Gen

Gen
Gen, as he appears in Street Fighter IV.
Characteristics
Height	5' 5" (165 cm)
Weight	150 lbs (68 kg)
Eye color	White
Hair color	White
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter
Birthdate	January 17, 1915
Birthplace	China
Fighting style	Assassination styles of Sou-Ryu (Mourning Style) and Ki-Ryu (Hateful Style)
Likes	Meat buns, Chinese poetry
Dislikes	Many different people
Skills	Prescribing Chinese herbal medicine

Gen (元) is a character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. He is playable in Street Fighter IV.

Story

Gen was a friend of Chun-Li's father, and he briefly trained her in her youth. Gen's assassination style incorporates various Kung Fu styles, such as Mantis, Crane, Bear, and Tiger albeit having strikes that often targeted the opponent's vital parts hence making Gen's Kung Fu life-threatening. Gen also owned a restaurant called Genhanten.

Gen entered the first World Warrior tournament to find worthy opponents. When he did not, he went back to the streets of China. Later, he found that he was dying from leukemia. Unwilling to go out on his back, he went out and fought members of Shadoloo, hoping to find a worthy foe to fight to the death, but he could not. When he heard of Akuma, he sought him out. When Akuma grabbed him with the Shun Goku Satsu, Gen emptied his heart and mind, and thus the fatal attack failed to kill him. When Gen struck Akuma with his Zan'ei shadow fist, Akuma was unaffected. As they battled, Akuma realized that Gen was ill, and broke off the fight.

Street Fighter IV

Gen joins the S.I.N.-organised tournament for unspecified reasons - it is possible he is still seeking a worthy opponent to kill him.  When the S.I.N. base is destroyed, Gen protects Chun-Li from the ensuing collapse, though it's not shown how.  While partially trapped under the rubble, Gen witnesses Akuma and Gouken fight over an unconscious Ryu.  It is unclear who won, although it is implied that Akuma did.  Gen resolves not to die until "the final battle", though what this means has yet to be revealed.

At some point, Gen trained Yang and Yun, the younger relatives of his friend Lee.

Techniques

In Street Fighter Alpha 2, Gen was given the ability to switch between two fighting styles during gameplay. The Sou-style (暗殺拳・喪流, Ansatsuken Sō Ryū^?, "Murderous Fist Mourning style") and the Ki-style (暗殺拳・忌流, Ansatsuken Gi Ryū^?, "Murderous Fist Hateful style"). These fighting styles are also known as the "Mantis style" and "Crane style" respectively in the English localization of Street Fighter Alpha 2 (later games retained the original Japanese names). When he changes from one style to another, Gen's fighting stance, basic techniques, Special Moves and even Super Combos are changed.

In the Sou-style, Gen's Special Moves includes the Hyaku-Ren-Kou (百連勾, Hyakurenkō^?, "Hundred Rapid Captures"), in which he strikes the opponent rapidly with hand stabs, and the Geki-Rou (逆瀧, Gekirō^?, "Reverse Cascade"), a vertical jump kick which can be followed with another. His Super Combos while using the Sou-style includes the Zan-ei (惨影, Zan-ei^? the "Cruel Phantom") and the Shitenshu (死点咒, Shitenshū^?, "Death Point Curse"). When using the Sou-style, Gen can chain his basic attacks from lower to higher strength level, being the only character with this ability besides Guy.

In the Ki-style, Gen's Special Moves includes the Jyasen (蛇穿, Jasen^?, "Serpent Drill"), and the Ouga (徨牙, Ōga^?, "Wandering Fang"). His Super Combos includes the Jya-Kou-Ha (蛇咬叭, Jakōha^?, "Snake Bite Opening") and the Kouga (狂牙, Kōga^?, "Lunatic Fang").

When Gen is played on X-ism mode in Street Fighter Alpha 3, he loses the ability to switch between fighting styles. Instead, he has a blended style which uses techniques from both styles (except for the Ouga technique) and uses the Zan-ei as his sole Super Combo.

Other appearances

Gen appears as a main character the live-action movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, portrayed by Robin Shou. Depicted as a younger martial arts master, he serves as the leader of a secret anti-crime organization known as the Order of the Web. It is Gen who teaches Chun-Li her more advanced moves, including the Kikoken and accompanies her in the fight against Bison and Shadowloo.

His backstory also reveals he was a partner-in-arms with Bison in their earlier days as criminals, but Gen eventually left him, no longer tolerant of stealing from others.

Trivia

• In Gen's stage in the original Street Fighter, there are a lot of signs in the background. Some of the signs include Southeast Asia Money Exchanger, Siu Wah Bargain (Bargain is misspelled as "Bargagain") Palace, Gou Norman French Cuisine, etc., which hints that his stage is in Hong Kong.

• Gen is the only Street Fighter character that can change fighting styles in mid fight.

• He is known for his quote in English, spoken to a defeated opponent: "You are a big fool!" Incidentally, Gen says this before his final battle against M. Bison in Alpha 3.

• His restaurant is one of the backgrounds in Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix (Pocket Fighter in Japan), where Fei Long, Dhalsim, Birdie, M. Bison, Victor von Gerdenheim, Rolento, Charlie, Sodom and Bishamon can be seen having lunch. Gen himself is seen on the leftmost side of the stage, slicing a duck.

• When Gen and Akuma fight in Street Fighter Alpha 3, they perform their signature moves on each other before the fight begins, re-enacting the fight described above.

• In the original Street Fighter, Gen uses an attack in which he kicks with both feet while balancing on one hand. Chun Li can be seen using this same attack in Street Fighter III.

• The Senkyutai special move used by Yun and Yang in Street Fighter III: New Generation is similar to two of Gen's special moves from Street Fighter Alpha 2 (i.e., his juggling kick special used in Sou style, and his rolling special used in Ki style).

Gallery

Gen in Street Fighter

Gen in Street Fighter Alpha 2

Gen in Street Fighter Alpha 3

Gen in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max

Gen's portrait in Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max.

Robin Shou as Gen in the 2009 Film "Legend of Chun-Li"

Zan'ei

Gen in SFIV

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