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Ryu does this little chant and draws a circle around himself, which causes a disc of rock -- which he can control -- to rise up off the ground. If he can do that whenever he wants, why does he wait to do it then?


God you're so stupid. It's clear that Ryu knows the level 1 magic user spell "Floating Disc" from Dungeons and Dragons. And everyone knows that Magic User spells can only be cast once before having to be relearned from one's spellbook. Ryu is so busy slashing and fighting that he never has time to study the spell again, so he has to wait to make sure he REALLY needs it before he casts it.

And Shinobi sucks because Hotsuma sticks his sword in the building to break his fall but he can't do it in the game. Shinobi sucks.