剛拳 剛拳(ストリートファイター)
[b]Gouken[/b] is a character in the [[Street Fighter]] series. He is [[Ryu (street fighter)|]]'s adoptive father, Ryu and [[ken masters|Ken]]'s martial arts master, [[hibiki dan|Dan]]'s former master as well as [[Akuma (street fighter)|]]'s  older brother. 

Gouken is most often depicted as an [[old man|elderly man]] with a white [[beard]] and [[prayer beads]] around his neck. In his most recent [[Street Fighter IV (series)|]] appearance, Gouken wears a single sleeved, Navy Blue colored karate gi and sports a long, white braid of hair adorned with a single prayer bead. 

Gouken plays an integral role in the series' backstory, and was first depicted as a picture in Akuma's ending in [[Street Fighter Zero (series)|Street Fighter Zero]]. Gouken's first actual appearance as a character was in Street Fighter IV, as a boss character. He is an unlockable character in the home console version of the game. He bears a strong resemblance to a character in one of the series rival games, [[Tekken]]'s [[Mishima Jinpachi]]. 

h4. Known moves

* Gou Hadouken (剛波動拳)
** Denjin Hadouken (電刃波動拳)

* Kinjite Shouryuuken (禁じ手・昇龍拳)
** Shin Shouryuuken (真・昇龍拳)

* Tatsumaki Gou Rasen (竜巻剛螺旋)
** Kuuchuu Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku (空中竜巻旋風脚)

* Senkugoushoha (閃空剛衝波)
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