Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Ken/Archive

Ken's Character Select Portrait

Ken's Neutral Stance

Specific Character Information

• Stamina: 1150
• Stun Bar Length (dots): 64
• Stun Bar Recovery (frames it takes to recover 1 dot): 22
• Taunt: Increases damage for the next hit/combo by 31.3%. One taunt is the maximum.
• Best Kara-Throw: MK/HK

Character Colors

Moves List

Basic Moves

Move	Convention
Forward	F
Back	B
Crouch	C / D
Up	U
Jump	J
Jump Forward	JF
Jump Backwards	JB
Super Jump	D-U
Super Jump Forward	D-UF
Super Jump Backwards	D-UB
Dash Forward	FF
Dash Backwards	BB
Quarter Circle Forward	QCF
Quarter Circle Backwards	QCB
Half Circle Backwards	HCB
Forward, Down, Down-Forward	F, D, DF / DP
Guard (High)	B when enemy is attacking
Guard (Low)	DB when enemy is attacking
Parry (High)	Tap F when about to take a hit
Parry (Low)	Tap D when about to take a hit
Parry (Air)	Tap F in air when about to take a hit
Red Parry	Execute parry after blocking a hit in a combo
Punch (Any)	P
Kick (Any)	K
2 Punches	PP
2 Kicks	KK
3 Punches	PPP
3 Kicks	KKK
Jab	LP
Strong	MP
Fierce	HP
Short	LK
Forward	MK
Roundhouse	HK
Universal Overhead	UOH

Normal Moves

Move	Motion
Jab	LP
Strong	MP
Fierce	HP
Close Jab	(Close to opponent) LP
Close Strong	(Close to opponent) MP
Close Fierce	(Close to opponent) HP
Short	LK
Foward	MK
Roundhouse	HK
Jumping Jab	(Air) LP
Jumping Strong	(Air) MP
Jumping Fierce	(Air) HP
Neutral Jumping Fierce	(Air) HP
Jumping Short	(Air) LK
Jumping Foward	(Air) MK
Neutral Jumping Foward	(Air) MK
Jumping Roundhouse	(Air) HK
Neutral Jumping Roundhouse	(Air) HK
Overhead	MP+MK
Taunt	HP+HK

Throws

Hiza Geri	LP+LK
Seoi Nage	F+LP+LK
Jigoku Guruma	B+LP+LK

Command Normals

Crouching Jab	D+LP
Crouching Strong	D+MP
Crouching Fierce	D+HP
Crouching Short	D+LK
Crouching Foward	D+MK
Crouching Roundhouse	D+HK
Fumikomi Mae Geria	F+MK
Inazuma Kakato Wari	B+MK, or hold MK
Shiden Kakato Otoshi	F+HK (hold HK to cancel attack)

Target Combos

• close standing MP -> HP

Special Moves

Move Name	Motion
Hadouken	QCF+P
Shoryuken	F, D, DF+P
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku	QCB+K
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Air)	(Air)QCB+K

EX Moves

Move Name	Motion
Hadouken	QCF+PP
Shoryuken	F, D, DF+PP
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku	QCB+KK
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Air)	(Air)QCB+KK

Super Arts

Num.	Super Art Name	Motion	Super Bars
I	Shoryu-Reppa	QCF QCF+P	2 stocks
II	Shinryu-Ken	QCF QCF+K (Tap K rapidly)	1 stock
III	Shippu-Jinrai-Kyaku	QCF QCF+K	3 stocks

Move Analisys

• All those sprites are taken from the site http://www.zweifuss.com/index.htm
• All Framedatas in "Move Analisys" section are taken from Game Restaurant

Please note that the images show in this section are for the 1st frame it hits, so this means the opponent is taking the hit in the image shown on the move. I use the 1st frame of every move (except taunt, dash, jump, wakeup and 2nd throw image sprites) because you will see the maximum range of every attack (mostly of the attacks). Note also that those images are ACCURATE, they are exactly the first frame it hits, so enemy takes damage but they still dont make the "pain" frame.

General

• Move: Move name
• Motion: What you must do to execute the move
• Damage: Damage it does (in pixels)
• Stun Damage: Stun Damage it does (in pixels)
• Chains into itself: If you can combo into the same movement
• Special Cancel: If you can cancel the move into a Special Move
• Super Cancel: If you can cancel the move into a Super Art
• Throw Range: Range of the throw (in pixels)
• Num.: Super Art number
• Super Art: Super Art name
• Super Art Stock: Number of Gauge Bars the Super Art have, also the lenght of each bar (in pixels)

Frame Data

• Startup: Number of frames it takes to start the move
• Hit: Number of frames that can hit the opponent
• Recovery: Number of frames it takes to recover from the move
• Blocked Advantage: Number of frames you are in advantage/disvantage after opponent have been blocked the hit
• Hit Advantage: Number of frames you are in advantage/disvantage after opponent have been take the hit
• Crouching Hit Advantage: Number of frames you are in advantage/disvantage after opponent have been take the hit while he's crouching
• + # : You have # frames of advantage
• - # : You have # frames of disvantage
• # ~ # : Advantage/disvantage can vary from # to #
• Down: Enemy gets knocked down
• Guard: How opponent must guard the move, High (H), Low (L) or both (HL)
• Parry: How opponent must parry the move, High (H), Low (L) or both (HL)

Gauge Increase

• Miss: Gauge you gain if you miss the move (in pixels)
• Blocked: Gauge you gain if the move gets blocked (in pixels)
• Hit: Gauge you gain if you hit the opponent with the move (in pixels)
• Parry: Gauge opponent gains when he parry the move (in pixels)

Basic Moves

Move	Start-up frames	In ground frames	In air frames	Recovery frames	Total frames
Dash Forward	2?	8?	-	6?	16

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Move	Start-up frames	In ground frames	In air frames	Recovery frames	Total frames
Dash Backwards	4?	4?	-	6?	13

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Move	Motion	Startup Frames
Jump	BU or U or FU	3

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Move	Motion	Startup Frames
Super Jump	DBU or DU or DFU	5

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Move	Motion	Frames
Normal Wakeup	-	75

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Move	Motion	Frames
Tech Wakeup	Tap D when hitting the ground	48

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Move	Motion	Frames	Gauge Increase
Taunt	HP+HK	53	4(6)

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File:(kenparry).gif

Move	Motion
Parry (High)	Tap F when about taking a hit
Parry (Low)	Tap D when about taking a hit
Parry (Air)	Tap F in air when about taking a hit

Frame Data

Move	Frames you're frozen	Frames opponent is frozen	Frame Advantage when parry is successful	Frames before you can try another parry
Parry (High)	16	20	+4(LP/LK) +3(MP/MK) +2(HP/HK) 0(Special/Super) -16(Fireball)	24(19 when attack comes from the air)*,**
Parry (Low)	16	20?	+4(LP/LK) +3(MP/MK) +2(HP/HK) 0(Special/Super) -16(Fireball)	24(19 when attack comes from the air)*,**
Parry (Air)	16	20?	+4(LP/LK) +3(MP/MK) +2(HP/HK) 0(Special/Super) -16(Fireball)	21(19 when attack comes from the air)*,**

* (If a parry attempt is successful, the 19/21/24 frame restriction is taken away and you can attempt another parry immediately)

** (If another attack connects within 2 frames of your parry, it will automatically be parried)

Gauge Increase

Move	Gauge Increase
Parry (High)	4***
Parry (Low)	4***
Parry (Air)	4***

*** (You gain 4 of gauge for whatever attack parried, and for whatever hit you parry during multihit attack)

You can buffer any motion during High or Low parry, but NOT during Air parry.

• Parry information is taken from Shoryuken Forums, more exactly, from user JinraiPVC. Thanks for this information dude

Normal Moves

Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Far Jab	LP	20	3	Yes	Yes	Yes

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
4	3	4	+4	+4	+4	HL	HL

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Far Strong	MP	105	11	No	Yes	Yes

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	4	9	+4	+5	+5	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Far Fierce	HP	140	15	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
8	5	22	-6	-4	-2	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Close Jab	(Close to opponent) LP	30	3	No	Yes	Yes

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
3	3	5	+3	+3	+3	HL	HL

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Close Strong	(Close to opponent) MP	115	7	No	Yes	Yes

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	4	10	+1	+2	+3	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Close Fierce	(Close to opponent) HP	135	15	No	Yes	Yes

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
4	4	17	-4	-2	0	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Short	LK	40	3	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
4	4	7	+2	+2	+2	HL	HL

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Forward	MK	95	7	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	5	17	-7	-6	-5	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Roundhouse	HK	145	11	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
9	5	20	-7	-5	-3	HL	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Jab	(Air) LP	40(50 if neutral jump)	7	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
4	Until landing	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Strong	(Air) MP	90	9	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	5	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Fierce	(Air) HP	130	13	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
6	4	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Neutral Jump Fierce	(Air) HP	130	13	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
6	3	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Short	(Air) LK	40	5(7 if neutral jump)	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
4	10(19 if neutral jump)	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Forward	(Air) MK	80	7	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	6	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Neutral Jump Forward	(Air) MK	80	7	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
5	6	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
2	4	8	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Jump Roundhouse	(Air) HK	120	11	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
6	4	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Neutral Jump Roundhouse	(Air) HK	120	11	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
6	5	-	-	-	-	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
3	6	14	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Chains into itself	Special Cancel	Super Cancel
Universal Overhead	MP+MK	40	3	No	No	No

Frame Data

Startup	Hit	Recovery	Blocked Advantage	Hit Advantage	Crouching Hit Advantage	Guard	Parry
15	8	7	-5~+7	0~+8	+1~+9	H	H

Gauge Increase

Miss	Blocked	Hit	Parry (Gauge for opponent)
0	1	2	4

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Taunt	HP HK	5	3
2nd Hit	-	5	3

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Throws

Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Throw Range
Hiza Geri	LP LK	80	3x6	24

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Throw Range
Seoi Nage	F LP LK	120	9	24

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Throw Range
Jigoku Guruma	B LP LK	110	15	24

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Command Normals

Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Jab	D LP	20	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Strong	D MP	90	7

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Fierce	D HP	130	13

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Short	D LK	20	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Foward	D MK	85	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Crouching Roundhouse	D HK	130	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Fumikomi Mae Geri	F MK	8	7

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Inazuma Kakato Wari	B MK	60	7
2nd Hit	-	80	7

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Inazuma Kakato Wari	Hold MK	110?	15?
2nd Hit	-	60	7
3rd Hit	-	80	7

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Shiden Kakato Otoshi	F HK	120(80)	11(9)

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Special Moves

Please note that in this section you will see mainly 3 images for the special moves, this means the image on the left its done with LP (or LK), the image on the center its done with MP (or MK), and the image on the right its done with HP (or HK). Also its the same "rule" as the sections above, its the 1rst frame it hits for every of the moves.

Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage	Fireball Speed
Hadouken (Jab)	QCF LP	60	3	Slow
Hadouken (Strong)	QCF MP	60	3	Medium
Hadouken (Fierce)	QCF HP	60	3	Fast

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Shoryuken (Jab)	F, D, DF LP	150(100)(60)	11
Shoryuken (Strong)	F, D, DF MP	110	11
2nd Hit	-	55(50)	5
Shoryuken (Fierce)	F, D, DF HP	80	11
2nd Hit	-	60	3
3rd Hit	-	50(50)	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Short)	QCB LK	90	7
2nd Hit	-	30	3
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Foward)	QCB MK	60	7
2nd Hit	-	30	3
3rd Hit	-	30	3
4th Hit	-	30	3
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Roundhouse)	QCB HK	60	7
2nd Hit	-	30	3
3rd Hit	-	30	3
4th Hit	-	30	3
5th Hit	-	30	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Air Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Short)	(Air) QCB LK	80	5
2nd Hit	-	80	5
Air Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Foward)	(Air) QCB MK	80	5
2nd Hit	-	80	5
3rd Hit	-	80	5
Air Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (Roundhouse)	(Air) QCB HK	80	5
2nd Hit	-	80	5
3rd Hit	-	80	5
4th Hit	-	80	5

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EX Moves

Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Hadouken (EX)	QCF PP	60	3
2nd Hit	-	60	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Shoryuken (EX)	F, D, DF PP	80	11
2nd Hit	-	50	3
3rd Hit	-	40	3
4th Hit	-	40	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (EX)	QCB KK	60	7?
2nd Hit	-	35	3
3rd Hit	-	35	3
4th Hit	-	35	3
5th Hit	-	35	3
6th Hit	-	30	3

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Move	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
Air Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku (EX)	(Air) QCB KK	80	5
2nd Hit	-	80	5
3rd Hit	-	80	5
4th Hit	-	80	5
5th Hit	-	80	5

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Super Arts

Num.	Super Art Name	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
I	Shoryureppa	QCF QCF P	80	0
-	2nd Hit	-	50	0
-	3rd Hit	-	60	0
-	4th Hit	-	70	0
-	5th Hit	-	40	0
-	6th Hit	-	40	0
-	7th Hit	-	40	3
-	8th Hit	-	40	3
-	9th Hit	-	40	5
-	10th Hit	-	40	5
-	11th Hit	-	40	5
-	12th Hit	-	40	3

• Total Damage if all hits connect: 400

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Num.	Super Art Name	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
II	Shinryuken	QCF QCF P	?	0
-	2nd Hit	-	?	0
-	3rd Hit	-	?	0
-	4th Hit	-	?	0
-	5th Hit	-	?	0
-	6th Hit	-	?	0
-	7th Hit	-	?	3
-	8th Hit	-	?	3
-	9th Hit	-	?	5
-	10th Hit	-	?	5
-	11th Hit	-	?	5
-	12th Hit	-	?	3
-	13th Hit	-	?	5
-	14th Hit	-	?	5
-	15th Hit	-	?	3

• Total Damage if all hits connect: 495

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Num.	Super Art Name	Motion	Damage	Stun Damage
III	Shippu Jinrai Kyaku	QCF QCF K	80	7
-	2nd Hit	-	40	3
-	3rd Hit	-	40	3
-	4th Hit	-	50	3
-	5th Hit	-	40	3
-	6th Hit	-	30	0?
-	7th Hit	-	30	0?
-	8th Hit	-	30	0?
-	9th Hit	-	50	3

• Total Damage if all hits connect: 290

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Combos

SAI:

Cr. mk, SAI

Cr. lk x2, xx SAI

SAII:

Cr. mk, SAII

Cr. lk x2, xx SAII

Cl. mp, hp, lp shoryuken, SAII (only in corner)

SAIII:

Cr. mk, SAIII

Cr. lk x2, xx SAIII

Cl. mp, hp, (hadouken), xx SAIII

Cl. hp, mp shoryuken, xx SAIII

Cr. mp, SAIII

(Far) mp, SAIII

Note about performing combos: I do super cancels like this for ken.

QCF M kick QCF and kick button but here's the real trick

The special thing to keep in mind is to press down and mk at the same time then follow through with the rest of the combo.

You can practice even during matches. Instead of holding down and performing mk just press down and mk at the same time.

I also do something similar for canceling Hadouken into SAIII but instead, do not press down and punch at the same time. The notation should

QCF, P, QCF, K.

Some people might have problems going from shoryuken to SAIII. My method is

F, QCF, P, QCF, K.

Hope this helps out future players. -Velius

Frame Data

Strategies

Overview

Super Art 3 is the super of choice, although SAI does more damage it has range. For example it will whiff at max range of cr. mk.

Ken has a fast dash and a good close up game with his MPxxHP chain and cr. LKx2 into shippu. Also his jumping mk is good for crossing up.

Basics

Learn how to use low forward because it is pretty safe, and can cancel into EX hadoken (use Ex hadoken cause it is safer that a regular hadoken). It can also cancel into SAIII.

Get a knockdown and do any of these:

- cr. short,cr. short xx Shippu.

- strong->fierce xx Shippu.

note:if you have trouble confirming the Shippu throw in a hadoken to buy some time, it only takes away 1 point of damage. So it wold be strong-> fierce xx hadoken xx Shippu)

- dashback, cr. forward xx Shippu.

- cr. strong -> Shippu.

- far strong -> Shippu.

- cr. short, walk up, throw.

If your beating him badly, chances are he'll do a shoryuken or super on wakeup so just block then punish it.

• Best punisher*

Close Fierce xx MP Shoryuken XX Shippu.

Super Art Selection

SAI (Shoryu-Reppa):

A decent super, would probably be his super of choice if SAIII didn't exist. Has numerous hit confirms, 2 stocks, and good damage. On the downside, doesn't have the incredible invincibility frames and lightning-fast startup of SAIII, and has significantly worse recovery.

SAII (Shinryu-Ken):

Not a very popular super, as it has very pronounced flaws and strengths. It is a fairly good anti-air (since you can mash unpredictably, and thus mess up the opponent's air-parry timings), and does the most damage out of his supers by a good amount. On the flip side, it has terrible range, even more terrible recovery, and doesn't have as many good hit-confirms and cancels as his other two supers. Probably his least used super.

SAIII (Shippu-Jinrai-Kyaku):

The universal choice of super for Ken, for good reason. Perhaps its biggest selling points are the 3 stocks (lots of EX meter for fireballs and air hurricane kicks) and its absurd number of hit confirms...it links off of just about anything you can possibly imagine. But less obvious (but equally important) properties include its lightning-quick startup - it can punish a whole bunch of moves that are otherwise usually safe, i.e. any shoto's cr. mk (yes, it can be reversal super punished, if blocked), Alex's EX shoulder, etc. It also has great invincibility properties - at point-blank, virtually nothing but a projectile can knock Ken out of the super. (I've heard Dudley's jab is also capable of this, but this needs to be confirmed.) The only downside to this super is the fairly low damage, but it's still perfectly respectable, especially for the length of meter, and the numerous upsides completely outweigh that one small negative.

Additional Notes

• Personal Action: Increased damage for all moves except throws, this increase goes away after the next attack (blocked or not) and extends for an entire combo. Ken's personal action can actually hit twice.

Match-ups

Serious Advantage Match-ups

• Twelve
• Sean

Advantage Match-ups

• Yang
• Akuma
• Urien
• Oro
• Ibuki
• Elena
• Necro
• Alex
• Remy
• Q
• Hugo

Fair Match-ups

• Yun
• Makoto
• Dudley
• Ryu

Disadvantage Match-ups

• Chun-Li

Serious Disadvantage Match-ups

Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike