We all know that Ken is the product of a Capcom board meeting, where someone started the meeting off by saying, in a super plain intonation, “So, who’s the best character gonna be on launch?” Like come on, this guy has fire effects and they still pulled up? Ryu gets his signature lightning on exactly 2 moves, while Ken is out here doing a flame dance like it’s a music festival. Ken was an inside job.
Ey Justin, love the videos 👍 I was wondering if you’d possibly be down to throw in a controller display on your videos/streams. I think it’d be cool to see what you’re doing with your buttons and helpful for people trying to learn
Mann... this guy's ken is way better than mine and Im a ken main. I just noticed his spacing and confirms are on point...something im going to incorporate.
@rachelespiritu4215 Thanks for the history lesson. I wasn't aware of how extensive Justin's career has been. I'm still relatively new to fighting games. I started following due to him appearing on SMUG's channel. I knew he was good, but good lord he's incredible.
@@Xmanonlyhey, do you have discord?. I wondering if we could chat about street fighter. I play street fighter on my channel as well. Leave a comment if you’d like.
It's because everyone knows deep down Ken is slightly broken, and they all want to take advantage of it. I say nerf his damage output, considering the amount of tools he has at his disposal.
Ryu mains watching Ryu break the streak on Ken after JW said "see you in ranked" to all Ryu mains 😎 Sir, please let us have that one because you know we don't get many 😢
Ken Is incredible. His ability to dominate in the corner is ridiculous and he has the ability to do a half screen corner carry with flaming tatsu just creates insane setups and game plan
DSP: "It dropped all my moves, connection is bad, you're just guessing, rollback netcode sucks, easy mode character....Oh, did I mention you didn't earn that win? ackackack!!"
Yeah that's been my feeling as well. Ryu seems to actually counter Ken by a not insignificant amount. As a Diamond Ryu player I almost never lose to Ken and even beat a decently ranked Master Ken player 4-2. I think Ryu's better fireball forces Ken to play more "Honest" and then Ryu just hits like a truck in comparison.
@@seph13xso true. Ryu’s neutral range also feels far superior as far as options go. Ken has decent jabs but because of that, he’s predicable and easily punishable when you pick up on that. Because this game doesn’t often reward rush down, Ken can easily lose advantage when getting too close to Ryu - which is opposite to what one would think, but then comes as a surprising loss to most Ken players. And if for some reason the Ryu decides to poke and back away often, that’s a long, painful, and inevitable loss for Ken. Thankfully I’ve only run into a few Ryu’s that abuse that though
@@psp785 hell no. Have you seen kakuru v angry bird?JP is the ultimate Zoner but up close can put hands on you also , well a cane. Then push you back out. And get in free if he wants as a mixup. You have to have ultimate defense, and drop nothing to win. Stream roll is a bit excessive.
@@MastermindRell I knew somebody would bring that up not thinking he only won because he perfect parried him like 30 times. Without that he would have been steamrolled
I really wanna know what bad matchups this person in chat is even talking about? This character has every tool anyone could ever need. I don’t wanna see a single ken player complaining.
Ken auto-loses to JP and Guile. Deejay and Luke do the exact same thing Ken does but better in every way. Ken has no answer to Blanka or Honda except perfect parry and uppercuts on reaction. Ken isn't even top 5 lol.
Hi im new here and in street figther , this is my first game of the franchise...i love the gameplay and the look of the game im trying to be main ken but well...people destroy me with crazy combos etc i just literally buy the game 2 days ago 😂
I LOVE this game, but its ridiculous how many Ken's I face in ranked. Its like 80% Kens. I don't think its all because he's meta, I honestly think there just isn't enough "cool" looking characters in SF6. Like it or not most people pick a main based on this alone. Lily for instance, like is anyone thinking she looks cool? Manon? Its one thing MK has in spades over Street Fighter. Once Akuma is out everyone will be on him, even if he sucks.
@@Xmanonly Yup the flashy moves is a big one. I had a casual friend who said he saw he had fire moves in a trailer so picked him. Definitely a big reason too.
Sure, I agree about Lily and Manon not looking cool. But Ryu and Guile have never looked cooler. Basically all the returning SFII are improved in the looks department or have the ability to go classic look. It's not like Ken is the S class cool looking character and everyone else is a D or F. Maybe he's a first pick for looks, but it's the meta that keeps them playing him. Most people won't keep playing a character they keep losing with.
I really hope they nerf ken all the way to the bottom. I've been a ken main since sf2, it won't change, but atleast the band wagoneers will get off of ken and when i still beat the high tier crap out of them they will have no excuses
I really love ken in this game, not his tier but his design and attitude.. Sadly, since I play him .. Im considered a Ken player which basically means I represent all the bad thing about the SF franchise 🥲
As a ken player the only bad matchup i can think of is Guile but maybe thats only because i get bored and just start rushing him down and then get punished as a result.
Same here, just switched from Cammy to Ken 3 weeks ago and i am almost at the same MR. I ve been playing cammy since launch, mind you. Ken is just a lot lot better.
for SF6 why not play professionals since why wait for tournaments since everyone can practice that way also more people would want to see professionals play outside of tournaments. I saw one person saying you went against diago in sf6 which I found that hard to believe since you didnt present it.
@@shintenkai1648 at this point I’m all for the nerfs. It’s gonna be the same sf5 story nerf him into the ground and still get. Ex dp’d for mashing , whiff punish with standing heavy. His damage isn’t the highest and it’s capped at 62 percent with full meter and OD unlike other characters who get 70
Nah nerf him to death, so when people still get beat by ken they will just have to look in the mirror instead of trying to find excuses for their loss.
Random but watching Ken really irks me, the way he runs and does this little slide and looks like the feet should connect, and then still at frame advantage to hit you with a punch. Something about it just looks off.
Another point, you PC players *really* need to learn how to skip win animations. The PS guys have figured it out but it's like every PC player just love doing nothing for 6 seconds. Probably fondling themselves to get over the loss.😂
Worst part about fighting someone with a 32 win streak....is becoming number 33
Lmfaoo{o
24*
Or it could be the best part cause you could end it
Making people feel like a regular dynasty warriors enemy 🤣
@@amaurynataliemoreno9886also true
We all know that Ken is the product of a Capcom board meeting, where someone started the meeting off by saying, in a super plain intonation, “So, who’s the best character gonna be on launch?”
Like come on, this guy has fire effects and they still pulled up? Ryu gets his signature lightning on exactly 2 moves, while Ken is out here doing a flame dance like it’s a music festival. Ken was an inside job.
Ken’s been top tier in all the SFs i dont see a problem
@@userb1x1thats a problem . Ken players downplayed his ass for so long now ppl wanna play the nerf him game lol
Ken has always been stronger than Ryu
@@guccindken if it aint broke dont fix it 😋
@@userb1x1i thought the only other one he's outright better than Ryu was 3S, has the opinion shifted that much
Sources reported that the Ryu who ended the streak of Justin Wong trained under Oni and Akuma to become the ultimate streak ender
Oni would be sick in sf6
Man Justin is so entertaining to watch, his reactions to other players are priceless.
Ey Justin, love the videos 👍 I was wondering if you’d possibly be down to throw in a controller display on your videos/streams. I think it’d be cool to see what you’re doing with your buttons and helpful for people trying to learn
His jab alone is a block and shield
Mann... this guy's ken is way better than mine and Im a ken main. I just noticed his spacing and confirms are on point...something im going to incorporate.
He's a freakin' professional in fighting games for over a decade, basically this is what he's doing for a living, of course he is better than you
Lol, Justin's over two decades in now. Hell, it's been 19 years since Moment 37, and he was already a top pro back then.
@rachelespiritu4215 Thanks for the history lesson. I wasn't aware of how extensive Justin's career has been. I'm still relatively new to fighting games. I started following due to him appearing on SMUG's channel. I knew he was good, but good lord he's incredible.
@@Xmanonlyhey, do you have discord?. I wondering if we could chat about street fighter. I play street fighter on my channel as well. Leave a comment if you’d like.
that diamond Ryu was kinda a gigachad ngl
Waaay too many people are Ken mains in SF6. Feels like 80% of my ranked matches are against Ken.
He's kind of killing my enjoyment of the game a bit due to his popularity/use.
It's because everyone knows deep down Ken is slightly broken, and they all want to take advantage of it. I say nerf his damage output, considering the amount of tools he has at his disposal.
Nah, fam, it's cuz fire looks cool, and he's easy to master.
@@MdroudianIt’s because he’s fun and straightforward
@@spiderousmenace I'm not saying he isn't fun… He just needs a little balancing.
Ryu mains watching Ryu break the streak on Ken after JW said "see you in ranked" to all Ryu mains 😎
Sir, please let us have that one because you know we don't get many 😢
That kenergy be hitting in street fighter 6
Justin Wong anytime he can't run the clock out on someone "is this a bad matchup?"
The Memento edit at 7:27 was a sophisticated touch
Ken Is incredible. His ability to dominate in the corner is ridiculous and he has the ability to do a half screen corner carry with flaming tatsu just creates insane setups and game plan
1:31 Ahh classic Ken Masters-baited 😏
ken players dont have bad matchups its just 90 percent of them play the same lol so they get read and downloaded
this
The classic flowchart Ken
accurate
Ken would be bottom tier and you people would still find a way to cry about him
@@shintenkai1648 you people? What do you mean "you people"?
Most of us Ken mains are Akuma mains, waiting
JWong indulging himself in some privilege
Privileged characters
That Dj lag switchin hard😂😂
i laughed so hard when he said “sHoRyU RePPa” putting the sfv ken hairstyle on lmao
Justin had that Undertaker Wrestlemania streek going on man
Next time gonna be Ken mirror vs Daigo rematch, after what happen with that Cammy incident.
Bruh even my mom uses Ken!!! 😅
DSP: "It dropped all my moves, connection is bad, you're just guessing, rollback netcode sucks, easy mode character....Oh, did I mention you didn't earn that win? ackackack!!"
Always wondered y more players don’t counter pick Ryu to fight Ken in tournament play
Is it a counter pick?? If so I'm gonna pick him up lolol.
@@takeshiiI wouldn't say straight up counter pick but Ryu can fight him pretty well
I'm a Ken main, Currently Master Rank.. Imho I think unless you are AngryBird, Ryu wins the matchup slightly..
Yeah that's been my feeling as well. Ryu seems to actually counter Ken by a not insignificant amount. As a Diamond Ryu player I almost never lose to Ken and even beat a decently ranked Master Ken player 4-2.
I think Ryu's better fireball forces Ken to play more "Honest" and then Ryu just hits like a truck in comparison.
@@seph13xso true. Ryu’s neutral range also feels far superior as far as options go. Ken has decent jabs but because of that, he’s predicable and easily punishable when you pick up on that. Because this game doesn’t often reward rush down, Ken can easily lose advantage when getting too close to Ryu - which is opposite to what one would think, but then comes as a surprising loss to most Ken players.
And if for some reason the Ryu decides to poke and back away often, that’s a long, painful, and inevitable loss for Ken. Thankfully I’ve only run into a few Ryu’s that abuse that though
95.42% win rate 😢
Ryu classic control players are so much cooler than Ken players ryu the drip bro
your Ken is so clean
what's that faint punch you do when you drive rush in with the punch combo?
I miss body face bruising in street fighter 6 you know for that extra point in game score yust a thought by the way you rock new here keep it up
Ken really has zero bad matchups. Maybe Guile, but that's only slightly in Guile's favor.
JP a bad matchup for anybody. Idc idc idc
No he has bad matchups with characters with better neutral/longer pokes than him. Like Juri, Chunli, Cammy.
@@MastermindRellken will just steamroll to jp
@@psp785 hell no. Have you seen kakuru v angry bird?JP is the ultimate Zoner but up close can put hands on you also , well a cane. Then push you back out. And get in free if he wants as a mixup. You have to have ultimate defense, and drop nothing to win. Stream roll is a bit excessive.
@@MastermindRell I knew somebody would bring that up not thinking he only won because he perfect parried him like 30 times. Without that he would have been steamrolled
Wow the Memento meme was a callback
I just love ken comboes, but something in him makes me not to play him, lol.
Jamie the best! Got master a few months ago and just chilling :D
respect, I hit plat with him and I think I might struggle to get out of it.
He tough to play with man but his second costume with the black/blue my fav, draws him to me.
Ken, is meta so he's only satisfying to people that want to win at all cost
As a Ken player, can confirm. I complain a lot.
That's nothing do with playing ken. That's a reality problem, sir.
I really wanna know what bad matchups this person in chat is even talking about? This character has every tool anyone could ever need.
I don’t wanna see a single ken player complaining.
Ken auto-loses to JP and Guile. Deejay and Luke do the exact same thing Ken does but better in every way. Ken has no answer to Blanka or Honda except perfect parry and uppercuts on reaction. Ken isn't even top 5 lol.
The most topic I like in here, thanks Justin 😊👍
Zangief and Ken's music are both bangers
is ken higher than guile in your %?
Hi im new here and in street figther , this is my first game of the franchise...i love the gameplay and the look of the game im trying to be main ken but well...people destroy me with crazy combos etc i just literally buy the game 2 days ago 😂
7:28 LOL 😂
I LOVE this game, but its ridiculous how many Ken's I face in ranked. Its like 80% Kens. I don't think its all because he's meta, I honestly think there just isn't enough "cool" looking characters in SF6. Like it or not most people pick a main based on this alone. Lily for instance, like is anyone thinking she looks cool? Manon? Its one thing MK has in spades over Street Fighter. Once Akuma is out everyone will be on him, even if he sucks.
I only became a ken main because of his default outfit. That coupled with his flashy moves explains why he's so popular.
@@Xmanonly Yup the flashy moves is a big one. I had a casual friend who said he saw he had fire moves in a trailer so picked him. Definitely a big reason too.
As a none fighting game expert I can confirm most casual people main a character for cool factor alone.
@@Xmanonlynot to mention his badass attitude coupled up with the outcast/renegade/fugitive profile
Sure, I agree about Lily and Manon not looking cool. But Ryu and Guile have never looked cooler. Basically all the returning SFII are improved in the looks department or have the ability to go classic look.
It's not like Ken is the S class cool looking character and everyone else is a D or F.
Maybe he's a first pick for looks, but it's the meta that keeps them playing him. Most people won't keep playing a character they keep losing with.
Kenny Masters don't block 😤
That user name on the first match was godlike
I really hope they nerf ken all the way to the bottom.
I've been a ken main since sf2, it won't change, but atleast the band wagoneers will get off of ken and when i still beat the high tier crap out of them they will have no excuses
😂
1:42 I love SFV!
I hated Ken in SF V and I hate him now
As a Ken main since SF2 I am enjoying his high tier-ness until they nerf him into the ground.
I will enjoy him more if he gets nerfed because all these losers will still lose, just have nothing to cry about.
every jp player i played against in plat refused to block
5:20 dns benchmark and ethernet cables are your best friends
Ken is a titan in 6, quick too
I really love ken in this game, not his tier but his design and attitude.. Sadly, since I play him .. Im considered a Ken player which basically means I represent all the bad thing about the SF franchise 🥲
Play whoever you want.
I find Juri, JP, and Honda the worse.
Honestly, ken is fun to fight against for me since I mostly main ryu. I rather fight him then jp. Straight outta an anime game.🤣🤣🤣
@kingcombo9799
JP is like a Blazblue(Nu) character in a Street Fighter game which is ironic given his Japanese Voice Actor is Ragna
@SuperFusionAJ93 yep. So annoying.
No that would be JP players lol. People who complain about Ken are bad at the game.
As a ken player the only bad matchup i can think of is Guile but maybe thats only because i get bored and just start rushing him down and then get punished as a result.
I am a total scrub Ken player but I find JP, Dhalsim and Manon to be the most annoying match ups.
JP, all grapplers, Blanka/Honda. Terrible matchups for Ken.
I switched from Cammy to Ken and I don't understand why Ken players complain. Ken is just so good. Even his worst matchups are not that bad
Same here, just switched from Cammy to Ken 3 weeks ago and i am almost at the same MR. I ve been playing cammy since launch, mind you. Ken is just a lot lot better.
Wow 🎉🎉❤❤❤. I thought we need to use those newer characters to win, I'm wrong.
wym, Ken is absurdly broken.
He is probably the best cha in the game
@@Flindo911broken? naw. rlly good? yes.
@@Flindo911 more abuse of the word "broken". That term has become absolute meaningless in current gen fighters.
for SF6 why not play professionals since why wait for tournaments since everyone can practice that way also more people would want to see professionals play outside of tournaments. I saw one person saying you went against diago in sf6 which I found that hard to believe since you didnt present it.
Crouch medium fighter 6
Truly one of the crouching medium of all times
11:59 he on green for sure
11:19 Wong: "My arm is broken..."
Me: STOP 🛑 THE CAP 🧢 😂
"How's this!?"
Jamie is fun af
9:05 nah dawg he wack, no low/overhead mix up
nice video justin. An idea for a next video play pocket bravery recently came out for pc and the game looks very complete and fun
lets play Oregon Trail 2 next
Ken is SF6 easy mode
Is that a LTG reference?
@@mopey1797 no its just the truth. The character carries players. He's mechanically broken
so am i a better ken main cuz i don't complain abt bad matchups i just complain on how much i suck ass 😅
Justiiiiiiiiiiiiiin
Please try out Pocket Bravery again :(
Ken players are complaining so that Ken won't get nerfed.
Plz more modern Gief!!!
I THINK RYU SHOULD MAIN KEN...😂😂
blocking is op, I hope they never put it in this game
Trying so hard to get em nerfed when he gives up his turn on dang near every hit is wild. Heavy’s and plus frames are DI punished GIT GOOD 😭
Let him get nerfed and when these scrubs still get beat by us kens they will just have to stop playing sf all together to cope
@@shintenkai1648 at this point I’m all for the nerfs. It’s gonna be the same sf5 story nerf him into the ground and still get. Ex dp’d for mashing , whiff punish with standing heavy. His damage isn’t the highest and it’s capped at 62 percent with full meter and OD unlike other characters who get 70
He has such a cute baby face ^-^
whoop whooooop
Please don’t nerf him Capcom just buff others(maybe)
Nah nerf him to death, so when people still get beat by ken they will just have to look in the mirror instead of trying to find excuses for their loss.
JUSTIN
JUSTAYNE WAUNNGGGG!
geeze. ryu looks so slow compared to ken
Ken players kenplaining…. I see what you did there.
I dont have respect for Ken users and Capcom is weak for making him so scrubby
Random but watching Ken really irks me, the way he runs and does this little slide and looks like the feet should connect, and then still at frame advantage to hit you with a punch. Something about it just looks off.
Of course ken is broken
Luke is too
Ken is just fun to play as lol
Ken fotsies are OD
quit hatin we all know Jp is the real broken one
Another point, you PC players *really* need to learn how to skip win animations. The PS guys have figured it out but it's like every PC player just love doing nothing for 6 seconds. Probably fondling themselves to get over the loss.😂
Play pocket bravery
Get in the gym justin.
LMAO... you're a Ken player complaining about Ken players!! 😂😂😂
Dude get that microphone out of the shot! I'm a fan but that doesn't make sense!
How can Ken be a "god-tier" character when he isn't even in the top 5? JP, Guile, Luke, Blanka and Deejay are all better than Ken without question.
Play pocket bravery