In his travels with Nina, Ryu learned the true value of friendship, the true danger inherent in riding oversized whelks, and the true amount of punishment that he can dish out by turning into the mythical Kaiser Dragon and opening up on people. This last value turned out to be quite high indeed, enough to earn him the Season 13 RPGDL Godlike Championship. There are few duellers indeed who can match his power in battle - and fewer yet who can argue with his signature phrase "...".