Ryūji (竜二, りゅうじ), full name Ryūji Hattori (服部竜二, はっとり りゅうじ), is a third year student at Reihō Academy. His father is the chairman of the board at Hattori Academy where he previously attended. With his older twin brother Ryūichi, they form the Double Dragon brothers and have been able to take on leaders of other schools using never-before-seen fighting techniques. Ryūji prefers to fight using fists so he doesn't overlap with his brother's kick techniques.
Appearances[]
Downtown Nekketsu Story[]
Ryūji debuts in Downtown Nekketsu Story alongside Ryūichi as the faces for Taiki Yamada's scheme. Months prior to the events of the main story, the twins transfer to Reihō Academy and would eventually begin to start dominating the other high schools in the area. Under Yamada's orders, the two get Riki involved by kidnapping his girlfriend Mami Shimada and sends out an invitation challenging him.
In the main story, Ryūichi and Ryūji are first mentioned by Kazumi Hasebe as she informs Kunio and Riki that the twins were responsible for kidnapping Mami and that they're keeping her captive on the top floor of Reihō Academy. She warns the two that the twins are powerful and that they'll need to be prepared before taking them on. The twins are later mentioned by Takashi Onizuka as he tells Kunio and Riki that they're currently on the top floor of the school after he is defeated. After defeating Susumu Godai, he will mention the twins as being even stronger than him. Upon confronting the twins, they will briefly introduce themselves before they begin to fight. Once defeated, the twins will compliment Kunio and Riki's strength before telling them that who they're looking for is on the rooftop.
Downtown Nekketsu March Super-Awesome Field Day![]
Ryūji appears as a member of Reihō Academy's team. In the Battle Royal minigame, he will have access to the Dragon Tail Kick and the Dragon Burst Punch.
Downtown Special Kunio-kun's Historical Period Drama![]
Ryūji plays the role of Tatsuji.
Tatsuji alongside Tatsuichi are said to be Okoto's kidnappers and will be fought together in the later half of the game. Upon being defeated, Tatsuji will run away while Kunimasa is given the option to spare Tatsuichi's life. Tatsuji will then fight Kunimasa for a second time in a different area.
Surprise! Nekketsu New Records! The Distant Gold Medal[]
Ryūji returns as a member of Reihō Academy's team.
In the localization Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge, Ryūji is replaced by Winston "Skip" Hildegard Jr.
Kunio-kun no Dodgeball da yo Zen'in Shūgō[]
Downtown Nekketsu Baseball Monogatari: Yakyū de Shōbu da! Kunio-kun[]
Ryūji appears as a member of Reihō Academy's team.
Kunio no Oden[]
Ryūji makes a cameo in the versus screen background.
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari EX[]
Ryūji appears in the same role as he did in the original versions of the game.
Nekketsu Kōkō Online: Yamada no Fukushū[]
River City Super Sports Challenge[]
Ryūji appears as a member of Reihō Academy's team.
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun Special[]
River City: Tokyo Rumble[]
Ryūji and Ryūichi appear as part of a part-time job at the underpass in Shinagawa. Upon being defeated, they are unlocked for use in the Rumble gamemode.
River City: Knights of Justice[]
River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~[]
This remake of Super-Awesome Field Day re-imagines the events of that game. The story takes place after River City: Rival Showdown.
In the story mode, Ryūji and Ryūichi appear as subordinates to Mamoru Tōdō. When the new freshman and Hiroshi are walking together on the way to see Kunio at the hospital, the two run into Tōdō with the twins standing behind him. The twins and some Reihō Academy students fight the player while Haruka Nanase, Sanjūrō Sugata, and eventually Kunio join the battle. When the cops are called, the twins alongside the other Reihō students flee the scene. Later in the day when Nanase is admitting he poisoned Kunio, the twins overhear him being threatened and apologize for what's happened. The twins later question Tōdō before the final match about his actions, to where they request a fair match for the finals. Upon losing the tournament, the twins admit defeat and refuse to help Tōdō who has an angry group of Reihō students surrounding him.
Ryūji is a member of Reihō Academy's team and can be played outside of the story mode. Ryūji is able to use the Dragonslaying Fist and Dragon Tail Kick as his special moves.
Downtown Nekketsu Jidaigeki[]
River City: Rival Showdown[]
River City: Rival Showdown is a remake of Downtown Nekketsu Story. The game takes place before River City Super Sports Challenge ~All Stars Special~.
Three months prior to the main story, Ryūji and Ryūichi are approached by Yamada who's looking to fight them as a way to recruit someone strong to serve as his subordinates. Upon being defeated, the twins willingly accept serving under Yamada and soon transfer to Reihō Academy.
In the main story, the twins ambush Kunio on the campus of Nekketsu High School late at night and leave the area once the cops are called or are successfully defeated within the time limit. On the third day after Tsuyoshi Gōda and Godai are successfully defeated by Kunio on Reihō Academy's campus, Yamada who was watching afar commands the twins to recapture Mami at Starpark Café as a way to get Riki out of the picture. The twins are later seen on the final day guarding Mami on the top floor of Reihō Academy, to where they then fight Kunio and Riki. Upon being defeated, the two attempt to deny Kunio's claims of serving under Yamada, though eventually confess and reveal Yamada's whereabouts.
River City Melee: Battle Royal Special[]
Ryūji returns as a member of Reihō Academy's team and is involved in the story mode. Ryūji is able to use the Tensatsu Ryūjin Ken, Ryūbi Ranpū Kyaku and the Ryūjin Zanshutō.
River City Melee Mach!![]
Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story[]
After Mamoru Tōdō reveals to Masao Kobayashi that he had Ryūichi tail him in order to see if he'd be of any use to him, he sends Ryūji to also assist Kobayashi and assures him that the twins will never betray him under any circumstances. From this point on, Ryūji is able to be summoned as an assist alongside Ryūichi. While active, Ryūji will attack enemies and is also able to be controlled by the player.
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms[]
Ryūji plays the role of Xiahou Yuan, a distant relative of Xiahou Dun (Ryūichi) and a general in Cao Cao (Yamada)'s army.
Xiahou Yuan is first seen in chapter four where Guan Yu (Kunio) is able to spar with him in Xu's stables. During the end of the chapter, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun wait for Guan Yu at Liyang for escaping Xu without permission and bruteforcing his way through the Cao Cao army's checkpoints. The two fight Guan Yu until Zhang Liao (Hasebe) breaks up the fight with a sign of passage from Cao Cao. In the final chapter, Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun will fight in place of Zhang Liao if the player is on-track for the Romance route or does not answer Zhang Liao's question to Guan Yu if he truly wishes to fight Cao Cao.
In the China Heroes gamemode, Ryūji is able to be unlocked by completing the Extra Hard difficulty in the story mode. Ryūji is able to use the Whirlwind Kick, Dragon Punch, and all bow attacks as his specials while using an upwards drill attack with enemies nearby and the Laser Shot with no nearby enemies as his super specials.
River City Girls 2[]
Ryūji and Ryūichi appear as personal bodyguards for Ken and first appear during the game's prologue at River City High where they are commanded to throw the protagonists outside of the classroom's window. The twins later appear during the rematch against Ken as assists for him. Throughout the battle, the two will repeatedly appear to perform an attack, though are able to be attacked to temporarily stun them. Once Ken is defeated, Ryūji runs off fighting Ryūichi while insulting him about his strength.
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms Next[]
Ryūji retains his role as Xiahou Yuan.
Other video games[]
CODE SHIFTER[]
Ryūji and Ryūichi appear as an assist character.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate[]
Ryūji and Ryūichi appeared in the "River City Smash" Spirit Board event as one of the spirit battles. The battle is represented by two orange Ryus on the Wrecking Crew stage with their side special being favored and having an increased attack power.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash[]
Ryūji and Ryūichi appear in the background of the Gourmet Gauntlet event.
Other media appearances[]
Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun[]
Ryūji is a recurring character in the manga. He first appears in chapter two alongside Ryūichi and challenges Kunio to a fight.
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (4Koma Manga Kingdom)[]
Kunio-kun! Nekketsu Battle![]
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (TV Series)[]
Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Rantō Enbu-hen[]
Ryūji was played by Kaname Futaba.
Localized version[]
- In River City Ransom, Ryūji was renamed to Andy and remains as one of Cyndi's kidnappers. This name is retained in River City Ransom: Tokyo Rumble and the 3DS version of River City: Rival Showdown.
Trivia[]
- Ryūji is said to have been the one who came up with the names for him and Ryūichi's special moves.
- In previous games, Ryūji was loosely based on Jimmy Lee, one of the main protagonists of the Double Dragon series, which in turn was directly derived from the Kunio-kun series. The iconic "Double Dragon" theme often plays whenever he and his twin brother, Ryūichi, appear. However, Ryūji is now based on Billy Lee. Nevertheless, in Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story, Ryūji was once again inspired in Jimmy Lee. This was intentional, as Hiroyuki Sekimoto was the game's director (Jimmy has blond hair in all of the Double Dragon games directed by Sekimoto), but in the game he is described as having a hot-headed personality (which fits with Jimmy in River City: Rival Showdown, but is a contrast to Jimmy's personality in Double Dragon Advance and Double Dragon IV).
- In River City Girls 2, Ryūji uses the username @theGREENone on Snapr. This is likely a reference to how most of the previous games had both Ryūji and Ryūichi having identical appearances, so there was no way to tell them apart. In River City Girls 2, however, Ryūji is distinguished by wearing a green outfit, whereas Ryūichi wears a red one.
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