shoto

noun2

1. •
   In the Street Fighter series, either of the playable characters Ryu and Ken; by extension, several characters with similar attacks.

   • No one else as an invincible uppercut. Why should Ryu/Ken. Why should you be magically freed of this "annoyance" if you pick a shoto character? — 1997
2. •
   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.

   • The shoto character’s strength would be his wide toolset, which would give him an answer to almost any situation while not exceeding in any of them. — 2016