Shotoclone: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"More fireballs? Geez... [[Lampshade Hanging|They're pretty popular around here lately."]]''|'''Zangief''', ''[[Street Fighter IV]]''}}

{{quote|''"Just how many of you Hadoken-throwers are there, anyway?"''|'''Fei Long''' on Gouken, ''[[Street Fighter IV|Super Street Fighter IV]]''}}

 

 

Note that having a projectile and something vaguely resembling an uppercut will get this label slapped on a character regardless of which moves are actually their most notable (A "true" Shotoclone also uses the same Quarter-Circle Forward and Dragon Punch (Forward+QCF) joystick motions respectively).

 

 

The Japanese term "Ansatsuken" (literally "assassination art", a martial art made for killing) has been [[Blind Idiot Translation|misinterpreted]] by English-speaking fans as the name of Ryu and Ken's fighting style and has replaced "Shotokan" in recent localizations as the name of Ryu and Ken's style. Despite this, "ansatsuken" is not the actual name of Ryu and Ken's specific fighting style but a Japanese neologism commonly used in many martial art-related fiction to classify any hand-to-hand style with the capability of causing the death of an opponent. Gen's distinctively non-"Shoto" style has also earned the "Ansatsuken" classification as well in the Japanese continuity. The term actually predates even the first ''Street Fighter'' game, being used in ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' to describe Hokuto Shinken, the martial art used by Kenshiro to cause his opponent's heads to explode.

* Joe from ''Power Athlete'', but only for his projectile move and gi outfit.

* Raiya Mikazuchi from ''Tōkidenshō Angel Eyes''; however, her projectile can be shot in multiple directions, while her ''Shoryuken''-style move isn't that similar by how it flows. Instead of the pushing effect of Ryu's Shoryuken, Raiya's stays attached to her opponent before unleashing. Her desperation move also resembles Ryu's Shinku Hadouken, but only smaller while shot with one hand.

* Riggs from ''[[Shadow War of Succession]]'' also could arguably count.

* Kazuya from ''Kaiser Knuckle'' and its updated version, ''Dan-Ku-Ga''; however, his uppercut slides first before going upward.

* ''[[God Hand]]'' lets you give the main character jumping spin kicks, ballerina uppercuts and a couple projectiles.

* ''[[Little Fighter 2]]'' character Davis uses '''the''' Shoryuken and also has energy blasts. His uppercut is easily his most powerful and useful move. The Tatsumakisenpukakyu also makes an appearance in the game, through another character.

* ''Arm Joe'' features a nameless, rank-and-file Policeman as one of the playable characters, and his moves are heavily based on Ryu, Ken, and Akuma, with even a little bit of Ryo Sakazaki thrown in for good measure; he has the fireball, the rising uppercut, super versions of both, and even does Akuma's signature Shun Goku Satsu. This is probably a parody; as noted, the Ryu-type in this game is a nameless policeman and not remotely the main character.

* ''[[Super Cosplay War Ultra]]'' features Rario, who is basically Ryu and Mario put into [[The Fly|the Brundlefly machine]].

* [[Kid Hero|Marco]] and [[Chainsaw Good|Urs]] from ''[[Battle Fantasia]]''.

* Non-fighting game example: ''[[Suikoden II]]'' features characters equipped with runes which allow them to execute shotoclone moves, such as Zamza and his [[Shoryuken|Fire Dragon Rune]] and Wakaba with her [[Kamehame Hadoken|White Tiger Rune]]. Also present in ''[[Suikoden III]]'' if you equip a [[Bare-Fisted Monk|martial artist type character]] with the [[Kamehame Hadoken|Lion Rune]].

* Makoto Mizoguchi in the ''[[Fighters History]]'' series, although he didn't get the uppercut until later, but it slides first before going straight up, while Ryu and Ken's go straight diagonally upward.

** While Ryu's SFII look was originally remodeled after Kenshiro from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', Makoto Mizoguchi was modeled after Momotaro Tsurugi from ''Sakigake!! Otokojuku''.