His martial art style that he uses in combat is loosely based on US Military Combatives, the official martial arts styles that the US military teaches to its soldiers.Ĭhun-Li first appears as a tour guide hired by Ken and Ryu upon their arrival in Hong Kong, however, she is soon revealed to be the daughter of the top inspector for the Hong Kong police. He has won at least one boxing tournament and probably others not mentioned in the show. As a military person he is regularly found working out and lifting weights. He and his partner, Nash, have served together for many years in various missions and military conflicts. He has pride in both the Air Force and his men, and frequently goes out drinking with them whenever they can. Guile is a Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Ken's personality and character design is extremely similar to his video game design. Interestingly, in the English dub Ken still called the move Shoryuken while Ryu called it by its English translation Rising Dragon Punch. Ken later upgrades the Shoryuken to the Hadou Shoryuken, and then shortens it to the Hadou Shoryu. Only Ryu knows the Hadoken, while both he and Ken know the Shoryuken. Ken also learns to use the power of Hadō later on while being held captive by Shadowlaw. He lives in San Francisco with his parents in a very large mansion - it takes twenty minutes to drive from the front yard to the main house! He too spends a lot of time training as well, but not as much as Ryu. Ryu's best friend and the only son of the Masters family, said to be the richest family in America. Additionally, his personality is much more easy-going and light-hearted than his video game counterpart. Instead, he wears prayer beads on his hands, and has short spiky hair. Ryu does not wear a headband and sparring gloves throughout the series. During their travels, he learns how to use a chi-based power called Hadō in the form of the Hadouken. He and his best friend, Ken, have been training together since they were little kids. He was raised in the Japanese countryside, and is as such a sort of country bumpkin. He's very dedicated to his martial arts and is always trying to better his own skills. Bison, after defeating one of their subordinate organizations. Eventually the duo find themselves involved with the criminal syndicate Shadowlaw, led by M. During the course of the series, Ryu and Ken become acquainted with other Street Fighter characters such as Chun-Li, Fei Long, Sagat and Dhalsim. The show takes place during the present time of 1995 and follows the adventures of the seventeen-year-old martial arts masters Ryu and Ken, as they go through a journey to improve their fighting potential after they both experienced a brutal defeat at the hands of Guile. The show is a loose adaptation of Super Street Fighter II Turbo, taking several liberties with the established storyline and characters from the games. 3 Differences between the TV series and Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
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