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{{Infobox Character General
|universe       = {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}}
|name           = Ryo Sakazaki
|image          = [[File:Ryo Sakazaki.png|220px]]
|caption        = {{symbol||50px}}<br>Official artwork of Ryo Sakazaki from ''{{s|wikipedia|The King of Fighters XIII}}''.
|firstgame      = ''{{s|wikipedia|Art of Fighting}}'' (1992)
|lastappearance = ''The King of Fighters AFK'' (2025)
|games          = ''[[Ultimate]]''
|console        = Neo Geo MVS
|species        = Human
|gender         = Male
|placeoforigin  = Japan
|creator        = Hiroshi Matsumoto
|artist         =
|interwiki      = wikipedia
|interwikiname  = Wikipedia
|interwikipage  = Ryo Sakazaki
}}
'''Ryo Sakazaki''' ({{ja|リョウ・サカザキ|Ryō Sakazaki}}, ''Ryo Sakazaki'') is the main character from the fighting game series {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}}. He regularly appears in {{uvm3|The King of Fighters}} series.

==Origin==
[[File:RyoSakazakiOrigin.png|thumb|left|The introduction of ''Art of Fighting'', with Ryo fighting Jack Turner.]]
Ryo first appears in ''Art of Fighting'', where he sets off to fight Mr. Big to save his sister Yuri. However, as he does so, he is led to a mysterious man known as Mr. Karate. After beating him, it is revealed that Mr. Karate was his and Yuri's father, Takuma Sakazaki and that he was being coerced by Geese Howard into being his muscle in Southtown, having arranged Yuri's kidnapping to force his cooperation. Ryo, his family, and his best friend Robert Garcia then proceed to search for and fight Geese. After failing to kill Geese in ''Art of Fighting 2'' (which leads up to the events of the original ''Fatal Fury''), Ryo's role is reduced to a supporting role to Robert in ''Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior'', as the latter leaves for the fictional Mexican town of Glasshill without warning, in order to help his childhood friend Freia Lawrence. Ryo's playable appearances after this are mostly in ''The King of Fighters'' series, often teaming up with Robert, Yuri, and/or Takuma, as part of the Art of Fighting Team. In ''The King of Fighters'' series, he mostly joins the tournaments to get funds for his family's dojo, whose business expands to include a restaurant as of ''The King of Fighters XIV''.

Though not originally from the {{uv|Fatal Fury}} series, Ryo made secret playable appearances in two of its games, ''Fatal Fury Special'' and ''Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition'', the latter of which sees him succeeding his father as Mr. Karate.
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==
[[File:Ryo Sakazaki Costume.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ryo as both a Mii Costume and background character.]]
===As a costume===
Ryo appears as one of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Round 4}}'s DLC [[Mii costumes]]. He is a costume for {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}. When Ryo's Mii Costume is being demonstrated, he is shown jumping off [[Wario Bike|Wario's bike]] on Omega [[Figure-8 Circuit]], referencing cutscenes from the original ''Art of Fighting'' (which, incidentally, are a popular meme in Japan). He is also shown performing [[Flashing Mach Punch]] and [[Onslaught]], which resemble his Zanretsuken and Ryuko Ranbu moves. The appearance of {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} using his forward aerial attack in Mii Fighter Costumes #4 trailer is a reference to Jack Turner's Super Drop Kick from the ''Art of Fighting'' series.

===As a [[background character]]===
Ryo makes a cameo on the [[King of Fighters Stadium]]. He can appear at random, but will always appear if the music for the match is either ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Fatal Fury|ART of FIGHT - Art of Fighting}}'' or ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Fatal Fury|Art of Fighting Ver.230000000.0 - FATAL FURY SPECIAL}}''.
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===Spirit===
Ryo appears as an Ace class [[spirit]]. In his spirit battle, he is represented by a {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}. Prior to the version 8.0.0 update, this Mii Brawler approximated Ryo's design using the Fighter Uniform and the [[Isaac]] Wig; however, from version 8.0.0 onward, the Mii Brawler will use the Ryo DLC costume itself if it has been purchased.
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===Other===
Ryo was one of the characters who tried to take the [[Smash invitation]] in Terry's [[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Terry|reveal trailer]]. During his scene, he rushes forward and tries to grab the letter by using the animation of his Super Desperation Move, Ryuko Ranbu, but misses as it flies away. He also cameos in Terry's [[List of character posters#Terry|promotional artwork]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ryo in Terry trailer.png|Ryo's appearance in Terry's reveal trailer (spritework from ''The King of Fighters '96'').
Terry artwork.jpg|Ryo's cameo in Terry's illustration.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|リョウ・サカザキ|Ryō Sakazaki}}, ''Ryo Sakazaki''
|en=Ryo Sakazaki
|fr=Ryo Sakazaki
|es=Ryo Sakazaki
|de=Ryo Sakazaki
|it=Ryo Sakazaki
|nl=Ryo Sakazaki
|ru={{rollover|Рё Саказаки|Ryo Sakazaki|?}}
|ko={{rollover|료 사카자키|Ryo Sakajaki|?}}, ''Ryo Sakazaki''
|zh_cn={{rollover|坂崎亮|Bǎnqí Liàng|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|坂崎獠|Bǎnqí Liáo|?}}
}}

==Trivia==
*Interestingly, Ryo's spirit artwork and appearance on the King of Fighters Stadium depicts his original appearance in the ''Art of Fighting'' series with a mullet, but the Mii wig based off him is based on his later appearances in ''The King of Fighters'' with shorter hair.
*In a [https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1308964374309081089 screenshot] posted by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] on Twitter celebrating the anniversary of the original {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}}, an earlier version of the Ryo outfit can be seen sporting a completely different design. Instead of being based on Ryo's design from ''Art of Fighting 3'' to ''The King of Fighters XIII'', Ryo's design from ''The King of Fighters XIV'' and onward is used instead.

==External links==
* [https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/Ryo_Sakazaki Article on SNK Wiki].
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