Hadoken
Hadoken | |
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Hadouken Hadouken's preview icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. | |
User | Ryu |
Universe | Street Fighter |
Hadoken (波動拳, Surge Fist) (sometimes called Hadouken) is Ryu's neutral special in Super Smash Bros. 4. This move appears to involve Ryu charging up and releasing a large energy projectile. Performing the original arcade input for the move increases the power of the move, while moving the control stick in a half-circle will unleash a Shakunatsu Hadouken.
Origin
Hadoken is one of Ryu and Ken's special moves in the 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.