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title: "Ken"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-amiibo/ken/"
description: "Originally from the Street Fighter™ series, Ken joined the Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate game as Ryu's Echo Fighter!"
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-04-11 12:00:45"
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Ken | Nintendo amiibo Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Ken](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/ken.png "Ken")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/ken.png)Series: Super Smash Bros.
Release Date: 04/11/2019
Presented by: Nintendo

Originally from the Street Fighter™ series, Ken joined the Super Smash Bros.™ Ultimate game as Ryu’s Echo Fighter! Their differences are carried over from the original game: Ken’s Hadoken is shaped differently, his strong Shoryuken has flames, and he moves a bit faster. He has two final smashes: Shinryuken and Shippu Jinraikyaku.

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