Talk:Ken Masters

Merge into List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Current time: May 25, 2026, 19:02 (UTC)

His only appearance in Super Mario medias, outside the Super Smash Bros. series, is a single panel in a comic. His role in the story is just as minor as E. Honda's, and the latter doesn't have his own article. Therefore, I believe Ken should only be in a section of the article List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Edit : as proposed by Arend, I added an option to create an article for E. Honda.

Proposer: Brett (talk)
Deadline: June 8, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)

Support

1. Brett (talk) Per proposal.
2. Hewer (talk) Per my comment. Ken and E. Honda both appear in only a single panel of the comic and have no role except sharing a speech bubble with three other characters. In contrast, the other four Street Fighter characters (Zangief, Chun-Li, Blanka, and Dhalsim) appear in multiple panels and have an actual role in the comic's plot, as all of them fight Mario in the tournament. I don't really think it's fair for this single-panel cameo to warrant an article when more involved stuff like WarioWare microgame appearances, Mystery Mushroom costumes, and animated movie intros don't.

Oppose (Create an article for E. Honda)

1. R. Ohbee (talk) Per the proposal that split it in the first place, and particularly Tails777, Shadow2, and Camwoodstock's votes.
2. Rykitu (talk) Per R.O.B. and the comments.
3. Illuminoid (talk) Per all.

Comments (Move to the list of SSBU fighter)

The proposal that got Ken split, for reference. Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 11:09, May 25, 2026 (UTC)

The proposer argued that Ken deserves to have his own page because the other fighters appearing in this comic does, but that not really a good argument. Unlike Zangief, Chun-Li, Blanka and Dhalsim, Ken doesn't contribute meaningfully to the plot since he doesn't fight Mario. Notice how E. Honda is the only other one to appears in the comic without fighting Mario, and yet he doesn't have his own page ? Brett (talk) 12:52, May 25, 2026 (UTC)

To be fair, Shadow2 stated in that very same proposal that it's weird to leave out not only Ken, but E. Honda as well. Maybe also include an option to make an E. Honda article? rend (talk) (edits) 12:55, May 25, 2026 (UTC)

Also in that proposal, it was unanimously agreed that Captain Falcon being in one panel of a comic wasn't enough to give him an article. And similarly, Ken and E. Honda only appear in one panel in this comic and don't fight Mario or otherwise contribute to the plot, unlike the other four Street Fighter characters that appear. Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 15:02, May 25, 2026 (UTC)

By the way, if this article does stay split, it should be moved to "Ken (Street Fighter)" rather than "Ken Masters". I don't think he's ever referred to by name in the comic (and even if he was, it would be low priority due to being a non-English source), so the only Mario-related appearance to name him is Smash, in which his name is just "Ken". Hewer (talk · contributions · edit count) 17:58, May 25, 2026 (UTC)