Ryo Hazuki (芭月 涼 Hazuki Ryō?) is the main protagonist of the Shenmue series. He is a Japanese teenager who lives in Yamanose, Yokosuka and dropped out of high school to avenge his father Iwao Hazuki's murder. He has appeared in several of the same games as Sonic the Hedgehog.
Game appearances
Sega All-Stars series
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
In Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Ryo appears as a playable character, where he drives Naoyuki's motorcycle. He has also borrowed a forklift truck from his job which he can use with his All-Star Move, Working Man. Ryo can actual have the forklift for an alternative vehicle, for those who pre-ordered the game, but can also be purchased for 320 
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| Character | Series | Vehicle | DLC vehicle | All-Star Move | All-Star theme | All-Star Move icon |
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| Ryo Hazuki | Shenmue | Naoyuki's Motorcycle: Harley Davidson-style motorcycle borrowed from Ryo's friend, Naoyuki. | Number 5 Forklift Truck: A forklift borrowed from Ryo's part-time job. | Working Man: Gets in his signature forklift and can toss opponents. (or in forklift, shakes his fist, steps on the gas, and can toss opponents.) | "Earth and Sea" (Shenmue) | 
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
In Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Ryo appears as a playable character, being purchasable DLC for the Steam release. His signature vehicle is an OutRun arcade cabinet, which can transform into the Hang-On and Space Harrier cabinets for the water and air, respectively.
Sonic Colors: Ultimate
In Sonic Colors: Ultimate, Ryo makes a cameo appearance as one of the many optional profile icons available in the Customize menu.
Personality
At the young age of seven, Ryo was quite bratty. As he got older, however, he became quite shy around girls after being teased for liking one by a friend.
Trivia
- In Shenmue and Shenmue II, there are various gashapon vending machines where Ryo Hazuki can buy a random capsule toy for ¥100 (Shenmue) or $5 (Shenmue II). There are vending machines for characters from Sonic the Fighters, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Kids and other Sega games. He can also win rare toys of Metal Sonic and Super Sonic from Sonic the Fighters that are prizes for purchasing certain products at convenience stores in the games. In Shenmue III, the Sonic and Sega themed capsule toys are gone since the game was not made by Sega and YS Net did not have the rights to their characters.
- In promotion of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, a 7" figurine of Ryo in a forklift was available as a sweepstakes prize, but limited to 1000 pieces.[2]
References
- ↑ Sumo Digital (23 February 2010). Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. PlayStation 3. Sega. Area/Level: Ryo Hazuki's profile card.
- ↑ https://kotaku.com/sega-is-giving-out-ryo-hazuki-forklift-figurines-5473044
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