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[FreedomFighter]

Wouldn't have been SF without Ken.

 

[BareKnuckle]

Open it in the app I had the same issue.

Thank you

 

[Beelzebufo]

He looks super Japanese in this one. Wonder what made him change his hair back in 3.

 

[Smo21]

Ah yeah. Maybe I can go back to playing Ken after having to drop him in sf4.

 

[thefit]

Isn't that shoto in the video? Can someone explain this?

Max probably not happy that he's not wearing his traditional costume so to him that meant " not shoto" and he stormed the stage and got kicked out.

 

[Tizoc]

YES

YES

YES

I wonder if he's similar to his Omega mode version.

IM HYPE

Is his step kick his V skill?

His V-Skill is FADC.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Verendus am cry

Good. The Ken army is back baybee.

 

[Prototype]

It's very Chris Jericho circa 1999.

Your're gonna make me cry.

wrestling, and anything wrestling related, is on the top of my most-hated-things-because-they-are-trashy list.

 

[Onemic]

Shoto with a divekick

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Who dat who dat?

New Zealand stage = most likely a new Maori fighter. Face paint above is consistent with that.

So my extrapolation from all this is that this new fighter is going to be big. Think New Zealand native rugby players. They're big and strong obviously. Another big and strong fighter? Not necessarily a grappler though.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

[heavy breathing]

God, this looks so good. Just wish he had the full gi on.

New Zealand stage = most likely a new Maori fighter. Face paint above is consistent with that.

So my extrapolation from all this is that this new fighter is going to be big. Think New Zealand native rugby players. They're big and strong obviously. Another big and strong fighter? Not necessarily a grappler though.

Lots of good potential moves to extract from rugby.

Shoto with a divekick

Looks like his HK in air, no?

 

[Neoxon]

While it's not the full trailer, here's more of the Ken reveal

https://twitter.com/MaloneyJohn/status/619225439010189313

He definitely seems to be the fastest character in the game going by that footage.

SWEET MOTHER TERESA ON THE HOOD OF A MERCEDES BENZ!!!!

 

[nded]

Black shirt and tied up hair. I see Ken's been taking style tips from Dan.

 

[robotzombie]

While it's not the full trailer, here's more of the Ken reveal

https://twitter.com/MaloneyJohn/status/619225439010189313

He definitely seems to be the fastest character in the game going by that footage.

Why am I not seeing a video in that tweet?

 

[Coda]

"Big damage, flashy combos."

Isn't that basically just SF V?

 

[Clawww]

Shoto with a divekick

cant wait to spam divekicks until i empty jump dp fadc instead

 

[Rhaknar]

yup...thats a shoto alright (from the video)

 

[Fernando Fernandez]

Your're gonna make me cry.

wrestling, and anything wrestling related, is on the top of my most-hated-things-because-they-are-trashy list.

Street Fighter will never evaaaaaaaaaaah be the same again.

 

[ShemhazaiX]

I, for one, am shocked at this revelation.

 

[Bloodrage]

I don't see anything wrong with his hair, it's just a small ponytail Geralt from Witcher 2 style

Geralt gets a free pass because it's Geralt.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Who dat who dat?

Bet that's the new boss. His face has a "V" on it, and he probably invented the V trigger or something for the story.

 

[KORNdoggy]

It might not be the best looking ken design, but it's a damn sight better then this...

Lol

 

[Leafhopper]

Lol at all the people repeating 'he's not a shoto'. No, he still is.

I am very confused where people are getting that anyway.

 

[Jomjom]

Oh crap! That Ken gameplay video is crazy!

 

[The Sarcastic Dude]

I was disappointed to hear Ken was in the game but the gameplay looks pretty damn awesome.

Disappointed to hear that a series staple is in?

 

[sixteen-bit]

yup...thats a shoto alright (from the video)

but Max said...

 

[Robot Pants]

God damn. Everything leaks. But Ken looks cool I guess. Huge departure from the past. And that looked like Akuma to me, but people were saying Honda?

 

[Tizoc]

People come on it's Akuma, I'd recognize that nose anywhere

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Hmm.

Nope don't think so.

 

[LiK]

[heavy breathing]

God, this looks so good. Just wish he had the full gi on.



Lots of good potential moves to extract from rugby.



Looks like his HK in air, no?

Full gi costume DLC

 

[Remapped88]

Still a Shoto from the looks of it but all his moves are definitely enhanced in a way, from what I saw:

- Regular Shoto specials
- Counter move is basically his SFIV focus attack kick with fire instead of ink
- Air EX Tatsu is almost like dive kick but launches
- EX Tatsu seems like MvC style which goes diagonal up
- EX Shoryu is basically Shoryureppa

 

[mnz]

His V-Skill is FADC.

No, that's the V-Trigger activation.

 

[mollipen]

Looks shoto with new moves/combos, why change his costume then? SMH lets hope its an option on some dlc to get him back to what he's supposed to look like.

It's it more than a little silly that, over the course of X amount of years, these people aren't changing their clothes at all?

This is the kind of thinking that kept Sakura in a school uniform, and that's terrible.

 

[fedexpeon]

I can see what they meant by not being a shoto fighter.
Ken moves are outrageous, faster, and stylish than ever before.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Full gi costume DLC

And I'll be there day one ;_;

 

[DiipuSurotu]

His classic look will be an alt and I will be using that alt 100% of the time.

EDIT: beaten like an opponent of Ken

 

[Smo21]

So his v skill is a focus attack and his v trigger is an fadc?

 

[Ivan 3414]

While it's not the full trailer, here's more of the Ken reveal

https://twitter.com/MaloneyJohn/status/619225439010189313

He definitely seems to be the fastest character in the game going by that footage.

Based on those flying flame kicks I guess C. Viper is out...

=(

 

[ArjanN]

I don't see anything wrong with his hair, it's just a small ponytail Geralt from Witcher 2 style

I think the topknot actually fits consideing Ken is kind of a huge weeaboo.

 

[FreedomFighter]

Not sure how I feel about Ken's style being switched up. I'll reserve judgement until I see him in action.

 

[Bloodrage]

It might not be the best looking ken design, but it's a damn sight better then this...

Lol

All of SF4's designs were bad, especially Ryu. Embarrassing.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Still a Shoto from the looks of it but all his moves are definitely enhanced in a way, from what I saw:

- Regular Shoto specials
- Counter move is basically his SFIV focus attack kick with fire instead of ink
- Air EX Tatsu is almost like dive kick but launches
- EX Tatsu seems like MvC style which goes diagonal up
- EX Shoryu is basically Shoryureppa

Is that from SFxTK?

 

[Clawww]

Still a Shoto from the looks of it but all his moves are definitely enhanced in a way, from what I saw:


- EX Shoryu is basically Shoryureppa

given this, I'm hoping his critical art is the shinryuken

 

[Tizoc]

No, that's the V-Trigger activation.

I can never tell the two things apart :V

 

[Sesha]

Nope don't think so.

Could be pre-experiment Necro.

given this, I'm hoping his critical art is the shinryuken

Nah, it better be a flaming Shippu Jinrai Kyaku.

 

[Stone Ocean]

People come on it's Akuma, I'd recognize that nose anywhere

Honda has the same nose, it's just Capcom's default "tough asian guy" nose

 

[FinKL]

I am very confused where people are getting that anyway.

Before we got ANY info on Ken, the only tweet we got was. "Ken confirmed, not a shoto!" and ran with it. Now that footage is out, you can be the judge yourself.

 

[CoyoteSpitfire]

I really hope Ken can't use his V-skill to cancel out of a blocked DP.

 

[Ferrio]

Honda has the same nose, it's just Capcom's default "tough asian guy" nose

Ya but paint not the same, so unless they redesigned the facepaint. Oh god please don't be honda.

 

[Zombine]

I hope we get a new Ken flowchart for vanilla SFV.