Shoryuken

Shoryuken (昇龍拳, Rising Dragon Fist) is Ryu and Evil Ryu's up special move

Description
The user announces "SHORYUKEN!" while propelling their fist upwards via a jumping uppercut. Inputting the move changes its damage and knockback output.

Ryu
Ryu's Shoryuken is considerably strong on its own, dealing 11% damage with moderate knockback. However, the move's moderate vertical and low horizontal distance makes it sub-par for recovery. Conversely, EX variant of the move deals 19% damage with much stronger knockback. Additionally, the move gains more vertical and horizontal distance, making it much more useful for recovery. However, both variants of the move are unsafe near the ledge, as it can cause Ryu to launch himself too far from the ledge, leading to a self-destruct.

Evil Ryu
Evil Ryu's normal Shoryuken has two hits, with the first one positioning opponents into the second, which has more launching power, making it marginally stronger than his non-evil counterpart. The EX version, however, has two major differences that sets the move apart from his normal counterpart: The move deals three hits, and if the special button is pressed again at the apex of the jump while Evil Ryu is still in contact with an opponent, he will follow up with a downward slam that launches vertically if it hits ground. However, if this is used in the air, the opponent can escape the move and easily recover, leaving Evil Ryu to self-destruct.