Editing Hadoken

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|image=[[File:HadoukenWiiU.jpg|200px|Hadouken]]

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==Types==

[[File:Large_Hadoken.png|thumb|left|Input Hadoken. Note the slightly larger size compared to the standard attack's projectile on the top right.]]

*Pressing only the special button performs the standard '''Hadoken''', a small blue energy projectile, while Ryu voices out "Hadoken!" in a slightly stern voice. Ryu can only have one projectile in play; attempting to fire another while one still exists makes him do the move's pose with only a puff of smoke appearing from his hands. The damage and speed at which the projectile moves can be altered based on how long the button is held. Deals 5-6%.

*Inputting the original arcade input for the move (down, down forward, forward, attack/special) makes Ryu perform a stronger '''Input Hadoken''', with him voicing out the attack with a fiercer voice. The projectile becomes slightly larger and minutely stronger in the process, doing 6-7% damage, but still travels slowly with similar range as the original. The attack emits a tiny spark if the player successfully inputs it correctly, similar to the spark seen by [[fast fall]]ing fighters.

[[File:Shakuna.png|thumb|left|Shakunatsu Hadoken, performed on {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}.]]

[[File:Kirby_Hadoken.png|thumb|right|Kirby performing the standard Hadoken.]]

*Performing the move while moving the control stick in a semicircle towards the direction Ryu is facing (back, down back, down, down forward, forward, attack/special) will unleash a '''Shakunatsu Hadoken''' ({{ja|灼熱波動拳|Shakunetsu Hadōken}}, ''Red-Hot Surge Fist''). This Hadoken is coloured a blazing red, does [[flame]] damage, and deals multiple hits before exploding upon hitting an opponent. The projectile deals a total of 7-8%; like other versions of the move however, knockback is weak and distance is unchanged. Ryu voices "Shakuna!" when using the move.

{{SSB4|Kirby}} can also perform all versions of the Hadoken once he [[inhale]]s Ryu, by inputting the same motion on the control stick. He voices out all attacks like Ryu as well, albeit in his more lighthearted voice; attempting to shoot a Hadoken while one is still in play makes Kirby voice out a short "Hah!", unlike Ryu, who simply scoffs.

[[File:HadokenSF2.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ryu uses a Hadouken in the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] version of ''Street Fighter II'']]

Hadoken is one of the special moves for several characters such as Ryu and Ken in the {{uv|Street Fighter}} series. It involves the user thrusting their palms forward to fire a blue fireball projectile, or a surge of spirit energy, or Ki. It is normally performed by the player moving the joystick or D-pad a quarter circle forward towards the opponent from the down position, then pressing a punch button. The creator of ''Street Fighter'', Takashi Nishiyama, credits the 1970s anime ''Space Battleship Yamato'' as the inspiration of Hadoken, based off of a missile called Hadouho.  

The Shakunatsu Hadoken was originally introduced in ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers'' as a new move for Ryu, which is a special red fireball that could burn the opponent. The move was included due to a glitch in the original game that would occasionally turn the regular Hadoken red, leading to rumors that this "red Hadoken" was stronger. Capcom thus decided to include an official "red Hadoken" that actually did have different properties than the regular blue Hadoken. During the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, excluding ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', the Hadoken could briefly take on the appearance of the Shakunatsu Hadoken when the Heavy Punch button was pressed whenever Ryu used this move and could only burn the opponent at point-blank range. For the later games, Shakunatsu Hadoken would serve as an EX move, as the EX version of the Hadoken (by contributing a small amount from the Super Combo meter when using it). Aside from Ryu, his counterpart ''Evil'' Ryu and Akuma can also use this move. The command for performing this in ''Smash'' is actually the one for Dhalsim's Yoga Flame, since the real Shakinatsu Hadoken command would probably be harder to pull off.

In the ''Street Fighter'' series, Ryu's Hadoken cannot be performed in the air. However, in crossover games, such as ''Marvel Vs. Capcom'', Ryu has been able to do so.

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