Zeku

"Let's party! If you think you can keep up."

- Zeku (Street Fighter V)

Master Zeku (是空師匠 / ゼクウししょう) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter Alpha 2 as a non-playable character before making his playable debut as the final fighter of the second DLC season of Street Fighter V. Zeku was formerly the 38th grandmaster of the school of Bushinryu Ninjutsu, after being succeeded by his pupil Guy, he set out on a journey of self-discovery.

Appearance
Zeku has long white/grey (brown in his younger form) hair with full fringes covering his eyes. In the Alpha series, his hair is depicted as brown. His outfit in the Alpha series is identical to Guy's but it is green.

In Street Fighter V, Zeku wears a traditional yellow vest with a dark blue long sleeved ninja garb which is tied in a yellow obi, matching dark blue traditional pants and open-toed boots. In his younger alternate self, he wears a dark blue ninja suit with half sleeves and wears a red ninja scarf to cover his mouth. He also has a red sash which is tied into a obi as the sash in each side are hanging loose.

Background
Zeku was the 38th Successor of the Bushinryu Ninjutsu school. He became the Grandmaster after defeating his former teacher Genryusai, but refused to kill him as the Bushinryu commandments deemed because he saw him as a father. Although the Genryusai focused on Ninjutsu, Zeku improved the style by incorporating a variety of Taijutsu techniques on it.

Street Fighter Alpha 2
Zeku then became the teacher of Guy, and taught the young Japanese-American ninja all he knew. Eventually he and his student would battle to see if Guy was worthy of being the 39th Successor of the Bushinryu school. Guy won, but like Zeku before him, he didn't kill him. Zeku was proud of his disciple and ordained him the 39th Successor of Bushinryu Ninpo. He then disappeared.

Fighting Style
Zeku fights using Bushinryu Ninjutsu, although he improves the style by incorporating a variety of Taijutsu techniques on it.

Moveset
As a "traditional" ninja, Zeku's moves are similar to that of fellow ninjas like Guy and Ibuki. He is also able to transform to his younger self using his V-Skill or a down-down motion.

Pop Culture
Zeku/Pop Culture

Quotes
Zeku/Quotes

Trivia

 * Despite his connection to Guy and the Bushinryu style, Zeku never actually appeared in the Final Fight series.


 * In the UDON comics, Zeku is portrayed with a moustache.


 * His alternate younger form bears a resemblance to Hiryu from Capcom's Strider series; this is even more noticable in his Battle costume. His Critical Art also bears a resemblance to Hiryu's Ultra Combo in the Marvel vs. Capcom series.


 * Of all the playable characters in the franchise, Zeku has the biggest moveset (41 in total), rivaling Dante's available moveset in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, its Ultimate update, and Infinite iteration.


 * The way he transforms to his younger self is similar to both Genkai in the manga and anime series, Yu Yu Hakusho and Silva also from the manga and anime series, Jibaku-kun.