Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters is different, he was unable to explain it. Ryo's fighting style is known as the . He earned the nickname, because of his remarkable use of his fighting style. For The King of Fighters XIII, the team wanted to distance Ryo's style from those of Robert Garcia and Takuma Sakazaki since both employ the same techniques such as the , a projectile move. Ryo's moves were designed to show his strength. His moves leave him open, but the EX version of Tiger Fist does not leave him as open and it allows for easier combos. His Neo Max move, the strongest type of move in the game, has the image of being , so his moves were finalized without difficulty. Director Kei Yamamoto mentions in a blog about how he favors it. Redesign In some games, Ryo goes by the nickname of "Mr. Karate". Falcoon says this was a reference to how Ryo manages to defeat his father Takuma Sakazaki and thus became worthy of that title. His Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition design received a favorable response from Falcoon who wanted SNK to use Ryo more in their video games, most notably in crossover games. His Buriki One older persona also received this response especially with older gamers based on Falcoon's illustration of him of his black gi. For such games, SNK regarded Ryo as one of the games' strongest characters. However, due to his lack of ability to aim, the team said that players should be careful when using Ryo. Ryo's redesign in his older persona was created by Hiroaki who oversaw the character designs in Wild Ambition and Buriki One. Hiroaki recalls not liking Ryo's original orange gi and wanted to alter him with his superior's approval. The biggest change was Ryo's clothes, which now featured more black and giving him more facial hair. In the 2016 game The King of Fighters XIV an older version of Ryo was originally supposed to appear but was removed. According to SNK staff, Ryo is an embodiment of fortitude and vigor that shines even when he is compared to other fighters. His normal costume for the Maximum Impact series is the same as the martial arts uniform he has always worn. The design is the same, but there is a change of mood with respect to his Color F. It is reminiscent of