Street Fighter IV Remix/Ken

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Introduction

He's rich as fuck and felt like being a charge character. He is also a ghostfucker. This means he fucks ghosts.

Ahhh, Ken Masters. The classic rushdown take on the traditional charge charac... wait, what?

Ken is Remix's dedicated charge character. He is an offensive powerhouse of a character who trades in having to charge his special moves for some incredibly powerful tools.

To start, Ken's classic Hadoken has gotten a major rework. Upon being thrown, it will now hover in place for a second before shooting forward. This allows it to control space even more effectively then a normal fireball, and can make circumventing his fireball game tricky. EX Hadouken will instead fire 2 4 hit fireballs, one that fires off immediately and the 2nd after a delay. This, combined with it's fast startup and short charge time, cause it to give Ken obscene frame advantage on both hit and block, making it an absolute staple of his combo and pressure game.

To help complement his new fireball game, Ken's Shoryuken has also gotten a major rework. Now done with a down up input, Shoryuken serves as both a combo tool, and a very powerful anti air. It's high launch allows for juggles with normals afterwards, and it's invuln and input make it much easier to use as a reaction anti air.

Ken's other special moves are more niche, but they still have their uses. Tatsumaki Senpukyaku sees use mainly in juggle routing for corner carry, while his unique Ghost Jump allows for tricky resets and pressure when used sparingly.

Aside from his reworked specials, Ken also has some other useful tools. His 4MK Step Kick and full chains give him great footsies and confirm potential, while his 4HK overhead is a great mixup tool that can be fainted, and it complements his pressure very well.

Overall, Ken is a powerhouse of a character who can steamroll unprepared opponents with unrelenting frame advantage and pressure with a simple and easy game plan. If you like straightforward, powerful characters with a few absurd tools, then Ken may be the character for you.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Pro 1: EX Hadoken Pro 2: EX Hadouken Pro 3: EX Hadouken seriously, this move is fucking absurd	Con 1: he fucks ghosts Con 2: Con 3:

Ken
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Character Data
Health	1000
Chains	LP>MP>HP LK>MK
Walkspeed	1.6 (Average)
Forward Dash Duration	16 frames
Forward Dash Distance	1.1 (Shortest)
Backdash Duration	25 frames
Backdash Invuln	9 frames
Unique Movement	None

Normals

Standing Normals

5LP

Standing Light Punch
5LP

File:SFIVR X 5LP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

5MP

Standing Medium Punch
5MP

File:SFIVR X 5MP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch
5HP

File:SFIVR X 5HP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

5LK

Standing Light Kick
5LK

File:SFIVR X 5LK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

5MK

Standing Medium Kick
5MK

File:SFIVR X 5MK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick
5HK

File:SFIVR X 5HK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouching Light Punch
2LP

File:SFIVR X 2LP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch
2MP

File:SFIVR X 2MP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch
2HP

File:SFIVR X 2HP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

2LK

Crouching Light Kick
2LK

File:SFIVR X 2LK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick
2MK

File:SFIVR X 2MK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick
2HK

File:SFIVR X 2HK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	CMD, SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch
j.LP

File:SFIVR X jLP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch
j.MP

File:SFIVR X jMP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch
j.HP

File:SFIVR X jHP.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick
j.LK

File:SFIVR X jLK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick
j.MK

File:SFIVR X jMK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick
j.HK

File:SFIVR X jHK.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Overhead	SP, SU	X	X	X	~	~

Command Normals

Command Normal 1

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	-	SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

Command Normal 2

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	-	SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

Command Normal 3

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	-	SP, SU	X	X	X	X	X

Universal Mechanics

Forward Throw

Forward Throw
5LP+LK

File:SFIVR X FThrow.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Throw	N/A	X	X	X	X	X

Backward Throw

Backward Throw
4LP+LK

File:SFIVR X BThrow.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Throw	X	X	X	X	X	X

Alpha Counter

Alpha Counter
HP+HK

File:SFIVR X AC.png

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	Mid	X	X	X	X	X	X

Special Moves

Special Move 1

LP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
LP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
MP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
MP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
HP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
HP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
EX	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
EX	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X

Special Move 2

LK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
LK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
MK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
MK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
HK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
HK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
EX	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
EX	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X

Special Move 3

LK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
LK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
MK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
MK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
HK	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
HK	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
EX	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
EX	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X

Special Move 4

LP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
LP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
MP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
MP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
HP	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
HP	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X
EX	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
EX	X	-	SU	X	X	X	X	X

Super Moves

Super Move 1

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	-	-	X	X	X	X	X

Super Move 2

Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Hit	On Block
X	-	-	X	X	X	X	X

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General

Characters

Ken Masters is a video game character and deuteragonist of the Street Fighter series, first appearing in the original Street Fighter. Similar to his longtime best friend and rival Ryu, Ken's goal is to test his power against many different fighters and strives to become stronger, but holds more restraint due to not wanting to jeopardize his family life.

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