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That anti-air dragon punch move used by the "Shotos" in the Street Fighter series. Despite having almost legendary status, it really is just throwing an uppercut and jumping in the air. Try it at home. You can probably do it. Its not really that amazing in practice except on online matches/arcade machines.
Bad Shoto Player: I'm really good with Ryu! Hadouken! Hadouken! Hadouken!
Veteran Street Fighter Player: Stop fireball-spamming! (jumps over fireballs)
Bad Shoto Player: Haha you jumped! Shoryuken!
Veteran Street Fighter Player: (Proceeds to shoryuken uppercut nOOb until he runs his 12-year old ass out of the room.
(n.) The super-powerful form of Ryu's Shoryuken technique. When not used at extremely close range it deals mediocore damage, but if used at such a range it deals horrendously massive damage (Somewhere around 1/3 of a full health bar, on average).
"I was doing good, I almost had him beat, and then he busts out the Shin-shoryuken and whoops my sorry ass."
A devastating SUPER HARD 3 Hit upper-cut by Ryu that delivers and exaggerated amount of damage! The uppercut literally breaks the opponents molars and teeth and sends them at least 20ft airborne!
Ryu: C'mon Ken! I dare you to jump at me!
Ken: God i hope ryu dosen't pwN me agaiN!
Ken Jumps...
Ryu: (HAHA!) METSU ShoRYUKEN! Ken gets launched... Ken gets owned as usual... :(
A flowchart scrub (in Street Fighter) that will immediately Shoryuken or some kind of uppercut-like technique as soon as they get up from being knocked down.
Ken: *Grabs*
Ryu: *Falls to the ground*
Ken: "Wait till he gets up, then i--"
Ryu: "SHORYUKEN!!1!"
Person Playing the Game: "Damn dude, get out of shoryuken rehab."