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Game Debate to the Death! Ryu VS Scorpion photo

Last week was a Street Fighter three for all to finish off round one. I was expecting a landslide win, and it seemed like many others were as well, but the result was actually pretty close:

  • Guile: 20 votes
  • Ken: 29 votes
  • Ryu: 37 votes -- winner! 

Out of all the winners so far, the two I'm most eager to see fight to the death are Scorpion and Ryu. We've seen an intense Scorpion versus Ryu battle video before, giving us an idea of what this fight might look like, but this time we get to decide the winner. Who do you think would win, and why? Cast your votes, give us a reason for your decision, get some friends to vote, and check back next week for the winner.


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Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:00
Oni
First!

Scorpion!
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:01
Oni
Does Ryu have a Van Damme Spear or a skull for a head? NO! Scorpion does. That's why he's just ultimately cooler.
Shenocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:01
Shenocide
Scorpion, fuck Ryu!
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:03
Niero
Has Scorpion defeated Sheng Long to stand a chance? Hell no. Ryu FTW
Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:03
Fronz
Easy choice for me: Scorpion.
David Houghton 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:04
David Houghton
Are you all insane!? (Apart from Niero)
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:06
DeusPayne
Ryu! Scorpion is a bitch, and a slow ass!
ZeroTolo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:06
ZeroTolo
Ryu
Boris Lugosi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:08
Boris Lugosi
Akuma?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2TXPFgRsVUE
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:09
ExpertPenguin
SCORPION. The video knows all. Ryu needed AKUMA just to beat him !
beer baron's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:09
beer baron
Scorpion for great justice
Bob Arctor's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:12
Bob Arctor
Ryu
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:14
Niero
Alright, so he's got that whole fatal rope spear to the throat thing. But if you think about it Ryu is basically Japan's equivalent to Chuck Norris
Yashoki's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:15
Yashoki
Sorry guys, You cant beat Ghost Rider in disguise! Scorpion FTW.
David Houghton 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:17
David Houghton
But with fireballs. Imagine how much better than Scorpion Chuck Norris would have been with fireballs. Now multiply that by Japan and you've got Ryu.
Ignus's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:19
Ignus
Scorpion.
Never was a big fan of Ryu.
joepekula's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:20
joepekula
RYU
pulga07's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:23
pulga07
Scorpion, cause he's a cheap ass motherfucker.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:25
HarassmentPanda
Definitely Ryu. Scorpion is a douche lord; Sub Zero should have beaten him the first time around. If you like Scorpion your parents probably didn't love you as a child.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:25
parrothead
Ryu
RestingSound's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:29
RestingSound
Scorpion.
pulga07's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:30
pulga07
But then again, Johnny Cage made Scorpion his bitch so that says a lot about old flame head.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:31
wario67
Ryu
DrScience123's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:34
DrScience123
Ryu, he has hadoukens, Shoryuken, and Tatsumaki Senpuukyakus...what does Scorpion have? easily avoidable/blockable spears?
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:36
Arugala9
Ryu hands down.
Dyson's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:38
Dyson
Ryu Hyubasa is the mman
cjpkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:39
cjpkiller
ryu would win... but i'm still fucking pissed baraka didn't beat guile... fucking bullshit.

now if it was lu kang... heh... well lets not even go there.
cjpkiller's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:40
cjpkiller
also good point that johnny cage beat scorpion... because ryu would destroy johnny in two seconds flat
Trevor McGee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:48
Trevor McGee
Scorpion

Johnny Cage beat Scorpion in the movie and that doesn't count at all. Otherwise we might as well call this contest off and give it straight to Scorpion. Scorpion was a bad ass in the MK movie, even if he lost. But Ryu in the Street Fighter movie was a pussy through out.
gomeja's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:49
gomeja
Ryu.
BlueWolf72's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:53
BlueWolf72
Scorpion
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:55
Das Inchworm
ryu.easy. Had this been ryu versus sub-zero, many a nights sleep would have been lost pondering the answer to that.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 22:55
Niero
HadoooHadooooHadooooHadooooooooooooouken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheRob91's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:02
TheRob91
Ryu. And for the record, this battle should have been Ryu against Sub Zero anyway.
ghettosmurf's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:04
ghettosmurf
Ryu, day in, day out. And TheRob91 said it right, Sub-Zero owns Scorpion.
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:05
LethalHairdo
COOKING WITH SCORPION?! HellooOOoo?

I love SF2 a lot...but GTFOaSTFU Ryu...

...Scorpion has my vote for sure.
subnet6's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:06
subnet6
I've skipped a lot of these vote, but here's one I can't miss.
GET OVER HERE!

Yeah, it's kinda like that.

Scorpion (although his evil twin Ermac would kick his and Sub=zero's ass combined)
LethalHairdo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:07
LethalHairdo
Good point about the movies btw...

...if we are going to count MK movie as fair game, then we have to count SF movie as fair game too. And Ryu was way pussy in that. Didn't he have sex with Ken? I seem to remember that happening in that atrocious movie.
OpTiMaL's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:12
OpTiMaL
Ryu
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:16
Mxyzptlk
Ryu, because MORTAL KOMBAT SUCKS.
DJDuffy 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:16
DJDuffy
I have to go with Scorpion on this. Nex, you are right that Ryu has more human appeal, but he totally sucked in the SF movie.
ohgr89's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:16
ohgr89
nigga has a spear that comes out of his hand.
why is this even being debated?
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:17
MechaMonkey
Gotta go with the master of all things -oken, my main man Ryu.
vinnchan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:33
vinnchan
Ryu. Shin Shoryuken... it beats ALL.
atghiphop's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:38
atghiphop
ryu.
EmoKidsMakeMeLaugh's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:39
EmoKidsMakeMeLaugh
Spear to the face! FTW!!!! the end.
donkeykong's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/26/2007 23:41
donkeykong
Ryu for the following reasons:
1) I can throw a spear, I don't need scorpion to do it for me. I cannot throw a fireball.
2) Speaks Japanese.
3) Does not wear yellow.
4) has skin
5) Drives a Ferrari (probably)

Scorpion drives a Ford Tempo, by the way.
Milhouse's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/27/2007 00:12
Milhouse
Scorpion. His name is shared by one of God's almighty creations. Yeah and he definitely kicks way more asses.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/27/2007 00:14
deanhatescoffee
Ryu.
908peruvian's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/27/2007 00:18
908peruvian
Ryu for the win!

Scorpion has been cheesier with every new MK game made.

Ryu has only been getting stronger..Marvel vs Capcom 2, SF3

by the time Scorpion switches to another lame fighting style, Ryu will jump kick 6,1,1,2,SHORYUKEN!!
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