In the Street Fighter Alpha series, he had longer hair that he tied back with a red ribbon into a ponytail. He wears a black belt at his waist and fights barefooted. He has long blonde hair (some sources indicate that his hair may in fact be dyed evidenced that some of his sprites and official artwork depict him with black eyebrows) and has long eyebrows. His gi is usually seen in better shape than Ryu's, since he can easily afford to keep up with and/or own spares. He is most easily recognized by his sparring gloves (yellow in the Alpha Series, red or brown elsewhere) and bright red karate gi with the arms ripped off, similar to Ryu's (Capcom has said that a red gi was chosen to stand out and to reflect his more flashy style of fighting). Ken concept is loosely based on American, martial artist Joe Lewis. He still called her to check in and tell her to be careful on stairs. He is also a worrywort when it comes to his family he nearly didn't enter the tournament in Street Fighter IV because he didn't want to leave Eliza so close to her due date when their son is born, and only entered when she assured him she'd be fine. He always gives his opponents a fair fight, whether it be his master Gouken when training, his main rival Ryu, the utmost respect. He never backs down from a fight no matter how difficult it is. But he is actually a good person who tries to help people with problems and very easy going. He can also be very egotistical and short tempered at times. He is flashy, unorthodox, and unpredictable. While Ryu is the serious, nice and stoic of the two, Ken is the complete opposite.
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His improved Shoryuken ki techniques, mixed with the many other attacks at his disposal, make him a very capable and unpredictable opponent. While Ryu specializes in using his Hadouken based ki attacks, Ken has mastered and has enhanced the ki of the Shoryuken to a powerful effect. Although his core fighting techniques are similar to Ryu's, their current training methods and overall personalities create subtle differences between them. Unlike Ryu, who tries to learn new things from fighting to become a better warrior to help rid himself from the Satsui no Hadou, Ken has a loving relationship with his wife Eliza, with whom he has a son named Mel. He has dyed blonde neck-length hair and a bright red uniform, which he uses to intimidate his foes in the ring. Ken has entered all kinds of martial arts tournaments and won many titles from his tours around the world. Ryu is Ken's best friend, training partner and later a friendly rival. He trained in the martial arts alongside Ryu under Master Gouken as a young boy.
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Ken was born in the USA and is a proud member of the multi-billionaire, Masters family.