![]() ![]() Gouken was finally introduced as a playable character in Street Fighter IV in response to fans demanding Sheng Long. It should be noted that, prior to Street Fighter IV, Sheng Long was actually used as Gouken's western name in some media, similar to how his brother is referred to as either Akuma or Gouki depending on the region. April Fools jokes created by EGM in 19 actually provided an appearance for Sheng Long, which in turn directly influenced Gouken's current appearance. Gouken himself was based off Sheng Long, a character that originated from the infamous English mistranslation of Ryu's win quote from the early versions of the Street Fighter II series ("You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance"), which many speculated was referring to Ryu's master it was intended to say "you must defeat my Shoryuken to stand a chance". Before his illustration in Street Fighter Alpha, Gouken's appearance would differ vastly between media. Since then, Gouken has appeared in several Street Fighter movies and comics, including UDON's Street Fighter line of comics, Akuma's ending in Street Fighter Alpha and the Street Fighter Alpha: Generations movie. While earlier Street Fighter games made references to Ryu and Ken's master, Gouken made his first illustrated appearance in Street Fighter II: Ryu, Masaomi Kanzaki's manga adaptation of Street Fighter II. Honda's sumo techniques would be considered "sacrilegious" (in the former's own words) against the sumo traditions, making him one of three characters (including his former apprentice Dan and Rufus) to point this out. It is implied that he also has knowledge or at least familiar with other known combat forms, as he states the E. He also despises Bison for his use of Psycho Power, believing he endangered the world. Gouken detests Akuma for killing their master, Goutetsu and embracing the darkness that resides within their arts instead of seeking a more pure form of strength. He is on good terms with people like Rose and Dhalsim, who share similar ideals and beliefs. For example, he tells Dan that anger will not help him (fearing it would lead him to a dark place) and he informs Dee Jay that if he is silent, he would be surprised at what he learns. His approach is silent and calm, evocative of "zen" principles and he often shares insightful (if not also blunt and critical) advice and wisdoms to that effect. ![]() Gouken's personality is naturally that of the archetypical "master elder", which is common within media related to martial arts the "elder" personality type is evident in the same type of media (as well as Western media characters such as Pai Mei) despite this, he does have many aspects that do have him stand out as a character.Īs stern and serious as he can be, Gouken is nonetheless enthusiastic in the nature of competition, being a spirited and modest good sport at heart. On his chest is branded his symbolic kanji of "mu". Gouken's Horror themed costume has him imagined as an "evil" counterpart he wears but a brown loincloth and shorts, with chains bound on his right arm and left leg. ![]() Gouken's fifth alternate costume has him wearing a red leisurely haori with black pants and a drum hanging off the belt, while accessorized with black wrist guards and brown leather body straps similar to those of the aforementioned yamabushi with wings on the back and a tengu mask. Gouken's fourth alternate costume has him imagined as Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Gouken's third alternate costume is an outfit worn by the Yamabushi, who are Japanese mountain ascetic monks who followed the Shugendō doctrine. Gouken's second alternate costume is an altered gi with a conical hat similar to those once worn by ashigaru, foot soldiers employed by the samurai of feudal Japan. Gouken's first alternate costume has his gi top removed he now sports bandages on his forearms and a rope on his back, extremely similar to the one found on Akuma's first alternate costume. In his most recent Street Fighter IV appearance, Gouken wears a single sleeved, gray-colored karate gi and sports a long, white braid of hair adorned with a single prayer bead. Gouken is most often depicted as an elderly yet very well-built man with a white beard and prayer beads around his neck.
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