RYU-HEY
CharacterRYU-HEY, a Japan-based freestyle rapper, plays a bit part in the spin-off series titled One Piece in Love. He hangs around a cypher outside a train station and becomes the first of the rappers to face Usopp once the Straw Hat sharpshooter dares the group to battle.
Appearance
RYU-HEY is a grown man sporting shoulder-length curly black hair along with faint stubble. A pale beanie tops his head, goggles sit over his eyes, and he keeps to a simple white shirt.
Personality
Very little about RYU-HEY has come to light apart from an apparent love of music and of rap in particular. The tag of public nuisance does not trouble him, given that he took his place among the rappers outside the station even though it irritated the passersby.
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History
RYU-HEY fell in with a throng of freestylers who set out speakers and gathered into a cypher outside a local station, trading battles among themselves day after day over a fortnight and putting nearby residents ill at ease. The moment Usopp turned up and dared the group to a contest, RYU-HEY answered ahead of the rest, only to find himself rattled and overwhelmed by the sharpshooter's One Piece-flavored bars. On the morning following Usopp's win over RENmaru, the rappers carried their cypher off to a less disruptive spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is RYU-HEY in One Piece?
RYU-HEY is a Japan-based freestyle rapper who appears in the spin-off series One Piece in Love. He is part of a rap cypher outside a train station and becomes the first to battle Usopp.
What happened when RYU-HEY battled Usopp?
RYU-HEY was the first rapper to answer Usopp's challenge, but he was quickly rattled and overwhelmed by the sharpshooter's One Piece-themed rap verses.
What does RYU-HEY look like?
RYU-HEY is a grown man with shoulder-length curly black hair and faint stubble. He wears a pale beanie, goggles over his eyes, and a simple white shirt.
Where did RYU-HEY perform his rap battles?
RYU-HEY gathered with other freestylers outside a local train station in Hamamatsu, Japan, setting up speakers and trading rap battles daily for two weeks before Usopp challenged the group.
What happened to RYU-HEY's rap group after losing to Usopp?
After Usopp defeated RENmaru in their rap battle, RYU-HEY and the other rappers moved their cypher to a less disruptive spot the following morning.
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- Created byEiichiro Oda
- Published byShueisha
- Animated byToei Animation
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