A teacher once told me that the best design is often the simplest. You don’t need to add a ton of ornamentation to characters, you don’t need to throw every bit of graphic design at a concept. Look at Ryu from Street Fighter for example: Just a wandering warrior, clad in nothing but a white gi and a red headband. Simple, clean and to the point.
It’s a design that works amazingly well when the right artist applies their golden touch to a character, and ever since Street Fighter IV Ryu has had an instantly recognisable design that has transformed the fighter into one of gaming’s icons. Street Fighter V doubled down on that aesthetic, and it’s a look that regular developer of very highly priced and sought after collectible statues manufacturer Prime 1 are looking to capture with a 3D translation of Street Fighter’s Hadouken-throwing martial artist.
Provided that you have the cash for it, of course.
Prime 1 say that this statue will have plenty of attention to detail, a whole bunch of light-up features and a bunch of arms that you can swap out to create different poses. Here’s a look at the measurements:
Statue Size approximately 21 inches tall
- [H:51.8cm W:50.5cm D:41.3cm]
- [H:52cm W:50.5cm D:41.3cm (UT Version Pose)]
Bust Size approximately 11 inches tall
- [H:27cm W:27.6cm D:24.6cm]
- [H:27.1cm W:35.6cm D:21.2cm (UT Version Bust Pose)]
Includes:
- One (1) designed theme base from the Temple of Ascension Stage
- LED Light-up function: Shinku Hadoken (Vacuum/True Void Surge Fist)
- One (1) interchangeable torso (Classic S
The price for all this? A cool $999 for the regular Ryu statue and an eye-watering $1299 for the deluxe version. It’ll be out by January 2021 in case you feel like some selling some pound cakes to help fund your dream of owning it.
