Gouken (Earth-19999)

"ほぅ 面白い相手と巡り会うたわ Hou Omoshiroi aite to meguriauta wa?(Hmm..You shall make an interesting opponent!)"

- Gouken

Gouken (剛拳 Gōken?, "Strong Fist") is a playable protagonist in the Mortal Fighter Series. He is Ryu's adoptive father, Ryu and Jin's martial arts master, as well as Akuma's older brother and Heihachi Michima's old nemesis. Gouken's first actual appearance as a playable character was in Mortal Fighter Kombat as a boss character. He was an unlockable character in the home console version of the game, and has been immediately playable in subsequent iterations such as Mortal Fighter: Ragnarok, where his brother Gouki plays a huge part.