Street Fighter 3: New Generation/Ken

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Introduction

After settling into married life for a couple of years, Ken entered the third Street Fighter tournament. He's a US Martial Artist who trains to keep up with his old friend/rival Ryu

Ken needs little introduction, as one of the most famous fighting game characters ever, and (apparently) the more popular shoto between the two originals. He is one of the best characters in the game, mainly for incredibly high meterless damage off stray hits and great pokes, one of the best anti airs in the game and one of the best supers aswell in SA3.

Super Arts

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 range 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.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4	Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Example 4

Ken #3S_KE
Vitals
Life Points	1200?
Stun Points	64?
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	2/112?
SA2	1/104?
SA3	3/80?
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	12 (16) (95px)?
Back Dash duration/distance	15 (54px)?
Jumping
Back Jump duration	42(4+36+2)?
Neutral Jump duration	40(4+34+2)?
Forward Jump duration	41(4+35+2)?
Back Super Jump duration	47(6+39+2)?
Neutral Super Jump duration	46(6+38+2)?
Forward Super Jump duration	46(6+38+2)?
Wake up
Wake up duration	75?
Quick rise duration	48?

3S Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by an asterisk (ex: 3*5). If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses (ex: 2(4)2)
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel (into itself or another light attack), refer to description for options. "self": Self-only chain cancel. Much more restrictive than a standard chain cancel. "tc": Target combo, refer to description for options. Successive attacks in a target combo may warrant their own move entry. "dash": Grounded dashes. "sj": Super jump. "sp": Special move. "su": Super Art.
Damage	Attack damage on hit in life points. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. D refers to knockdown on hit. "Cr. Hit" is an additional frame advantage value denoting if the advantage on hit changes when the defender is being hit while crouching.
Kara Range	Almost all normal attacks can be canceled into a special or a multi-button command within three frames of startup. During that time, some attacks will shift position forward or backward and affect the reach of the special or command accordingly. This is denoted in pixels of range. There are a handful of moves in the game that can be kara-canceled after this initial window and will be denoted as a late kara-cancel.
Link	A combo that is performed by inputting the second move after the first move has completely recovered (as opposed to cancelling the first move's animation). In 3S, the final frame of a move's hitstun allows a character to block a normal or special move, as well as some projectile supers. Therefore, an attack's frame advantage must be 2 frames greater than the followup move's startup in order to link. Ex: a +6 normal can link into a 4f normal/special, or a 5f super.
Parry	This field will show a value of A if the attack can be parried standing or crouching, H if it must be parried standing or L if it must be parried crouching.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. 3S uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.
Throw range	Range in pixels from the center of the character to the center of the opponent which allows a grab to connect.

Frame Data

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Standing Normals

5LP (cl)

Close LP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3?	3?	5?	3?	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
3?	3?	-	A?	3?
Cancel options: sp su?

5LP (far)

Far LP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	3?	4?	4?	4?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
3?	3?	-	A?	4?
Cancel options: self sp su?

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4?	4?	10?	2?	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
17?	7?	-	H?	1?
Cancel options: tc sp su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

5MP (far)

Far MP
5MP (far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	3?	10?	4?	5?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
16?	11?	-	H?	3?
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

5HP (cl)

Close HP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	3?	15?	-	2?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	15?	-	H?	-2?
Cancel options: sp su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

5HP (far)

Far HP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9?	3?	15?	2?	4?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	13?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4?	4?	7?	2?	2?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
7?	3?	-	A?	2?

5MK

Stand MK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8?	7?	16?	-2?	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
19?	15?	-	H?	-6?
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.? 6 kara range?

5HK

Stand HK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11?	6?	19?	-2?	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
26?	11?	-	H?	-4?
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.? 6 kara range?

Command Normals

4MK

Inazuma Kakato Wari (Short)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
18?	4?	10?	2?	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
21?	13?	-	H?	1?
10 kara range? Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 5.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

5MK (Hold)

Inazuma Kakato Wari (Long)
(Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8>25?	8?	10?	-	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
29?	22?	-	H?	-1?
6 kara range? Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 21, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

6MK

Fumikomi Maegeri
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
16?	4?	15?	-1?	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
14?	7?	-	H?	-4?
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

6HK

Shiden Kakato Otoshi
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
30?	5?	18?	1?	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
21?	11?	-	H?	-1?
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4?	3?	5?	3?	3?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
3?	3?	-	A?	3?
Cancel options: self sp su?

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	4?	7?	4?	5?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
16?	7?	-	A?	3?
Cancel options: sp su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7?	5?	17?	-4?	-2?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23??	13?	-	A?	-6?
Cancel options: sp su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	3?	7?	1?	1?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
3?	3?	-	L?	1?
Cancel options: self sp su?

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	5?	17?	-3?	-2?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
15?	3?	-	L?	-4?
Cancel options: sp su? 13 kara range? Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

2HK

Crouch HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	5?	26?	D?	D?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	3?	-	L?	-14?
13 kara range? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

8LP

Jump LP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
10?	7?	-	H?	-

j.LP

Jump LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4?	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
8?	7?	-	H?	-

8MP

Jump MP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	5?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
17?	11?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

j.MP

Jump MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	5?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
17?	11?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7?	3?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	15?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

j.HP

Jump HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	4?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	15?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

8LK

Jump LK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
8?	7?	-	H?	-

j.LK

Jump LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4?	10?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
8?	5?	-	H?	-

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	6?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
16?	9?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

j.MK

Jump MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5?	6?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
16?	9?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.?

8HK

Jump HK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7?	5?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
23?	13?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

j.HK

Jump HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6?	4?	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
22?	13?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

Throws

LPLK (mash)

Hizageri
+ (mash)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2?	1?	21?	D?	D?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
27?	12?	-	-	-
24 throw range?

4LPLK

Jigoku Kuruma
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2?	1?	21?	D?	D?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
19?	14?	-	-	-
24 throw range?

6LPLK

Seoi Nage
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2?	1?	21?	D?	D?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
21?	8?	-	-	-
24 throw range?

Universal Overhead

MPMK

Straight Hit
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15?	8?	7?	0 ~ +7?	1 ~ +8?
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
7?	3?	-	H?	-5 ~ 0?

Special Moves

236P

Hadouken
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11?	-	38?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	10?	3?	-	H?	-11?
Cancel options: su?
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11?	-	38?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	1?	-	-	H?	-11?
Cancel options: su?
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11?	-	38?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	10?	3?	-	H?	-11?
Cancel options: su?

623P

Shoryuken
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2?	8?	26?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	26?	11?	-	A?	-17?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.?
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3?	14?	28?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	28?	15?	-	A?	-24?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 22, Block: 16.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.?
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3?	21?	32?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	32?	15?	-	A?	-31?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 23, Block: 17.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.?

214K

Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6?	7?	14?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	19?	9?	-	H?	-5?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 13.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6?	14?	15?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	23?	13?	-	H?	-6?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	6?	17?	15?	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	27?	15?	-	H?	-7?
Cancel options: su? Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 22, Block: 16.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?

214K (air)

Air Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
+ (air)

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7?	4?	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	27?	9?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 17, Block: 3.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.?
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7?	6?	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	40?	13?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 25, Block: 3.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.?
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	7?	8?	-	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
	40?	13?	-	H?	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 26, Block: 3.? Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.?

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

Shoryureppa
+ (SA1)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1?	34?	45?	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
69?	6?	-	A?	-38?

236236K (SA2)

Shinryuken
+ (mash K) (SA2)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2?	36?	61?	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
67?	-	-	A?	-80?

236236K (SA3)

Shipuujinrai Kyaku
+ (SA3)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2?	9?	27?	-	-
Damage	Stun	Attack	Parry	Block
51?	16?	-	H?	-11?