Spiderman vs Ryu Hayabusa

616 Spiderman

Ryu (Ninja Gaiden)

Morals: Off (Not bloodlusted)

Location:

Ryu- Full gear (No magic/ninpo)

Peter- Standard gear.

Random Encounter, start within full view.

30 ft distance.

Win by KO or death.

Couldn't find this so who wins?

Interesting matchup. I'd go with Ryu for the majority.

OH man... Ninja Gaiden...nostalgia feels

God I'd love to see this battle. I'm going with ryu though in a random encounter.

Hmm... this is a good match up. I'm thinking Ryu takes the majority, though.

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i wanna hear what a certain bastard has to say about this match. although i agree ryu would win. i wanna hear his opinion along with people who are as knowledgeable as him in terms of marvel characters.

@cadencev2@jashro44@wolverine08

@deathhero61: I know nothing on this guy Ryu.

Oh man! Awesome... I have to support spider-man. Before you all insult me...think twice. Spock has been able to fend against the avengers...can Ryu bench press 7 tons?

Great fight. Ryu wins IMO.

Jmarshmallow

@homifred: This isnt Sp0ck, 616 Spiderman is Peter Parker.

My apologies (isn't it the same body?). How about amazing spider-man 700.4 in which Peter Parker faced four super villains at once and won while not at full strength. Then there was the time where he defeated firelord...and when he embarrassed gray hulk...

Look Ryu is no slouch in either speed, physical strength or energy projection. However, I don't see him landing private jets (alpha arc) or evading bullets from point blank (grim hunt). Shoryuken or not, Haduko or not, I just don't see it. I mean, the largest Ryu lifted was a boulder. Spider-man supported a portion of the Daily Bugle building (weird arc...seriously).

Then there was the time where he defeated firelord

Warning: If you use that as an actual feat you will be laughed off any spiderman thread.

evading bullets from point blank

It was my understanding Ryu deflects bullets with his sword easily. This is a fair fight.

Trained intensely from childhood in the ways of Hayabusa Ninjutsu, Ryu had to adapt to survive the harsh ninja life and live up to a birthright placed upon him. Eventually he earned the right to bear the Hayabusa clan legacy in his name and excelled as a top student amongst his peers, gaining skills and abilities that are signature of the Hayabusa Clan Ninja.

• Agility: Ryu is able to move at lightning fast speeds, leaving afterimages of himself when taking out enemies in a blink of an eye. His reflexes are faster than bullet time, allowing him to block bullets from multiple automatic assault rifles shooting at him from all directions.

• Strength: Ryu has above average strength, able to lift 1 ton of rubble when summoning all his strength, as well as cutting through thick tank steel and jets in half with his legendary Dragon Sword. He is also able to wield hefty weapons, with only slight moments of struggling to keep balance during long swings. For short movements, Ryu is able to move a 100 lbs sword fast enough to block bullets shooting at him from all sides with multiple automatic assault rifles.

• Stealth: A specialized ninja skill, Ryu is able to infiltrate many areas, observe undetected from afar, and sneak up on enemies to perform stealth kills.

• Acrobatics: Another ninja specialized skill, this skill enables Ryu to use his ninja acrobatics to move about his environments and surroundings, reaching places that would normally be unreachable by others such as non-ninja.^[1] He is also able to land in such a way that he is unharmed from drops of great heights, including heights exceeding 1000 ft.

• Heighten Senses: Honed from childhood, each of Ryu's 5 senses have become highly acute, most notable of which are his ability to feel displacements through the air, focus his eyes to zoom into targets from afar, and detect the sound of slight far off footsteps in the midst of being next to a body of running water.

• Ninja Sense: A 6th sense possessed by the ninja, allowing them to sense potential enemies and dangers around them, often guiding them in a direction towards a main objective.

• Hand-to-Hand: One of the world's top hand-to-hand combatants and master in Hayabusa style ninjutsu, Ryu has proven his skill during the second Dead Or Alive tournament by defeating the Tengu of Destruction in hand-to-hand combat, preventing the world from being plunged further into chaos by the godlike creature.

• Weapon Master: Ryu is most proficient with the katana, a Samurai skill assimilated into the Hayabusa clan and mixed with ninja acrobatics though he has mastered many other weapons as well, quickly becoming skilled with any new weapon he picks up. Ryu often pushes his weapons to their physical limits, requiring the skilled weapon smith Muramasa to upgrade these weapons so he may push their boundaries even further.

• Ki Manipulation: Through intense meditation and spiritual training, Ryu has gained the ability to manipulate the laws of nature with his mind. Appearing as magic to those out of tune with the universe, this ninja art is known as ninpo and techniques for them are usually found written in ancient scrolls or passed down from generation to generation.

• Regeneration: Being more in tune with his spiritual side, Ryu has developed a higher than usual spiritual life force or health. By manipulating this spiritual life, Ryu is able to regenerate from wounds that would otherwise be fatal, such as a slice through the jugular or a stab through a vital organ like the heart. Ryu also has a higher durability and endurance than the average human; this endurance is increased further with the Life of the Gods. Once his spiritual health is depleted he would be unable to heal from wounds. However, health can be replenished with the aid of elixirs, herbs, blue essence, Dragon Statues and even his spiritual animal, the falcon. The full extent of this ability is unknown, but in the most extreme case Ryu has managed to hold his body together and come back to life after being dismembered from shoulder to hip by Doku via the Dark Dragon Blade early on during the Dark Dragon Blade Incident.

• Durability: His durability is at a superhuman level. Ryu's endurance augmented with his unique regeneration ability allows Ryu to survive many hazards such as a barrage of bullets, fatal stabbings, rockets & explosives to the head, and being submerged in pools of acid & molten lava. Ryu is also able to withstand magical fireballs and flying blunt objects like large telekinetically thrown pillars. Ryu's endurance can increased further with the Life of the Gods.

• Spiritual Life Regeneration: After the Dark Dragon Blade Incident, Ryu learned to regenerate a portion of his spiritual life by concentrating to focus his energy after battles and gain some of his lost spiritual life back.^[2] Other non-ninja and non-Super Ninja characters have learned this technique or a similar ability as well, such as Momiji under Ryu's tuteluge sometime during the 6 months after the Dark Dragon Blade Incident and Rachel sometime during the one year after the said incident (though this is mostly related to her fiendish heritage).

Techniques

These are the many tactical skills utilized by a technical combatant such as Ryu in battles and in navigating through hazardous environments. Ryu starts off with most of these techniques. However, some require the purchase of a scroll or a special event to learn.

• Wind Run Technique: Able to blindly sense where his enemies are, Ryu will quickly home in on the nearest enemy, even if out of his line of sight.

• Wind Path: Ryu uses his opponent's head as a footstool to jump off of. He adapted this move during the DOA tournament, where he jumps off his opponent's head with such force that it sends his opponent face planting head first into the ground.

• Guillotine Throw: Ryu jumps over his opponent, grabbing them by the head against his shoulder and then does a centrifugal flip, throwing his opponent a long distance or slamming hard into a wall. It can also be initiated through the use of his Wind Run Technique. This is one of his throws in the Dead or Alive Series. (First introduced in Ninja Gaiden (Arcade))

• Thunderclap Kick: Ryu jumps kicks forward two times while dashing, knocking his opponent over. In Dead or Alive series it's called Kikoku-Shintei Kyaku, and Ryu can kick up to three times. This technique appear again when Ryu uses the Tonfas in Ninja Gaiden II and its remakes. (Appears in the Dead or Alive series and Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) and its remakes.)
• Double Jump: After his first jump, Ryu is able to jump again without a need for physical structures to push off of. Ryu only performed this move in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword.

• Flying Bird Flip: While running up a wall, Ryu does a back flip jumping up further, he uses this technique to scale walls by jumping in between two walls until he reaches the top. During the Dead Or Alive tournament, he adapted this move by jumping on top of his opponent and locking his feet on the head and then back flipping his opponent. This variation is similar to the Guillotine Throw but instead of tossing his opponent, Ryu slams them into the ground while standing above them with his arms crossed.

• Water Running: Ryu's ability to run and fight on the surface of deep bodies of water, similar to a Basilisk Lizard.

• Shadowless Footsteps: Better known as wall running, it is a basic ninja technique.

• The Invisible Path: Wall running and then jumping from one wall to the other while still wall running.

• Unrivaled Soaring: Similar to the Invisible Path Technique, except Ryu wall runs around a room from corner to corner scaling a tall building's interior.

• Reverse Wind Technique: A dodging maneuver, it originally started out as a roll, but evolved into a ninja dash technique. It is now a ninja slide which Ryu can use offensively to initiate an attack, capable of stunning weaker enemies.

• Furious Wind Technique: Similar to the Reverse Wind Technique, while blocking an attack that is landing, Ryu is able to quickly dodge the attack. This technique is used by Ryu when his guard is broken to dodge any further attacks.

• Counter Attack: While blocking an attack, Ryu quickly launches a counterattack, attacking when his enemy is still recoiling from the strike.

• Intercept: A special technique where Ryu intercepts an attack just as it is about to land, resulting in a slight blue flash and preventing him from receiving any damage. This technique is even able to cancel damage from fireballs, flying pillars and rockets. It is also able to charge an instant Ultimate Technique if there is enough essence floating around to fuel it, making it the ultimate counterattack.
  (Only available in Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) with the Hurricane Pack downloaded)

• Projectile Deflection: Carefully timing a slash, Ryu is able to deflect projectiles such as arrows and fireballs back at his enemies. (Only available in Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword)

• Violent Wind: While running Ryu quickly does a ninja dash and slashes his enemy at blinding speed. Ryu does a similar move during the Dead Or Alive tournament, using his arm instead of a sword to slash his opponent as he dashes through them, he also does a double dash as a tag team move if his partner is Kasumi.

• Violent Gale: Multiples of the Violent Wind Technique, Ryu slashes over and over with blinding speed.

• Flying Swallow: Ryu jumps forward into the air and flies at his opponent in a lightning fast slash.

• Flock of Flying Swallows : Multiples of the Flying Swallows Technique, Ryu attacks with lightning fast aerial slashes. The True Dragon Gleam Ultimate Technique is an advanced version of this technique where Ryu launches his enemy into the air and relentlessly flies at his enemy, slashing over and over.

• Raptor: A variation of the Flying Swallow. During a Falcon Dive or Flying Swalloy Ryu will grab the enemy by the head for support, land behind them, and stab them with the Dragon Sword/Jinran-Maru/Blade of the Archfiend. (Only in Ninja Gaiden 3.)

• Izuna Drop : A signature move of the Hayabusa clan, Ryu does this technique by launching his opponent into the air and then doing a spinning pile driver and slamming his enemy head first into the ground, creating a shockwave that damages any enemies near by. Depending on the force Ryu uses, his enemy's head may explode upon impact. Ryu has mastered this technique so well that he has adapted it to any weapon he happens to be using, creating many variations of the Izuna Drop, such as the River Styx Drop with the Eclipse Scythe and the Underworld Drop with the dual wielded Blade of the Archfiend and True Dragon Sword. When performing this move without using weapons, Ryu launch the opponent to the air and teleport next to them in order to perform the Drop. (First introduced in Dead or Alive (1996))

• Underworld Drop: A technique used by Genshin, Ryu learned it after acquiring Genshin's Blade of the Archfiend in Ninja Gaiden II and Ninja Gaiden 3. They both do this technique by stab their enemy in mid-air and then doing a vertical spinning similar to the technique Blade of Niritti. After slamming the enemy down onto the floor, they hop away while removing the Blade.

• Obliteration Technique: A finishing move, Ryu finishes off a wounded enemy with a brutal, but quick, fatality. Though this is mainly used on wounded enemies, Ryu is also seen easily slicing enemies at full health in half with one strike, such as Werewolves. In Ninja Gaiden 3, Ryu doesn't dismember the enemy and may only use it when an enemy is as good as dead. However, Ryu can dismember them in the Razor's Edge version.
  (Available in Ninja Gaiden II & Ninja Gaiden 3)

• Essence Technique: A devastating attack, Ryu charges up and releases a fury of powerful attacks. The charge time can be reduced by absorbing essence into the Technique. In Ninja Gaiden and its remakes, the technique animation is the same as the slightly held strong attack but more damage.

• Ultimate Technique: An advanced form of the Essence Technique, it is more lengthy and deadlier, but requires more time or essence to charge. Depending on the weapon, various forms of this technique would result. During his battle against Jaquio's forces, the ultimate technique for the Dragon Sword was the Spinning Windmill Slash which, if timed correctly, would kill a boss character at full heath in one hit.

• Steel to Bone: A technique where Ryu slices his enemy all the way through. It can follow-up by an obliteration technique. In the Razor's Edge version Ryu will slice the enemy into two pieces, as the dismemberment system is back in this version. (Only in Ninja Gaiden 3)

• Four Rings: A technique where Ryu spins and throw shurikens, stopping any enemies around him. (Only in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge)

Ninpo

Ninpo is the Spiritual and Philosophical Arts, in contrast to Ninjutsu's Martial Arts. Ninpo are Spiritual Arts that require intensive meditative focus to master, as well as secret instructions to initiate them which are usually found in ancient scrolls. Ryu has mastered many of these Ninpo Arts and learned to perform them while on and in water after the Dark Dragon Incident.

• Art of the Fire Wheels: Ryu focuses his mind on spiritual waveforms around himself and focuses his ki energy into the waveforms, creating fire wheels that encircle him. This is mostly a defensive ninpo used as a shield in the heat of battle but also has a very important function: entrapping large enemies in the fire wheels, resulting in constant damage to them.

• Art of Flying Fire Wheels: A variation of the fire wheel art, except Ryu mentally focuses the circling flames in an upwards direction once they form. (Exclusive to the NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy)

• Art of the Flame Phoenix: This ninpo art allows Ryu to convert his ki to summon the sacred spirits of phoenixes who protect him with their holy flames. It is similar to the Art of the Fire Wheels except it lasts longer. However, the length of time this ninpo is active for diminishes as the phoenix spirits take damage.

• Art of the Inferno: Focusing his mind, Ryu creates pyrokinetic flames that envelop him and then uses his telekinetic ability to control these flames. Over the course of his journey, Ryu has varied this ninpo, mastering it into a deadlier form each time. Originally it was an enveloping flame Ryu focused into a fireball and blasted it into his opponent. Later on it evolved into a large ball of fire that would move where ever Ryu willed it, and hot enough burn through steel-like substances. Finally Ryu perfected the art, matching the flames of a dragon's breath. In this variation Ryu would form 1-3 dragon flame like fireballs over his head, and send them slamming down on any enemy unlucky enough to get caught in the blast.

• Art of the Ice Storm: By manipulating the atmospheric conditions around him, a vertical whirlwind of ice emerges encircling Ryu. Any enemy caught in this Ice Storm will be frozen in place as ice shards repeatedly pierce into them. Later Ryu improves his skill with this art to the point that he is able to launch ice shards in which ever direction his mind wills it to. Out of battle it can be used to put out fire barriers.

• Art of the Hurricane: Concentrating on manipulating the air in front of him in a spinning motion Ryu creates a twister, which leaves a path of devastation for enemies caught in the twister as Ryu guides it's movements with his mind. Outside of battles it is used to turn ancient wind turbines found in ruins. (Exclusive to Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword)

• Art of the Wind Blades: 1-3 sharp waves of vacuum are created and amplified as Ryu moves his arms at lightning fast speeds, they then radiate outwards in the directions Ryu swings his arms, slicing everything in their path. Crowds of enemies caught directly in the path of these vacuum blades are cut to pieces while those on the outer edge only lose a limb or two.

• Art of Vacuum Wave: This is a variation of the Wind Blades Ninpo, which instead sends vacuum blades simultaneously in an upwards and downwards direction, even though solid objects to strike at out of reach enemies. (Exclusive to Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom)

• Art of the Inazuma: Amplifying the bio electric currents in his body, Ryu is able to quickly charge up electricity in his body, which is then instantly blasted outwards as lightning striking all enemies in the vicinity. Outside of battle this is used to destroy large boulders. Ryu gains the ninpo scroll for this ability after defeating the gigantic Inazuma worm.

• Art of Divine Life: By concentrating and focusing ki into healing energy with his mind, Ryu is able to turn ki energy into blue essence, fully restoring his spiritual health. (Exclusive to Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword)

• Art of the Piercing Void: The most destructive ninpo in Ryu's arsenal. Ryu first focuses his telekinetic energy created by centripetal vibrations in his lower dantian or ki focal point, then forms the energy using gravitational wavespropagated from his conscious spirit, resulting in a rotating black hole trapped inside a semi permeable spiritual force field that keeps it stable. Because of the semi permeable nature of the force field around the black hole, time space fluctuations occur around the black hole as Ryu sends it flying off, it's gravitational pull is great enough to rip the environment around it apart and pull debris encircling into the black hole as it speeds away. Enemies caught in its path are instantly destroyed, even piercing through multiple enemies before dissipating. Most boss enemies can survive the black hole, but suffer massive damage, leaving them vulnerable to a finishing blow.

Unique Ninpo & Abilities

• Doppelganger: Unique to Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos, this is Ryu's ability to create Shadow Clones of himself that mimic his moves and aid him in battle.

• Sword Extension Wave: This is the unique ability for Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom. With it every slash of Ryu's Dragon Sword is sharp and fast enough to produce cutting vacuum wave, extending the range of the Dragon Sword.

• Flying Jump: A special jump where Ryu tenses his legs slightly and then springily jumps high up into the air, the vast distances of these jump heights range from tall buildings to partial heights of a volcano. In one instance it was high enough to battle 3 jets while free falling from high up, seemingly like a Peregrine Falcon as the name Hayabusa suggests.

• Flying Earth Platforms: Through special ninpo chants and concentration Ryu was able to summon flying platforms from the earth that moved to the will of his mind, giving him a chance against Vigoor's size advantage during the battle. Ryu's control over the earth platforms was great enough to have a second back up flying platform catch him if he were to be knocked off his current platform. This is likely possible through the combination of telekinesis and gravitational distortions similar to the Art of the Piercing Void.

• Blink: Seen mostly in Dead or Alive, it is Ryu's ability to teleport a short distance during a fight, sometimes leaving smoke or leaves in the wake of his blinks. Other Dead or Alive ninja characters are sometimes seen using this move as well, particularly Kasumi who leaves a trail of cherry blossom petals as she blinks, while the other ninja characters Ayane and Hayate do not teleport on the scale of Kasumi and Ryu.

• Teleport: The long distance teleport used more in travel than battle. Having used the Twin Serpent statue's teleportation portal to teleport vast distance, Ryu gains the ability teleport long distances similarly, using it at the end of the Dark Dragon Blade Incident. In Dead or Alive he is often seen teleporting into and out of battles, even teleporting with Kasumi in and out of fights when partnered with her.

• Wall Cling: Ryu's ability to cling to walls in Ninja Gaiden (NES), either using concealed teko-kagi or vander waals force given his ability to manipulate his internal bio electric currents. With this he can ascend walls by jumping back and forth between two walls similar to the flying bird flip.

• Wall Climb: Upgraded wall cling allowing Ryu to climb up and down walls, he uses this in the NES Ninja Gaiden 2 and 3.

• Kunai Climb: Ryu's wall climbing ability introduced in Ninja Gaiden 3, where he scales walls using two kunai blades in each hand.

• Falcon Dive: A move from Ninja Gaiden 3 where Ryu dives down from high places usually tall buildings, it is used to ambush enemies from the air. Ryu is seen gliding through the air in many cutscenes prior.

• Heal: Ryu's ability to instantly heal dying allies by placing his hand over the top of them and blasting them with healing energy for a few seconds. It is only used in co-op mode for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.

• Hayabusa Spirit: This is the guardian animal spirit that helps resurrect Ryu after he dies from being sliced in half by the Dark Dragon Blade. Its ethereal spirit form is seen merged within Ryu, its corporeal physical form can be seen after Ryu disappears into the night. Ryu sometimes drops a few of peregrine falcon feathers in his wake.

• Grip of Murder: A deadly Slavic curse used by the members of the Lords of Alchemy on victims they're trying to eliminate. Ryu received the curse from the Regent of the Mask. The Curse grants Ryu incredible attack power, able to kill an enemy in one strike when active. However, each killing will bring more pain to Ryu and eventually, he will die from it. The Curse was removed by the Regent after his final fight with Ryu. (Only used in Ninja Gaiden 3)

• Gessen Goryu Ha: Ryu is seen using this move in the Dead or Alive series. It will be his Power Blow in Dead or Alive 5.

• Art of Substitution: An illusionary move where Ryu substitutes a log in his place, leaving his opponent to fight the log thinking it's Ryu. Ryu used this move to toy with Hayate and test his abilities.

EquipmentEdit

Melee WeaponsEdit

• Dragon Sword: Ryu Hayabusa's signature weapon, said to be created from the fang of the now extinct Dragon Deities and containing their souls and strength. Its true strength is revealed when combined with the Eye of the Dragon. However, once combined, the power of this weapon is so great that it upsets the very balance of the universe. As a result, the Dragon Sword and the Eye of the Dragon are kept separated and only combined during dire times. It is the only weapon to appear with Ryu in every installment of Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive, and Ryu's cameo appearances.

• Lunar Staff: A staff created from a strong piece of willow treated with special wax and oils, wrapped in a layer of a Qilin tendons held on by bone glue, which is then encased in an other shell of steel, with two spiked weights on the ends made from a heavy alloy containing Iridium derived from meteorites and attached by chains. This staff is said to harbor the mystical powers of the moon and gets heavier during the full or new moon phases.

• Nunchaku: An East Asian weapon consisting of two hard blunt sticks linked together by a rope or chain. It is a useful fast weapon early on but as better weapons emerge and stronger enemies appear, it quickly becomes obsolete.

• Vigoorian Flail: An offshoot of the European spiked mace flail from the medieval period, this weapon was created in the Vigoorian Empire, resembling two sickles attached together with flexible link.

• War Hammer: The signature weapon of Rachel's, this heavy weapon resembles a war axe halberd but is considered a hammer due to its immense weight and lack of sharpness. The hammer is large and blunt on one end, while spiked on the other end making both sides deadly, designed to slay fiends. Ryu finds this weapon on the monastery floor after Rachel is captured by Doku. However, because he does not possess the superhuman strength of Rachel's fiendish bloodline, he is unable to wield it as effectively and at times struggles to keep balance with its heavy weight.

• Dabilahro: A large 100 lbs sword used by the Elite Berserker Knights of the Vigoorian Empire. Like the war hammer Ryu sometimes struggles to stay balanced when using this weapon.

• Kitetsu: The signature weapon of Doku's, it is a cursed Japanese blade. Ryu loots this weapon from Doku's corpse after slaying the Greater Fiend. However, the blade's vampiric nature required it to constantly taste blood when wielded by anyone other than it's true master Doku, as a result when inactive it would slowly sap away Ryu's life force. But in battle it had the ability to drain the life of enemies replenishing Ryu's life energy as it did with Doku when it was wielded by its original wielder. The Kitetsu appears to be able to split into two separate swords.

• Wooden Sword: Also known as a bokken, it is more of a practice tool than a weapon. This sword is the least effective of all weapons. However, it has plenty of potential. Ryu buys this sword from Muramasa; this particular wooden sword is rumored to have belonged to the great Kensei or Sword Saint Miyamoto Musashi. After upgrading the wooden sword seven times, the end result is the Unlabored Flawlessness, one of the most powerful weapons. When the life bar is very low, the kanji on the Unlabored Flawlessness will start to glow and its damage output increases significantly. At this point it is able take out bosses in a few swipes. The Unlabored Flawlessness is basically a powerful heavy paddle. The Kanji on the Unlabored Flawlessness reads "Ten I Mu Hou" when translated essentially means "Perfect Beauty with no trace of Artifice, Flawless!"

• Dark Dragon Blade: An evil blade said to be carved from the bone of the Dark Dragon and containing its dark essence as well, the blade becomes stronger with every kill. Once unsealed, it can turn its wielder into the Devil Incarnate. This weapon's unsealed power can only be matched by the True Dragon Sword and is considered indestructible against anything else. Since according to canon the blade is destroyed by Ryu once retrieved, it is never canonically used by Ryu but rather is a secret bonus weapon.

• Dragon's Claw and Tiger's Fang: These are specialized twin katana swords, designed with light weight close to the hand guards so they may be dual wielded without too much difficulty. They were first introduced in Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

• Falcon's Talons: Making a martial artist even deadlier, these large steel claw gauntlets on the hands and feet transform Ryu's strikes and kicks into lethal slices and impalements. The Falcon's Talon's design is based on the Hayabusa or Falcon as it's name suggest, embodying the Peregrine Falcon's deadly talons. These are deadlier combat claws compared to the smaller teko-kagi or ninja claws which were mostly used for scaling walls and trees.

• Tonfa: Tonfa are stick like weapons which nightsticks are base on. It originates from the Ryukyu martial arts of Okinawa, along with nunchaku and karate which means empty hand, during a time when weapons such as swords were outlawed under Japanese rule. The specialized Tonfa used by Ryu Hayabusa, however, are heavier, with high density, super hard tungsten carbide plating, giving them immense pulverizing damage, at the expense of being difficult to wield.

• Kusari-Gama: The kusari-gama is an iconic weapon of the ninja said to be invented out of farm tools by the ninja when the laws stated that only the Samurai class were allowed to carry weapons. It consists of a sickle attached to long chain, attached to a weight on the other end. This specialized Kusari-Gama used by Ryu Hayabusa was crafted by Shishido Tessai, unique from the average kusari-gama as it pushed the absolute usable limit of this weapon with a longer chain and heavier weight, making this already difficult to wield weapon even more unpredictable and difficult to wield.

• Eclipse Scythe: This is Volf's signature weapon; as the name suggests, it's design was based on the phenomenon of the Solar Eclipse. It is made from Damascus Steel and the body of an overthrown Lycanthrope king, once shaped it was cooled by plunging it into the bodies of live humans, this gruesome process is said have taken 9 full days to completely cool and harden. Unlike other weapons made from Damascus steel, the Eclipse Scythe lacks the grain pattern typical of Damascus steel when Ryu first finds it (though the scythe acquires the pattern later). Ryu adds this weapon to his arsenal after slaying Volf and looting it from the greater fiend's corpse as vengeful werewolves rush in.

• Enma's Fang: A large sword with an unsettling nature; its crystalline matrix becomes harder when blood is spilled on it. It laid dormant for a long period of time until it's rediscovery when it was named Enma's Fang after Enma, the ruler and judge of the afterlife realm.

• Blade of the Archfiend: A blade of unknown origin rumored to be forged from a meteorite that the Archfiend breathed on, with incomprehensible divine runes across the blade. It is powerful enough to match even the Dragon Sword. This is a favorite weapon of Genshin, passed down from generation to generation in the Black Spider Clan, only to the most ruthless and powerful of the Black Spider clan. It is eventually given to Ryu by a dying Genshin out of mutual respect. Ryu dual wields the Blade of the Archfiend with the True Dragon Sword in Ninja Gaiden II, combining their immeasurable ancient power to form the ultimate weapon. Ryu used the Blade as his final weapon in Ninja Gaiden 3. It was eventually destroyed by The Goddess.

• Jinran-Maru: The katana of Ryu's friend Hayate. He sent Ayane to borrow Ryu the sword, he uses it in Ninja Gaiden 3 when the Dragon Sword merges into his arm due the Grip of Murder curse. Ryu soon returned to the Hayabusa Village to get the Blade of the Archfiend. Unlike Hayate, Ryu can utilize Jinran-Maru's Storm power, but only when performing the Ultimate Technique with the Blade of the Archfiend.

Projectile Weapons

• Shuriken: The iconic throwing star of the ninja, this weapon is mostly used by Ryu to quickly stun enemies leaving them open to more lethal attacks. It has appeared in every installment of Ninja Gaiden.

• Incendiary Shuriken: These are kunai style shuriken with grenade like explosives attached to them. The pin on the grenades part is pulled and then it is thrown, after a certain time frame this shuriken explodes. It is effective on large slow enemies and bosses.

• Windmill Shuriken: A large foldable shuriken that acts similar to a boomerang returning to its thrower, it is folded attached to a holder on the forearm when not in use. This unique weapon of the Hayabusa clan is passed down the generations within the clan. It makes the 3rd most appearances in the Ninja Gaiden series after the Shuriken and the Dragon Sword.

• Bow: A basic bow found in the Hayabusa village, used to launch arrows.

• Strong Bow: A composite Bow made during the Medieval period in the Vigoorian Empire, it is more powerful than the bow but cannot be pulled by a human of average strength.
  • Arrow: A basic arrow with a pointed arrowhead used for piercing targets.
  • Explosive Arrow: A specialized arrow with an explosive tip that explodes upon impact.
  • APFSDS Core Arrow: A specialized arrow made from heavy tungsten material giving it good penetrating ability, able to penetrate thick armor such as tanks.

• Fiend's Bane Bow: This state of the art composite bow was developed in the Hayabusa village, made from high tensile carbon fibers, it is able to rival the modern sniper rifles in accuracy as well as penetrate 40mm bullet proof armor plating.
  • Two-Pronged Arrow: A Japanese style arrow preferred by certain ninja, it is designed to tear flesh rather than penetrate.

• Spear Gun: A weapon used to hunt fish and other aquatic creatures, acts similar to a hunting rifle on land. As a result it has a long cool down between bursts, no defensive capabilities, and is seldom used by Ryu on land.

• Howling Cannon: A heavy cannon that fires slow but powerful flaming projectiles.

• Lock-On Bow: A special bow provided by Cliff that locks on to a target. The bow was eventually destroyed by Cliff himself.

Tools

• Smoke Bomb: Not so much a weapon but a distraction tool used by the ninja to throw off enemies. Enemies with high sensory perception are immune to smoke bombs.

• Grappling Hook: Used in Ninja Gaiden Shadow before Ryu gained the ability to cling to walls, it is also used in his Dead or Alive 4 ending.

Armlets & Attribute Items

Armlets were used in Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) to increase certain attributes. However, as of Ninja Gaiden II, Ryu has more or less mastered all of these attributes and abilities and no longer requires the use of armlets or attribute items from Ninja Gaiden.

• Armlet of the Sun: An orange armlet engraved with a picture of the Sun, when equipped increases Ryu's attack power by 5%. Applies to all attacks, including melee weapon attacks, projectile attacks, ninpos, kick & throws.

• Armlet of the Moon: An aqua armlet engraved with a picture of the Moon, when equipped increases Ryu's defensive abilities, reducing damage taken by 5%.

• Armlet of Potency: A gray armlet emblazoned with the picture of a Horse, when equipped it increases the strength of Ryu's kick & throw attacks by 40%.

• Armlet of Benediction: A yellow armlet emblazoned with the figure of a Goddess, when equipped it increases Yellow Essence absorption by 21%.

• Armlet of Fortune: A red armlet emblazoned with the figures of two Elephants, when equipped it increases the chance of Red Essence appearing and Ryu will regain two Ki slots per every Red Essence absorbed.

• Armlet of Tranquility: A blue armlet engraved with the figure of an Angel, when equipped Ryu gradually regenerates his spiritual life. Regenerates 2 pixels of health per second. For the sake of reference, in Ninja Gaiden 1 Black, Ryu's health bar starts at 208 pixels wide and has a maximum of 745 pixels wide if all health upgrades are obtained.

• Armlet of Celerity: A green armlet engraved with the figure of a Dragon, when equipped it decreases the time needed to charge an Ultimate Technique.
• Band of Power: One of Ayane's (deep-gold colored) ribbons, when equipped increases Ryu's attack power by 15%! Three times the amount given by Armlet of the Sun! Applies to all attacks, including melee weapon attacks, projectile attacks, ninpos, kick & throws..
• Band of Protection: One of Ayane's (white colored) ribbons, when equipped increases Ryu's defensive abilities, reducing damage take by 5%.
• Band of Strength: One of Ayane's (purple colored) ribbons, when equipped it increases the strength of Ryu's kick & throw attacks by 40%.
• Band of Wealth: One of Ayane's (yellow colored) ribbons, when equipped it increases Yellow Essence absorption by 21%
• Band of Spirit: One of Ayane's (red-orange colored) ribbons, when equipped it increases the chance of Red Essence appearing and Ryu will regain two Ki slots per every Red Essence absorbed.
• Band of Light: One of Ayane's (yellow-green colored) ribbons, when equipped it decreases the time needed to charge an Ultimate Technique.

• Owl's Eye: A charm made in the shape of an owl. With it Ryu is able to see even in pitch black darkness. Used to complete a puzzle in NG1's "The Path To Zarkhan" chapter.

Ignore the ninpo section, thats not allowed in this battle.

here is some videos

Ryu.

Looks like Ryu should win.

ryu is physically close enough to handle himself. with have no qualms with killing spiderman. and has weapons. spidey can only win if his morals are off

@stupid_people: @hyperlight: I never believed in that ideology. Please forgive my ignorance. Such vast underestimation is unforgivable. Comparison:

Strength, spider-man can (officially) lift 10 tons (landed a 52 ton jet in the alpha arc. Obviously his limit as he promptly collapsed in agony) while Ryu can lift 1 ton, 3 tons at the most?

Speed: basically equal in terms of reflexes.

Agility: Stan Lee stated that Peter had absolutely no peer in this as is demonstrated throughout his long career especially when he would contort his body to painful positions. (I would assume Spidey would win here...)

Fighting abilities: Created his own version of Spider-fu and has easily triumphed over spider-woman who was also a trained martial artist (though mind controlled in ends of the earth). Ryu, is on a completely different level...(Ryu wins)

With his ninja sense which counteract Peters spider sense, the only advantage Peter has against his adversary is his strength and freakish ability to contort his body impossibly which leads to Spidey's next obstacle...

Durability: Spider-man has survived missile explosions and deadly falls (Marvel Nights) but he how can he survive larva? He can't. Ryu's healing abilities far exceed spider-man who has, in a matter of 3 days, fully healed from having his fleshed seared from his bones (Amazing Spider man 700.3). Ryu wins through superior hand to hand combat (not taking into account the wide range of his arsenal and superior regenerative ability...

Ryu should be allot more than a 3 tonner. And saying he is a one tonner is hilarious.

Speed: ryu easily stomps spidey in this department, ryu can move fast enough to look like he appears in multiple places at once. Create afterimages, etc.

Agility: i agree spiderman is obviously superior.

Combat skill: ryu won several dead or alive tournaments.

You know what? just look at this video:

Ryu.

@homifred: I think you thought I disagreed with you. I think ryu would win too.. I just said the only chance peter would have is with no morals

ninja gaiden is sooo dope by the way

"Morals: Off (Not bloodlusted)"

I wonder of someone has done a Ryu vs Zoro Thread O.o

@dbvse7: Not from the looks of it, now is your chance!

@stupid_people:

huh?

@hyperlight: Forgive me for jumping to conclusions; although stupid_people (chuckle) is right. Morals off means spider-man would adopt much less restrictive methods of fighting...so to speak. Meaning no holding back...

Hayabusa all damn day

@homifred: right....

@deathhero61: Lol! Seriously, all you said is Peter's signature! I mean... just read these:

I strongly dissagree, see the last panel for appearing as if he was in all places at once... With forty times the reflexes of a human being, I see no evidence that Ryu is Spider-man's superior in speed. Equal perhaps, after all, anything Ryu can do and has done, Spider-man has also done. Also, if we are going to use the game verse, Peter was able to form after images with his blistering speed in the game Spider-man: Edges of time. Spider-man isn't considered one of the fastest individuals in marvel for nothing...after all.

@homifred: Look the scans you showed me are unquantifiable. And the one with hulk, was an agility feat, not a speed feat. And ninja gaiden started off as a video game, so you cannot really use game spiderman since the spiderman in the OP was specifically stated to be earth 616. And i don't think you understand by nearly multiple places at once. He can blitz several people in virtually a second. I have yet to see spiderman do such feats.

And if i recall correctly he was dodging attacks from alexei who had lightning level traveling speed.

@deathhero61: Lol, you got me. Nothing in the above videos even hinted at the fact that Raiden was quicker than Spider-man (although those moves were pretty awesome). Spider-man has moved quicker than the human eye and has transversed two miles in 5 seconds. Further, spider-man has done something similar in...well, basically throughout his career. Additionally, appear multiple places at once? Clearly you did not look at the fourth panel above or at least read it. I mean, as spider-man bounced around the room like a "madman" the crooks would yell out he's over here, only for yet another crook to yell out he's over here, almost simultaneously. Like I said, anything Ryu can do (sorry Ryu) Spider-man can perform just as well (speed wise). (Not to mention he tagged lightmaster with ridiculous ease as you can see with the photo below who is rumored to be as fast as light. Alexei, light speeds? True, but spider-man has dodged lightmaster and electro with ridiculous ease (electro is called the living lightning bolt).

@homifred: I don't think you understand something, most of spiderman's combat speed/reaction time feats are mainly his spider-sense doing all the work...... And Ryu moves faster than the eye can see as well. And one of the feats you showed just so happened to be black suit spiderman who is far faster and far stronger than base spiderman. Ryu like i said is easily hypersonic, spiderman is at best is mid supersonic and if i was exaggerating like i usually am about spiderman, massively super sonic. These scans, are basically unquantifiable. Since they are showing trails of where spiderman is for emphasize, on his agility. like the scan for hulk.(who everyone dances around, and out-speeds)

Okay... Where to start...

Ryu is just too versatile.

Jmarshmallow

Even without his versatility,(like with only his sword and his martial art skills) he is far more skilled, based off what i seen from both combatants, is far more precise, has better training, and most of his techniques are killing techniques. He would easily kill him with the flying swallow technique.....

Yes, I am well aware of the fact that Spidey's spider sense is the main reason that spider-man is always one step ahead of the game, but all the work? Spidey's extrasensory ability acts as a warning. It then may force Peter in action but it does not make Peter faster. It just gives him a headstart...so to speak. Most of Spider-man's combat speed feats are his own; its not like Ryu lacks a sixth strength either. The scan with the hulk was a demonstration really and you are right of course, it was incongruous. However, to say that all the scans above were out of place is simply not true. The second picture I posted was his running speed in which he easily caught the individual wearing rocket skates. The fourth image displays Spider-man appearing to be everywhere at once to the criminals. The fifth picture has Spider-man storming the tower so quickly, no one could even register him due to his speed. The first image has Peter quickly taking out 6 heroes before they could even react. The tenth image has Peter moving so fast he appeared to disappear to the naked eye. The tenth image has Spider-man quickly dispatching a group of thugs in about a second and never pausing his wisecracking. I never said Ryu couldn't move so quickly he would appear as if he was teleporting which supports the idea that they have similar feats and hence are equal in speed. Supersonic? Hypersonic? Where do you get your info? Outskirts BattleDome wiki? Neither Spider-man nor Ryu is even supersonic despite their speedster feats.

Further, during this period before Spider-man animated series (in the 60's) changed it all the black suit did not empower Spider-man in any way. The only thing it did was give him organic webbing because Spider-man was already far greater than any other peak human. In addition, it empowered Brock because he was peak human, hence he needed to be upgraded (Brock admitted it himself).

Ryu has a pretty huge aresenal, and magical stuff. But, Spidey has fought ninjas before, still has a huge advantage in terms of speed and strength, and the Spider Sense could give him an edge.

I'm going to play devil's advocate here and give the win to Spidey, after a very long fight. Good matchup!

@homifred: I think you were (initially, at least) thinking of a different Ryu. This is not the Street Fighter character. To get an idea of his strength level see this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=zvT9yjUAX0g#t=168

At 2:50 he blocks a sword blow from that enormous statue and pushes it back. Other people gave examples of his speed (easily dodge bullets) and his powerful magic (such as being able to summon a giant flaming dragon).

This is a curbstomp in my opinion.

@shenkuei: You are absolutely correct. I did confuse the two (initially). I saw the difference when I watched the video.

Pretty sure Ryu wins. I dont think its a stomp, because of Spidey's Spider Sense and Agility, but Ryu has dealt with a lot of high level opponents and endured some serious hits.

Ryu is more skilled and his blade can cut through solid steel... He wins this

Ryu takes this

@deaditegonzo: Ryu stomps.

I'd say that Ryu wins this one. Comparing his speed to that of Spidey's, they're about equal, not counting Ryu's Blink technique which can allow him instantaneous movement. In terms of strength, well Ryu has lifted a 20 ton version of the Dragon Sword to stop it from slicing him in half, and I believe Spidey's lifted about 10 tons at best, so Ryu takes strength. Agility, well Ryu can jump thousands of feet into the air and traverse fluently, but who's to say Spidey can't? So they're equal in agility. Fighting skill. Well, Spider-Man uses his own martial art, the Way of the Spider and is one of Marvel's top fighters, whereas Ryu uses Hayabusa Ninjutsu and has proven himself as one of the world's top fighters by way of winning the second Dead or Alive tournament and stopping the Tengu of Destruction from plunging the planet into chaos. Ryu is also a master of nearly every weapon known to man and has done so in half the time it took others to do. So I'd say Ryu takes fighting skill. Now the most important factor in a battle: The will to win. In a sense, being willing to do anything, go to any length to win a battle. Spidey and his morals won't let him kill, or let anyone die in his presence and he shows mercy too often, whereas Ryu who was trained to never show mercy and take any chance possible to win a battle, will be willing to kill. Though, Ryu's morals say he can't kill anyone not evil, but even so, if it's a battle to the death, Ryu is a Ninja after all, history's deadliest assassin. Ryu wins the battle.

Since ryu has all of his equipment, he wins. Other than that spiderman's way more badass.

Ryu convincingly.

Ryu stomps