Nova is one of the strongest Marvel heroes in existence. I consider him to actually be more powerful than the well known heavy hitters like Thor, Hulk, Apocalypse, Rogue, dare I say Thanos? He has the speed to keep up with his power, which is what truly makes him a deadly force. That being said, I feel like he will have met his match against Ryu. Ryu’s strength and speed will allow him to have an even fight with Nova and both of them have powerful projectiles. It would be a tough fight to the end, but I see Ryu being able to take this round in the end with his demonic abilities. His stamina is nearly limitless! Had Ryu not appeared in Asura’s Wrath, this would be a clear win for Nova, but that game did change things. Ryu wins.
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Nova has superior speed,strentgh,and endurance. Also ryu vs asura was non canon.
It’s not canon so it only counts thanks to composite. Otherwise, I’m pretty confident that Nova probably would win as per the reasons that you listed.
I myself have doubts Capcom would approve of their poster boy getting torn apart by a rage god.
It would hurt sales and their rep! Capcom can’t have any of that.
Nova would clobber Ryu; he can wreck planets!
I’d argue the same for Ryu
Sure, but his struggle to contain the evil Satsui no Hado could be a problem.
That’s true, it can definitely be a big distraction during a fight!
I thought of a way for Richie to win! This: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIJG5nrzLQk
That theme is pretty solid B)