Street Fighter 3: 2nd Impact/Ken

Introduction

In 2nd Impact, Ken is very similar to his 3S counterpart. He has plenty of ways to combo into super art 3, though shoto crouching forward kick doesn't have as much range as in 3S, and it's harder to cancel. His jumping forward kick cross up is harder to land, and he lacks double shoryus. Regardless, Ken is still quite a solid contender in 2I. Super art 1 is also considered a good choice in this game.

Moves List

Normal Moves

Standing Normals

5LP (cl)

Close LP
(cl)

File:2i ken cl.lp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
3	-	-	10	+3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+2
Ken's fastest move. Not the best jab in the game, but serviceable.

5LP

Stand LP

File:2i ken st.lp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	11	+5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+4
Slightly slower than close LP, but the main problem with this move is that it whiffs on crouch. Pretty bad move.

5LK

Stand LK

File:2i ken st.lk 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	17	+3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+2
Generally better than stand LP, since while it has worse frame data, stand LK doesn't whiff on crouch. Still pretty bad, don't use this.

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

File:2i ken cl.mp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	13	+6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	+4
Very important move to discourage parries and confirm into super with TC. Without meter you can do LP shoryu but it needs to be cancelled fast.

5MP

Stand MP

File:2i ken st.mp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
5	-	-	17	+3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	+1
Good move, you can confirm super off of it plus it has good range. Probably more useful in this game since crouch MK has such a short cancel window than in 3S.

5MK

Stand MK

File:2i ken st.mk 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
6	-	-	28	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	-1
Good poke, important since stand HK is punishable on hit.

5HP (cl)

Close HP
(cl)

File:2i ken cl.hp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	20	+4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	+1
Pretty good since you can confirm into super off of it, but generally outclassed by close MP.

5HP

Stand HP

File:2i ken st.hp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
6	-	-	25	+2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	-1
Not great, probably just use stand MP instead since that's plus on block and confirms into super.

5HK

Stand HK

File:2i ken st.hp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
9	-	-	41	-6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	H	-9
Easily Ken's worst normal, don't use this almost ever. It's slow and very minus, the range is good but it isn't worth it.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

File:2i ken cr.lp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	13	+3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+2
Not a bad move, one of Ken's better abare options.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

File:2i ken cr.lk 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
4	-	-	14	+1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	L	0
Very important move, you'll want to do two of these to confirm into super.

2MP

Crouch MP
+

File:2i ken cr.mp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
5	-	-	17	+5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+3
Very good move, useful for building meter, stuffing approaches, and counter-poking. Plus enough to confirm into super, so there's a pretty massive amount of threat behind this move with enough meter.

2MK

Crouch MK
+

File:2i ken cr.mk 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
6	-	-	27	+1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	L	-1
Probably Ken's most important poke, although the cancel window is too short to confirm into super. Despite this, it's still a great neutral tool.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

File:2i ken cr.hp 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
5	-	-	17	+5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	A	+3
Pretty bad anti air, generally either use shoryu for damage or stand/close LP for safety.

2HK

Crouch HK
+

File:2i ken cr.hk 1.png

Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit
8	-	-	36	knockdown
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	L	-12
Useful sweep, good speed and range.