Name: Akuma, alternatively known as Gouki.
Age: Unknown, presumably somewhere in the 40's-50's range.
Gender: Male
Appearance: See above
Back ViewNot Shown: His hair being slightly grayed due to age.
World of Origin: Street Fighter, around Street Fighter 3 in terms of Timeline.
Personality:
Behold, the wiki!History:
It's basically just a long list of fights.Abilities:
Ansatsuken/Assassination Fist: The 'pure' form of the martial art taught by the late Goutetsu, Akuma's prowess in this style makes him a terror to face in battle. While the techniques he utilizes are many and varied, a list of the more noteworthy ones will be provided.
- Gohadoken/Great Surge Fist: Akuma channels the Satsui no Hado to project a 'fireball' from his hands. In addition to the 'standard' version, Akuma can perform a number of variants:
- Zanku Hadoken/Slashing Air Surge Fist: Fired from an angle in mid-air, otherwise identical to the Gohadoken.
- Shakunetsu Hadoken/Scorching Heat Surge Fist: Imbued with thermal energy, causing any target struck by it to catch fire.
- Both the Gohadoken and Zanku Hadoken possess amplified versions known as the Messatsu Gou Hadou/Annihilating Great Surge and Tenma Gou Zankuu/Sky Demon Great Slashing Void, respectively. They're just bigger and killier versions of the originals.
- Goshoryuken/Great Rising Dragon Fist: A jumping uppercut to the chest, capable of launching an opponent into the air. The amplified Messatsu-Goshoryu/Annihilating Great Rising Dragon is instead 3 consecutive uppercuts.
- Tatsumaki Zankukyaku/Tornado Slashing Air Leg: A tornado-like spin kick that somehow allows the user to achieve horizontal movement. When empowered into Messatsu Gou Rasen/Annihilating Great Spiral, it carries both the user and the target into the air. Akuma has strong leg muscles, it seems.
- Kongou Kokuretsuzan/Vajra Province Rending Slash: Akuma charges his fist with energy before slamming it into the ground, followed by a lightning bolt striking the ground, and finally an explosion of energy. At full strength, it is capable of tearing small islands asunder. However, use of its full strength is taxing, and Akuma prefers to use a weaker version. This usually limits it to destroying small houses or equivalent structures.
- Ashura Senku/Fighting Demon Flashing Air: A short-ranged teleport of sorts, Akuma renders himself intangible before sliding forwards or backwards, allowing him to phase through solid objects and people. He is still visible and technically 'there' while doing so, allowing anyone capable of striking intangible objects to hit him.
- Raging Demon/Shun Goku Satsu/Flash Prison Murder: The ultimate killing technique, allowing Akuma to strike an opponent's very soul. It consists of him using Ashura Senku to slide towards the opponent, grab them, and perform a series of strikes. However, there are limitations. The technique is rather slow to initiate, allowing fast targets to flee or avoid the attack. In addition, it requires that the target possess a soul to work. Zombies, automatons, and other non-living entities will survive, although the strikes will still cause damage. Even if one does possess a soul, there is a counter-measure. By emptying one's self of emotion and thought, a target can survive the technique.
Note: Beings with exceptionally strong souls can survive the Raging Demon, though not without injury.
Satsui no Hado/Surge of Murderous Intent: The source of Akuma's inhuman power, born from humanity's natural violent instinct. By harnessing this, Akuma 'transcends his humanity,' granting him superhuman physical attributes and the ability to perform the Raging Demon (among other techniques). Side-effects such as mental alterations are mostly noted in the Personality section.
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