Evil Ryu/Pop Culture

This is a list of Evil Ryu ' s references in general pop culture since his (video game) introduction in Street Fighter Alpha 2.

Street Fighter

 * Evil Ryu's win quote in Arcade Mode against C. Viper in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition references the animated SFIV movie, when C. Viper willingly awakens the darkness inside of him by torturing Cammy to gather information about the Satsui no Hado. His winquote towards Zangief in the same game is a reference to Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation where Evil Ryu tries to fire a Metsu Hadoken at him before he returns back to normal.

Capcom games

 * Asura (the main protagonist of Capcom's 3D beat'em up game Asura's Wrath) bears a striking resemblance to Evil Ryu, due to them both having eyes being the same color as their irises, tanned skin, spiky hair and their consistent aggressive face. But unlike Evil Ryu, Asura is very compassionate towards his family and humanity and is a demi-god, while Evil Ryu is a cold-blooded demon.

Other video games

 * In the Sega Mega Drive pirate games King of Fighters '98 and King of Fighters '99 (as well as the also pirated King of Fighters 2000 for the SNES) a similar "Orochi" evil version of Ryu is playable (seen in the gallery below). Though he is unrelated to the actual Evil Ryu, his appearance looks similar.

Movies

 * Evil Ryu bears a striking resemblance to Dan Inosanto as his role as Pasqual in Bruce Lee's Game of Death.