Ken Type Characters - Fighting Game Archetypes

[@joseurbina3835]

The Cool thing about Robert Garcia is that he actually got his own Storyline in "Art of Fighting 3" which proves he has more Character Development than Ryo Sakazaki and all the other Ken Type FG Characters.

[@Ninja07Keaton]

Not true. Ryo had AOF1&2, and in those 2 games, Ryo proved worthy as a master of Kyokuken, and fought off Geese Howard. Something no one else, save Terry Bogard, was able to accomplish. Robert's development was strong in AOF3, no doubt about it. But more than Ryo? Not at all. Robert needs at least a few more games where he's the focus. A run to give Robert much more than one outing where Ryo plays the support role.

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

“Garcia” the dude is Spanish

[@tintor2]

Actually Ryo has more development than Robert when you consider his transformation into the second Mr. Karate where he decides to show off his karate style but instead just train for selfimprovement. He even changes his moves to use Takuma's as well as more realistic moves in Buriki One. He even keeps exisiting in Maximum Impact 2 as the oldest fighter from the cast who still seeks selfimprovement.

[@joseurbina3835]

@@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89 "Garcia" is a Spanish name Origin, but Robert himself is actually Italian, yeah SNK was not very Accurate with Nationalities.

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

@@joseurbina3835 that made NO SENSE what SNK was doing at the time However in the intro dialogue between him and Mr Big, Robert said he’s from Spain LOL

[@meganinten0078]

The most interesting aspect about Kim Hoon, is the he represents Mexico despite having a korean name The reason is that he moved to live in that country to teach taekwondo. It is a good reference to the fact that in real life, koreans who emigrated to Mexico ended up teaching taekwondo and currently Mexico is a country recognized for its good level in that sport.

[@meganinten0078]

Here is Kim Hoon's backstory: "Because of his unfortunate childhood, he wandered around the back alleys in the United States. Like Han Bae-dal, he is taught the spirit of taekwondo with the help of his adopting father. After a successful career in the United States, he crossed over to Mexico. There, he strives to expand and spread taekwondo dojangs [korean gyms] for the guidance of youth. Likewise, he is challenged by the "King of Kings" and goes on a long journey." Note: 'King of Kings' is the name of the tournament

[@KT-rq9id]

Ken came from a real life fighter, Bruce Lee's JKD student, Joe Lewis, during Lewis' 1970s heavyweight kickboxing era.

[@scoobydoobyballs1270]

Joe Lewis was trained by bruce?

[@matteomiriello1661]

Paul Phoenix is the Ken Masters of Tekken.

[@parrisxsummers]

I’m surprised he wasn’t mentioned at least. Like Paul is very different but he’s an American martial artist with blonde hair in a red Gi that was rivals with a Japanese protagonist with a spinning kick and a dragon punch.

[@davidsentanu7836]

​@@parrisxsummersPaul is always broke tho' 😂

[@Dirtyboots3strikes]

He was originally supposed to be that at the beginning of Tekken 1 and 2. Of course Harada changed his mind lol

[@parrisxsummers]

@@Dirtyboots3strikes thank god.

[@parrisxsummers]

@@davidsentanu7836 you seen Ken in sf6? Hahaha

[@orlanzo2621]

Robert is SNK’s ACTUAL Ken equivalent. I’m tired of them trying to force this weird Terry/Ken “rivalry” like they are such similar characters or something. As someone who has been playing Fatal Fury since 1992 and SF since 1991, they aren’t. Terry is the main character of his series and is essentially an “American Ryu” he loves to travel the world and hungers to face the strongest opponents possible to get stronger. Terry and Ken have nothing in common outside of wearing red and having blonde hair. It’s extremely superficial. Robert on the other hand is a direct reference to Ken and was purposely designed to be his equivalent. Edit: Agree with every single one of these by the way great list.

[@ErronMarston]

@@orlanzo2621 yess, back then it was Ryu, Liu Kang, and Terry Bogard!!!

[@orlanzo2621]

@@ErronMarstonExactly! I’m glad someone knows.

[@atum497]

I agree with you 100% Robert is a better matchup for Ken for sure

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

I also agree with you, people have also been trying to make Ryu and Kyo face each other because they are the Japanese headband wearing protagonists of their respective games but Kyo is more similar to Ken than Ryu. He's Rich, his moves are flashy, and he controls fire.

[@Dirtyboots3strikes]

Blame SNK for constantly pushing for Kyo to be the face of SNK for Capcom vs SNK 1/2. It pretty much cemented that because it was the first major crossover between the two companies. The fact they had to reuse a lot of assets(as usual) for most of SFA and the majority of SNK's Roster in CvS is KoF centric, it was pretty much just SF vs KoF. Terry being the limelight again after his Smash debut was a turnaround that I'm glad happened.

[@Dr.Lemmy_C_Yabum]

Your commentary, accent/cadence is amazing, man. Always has me laughing. The Kobra description had me dying lol

[@Bassua255]

I'm kinda loving the Toshinden content and mentions on this channel lately

[@troyskeete8372]

I always considered Sol to be Ken like but I was looking at fight style and the fire motif. Ky being Sol's rival though, I get it.

[@bluemoonw.3300]

Sol and Ky basically take qualities from both Ryu and Ken respectively, while their appearance makes Sol similar to Ryu and Ky to Ken, their styles and personalities may be closer to the opposite, Sol uses fire and is better in close combat and using his "shoryuken" even he is from the USA like Ken, while Ky uses electricity is better at projectiles and has a calmer personality than Sol making him more similar to Ryu.

[@KurohigeDTeach-yy3yk]

Nah bro. You missed a couple Roy Bromwell - Rival Schools Galford - Samurai Showdown Ray McDougall - Fighter's History Jacky Bryant - Virtua Fighter Kaede awakened - The Last Blade

[@TheFightersDen]

Nope none of those guys you listed meets all the requirements Set 0:24 RivaltoMainProganist+CloneMoves+Shoto. everyone in the video (minus kobra) meets the ALL requirements Set,

[@silentman99]

Roy is more like Terry.

[@SalvyMic]

@@TheFightersDen I was thinking of Ray from Fighters History, but then I wondered if he wasn't more of a Terry archetype instead. After Chun Li, Guile clones and Zangief clones perhaps?

[@bluemoonw.3300]

​@@silentman99Roy is Ken + Terry really

[@silentman99]

@@bluemoonw.3300oh yeah. Actually you’re right. Been a while since I played him.

[@ipostlamememesallthetime953]

Remember gents, you are all 👑 *[ K E N O U G H ]* 👑

[@kurizu1510]

8:32 Kobra when hears someone call him a “Ken Clone.”

[@Ticketman99]

The funniest thing is that Ken's backstory is basically Robert's, but changed enough to be a bit different lol

[@warrenbradford2597]

I am excited for the Chun-li clones list. I wonder who they are.

[@davidsentanu7836]

Fei Lin (Fighter's History) Pai Chan (VF) Xiaoyu (Tekken) Lei Fang (DoA) Xianghua (SoulCalibur)

[@aliiaygun]

Maybe Mai Shiranui as well?

[@finnmarr-heenan2397]

I’d argue Mai is her own thing, in fact she has her own archetype of ponytail ninja girl with no sleeves

[@davidsentanu7836]

@@finnmarr-heenan2397 Maki is a Mai clone.

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@finnmarr-heenan2397 Strongly agreed. She only pitted against Chun-Li as her rival, because she is SNK's most popular female fighter. She is way too different to be a Chun-Li clone.

[@Blackshroom]

"Scorpion said 'I ain't dying to this bumb' kills himself" Lmfaoo

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Capcom Vs SNK 2 is the greatest Cross Over fighting game ever made & the greatest sound effects ever. Soundtrack oh man. The greatest crime no playable Akuma Fused with Rugal

[@shunthanos]

I thought the same thing. I was hoping that character was unlockable. Looked epic.

[@purplesky4157]

Mvc2 is better hands down.

[@KKHell]

@@purplesky4157 MVC was never good lol

[@meganinten0078]

"Ora! Ora! Ora!" "Enryuha!" "Ninpoh Furin Kazan!" Kotaro Fuuma, the best ninja in World Heroes! The guy may not be very smart (in fact his IQ in his bio describes him as 'Smarter than a monkey' 😆) but when it comes to martial arts the red ninja is a genius/tensai. After his first defeat at the hands of Hanzo, Fuuma recognized his great pride and ego and decided to train again, although he does not like to exert himself too much, in order to catch up with Hanzo. In fact, as part of his training he decided to imitate Hanzo's techniques but in his more ostentatious, flashy style and even developed his own original techniques 🔥 Also in Aggressors of Dark Kombat, because Fuuma cannot use his fire techniques (because he forgot to bring his magic sword) he fights using other techniques effectively. That's great, I like it when characters can fight even without their superpowers. I personally prefer Fuuma's gameplay in Aggressors of Dark Kombat, he was no longer a shoto in that game. Fuuma for The King of Fighters XV/XVI

[@dinorafy8734]

I very love your video about ryu like and now ken like. I'm glad you keep with Chun Li next. I also miss your video about your top fighter by nationality. I was expecting the french fighters so much !

[@KICKBOXER27]

Kobra is between Johnny Lawrence and Ken Masters.

[@meganinten0078]

5:53 That is a move based on Robert's Gen-ei Kyaku 5:50 6:02 LOL That is Hanzo and Fuuma's Ninpo Furin Kazan but somehow it looks very funny 😂 Brian Battler has found his rival 😁 Before Jae Hoon (Garou MOW) and Jhun Hoon (KOF), there was Kim Hoon (Fight Fever) The names of those characters are based on Kim Jae Hoon, the son of the real Kim Kaphwan and the president of VICCOM, the korean company who made Fight Fever and The Eye of Typhoon

[@bzilla-d4i]

I call it the Ninpo Boody Cannon

[@kurizu1510]

3:52 Oddly enough, dude’s look and name reminds me of “Zasalamel.”

[@shemarlosscott2656]

Ken is The Icon Street Fighter Characters

[@thunderstudent]

Kobra also uses fire moves, so he has that in common with Ken.

[@funkrates4778]

Robert is Steven Segal. I can't help but see Segal every time I see Robert.

[@TigerHoods958]

What about Roy from Rival Schools?

[@benilinshingoseth2086]

Ah yes, that Toshinden track brings back good memories!

[@holdthetruthhostage]

Ken Word my guy, I'm bringing back my magazine will definitely contact you for an interview soon

[@parrisxsummers]

Chun li is probably much harder. Jun? Ling? Xianghua? Kitana? Pai? Lei fang? They’re Chun li-ish. The we have mai? She is Chun li X Kitana Or do we pick the First Ladies? Nina, Kasumi and Pai? Finding a Chinese police/interpol woman that uses Chun li’s moves is impossible.

[@micah459]

Love being educated on fighting games since I only grew up on the popular ones

[@meganinten0078]

Fuuma is basically a young Jiraiya (Naruto) in terms of design and personality 😁 Maybe that is why you can see him riding a big frog in the intro of Neo Geo Battle Coliseum 🐸 In the most recent manga adaptation of World Heroes, released in 2018, Fuuma is older than Hanzo He is like a mentor to the blue ninja I really like Fuuma's fight against Jeanne in that manga, also I like their friendship I just wish that World Heroes manga was translated In was written and drawn by an ex Alpha Denshi/ADK's employee who became a mangaka

[@limelight58able]

Great content, Den! 👊🏿

[@JStargotgame]

Great video! 👍🏼

[@GlennStubberfield]

Really obscure one is Arcer and Jenius from Algunos on the PC Engine, they're both shotos as well.

[@JeZuse777]

I never seen Ken as no playboy he got married in sf2 my guy

[@KenMasters.]

I was infact a playboy before meeting my future wife in 1987 during Alpha.

[@noahegr3341]

Cool video! Maybe not as similar to Ken as the characters you mentioned, but I think Kazuki Kazama from Samurai Shodown IV comes close.

[@parrisxsummers]

Zazi looking like Darius 😂😂

[@gaara_death88]

Will you cover some of the arc system games at some point just asking

[@bzilla-d4i]

Fuuma's legendary Nin-po Boody Cannon

[@neonthunder3261]

BTW: What's the song at the start of the video? Sounds familiar.

[@vicetube]

The more Ken deviates the better.

[@neonthunder3261]

Fuma my GOAT! I have a figure of him in my room!

[@meganinten0078]

Fuuma is the best ADK ninja! 🔥 "Ora! Ora! Ora!" No wonder he ended up appearing in other games like Aggressors of Dark Kombat and Neo Geo Battle Coliseum I hope he appears in KOF but with his moveset from AoDK I prefer that version of Fuuma, he was more unique and no longer a shoto Before Rugal's God Press there was Fuuma's Sacchuuken

[@perfectlap9379]

You missed one...Genjuro

[@noahegr3341]

I think Genjuro is more similar to Akuma than Ken.

[@GangstaMojo]

Paul Phoenix easy

[@bluemoonw.3300]

Sol and Ky basically take qualities from both Ryu and Ken respectively, while their appearance makes Sol similar to Ryu and Ky to Ken, their styles and personalities may be closer to the opposite, Sol uses fire and is better in close combat and using his "shoryuken" even he is from the USA like Ken, while Ky uses electricity is better at projectiles and has a calmer personality than Sol making him more similar to Ryu.

[@purplesky4157]

Ken’s the best street fighter character. Rubi’s the face but I’ve always been a Ken main. He’s also been top tier in many fighting games. He’s almost always a better ryu.

[@bluemoonw.3300]

Well not really a sidekick, but rather the lancer who is the equal and opposite of the hero, different from a sidekick.

[@sockymonster9284]

I think Paul Phoenix was very much a Ken clone to start with - Kazuya was the white gi pants Karate guy and Paul had the red gi and blonde hair. Not as obvious as others but definitely inspired by the big K

[@bluemoonw.3300]

Paul the same as Kazuya being "Ryu" was only in the first game after that Paul became a comic relief Kazuya never acknowledged their rivalry, and they never fought again and Kazuya became one of the main antagonists of the series so far. Basically Hwoarang is more the Ken to Jin who is the current Ryu, and how Hwoarang uses kicks mainly for his fighting style makes it somewhat similar to the fact that Ken added more kicks to his style, or Hwoarang advising Jin about his problems with his dark side similar to what Ken did with Ryu.

[@bnb22222]

Where is the anime opening from

[@autobot_jazzman9856]

it's from super street fighter 4, the fighting game not anime. I think it's either Ryu or Ken's ending

[@bnb22222]

@@autobot_jazzman9856 OK thanks

[@justinmercado3183]

Kobra going to get that main event push… soon 😂

[@KimSamaVideos]

How can you not mention Terry Bogard? He was based on an concept art of Ken from SF1

[@orlanzo2621]

WRONG. And you clearly know nothing about Terry Bogard if you think he belongs on this list.

[@thetruej7872]

I think if Kobra was written well, he could be an interesting character

[@pleaseshutup7053]

hwoarang is

[@lucasmr3215]

never forget art lean

[@meganinten0078]

2:54 2:58 I am sorry but I think Fuuma and Hanzo have the best looking "shoryukens" in the 90s Especially in World Heroes Perfect Even to this day, those moves look wonderful I prefer Fuuma over Hanzo. All of Hanzo's endings are pretty much the same (Hanzo wins and leaves to find stronger opponents) Fuuma's endings are different and very funny 😆 Unlike Hanzo, Fuuma ended up liking the modern world so he decided to have a double life. He is still the leader of his clan in his time but he also works as a salaryman in the future. Unfortunately, his performance at the company he works for is not very good and that is why he has problems with his bosses, even so, it must be admitted that the red ninja has a great capacity to adapt. Fuuma also founded a dojo in the future as you can see in his World Heroes 2 ending, And yes, Fuuma's love for women is sometimes greater than his desire to defeat his rival 😁 He has flirted with Ryoko Izumo, Kisarah Westfield and especially Jeanne 'Janne' D'Arc In Neo Geo Battle Coliseum, Dr. Brown asks Fuuma to participate into the tournament to recover the time machine he gave to the main villain, Fuuma did not want to go until the good doc mentions that there will be gorgeous women there so Fuuma decides to enter the tournament 😂

[@phenom504]

If they ever add in more kameos into MK1 then Kobra is your guy 😆

[@YoooAwp]

U sure zazi not a Darius clone

[@sukmykrok3388]

Zazi looks like Tyrese Gibson, lol!

[@paloddinkhanhueso3432]

Ken is the vegeta of the fg🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾

[@aliiaygun]

What about Terry Bogard?

[@KenMasters.]

Terry is Terry. If there is a Me-type character in KOF, it would be Iori.

[@conradojavier7547]

Maybe Andy Bogard fit the bill.

[@KenMasters.]

@@conradojavier7547 Terry and Andy are more like Cody and Guy from Final Fight.

[@bluemoonw.3300]

@@aliiaygun Ken and Terry is a particular case where they ended up resembling each other probably coincidentally at first, but it was recognized by both companies, which is why Ken will be in Terry's game.

[@vividleo]

I really like Kobra 🐍thought he was a great mk character 😊

[@Nick-up5wv]

The thing with Cobra is personality-wise he more resembles Cody from Street Fighter. Look at his whole background. He's on the streets trying to survive city life. Starts off beating up every thug trying to see what martial arts he can pull off. However he gets corrupted and starts bullying innocent by standers and becomes a thug himself and joins the Black Dragon. Cody did vigilante fighting and; although not being a criminal, went to jail anyway. He became slightly corrupted and than was able to turn his life around and now become mayor of Metro City. Kobra; on the other hand, continued being a violent thug until he got washed and killed by Kira. So basically he's a hybrid if Cody and a bit of Axel for background; except 💩, and looks like Ken Masters. Trust me he's no one's boy. However MK1 is such 🐴💩 now I bet bro has a chance to make a comeback no one wants to see; except they'll make him a woman and blend his character with Kira because hell why not at this point? MK1 is SUCH 🗑!!!

[@ErronMarston]

where's Paul Phoenix and Jacky Bryant? i guess they're distinct enough to not being included here? they have the same color code as Ken which is red vs white for the main character RED WHITE Ken Ryu Paul P Kazuya Jacky B Akira

[@TheFightersDen]

They do not meet the requirements set, friend/rival to main protagonist, clone moves , Shoto, jacky is nothing like Akira nor does he fight like him, nor are they rivals Paul was kazuya's rival in the earlier Tekken's then fell off, he also not a clone, or a Shoto , and fight nothing alike.

[@ErronMarston]

@@TheFightersDen ooh, i get you

[@ArtMaster09]

Uh.....FightersDen, Ken can throw an "fire" ball in sf5. Just activate his 1st v trigger.

[@Sirjthethird]

I think I cammy one would be a little tricky

[@hmvivo366]

Ken is always easier to play than ryu despite they move are same

[@HassySuave]

I LOVE YOU DEN ❤❤❤

[@lordvexacus6011]

Why are all of these examples male?

[@furqantarique3484]

Terry bogard also a Ken masters clone but also I made a comment on Liu kang

[@orlanzo2621]

Not at all. Terry is most certainly not a Ken clone: Terry is the main character, not a rival/best friend. Nor does he share his moveset with anyone else.

[@furqantarique3484]

@@orlanzo2621 you are right what about liu kang on how mortal kombat ruined him

[@kenyajohnson5044]

@@orlanzo2621in fatal fury, yes but in KOF he was definitely supposed to be 2nd wheel to Kyo. Terry ended up being more popular in America which led to him being more marketed

[@orlanzo2621]

⁠@@kenyajohnson5044Terry isn’t the “Ken” to Kyo’s “Ryu” man. They don’t share moveset, aren’t best friends, etc. If anything Terry (and Ryo) are treated more like guests in KOF, because they essentially are. They never have anything to do with the overall plot of any of the games and are really just there to represent Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. By the way Terry isn’t just more popular in America, he’s also more popular than Kyo in Japan as well lol. They did a poll back in the late 90’s/early 2000’s in Japan and Terry was the most popular SNK character followed by Geese, Nakoruru, Mai, Athena, and then Kyo.

[@gimmeyourrights8292]

He's more like Ryu.

[@furqantarique3484]

Make video on how mortal kombat ruined Liu Kang and there is a reason for that Ed boon made him a villain which doesn't make sense even with that stupid bond with Kitana

[@MarcelomoreliMoreli]

ryo sakazaki copiou muito a aparência de Ken masters.

[@LUAN_JAGUAR]

I know he is hated by the majority of MK fandom, but Kobra was one of my favourite chars in 3D era MK days. His style was effective, easy to master and use, plays like Ken, and is based on Cobra Kai which is a good martial arts series I like. so he was one of my mains in MKD and MKA. too bad they made him just a generic goon and never used him again afterwards. but on a second thought, i hope they dont bring him back cause MK is Woke-tal Kombat now, so they would probably make him a gender swap bIack Iesb hahah :D

[@Alexcobra861]

I think you could have also put Jacky Bryant as another character inspired by the archetype of Ken, a blond American with a fiery temperament and practicing an Asian martial art style with speed and a lot of kicks.

[@orlanzo2621]

I think the thing that keeps Jacky off this list is that he’s not a rival to the main character nor does he share the main character’s fighting style.

[@cdcdrr]

Kobra is so not Ken that instead of being a millionaire playboy, he's too poor to even have a proper rival. Instead of getting his own Ryu to measure up against, this guy got washed by a Kano knockoff.

[@MafaldoAntonioMoreliMoreli]

ryo sakazaki copiou ken masters na cara dura com o nome e karate gi rasgado do ryu.

[@emrahtsu]

Ryo clone

[@MafaldoAntonioMoreliMoreli]

ryo sakazaki e um clone do ken masters.

[@xTaei]

Kombra 🤣🤣🤣

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Cobra is definitely a ken RIP off

[@MafaldoAntonioMoreliMoreli]

ryo sakazaki e um plagio descarado de ken masters.

[@vonVile]

CVS2 is trash. Only Capcom fan boys think it's good. It has a terrible roster, broken engine and the SNK characters were nerfed to death to make Capcom ones have a fighting chance.

[@DOSGRANDE]

Are you from souf @thefightersden ? 😂

[@LJ-SIGMAKING-TOXMASC-JOKERLIFE]

I know he is hated by the majority of MK fandom, but Kobra was one of my favourite chars in 3D era MK days. His style was effective, easy to master and use, plays like Ken, and is based on Cobra Kai which is a good martial arts series I like. so he was one of my mains in MKD and MKA. too bad they made him just a generic goon and never used him again afterwards. but on a second thought, i hope they dont bring him back cause MK is Woke-tal Kombat now, so they would probably make him a gender swap bIack Iesb hahah :D