Rykou

Rykou
Power	Sword Kunai Invisibility Improved sprint speed and sprint jump height
Stats	Sword: 20 damage / infinite clip Kunai: 20 damage / 12 clip

Rykou is a Villain added in the March 20th, 2020 update. His weapon and abilities match the classic ninja archetype commonly seen in films and other games.

Abilities

Sword

Rykou's main weapon is the sword. It is a melee weapon that can be swung very quickly, dealing 20 damage per hit.

Deflection

While having it’s sword equipt, Rykou can deflect most incoming bullets by pressing Q, and can also deflect them back wherever the crosshairs is aimed.

Kunai

Rykou's secondary weapon is the Kunai. By holding right click and clicking, the player can shoot 3 kunai knives at once. The knives do 20 damage per hit and have unlimited range, but move much slower than bullets.

Double Jump

Rykou has the ability to super-jump by pressing the jump button twice in quick succession. This is an ability shared with Proton and Archer. It can be used without power activated

Shadow dash

Rykou, when holding his sword, has the ability to perform a quick dash that renders him invisible. It has a short cooldown however, but while invisible, Rykou can't use his sword or his Kunai.

Trivia

• It appears to be based on the Marvel Superhero Ronin.
  • Meanwhile, their ninja stars' burst throwing and green trail may reference the character Genji from the game Overwatch.
• Rykou is the third villain-specific power to be added to the game.
• Rykou is equipped with the only other weapon that can deflect projectiles other than the Lazerblade, which is a removed weapon.
• Their name may be a deliberate misspelling of the name "Ryuko" (龍子) which is a combination of the Japanese words for "Dragon" (Ryu,竜) and "Child" (Ko,子).
• Despite their character render depicting them as carrying a katana on their back, having a kunai, and wearing a balaclava, no such accessories are added upon equipping his power.
  • With the release of the Chapter 2 update, the Ninja Stars was replaced with a Katana which functions as a melee weapon.
• Rykou was revealed a full week before the update along with Archer in a teaser image posted by Schwifty Studios on Twitter.
• His ninja stars are reloaded instantly upon pressing "R", making Rykou, along with Archer, the first weapon to have an instantaneous reload time, and the second to not have a reloading animation, the first being Titan.
• Rykou’s name was formerly “Ninja” in the Mad City Test server.
• Rykou is the first character to have two attacks.