Capcom vs SNK 2/Ken

Introduction

Ken Masters is Ryu's eternal best friend and sparring rival. He trains constantly in order to keep up with Ryu, focusing on his signature move, the Shoryuken. He also has a family life, with his wife Eliza and his son Mel.

In CvS2 Ken is a strong shoto-style character. While he has a weaker fireball, and no red fireball, his dragon punch specials are higher damage, stronger, and overall much better. Up close, his mixup and pressure game is strong, with multiple overheads, low confirms, and a great pressure ender with his light Geri Kick special. He still has access to the great shoto normals as well.

Ken works well in any groove, but is mostly seen in A groove where he can perform powerful Custom Combos while retaining mechanics like roll. In C groove, he gets access to a strong level 2 combo and more freedom on spending meter, and in N groove he gets great mobility with runs and hops and Max Mode which is a useful way for him to spend meter.

Normal Moves

Far Standing Normals

5LP

Stand Jab

5LP

Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
300	-	SP, SU	-	-	2	4	6	12	+7	+7	none
.

5MP

Stand Strong

5MP

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Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
900	-	Super	-	-	5	6	17	28	-1	-1	none

5HP

Stand Fierce

5HP

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Heavy Punch

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Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	5	4	26	35	-4	-4	none

5LK

Stand Short

5LK

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Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	6	7	17	+2	+2	none

5MK

Stand Forward

5MK

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Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	8	6	12	26	+2	+2	none

5HK

Stand Roundhouse

5HK

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Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	9	5	30	44	-11	-11	-

Close Standing Normals

cl5LP

Close Stand Jab
Close
cl5LP

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Close Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	2	4	6	12	+7	+7	none

cl5MP

Close Stand Strong
Close
cl5MP

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Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	3	20	26	-3	-3	none

cl5HP

Close Stand Fierce
Close
cl5HP

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Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	8	24	33	-8	-8	none

cl5LK

Close Stand Short
Close
cl5LK

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Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	8	7	19	+2	+2	none
.

cl5MK

Close Stand Forward
Close
cl5MK

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Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	8	11	22	+3	+3	none

cl5HK

Close Stand Roundhouse
Close
cl5HK

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Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	9	11	24	+4	+4	none

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouching Jab

2LP

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Crouching Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	4	6	13	+7	+7	none

2MP

Crouching Strong

2MP

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Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	6	11	21	+4	+4	none

2HP

Crouching Fierce

2HP

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Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	11	26	40	-13	-13	none

2LK

Crouching Short

2LK

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Crouching Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	4	8	15	+5	+5	none

2MK

Crouching Forward

2MK

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Crouching Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	6	17	27	-1	-1	none

2HK

Crouching Roundhouse

2HK

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Crouching Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	6	6	35	47	-	-15	none

Air Normals

8LP

Jumping Jab
,,or +
8LP

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Jumping Light Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	22	-	-	-	-	-

8MP

Jumping Strong
,,or +
8MP

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Medium Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	10	-	-	-	-	-

8HP

Jumping Fierce
,,or +
8HP

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Heavy Punch

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	-

8LK

Jumping Short
,,or +
8LK

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Light Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	4	22	-	-	-	-	-

8MK

Jumping Forward
,,or +
8MK

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Medium Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	5	10	-	-	-	-	-
.

8HK

Jumping Roundhouse
,,or +
8HK

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Jumping Heavy Kick

Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
-	-	-	-	-	3	8	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Fireball

Hadoken
Fireball
236+P

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Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
LP +	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	43	-	-10	-10	none
MP +	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	44	-	-11	-11	none
HP +	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	45	-	-12	-12	none

Dragon Punch

Shoryuken
Dragon punch
236+P

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Version	Damage	Stun	Cancel	Guard	Parry	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Adv Hit	Adv Block	Invul
LP +	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MP +	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HP +	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

The Basics

 In N Groove, 
  Take advantage of your roll and attack your opponent
  with a LP, d + LP, d + LK, [Insert Special Move Here].

Advanced Strategy

RCing (Roll Canceling) is good if your opponent is more offensive.

Match-ups