Thunder Ryu
Thunder Ryu is a character in No More Heroes. He is a Yakuza member and former wrestler who acts as a trainer for Travis Touchdown.
Personality and Appearance
Thunder Ryu is a middle-aged Japanese man. He is always dressed in a black business suit with slicked-back black hair. He wields D.O.S., a yellow-bladed beam katana resembling a shirasaya. As a Yakuza, Thunder Ryu has an intimidating personality, but sees potential in Travis and encourages him to keep fighting. He is skilled in sword-fighting and pro-wrestling moves, knowledge which he passes on to Travis through often homo-erotic training sessions.
History
No More Heroes
Thunder Ryu is the owner of Thunder Ryu Bldg. and offers to train Travis Touchdown when he arrives and manages to impress him. Thunder Ryu later appears in Speed City, fighting Speed Buster in a duel before Travis's arrival. Thunder Ryu is distracted by Jeane, and is killed by Speed Buster's laser. Thunder Ryu's last words were words of encouragement for Travis. Thunder Ryu's leftover beam katana was later used as the basis of Travis's Tsubaki Mk. III.
Despite being dead, Thunder Ryu's spirit remains in the Thunder Ryu Bldg. and continues to train Travis. Later, when Travis is traveling through the Forest of Bewilderment, he is guided by Thunder Ryu's spirit who tells Travis which direction to go. Finally, he gives a letter to Travis containing his final message, before fading away.
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No More Heroes
No More Heroes characters | |||||||
Main Characters | Travis Touchdown · Jeane (cat) · Sylvia Christel · Henry Cooldown · Jeane | ||||||
United Assassins Association Rankings | Helter-Skelter · Death Metal · Dr. Peace · Shinobu · Destroyman · Holly Summers · Letz Shake · Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarrskii · Speed Buster · Bad Girl · Dark Star · Travis Touchdown's attacker | ||||||
Civilians | Georgy Bishop · Thunder Ryu · Randall Lovikov · Dr. Naomi · Mask de Uh · Manager of Job Center · Manager of K-Entertainment · Diane | ||||||
Other | Talbot · Weller · M. S. · Mrs. Christel · Jeane (child) · Dr. Letz Shake · Master Jacobs · Wolf Vann |