shoto

== English == === Alternative forms === Shoto === Etymology === Clipping of Shotokan, a style of karate. Originally mistakenly applied to the characters Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter II by translators working for Capcom USA, despite neither being practitioners of the style. === Noun === shoto (plural shotos) (video games) In the Street Fighter series, either of the playable characters Ryu and Ken; by extension, several characters with similar attacks. (video games, by extension) In fighting games generally, a playable character with the ability to shoot a horizontally traveling projectile, perform an uppercut and perform a horizontally travelling physical attack. === Further reading === Infil (2021), “Shoto”, in The Fighting Game Glossary‎[7], archived from the original on 28 April 2026