Who said Capcom isn’t in touch with gamers today?
The publisher has recently officially adopted the name “Hot Ryu” in place of “Battle Costume Ryu”, a descriptor for one of the popular character’s costume sets. You know the one — it’s above.
The moniker has begun to make its way to official Street Fighter products.
FUNKO Pop Asia SF series Event exclusive Hot Ryu
at @BaitMeCom booth #4845 #SDCC2016 signing session
7/23 Sat 2-3pm pic.twitter.com/zmtAMiXPYr— Yoshinori Ono (@Yoshi_OnoChin) July 21, 2016
Good ol’ licensing.
Hot Ryu currently features in Street Fighter V on Windows PC and PS4.
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