Hazuki, Ryou

芭月涼

Ryou Hazuki is the protagonist of the Shenmue series and the character controlled by the player. He is an 18-year-old Japanese teenager residing in Yamanose, Yokosuka, Japan. He lives at the Hazuki Residence with his father, Ine-san, the live-in housekeeper, and Fuku-san, a live-in student studying the Hazuki style of Jujitsu. Ryo has been trained in martial arts by his father, Iwao, since childhood. The only known fact about his mother is that she died when Ryo was young. Ryo is a serious person like his father, though he can be somewhat reckless at times.