SSBU/Ken/Resources

Ken

Overview

Combos

Setplay

Tech

Strategy/Counterstrategy

Matchups

Resources

Discord

Preface

This page is Ken's "Resource Dump" page. This page is to be used to indiscriminately store just about any pieces of gameplay information that anyone may have that exists about this character. This serves to make a catalog of preserved content that can (and probably should) be fully realized and transcribed onto main character pages if any editors see it to be of use.

For simplicity's sake; anything you would want pinned in your character channel or character Discord can go here, such as:

Character Discord pins
Links or transcriptions of external personal documents and / or Dragdown User Docs
Tech videos, especially from Twitter hashtags
One-off or niche combo routes
Set-ups (for pressure, mix-ups, or setplay)
Video analyses of matches and sets

If more opinionated works are posted, such as match-up charts, it is highly recommended that you include accreditation to the creator and any other important specifics (such as ordering or et cetera), so that readers can evaluate the sourcing. To readers, also note that this means you should consume at your own discretion. Not all strategy or reasoning may be fully explained, tested, or viable, so either be sure to ask the creators any questions (if possible), or do your own research in training mode.

Documents

Book of Shotos by Bean!: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K4WqrIt7zNTM7JaJLByWzkyTNfcZ4sWs/view?usp=drivesdk

Grounded TSRK kill percents by Architect: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1r-WGtV7-GdFS14pR5pwmHrb8044lwx8xhGF84Kos1Ho/edit#gid=1513224806

Tumble Percents by ICE | Torricane: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X0UYrejVoqrcO9QTDHAVAyHXFissGb3oe6ZIAoJA-Ck/edit#gid=0

COIL Docs by Zegis: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MxJocVcTAwDd1sqZDwpqWTproHHMjSDD/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JKnUK24mrs8QLl4KFSFwuACU-HLwCJDF/view

Shoryuken DI:

Which way characters fall when crumpled by Focus Attack. Data by Zguy:

Frame advantage of Crescent Kick on hit by Pennini: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M_lqezLMQ-LszOUL3XkU1-QpXglyC8hDucqrH8AY_jk/edit#gid=0

Frame advantage of Tatsu on hit on Ryu by Pennini:

Ken's Scripts: https://rubendal.github.io/ssbu/#/Character/Ken

SSB Wiki: https://www.ssbwiki.com/Ken_(SSBU)

Videos

IzAw's Art of Ken: https://youtu.be/F6m-jOY6nOw

Playlist of VODs of top Ken players at offline tournaments by Lernonad: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOX1E26OpSe5tiTnA38SXfXtMbSWpFxrt

Players To Watch

This section is not an endorsement of players as a people. This is a tool to help find videos to learn matchups, combos, and general play techniques. For guidelines and best practices, visit the Template Doc

Name	Region	Things to Watch For
Takera	Japan	Takera mainly plays Ken but has played some Ryu, too. He is known for his combo game and is considered to have the best combos of all Ken players.
Jahzz0	Georgia, USA	Jahzz0 has the best parries.
Sytonix	Ohio, USA	Sytonix plays on Smashbox.
Vendetta	Georgia, USA	Vendetta is a very defensive player who specializes in the Shotos and Terry.
Nito	SoCal USA	Nito plays Shotos and Kazuya.
AndresFN	Spain	AndresFN is a well rounded player who specializes in all Fighting Game characters