Ken (SSBU)

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Ken in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Street Fighter
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Shippu Jinraikyaku / Shinryuken

“	Ken Turns Up the Heat!	”
—Introduction Tagline

Ken (ケン, Ken) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character alongside Incineroar and Piranha Plant on November 1, 2018. He is an Echo Fighter of Ryu. In the English version, Ken is voiced by Reuben Langdon, who has been voicing him since Street Fighter IV.

Differences from Ryu

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Aesthetics

• Ken's Hadoken contains an image of his hands, as it does in the original Street Fighter II.
• Ken's Focus Attack uses his legs rather than his arms, as it does in Street Fighter IV.

Attributes

• Ken's running speed is faster than Ryu's.
• Ken's back throw has him roll backwards twice, allowing him to cover more distance and move closer to the edge of stages from farther away.

Reveal trailer

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Gallery

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  Ken on Coliseum.

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  With King K. Rool, Diddy Kong, and Donkey Kong on Tortimer's Island.

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  Alongside Koume on Gerudo Valley.

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  Using Focus Attack on Wario on Onett.

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  Using Hadoken on Luigi on Mario Galaxy.

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  Unleashing Shippuu Jinraikyaku on Final Destination.

Character showcase video

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Trivia

• Ken's attack on Wario's motorcycle in the Character showcase video is a reference to the car smashing mini-game from the Street Fighter II games.
• Ken's inclusion makes Street Fighter the second third-party universe to have more than one representative, after Castlevania.
  • Ken is also the second third party echo.
• Ken is the second newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to be from a franchise that had their first character introduced in Super Smash Bros. 4. His inclusion also makes Street Fighter the second franchise with a single character in Smash 4 to receive another playable character, the other being Animal Crossing.