He appears as the legendary digimon champion who even beat Ruki-- the Digimon Queen. He ends up in the Digital World just like the others, however, his mission is unknown. His partner is Cyberdramon, an out-of-control digimon who is extremely powerful. Ryo seems to be the only one even able to handle Cyberdramon's power. Yet this appears to be only a hint of what Ryo can really do...