The Street Fighter series is seminal to the fighting game as it is known today. Many tropes, mechanics, and various other aspects that enjoy wide usage today originate in Street Fighter and Street Fighter 2. But sometimes certain tropes feel most utilized within the game itself. One such example is the "shotokan" or "shoto" characters. Rooted in the incorrect naming of the ansatsuken (the assassin's fist, eventually confirmed to be the actual name of the fighting style) that Capcom USA provided, it has since been used as a term for well-rounded characters and remains a popular archetype.