Ryū Hōshi (Earth-19999)

"(戦いの中に答えはある！ Tatakai no naka ni kotae ha aru!?) The answer lies in the heart of battle."

- - Ryū

Ryū Hōshi (リュウ or 隆) is the second lead protagonist and one of the main characters of the Mortal Fighter Series. Ryū has made an appearance in every Mortal Fighter game, as well as in almost every crossover fighting game to feature MF characters.

Early Life
As a very young child, Ryū was orphaned and left with no memories about his parents, and whether they were still alive. He was found and adopted by a man named Gouken who raised Ryū in his secluded dojo and trained him in the ways of his martial arts. Shortly afterwards, Gouken would later train his best friend's spoiled son, Ken Masters. Ken served not only as a sparring partner, but also gave Ryū a friend in the form of a boy his own age. Ryū looked up to Gouken as a father figure, and regards Ken as his best friend and surrogate brother, a relationship which remains to this day. When Ryū was 30 years old, Gouken believed that he was ready to travel the world in order to test and hone his martial skills against the best fighters from around the world. With this, Ryū left Gouken's dojo, and headed to fight in the Mortal Fighter Tournament, much to Gouken's fear.