Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-4450205-20170316001325/@comment-32743678-20170318074650

Wolverine-Man wrote: Ryu VS Scorpion:

- Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat rivalry

- Both are the poster boys for popular fighting game series

- Both have rivals similar to them (Ken Masters for Ryu, Sub-Zero for Scorpion)

- Both lose their loved ones to a villain (Akuma and Quan Chi)

- Both have demonic powers (Ryu can turn into Evil Ryu, Scorpion being a hell-spawned spectre)

- Both also have popular signature moves that have turned into memes (Ryu's "HADOKEN/SHORYUKEN!", Scorpion's "GET OVER HERE!")

A few other things worth adding in addition in the case of Ryu from Street Fighter VS Scorpion from Mortal Kombat as I will mention below...

- Both are stained with evil by a powerful curse (Satsui No Hado for Ryu while The Nether Realm Curse for Scorpion)

- In addition to both losing their loved ones to a villain, they intend to settle the score with them (Akuma and Quan Chi)

- Both are known to fight various opponents (In Ryu's case to test his skills while in Scorpion's case because he's blessed with glorious combat)

- Both are caring and honorable individuals who wonder the world and share a powerful desire (Ryu has a sheer desire to further improve his fighting skills while Scorpion while he was an Undead Wraith has a sheer desire to get his revenge)

- While both characters don't even intend to play the role of hero for obvious reasons, Ryu and Scorpion (especially as pointed out in Mortal Kombat X) have a stronge sense of justice.