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He treats Robert as his rival, but they are best friends. He has been given discipline through his Karate training by his father, Takuma. Ryo is very serious about fighting and loyal to his friends and family. SNK staff members Youichiro Soeda said that Ryo and Robert's debut was unique to other games based on the company because it did not focus on fighting tournaments but instead of the duo's quest to save Yuri Sakazaki.
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Artist Shinkiro has expressed he had no problems with designing Ryo in contrast to Robert Garcia due to Ryo's poor state. In an interview Takashi Nishiyama states that Ryo was created as a homage to Ryu from Street Fighter.