was raised in the Japanese countryside, on the fictional island of Mikuni. His best friend and sparring partner is Ken Masters, with whom he has trained in the same dojo since childhood. Ryu and Ken are attacked by Guile's soldiers after Ken flirts with one of the women accompanying them. Although they defeat the soldiers, Guile himself shows up and beats Ryu and Ken. The encounter with Guile humbles and inspires them to go on a journey to improve their martial arts skills, in the hopes of challenging Guile to a rematch. During their travels, Ryu learns how to use a Chinese ki-based power called Hadōkō in the form of the Hadouken, as well as mastering another move called the Tatsumaki Senpukyaku. Unlike his in-game counterpart, Ryu wears prayer beads on his left hand and has short spiky hair. Additionally, the stern and stoic personality he exhibits in the games is replaced with a more giddy, upbeat personality; simple-minded, but always on the lookout for a good challenge. Ken Voiced by Kenji Haga in Japan, Jason Douglas in the English ADV dub, and Stephen Apostolina in the English Animaze dub. Ken is Ryu's best friend and the only son of the extremely rich Masters family. He lives in San Francisco with his parents (a Caucasian-American father and Japanese mother) in a large mansion. Ken's personality and backstory are mostly unchanged from the original game. He loves to show off and be a womanizer. Unlike his in-game counterpart; Ken has red hair similar to the Street Fighter cartoon. He is a teenager. Eventually, Ken learns to use the power of Hadōkō while being held captive by Shadowlaw. Ken and Ryu have both mastered the Shoryuken, as Ken takes it one step further, by later empowering the Shoryuken to the Hado Shoryuken, and then shortens it to the Hadou Shoryu. In the English dub, Ken still calls the move the Shoryuken while Ryu calls it by its English translation. Guile Voiced by Tesshō Genda in Japan, Rob Mungle in the English ADV dub, and Kirk Thornton in the English Animaze dub. Guile is a Sergeant in the United States Air Force, stationed in San Francisco. He takes pride in both the Air Force and his men and goes out drinking with them whenever he can. He and his partner, Nash, have served together for many years. He regularly works out and lifts