*the shotos* - Shotokaners which is best

[G_GUNDAM]

i consider dan a shoto because he trained with ryu and kens master for a while. the master knew that dan wanted revenge and tried to pursuade him not to take up the life of revenge and study some more shotokan style with him. but dan refused and gotetsu refused to teach dan anymore since he knew that revenge would cause the dark hado to possess dan.

[Roll]

Dan was kicked out because of that revenge. No questions were asked, since trying to stop wanting revenge is almost humanly impossible for those who want it badly enough that they wish for death. And he was taught before Ryu and Ken came into training. However, he left before they started, and started his new style, his own style, that became his. If you like Dan, he would probably never forgive you if he knew that you thought of him as an Ansatsuken student.

[Ryumastax]

[quoteost_uid0="Roll"]Gosh, people, way to ignore me. STOP CALLING THEM SHOTOS!!!! >.<;;;
Dan is not, nor will he ever be, a "shoto" (icky icky word...). Nuh uh. He's just Dan Hibiki, the first person to officially get a full name without a lawsuit. Then comes Sakura Kasugano, who is classified as such, but only because her moves derive from that fighting style.

Retsu from SF1, huh? He wasn't an Anatsuken fighter/student, nor was he trained to be one. He is not related to Akuma in any way either. He was just a good friend of Gouken, and that's all. He's a Fallen Monk (explained in a bit) that uses Shorinji Kempo. He's a fallen monk, because he went into the "forbidden techniques". He did beat up Dan once, though, after he was kicked out of Goukens class. Reasons are unknown, but my guess, is that he challenged him to try and get back at Gouken.

If you meant Goutetsu, he's gone.
If you meant Gouken, who IS Akuma's brother, he was killed during SF1 by Akuma. Neither of them were in the game, but they fought "behind the scenes", and the entire battle was witnessed by Gouken's daughter, and Ken made it at the last moment to watch Akuma place that finishing blow on Gouken. Gouken is now dead.

Also, no offence, MasterX. I mean, Sean is a great fighter and all (compared to some ofus, I suppose), but he is weaker than Dan. He has been shown to be getting his butt kicked so often, that Capcom portrays him as a character much weaker than Dan. It's sad, but I think we can trust Capcom's endings, and storylines with him. Sorry.[/quote]
Accually Restu started wit ryu n ken in da same dojo u genius

and ur rite retsu isnt his brother But he DID train wit dem he wuz a friend/student of Gouken

[Roll]

Listen, mister, I don't know where you got your information, but I know for a fact that Retsu did not train with or under Gouken. Everything that I had said is an official statement from Capcom, and everything can be found in the "All About Capcom" books that were sold. They were not anything more than friends, and they did not have the same fighting style. All that I had said before about him, I will not say again, because it does not need to be said more than once, and it is all the truth.

[TJ5]

Retsu is a fallen monk EINSTIEN RYumastax *slaps him with fish of vetness* =/ Retsu was not a student of Gouken =/

[Dreadlocks]

Man, I guess the Street Fighter series is not as confusing as I thought, LOL, and Roll really knows her stuff.

but don't forget you guys, if you're a fan of the EX series (like I am) you will remember two other "Karate Guys" (can't use Shoto) in the game that had moves just like Ryu and Ken. Their names were Allen Snider and Kairi, however Kairi got his moves changed in the later version of Street Fighter EX series.



Edited By Dreadlocks on Jan. 07 2004 at 07:28