Ryo Takeshi

 is the main character and protagonist of the Ultra Fighter story. He is a martial artist from Japan who wants to prove his skills to the world. He seeks to test his skills against many powerful opponents. He enters the Global Fighting Tournament, a martial arts contest that draws the world's best fighters, to prove his strength and skills. In fact, he is a member of the Hasashi clan and he has an evil power inside him.

Data
Birthdate: Feburary 11 Country of Origin: Japan Hair color: Black Eye color: Blue Height: 5' 9 inch Weight: 140 p. Hobbies: Wandering the world, training Likes: His master, Karate, The path of a warrior Dislikes: Deception, Evil, Disobeying his master

Appearance
He has a black medium length hair and pale blue eyes. His attire is consists of a white karate gi with the sleeves ripped off, a long red headband, black sparring gloves, a black karate belt and bare feet. Master Yuki gave him the red headband to remind him about his teachings.

Pre-Ultra Fighter
As a young boy, Ryu was an orphan and had no memories of his parents or his real origins. At the age of fifteen, Ryo is adopted and raised by Master Shinichiro Yuki in a secluded dojo in Osaka, and had trained in one of the most famous styles of Karate, the Haiku-ryu Karate, by Yuki. During this time, Yuki had told Ryo stories about the origins of the Haiku-ryu Karate and about the Hamashi family.

Ultra Fighter
Six years after training with master Yuki, as Ryo turned 21, Yuki saw that his training is complete and is able to leave the dojo to challenge the strongest fighters in the world. Yuki then invited Ryo into a martial arts tournament called the "Global Fighting Tournament". Three months later, Ryo, having been training for the tournament, enters the tournament to test his skills.

Fighting Style
His fighting style is Haiku-ryu Style Karate, bassd on Shotokan and Shorin Ryu Karate.