Ken Masters

Ken Masters (ケン・マスターズ Ken Masutāzu?) is a video game character and deuteragonist of the Street Fighter series, first appearing in the original Street Fighter. Similar to his longtime best friend and rival Ryu, Ken's goal is to test his power against many different fighters and strives to become stronger, but holds more restraint due to not wanting to jeopardize his family life.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) While he may come off as a bit arrogant and a little bit of a showoff, Ken is actually very disciplined and fights with honor and respect like his best friend and rival Ryu.
 * 2) He's a loving and caring husband and father to Eliza and Mel, both of whom serve as strong inspirations to him along with Ryu.
 * 3) His boisterous personality is a nice contrast and foil to Ryu's more stoic and serious personality.
 * 4) He never backs down no matter who his opponent is and is always up for a good fight.
 * 5) As mentioned before, he's Ryu's greatest rival and best friend and he shares a strong, brotherly-like relationship with him.
 * 6) He's the one who taught Karin the importance of fighting to become stronger and bettering yourself.
 * 7) He took Sean in as his pupil and trained him.
 * 8) He's won multiple US Championship tournaments.
 * 9) Despite how brash and egotistical he can be, he's actually really friendly and easygoing and will never hesitate to help out his friends, especially Ryu.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) He can kinda brash, arrogant and egotistical at times, though it's never to the point where he becomes unlikable.