Ken Masters/Pop Culture

One of the most popular and memorable Street Fighter characters, Ken Masters has been referenced many times in pop culture ever since his introduction in the original Street Fighter.

Street Fighter series

 * Ken's supposed "ease" of use and being a top tier character since the Street Fighter III games (especially since 3rd Strike) has caused him to be one of the most used characters in the series up the Street Fighter IV. It is due to this however, in Ken's case, it becomes a notable meme, where it also ties into the term "Complacent Gaming Syndrome" from TV Tropes. Where in the fact that a particular strategy/character is overused (with Ken being the case of it, possibly due to his ease of use). This has since been turned into a very notable meme amongst fans, causing a meme called "Flowchart Ken", where it is meant to lay out a certain way to react with the character accordingly to the situation (mainly in the eyes of a beginner/novice), and has extended to all sorts of other characters from other kinds of games as well.
 * One of Ken's winning quotes makes a jabbing reference to this in Super Street Fighter IV, being: "See? The strongest fighter always wins! As easy to understand as a flowchart!" Beforehand in the Street Fighter III games, he also makes a real life reference to one of his many flowchart pictures with each one pointing to him doing a Shoryuken.

Other Video Games

 * In The Simpsons Game, Ryu appears as an enemy, with Ken's gi as a color swap in the stage "Game Over".

Movies

 * In the sixth season of the Totally Spies cartoon series, the producer of Danger TV appears as a parody version of Ken. Interestingly, his outfit is based off Ken's civilian outfit from Street Fighter II V.


 * Ken makes a cameo appearance in Disney's 52nd animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph alongside Ryu. He is voiced once again by Reuben Langdon. In the film, Ryu and Ken stop fighting after Yuni from "Dance Dance Revolution" tells them that the arcade is closed and that nobody is around. After that, Ryu asks Ken if he wants to head over to the Tapper bar which Ken accepts as they take a break from fighting.

Webcomics

 * In 8-Bit Theater, two Ken and Ryu lookalikes appear in Episode 451.