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Tag Alias: evil_ryu -> satsui_no_hadou_ni_mezameta_ryuu

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jjj14 said:
We have awakened_miki rather than kakusei_miki... I think words describing the character don't need to be translated.

Well, in this case it sounds like the English version dropped quite a lot... "satusi no hadou ni mezameta" means more than just "evil" of course. But the question about whether that's really the Japanese name needs to be answered.

For what it's worth, the profile page on the Japanese Street Fighter 4 website uses both "Evil Ryu" (next to his portrait) and SnHnMR (on the table of stats next to the screenshots, the first row lists it as the character's full name).

Capcom's really inconsistent about what name to show for this particular character; he's mostly listed as just plain "Ryu" in most appearances and only in a handful of games (most notably non-JPN versions of Alpha 3) do the games label him as "Evil Ryu". Super SF4 Arcade is the first time he's referred to in all regions as "Evil Ryu". That the Satsui no Hadou name is mostly used in reference material doesn't help either.

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