Did Jerry ever confirm the style / time period for this Ryu?
Or is that something we can influence.....Jerry?
I guess in many ways it probably wouldn't affect the EX since Shin Akuma was done in USF4 style.
If it is a colour variant, black and yellow would be great.
I like the detail in the belt in SF4 - the Kanji's.
Oh, and don't kill me but baby blue Hyper Fighting Ryu gives me goosebumps!
But history tells me a colour variant would be a smaller ES and would be the grail and everyone would prefer it "because the colour really pops" (sorry, last time I'll do that joke).
Does this need an EX?
Lol, is that a sacrilegious question?
Regarding pose...
I like the "glove adjust" pose a lot.
It's weird because a lot of the poses such as the "glove adjust" pose, the "rise up" pose, the "crossed arms" pose and even the SF4 "Gi grabbing" pose don't seem like statue poses.
I guess because the hands and arms obscure part of the body (and face with the "rise up" pose).
Which in many ways makes me kind of interested in the SFV "clenched fist" pose. I also like his face/attitude. And I'm excited for SFV and the character styles/designs.
But they are all hype. We actually, surprisingly, have a short list.
I wasn't expecting that.
We've created a "PCS Hive Mind".
Having said all that I think my preferences are these two:
I say Jerry picks 3-5 poses and puts them in an official poll....
Or he just says fxck it and picks the one he thinks he has the most enthusiasm for...after all, that will likely lead to the most impressive statue.
Anywho...happy 4th to my American friends....as I say every year: You're welcome America!
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