Shin Shoryuken



The Shin Shoryuken (真・昇龍拳, shin-shoryuken, "True Rising Dragon Fist") is an attack that made its debut in the Street Fighter III series. It was first used by Ryu as one of his Super Arts. The move later made its return in the Street Fighter Alpha series. It also appeared in the EX series as Ryu's Meteor Combo.The move also appeared as Gouken's 1st Ultra Combo in Super Street Fighter IV, making it clear that he taught the move to Ryu; the version Gouken uses is very similar to Ryu's version in Street Fighter III.

Ryu and his evil counterpart also use the attack in crossover games, with its most recent appearance being in Street Fighter X Tekken as Ryu's EX Shoryuken and his most recent appearance as a Super Move as Ryu's level 3 Hyper Combo in Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Ultimate MVC3. Ken uses this move in Namco x Capcom; however, as with all crossovers, Namco x Capcom isn't canon to either series.

Description
The attack itself is the manifestation of its namesake, the "true" technique of the Shoryuken. The practitioner will strike the opponent very hard with one fist (or elbow in Alpha 3), and then perform a high-damage Shoryuken. It involves the user delivering a devastating punch to the opponent's mid-section, then following up with a jaw-shattering uppercut to the chin, which the user would then branch into a powerful Shoryuken that takes the opponent very high in the air, all of which requires the utmost focus and temperament to perform correctly.

If the user were to miss the initial mid-section attack, however, they will just perform a Kinjite Shoryuken, a Shoryuken which has multiple hits and is capable of hitting the opponent should they jump away to avoid the attack.

Street Fighter IV
When performing the move, Gouken says "Got you!" upon landing the initial attack, "Shin!" upon delivering a powerful left-handed uppercut to the opponent's jaw, and "Shoryuken!" as her performs that very move, sending them skyward.

Gouken is able to fully use this Ultra flexibly, as it has armor breaking properties, a very good horizontal range, a good anti-air and in terms of damage, and - with a full Revenge Gauge - does around half a health bar's worth of damage.

Advanced Details
Specifically, the Shin Shoryuken does 503 damage (assuming the opponent has the average 1000 HP). In Gouken's "Shin" form, the Shin Shoryuken has a quicker startup, much greater priority (even over many other Ultra Combos) and does a damage of 653/1000 HP as a regular hit (688/1000 if connected as a counterhit), making it the most damaging Ultra Combo in Super Street Fighter IV. However, if timed incorrectly and/or the opponent blocks/avoids the attack completely, the opponent can punish Gouken; the after-lag for the Kinjite Shoryuken is higher than the Fierce Shoryuken that his students and Akuma would normally have. Shin Shoryuken does 3 hit times.

Street Fighter X Tekken
The move appears as Ryu's EX Shoryuken, and is performed identically to his Super Art in Street Fighter III.

Video
thumb|left|300px|Gouken's Shin Shoryuken (Japanese)thumb|300px|right|Gouken's Shin Shoryuken (English)