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{{General CVG character |namepoophead |image=[[File:Super X Gouki.jpg|200px]] |caption=Akuma in ''[[Street Fighter II|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', drawn by Bengus. |series=''[[Street Fighter]]'' |firstgame=''[[Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' |artist=Bengus |creator=Noritaka Funamizu |voiceactor=[[Keith Burgess]] (''SF Alpha: The Movie'', ''SF Alpha: Generations'')<br>[[David Kaye]] (TV series)<br>[[Dave Mallow]] (''SF IV'') |japanactor=[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (''SF Alpha'' series, ''SF III'' series, ''SF EX'' series, ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' series, ''SNK vs. Capcom'' series, ''CFE'', ''Namco X Capcom'', ''SF Alpha: The Animation'')<br>Taketora (''SF IV'')<br>[[Daisuke Gōri]] (''SF Alpha: Generations'')<br>[[Yasunori Matsumoto]] (''SF Alpha: Generations'' (young)) |liveactor=[[Joey Ansah]] (short film) [[Ernest Reyes, Sr.]] (arcade game) |inuniverse={{Street Fighter character |birthplace= {{JPN}} |fightingstyle=''SF IV:'' Unknown<ref>''Street Fighter IV Master Guide'', p. 23</ref> }}}} '''Akuma''' (in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], "[[devil]]") known in [[Japan]] as {{nihongo|'''Gouki'''|豪鬼|Gōki}}, is a [[video game]] [[fictional character|character]] from the ''[[Street Fighter (series)|Street Fighter]]'' series of [[fighting game]]s. Akuma made his debut in ''[[Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'' as a [[secret character]] and hidden [[Boss (video games)|boss]]. In the storyline of the ''Street Fighter'' video games, he is the younger brother of [[Gouken]], [[Ryu (Street Fighter)|Ryu]] and [[Ken Masters|Ken]]'s sensei. In some games he also has an enhanced version named '''Shin Akuma''', or {{nihongo|'''Shin Gouki'''|真・豪鬼||the "true Gouki"}} in Japanese. ==Character design== Akuma has red hair, wears [[prayer beads]] around his neck, a charcoal gray [[dōgi]] and a piece of twine around his waist in lieu of an [[obi]]. The [[kanji]] 'ten' (天) - meaning "sky/heaven", (all in the spiritual sense) - can be seen on his back when it appears during certain win animations. Shin Akuma's appearance is very similar to Akuma's; for example, in the Street Fighter Alpha series, Shin Akuma had a purple [[gi]] instead of a gray one and marginally lighter tone. ==Gameplay== Akuma's play style incorporates the trademark techniques of Ryu and Ken, the series' protagonists, only noticeably stronger in comparison along with additional techniques. As the franchise expanded, the three characters have been differentiated somewhat while still retaining their common techniques (e.g. different regular attacks, throws, Super moves). ==Video games appearances== ===''Street Fighter'' series=== Akuma made his debut in ''[[Super Street Fighter II#Super Street Fighter II Turbo|Super Street Fighter II Turbo]]'', the fifth and final arcade iteration of the ''Street Fighter II'' games, where he appears as a hidden character. After meeting certain requirements, Akuma appears prior to the player's final match with [[M. Bison]] and obliterates M. Bison before challenging the player. In the Japanese arcade version of the game, Akuma would introduce himself to the player before the match, proclaiming himself to be {{nihongo|the "Master of the Fist"|拳を極めし者|Kobushi o Kiwameshi Mono}}. He also has two endings in the game as well: one for defeating M. Bison, and another against himself. While these endings were omitted from the international releases of the arcade game, they were edited into one ending and included in the English localization of ''[[Super Street Fighter II#Ports|Super Turbo Revival]]'' for the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Shin Akuma is, however, an unlockable playable character in the Game Boy Advance version of the game, ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival'', as well as the Japan-only [[Dreamcast]] version of the game, ''Super Street Fighter II X for Matchmaking Service''. In the latter version, another version of Akuma referred to as ''Tien Gouki'' can also be selected, which is essentially Shin Akuma with a super bar. Akuma appears in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha|Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams]]'' once again as a hidden opponent and unlockable character. His backstory remains the same as in ''Super Turbo''. Akuma was added to the immediate roster in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 2]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]'', with a powered-up version of the character named "Shin Akuma" appearing as a hidden opponent. The character's relation with other ''Street Fighter'' characters begins to be fleshed out, establishing rivalries with [[List of characters in the Street Fighter series#Adon|Adon]], [[Gen (Street Fighter)|Gen]], and Ryu. Shin Akuma, rather than "Final Bison", is Evil Ryu's final boss in the console versions of ''[[Street Fighter Alpha 3]]''. Akuma was featured in the ''[[Street Fighter III]]'' sub-series beginning with ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack''. Like in his debut in ''Super Turbo'', Akuma is both a secret opponent who serves as an alternate final boss and unlockable character, with the CPU-controlled version being the "Shin Akuma" incarnation introduced in ''Alpha 2''. He is a regular character in ''Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future''. He performs a new move, unseen, during his ending, the ''Tensho Kaireki Jin'', which appears in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' as his second Ultra Combo. Akuma reappears in ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'', once again as a hidden boss in the single player as well as an unlockable secret character in both arcade and home console versions. In ''[[Super Street Fighter IV]]'', Akuma uses a brand new move as his second ultra, ''Demon Armageddon'', possibly due to conflicting time-line issues if he had ''Kongou Koku Retsu Zan'' or ''Tensho Kaireki Jin''. In the move, Akuma kicks his foe into the air, and follows up with an intense ''Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku, ''with his trademark kanji appearing in the background. Shin Akuma also returns as a hidden boss, the ability to perform ''Zankou Hadoken''s without the need of an EX-Bar and the ''Shin Shun Goku Satsu'' goes faster and across the whole screen in addition to taking less damage yet dealing more. ===Other games=== Akuma has appeared in some form or another through many Capcom games outside the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. The first of these appearances was in the fighting game ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]'', where Akuma (in his ''Super Turbo'' incarnation) appears as a hidden character. He also appears in Marvel Super Heroes as part of the hidden character, Anita's arsenal as she can use a sword and summon one of Akuma's moves and his sprite from XMEN:COTA briefly appears as a special move is performed. He would appear in the later [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]-licensed fighting games (see ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom (series)|Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' series), including in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'', where he also appears in mechanized form as "[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter#Cyber Akuma|Cyber Akuma]] ({{nihongo|Mech Gouki|メカ豪鬼|Meka Gouki}} in Japanese), a version of Akuma enhanced by [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]], acting as the final boss. Additionally, he can perform Shun Goku Satsu in the air, setting up devastating air combos. In ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes]]'', Akuma appears as an alternate fighting style of Ryu. He is also an unlockable character in the humorously toned [[Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix]]. In the ''[[SNK vs. Capcom (series)|SNK vs. Capcom]]'' series, Akuma appears in ''Capcom vs. SNK'' and ''SVC Chaos'' as both regular Akuma and as version of "Shin Akuma". In ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'', a different form of Shin Akuma appears. This form of Akuma achieves a new level of power when a dying [[Rugal Bernstein]] pours his Orochi power into him. His name is spelled in Japanese as {{nihongo2|神・豪鬼}}, with the "Shin" character meaning "God". He also appears in ''[[Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo]]'', ''[[Pocket Fighter]]'', and in ''[[Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness|Cyberbots]]'' as a mecha named "Zero Gouki" in the console versions released in Japan. Also, various version of Akuma have appeared in the ''[[SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash]]'' series. ==In other media== Although the character was not featured in the [[1994 in film|1994]] live action [[Street Fighter (film)|''Street Fighter'' movie]], Akuma appears in ''[[Street Fighter: The Movie (arcade game)|Street Fighter: The Movie]]'', the arcade game based on the movie developed by [[Incredible Technologies]] as a regular selectable character (portrayed by [[Ernie Reyes Sr.]]). He also appears in the Capcom-developed home version of the same game as a hidden character. Akuma also made cameo appearances in ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'' (where he can be seen in the [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] scene), and in several episodes of the Japanese TV series ''[[Street Fighter II V]]''. Actor/martial artist [[Joey Ansah]] played Akuma/Gouki in the short film [[Street Fighter: Legacy]]. Akuma's first speaking appearance in animation was in an episode of the American [[Street Fighter (TV series)|''Street Fighter'' animated series]] titled "Strange Bedfellows", in which Akuma traps [[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]] and [[M. Bison (Street Fighter)|M. Bison]] on his island, forcing the two sworn enemies to team up. He reappears in another episode, "The World's Greatest Warrior", in which he defeats Ryu and Ken's master Gouken, and challenges Gouken's two students to a duel. Akuma also figures prominently in the Japanese [[Original video animation|OVA]] ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation]]'', where Ryu's encounters with Akuma triggers the "Dark Hadou" in Ryu. Akuma is also the central focus in the OVA ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: Generations]]'', which explores his past and ties the character's past with Ryu's. In the English dub of ''Alpha: Generations'', the character is addressed by his Japanese name Gouki, instead of Akuma like in the international versions of the games. In ''Alpha: Generations'', Ryu is hinted to be the biological son of Akuma. In [[Imaginationland]], an [[Emmy]]-winning [[South Park]] episode, a representation of the character, along with Sagat, another character from the series, is included in several shots alongside other noted imaginary villains. In this episode he is defeated by [[Popeye]]. At [[DREAM 8]] welterweight grand prix round one [[Lithuanian people|Lithuanian]] [[mixed martial artist]] [[Marius Zaromskis]] dressed up as Akuma during his entrance for his fight with [[Seichi Ikemoto]]. He went on to win a Unanimous decision <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mmacube.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=235:dream-8-marius-zaromskis-dresses-up-as-akuma&catid=51:humor&Itemid=104|title=DREAM. 8 - Marius Zaromskis dresses up as Akuma|work=MMA Cube}}</ref> and later the entire Welterweight tournament. [[UDON Entertainment]]'s line of ''[[Street Fighter (comic book)|Street Fighter]]'' comics sets Akuma into a role similar to the one he filled in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', acting as an antagonist for Ryu's dark desires. Akuma begins the series by killing his brother and Ryu and Ken's master (Gouken) in battle. This action is what sets Ryu on the path of vengeance, swearing to find and fight Akuma in his master's name. Because of this, Ryu must confront his darkest and most hated side, which is something Akuma has hoped would happen. Akuma emerges at the end of the first arc (in issue #6) and engages Ryu and Ken, which he easily dominates. It is here that he first tastes Ryu's lust for victory and sees that his intent of bringing out Ryu's corrupt spirit is bearing fruit. Rather than kill him, he tells Ryu to seek him out at the next Street Fighter tournament. Prior to the series, Akuma had a skirmish with an assassin named Gen. Because this fight took place years ago, Akuma had yet to fully embrace his killing desire (the ''Satsui no Hadō'') and could not overcome Gen. However, Gen's most powerful technique did not fell Akuma and because of this, he was spared out of pure intrigue. Akuma and Gen vowed to fight once more but due to time and disease crippling Gen, it was not to be (the two do meet one final time during the comics but it is not a full-fledged fight, as both participants note). Ryu seeks out Gen due to his connection to Akuma but determines that Gen's philosophies to not agree with his own. During the final series of comics, ''Street Fighter II Turbo'', Akuma makes his final appearance at the grand finals of the Street Fighter tournament, stepping between Ryu and M. Bison. Bison is enthused at the potential of Akuma's power and chooses to fight him, which ends fatally for Bison when Rose's spirit interferes and Akuma seals his soul with his ''Shun Goku Satsu'' technique. With Bison out of the way, Akuma is free to fight Ryu, which he does as Shadaloo island begins to sink beneath the sea. The battle favors Akuma but as he is about to defeat Ryu, Gouken's spirit is returned to the living world and he intervenes to finish the fight. The end of this battle is not seen as Shadaloo island is consumed by the ocean and Ryu is transported from the island by [[Dhalsim]]. ==Promotion and reception== In the January 30, 1997 issue of ''Gamest'' magazine in Japan, Akuma appeared in the Top 50 Characters of 1996. He ranked at No. 37 sharing the spot with two other characters.<ref name=gamest10th>{{cite journal |last=Ishii |first=Zenji |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1996 |month=December |title=第10回ゲーメスト大賞 |journal=Gamest Magazine |volume=188 |issue= |pages=pg. 46 |id= |url=http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v188.html |accessdate=2008-12-28 |quote= }}</ref> He was 11th in [[Game Daily]]'s Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time with comments from editor Robert Workman focused on his design and abilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-25-capcom-characters-of-all-time?page=15|date=26 September 2008|author=Workman, Robert|title=Top 25 Capcom Characters of All Time|publisher=[[Game Daily]]|accessdate=2009-10-23}}</ref> [[IGN]] ranked Akuma at number five in their "Top 25 Street Fighter Characters" article, noting his role as a recognizable "bad guy" in the series.<ref>[http://stars.ign.com/articles/895/895030p1.html Top 25 Street Fighter Characters - The Final Five]. [[IGN]]. Retrieved on 15 August 2008</ref> In another article from the same site, Ryan Clements commented that Akuma had one of the strongest movesets from ''Street Fighter IV'', noting his techniques, apart from being able to do a reasonable damage to the opponent, look stylish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/952/952263p1.html|date=6 March 2009|title=Street Fighter IV: Akuma|author=Clements, Ryan|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> He also ranked 9th in the "Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time" from Game Daily, with the writer commenting how different is he from Ken and Ryu despite their similar appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-20-street-fighter-characters-of-all-time/?page=12|date=5 June 2000|title=Top 20 Street Fighter Characters of All Time|publisher=[[Game Daily]]|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> [[Gamespy]] named him one of the "25 Extremely Rough Brawlers" in video gaming, praising the brutality of his fighting style.<ref>{{cite web |title=25 Extremely Rough Brawlers |url=http://www.gamespy.com/articles/100/1008184p1.html |author=Staff |publisher=[[Gamespy]] |accessdate=2009-08-13 |date=11 August 2009}}</ref> [[GameSpot]] commented that Akuma is "the most profilic character" in the ''Street Fighter'' series due the large number of appearances his character had since ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo''. He was also noted to be the most powerful character to be added to such series, while his Shin Akuma state was commented to be "a truly unstoppable force" due to all the special moves he has.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/vgs/universal/sfhistory/char_akuma.html|title=The History of Street Fighter: Akuma|publisher=GameSpot|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> Jeff Keely from Gaming Age said Akuma's introduction in ''Street Fighter III 2nd Impact'' was a big improvement for the game, noting him to be "everybody's favorite bad boy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gaming-age.com/cgi-bin/reviews/review.pl?sys=dreamcast&game=sf3_12|author=Keely, Jeff|date=5 June 2000|title=Street Fighter III- Double Impact|publisher=Gamingage.com|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * Akuma's [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_II/Characters/Akuma SF2], [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha/Characters/Akuma SFA], [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_III/Characters/Akuma SF3], [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_EX/Characters/Akuma SFEX], [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom/Characters/Akuma MvC], and [http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_IV/Characters/Akuma SF4] entries at [http://strategywiki.org/ StrategyWiki.org] * [http://www.streetfighterfever.com/street-fighter-content/street-fighter-character-biographies/akuma/"Akuma Biography On Street Fighter Fever.com"] {{Major Street Fighter Characters}} [[Category:1994 introductions]] [[Category:Street Fighter characters]] [[Category:Fictional characters with superhuman strength]] [[Category:Fictional characters who can teleport]] [[Category:Fictional karateka]] [[Category:Video game bosses]] [[Category:Fictional murderers]]
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