Feats:
Games/General
-At 12 years old, was sent to Japan by his father to learn discipline by training under Gouken, a martial arts master who was also a friend of his father’s
-Built up a reputation in martial arts by competing in numerous tournaments across the USA and winning most of them
-Won the premiere U.S Martial Arts Tournament and began dating a woman named Eliza
-Attempted to attack Akuma after watching him murder Gouken, but was immediately knocked out
-Sparred against Ryu and won, though it should be noted that Ryu wasn’t giving it his all due to being stressed out from a previous fight with Sagat
-Encouraged Ryu to stay focused by giving him his red headband
-Defeated Karin and advised her to use her rivalry with Sakura as motivation to train harder and focus
-Defeated Sakura in a friendly spar
-Attempted to fight M. Bison, but was defeated
-While brainwashed, fought Ryu and lost
-Alongside Sakura, fought Bison (again)
-With help from Sakura and Sagat, freed Ryu from being corrupted by the Dark Hado
-After being challenged by Ryu, entered the Second World Warrior Tournament
-Was brainwashed by M. Bison, turning him into Violent Ken
-As Violent Ken, mowed through numerous opponents in the tournament and defeated M. Bison, returning him to normal
-Fought Ryu and won
-After the tournament, married Eliza
-At Eliza’s request, entered the Third World Warrior Tournament
-During the tournament, defeated Rufus, his self-appointed rival
-Encountered M. Bison and defeated him
-After the tournament, he and Ryu discovered that Gouken was alive and met up with him
-Had a child with Eliza
-During Karin’s party, fought and defeated Birdie, who believed they were trespassing
-Fought Karin as a way for her to apologize for Birdie attacking him
-Sparred with Ryu, but was defeated
-Defeated Laura Matsuda, who had mistaken him for an enemy
-With help from Laura, fended off a squad of Shadaloo agents
-Sparred with Ryu again to see if he’d found his “true answer”
-He lost
-Reluctantly took on Sean Matsuda, Laura’s little brother, as a student
-Entered the fourth World Warrior Tournament, but later dropped out upon learning that Ryu had been defeated by Oro
-Defeated Sean during the tournament
-Fought Ryu in a long-awaited rematch, which Ryu won
-Began training Mel to teach him some rudimentary fighting techniques
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
-Sparred with Ryu
-Curbstomped T. Hawk in a street fight
-Attempted to fight M. Bison, but was defeated
-While brainwashed by Bison, fought against Ryu
-Recovered from his brainwashing and the paralysis induced upon him by Bison’s Psycho Power
-Aided Ryu in the final fight against Bison
-Alongside Ryu, finished Bison off with a Hadoken
Street Fighter II V
-Alongside Ryu, defeated a group of military thugs
-Attempted to get revenge on Guile for injuring Ryu during their fight
-He failed
-Alongside Ryu, defeated Sodom and Gomorrah
-Was chosen by Fei Long to participate in a fight scene for his upcoming movie
-Fei Long later admitted that Ken gave him "one hell of a fight" and vowed that one day they'd have a rematch
-With Ryu, defeated the Ashura Crime Syndicate, an organization of expert Muay Thai practitioners
-Organized a search team to clear Ryu's name and free him from prison
-Defeated Zochi, the head of the Ashura Crime Syndicate
-Passed the trial of the Cave of Ancients
-Defeated Vega in a cage match for Chun-Li's love
-Impressed M. Bison due to how he defeated Vega
-Discovered how to use ki and used it to escape capture from Shadowlaw
-Freed Ryu from his brainwashing with the Hadou Shoryuken
-Alongside Ryu, fought M. Bison at the focal point of the universe
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation
-Went to Japan to enter a fighting tournament, but found out he was too late to register
-Snapped Ryu out of the Dark Hado’s influence
-Saved Sakura from being sexually assaulted by a group of thugs
-Had a brief fight with Ryu, which ended in a draw
-Defeated Sodom in only three hits
-Alongside Ryu and Chun-Li, took out some of Dr. Sadler’s security guards
-Fought Dr. Sadler’s cyborg, Rosanov, but was unable to defeat him
-Defeated Birdie in a street fight
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
-Attempted to fight an old martial arts master after the man tried to prevent him from intervening in the fight between Ryu and Akuma
-Was defeated off-screen
-Learned of the Dark Hado’s history from the old man
Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
-Rescued Eliza after she was captured by S.I.N.
-Learned that Eliza was pregnant
Street Fighter II (Manga)
-Was kidnapped by Shadaloo and subjected to its mind control drug, Doll
-While snapping out of Doll’s influence, saved Guile from being killed by Sagat
-Defeated Sagat
-While brainwashed by M. Bison, fought Ryu, with the fight ending inconclusively due to Ken breaking free mid-battle
Street Fighter Alpha (Manga)
-Entered a Caribbean fighting tournament under the belief that the tournament would earn the attention of Guy, a vigilante with a reputation of violence toward thugs and other fighters
-Defeated Dan Hibiki during the tournament
-Fought Ryu, with the fight ending in a draw after both decided to go all out
Sakura Ganbaru
-Entered Karin Kanzuki’s fighting tournament and defeated her
-Won the tournament by defeating Sakura during the final match
UDON
-Sparred with Ryu, with the match ending in a draw
-Gave Ryu his headband as a way to replace the old one (which had been destroyed during the fight) and to serve as a reminder not to take himself so seriously
-Won the US Martial Arts Tournament by defeating Zangief
-Brutally beat Vega after watching him use his claws to slice Eliza’s neck and collar open
-Alongside Ryu, attempted to avenge Gouken’s supposed death by fighting Akuma, but failed
-Alongside Ryu, fought off a group of Shadaloo agents that were attempting to crash his party
-Had a rematch with Vega, which he lost
-Defeated a Dark Hado-possessed Ryu
-Entered Shadaloo’s Street Fighter tournament
-Stalemated Ryu during their spar to prepare for the tournament
-Taught Ryu how to go surfing
-Defeated Hugo during the tournament’s preliminaries
-During the tournament, did the following:
-Won his rematches with Zangief and Vega
-While brainwashed by M. Bison, worked with T. Hawk and E. Honda to subdue Cammy
-After the tournament, had another spar with Ryu, which ended inconclusively
-Took over Balrog’s company, which had been serving as Shadaloo’s financial operations, by purchasing its subsidiaries
-Defeated an enraged Balrog
-Alongside the rest of the series’ cast, attempted to fight Gill, but lost
-Fought Lilith Aensland, though it ended inconclusively after Ken was teleported to Makai
-While in Makai, teamed up with Sagat and Chun-Li to fight off a group of bug monsters
-Briefly fought Felicia due to a misunderstanding, though they quickly called it off upon realizing they were on the same side
-Teamed up with Jon Talbain and Felicia to fight the other Darkstalkers in Makai
-Fought a horde of zombies alongside Chun-Li, Sagat, Jon, and Felicia
-Was brainwashed into becoming Violent Ken by Lord Raptor
-Fought Sagat and would’ve killed him had Elena not used her powers to dispel Violent Ken
-Alongside the others, fought Bishamon’s army of souls
-Alongside Sagat, fought Donovan, who had lost control of his powers and evolved into his vampire form
-Aided in the final battle against Jedah Dohma
-After the battle, transformed into Violent Ken and attacked Ryu
Strength:
-Large Town Level due to being superior to Chun-Li, who vaporized part of a forest with her Kikosho
-Regularly fights against Ryu, who is superior to Chun-Li
-Overpowered Karin, Sakura, Rufus, Birdie, Laura, and Sean
-Was able to harm and defeat M. Bison, who survived Chun-Li’s Kikosho
-Took out three Shadaloo agents with a Shinryuken
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie:
-Struck Ryu’s temple hard enough to make him bleed
-Launched T. Hawk several feet through the air with a Shoryuken
-Kicked Ryu halfway across a plateau
-Kicked Ryu hard enough to send him flying into a tree
-Punched through a tree
-Threw Ryu halfway across a cliffside
-Briefly staggered M. Bison with a kick
SFII V:
-Can knock out fully grown men with one blow
-Traded blows with Fei Long, a martial artist comparable to Bruce Lee
-Casually ripped off Zochi's chainsaw arm
-Broke Ryu's leg and rendered him half-blind with only a few blows
-With some coaching from Vega, knocked out a bull in two hits
-Landed an overhead strike inside Vega's chest
-Broke four of Vega's ribs with a punch
-Caught a falling Vega without any difficulty
-Broke out of steel chains using his ki
-Destroyed a ceiling with the Hadou Shoryuken
-Destroyed a steel wall with the Hadou Shoryuken
-Can destroy an entire room just by focusing his ki
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation:
-Punched Ryu hard enough to snap him out of the Dark Hado’s influence
-Matched Ryu blow for blow
-Knocked out Sodom with only three blows
-One-shot three of Dr. Sadler’s men
-Struck Rosanov several times
-While enraged, threw out a Shoryuken that shattered Rosanov’s jaw
-Sent Birdie flying through the air with a Shoryuken
Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind:
-Accidentally kicked Sakura away
-Shoved C. Viper hard enough to make her stagger back
Street Fighter II (Manga):
-Overpowered Sagat
-Proved an even match for Ryu
Street Fighter Alpha (Manga):
-Overpowered Dan and defeated him with a Shoryureppa
-While going all out, matched Ryu in terms of strength
Sakura Ganbaru:
-Overpowered Karin
-Even while suffering from multiple broken ribs, still managed to knock out Sakura
UDON:
-Staggered Ryu with a Shoryuken
-Downed Zangief with only two blows
-Flipped Vega hard enough to send him across a hotel room
-Delivered a vicious beating to Vega, even giving him a light scar via a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku to the face
-Destroyed a punching bag with one of his combos
-One-shot several Shadaloo thugs
-Returned Evil Ryu back to normal with a Shoryureppa
-Kicked Ryu several feet away
-One-shot Hugo with a Shoryuken
-Knocked Zangief out with a Shippu Jinraikyaku
-Heavily injured Vega’s face with a Shinryuken
-Briefly staggered Balrog with a Shippu Jinraikyaku
-Sent Balrog flying out of an office window with a Guren Senpukyaku
-Traded blows with Lilith, though she was likely holding back against him
-Flipped Felicia over
-Decapitated a zombie with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
-Destroyed an entire horde of zombies with a Shinryuken
-As Violent Ken, kicked away Sagat, Chun-Li, Felicia, and Jon
-Brutally beat Sagat and would’ve killed him had Elena not intervened
-Kicked away 2 of Bishamon’s resurrected souls
-Staggered Donovan with a Shinryuken
Speed:
-Massively Hypersonic+ due to keeping up with M. Bison, who can move fast enough to intercept a laser moving at Mach 1669
-Shown to be on par with Ryu multiple times
-Has kept up with Karin, Sakura, Rufus, Birdie, Laura, and Sean
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie:
-Dodged multiple attacks from T. Hawk
SFII V:
-Dodged attacks from Zochi's chainsaw arm
-Dodged a charging bull at the last second
-Bulls can run at speeds up to 35 mph
-Effortlessly avoided multiple attacks from Vega, an extremely swift and agile fighter
-Deflected slabs of stone rapidly launched at him by a brainwashed Ryu
-Evaded multiple attacks from a brainwashed Ryu
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation:
-Dodged multiple Hadokens from a Dark Hado-possessed Ryu
-Kept up with Ryu during their brief fight
-Avoided multiple punches from Birdie
Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind:
-Caught C. Viper’s Thunder Knuckles mid-strike
Street Fighter II (Manga):
-Kept up with Sagat and Ryu
Street Fighter Alpha (Manga):
-Kept up with Ryu when both decided to go all out
Sakura Ganbaru:
-Kept up with Karin and Sakura
UDON:
-Just barely avoided Ryu’s Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
-Dodged attacks from Vega
-Kept up with Evil Ryu
-Moved fast enough to block Ryu’s Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
-Avoided multiple attacks from Zangief
-Dodged Balrog’s punches
-Just barely managed to keep up with Lilith
-Blocked and intercepted multiple attacks from Felicia
-Rolled out of the way of Donovan's fire breath
Durability:
-Large Town Level via scaling to his strength
-Has taken numerous hits from Ryu
-Withstood blows from Karin, Sakura, M. Bison, Rufus, Birdie, Laura, and Sean
-Shrugged off Mel accidentally hitting him in the nuts
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie:
-Took hits from T. Hawk
-Survived being telekinetically thrown into a wall, which was then followed by electrocution from M. Bison’s Psycho Power
-Withstood a powerful explosion of Psycho Power, followed by being thrown off a cliff
-Shrugged off having his legs paralyzed by M. Bison’s Psycho Power
-Tanked a brutal beating from M. Bison
SFII V:
-Withstood blows from Guile, though he was left hospitalized
-Took multiple hits from Fei Long, who had previously been shown to incapacitate trained stuntmen with just one punch
-Jumped from a tall building and landed feet first onto a car without any injury
-Shrugged off a brutal beating from the crime lord Zochi
-Could still fight and walk despite having three cracked ribs
-Barely flinched after a bull scraped his side
-Endured repeated lacerations, massive amounts of blood loss, and having both of his feet broken during his fight with Vega
-Regarded his feet being sliced open as "just a little scratch"
-Took hits from a brainwashed Ryu
-Was uninjured by the explosion created from the Hadou Shoryuken's collision with the Hadou Ken
-Took multiple Psycho Power-fueled attacks from M. Bison, such as the Double Knee Press and Psycho Crusher, the latter of which can kill normal men
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation:
-Shrugged off multiple hits from Ryu
-Survived a massive ki blast from Rosanov
-Withstood Rosanov’s attempts at choking him out
Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind:
-Was hit by C. Viper’s Thunder Knuckles and remained unaffected
-The Thunder Knuckles were strong enough to send Ryu reeling back in pain, in addition to taking out Cammy in two shots
Street Fighter II (Manga):
-Showed no signs of pain after he broke his hand by slamming it into a wall
Street Fighter Alpha (Manga):
-Took numerous hard-hitting blows from a serious Ryu
Sakura Ganbaru:
-Shrugged off hits from Karin, who he admitted could have broken his joints if he’d been careless
-Withstood multiple blows from Sakura, who had broken 4-5 of his ribs with only one punch
-Survived an explosion created by colliding Hadokens with Sakura
UDON:
-Got back to his feet almost immediately after taking a Hadoken to the chest
-Shrugged off Zangief suplexing him
-Withstood being thrown into one of the ring’s posts
-Took hits from Akuma, though his ribs were bruised in the process
-Survived multiple lacerations from Vega
-Got right back up after being sent flying out of an Alaskan cabin by a punch from Evil Ryu
-Tanked a brutal beating from Hugo
-Took hits from Cammy
-Shrugged off multiples punches from Balrog, one of which strong enough to send him flying through a pillar
-Survived being launched away by Gill’s Seraphic Wing
-Took hits from Lilith, though she was likely holding back against him
-Took hits from Donovan
Stamina:
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie:
-Forced himself to keep moving even after his legs had been paralyzed by M. Bison’s Psycho Power
SFII V:
-Fought Fei Long through a majority of Hong Kong, with neither one feeling exhausted by the end of it
-Meditated for an entire day, remaining motionless the entire time
-Fought through broken feet and massive amounts of blood loss to continue his fight with Vega
-Got back to his feet almost immediately after the explosion that resulted from the Hadou Ken and Hadou Shoryuken's collision
-Continued fighting even after a brutal beating from M. Bison
Intelligence:
SFII V:
-Realized the "monster" he was fighting in the Cave of Ancients was actually Ryu by noticing its refusal to give up
UDON:
-Deduced a way to defeat a nigh-endless horde of zombies
Powers:
Ki Manipulation:
-Thanks to Gouken’s teachings, Ken has learned how to manipulate ki, a form of energy found in all living beings
SFII V:
-Is said to be more powerful than Psycho Power
-Ken's ki in particular is indicated by an aura of lightning and violent gusts of wind
-Can use his ki to sense other people and their current situations
-In times of desperation he can absorb ki from his surroundings, allowing him to enhance his physicality
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation:
-Can discover a person’s moral alignment by sensing their ki
Personality:
-Is the complete opposite of Ryu, being stylish, unorthodox, and unpredictable, as well as more violent and aggressive
-Is generally kind, friendly, and easygoing
-Slightly egotistical, and will constantly remind his opponents of his greatness
-Much like Ryu, his goal is to test his strength against many different fighters and become stronger, though he restrains himself since he doesn’t want to jeopardize his family life
-Refuses to back down from a fight no matter how difficult it may seem
-Always gives his opponents the utmost respect
-Often worries about his family
As Violent Ken:
-Becomes obsessed with power
-Gains an insatiable lust for battle, and will challenge anyone he sees
-Seeks to fight Ryu so he can determine which of them is stronger
-Often screams or yells while fighting
Moveset:
Parry:
-Self-explanatory
-Can be used to deflect both physical attacks and projectiles
-Each time Ken parries, he will recover faster than his attacker, meaning he can use this to turn the battle around in the event that he’s backed into a corner
Hadoken:
-Ken charges ki between his hands before throwing out a fireball
Shakunetsu Hadoken:
-A variant of the above that’s imbued with fire and ignites the opponent upon contact
Shoryuken:
-Ken jumps into the air and delivers a rising, flame-enhanced uppercut that sends his opponent flying
SFII V:
-Used to defeat Vega
Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation:
-Strong enough to shatter Rosanov’s jaw
UDON:
-Used to one-shot Hugo
-Strong enough to incinerate Makai’s bug monsters
Tatsumaki Senpukyaku:
-Ken jumps and, while in the air, rotates his leg, kicking the opponent three times
-Allows Ken to fly over projectiles without receiving any damage
UDON:
-Used to send Vega crashing out of a hotel window and onto a balcony
-Decapitated a zombie
Reppū Hadōshū:
-Ken performs a spinning motion, firing a Hadoken from his feet
-Can be done diagonally
-Can fire up to two at once
Kamabaraigeri:
-Ken delivers a kick to the opponent’s head
Raikou Bataotoshi:
-Ken raises his foot and slams it against his opponent’s head
-Follow-up from Kamabaraigeri
Senpu Nataotoshi:
-Ken’s V-Reversal
-Should his opponent attack him, Ken will parry the strike and counter with a flaming kick
Quick Step:
-Ken’s V-Skill
-Runs toward the opponent, closing the gap in an instant
-Can cancel this into other techniques to keep his opponent on their toes
Heat Rush:
-Ken’s V-Trigger 1
-Ken channels flames through his entire body for a short period of time, powering up his special attacks in the process
-While this is active, his Hadokens become Shakunetsu variants, his Shoryukens are wreathed in flame, and the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku is boosted thanks to a fire effect
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Shoryureppa:
-Three multi-hitting Shoryukens performed in a row
Street Fighter Alpha (Manga):
-Used to defeat Dan
UDON:
-Strong enough to revert Evil Ryu to normal
Shinryuken:
-Ken kneels before throwing out a spinning Shoryuken that hits multiple times and causes him to vertically ascend through the air
-Strong enough to take out 3 Shadaloo agents
UDON:
-Was able to heavily injure Vega’s face
-Burned an entire horde of zombies, as well as striking them hard enough to reduce them to a mess of body parts
-Struck hard enough to briefly stagger Donovan
Shippu Jinraikyaku:
-Ken moves forward and delivers a low roundhouse kick, two high ones, and another low one, before following up with a knee strike. He then launches into a vertical Tatsumaki Senpukyaku that carries the opponent for a split second before dropping them
UDON:
-Used to knock out Zangief during their rematch
-Strong enough to send Balrog flying through the air
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Guren Senpukyaku:
-Ken playfully points at the opponent with a cocky smile and proceeds to unleash a barrage of flaming Tatsumaki Senpukyaku kicks as he spins in a horizontal straight line. If it lands properly, he finishes them off with a final flaming kick
UDON:
-Used to knock Balrog out of an office building from the top floor
-Used to defeat a nigh-endless swarm of zombies by burning through the surrounding forest
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Guren Enjinkyaku:
-Ken begins with a jumping kick that, if successful in hitting the opponent, begins a combo where he jumps off of them with his other foot, spinning on the ground backwards before he runs back up and hits them with an upward-flying flaming Tatsumaki that ends with a final, prolonged kick that goes across the opponent's face
-Ken focuses his ki into his fist before delivering a Shoryuken that releases a powerful beam of energy. Once the beam subsides, there is a chance the leftover energy will form a massive tornado
-Strong enough to overpower the Hadou Ken
-Used to free Ryu from his brainwashing
-Ken kicks the opponent multiple times (much like with Shippu Jinraikyaku) before performing a Shoryuken, then a Shoryureppa, and finishes with a Shinryuken that drags them into the air as he says the move's name
