its live bruise effect
Now in full show in Samsho. We need more AOF characters in KOF. I always thought Lee would be a good replacement for Choi and John to be part of Eiji/Billi team.
I might have you all beat. I've played every game Ryo is in including non KoF and non AOF and I always chose Ryo. My favorite character ever.
Who played him in Fatal Fury?
Huge ryo fan right here
Speaking of king she has a big love crush on Ryo.
speaking of the king, this new sagat skin has got to be based on mr. big
too bad she's too shy to come out and tell Ryo.
Well if you've played the kof games you would know this already
@@IrishKyokushin I agree.
I think Kasumi was a better choice to be Ryo's girlfriend.
It is obvious she developed feelings towards the Kyokugenryu practitioner at the end of AOF3
I didn’t know AOF began before FF and KOF. I’ve still recently just gotten into KOF lore and will every now and again learn more about these characters.
His DM is called Ryuuko Ranbu, Dragon Tiger Wild Dance, Kyokugen Ryuu-ougi is just what it is, not its name. Same with "Ichigeki Hissatsu," the move's name is Tenchi Haouken.
"Ichigeki Hissatsu" is just a common saying in Karate meaning "One strike, certain death".
As someone that grew with the Art of Fighting games it's sad to see that the AOF team became joke characters nowadays. Also I never thought that Ryo is a copy of Ryu even for a second because his movesets and demeanor are very different, if a main character that have fireball and ant-air is considered a Ryu clone then all the fighting games are accused of the same crime.
I think people consider him a clone because of his gi and shoryuken move. And the fact that his oken looked a lot closer to a hadoken in the past. Also, how is the AOF team considered a joke?
@@BoosterUM "How is the AOF team considered a joke?"
Lol have you watched their KOF endings?
@@raiouken0197 ngl i liked there endings in xi, xiii, xiv
@@Twilightzero tbh I don't really mind the comedic bits their endings since it gives them an interesting family dynamic. I just wish SNK would stop treating them like joke characters and give them more respect
@@raiouken0197 especially considering that canonically ryo was still the first kof champion even in the new kof universe. Ryo and Terry don't have much impact on the stories like they used to. Heck Geese has more impact than most of fatal fury and art of fighting crews in kof.
*it was Takuma, of course*
Awesomeness! Another great story! Ryo might be stiff when using in the game, but that one hitta quitta is no joke!! He has the best nickname in the SNK! The INVINCIBLE DRAGON!!
@@ShoryuGame 98 is the best version of Ryo!!! Absolutely.
@@koolk2115 You should try KOF XI Ryo or even his apperance as Mr. Karate in Neo Geo Battle Colisseum, he's awesome and fun to play in those games.
Fatal Fury Wild Ambition version.
*Mid-air Haohshokoukens*
Awesome video. So as of today, Ryo is like 62? Wow!
SNKFightFan WHAT
ShoryuGame at this point it’s likely they have grandchildren
@@ShoryuGame That means Terry is 48😁
EDIT: Yuri would be 58😅
holy shit. i didnt know Ryo's story is so interesting. The ship is one of the best ship in fighting game history. King is such a badass multi-layer female character and the team has great solid chemistry
Keep it UP!
It's a damn shame I find Art of Fighting so excruciatingly hard and cheap, otherwise I'd have fun going through Ryo's story. I like this guy.
The 1st game is doable and I beat it when in the morning. Mr. Karate is hard though but that game is story driven. The 2nd game has the most bs ai but not much story and more emphasis on game play and characters which was fun except the ai is hell. The 3rd game was different, pretty, story driven, and easier but the roster and game play feels so much different.
Your vids are top notch! Been playing SNK games since the 90’s and I love seeing this lore!
Great work ! I'm going to watch all your vidéos ! Big bravo from France.
Thank you!
Will be waiting for KOF XV story
Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia completely join King in KOF 15 is Team Art Of Fighting
thanks for all the research you did! Great work
Glad you enjoyed it!
In some incarnations of the Ichigeki Hissatsu, it deals ridiculous amount of damage when used as a counter attack than a combo included finisher or stand alone move, as shown in the first Capcom vs SNK game.
Lol that's like a Nerfed down version of galactica phantom
Great video and finally a clear explanation of the timeline between AOF and KOF. Thank you!!!!!!
This was an amazing watch ! Thank you 🙏🏻 Subscribed !
Id love nothing more then to have ryo as my master so i could learn ryukugenryu karate
really love the video u make mate, keep going aye!
Another awesome video Shoryu. I knew he and King had a backstory involving her brother but I did not know she was originally in AOF! This was my first go-to team when i began KOF and lamented when they turned Robert into charge character since i am terrible at using those guys lol. Thanks for making this!
I love these videos! Thanks for making them.
My pleasure!
You are the most hard working CZcams I have ever seen.
Huge respect for you
Thank you very much.
Ryo is Back for the Action of KOF XV Alongside with Robert and New Allies King the New AOF Team is Here for Comeback Action.
Wow, I never knew anything else after AOF 1. My local town never got any thing else til Kof94! Thnx for this!
Glad I could help!
Takuma definitely gives Goku a run for his money as the world's most negligent father. 😄
Oh and here's something nobody ever saw coming South Town is an actual slum in Alabama
Excellent vid! I didn't notice the difference in the rising uppercuts but I definitely need to tell you a short range projectile is still a projectile. It would destroy shot type non DM/SDM and the short one knocks down. The one thing I really love in SNK is how many techniques and variations their fighters have vs Capcoms.
Keep up the great work. You're videos are awesome. As an long time fan of snk & Capcom I have to say you know your stuff
Nice job, Shoryu. Another great Lore Installment ✴. I like Ryo and his Co. even more now. They're warming up to me.
The New face team storyline would be nice!
I stumbles upon your channel and I love it!
Great video man!
Thanks for the visit
I wasnt expecting this but great video
Thanks brother for the videos really enjoy your video's n your efforts love u bro ❤
Amazing video, Ryo is one of my inspirations for taking up Karate.
Love your videos
Keep it up bro !!!
man i really LOVE ur work keep it up :)
@ShoryuGame
Another great video! Keep up the good work! 😁
4:00 that king look so buff af
Tremendous! I love your work.
What an awesome video! Subscribed!
Great video, as usual :)
Your videos are lit man. Salute.
I really like this video and it was really nice. I hope that there are more of this video. :)
Ryo sakazaki is one of a kind the Kyokugenryu has bless him with a incredible gift Ryo has truly sue passed his father in every Way 👊🏻👊🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐲 invincible Dragon
Great video. Thank you
Great content! Keep it up
Dude, I would love to see a vid on Kim Kaphwan and his ragtag family.
Keep up the good work! :D
THANK YOU! Would be pretty cool to see you cover the Savage Reign and Kizuna Encounter story!
Tbarklah 3lik dakchi top keep that spirit
SNK characters are just so cool and Ryo is one of them!
I spent a bit of my youth being an SF Fanboy. Even when I moved over to King of Fighters, I didn't really see too much personality from Ryo and never appreciated Art of Fightings art style or gameplay. So when I saw him in King of Fighters, I immediately took him to be a rather unimaginative Ryu/Ken rip off. But over time, when I started being exposed to the canon behind him and other characters like King. He eventually grew on me over time. It wasn't until Khushnood debuted in Garou that I really started getting on the Kyokugen bandwagon.
I feel like Ryo was the one character in the Kyokugen roster who took the longest to appeal to me. There were some silly design choices made with Ryo as his fighting style didn't feel very refined until later King of Fighters. Take for example, that bizarre neutral stance he had for a while, with his arms stretched out. That was a...very mortal kombat-ish pose. XIII is probably the culmination of what Ryo could be. He seemed like a legitimately powerful Karateka, his neutral stance was very conventional, and his attacks just had so much impact. So it's been great to see this design grow.
But overall, I would say the Kyokugen canon comes second to the Kim canon in terms of how robust the entire cast is. You really get a sense of a familial connection between all Kyokugen characters. They also have some of the most entertaining substories of the cast--such as Ryo and King's attempted platonic interactions to the Kyokugen Barbeque chain introduced in XIV. It really gives the sense that outside of competition, the Kyokugen characters are regular people.
Ryo was always much more fun to play than Ken and Ryu. Also his game play had more personality then both. It was the main reason why I was drawn to him. I never liked his old stance though. Glad it was changed in more modern games.
@@sladejosephwilson2300 I agree. I grew up with Ryu and Ken but...I find Ryo to be more iconic personally. He just has a better personality and more accurate Karate moves.
Keep up the great work
I always thought it was petty how Capcom got butthurt over Ryo but then proceeded to make shotos and/or characters similar in appearance to Ryu and Ken for years. Not to mention all the "original" character designs they created over the years.
Snk could make so many amazing live action movies based off these different lores
my favorite caracter when you know how to playe it your invincibele he has a couter to all the attaques
in the kof 2000 manhua, ryo is not dense at all, just shy. he constantly visits king's bar and orders drink after drink from her until he's drunk. his thought balloons say "I did that on purpose, how else could I spend so much time with you?". the night before the fight with team k', he interupts her training to give her a good luck charm. when king takes on maxima, ryo feels angry whenever maxmia lands a good hit, and before maxmia finishes king off, ryo uses his striker move at the last second just to save her, enraging takuma. before the 2nd match ryo proclaims loudly " FOR HARMING MY GIRLFRIEND, I'LL REPAY YOU 10 TIMES THE PAIN!"
Đúng rồi… nó kéo dài tới KOF XI và sau đó thì Ryo cư xử với King không khác gì bạn bè…. Chán nản luôn
Nice Video Bro
Honestly, Art of Fighting needs to have its own Lore video!
And Thanks to Ryo we have Dan Hibiki in Street Fighter.
good job dude
Takuma is so damn strong, he can deflect a giant fucking space beam by himself. And yet, he was defeated by Ryo.
The Sakazakis are crazy strong bastards...
Great vid
I've always loved SNK's art work. It's t's mesmerizing.
Well done my friend.
Snk has awesome characters.
I always knew Ryo had crush for King and the other way around too but had no proof till now.............. Thanks a lot for the video & as always let us be enlightened with the information from your videos................
Stay healthy and keep making more videos...
It's more of a one sidded crush.
People keep saying Mr. Karate doesn't stand a chance against Shin Akuma. See how Takuma deflects a Laser beam. WOW!!
I believe he can hang with Akuma but at the same time Akuma destroyed a hole mountain and speaking of Snk I will love to see a Capcom VS SNK 3.
@@jblue88hoodgamer54 me too!
Mr. Karate is already powerful despite being limited by old age, wearing out his body, and not having any dark powers. Imagine if Mr. Karate had a better body or some dark powers. Then he would beat Akuma's ass.