Ken Masters, originally spelled in kanji as Ken with his original full name being unknown, is a fictional character in Capcom's Street Fighter series.
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25 Facts About Ken Masters
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Ken Masters's goal is to test his power against many different fighters, as he strives to become stronger.
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For Street Fighter III, Ken Masters was supposed to be given new techniques but the staff refrained from it as they found him overpowered.
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Ken Masters made his first appearance in 1987 in the original Street Fighter and is the only other playable character in the game aside from Ryu.
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Ken Masters is characterized as the former sparring partner, best friend and rival of the main character, Ryu, who trained under the same master.
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The full name Ken Masters was used in the animated Street Fighter II movie and in the Street Fighter II V series before being canonized in the video games with Street Fighter Alpha 2.
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Alpha features a younger Ken Masters who is searching for Ryu, having recently won the first "World Warrior" tournament in the events of the original Street Fighter.
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In Ken Masters's ending in the original Alpha, he defeats Ryu and heads back to America, where he meets Eliza.
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Ken Masters's following appearance is in Street Fighter III, in which he has a son and his own student.
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In Street Fighter IV, Ken Masters enters into the world tournament while waiting for the birth of Mel.
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Ken Masters appears in Street Fighter V, when he take parts of a final raid on Shadaloo's main base, when Mel was two years old.
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In Street Fighter 6, set after the events of III, Ken Masters is framed for criminal conspiracy, forcing him to go into hiding to protect his family until he can find those responsible.
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Outside the mainstream Street Fighter games, Ken Masters appears in the Street Fighter EX games and in the mobile game Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits.
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Ken Masters appears in crossover titles like X-Men vs Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes, the Capcom vs SNK series, and Street Fighter X Tekken.
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Ken Masters was voiced by Scott McNeil in the Street Fighter animated series.
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Ken Masters was voiced by Kazuya Ichijo in Japanese and Steven Blum in the dub for the Street Fighter Alpha movie.
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When Guile eventually infiltrates Bison's base and chaos ensues, Ryu and Ken Masters try to help free the hostages but split up when the AN forces arrive, Ken Masters opting to flee for their lives while Ryu desires to stay behind and fight.
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Ken Masters later comes to Ryu's aid when he is ambushed by Vega and Sagat.
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Ken Masters finds a book showing the techniques of the Satsui no Hado and is warned by Gouken not to use them.
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Ken Masters made a cameo appearance in the Disney film Wreck-It Ralph, with Langdon reprising his role.
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Ken Masters has often been recognized as one of the best Street Fighter characters.
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In Gamest magazine in Japan, Ken Masters ranked at ninth along with Blanka as "Best Characters of 1991" and at number 49 in "Top 50 Characters of 1996".
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In Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Ken Masters was noted to be one of the three more powerful characters from the game alongside Chun-Li and Yun.
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