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Created page with "{{Character |title=Thunder Ryu |image= 350px |othernames= |age=51 |nationality=Japanese |family= |occupation=Yakuza<br>Gym Owner |affiliation= |weapon=D.O.S. |status=Deceased |first=''No More Heroes'' |playedby=Paul Nakauchi }}'''Thunder Ryu''' is a character in ''No More Heroes''. He is a Yakuza member who acts as a trainer for Travis Touchdown. ==Personality and Appearance== ==History== ===''No More Heroes''=== Thunder..." |
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}}'''Thunder Ryu''' is a character in ''[[No More Heroes]]''. He is a Yakuza member who acts as a trainer for [[Travis Touchdown]]. | }}'''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== | ==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== | ==History== | ||
===''No More Heroes''=== | ===''No More Heroes''=== | ||
Thunder Ryu is the owner of [[Thunder Ryu Bldg.]] and offers to train [[Travis Touchdown]] when arrives and manages to impress him. Thunder Ryu later appears in [[Speed City]] | 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 (cat)|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 | Despite being dead, Thunder Ryu's [[lingering consciousness|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. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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