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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name = Ken Masters | |name = Ken Masters | ||
|image = [[File: | |image = [[File:Ken.png|250px]] | ||
|caption = [[File:StreetFighterSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]] | |caption = [[File:StreetFighterSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]] | ||
Official artwork of Ken from ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition}}''. | Official artwork of Ken from ''{{s|wikipedia|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition}}''. | ||
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|firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter|video game}}'' (1987) | |firstgame = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter|video game}}'' (1987) | ||
|games = ''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | |games = ''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance=''{{ | |lastappearance=''{{iw|wikipedia|Street Fighter 6}}'' (2023) | ||
|console = Arcade | |console = Arcade | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|creator = | |creator = Takashi Nishiyama | ||
|placeoforigin= {{s|Wikipedia|United States}} | |placeoforigin= {{s|Wikipedia|United States}} | ||
|englishactor = {{s|wikipedia|Reuben Langdon}} | |englishactor = {{s|wikipedia|Reuben Langdon}} | ||
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During the events of ''Street Fighter III'', Ken would later take up an apprentice himself in the form of Sean Matsuda, after being pestered by the aspiring fighter as a response to his rescue from F.A.N.G. Ken later entered the Third World Warrior tournament, held by the Secret Society, but drops out after learning that Ryu had been defeated by the Brazilian hermit Oro. Along the way, Ken fights against Urien, the younger twin of the Society's leader Gill, and meets up with Ryu once again for their long-awaited rematch. Ken later enters his third straight US martial arts tournament, where he is named the winner. He offers his trophy to Sean, who refuses, saying he wants to earn his own victory. In Sean's ending, Ken wakes him up after his opponent knocked him out in the first round. | During the events of ''Street Fighter III'', Ken would later take up an apprentice himself in the form of Sean Matsuda, after being pestered by the aspiring fighter as a response to his rescue from F.A.N.G. Ken later entered the Third World Warrior tournament, held by the Secret Society, but drops out after learning that Ryu had been defeated by the Brazilian hermit Oro. Along the way, Ken fights against Urien, the younger twin of the Society's leader Gill, and meets up with Ryu once again for their long-awaited rematch. Ken later enters his third straight US martial arts tournament, where he is named the winner. He offers his trophy to Sean, who refuses, saying he wants to earn his own victory. In Sean's ending, Ken wakes him up after his opponent knocked him out in the first round. | ||
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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ||
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===Trophy=== | ===Trophy=== | ||
{{main|List of SSB4 trophies (Street Fighter series)}} | |||
{{Trophy | |||
{{Trophy games|console1=|game1=Street Fighter | |name=Ken | ||
|image-3ds=KenTrophy3DS.png | |||
|image-wiiu=KenTrophyWiiU.png | |||
|desc-ntsc=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! | |||
|desc-pal=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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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
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{{Main|Ken (SSBU)}} | {{Main|Ken (SSBU)}} | ||
[[File:Ken SSBU.png|thumb|200px|Ken as he appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.]] | [[File:Ken SSBU.png|thumb|200px|Ken as he appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.]] | ||
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. | 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. Like Ryu, {{SSBU|Terry}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, Ken always faces his opponent when there is one left in a match, counting teammates if [[Team Attack]] is on. | ||
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, with the command input version being a [[fire]] attack. | 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, with the command input version being a [[fire]] attack. | ||
Due to his flashy, combo-oriented playstyle and in spite of his high learning curve, Ken has seen impressive representation and results in competitive play, especially in comparison to Ryu. | Due to his flashy, combo-oriented playstyle and in spite of his high learning curve, Ken has seen impressive representation and results in competitive play, especially in comparison to Ryu. | ||
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===Spirit=== | ===Spirit=== | ||