| “ | I'll show you the divide in our class! | „ |
| ~ Karin[1] |
| “ | Someone of your breeding could never stand a chance against me! | „ |
| ~ Karin[2] |
Summary
Karin Kanzuki is a character from the Street Fighter series. She was originally a character from the 1996 Street Fighter manga Sakura Ganbaru! authored by Masahiko Nakahira. Her character would be integrated into the video game series in Street Fighter Alpha 3, where she appears as a playable character. She then returned as a playable character in Street Fighter V.
She is a rival of fellow schoolgirl Sakura Kasugano and has a similar outfit, complete with sailor fuku (this one being predominantly red and white with a blue bola tie), but uses the martial art style Kanzuki-ryū kakutōjutsu, a style that she created herself, instead of Sakura's imitation of Ryu's martial art. Because of her elite upbringing, Karin has a habit of acting snobby and dismissive and thinks lower-class people are "commoners" and thus below her.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 9-A
Name: Karin Kanzuki
Origin: Street Fighter
Gender: Female
Age: Early 20s
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, Head of the Kanzuki Zaibatsu
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Mastery of the Kanzuki-ryu Style, Acrobatics, Chi Manipulation (Via Guhren Ken and Tenha no Kata. Can release a glowing aura), likely Extrasensory Perception (Should be able to sense chi, just like other expert chi users), Genius Intelligence, Social Influencing (Her smile is stated of being able to strike fear into enemies), Preparation (The Kanzuki Zaibatsu owns a satellite, which can fire energy beams), Vibration Manipulation (The "Ruler's Staying Hand" overwhelmes the opponents with the rythmic movement of its user's muscles), possibly Levitation (States to have her own levitation technique), minor Power Nullification (Her Fudo Sosho cancels out normal projectiles), Damage Boost (Can perform enhanced versions of her Special Attacks), Status Effect Inducement (By hitting the opponent repeteadly, without them being able to recover, she can cause them to enter the "Stun" status, which leaves them unable to react), limited Resistance to Precognition (Reading the future of fighters such as him is difficult, because they always fight[3] against it)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Destroyed a large metal door in a single hit. Equal to Sakura. Easily defeated Enero, Marz, Birdie, Rashid, and Ibuki; the latter and Rainbow Mika are also very reluctant to take her on a fight. Competed evenly with Zangief, F.A.N.G, Zeku and possibly Blanka. Fought with a casual Ken Masters and Dhalsim)
Speed: Subsonic Travel Speed (Should be at the very least comparable to, if not faster than Dan Hibiki, who's consistently portrayed as the least physically impressive character of the verse), with Supersonic+ reactions and combat speed (Kept up with a casual Ken Masters. Faster than Ibuki and equal to Sakura)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Comparable to characters who can jump up to about 8 meters. Rashid couldn't break free from her hold)
Striking Strength: Small Building level (Defeated F.A.N.G, regularly fights with Sakura and could confront the likes of Zangief and Zeku. Stronger than R. Mika, Rashid and Ibuki)
Durability: Small Building level (Able to withstand hits from F.A.N.G, Zangief and Sakura. More durable than R. Mika and Ibuki)
Stamina: Superhuman (Fought with Dhalsim for so many rounds that Birdie lost the count. Claims of being able to endure 1000 fights against Birdie per day)
Range: Standard melee range, up to twelve-thousand kilometers via the "Ruler's Staying Hand", Planetary with the Red Spider-Lily satellite.
Standard Equipment: Fghting Gloves
Optional Equipment: The Red Spider-Lily satellite
Intelligence: Genius (An exceptional fighter and businesswoman despite her young age. The sum of all her accomplishments in martial arts is equivalent to 100 dan and 8 kyu[4] in the Japanese ranking system. With all her knowledge she created and mastered the Kanzuki-ryu fighting style, which is based on an array of strikes, throws and reversals, keeping the opponent guessing by varying the speed of the attacks and make themsecond-guess their own choices. Such style is borne as a a mix of styles from both inside and outside Japan such as Judo, Sambo, and Bajiquan[4]. She is also specialized in the esoteric arts and secret moves of the Kanzuki household, mastering secret techniques such as the "Kanzuki-ryu kata of unyielding resistance" and the "Ruler's Staying Hand". Her skill and strength allowed her to overwhelm skilled fighters such as R. Mika, Rashid, Ibuki and the Shadaloo elite assassins Marz and Enero. She can also fight evenly with martial arts masters such as Ken, F.A.N.G, Zangief, Dhalsim, Zeku and Sakura, and she even went fist to fist with M. Bison. She overthrew her father Kanzuki Daigenjuro from the lead of the Kanzuki Zaibatsu, stealing his stock and still preventing him from taking his role back. She now runs a global super corporation, which is even wealthier than the Masters family. She is a firm and capable leader, who can take quick but efficient decisions, as she has demonstrated when she devised a way to investigate the intrusion of Shadaloo in her satellite and a plan to stand against the entire criminal organization and ultimately vanquish it by guiding the world's best fighters)
Weaknesses: She is short-tempered in some degree, and has a big ego.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Tsumujigari: Karin performs a short turn hop, extending her leg to deliver a spin kick toward her opponent.
- Ku-Renge: During a jump, Karin performs an open handed thrust and then lands a palm strike to knock the opponent to the ground
- Hajotsui: Karin parries her opponent's arm aside and thrusts her shoulder into her opponent, sending them flying
- Arakuma Inashi: Karin grabs the oppnent's arm, steps underneath and flips them over, causing them to land on their back. Karin can alos deliver two knee strikes before throwing the opponent
- Mujinkyaku: Karin performs a quick two-legged split kicks
- Ressen Ha ("Violent Massacre Crush"): Karin leaps and spins in an arc towards the opponent, swinging her arms downward. This attack can be followed by Senha Kusabi (Karin slides toward the opponent, sweeping them off of their feet) or by Senha Resshu (Karin somersaults toward the opponent. When she is close enough, she performs a handstand on top of the opponent's head. Karin then lands with both of her knees into the opponent's head, driving them to the ground)
- Kanzuki-Ryu Hokojutsu Seppo: Karin dashes toward the opponent. She can follow up with Tenko (An upward palm strike) or Orochi (A strike delivered with the back)
Kanzuki-Ryuu Shinpikaibyaku
Kanzuki-Ryuu Kou'ou Ken
- Kanzuki-Ryu Hadorokushiki Hasha no Kata ("Kanzuki-Style Stream of the Supreme Road Formula Six: Champion's Form"): Karin starts with and elbow strike, followed by a palm strike to the midsection of her opponent. Next, she delivers knee strike to her opponent. Karin then grabs her opponent and twirls them in place like vertical helicopter propellers. When they come to a stop, she hits them with a thrusting palm strike to her opponent's midsection, sending them shooting to the wall
- Yasha Gaeshi ("Yaksha Return"): After blocking an attacks, Karin counters it with a powerful elbow strike
- Meioken ("Bright/Wisdom King Fist"): Karin lunges forward with a devastating palm strike
- Fudo Sosho: Karin performs a two-handed pushing-motion palm strike to the opponent's midsection. This attack can also be used to cancel projectiles
- Kanzuki-Ryu Guren No Kata ("Kanzuki-Style Form of Crimson Lotus"): Karin channels her ki and gains access to the Guren Ken (Two fast palm strikes), along with the possibility to follow up with any of her special moves
- Tenha No Kata: Karin channels her ki into her hands gains access to a more powerful version of her Yasha Gaeshi. If Karin blocks a low attack, she counters with Yasha Gaeshi Chi, a low palm strike that puts the opponent in a crumpling state. If Karin blocks a high attack, she performs Yasha Gaeshi Ten, a strike delivered with both hands which sends the opponent flying
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References
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
Frost (Mortal Kombat) Frost's Profile (Cyborg Frost used, starting distance was 5 meters, and speed was equalized)
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
Discussions
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