Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars/Ken the Eagle

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

Introduction

His name was Ken Washio and he was bleeding to death, hopeless, with a bell in his hand. A lost knight without a standard. A soldier with a wounded heart. A science ninja without a team. A life without meaning. And so was born this weird figure of the dark!

Gameplay

Strengths	Weaknesses
Really strong air movement Decent projectile Acceptable assist Has a couple of supers worth using Very high normal jump, can reach top of normal screen	Normals are just okay Combos are relatively short Mixups are easy to spot and kind of unsafe Supers require a bunch of setup to make worth using Very floaty character, prime target for anti-airs

Normal Moves

Normal Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	5	1	12	-	720	-	A standing jab. The hitbox is fairly large/high and it's rapid-fire cancellable, so it's good for confirming ground-to-air combos.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
b	5	1	12	-	720	-	A fairly normal-looking crouching jab.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	9	1	21	-	1280	-	A spinning backfist, which ends up with a hitbox slightly larger/higher than the 5A.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	7	1	19	-	1280	Low	A crouching kick with extremely long reach for a crouching button, great for poking and blockstring setups.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	21	5	17	-	2480	Overhead	Ken does an overhead kick. The move is airborne, allowing follow-up combos.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	13	1	30	-	2800	-	A backward spinning kick that launches airborne enemies.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	10	2 (11) 2	18	-	2496	Low	Two hits, with the second hit knocking down.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
	13	3	29	-	2720	Launcher	A launcher with a normal hitbox, typically used for relaunch combos.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
j.	5	9	22	-	640	Overhead	A quick aerial jab.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
j.	7	4	29	-	1360	Overhead	A jumping kick with an upward angle, great for air-to-air conversions.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
j.	13	4	25	-	2560	Overhead	A flipping overhead axe kick.

Universal Mechanics

Universal Mechanics

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
VAR starter	13	4	-	-	3200	-	Same animation as j.C

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Crossover Counter	21	-	-	-	2400	-	-

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Assist (Bird Run)	53	-	-	-	1024	Projectile no Autocorrect	Ken uses Bird Run with a delayed speed, good for ground combos.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Forward Throw	1	-	-	-	5200	Throw	A simple throw, useful as a reversal.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Back Throw	1	-	-	-	5200	Throw	A simple throw, useful as a reversal.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Air Forward Throw	1	-	-	-	6000	Throw	A simple air throw, useful as a reversal.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Air Back Throw	1	-	-	-	6000	Throw	A simple air throw, useful as a reversal.

Special Moves

Special Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Bird Run	25	-	26	-	2048	Projectile	Ken throws a Bird boomerang. A version travels straight, B version curves counter-clockwise, and C version curves clockwise.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Bird Shoot	14	11/16/16	40/11/11	-	2800	-	Each version travels at different angles, useful for zoning.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Random Flight	19	0	17	-	-	-	Teleports Ken to different areas of the screen. Useful for evading and playing keep-away.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Eagle Rush j.	16/24/30	0	69/49/40	-	- 2130/2784/3401	-	Each version does a different number of hits and has different output damage. The A version does 3 hits, the B version does 4 hits, and the C version does 5 hits. This special is an alternative to Bird Shot in terms of canceling this special (in an air combo, using the A or B version) into his Science Ninpo: Bird Smash super. With proper timing and spacing (in an air combo), you can get some very nice set-ups (if you cancel this special into his Ninpo: Bird Smash super). C version Eagle Rush will not combo in the air due to the animation delay of Ken actually building momentum to perform C Eagle Rush. It is possible to cancel Eagle Rush into Random Flight; however, you will have to wait until you either Baroque Eagle Rush or if you look for Ken doing the back flip animation after he completes his Eagle Rush to cancel into Random Flight.

Super Moves

Super Moves

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Gatchaman Attack: Lightning Strike	7+9	3	40	-	12163	-	Ken kicks his enemy in the air (with his Launcher), following it up with a series of Bird Shots (and ending the super with two Bird Shots coming at the enemy at once). This super is good to ground combo into. Useable on giants.

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Science Ninpo: Bird Smash	1+8 /(air) 1+4	-	-	-	9160	-	Ken's super version of Bird Smash. This super is great to use both in ground and air combos, because if all the hits get in, your opponent will fly across the screen. The damage output and number of hits varies due to spacing and timing. This gives you the ability to start (or continue) your "keep away" game. Using this super during an air combo (depending on where Ken is on the screen) can turn into very interesting Team Hyper Combos. Experiment!

Move	Startup	Active	Recovery	Block Adv	Damage (Billions)	Properties	Notes
Science Ninpo: Phoenix	29+2	-	35	-	27895	-	Ken jumps to the corner of the wall (regardless if he is on the ground or in the air). Ken then does a flying kick at his enemy. If this hits, Ken turns into a Phoenix, causing his opponent to burn. While this super does a lot of damage (almost 28,000 Billion Damage), his level 3 super is very difficult to connect in a ground or air combo. Under certain circumstances (proper Assist, Team Hyper Combo, or Cross-Over Combination) can you combo into his level 3 super. This super is better to use when you can punish your enemy's mistake (such as missing or "whiffing" a move, not blocking, etc.). Useable on giants.

Notable Players

Notable Players

Player Name	Point Character	Anchor Character	Social Media
High Plains Grifter	Ken the Eagle	Ryu	Twitch

Player Name	Point Character	Anchor Character	Social Media
Rao	Ken the Eagle	Morrigan

Player Name	Point Character	Anchor Character	Social Media
Aopossum	Ken the Eagle	Chun-Li	Youtube