The History of AKUMA - A Street Fighter Character Documentary (1994 - 2021)

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Today, Top Hat Gaming Man looks back at Street Fighter History and takes a look at Akuma and his appearances throughout not just the franchises history, but his Cameos across all of gaming.
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Main Additional Information Sources
streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akuma_(...)
Gameplay Sources
SSF2T Akuma Fight - Diego123 - • Super Street Fighter I...
SSF2T - Video Game Mod Museum - • Street Fighter 2 Turbo...
Street Fighter Alpha - Krizalid99V2 - • Street Fighter Alpha 1...
Street Fighter Alpha 2 - Michaelpf08 - • Video
Street Fighter Alpha 3 - Michaelpf08 - • Street Fighter Alpha 3...
Street Fighter The Movie Game - TheInnocentSinful - • Street Fighter: The Mo...
Xmen Children of the Atom - Krizalid99v2 - • X-Men: Children Of The...
Xmen vs Street Fighter - simplyEGGy - • X-Men VS Street Fighte...
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter - World of Long Plays - • Arcade Longplay [773] ...
Street Fighter 3 2nd Impact - AmitDabydeen - • Street Fighter III 2nd...
Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike - PS5 & Stuff - • Street Fighter 3 Third...
Street Fighter 4 - XGamer 744 - • Ultra Street Fighter I...
Street Fighter 4 - ArcadeGameFreaks - • Ultra Street Fighter 4...
Tekken 7 - The King Zuno - • TEKKEN 7 AKUMA FULL AR...
Street Fighter X Tekken - Sargerus - • Video
Capcom vs SNK - Paradigm Shift - • Capcom vs. SNK Akuma S...
SVC Chaos - The InnocentSinful - • SVC Chaos: SNK VS. Cap...
Street Fighter V - DrewTonyZ - • Street Fighter V Arcad...
Alpha 3 PS1 - M Bizarro - • [TAS] Evil Ryu VS Shin...
Alpha 3 - Dark Noob - • Street Fighter Zero 3 ...
Cyberbots - Mai Shiranui - • Cyberbots Fullmetal Ma...
Super Gem Fighter Minimix - Bizzaro 13 - • Super Gem Fighter Mini...
Street Fighter 3 - NeedleCrash - • Street Fighter III 3SO...
Power Rangers Legacy Wars - Koragg Wolzard WolfThunderRanger - • Power Rangers Legacy W...

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  • @aalgazali01
    @aalgazali013 жыл бұрын

    Akuma deserves to be a guest in an mk game. I could only imagine how grusome his shun goku satsu would be as a fatality or brutality

  • @peterock42

    @peterock42

    2 жыл бұрын

    Brutality would be better

  • @mrdinosaur6495

    @mrdinosaur6495

    2 жыл бұрын

    He’s in tekken 7…

  • @t00tednz00ted

    @t00tednz00ted

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yoooo , The Raging Demon Animality!!

  • @peterock42

    @peterock42

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@t00tednz00ted nice yea that would be dope also

  • @t00tednz00ted

    @t00tednz00ted

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@peterock42 MK isn't ready lol. Any form of Akuma, would overpower any realm lol

  • @Kurumisama
    @Kurumisama3 жыл бұрын

    What blew up my mind was the fact that when they added Akuma into Tekken, he's not just a guest character but part of the canon story

  • @buckbreaker5185

    @buckbreaker5185

    3 жыл бұрын

    That and he's also top tier. They did him justice. He's hard to play too which keeps him from being cheap.

  • @fallenleaves.soicanadornka4931

    @fallenleaves.soicanadornka4931

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@buckbreaker5185 he is not hard but more weird in terms of tekken because he breaks the rules alot

  • @buckbreaker5185

    @buckbreaker5185

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fallenleaves.soicanadornka4931 bs executing his optimal combos is very difficult. Upload a vid of you landing a 90% at TGP or pipe down

  • @Gideon13397

    @Gideon13397

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@buckbreaker5185 Calm down your horses sheesh.

  • @Gideon13397

    @Gideon13397

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fallenleaves.soicanadornka4931 Agree.

  • @drigodamus
    @drigodamus2 жыл бұрын

    I love that Akuma is so whole heartedly trying to find a worthy fight that he travels from game to game looking, even non-SF games…it’s like he’s an obsessed little Sprite that hacks into any game out there.

  • @t00tednz00ted

    @t00tednz00ted

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see him in Samurai Showdown

  • @ElHarmonyV

    @ElHarmonyV

    2 жыл бұрын

    Remember when he fought Asura.

  • @robinkhammo2886

    @robinkhammo2886

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hacks any game you say? like an Akuma Virus!

  • @HaxHaunter

    @HaxHaunter

    Жыл бұрын

    im surprised they didnt carry this over to Smash. we dont even need him playable, just a hidden boss would've been awesome enough.

  • @joshualowe959
    @joshualowe9593 жыл бұрын

    So...Akuma was created by Capcom to be a hidden boss as an apology to all who fell victim to the Sheng Long hoax.

  • @nayyarrashid4661

    @nayyarrashid4661

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know about the hoax but I even wondered who Sheng Long was but lack of internet and other gaming magazine never fuelled my interest in this character. I remember vaguely reading about it years later on magazine or website and was pleasantly surprised.

  • @bastardjustice

    @bastardjustice

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's probably more like they got inspired to make the hoax a reality. Secret game bonuses are a huge thing back then. Especially without the internet, gaming magazines would have a bigger promotion in sales.

  • @ismalali

    @ismalali

    3 жыл бұрын

    As I kid.. the sounds of this game was absolutely EPIC the Arcades & SNES, though toned down.. didn't seem too off to me until I played Hyper Fighting on cabs again years later. I never connected Sheng Long as the Sho-Ryu-Ken, or dragon punch.. that to me sounded like "Ohhhhh-You-Can!!" I just liked saying "You Must Defeat Sheng Long!", & then started to think it was supposed to be Ryu's Sensei. Hurricane kick sounded like Hatek-Tek-TaRek-Tek!.. or something like that. Most sounded like expressions & not real words. I did think Yoga Flame & Yoga Fire was.. Throw the Flame, Throw the Fire. 'Hyper Fighting was extremely popular & such a great successor to Champion Edition & allowed for there to be a balance between Street Fighter II & MK1. 'Hyper Fighting was in the immediate right corner of the arcade, but was replaced by a MK2 Cab? A massive Super Turbo cab was placed in the middle entrance to the arcade. The Ryu, Cammy, Akuma intro seemed epic... But no one played it. I dropped 2 quarters, picked Ken.. inputs seemed off, game seemed broken. I tried again & realized why no one played it, opponents were super cheap & I saw other great players just give up fighting against DJ. Inputs were off, & there was some kind of lag. Super Turbo Ken was majorly toned down from 'Hyper Fighting. MK2 cab had a huge crowd.. Super Turbo went untouched.. though the whispers of what this Ryu like fireball shooting demon character (Akuma) lingered. The Mortal Kombat movie dropped around that time & it was an absolute FINISH HIM to Street Fighter II in that arcade. Went to other countries & everyone was still playing some kind of bootleg of Champion Edition or Hyper Fighting for years. Alpha 2... fighting Shin Akuma with that music.. I believe in Gen stage.. seemed like an Asian Alleyway.. was absolutely epic.

  • @shinakumaforu5107

    @shinakumaforu5107

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nayyarrashid4661 Yeah it was an April fools joke. Heck i even tried to do it in the arcade 😂 obviously didnt work.

  • @Gideon13397

    @Gideon13397

    2 жыл бұрын

    I fell for it though. 😂😭

  • @Tryste
    @Tryste3 жыл бұрын

    let's say it : the special where the whole screen turn dark, showing only hits and coming back with you on the floor is the most badass of the franchise

  • @HighStakesBBall

    @HighStakesBBall

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of all fighting games

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Tiger Could be due to him NOT interested in taking over the world unlike bison,seth,& gill

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Tiger Did u see street fighter assassin's fist?

  • @HeirofDacia

    @HeirofDacia

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's his raging demon super!

  • @karatekid6494

    @karatekid6494

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Tryste He performs the Raging Demon on the action movie Street Fighter - Assassins Fist.

  • @mrmacross
    @mrmacross3 жыл бұрын

    His best appearance outside Street Fighter is Asura's Wrath.

  • @MrNorfor11

    @MrNorfor11

    3 жыл бұрын

    He really missed the ball on that one.

  • @MALAY_TENGU

    @MALAY_TENGU

    3 жыл бұрын

    And Tekken

  • @Cloudcolin

    @Cloudcolin

    3 жыл бұрын

    How about Teppen? The deck card game?

  • @kanedaku

    @kanedaku

    3 жыл бұрын

    I still need to play that. Seen playthroughs though.

  • @filthyfades7075

    @filthyfades7075

    3 жыл бұрын

    Resident evil 2

  • @biking2cruze
    @biking2cruze3 жыл бұрын

    His unquenchable thirst for combat is so great it transcends dimensions! If need be, he will step over from the Street Fighter dimension and into other fighting game dimensions just to hunt down even more prey!

  • @mellomoose_

    @mellomoose_

    2 жыл бұрын

    what a mega chad

  • @ourproblems.oursolutions.4791

    @ourproblems.oursolutions.4791

    2 жыл бұрын

    Let's see him in Mortal kombat!!

  • @leoalcaraz6153
    @leoalcaraz61533 жыл бұрын

    You gotta love capcom; they made Akuma just to make fans around the world happy over a miss translation

  • @kurosbelmont2355
    @kurosbelmont23553 жыл бұрын

    Remember kids, watch Street Fighter : assassins fist. Plenty of lore and history of Akuma and others. Epic movie.

  • @JIX9ISLER1986

    @JIX9ISLER1986

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed

  • @GRP956

    @GRP956

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best live action film of Street Fighter

  • @nayyarrashid4661

    @nayyarrashid4661

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @akilcharles3473

    @akilcharles3473

    3 жыл бұрын

    A real better origin story than Chun-li that's for sure.

  • @mattithegodeatersmashbro1358

    @mattithegodeatersmashbro1358

    2 жыл бұрын

    Better than the Hollywood Street Fighter movie

  • @dartharaneus67
    @dartharaneus673 жыл бұрын

    Akuma's best appearance outside Street Fighter was Asura's Wrath - Lost Episodes 1 & 2 (Akuma appears at the very end of Episode 1 but what an entrance he makes!) The videos are a mix of gameplay and cinematographics and even include his transformation into Oni. Worth a watch!

  • @Saiyanryu
    @Saiyanryu3 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn’t be surprised if Akuma showed up in Dragon Ball FighterZ rather than Smash.

  • @LowellLucasJr.

    @LowellLucasJr.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep and with his Shin Akuma & Oni transformations, he's perfect

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo

    3 жыл бұрын

    If he was in smash,i can see him as an assist trophy doing the raging demon

  • @Mallyumansky

    @Mallyumansky

    3 жыл бұрын

    Super saiyan Akuma would be dope!!

  • @biking2cruze

    @biking2cruze

    3 жыл бұрын

    Careful... He just might...

  • @autobot_jazzman9856

    @autobot_jazzman9856

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LowellLucasJr. You mean oni

  • @EpicLebaneseNerd
    @EpicLebaneseNerd3 жыл бұрын

    i remember he had a very small cameo in the original street fighter 2 animated movie where his just sitting in the street, nothing else.....that was very interesting since at the time of me seeing the movie, i had no idea yet who he was....

  • @o-datsingh7296

    @o-datsingh7296

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man... I was the only guy back in the day pointing that out

  • @KStatus7

    @KStatus7

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't even remember seeing that

  • @o-datsingh7296

    @o-datsingh7296

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KStatus7 u gotta open ya "gaming third eye" young one

  • @taimur74

    @taimur74

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I remember that when dhalsim and ehonda are fighting

  • @j3etu

    @j3etu

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember that. It was just before the fight between Dhalsim and E-Honda

  • @crissy4346
    @crissy43463 жыл бұрын

    I love Shin Akuma. The SFA2 version is my favorite. I always say "when I want to play nice I choose Chun Li, but when I want to be a bully I choose Shin Akuma."

  • @kanedaku

    @kanedaku

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was shin Akuma playable in SFA2? You sure?

  • @KVJ-w7h

    @KVJ-w7h

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kanedaku yeah home version though not the arcade version

  • @elxero2189

    @elxero2189

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh so mean lol

  • @solnocturno
    @solnocturno3 жыл бұрын

    The most hilarious bio about Akuma/Gouki was in pocket fighters, he is training like always until the island starts getting packed with tourists so what does he do? He leaves them alone nd starts fighting around the world instead 🤣

  • @dwaynetherockjohnson2024
    @dwaynetherockjohnson20243 жыл бұрын

    Most badass and iconic character ever (yes even more than Ryu). Love this character documentaries series man! Keep up the good work!

  • @VictorHernandez-nj2lo
    @VictorHernandez-nj2lo3 жыл бұрын

    He was also a hidden final boss in the fan game Street Fighter X Megaman,the game was also supported by capcom

  • @Leynx-Et-Fenrir
    @Leynx-Et-Fenrir3 жыл бұрын

    Akuma Matata... Ain't no passing craze It means no sorry For the rest of your plays It's our Street Fighter philosophy Akuma Matata!

  • @y.cyferfreemoney
    @y.cyferfreemoney Жыл бұрын

    They should make a prequel to Street Fighter and tell the full story Goutetsu and how he was able to master the Dark Hadou and seeing it thru the eyes of Akuma (Gouki) and Gouken. Even making it a good vs evil side of the game in story mode would be dope to see. Viewing the story from the two variants of the Ansatsuken would make the best Street Fighter game in history. You heard it here first if they do it.

  • @MrPomegranX
    @MrPomegranX3 жыл бұрын

    My main was formed over an April Fools joke... THIS IS MESSATSU

  • @retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106

    @retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sheng long in the house!

  • @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    3 жыл бұрын

    LoL

  • @nayyarrashid4661

    @nayyarrashid4661

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 but even then you should watch that youtube video where they actually show Sheng Long

  • @davidepannone6021
    @davidepannone6021 Жыл бұрын

    7:09 that whole exchange was fire. It really looked like two actual masters going at it

  • @matteonoeljordifuriato8202
    @matteonoeljordifuriato82023 жыл бұрын

    everytime someone says "Rayu" a puppy dies

  • @itsjusent8564

    @itsjusent8564

    3 жыл бұрын

    how about rio?

  • @T4G0E

    @T4G0E

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also "Jen" and "Gooken"

  • @TlelocGaming

    @TlelocGaming

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOl Rayu lol

  • @milltymefresh

    @milltymefresh

    3 жыл бұрын

    Make him stop!

  • @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    3 жыл бұрын

    No puppies die here!

  • @joshualowe959
    @joshualowe9593 жыл бұрын

    AKUMA: the character with the most forms and the most popular move, The Raging Demon

  • @jamesburchill7522

    @jamesburchill7522

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dan also has a Raging Demon.

  • @Blit-X-TVLive

    @Blit-X-TVLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesburchill7522 So does Sakura, Guy, Evil Ryu & a few others... Point was he's the one who made it a "thing".

  • @karatekid6494

    @karatekid6494

    3 жыл бұрын

    So does Rogue from Xmen vs Street Fighter. It takes a lot of practice to perform it.

  • @jakelam5089

    @jakelam5089

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesburchill7522 Yeah. But Dan's Shun Goku Satsu does more damage to himself than his opponent

  • @Krendall2

    @Krendall2

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jakelam5089 Depends on the game.

  • @planetdee3587
    @planetdee35873 жыл бұрын

    The best version of Shin Akuma in regards to power for the game he was in was Alpha 2 in my opinion. He had zero negatives and multiple upgrades over normal version.

  • @syndroid

    @syndroid

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shin Akuma in Alpha 2 was hard! I only beat him a few times. He was so punishing, with the increased damage, higher amount of combos and invincibility frames.

  • @mandarinduck5507
    @mandarinduck55073 жыл бұрын

    I highly recommend every sf fan to watch 'street fighter assassins fist'

  • @19zach75

    @19zach75

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! I totally agree. SF: Assassin's Fist is the best adaptation of the Street Fighter story/history of Ryu & Ken, Goutetsu, Gouken & Gouki (before, during, and after he became Akuma). ✊💯

  • @MALAY_TENGU

    @MALAY_TENGU

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, the best akuma in real life

  • @RealJohnMurphy

    @RealJohnMurphy

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was surprised there was no reference to it, given that it's one of Akuma's most prominant appearances.

  • @Incariuz

    @Incariuz

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is indeed great. It's just a shame the World Warrior series they were planning has never come. Really had high hopes they'd take us through all the timelines and stories.

  • @LostChildOfTime
    @LostChildOfTime2 жыл бұрын

    Small fact that wasn’t really known until Street Fighter 4. Because Akuma’s moveset has been a combination of both Ryu and Ken’s strengths as well as Akuma’s own unique abilities, the consequence of picking him in games where he is selectable is that his health pool is smaller. This is true even in the Alpha games but excludes Shin Akuma.

  • @Ho3der

    @Ho3der

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol sounds like your 15. Akuma is the most iconic character in SF alongside Ryu and Ken. He was huge in the 90s.

  • @Stylez-13
    @Stylez-133 жыл бұрын

    Akuma matata - Street fighter 5

  • @germain83

    @germain83

    3 жыл бұрын

    😆 🤣 😂

  • @LowellLucasJr.

    @LowellLucasJr.

    3 жыл бұрын

    🎶What a wonderful phrase... Akuma Mufasa.... Giant Fist in the FAAACCCEE! 🎶

  • @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    @Sho_Ryu_Ken

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LowellLucasJr. LoL. 😂

  • @Veins1
    @Veins13 жыл бұрын

    At some point around SF Alpha 2 it was implied that Akuma was Ryu's father and calling him in the dark Hado side, just like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker.

  • @neohayabusa13

    @neohayabusa13

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you mentioned that. It is also implied in the Street fighter 3 third strike manga Ryu Final. This story is kinda cannon since akuma almost mortally wounded ryu punching through his chest giving him the huge scar you see in him (evil ryu version from Ultra Street fighter 4)

  • @SFNDMK

    @SFNDMK

    3 жыл бұрын

    I always thought they hinted this in assassins fist as well

  • @StreetFighter2010

    @StreetFighter2010

    3 жыл бұрын

    I believe that lore came from Street Fighter Alpha the movie.

  • @Gideon13397

    @Gideon13397

    2 жыл бұрын

    In their Street Fighter 4 rival scene, Akuma says to Ryu: Prepare to your maker.

  • @bedwablackburn
    @bedwablackburn3 жыл бұрын

    One of my fave all time characters. Rough story

  • @Invidente7
    @Invidente73 жыл бұрын

    Remember robo-akuma in Cyberbots? Now THAT'S a rare cameo! And he was the FIRST to challenge the X-men! Aaaand he also was on that american street figther cartoon, but let's just NOT talk about that.

  • @LowellLucasJr.

    @LowellLucasJr.

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree. The only thing AWESOME about him, in that show, was his voice!

  • @syxodude91

    @syxodude91

    3 жыл бұрын

    He also showed up as a silent background character in the 90's anime Street Fighter 2 V

  • @LowellLucasJr.

    @LowellLucasJr.

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@syxodude91 yep at a hospital with a broken arm...WHO DID IT?!

  • @Blit-X-TVLive

    @Blit-X-TVLive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also Street Fighter II V in most episodes.

  • @ChannelTheChange

    @ChannelTheChange

    3 жыл бұрын

    "I'll steal more chi."

  • @steelcurtain187
    @steelcurtain1873 жыл бұрын

    That bit about the wwf magazine cover is wild lol never noticed that

  • @83Chrisaaron

    @83Chrisaaron

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me neither. Great find by Top Hat Gaming Man.

  • @joshualowe959
    @joshualowe9593 жыл бұрын

    7:07 Evil Ryu & Shin Akuma dodging each other's attacks!

  • @TenMillionYearProgram42

    @TenMillionYearProgram42

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was dope

  • @Simeautomatic100

    @Simeautomatic100

    3 жыл бұрын

    *was JUST about to comment that!*

  • @gwinbeer

    @gwinbeer

    3 жыл бұрын

    Made by KZreadr M. Bizzaro. They are TAS videos that play like a movie. His most popular is Shin Akuma vs Ultimate Rugal in CVS2, follow up up is Ryu vs Ken in 3rd Strike

  • @joshualowe959

    @joshualowe959

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gwinbeer CVS2 and 3rd Strike are the most popular 2D fighting games

  • @Simeautomatic100

    @Simeautomatic100

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gwinbeer *Does he have a Rival Schools one too??*

  • @AcornElectron
    @AcornElectron3 жыл бұрын

    Loved it! Keep up the good work fella and stay safe

  • @LucianTheWorldGamer
    @LucianTheWorldGamer3 жыл бұрын

    Great video, I love Akuma and Street Fighter. I even titled my channel after SF2 The World Warrior, the first ever SF game I've played. Thank you for the video!

  • @steelcurtain187
    @steelcurtain1873 жыл бұрын

    Akuma is a total badass. Def my favorite fighter ever.

  • @studog98
    @studog983 жыл бұрын

    watching through the stret fighter character documentaries...love your vids THGM..keep up the great work!!!

  • @thataurus2492
    @thataurus24923 жыл бұрын

    Imagine him being in a Mortal Kombat game ? Do you know how powerful he would be ? Even tho it may never happen

  • @jeffarab4947

    @jeffarab4947

    2 жыл бұрын

    Or just get mugen haha

  • @kyleharrison713
    @kyleharrison7132 жыл бұрын

    You can say what you want about 'Oni', but Shin Akuma in SFA3 was the strongest Akuma. And having to fight 2 of them at once in the World Tour was just bananas.

  • @luckyrockmore2796
    @luckyrockmore27963 жыл бұрын

    I learned something today about one of my favorite childhood franchises. Thank you!

  • @BeB02090
    @BeB020903 жыл бұрын

    Another great one Chap! Thank you for all the awesome content. Anything SF is 👍for me. Hands down, Akuma is one of the greats. One of the greats, as are you Big Daddy Top Hat. Yyyeeaahhhhhh!

  • @adamkahn8645
    @adamkahn86453 жыл бұрын

    Akuma was always my favorite character after he was introduced. I was always obsessed with Ryu but he was too clean.

  • @frankohbk
    @frankohbk3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing work!

  • @desdichado-007
    @desdichado-0072 жыл бұрын

    Sheng Long as Ryu and Ken's master was also directly referenced in the instruction manual to Street Fighter II, at least for the SNES version.

  • @jordiix
    @jordiix3 жыл бұрын

    I dont normally pick up and play as him but i love going against him. specially on high level with that one hit super too always fun to take on. awesome work super intresting man. 😊🖤🇬🇧

  • @jacksmith4460
    @jacksmith44603 жыл бұрын

    I think Akuma's fight with Gen where he lets him live due to him being ill, is lifted from the Kung Fu film "Prodigal Son" where Leung Yee Tai (a wing chun master) is forced to fight a Prince who is roaming China to find worthy opponents, the fight is pretty close, but half way through Leung Yee Tai has an onset of an unspecified illness (breathing shortage) and collapses mid fight, The Prince stops as he feels it would be unfair to win in such circumstances. Spoliers from here on in... He is somewhat a villain in the film, but is not void of morals. Leung Yee Tai is the master to the main character of the film Leung Chang and is murdered by the Prince's guards later in the film (they have been instructed by the King to kill anyone who is a worthy opponent so the Prince,unaware of this , would remain safe. Leung Chang fights the Prince at the end to avenge his master (as the Prince has already put the guards to death for killing Leung Yee Tai. Great film...which I have probably just ruined lool sorry

  • @StewiesRetroGaming
    @StewiesRetroGaming3 жыл бұрын

    Great watch mate. Always loved his move list, one of my go tos when playing SF. One of the few dark style characters I enjoy playing the fighting. Really enjoyed this history journey 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍☕

  • @nathanbowen9204
    @nathanbowen92042 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Enjoyed this immensely. Hope your day is filled with laughter family and friends. I was west with one question what is the word on the back of that fellas jacket and I think it keeps changing. Thanks for sending me down another rabbit hole. Rock on

  • @bzilla1090
    @bzilla1090 Жыл бұрын

    Shao Kahn, Geese Howard, Akuma and Rugal are the most monstrous bosses in video gaming history

  • @oil_moon
    @oil_moon3 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Very well presented and informative!

  • @azzalghul1828
    @azzalghul1828 Жыл бұрын

    Akumamania runnin’ wild brother!

  • @socialistprofessor3206
    @socialistprofessor32063 жыл бұрын

    Fighting game content is exactly what I need after work on a day when my students have driven me up the wall. Thanks, Top Hat. BTW: Every time someone brings up that EGM April fools bit I kick myself a little for recycling that issue inter alia. :(

  • @yama_yama_yama
    @yama_yama_yama3 жыл бұрын

    I'm over the whole Rye-Yoo thing. Now it's all about Goo-Ken and Jen. You are now the Tip Hut Geming Mun.

  • @TopHatGamingManChannel

    @TopHatGamingManChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    You sound like a Geordie.

  • @ling8956

    @ling8956

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@secoTheSonicFan thank you

  • @RakuraiMedia

    @RakuraiMedia

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Goo-setsu" ... I'm dead 🤣 (its actually Gotetsu)

  • @atommidas2002

    @atommidas2002

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rye-yoo ryu it doesn’t matter

  • @NotBoringFilms
    @NotBoringFilms3 жыл бұрын

    a character highlight series has me very excited!

  • @bugcatcher8989
    @bugcatcher89892 жыл бұрын

    Alpha 3 Akuma is my best Akuma. Mastered every move and combo, wish l was as skilled back in the day as I am now. Alpha 3 will always be my favourite Street Fighter!

  • @noway9081
    @noway90813 жыл бұрын

    Great video, could you please do one on Dan Hibiki? I've never understood why a character with one of the most tragic back stories would be a joke character! His father was brutally beaten to death in front of him and was rejected by Ryu and Ken's teacher for being too filled with rage. So he spent his whole life training in secret and developing his own style all to avenge his father's murder... And they made him a joke character!

  • @ethistic0840
    @ethistic08403 жыл бұрын

    my favorite street fighter character of all time and my main on street fighter

  • @GokuInfintysaiyan
    @GokuInfintysaiyan Жыл бұрын

    I wish you would’ve mentioned Kage’s story as well. It really displays Gouki’s current mindset well, showing that he’s beyond even the Ryu version of Oni.

  • @gorgo5418
    @gorgo54182 жыл бұрын

    Great Work! you have a new subscriber in me!

  • @lowlowseesee
    @lowlowseesee3 жыл бұрын

    props to capcom for taking the blueprint of the key moves from their two main characters and making it work with this guy

  • @karatekid6494
    @karatekid64943 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading. Keep up the good work. Akuma or Gouki is my favourite character in the Streetfighter franchise particularly the Alpha sub series. Can you do an episode about Shin Akuma please?

  • @gman3901

    @gman3901

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shin Akuma is the 'narrative' version of Akuma. He is meant to be that OP in terms of the story. Akuma is the 'balanced' version for gameplay.

  • @subzippo
    @subzippo3 жыл бұрын

    5:45 you left your mouse cursor over the emulator. Great video in any case. Amazing find that the Alpha cover art was based on Hart vs. Diesel.

  • @jamesianhutchison1165
    @jamesianhutchison11653 жыл бұрын

    Oni. I think Oni is the connection between Akuma and Kazumi in Tekken 7. My theory is she felt Oni rising, sought Akuma out and taught him how to suppress Oni. During a cut-scene in T7 he explains to Kazuya that she saved his life once and, even though it's not in the subtitles, refers to her as "Master" Kazumi. It's the only thing I can think of.

  • @bigmaine36
    @bigmaine363 жыл бұрын

    I have an Akuma tattoo. Love this character

  • @infernohellknight
    @infernohellknight3 жыл бұрын

    As a gamer back in 91' I also wondered who was Shen Long that Ryu was quoting. Turns out it just meant his dragon punch in Japanese. You forgot to mention Akuma does appear in the Street Fighter II animated movie. He is India selling fruit.

  • @Stylez-13
    @Stylez-133 жыл бұрын

    I liked Akuma's fight with Donovan from Darkstalkers in the street fighter vs Darkstalkers comic event

  • @Charion-50
    @Charion-503 жыл бұрын

    Akuma's an unforgettable warrior. No matter what, he'll find his way to get his desired battle and that's what I love about him.

  • @SolarDNA
    @SolarDNA2 жыл бұрын

    Besides the fact that Akuma is a devastating fighter, he's one of if not the coolest of SF characters aesthetically. I have a tattoo of him on my left arm.

  • @abdooufi
    @abdooufi3 жыл бұрын

    good Documentary will watch again

  • @Cosmic_Powers
    @Cosmic_Powers3 жыл бұрын

    No mention of Akuma challenging Asura in Asura's Wrath? Probably one of the most epic battles ever.

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr.3 жыл бұрын

    Akumas creation would give rise to evil characters, or ones with dark, killer intent! Some were unique like Evil Ryu, while others were just immatators such as Evil Nakaruru, Musashi in Last Blade 2 and even Grant from Mark of the Wolves.( Evil Ken was an interesting one as SNK created him!)

  • @TopHatGamingManChannel

    @TopHatGamingManChannel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Violent Ken! Which I must say it the worst name ever. As from my understanding he has always been violent. He loves fighting!

  • @rgm4646
    @rgm46462 жыл бұрын

    I remember that sheng long talk back in the day. Lots of quarters spent with friends in the arcade trying to find the 'hidden' character lol

  • @planetdee3587
    @planetdee35873 жыл бұрын

    My favorite version of Akuma was the first Capcom vs SNK. Beside for the good animation of the game, I love how he had various displays of power like hazing, energy dispersal and hazing while energy dispersal (all these at the end of combat). That along with being assigned a level 4 rating, he just felt right.

  • @noxiansummoner1730
    @noxiansummoner17303 жыл бұрын

    The most horrifying thing about his history is that he became a sunflower in the end.

  • @marcushamner5994
    @marcushamner59949 ай бұрын

    I read Street Fighter Origins: Akuma. It’s my favorite arc from Udon Comics. I love playing Street Fighter growing up, and I love the series. The comics dives into Akumas childhood from being an ambitious young man to the demon he becomes. Akuma is my favorite SF character. 🔥👊🏾

  • @WoTaWrEkK
    @WoTaWrEkK3 жыл бұрын

    What's the source on the Wrestlemania shot? I've seen interviews with the artist involved in creating the image for capcom and he makes no mention of the WWE promo

  • @daveycash3479

    @daveycash3479

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, not to mention the Bret and Diesel photo was a reference/homage to the Hogan and Andre picture from the 80s. I think the Capcom picture was just a coincidence. WWF didn’t carry much weight in Japan in the mid 90s compared to AJPW or NJPW so it seems like a stretch.

  • @troyfowler4869
    @troyfowler48693 жыл бұрын

    More akuma videos keep it up yes

  • @kadosho02
    @kadosho023 жыл бұрын

    This character defined SF taking chances, and evolving behind the scenes. Akuma / Gouki is legendary. I have a special connection to the character. Richard Epcar (Akuma'a voice actor in recent games). I have known him for years. Amazing gentleman & talented fellow. He digs deep inside to connect with characters such as this. *also played as Geese Howard in Tekken 7. Plus tons of characters in anime, most notably Batou (Ghost in the Shell) The legacy, Dark Hadou. The legacy never ends

  • @Mister_Oddity
    @Mister_Oddity2 жыл бұрын

    Akuma I honestly like as a character for how he can be a nice guy despite being a villian

  • @deathsnitemaresinfullust2269
    @deathsnitemaresinfullust22692 жыл бұрын

    😳oh wow. Hadn't realized Akuma was in some of those other games. That's really cool. 😄👍

  • @GreyDuck54
    @GreyDuck543 жыл бұрын

    My favorite Akuma appearance is Street Fighter 2 the animated movie. Dude just chillin, sitting down next to a wall in India while Dahlsim and E. Honda fight...

  • @fleabag4477
    @fleabag44772 жыл бұрын

    Mario : it's a me ma- Akuma : I engage you in a death match you have no choice to accept or die.

  • @plasticbutler
    @plasticbutler3 жыл бұрын

    Oooo I have a suggestion. How about doing a history of Dan since he just got recently released in Street Fighter V? Then you can do the same with Rose, Oro and Akira once they get dropped.

  • @gman3901

    @gman3901

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dan is a parody of the Ken/Ryu rip offs in other fighting games. Designed to be a weak joke version of them. In game, his father fought Sagat taking out his eye. In response Sagat killed Go Hibiki leaving Dan on a quest for vengeance that led him to Gouken's dojo. He began training until Gouken discovered that Dan wanted revenge and kicked him out. He has since developed his own style and become friends with Blanka and Sakura.

  • @illiteratethug3305
    @illiteratethug33053 жыл бұрын

    You forgot Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, lol, but great vid ;)

  • @counterpointjunkie8243
    @counterpointjunkie82434 ай бұрын

    I can see Ryu using his victory quote in a bar fight. What a pick-up line. What a Sheng Long.

  • @CNNBlackmailSupport
    @CNNBlackmailSupport3 жыл бұрын

    "I had an idea for a new character. He is kind of like an evil version of Ryu and Ken. He wears a similar outfit and mostly has the same moves. I just need you to draw him." "That sounds awesome! How do you want him to look?" "He needs to look barely human with sharp teeth and a weird, demonic face." "OK, I can do that. What else?" "He needs to look bold, reckless, and aggressive." "So far so good. Any other things about Akuma I should know before I send this sketch in to the developers?" "I almost forgot! He has to look like he has more balls than any other character in the game. Akuma's balls should be instantly visible at a brief glance." "Alright. I'm sending it to you now. I got every detail you mentioned in there. There won't be a single person who thinks Akuma doesn't have balls, I guarantee it."

  • @MrPomegranX
    @MrPomegranX3 жыл бұрын

    Game series: h- Akuma: I AM LOOKING FOR THE STRONGEST WARRIOR

  • @draph91
    @draph913 ай бұрын

    It's implied that the Satsui no Hadou is slowly taking Akuma over. If you notice his SF3 win quotes, he sounds more bloodthirsty

  • @ourproblems.oursolutions.4791
    @ourproblems.oursolutions.47912 жыл бұрын

    Akuma also has more super moves than any other character in SF.

  • @reservoirman
    @reservoirman3 жыл бұрын

    love the use of SFA3 OST!! nice choice!

  • @WickedGamerCollector
    @WickedGamerCollector3 жыл бұрын

    I love Akuma.... the darkness... the awesomeness 😈 Great video about this subject.. I watched many of the anime's. They also give you a great story about the character.

  • @housemoneyken7100
    @housemoneyken71003 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite characters ever.

  • @Sin606
    @Sin6063 жыл бұрын

    Yes this tracks, thank you!

  • @moety2
    @moety23 жыл бұрын

    I’m more surprised that an Akuma video of almost 20 mins didn’t once show him using the “raging demon” during a fighting match lol

  • @thetexasgerman190
    @thetexasgerman1903 жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see a video like this about Vega

  • @JihadBunnydick
    @JihadBunnydick3 жыл бұрын

    Akuma is Street Fighter's Scorpion.

  • @shikarbabulall3897
    @shikarbabulall38973 жыл бұрын

    Yeah I'm a Ken and Ryu fan , this guy is a very dark older version of them

  • @TheStrategist314
    @TheStrategist3143 жыл бұрын

    Helllooo. Big DAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAADY Top Hat here.

  • @dontstopremembering
    @dontstopremembering3 жыл бұрын

    I remember the time when his appearance was hinted. Exhilarating!

  • @Macktube
    @Macktube Жыл бұрын

    I can't believe you forgot to mention his involvement in Tekken 7. I think that's technically cannon. But even if it's not is definitely a cool part of his lore

  • @TopHatGamingManChannel

    @TopHatGamingManChannel

    Жыл бұрын

    I've made an entire video on the subject!

  • @Macktube

    @Macktube

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TopHatGamingManChannel I know, I just thought it would be here too.😅

  • @kanyackenobi7923
    @kanyackenobi79233 жыл бұрын

    Akuma needs his own game.🔥

  • @nayyarrashid4661

    @nayyarrashid4661

    3 жыл бұрын

    Only if it stylized like street fighter the live action movie game

  • @C-Murph
    @C-Murph3 жыл бұрын

    More SF character bios please.

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