Street Fighter 6 Tells You How To Play Ken Masters!

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When you have a fighting game series, one of the most important things is to never make your characters feel stagnant or one note. We all know about “clone characters” who are there for no reason other than to fill up space and make you wonder why they exist. For Street Fighter they’ve done a mostly good job of keeping clones out of their space, but one of the big exceptions was Ken Masters. He’s the best friend to Ryu and one of the mainstays of the series. However, when you look at his moves, they’re the same as Ryu’s more often than not. Which, thankfully, won’t be an issue in Street Fighter 6.

Part of that similarity was because of lore reasons, as he was trained alongside Ryu by their master, Gouken. As a result, they were taught the same moves. The difference is that Ryu grew beyond that via the Satsu Ino Hadu and the Power of Nothingness, while Ken stayed stagnant for many games and even kept the same outfit. However, in the last mainline game, things finally changed. He was given a new look and some twists on his classic moves. Fast forward to Street Fighter 6, and those changes continue to build. Capcom released the second entry in their “learn your fighters” videos, and Ken takes the spotlight.

Ken is an aggressive character with a ton of powerful kicks to control space on the screen, and plenty of ways to rush the opponent down and overwhelm their defenses. pic.twitter.com/23IoZVHdL3

As you can see, one of the things they focused on for Ken this time was his ability to be more aggressive and break through his opponents’ guard. While he still uses many of his classic moves, he has some new kicks that’ll help him keep his opponent on edge and at a distance. Plus, he can get up close for combos and throws to