Ryu (SSF2)

Ryu is a veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was revealed during the Day 2 livestream at Super Smash Con 2019. His sprites are custom made and are based on his appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, as is his moveset.

Ryu is currently ranked 5th on the tier list for Version 1.3 of the game. He has very good frame data, and can cancel many attacks into his special moves, giving him a unique combo game and strong KO confirms. He has multiple variations of many of his attacks, including a light and heavy version that depends on how long the attack button is held down as well as a special command version that can be done with a combination of directional inputs plus the attack button, giving him an unprecedented number of moves in his arsenal. He has several strong KO moves, such as forward smash, down smash, back air, and back throw, though his command Shoryuken is the most infamous due to having multiple setups involving special-cancelled attacks. He has the fastest grab in the game, as well as some strong throws to complement it.

However, he generally has a weak disadvantage state as his somewhat large size and above average falling speed make him susceptible to combos. His recovery is also a bit lackluster, as his Tatsumaki Senpukyaku moves slowly and leaves him open from above and below while his Shoryuken requires him to be almost underneath the ledge to grab it due to the lack of horizontal distance and a somewhat mediocre vertical distance. This makes him relatively easy to edgeguard, further emphasizing his bad disadvantage state. His zoning ability is also lacking, as the very low damage on his Hadoken variants make them very easy to cancel out.

Ryu is a very strong character that has only a few weaknesses that aren't even really that bad. As such, he is considered to be at the top of high tier, just short of top tier.