Street Fighter Alpha 3/Ken

Overview Combos Matchups Strategy

Introduction

Ken now travels the world again in the hopes that Ryu can challenge him again for another fight, but wonders if he's now making the right choices in life by doing so.

Pros	Cons
Great set of normals and a decent fireball Unique kick normals do heavy guard crush damage and have great speed/range/safety Medium DP has a huge amount of horizontal range on startup. Much larger than the other shotos Punch grab has a lot of corner carry Kick grab sets up juggles in the corner Hard to keep cornered due to roll and air tatsu trajectory Great cross-up loop that's difficult to block Fantastic air mobility with air tatsus. Can combo into DP on hit Great meter build like the other shotos with tatsu spam. Ground tatsu recovers slightly slower, so not quite as good as Ryu/Akuma's. Recent developments have made him more of a complete V-ISM character Has an infinite on P1 side	Lacks reliable customs outside of the corner, instead relying on tricky strings and corner push strats Customs do relatively mediocre damage mid-screen and require Ken to be close to start them. Hadou rave is more difficult to setup/execute (requires constant kara cancels) and does less guard damage than Ryu's Is missing the hopkick Ryu and Akuma have access to Fireball doesn't knock down like Ryu or Akuma's Ground tatsu is unsafe on hit against many characters Cannot cancel into roll like he could in A2 One of the hardest infinites to execute consistently

Ken
Character Data

Colors

First row: Punch X-ISM, A-ISM, V-ISM
Second row: Kick X-ISM, A-ISM, V-ISM

Moves List

Standing

• Close/Far Standing Jab:

Damage	7
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/7
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+4/+9

• Far Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	5/6/21
Block Stun	-7
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-6/-2

• Close Standing Strong:

Damage	13
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	6/6/21
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/-3

• Far Standing Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	6/6/27
Block Stun	-10
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-9/Launch

• Close Standing Fierce:

Damage	18
Stun	20/8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/10,7/XV 15,10
Frame Count	4/5/27
Block Stun	-9
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-8/Launch

• Close/Far Standing Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	6/4/10
Block Stun	+0
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+1/+6

• Far Standing Forward:

Damage	12
Stun	14/4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	13/6/12
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+6

• Close Standing Forward:

Damage	6+4
Stun	2x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes(first hit only)
Super Cancel	Yes (both hits)
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1x2
Frame Count	6/2/3/6
Block Stun	-5
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-4/+0

• Far Stand Roundhouse:

Damage	16
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	13/4/27
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/Launch

• Close Standing Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	7/4/12
Block Stun	+7
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+8/Launch

Crouching

• Crouching Jab:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	3/4/8
Block Stun	+2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+3/+8

• Crouching Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	5/6/11
Block Stun	+2
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+3/+7

• Crouching Fierce:

Damage	16
Stun	14/8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	6/2/29
Block Stun	-8
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	-7/Launch

• Crouching Short:

Damage	4
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	Yes
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	4/4/7
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+4/+9

• Crouching Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	Yes
Super Cancel	Yes
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	5/3/15
Block Stun	+1
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+2/+6

• Crouching Roundhouse:

Damage	15
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	5/6/31
Block Stun	+14
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	Knockdown/Launch

Air Normals

• Neutral/Diagonal Jump Jab:

Damage	9
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/10/6
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	5/8/2
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Strong:

Damage	12
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	5/8/2
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	8/6/2
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Fierce:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	5/6/2
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	5/10/10
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Short:

Damage	6
Stun	2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	0/1
Frame Count	7/10/2
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Forward:

Damage	11
Stun	4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	4/6/12
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Forward:

Damage	8
Stun	11/4
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/3/XV4
Frame Count	7/7/13
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Neutral Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	12/6/11
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

• Diagonal Jump Roundhouse:

Damage	14
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/4/XV6
Frame Count	6/6/10
Block Stun	N/A
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	N/A

Command Normals

• Overhead: +

Damage	8+6
Stun	2x2
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/1x2
Frame Count	33/3/6/9
Block Stun	+4
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	+5/?

Standard two hit overhead.

• Step Kick: +

Damage	17
Stun	8
Chain Cancel	No
Special Cancel	No
Super Cancel	No
Meter on whiff/hit	1/6/XV9
Frame Count	24/2/19
Block Stun	+3
Hit Stun/Counter Hit	Knockdown/Launch

Special Moves

Hadoken/Fireball : QCF + Punch

Shoryuken/Dragon Punch : F,D,DF + Punch

Tatsu/Hurricane Kick : QCB + Kick (also in air)

Zenpou Tenshin/Roll : QCB + Punch

Super Combos

Shoryu Reppa : QCF x 2 + Punch (X/A)

Shinryuken : QCF x 2 + Kick (A Only)

Shippu Jinraikyaku : QCB x 2 + Kick (A only, Level 3 super)

Which Ism?

A-Ism

Solid with good supers, but far outclassed by his V-ISM options these days.

V-Ism

By far his best ISM in modern Alpha 3. He has access to reasonably reliable mid-screen customs along with corner hadou rave and unblockable strings. Paired with his infinite and his amazing meter build, it's difficult to argue for any other ISM. Also gets some good proximity normals.

Combos

A-ISM combos

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V-ISM combos

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Match-ups

Sodom is a much bigger problem for Ken than the other shotos due to his lack of a hopkick.

Discussion

• SRK Ken thread