Wiz: As the son of a rich hotel tycoon, young Ken Masters wanted for nothing.
Boomstick: Stupid rich kids!
Why don't their parents ever teach 'em any real values?
Like squirrel cooking or how to throw a punch!
Wiz: Well, turns out Ken's an exception.
Eager to teach his son some discipline, his father sent him to Japan to train in martial arts.
Boomstick: Yeah, turns out Ken's dad was buddies with the master karate hermit, Gouken, who Ken trained under for a decade, alongside a young warrior named Ryu.
Wiz: Under Gouken's eye, Ken was taught the ways of the Ansatsuken or "Assassination Fist", albeit Gouken's own non-lethal variant.
Boomstick: He learned techniques like the blast of ki energy known as the Hadoken, and also the Tatsu-monkey Senpu-kyaka.
Wiz: Tatsumaki Senpukyaku, also known as the Hurricane Kick, a spinning kick that leaves opponents reeling, but is also pretty good for getting past projectiles.
Boomstick: But the moves he excels at the most is the Dragon Fist, the SHORYUKEN!
It's a devastating rising uppercut and Ken's so damn good at it, he can set his whole damn fist on fire!
Wiz: At his best, he can perform the Shinryuken or "Divine Dragon Fist".
Not only is this attack engulfed in flames, it also creates a vacuum effect, drawing opponents in for multiple strikes.
The Shinryuken is the most powerful natural form of the Shoryuken technique.
Boomstick: Well, so long as you're not possessed by evil murder energy, but you should watch Ryu VS Scorpion to learn all about that.
Wiz: In fact you should go do that right now and be sure to come back next week as we cover Ken's opponent: Terry Bogard from King of Fighters.
Boomstick: And of course the week after that for the full episode.