The Horrifying Rise & Fall of Ken Masters - Street Fighter 6 

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Fans thoughts on Ken before SF6 release: “Man he must have gone through a rough divorce”. After Release: “Oh fuck. Its actually worse than we expected”

"She took the kids, Ryu! She took the kids!!"

Judging by the current player counts Ken is the most popular character at the moment. It's great to see him succeed, if not in story, then in-game at least.

This story really shows how much of an upgrade in villain we got in JP. This guy took one of the worlds most popular and loved fighters and ruined him. Turned his family and friends against him and sees it all as amusing. Not only that but the physchogical damage he did too Ken is insane even telling him killing him would just make him what he hates. While Bison, Gill, and Seth are monsters in their own right JP has raised the bar and I hope will be around a long time. I can't wait to see where the story will go between him and Ken.

Ken has come a long way. Ryu struggled with the dark hado but he's pure and peaceful. If anything, Ken is the main character of SF6 now! At least his story is more entertaining than anyone else's!

Ken's redemption arc will be epic.

When I saw Ken's Street Fighter 6 story, I was shocked. Ken was in the biggest trouble of his life. His wife took his son & he became a wanted criminal.

Mel Masters has potential to be a great fighter in a future game. His dad is Ken, his uncle is Guile, & his godfather is Ryu

Ken has been my number 1 since the beginning of Street fighter. His story arcs have been fun to see. JP really messed him up, I hope he does get his revenge and gets back on track.

Ken getting punched in the nuts by his son for his SF3 ending now seems like foreshadowing after seeing Ken fall so far.

Ken is definitely going to go Violent Ken. His desire for revenge are way more desperate and motivating than Ryus struggle with saitsonohado .Ryus arc was all about attaining more power with out losing himself like Akuma. But Ken has every reason to become the devil himself for revenge , Ken summons flames while fighting in a playful good mood what the hell will he be like with “killing intent” in his heart

What if with the current story and situation Ken is in somehow Capcom decides to bring in Violent Ken, since Ryu has attained the power of nothingness and rejects the satsui no hado. Perhaps this could be a chance to see a evil version of Ken this time instead of Ryu?

From US martial arts Champion to Divorced Dad… Ken Masters has truly seen the best and worst of life…

I'm quite new to the street fighter franchise but MANNNN..... Ken did not deserve this in the slightest.Poor dude. Also seeing Luke actually using guns proves that Brawhalla's choice of weapons for him are quite accurate.

The story as of right now with Ken is very sad even to the point where he has to come to a decision into wanting to either kill JP or bring him to justice. This also speculations from players saying that this was a tease to bring back Violent Ken which I highly doubt for this is mostly for the players benefit of having him playable for future SF games actually! I would think tho that later down the line the story will get even more interesting as to what JP will do next and what more shady things he'll do to other characters besides Ken for there are numerous others who have a score to settle with him like Luke,Kimberly,Cammy and maybe even Guile who's Ken brother-in-law. Regardless SF6 is shaping up to be great with new characters,a new story and a whole new perspective on fighting games as we know of.

Ken didn't lose everything. He just lost his job. He is still insanely rich. And his name was cleared. The only question is whether or not they finally give us Violent Ken. If they were ever going to do it, now would be the perfect time.

you clearly forgot the part where ken and ryu fought cell

Great job! I've missed these longer videos

I hope we get some story dlc with Ken, I have a funny feeling ryu heard about Ken's dilemma and doesn't believe for one second that ken is to blame

I just finished Ultra Street Fighter II with Violent Ken on World Warrior (highest) difficulty. I actually find it harder to win with him than normal Ken or other characters because I had to get used to him but eventually did. I also have SVC Chaos on Xbox but don’t think I tried him there so am now motivated to check it out.

Well done video. I've been following Street Fighter since 1992 and I even I learned a thing or two from this video.

I'm surprised that there was no mention of Guile being Ken's brother in law.

“In the beginning, ken would do a wake up shoryu, now he doesn’t even wanna wake up”

Thanks for this! I learned so much from this video, despite playing SF games since the original SF in the arcade with the giant buttons 😅

The Alpha series is where Street Fighter peaked for me. Absolutely loved that series! Street Fighter 3 was pretty amazing too.

This is the PERFECT opportunity to have Ken transition into Violent Ken & the next story can be about Ryu stopping his best friend :'(

You and your wife are two of the most important producers of video game historical documents. Thank you both for all the hard work you do in the videos you bring us.

You couldn't just did a YT short about this🤔 Instead you gave us the full experience 💪

Thanks for this. I really liked Ken and was really interested with his own story but wasn’t able to play all the SF games. Thanks for sharing this video. 😁🙏🏻

I want hado+psycho Ken, because that would be even more bonkers than Violent Ken. We've had tons and tons of powered up or evil Ryu or Akuma. Ken turn!

So gow Ryu gave the scar to Sagat, Ken gives the scar to Luke

I've Been A Ken Fan Since 1991. Great Video!

Capcom is teasing for Violent Ken arc.

That Ken theme at the end of the vid hit differently, song has a new meaning for me now.

If Ken might will be the hero taking down JP that's fine but it's a shame he has the best story of Street Fighter 6 but his story left open ended I don't think the comic book answers any questions Street Fighter 7 might be in development to.

I really hope Ken get a happy ending real soon

This was awesome. Thanks

According to 6’s arcade mode, Kens name was cleared, but its likely he’s staying under the radar, likely at the advice of guile or chun li, until the truth comes to light. Personally, I can see see him being able to call his wife and son. No direct meet ups, but chats over the phone seem possible if you ask me.

Ken is basically the main character of SF6's plot. But you'd need to take-in the supplemental material to know it. As the player character in World Tour mode, you're basically just an errand-runner that discovers some guy is gonna bomb a tournament.

I'm surprised you didnt touch the UDON universe that started in 2003 which beautifully builds the SF universe. it's one of my favorite comics

If they ever brought back Violent Ken, I hope it isn't going to be exactly like Evil Ryu all over again where we have to wait several games to have that issue resolved. I would rather they just continue where Violent Ken left off than have them reintroduce Violent Ken, again thus starting a new beginning of the Violent Ken ark.

Violent Ken will be Epic

I dont like how Capcom had Ken play out all threw the series cause Ken really beat Ryu more but of course they didn't want that to play out cause Ryu was thr main character

Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. Can you please do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Rainbow Mika? You haven't done a video on her yet.

Everyone keeps saying he’s divorced when he’s not?? He’s just separated from his family to protect them and I think his wife knows that too. And now that Guile knows he’s planning to look into the Nayshall business too.

I like this Ken. Him and Evil Ryu from Capcom vs SNK are my favorite characters

They didn't even cover the X-Men vs street fighter games...the ending to those games when you won with Ken was a cut scene where the entire game was actually Ken and his son playing X-Men vs street fighter. It was awesome, and his son looked older than what was shown in the Manga. Yes, this story is interesting, but it doesn't match the Ken as a good family man that is shown in so many of the games. Honestly, I prefer the story of Ken just leading an exemplary ordinary family man life. It lets those of us who have chosen to do so believe that there are secret champions among us.

As a kid i vividly remember a street fighter movie or series where ken and ryu where both teens and they didnt not have their iconic gi on as this was before thwy became how they are in the games. And i remdmer them stubbling into a gang in a ally way. This is where they ran and fought the gang. But i cant fins the movie or series now. Was it just me?? Cause i vividly remmer that scene and how the movie of them being young mates growing into fighters

As a kid when I played Street Fighter 2. I didn't think much of Ken. He was like the Yamcha to Ryu's Goku _(original Dragon Ball)._ I was never really a fan of SF2. So beyond it and the live action movie, which I criticized, but still like as a kid, and is a guilty pleasure now. That's all I knew. Many years later I watched the Japanese anime series and movies. Which I enjoyed and led to me reading the stories behind all the, then current games and detailed character bios. I learned that Ken is actually a good character. I started playing Street Fighter Alpha on the Saturn emulator earlier this year. After several RU-vidr re sparked my interest in the series. Which lead to my watching the SF2 Movie again when it appeared in my suggested videos list. Which after watching. I think Ken is my favorite character. He's definitely the most interesting of the 3 main male heroes He's not a 2 dimensional character like Ryu, and. He's not the Conservative Poster Boy for the US like Guile.

Akuma spent all this time focusing on ryu's Satsui no hadou, but Ken is about to go through his own Satui no Hadou ark

I don’t have the game so I can only use this video and others to understand the characters stories and what not. But imagine JP pushes Ken to the point that he actually transforms into “Violent Ken”. To beat and even kill JP. And somehow this further frames Ken and makes Mel fear Ken. Then Ken seeks out Ryu to help him learn to control and maybe even use his new dark form. In the hopes to use it to clear his name and take out those who worked with JP. Having Ken go on his own journey of redemption and honor.

I hope Ken gets redeemed at least in the eyes of his family. I mean, come on, even his son and wife hate him, that's just cruel.

3:23 Damn! So that's where they took the Target Renegade cover from!! (an old 8-bit computer beat'em up)

Please do videos on Ryu, Rolento, Ibuki, & R.Mika

@5:47 That blow up doll Eliza is classic

You know what happened to Ken? He became a Crypto Bro and pulled an El Salvador to Nayshall, which is worst than Violent Ken... He should just listen to his Board of Directors and invest on Bison Dollars instead

Wait, the lady that meets Ken is Kalima, the leader of the resistance we meet in World Tour? Somehow that was lost on me. The design is very different.

Still can’t believe the only Crypto bro the internet tolerates is Ken Masters.

I see top hat has changed the pronunciation of sagat lol

Are Violent Ken and Evil Ryu equal, or will there always be a single winner? I hope SF7 has Mel as a playable fighter.

awesome

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Technicly...ending of sf 5 surpassed point of timeline where street fighter 3 I was suprised to:)

those sf6 prequel comics actually make Luke seem like he's got more depth and character than he seems in-game, which begs the question why is none of that apparent IN the game itself??

Ken's theme will forever be burned into my head. It's super catchy

I think the issue with Ken is and why he was popular in media, even though he was a mid to top tier character competitively. If you look at MK and Tekken, when see their main characters win los, become the hero and become the villain. We have seen their rivals, parents, or someone with less skill and ability also win. Then we got to see a redemption arc of the main characters. In SF Ken is always toss to the side, is always RYU that’s the hero, the winner. There doesn’t seem like any growth in him as a fighter.

This is the best scenario to finally introduce a violent Ken in an official SF franchise, the amount of stress on Ken in his current storyline would be perfect to have him either embrace his innate psycho-power or even better tap into the satsui no hado with Akuma talking and goading him like Ryu, hopefully he can get to get his first kill on JP in his dark state.

Stories/timelines in tournament fighting games usually don't make any sense or even straight up silly. They can throw in a Just Bison, where he has no psycho power and a Max Akuma before he embraced the dark hado for the heck of it.

Damn, It's like they turned Ken into Naofumi from Shield Hero.

I dont like how eliza is cold and distant in this story like either be supportive or be honest and say youre a bad wife like what did you just marry him for the money? After that tender moment where she tells ken shes prego in the movie i could have cried it was so pure now not a word out of her when kens in trouble.

I always felt that although Ryu is the 'main guy' of the Street Fighter series that people at Capcom always liked Ken more. Personlity wise Ryu is a mountain. Stoic, unmovable, but to me, he's kind of boring. Ken is a real guy, he's got a life, a job, a wife and kids and trains for himself and his family. Game wise; he's better than Ryu in Alpha, Third Strike, SF4, SF5 and now SF6. And he's got a sick Porchse 911 Turbo that he drives with Alice In Chains blaring on the sound system.

IF WE DONT GET VIOLENT KEN IN THIS GAME WE RIOT

Like Mortal Kombat, I'm waiting for the final version to be released disc before I buy it. Ken getting the bud light/sub-zero treatment

22:55 ... ...so, by the logic of *this* sudden revelation of the now Framed Champion Masters..., ...imagine Sonic the Hedgehog undergoing this kind of ordeal...AGAIN, considering what happened with him in *Sonic Adventure 2.* The world's fastest hedgehog would revert to the South Island, hiding away from the G.U.N. (Guardian Unit of Nations) ...and then, what about his best friend Miles "Tails" Prower? If he can't find a way to make an acquittal for the Hedgehog, then there's no helping him at all; *Tails would have to distance himself from Sonic.* ...what about Amy Rose? *Sonic would have to distance himself from her;* he wouldn't want to have to show himself to save her once again. ...now imagine the ordeal approaching the age-old legendary Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso. He would have to TRY to find a way not to be found by the police; how long would that last? It would appear to be that the careless, easygoing, laid-back, over-confident characteristic once found attractive enough to gain popular reception... *has now become bait for pure envy.* At this point, *anyone* who has not yet come out on top could look at the Ken, the Sonic, the LaRusso of today's world, *and immediately target them for personal gain.* Failure in *exploitation* of such a popular person only means more fodder for the underdog in question; just call the police on them and FRAME them as part of a *blackmailing scheme.* That kind of narrative plot just might work, *given the right motive.* It could really let 'em know just how far off the deep end they are in their fame - not to benefit the underdog in question, mind you, but just to take a curious look where their reception is going. Are we still sending the same old cheers to our dearly beloved, good ol' friendly neighborhood heroes..., or have we suddenly lost touch with them, only acting out as casually toward them as they have acted out in response to their reception? We've practically grown extremely fond of these our heroes. But now..., *time has changed, and we've carried on to other things.* We've most certainly seen Sonic make an outstanding return with a greater spark of fervor than he had in his debut..., but I'm afraid it won't be enough for this his return to stand out strong. *Something has to happen in order for us to see a definitive change within him.* If not a touch of envy and a blackmailing scheme that comes with it, then what...?

this was amazing violent ken in sf6 for sure

Ken and Ryu's first fight in Street Fighter V was not interrupted Ken won that fight, it's after the fight ends that Karin's ninja appears to inform him about Karin's plans, as Ken and Ryu had more fights as seen one remembered by them where Eliza was present which Ken also won.

Ken defeated Akuma in the animated series that appeared on USA Network.

Looks like Ken will have his own Martial Awakening just like Ryu mastering his dark side. That would be epic!

Ken also had the most powerful move in SF 2 because at that time the shoryuken was invincible on it's way up. And Ken's hit you twice and covered more distance.

Dude your hair is fantastic! Lol I thought you was bald under that hat!

You didn't mention that Ken's wife Eliza is Guile's wife Sister (Julia/Jane) which makes Amy, Guile and his wife's daughter, Mel's cousin. Street fighter characters tend to have connections. That makes Mel's Step Uncle the American Hero Guile. SONIC BOOOOM!!!. So imagine your Dad being Ken, one of the best fighters on planet Earth, your Step Uncle Guile, another of the best fighters on planet Earth and your Dad's rival/Best friend Ryu who they are positioning to be the best fighter on planet Earth.

I always thought since Ken could never beat Ryu in the martial arts side of things at least his consolation was a mostly happy life outside of that but bro really can't have nothing

Ken really deserves a lot more than what he gets. He needs to shine as high as ryu does and have a victory

The info you clicked for starts @ 23:00.

Ken was the talented one and more interested in the pleasant side of life where against Ryu the one who worked so hard that he went beyond his limits. I prefer to play with Ryu, but I must always remember what potential is really in Ken. Maybe we will find out through an evil Ken.

man, Capcom really went hard on Ken in the years huh

I just like that sf6 ken looks like ken. It’s sad that smash ultimate ken looks more like ken than sfv ken

Ken is my favorite player and is totally 💯 fuckin awesome 💯 🔥💯😎

Ken and Kitana would get along so well.

Honestly if they go the Spiderverse Peter Parker route where he is at a low point, but still keeps all of his good personality traits in tact, I think it would be fine.

Ken got Winter Soldier’d and Civil War’d in one game, Jeez. 😢

Nothing says big daddy like a shelf full of computer games.

A wise man once said "That's Rough Buddy"

i always believed Ken was based off Chuck Norris. He was shooting a movie scene with Fei Long.

Between the in game story and the comic Ken really got the short stick

Ken has been & WILL always be my main... ever since SF2

I wish ken became akuma’s student .💯

Dude’s turning out to be Cody 2

doesn't matter he still a big fan favorite.. and he has cool moves