Love how the little fact that Akuma sells fruit on the side to pay for his expenses humanizes him that much more

@thechevyferrari9559

22 күн бұрын

I like that he doesn’t beat up rich people for money or steal or something, that feels more EVIL. He just grows fruit. Fruit of HATE AND DEATH AND TART SUBTLE FLAVORS!!!

@goead

22 күн бұрын

What do you mean expenses? He lives in a cave

@LukeyMia4

22 күн бұрын

If Akuma owns a smartphone in SFVI, his only contacts would be Ryu and Elena lmao

@ducklett01god

22 күн бұрын

​@@LukeyMia4 "hey ryu I'm home alone come over and fight"

@NeutralGuyDoubleZero

22 күн бұрын

​@goead Still needs money for food and travel. Do you think Akuma just swims across the entire ocean lol?

Akuma selling fruits in the street "Satsui no Avocado"

@wadesloan

21 күн бұрын

good one 🤣

@mythosinfinite6736

12 күн бұрын

the killing avocado

@MasterCode86

12 күн бұрын

@@mythosinfinite6736 "you will feel the pain of the satsui no avocado!"

Akuma working for his daily bread is something I thought would never see.

@Railgun_Enjoyer

22 күн бұрын

I mean, hey, man's gotta eat... and pay travel expenses.

@pigglesgoomshby7249

22 күн бұрын

And did you see all those candles in his cave, bro’s gotta be buying all of those in bulk

@davidsentanu7836

22 күн бұрын

​@@pigglesgoomshby7249 He made them using the fat of lesser warriors he defeated.

@GoldGuard

22 күн бұрын

It would be hilarious if instead of a merchant being in his location, in World Tour, he doubles as the merchant and sells you fruits and stuff

@fabiosonhandogrande1697

14 күн бұрын

​@@GoldGuardHell yeah

Akuma looks like a monster in the Alpha anime. He’s pretty much Ryu’s version of Broly.

@MegaTomPlays

22 күн бұрын

That's the best way I've seen that put

@tatsumakivee4201

22 күн бұрын

Majin Vegeta ong

@leithaziz2716

22 күн бұрын

Akuma but this time he's W I D E

@SuperPeterok

22 күн бұрын

I wonder if Akuma and Broly would get along?

@chiefbawor_thegr8966

22 күн бұрын

​@@SuperPeterok Probably not. Z Broly is a sadistic monster who likes to kill people while Akuma is a warrior with a code of honor that while seems strange to most people, doesn't exactly make him evil (despite him bragging as such in some of his win quote, but that's probably because he accessed Satsui no Hado so much, idk). Maybe Super Broly, but we don't know if Akuma will encourage Super Broly to control his rage or let him use said rage to be more powerful so he can have the best fight in his life

"You are Ken Masters" It's rather funny how much Ken and Max have started looking like each other in recent years, face mods or not.

Fun fact :akuma isn't mean to kids or women such as Elena from 3rd strike because if her childlike nature,she seems to actually keep akuma calm somehow .

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

So that is why there are some fanarts of Elena with Akuma together. Those are really charming... But we also need some NSFW art 😈 Edit: I REGRET NOTHING!

@shoken4421

22 күн бұрын

@@meganinten0078 you fool you will bring the wrath of rule 34 on us all! Jkjk

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

​@@shoken4421😆🤣 Have a nice day

@shoken4421

22 күн бұрын

@@meganinten0078 you too bro thanks for the laugh

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

@@shoken4421 You are welcome 😄

One of the coolest things if you happen to beat Akuma in the arcade is when the end credits are showing with all the characters, usually the one you played will be the last to be shown. But instead of that, the one will be shown is the "kill cam" of how you beat Akuma. It's a nice little touch and incentive for beating him.

@ggbhtg

22 күн бұрын

Akuma kill screen coming up

Akuma is bad guy but he’s not a bad guy

@leithaziz2716

22 күн бұрын

"I may be bad guy, but that don't make me a bad guy"

@NightSprinter

22 күн бұрын

"I Understood That Reference.."

@js1879

21 күн бұрын

Hes definitely gone turbo

Max is killing it with this intro that shows Akuma, Street fighter 6, beating up all the past games that he co-started in with the raging demon.

@treezy7593

22 күн бұрын

I agree its sick but im pretty sure thats the sfv raging demon

@AccelSternritter

22 күн бұрын

That's SFV Raging Demon, which is actually the best one imo

@kamenrangerzeo8251

22 күн бұрын

Akuma in the intro that Max has is from street fighter 6, probably from SFV mode, he is just using a SFV raging demon for it.

@masteroak7474

21 күн бұрын

@@kamenrangerzeo8251 No, Akuma looks like that in SFV. One of his alt colours gives him the white hair.

@HazzardousEco

21 күн бұрын

I'm convinced one of his editors, namely Brunty, is the one that did that intro

Akuma is the earliest "I can unlock Sonic in Melee"

@ronaldmaday

21 күн бұрын

It was only a few years ago when I found out that that was an April Fool’s joke. I miss that era of gaming where you could do rumors and jokes like that. 😅

That little piece of lore for Akuma is one of my favorite things. He's a demon, fighting and killing for his own dark power but even then he just sells fruit and things to get money for his travels. Shows he desires power but gets it from fighters not murdering random people.

@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai

22 күн бұрын

It's another aspect alongside his moral code that makes him my favorite character. He's not evil like bison. He's a dark character, but he doesn't canonically succumb to it which is what I love about him.

@davidsentanu7836

22 күн бұрын

​@@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai Satsui no Hado is "murderous intent," not necessarily evil. Just like a cat beating a mouse to death. Not really evil, just murderous.

@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai

22 күн бұрын

@@davidsentanu7836 primal darkness in a way. Love that analogy.

@JaceAce22

21 күн бұрын

I think it says a lot about his discipline and dedication to fighting. Like, fighting is all he is about. The rest of the world is not in his way, he just seeks challenge in fighters who COULD be like him.

@shadowvincent8718

21 күн бұрын

"Professionals have standards"

If I recall correctly, the people making the SFII animated movie didn't even know about Akuma until way later in development (because, y'know, he was such a mysterious character) so that's why he only appears as a static background character, because that was the only way they could've added him in the movie at that point, they just painted him on a cel sitting and selling fruit and placed them on a random background.

13:48 This moment right here when I first saw it on Twitter was absolutely priceless, and Max's reaction is practically the cherry on top. "YOU(holds breath and explodes)...FUCKING JESUS CHRIST!!!"

That kissing art was not expected AT ALL

@glaive616

21 күн бұрын

But much appreciated.

In the anime OVA Street Fighter Alpha Generations, it's heavily implied that Ryu is Gouki's son, in a very much Luke/Vader situation. No joke.

@Joey-fm1jh

22 күн бұрын

Oh yeah, I remember hearing about that

@bendoucet8641

22 күн бұрын

It’s the same case with the Street Fighter: the Assassin’s Fist live action as well.

@gogadantes8699

22 күн бұрын

Yeah. He even breastfed him himself with the milk from his pec nipple. Such is Akuma's incredible power.

@crimsonking5986

16 күн бұрын

​@@gogadantes8699 I'm sorry, what now?

@gogadantes8699

16 күн бұрын

@@crimsonking5986 Pec. Nips. Breast. Milk. Did I stutter?

Oh my favorite videogame quote! "You are Ken Master"

@kaiser9321

22 күн бұрын

It’s funny but not intentional, it just replaces Ken for whichever fighter you picked, so you could get Dan Master, Birdie Master, Rose Master, etc

Funny thing about the SFII anime movie appearance is that when it aired on TV or when watched on Fullscreen VHS of the time, he's actually positioned perfectly to be cut out of the frame, making him an even more elusive figure for fans to theorize about. Some fans would see him and swear he was there when they watched it, but when they went looking for him or when telling friends about him, he was no where to be found!

@kadosho02

22 күн бұрын

In the remastered version, the editing team found that footage, and there he is

"you must defeat sheng long to stand a chance" The rumor I'd heard was when Akuma first appeared, people thought he was Sheng Long, Ken and Ryu's supposed master.

In sf 2 V he cameos everywhere, china, Thailand, India, hospital with a broken arm, Vega illuminati restaurant... I think that's it.

I remember that Akuma confusion in the arcade. Same level of hype as Reptile.

13:50 literally stunning at a loss for words You are Ken Been Ken MAX!!!!!!!!!

@slimballs9650

22 күн бұрын

Also 12:43.

1:43 Akuma in an arm sling lmao

@bulb9970

22 күн бұрын

That’s hilarious but also ominous. WHO broke his arm?

@davidsentanu7836

22 күн бұрын

​@@bulb9970 Gouken, probably.

@donttouchmykokoropls5752

22 күн бұрын

Maybe he jacked off too much and broke his arm in the process

@goranisacson2502

21 күн бұрын

As we saw in this episode, he must've run afoul of Birdie. The REAL true power in SFA, apparently...

@glaive616

21 күн бұрын

@@bulb9970Oro of course.

Akuma, M.Bison, and Dan are all playable via code in SFA arcade

@chapel976

21 күн бұрын

Sfa1 Dan rules

3:43 PFFFFFFTTTTT!!! Who made this art? I thought it was an official SF art for a split second.

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

Dexter (Dexter's Lab): The horror...the horror....

@babydino8173

21 күн бұрын

This reminded me of that one fanart of Chris has a yaoi thing with Piers in RE6 or Luke kissing Jaime... I'm not even joking, this is why the entire Capcom fans keeps asking if Chris Redfield was gay or not... and I don't know how to answer this 🤣

Max videos and Sakuras theme just go together like peanut butter and jelly

I think Shin Akuma in SFA2 was the hardest. They even added a mode in one of the rereleases that lets you skip the method to fight him in arcade and just fight him in thr most dramatic stage in A2.

"Akuma on the side of the road, eating oranges" Me and a buddy just happened to notice that while watching. We used to randomly bring it up. "Right but like.. akuma on the side of the road eating oranges though"

I actually experienced the mystique of Akuma after its "era" in Vanilla SF4 Even when you beat the game with everyone there's still 3 character slots. To unlock the rest, you had to play Arcade mode with no continues, get a perfect, and beat Seth with a Super or Ultra and then he'd pop in as a boss and if you beat him, he became playable. That shit was wild.

3:42 Ryu & Ken merge into Akuma That theory again

@pwx9000

19 күн бұрын

Hehe This is the first time I'm hearing that.. 🤣

I remember watching Justin's video when he put it out and, even knowing Akuma was supposed to be brutal, I was stunned by how much he absolutely destroyed tourney players. He really lived up to his "I am power made flesh!" quote. And of course this was before health regen in 6, so he'll be even more terrifying now.

The part of this video where max talks about figuring out enough about the boss fight to feel confident he could eventually win without pure cheese reminds me of when i was going for the Capcom Fighting Collection (2022) achievement for beating every game's arcade mode and how i'd get stuck on hsf2ae or some of the dark stalkers and most of all cyberbots final boss. I spent HOURS stuck on some of these games but only hsf2ae did i HAVE to use pure cheese. I felt super proud of myself when i finally beat cyberbots and pyron through trial and error and practice.

For supposed demon Akuma looks so chill

9:58 I was right outside this area at Texas Showdown 2023 to see what all the buzz was about, and yeah, SFA1 Boss Akuma had people malding lmao

I loved how they had Gouki in the background as a gag character in the anime 😂😂. Also I never knew puzzle fighter is alpha music

@maxamillion dood , in SF Alpha 1 , raging demon input was only LP , LP -> LK . It was in SF Alpha 2 when Capcom added the HP input at the end.

*Back in the day for Sega Saturn port of SF Alpha 1:* I took a VHS tape and recorded the Random select. On the VCR you could see the numbers on the seconds dial. I counted them and was able to go back to the game, counting the seconds to when he showed up, and was LUCKILY able to select Akuma & Bison each. I never did that again and always just used the codes.

7:55 There is another way to fight Akuma in Street Fighter alpha without inputing the code to fight Akuma on the first level: get to the final level with 10 super combo finishes and without continuing.

Man they really loved secret characters back in the day of arcade fighters.

@KuroNoTenno

22 күн бұрын

It's not something modern business practices allow anymore. Even when you can unlock a character, they always put up a DLC with an instant unlock.

Its YOU, KEN MASTER

I love the style of this legacy. Max is such a talented content creator. Truly a beacon of the community ❤

I love ps1 sfa1, I was blown away by the graphics and music. I loved popping the cd in my cd player and listening to hidden tracks. Sure there were bigger alpha games but this one is still my favorite.

This is the best compliment you could get YOU ARE KEN MASTER

That Birdie would turn out to be the only one capable of smackign around Akuma with impunity was NOT what I expected when I started this video. But it amuses me greatly to imagine Birdie as the secret top-tier of the Street Fighter universe, so I'll allow it.

MAAAAN I have been waiting for Akuma since they announced he's coming to SF6. Seeing that trailer was too hype and I have been on these Akuma legacy vids heavy! Leggo 🔥🔥

Loving this series. Thanks Max.

Great stuff Max. Dope Akuma Boss Fight.

That pic of ryu and ken kissing is traumatizing 💀

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

Indeed 😨😵

@dark_nightwing_xl2797

22 күн бұрын

Which one

@alistairblaire6001

22 күн бұрын

Nearly made me spit my drink lmao

@ignaciohayabusa8663

22 күн бұрын

Yeah I need to purge this from my memory. Quite harrowing

@Nine_Baller

22 күн бұрын

@@dark_nightwing_xl2797 the kiss

I hope Max talks about the greatest version of Akuma ever made... Street Fighter the Movie the Game Akuma! He was played by Ernie Reyes Sr. Akuma design in SFTMTG was very 90s and I LOVE IT! His fighting stance is actually cool. His theme in the console version is very underrated 🎵 Finally, flame tatsu 🔥 very ahead of the time

@kaiser9321

22 күн бұрын

I don’t think he has a theme, if he does I’ve never heard it

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

@@kaiser9321 In the Sega Saturn port he has. In fact, I have uploaded it in my channel.

14:24 Ken: SHORYUKEN!! Akuma: No NOOOOOOO!! K.O KEN WINS!! Maximilian Dood: LET'S GO!!

That opening goes hard as good job whoever edited that!

11:32 Akuma: "Behold my mastery of the fist. *...PUNCH."* 👊

"AKUMA is the hardest Capcom boss" Meanwhile Dr. WILY MM7: NOW WORLD IS MINE! Burning status ptsd

5:57 I appreciate the Spongebob sound effect

Every time I fought Akuma or used the 1986 code to pick him. That was always heart pounding fun. Merciless AI AKUMA!

So proud of Max, the Ken master.

It's awesome that in this version of the game, you can go through the game without using a continue (you can lose rounds, unlike Alpha 2) and getting 10 super combo finishes, or just using the code as mentioned.

Akuma killing his opponents is just another Tuesday for him

@justdex721

22 күн бұрын

Nah thats how Bison sees it

I never actually played Alpha 1 until the Alpha Anthology on PS2. I did play Alpha 2 on the SNES back in the day though. Overall I'd have to say that Cyber Akuma in Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter and Shin Akuma in SVC Chaos are probably one of the most toughest versions.

Akuma has found steady work. He was a merchant on the streets selling fruit to a kid.

Max being better than ever after this many years is so impressive. So many classic youtubers have fallen off.

Oh man, I need to stay awake longer, to watch these live! Was not expecting the shout-out!! I will say, as long as you can do standing SPD consistently, it is actually easy. He also gets hit by Birdie's jumping super, and can react to his fireballs with it

WOW!!! You Beat AKUMA On one of the HARDEST Games to Fight Him On Too!! PLUS You Also Took Him Out With Style!! JUST THE WAY Ken Would have Wanted It. (SO GLAD your doing an Akuma LEGACY, SO Awesome!)

Instant Hell Murder sounds so much better than Raging Demon. Raging Demon is so generic.

12:47 You can see Max's face soooo CLEARLY!! Thanks AKUMA!!!

these title card art works are so cool!

3:42 Ayo, what you been looking up Max?? 😮😰

@meganinten0078

22 күн бұрын

Dexter: The horror....the horror....

@EWOODJ

22 күн бұрын

Ask his editor

I played as Akuma for the very first time in my life thanks to the (pretty impressive) Game Boy Color port of this game. Same stuff : he is only "selectable" via random (like Bison and Dan who also where playable in this port). I still got my cartridge and boot it from time to time. The crazy part is you can also use the Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon on GBC using the traditionnal input (LP, LP, forward, LK, HP)

There's a fourth, Demon Flip Command Grab with Kick and the animation for it is SATISFYINGLY BADASS. Almost like a "reverse SPD" level of badass.

I think what's even wilder imo is that, with what's been established as Akuma not holding back with the changes to his moveset when he becomes Shin Akuma, this is still theoretically Akuma holding back

The legacy series are some of the best content ever! Can never get enough of them!

03:43 Max I hate you, cannot unsee 🤣🤣

There's two ways to fight Akuma in Alpha 1 code and normal way To get Akuma you must beat him by fighting him in the "traditional" way (not with the code.) Set the difficulty to level 5 or higher, choose the original color of your character, choose the best of 3 round setting, Finish your opponent with a super at least 8 times and don't at least twice. If you did this all correctly, you'll fight Akuma as your 8th opponent -

man i saw Max just suffer vs Alpha 1 Akuma as Ken mad respect that he won the fight legit and not with cheese moves although the Stun Punish was a hint of cheese

I'm not sure what would ACTUALLY happen if I were to kiss Ken, but i think it would involve Eliza slapping both of us in the face.

Tekken got Kuma... SF got Akuma... AoF got Takuma... 🤔

@sargetyu

22 күн бұрын

Is Takuma Teacher akuma lol Im not being serious

Imagine you turn around and then you see akuma slowly using the demon in your direction

Honestly i could spend hours and hours watching Max talking about videogames, especially fighting games. His knowledge and experience is something that i admire the most from him.

7:16 Bink, bink, bink, bink, bink - Maxmillion 2023 Exactly.

The first _Street Fighter_ I ever owned… and on the Game Boy Color, no less! (Akuma's Lv3 Messatsu Gou Hado did *_SO_* much fargin' damage! 😵‍💫)

I can't wait to pick back up the game I haven't touched since launch week, go straight for Akuma master, and fucking die 1000 deaths in an attempt to learn Akuma.

In the "Player Select" screen highlight Akuma hold start and then press: Down, Down, Right, Down, Right, Down, Down, Down, Left, Down, Left, Down

So what you are saying is, if Akuma reigns supreme in SF6, they will have to add my man Birdie to save the day... I'm all for this! (Great video. Max's pure unfiltered "what the FUCK" had me cackling)

My favorite akuma cameo's were in street fighter 2 V because I bought the box set at Walmart 14 years ago and paused every scene he was in because I'm pretty sure it was every episode.

I think they knew people would want the raging demon if they got to play him, but they didn't want it to be too powerful in case people regularly played him against other players. So they made the input slow so, while it's useless in a vs match, you can fuck around with it in arcade.

14:42 I like that that message made him so happy.

I'm such a fan I have his Demon sign tattoo'd on my arm for life. Love SF since I was a kid me and my older brother use to play SF 2 on Sega, all the way to SF6 what a journey!

These thumbnails are just DOPE dood!

Daaamn, that Gouki art at the end of the vid 🔥🔥🔥

That cover art is phenomenal

akuma just wants to get higher and higher, he dosen't want to destory the world *sometimes* he just wants to be THE guy

Bink bink bink bink bink, Maximilian Dood 2023? I thought we're in 2024? xD

7:16 Editor, my dood, we in 2024.

I love the sakura theme in the background

His interaction with Gen was my favorite part about him. He'd probably fit in with the Yautja.

I came for the Akuma and stayed to see Max become Ken Master.

The fact he flies in and kills your first opponent is so badass. I can’t imagine the hype of doing this accidentally at the height of arcade popularity.

Let's not forget Akuma is also a background character throughout street fighter 2 V the animated series

12:38 I’m fucking dying

There were definitely portable cameras, aka camcorders, you could hold in one hand by 1995, when SF Alpha released in the US. The real issue is that no one was going to carry around a Handicam to a dank, smelly arcade on the off chance someone got lucky and picked Akuma through random select.

2:14 Akumaaaaaa aaaaaah oh yeah finally.