The Ryu Number

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Like the Bacon number, Ryu himself is a 0. Everyone who competes against him directly is a Ryu Number 1, and everyone who competes against those characters is assigned a Number 2, and so on and so forth, with the lowest number taking priority. If a character has fought both Ryu himself and a Ryu Number 2, that character has a Ryu Number 1.

Meaning:

1. Ryu is Number 0.

2. Anyone who competes with a Number-holder receives that character’s number plus 1.

3. A character always has their lowest possible Ryu Number.

That’s all there is to it. The competition can be a video game, a movie, a comic, or even real life. To get you started let me show you some easy Ryu Numbers to remember. Some notable number 1s: Mario, Sonic, Captain America, Spider-Man, and Cloud. Further down, there are characters like the Star Wars cast members, Sanger Zonvolt from Super Robot Wars, Lu Bu of Three Kingdoms, and every single Disney Princess. I think you will quickly find that there are very few corners of the gaming universe not connected into this network. Do you have any surprises for the Ryu Number? Keep in mind the Ryu Number already has Barack Obama, and the entire Nba.

Share your findings in the comments or tweet them tagged with #RyuNumber.