Ken Masters: Difference between revisions

|image        = [[File:Street_Fighter_-_Ken_Third_Strike_Online.png|250px]]

|lastappearance=''Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1'' (2021)

|creator      = Manabu Takemura

During the events of ''Street Fighter V'', Ken meets up for a sparring match with Ryu, who had secluded himself in the mountains to continue his training. After the match, Ryu assures Ken that he will return when his training is complete. Later, Karin and the Kanzuki estate assembles Ken and many others in a plan to infiltrate a Shadaloo base. Ken, Chun-Li and Cammy travel to São Paulo, Brazil to retrieve a missing chess piece from Laura Matsuda. Before getting to Laura, Ken saves her younger brother Sean from Shadaloo agent F.A.N.G, but is then attacked by Laura who mistook Ken for an enemy. After Sean clears the misunderstanding, Laura agrees to join the cause with Ken, and both stay in Brazil to fight of more Shadaloo soldiers. After Shadaloo is defeated, Ken once again finds Ryu meditating and have another sparring match. Also, at some point Karin invites the Masters family to a party. They get lost on the and run into Birdie, who thinks they are trespassers. After defeating Birdie, Karin arrives and offers Ken a pre-meal fight as an apology.

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Ken has been Ryu’s number-one rival and best friend since they trained together as children under the same master. In fact, the headband Ryu wears was a gift from Ken! Along with being a very talented martial artist, Ken is also heir to his rich father’s Masters Foundation. But sorry, would-be suitors, Ken’s married and has a son!''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''Ken has been Ryu's number one rival and best friend since they trained together as children under the same master. The head band Ryu wears was a gift from Ken. Heir to his rich father's Masters Foundation, Ken is a highly skilled martial artist, but eventually goes home and becomes a family man with his wife Eliza and their son, Mel.''

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KenTrophy3DS.png|Ken trophy in {{for3ds}}.

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Ken appears as an unlockable newcomer in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', serving as {{SSBU|Ryu}}'s [[Echo Fighter]]. His inclusion was [[leak]]ed on September 21st, 2018 through a [[:File:SSBU Ken Screenshot Leak.jpg|screenshot]], before his official reveal on November 1st. Despite being classified as an Echo Fighter, Ken falls more in line with the definition of a semi-clone, having more unique moves and differences from his base fighter compared to any other Echo Fighter pairing.

Similar to their home series, Ken focuses more on extensive combos and damage racking compared to Ryu's emphasis on zoning and powerful single hits. Along with a faster running speed, many of Ken's standard and special attacks have different properties from Ryu's. Ken's Hadoken is weaker and less controllable than Ryu's, and he cannot perform the Shakunetsu Hadoken. However, he can instead perform roundhouse kicks with unique inputs; these can be special-cancelled into and can themselves cancel into Inazuma Kick for extra shield damage. Tatsumaki Senpukyaku hits multiple times, making it more effective as a combo starter, though it is much weaker and leaves Ken vulnerable even if it connects. Finally, Shoryuken also hits multiple times, dealing much more damage and launching more reliably with the late hits.

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