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* [[Promotion to Parent]]: When Takuma left the family, a ten-year-old Ryo was forced to look after his six-year-old sister.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: When Takuma left the family, a ten-year-old Ryo was forced to look after his six-year-old sister.
* [[Red Baron]]: The Invinicible Dragon.
* [[Red Baron]]: The Invinicible Dragon.
* [[Rapid Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]]: Ryo's Zanretsuken.
* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]/[[Spam Attack]]: Ryo's Zanretsuken.
* [[Shotoclone]]
* [[Shotoclone]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: It took the death of his mother and the subsequent disappearance of his father for Ryo to man up and become the legendary fighter he is today.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: It took the death of his mother and the subsequent disappearance of his father for Ryo to man up and become the legendary fighter he is today.
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* [[Bring It]]
* [[Bring It]]
* [[Character Focus]]: In ''3''. Most notably, the story revolves around Robert revisiting his childhood town of Glasshill Valley, Mexico and aiding his old friend, Freia.
* [[Character Focus]]: In ''3''. Most notably, the story revolves around Robert revisiting his childhood town of Glasshill Valley, Mexico and aiding his old friend, Freia.
* [[Cultured Badass]]: He [[Sharp Dressed Man|always dresses snazzy]], drives around in a [[Cool Car|Ferrari F-40]], and loves to party, but he's an extremely capable fighter when push comes to shove.
* [[Cultured Badass]]: He [[Sharp-Dressed Man|always dresses snazzy]], drives around in a [[Cool Car|Ferrari F-40]], and loves to party, but he's an extremely capable fighter when push comes to shove.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: His hair (which is black) appears to be purple in the first two games and blue in ''AOF3''.
* [[Hair Color Dissonance]]: His hair (which is black) appears to be purple in the first two games and blue in ''AOF3''.
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* [[Shotoclone]]
* [[Shotoclone]]
** These days, he's more of an [[Extremity Extremist]] of the kick variety; making him closer to Art of Fighting's equivalent of [[Fatal Fury|Kim Kaphwan]].
** These days, he's more of an [[Extremity Extremist]] of the kick variety; making him closer to Art of Fighting's equivalent of [[Fatal Fury|Kim Kaphwan]].
* [[Shout Out]]: [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|He's modeled after]] Andy Garcia and [[Steven Seagal]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|He's modeled after]] Andy Garcia and [[Steven Seagal]].
* [[Spam Attack]]: Robert's Geneikyaku, the kick counterpart to Ryo's Zanretsuken.
* [[Spam Attack]]: Robert's Geneikyaku, the kick counterpart to Ryo's Zanretsuken.
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: Because of an English-speaking voice actor.
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: Because of an English-speaking voice actor.
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* [[Eric Stuart]]: VA for the dub of the anime.
* [[Eric Stuart]]: VA for the dub of the anime.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: He was voiced by the late Ginzo Matsuo in the anime. You might best remember him as [[Shin Chan|Ginnosuke Nohara]] and [[One Piece (Manga)|Captain Smoker]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: He was voiced by the late Ginzo Matsuo in the anime. You might best remember him as [[Shin Chan|Ginnosuke Nohara]] and [[One Piece (Manga)|Captain Smoker]].
* [[Hidden Depths]]: A rowdy gang leader...who wants to turn them into a dance group.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: A rowdy gang leader...who wants to turn them into a dance group.
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]
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* [[Mistaken Identity]]: The reason he fights Ryo and Robert in the first game, aside from being pissed off about his luck, is because he assumes they're cops due to their questions.
* [[Mistaken Identity]]: The reason he fights Ryo and Robert in the first game, aside from being pissed off about his luck, is because he assumes they're cops due to their questions.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: His boxing shorts.
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: His boxing shorts.
* [[Shout Out]]: Possibly to [[Classic Disney Shorts|Mickey Mouse]]. In his ''AOF2'' stage, there's even poster depicting someone wearing a Mickey Mouse hat.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Possibly to [[Classic Disney Shorts|Mickey Mouse]]. In his ''AOF2'' stage, there's even poster depicting someone wearing a Mickey Mouse hat.




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* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: In the anime special, Yuri is voiced by J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: In the anime special, Yuri is voiced by J-pop singer Ayumi Hamasaki.
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Ki Attacks]]
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]
* [[Martial Arts Headband]]
* [[Non Player Character|NPC]]: In ''3'', due to being wounded by Sinclair. She appears as a side character in Ryo and Robert's story, and can assist Robert in a last-ditch shot against Wyler.
* [[Non-Player Character|NPC]]: In ''3'', due to being wounded by Sinclair. She appears as a side character in Ryo and Robert's story, and can assist Robert in a last-ditch shot against Wyler.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: She's voiced by Harumi Ikoma in the first game. Kaori Horie takes over for all subsequent appearances.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: She's voiced by Harumi Ikoma in the first game. Kaori Horie takes over for all subsequent appearances.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: It's implied that Yuri fell for Robert after he and Ryo saved her at the end of the first game. Some of this is seen in the scenes interspersed during the credits reel in ''2''. In the third game, they actually seem to hook up in Robert and Ryo's endings.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: It's implied that Yuri fell for Robert after he and Ryo saved her at the end of the first game. Some of this is seen in the scenes interspersed during the credits reel in ''2''. In the third game, they actually seem to hook up in Robert and Ryo's endings.
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* [[Battle Butler]]
* [[Battle Butler]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]


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* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* [[One-Winged Angel]]
* [[Psycho Serum]]: The elixir he intakes turns him into a hulking giant, [[Psychopathic Manchild|but reverts his mentality to that of a child]], a side-effect that seems to be permament after he returns to his normal form.
* [[Psycho Serum]]: The elixir he intakes turns him into a hulking giant, [[Psychopathic Manchild|but reverts his mentality to that of a child]], a side-effect that seems to be permament after he returns to his normal form.
* [[Shout Out]]: To [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk]] and ''[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: To [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Hulk]] and ''[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]''.
* [[SNK Boss]]
* [[SNK Boss]]
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]