Ryu Shi Oh is a smart man, he had to be more than capable to survive his cruel upbringing. it's due to his childhood that now, as an adult, strength is the most important thing in his opinion. Mental strength, Physical Strength, Emotional Strength, his goal is to become the perfect human, and to take down the horrible people who raised him to be an ambitious, observant, cruel, but business oriented man. Once he sets his sights on something, it won't escape him, superstrength or not.