Ryu Hayabusa

"Such selfish arrogance... I cannot allow this!"

- Ryu Hayabusa

Ryu Hayabusa is the main protagonist in the Ninja Gaiden series. He appears in the 28th episode of Death Battle, Ryu Hayabusa VS Strider Hiryu, where he fought Capcom's Strider Hiryu.

Bio
Name meaning Dragon Falcon, Ryu was born into the Dragon Warrior legacy, and was trained from the moment he could crawl. At the age of 18, he donned the traditional red and blue garb of the Dragon Warriors, and has accomplished many feats, becoming the deadliest ninja in video game history.

Background

 * Height: 179 cm / 5'10"
 * Weight: 78 kg / 172 Lbs
 * Age: 25
 * AKA Dragon Ninja & Master Ninja
 * Occupation: Antique stop owner
 * Animal Spirit: Peregrine Falcon
 * Hobbies: Mountain climbing, fishing, eating sushi, kicking ass.

True Dragon Sword

 * Hayabusa clan heirloom
 * Carved from a dragon fang
 * Eye of the Dragon unleashes sword's full power
 * Divine blade
 * Practically indestructible
 * Weak-willed cannot wield it
 * True power is said to upset the balance of a peaceful world.

Arsenal

 * Lunar Staff
 * Falcon's Talons
 * Kusari-gama
 * Shurikens
 * Regular, explosive, & windmill
 * Fiend's Bane Bow
 * Smoke Bomb
 * Vigoorian Flail
 * Eclipse Scythe
 * Tonfas
 * War Hammer
 * Howling Cannon
 * Dragon's Claw & Tiger's Fang
 * Spear Gun
 * Nunchaku
 * Bare fists

Ninpo

 * Art of the Inferno
 * Art of the Fire Wheels
 * Doppelgänger
 * Blink (Teleport)
 * Art of Divine Life
 * Art of Substitution
 * Art of the Piercing Void
 * Hayabusa Torn Sky Blast

Feats

 * Won the 2nd DOA tournament
 * Survived the Grip of Murder
 * Lands 300 meter drops regularly
 * Has slain demons & dragons
 * Defeated Dark Dragon, Doku, Tengu, Jaquio & the Goddess
 * Single-handedly battles demons, monsters, robots, & armies for a living

Trivia

 * Ryu Hayabusa is the first Tecmo character on Death Battle, and currently the only Dead or Alive character featured on the show.
 * Ryu Hayabusa has possibly the largest number of weapons out of all of the combatants, with so many that Wiz skips through most of them, though their names are still listed.
 * Ryu is the first character with another combatant of the same name (Ryu from Street Fighter) the other two characters that share their names are Raiden from Mortal Kombat and Raiden from Metal Gear.