Sota Ryu Street Fighter
By Hervé St-Louis
January 2, 2005 - 15:38
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Likeness
Trademarks of Ryu are his ripped garments, his read bandana, brown hair, huge hands and feet. Of course, the figure has them all. The shoulder openings of Ryu's gi are ripped. The bottoms of his pants are too. The front of Ryu's gi is more unfolded than other some versions of Street Fighter where it's almost closed. Of course, Ryu's eyebrows are thick. Overall, the figure is a good rendering of Ryu.
Sculpt
The sculpt is perfect. It is as easy to put Ryu in a vanilla pose as placing him in an action stance. Ryu's head is smaller than it should be as it's influenced by Anime designs and the games from which he hails. Veins are ripping out of his arms and legs. The alternate shouting head looks determined. The clasping hands are almost tiger-like. The fists look like they can hurt you. Notice the Japanese markings on Ryu's belt.
Paint

Scale
Ryu, of course, fits with other Sota Street Fighter action figures but also with Marvel Legends, for those of you who would like to do a couple of Capcom versus Marvel games! Ryu is shorter than Sagat, Bison and Sodom. He's a little bit higher than Chun Li. Ryu's proportions might be the mean average of the Street Fighter line. Although his head is smaller.
Stability

Articulation
Ryu has 27 articulations at the neck, the torso, the waist, the shoulders, the biceps, the elbows, the wrists, the palms, the hips, the thighs, the knees, the ankles, the feet and the toes. Ryu's head, and hips have ball joints. At the shoulders different types of ball joints with a cut are found. They have covered the articulation in the torso by Ryu's gi, making it difficult to use. Ryu's knees have double joints. Sota masks articulation well, unlike Toybiz's Marvel Legends figures.
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Props
Ryu comes with a duffle bag with a rope that will fit around his shoulder. As Ryu travels the world, trying to perfect his martial arts' skills, this is a great addition. Of course, there are two sets of hands and an alternate head.
Packaging
The packaging is a self-contained plastic bubble. You must use scissors to open it. Inside the package, there's a flyer with Ryu's bust. It's the same for all figures. There's a small picture with Ryu's face at the bottom. The back of the package shows the other figure in the 15th Anniversary wave. The packaging is not environmentally friendly. Also, many wires hold Ryu inside the bubble with two extra clear plastic casts.
Cost
Sota Street Fighters cost about twelve dollars and more. Check Quicksand Collectibles for good prices on the figures. Other stores sell the figures for more. Even at around $15 or $18, this figure is a deal, considering all the features once gets for the price. The articulation is better than most DC Direct action figures and they are better hidden than the average Marvel Legends.
Availability
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