Ryo Hazuki
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| Game series | Shenmue |
| First game | Shenmue |
| Creator(s) | Yu Suzuki |
Ryo Hazuki (葉月 涼 Hazuki Ryō) is the main character in the Sega RPG/Action/Adventure video game series, Shenmue. In Japan, he is voiced by Masaya Matsukaze and modeled after his seiyuu. In the United States, he is voiced by Corey Marshall.
[edit] Shenmue
Ryo Hazuki lives in a small home in Yamanose, a suburb of the larger Dobuita, in Yokosuka. His father, Iwao Hazuki, master of the Hazuki-style Karate Jitsu, was killed by a man named Lan Di - an artist of a powerful, mysterious martial art. Lan Di was searching for the Dragon Mirror, a powerful mirror that seemingly holds the jewels of the kingdom. Ryo, after witnessing the death of his father, takes it upon himself to exact revenge upon Lan Di. Iwao Hazuki appears in a number of flashbacks, giving guidance to Ryo along his journey. Ryo is modeled after Virtua Fighter's Akira Yuki and has most of his moves.
Ryo is a powerful yet hard-headed teenager who tends to rush into things without thinking it through. His mother had died when he was an infant, and his father was killed by a member of a Chinese cartel, named the Chiyou-men. The Chiyou-men hold a base in the harbor near Ryo's hometown. It is there that Ryo first encounters the vicious gang, the Mad Angels, a group working with the Chiyou-men.
As his life progresses, Ryo meets many characters. An important character he meets in the first game is Gui-zhang, another martial artist. Gui-zhang is son of Master Chen, an old friend of Iwao's.
Through-out the story, Ryo Hazuki learns that his father may have been involved in a murder. Ryo does not believe that his father would ever kill another person, but Lan Di believes that Iwao was responsible. This raises the question: "Is Lan Di really so different from Ryo?" because they both sought out revenge for similar reasons.
Ryo wears a brown leather jacket, a blue pair of jeans and has spiky black hair. He has a signature band-aid over his left cheek. This band-aid is never actually addressed or acknowledged by any characters in the games.
[edit] Shenmue II
Once Ryo learns where the Chiyou-men are stationed he travels to Wan Chai in Hong Kong. After arriving in Hong Kong, he meets a young woman named Joy, daughter of a wealthy forman on the local piers, who becomes a rather large help to him. She introduces him to people around Wan Chai, most notably of which is the "Heavens" gang lead by Ren. Together, Ryo and his newly found allies Ren, Joy, and members of the Heavens gang, discover that the Chiyou-men have an operation in Kowloon headed by Dou Niu, who is a minion of Lan Di's. Ryo searches Kowloon for answers on Dou Niu and his organization, eventually leading him to the Yellow-Head Building in Kowloon. After several feverant battles, Ryo and Ren eventually made their way to the Dou Niu's location, on the roof of the Yellow-Head building. This is where Ryo first see's Lan Di for the first time since the murder of his father. Ryo disposes of Dou Niu but is too late as Lan Di leaves the scene via helicopter.
It is unknown as to where Lan Di was heading, but it is suggest his destination may have been Guilin, a village in the Chinese forests that holds secrets of the Dragon Mirror. Through fortunate events, Ryo arrives in Guilin as well, meeting a young woman named Shenhua. Ryo understands that she knows information that is vital to locating Lan Di, so he asks Shenhua for assistance. She leads him to a small village called Bailu, which is well-known for its river stones, used in the making of "mirrors", similar to the one Lan Di had stolen from Iwao Hazuki.
[edit] Martial Arts Style
Ryo Hazuki uses a style known as Hazuki Style Jujitsu, which was created by his father, Iwao Hazuki. Iwao taught Ryo Hazuki the style since he was a little boy.
The Hazuki Style Jujitsu is unique compared to other branches of Jujitsu. It features many strikes, which is uncommon in Jujitsu but not so uncommon in its derivative Karate. The strikes resemble techniques of other martial arts, possibly Karate, Tai Chi, Bajiquan and much more. Hazuki Style Jujitsu does include grappling (joint locks, throws, takedowns and some ground moves) and some of the grappling techniques resemble ones in Judo, Aikido and of course, Jujitsu.
Ryo Hazuki can be seen practicing Hazuki Style Jujitsu in the flashbacks. Also, Fuku San has trained in the style, as he was a fellow student of Ryo's father.
Throughout the series, Ryo Hazuki has the opportunity to learn techniques from other martial artists in the series. Therefore, he picks up even more techniques and Hazuki Style Jujitsu becomes more effective and more of a hybrid style.
The Hazuki Style Jujitsu is an amazing fictional martial art that has both elements of grappling arts and striking arts. As displayed in the game, it is an effective hybrid martial art that Ryo utilizes very well.[[Category:
