New Rumor Points to Ken in Super Smash Bros Ultimate

A new fighter has been possibly leaked for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and it’s kind of big deal for FGC and Capcom fans. A new image has surfaced on the internet purporting to be that of Ken Masters, best friend and rival of Ryu, joining the fight in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

A reoccurring character in the Street Fighter series since the late 80’s, Ken may have finally crossed over and joined Ryu in bringing the Street Fighter action to the hugely popular Smash bros. franchise. Right now, there’s no real evidence other than this image floating around, depicting Ivysaur, Pichu, Pacman, and Ken all standing together on one of the battle stages.

It’s hard to tell whether this is a real leaked image, or if this is just an incredibly well done fake, but if it is fake, then certainly a lot of effort has gone into making it look legitimate. This doesn’t appear to be a model of Ken from another game, lending credence to the possibility that this is real, however it isn’t impossible for the model to have been made separately for the purpose of faking a screenshot.

Similarly, the posture of the model includes clipping on the feet, something that would normally not be considered by someone looking to make a fake image, however the Pichu portrait does look a bit wrong, so we’re still up in the air as to its legitimacy.

If Ken does join the roster, it’s likely that he’ll be an Echo Fighter of Ryu, since they already share so many similar moves from the Street Fighter games. Like a lot of the other rumors, it’s best to take this one with a grain of salt for now and see what happens in the coming weeks.