Ken Masters

"Bring it on!"

- Ken Masters

Ken Masters is one of the central characters of Capcom's Street Fighter series. He is the best friend and rival to Ryu, and uses improved Shoryuken ki techniques to fight. He has made crossover appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!
The German Club Nintendo magazine published a 1992 comic titled Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!, which features various characters from the Street Fighter series. Among the characters Mario meets in the comic are, Dhalsim, Chun-Li, Blanka, and Ken.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Ken makes his first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, obtained upon downloading Ryu.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ken appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as an unlockable character and an Echo Fighter to Ryu. Although he shares many similarities to Ryu, including many moves that act identically, and mostly identical attributes, Ken has multiple gameplay differences based on his appearance in . His Hadoken is a different shape and contains an image of his hands, but deals less damage and lacks the more powerful Shakunetsu Hadoken variant. His Tatsumaki Senpuykaku hits multiple times but lacks KO power, his Shoryuken is fire based and deals more damage, but has lesser KO potential overall. Ken also has multiple kick-based moves which change based on command inputs. Compared to Ryu, he walks and runs 10% faster - though his air mobility is unchanged. He shares his debut trailer with Incineroar. In said trailer, Ken, on the Boxing Ring stage, successfully KOs Little Mac, before being knocked out himself by Incineroar.

Quotes

 * "I'm ready for ya. Bring it on!"
 * "There you go!"
 * "Take this! Shinryuken!!"
 * "Gotcha! Shippu Jinraikyaku!!"
 * "Get serious."
 * "Yeah!"
 * "Come on!"
 * "Uh-oh!"
 * "I did it!"
 * "I knew I'd win, ha!"
 * "Challenge me after some practice."
 * "So, you wanna fight fire with fire, huh?" (debut trailer)
 * "Hadoken!"
 * "Tatsumaki!"
 * 'Tatsumaki Senpakyakyu!"
 * "Shoryuken!"

Palutena's Guidance (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

 * Pit: Whoa! It's Ken!
 * Palutena: He's the son of the Masters family and a U.S. martial arts tournament champion.
 * Pit: I heard he's filthy rich!
 * Palutena: Really, Pit?
 * Viridi: Sounds like someone needs to up their angel's allowance.
 * Palutena: Back to Ken - he's energetic, cheerful, and boisterous. Pretty much the opposite of Ryu, who has a much more serious personality.
 * Pit: Uh...Why are their attacks so similar then?
 * Palutena: Ken and Ryu are friends that trained in the same fighting style.
 * Palutena: It's a martial art close to Karate that originates from Ansatsuken. They're known to use Hado as well.
 * Pit: You know, Ken doesn't seem like such a bad guy.
 * Palutena: Let's just hope he doesn't give in to the Dark Hado.
 * Palutena: OK, gossip time! Did you know Ken's wife Eliza is also Julia's sister, and Julia is married to Guile?
 * Pit: What?! So Ken is Guile's brother-in-law?!