Shoryuken is the signature rising dragon punch performed by Ryu and Ken in Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series, first introduced in the original Street Fighter. The Japanese name translates roughly as rising dragon fist, and the shouted move name became inseparable from the uppercut itself. As Street Fighter II brought the series to arcades and homes worldwide in the early 1990s, the move and its cry became one of gaming's most recognisable attacks. It later spread through gameplay videos, remixes and memes, where the shout alone can signal a powerful rising strike.