Akuma (Street Fighter)

## Summary

**Akuma** (悪魔 *Akuma*, "Devil"), known in Japan as **Gouki** (豪鬼 *Gōki*, "Great Demon", "Great Devil" or "Great Ogre") is a self-proclaimed "Supreme Master of the Fist" who wields the Satsui no Hadou ("surge of murderous intent"; also translated as the "Evil Intent", the "Killing Intent", "Dark Hadou", or the "Murder Wave").

The Satsui no Hadou forces unto its wielder the urge to win every battle at any cost, even if it means the death of their opponent. When he was still training under Goutetsu, Akuma delved further and further into the Satsui no Hadou; he eventually mastered its ultimate technique the Shun Goku Satsu ("Instant Hell Murder", but popularly known as the "Raging Demon") and killed Goutetsu with it to prove his mastery. He challenged his brother Gouken sometime afterward and killed him as well. Despite his arrogance, Akuma will not fight anybody who is not equal to or more powerful than himself, feeling that they present no challenge. Akuma views Ryu as a worthy adversary, and he constantly seeks to convince Ryu to follow the Satsui no Hadou as well.

## Powers and Stats

**Tier:** **6-C**

**Name:** Akuma, Gouki (in Japan), epithet "The Master of the Fist"

**Origin:** Street Fighter

**Gender:** Male

**Age:** Unknown, likely in his 50s

**Classification:** Human, Demonic Martial Artist

**Powers and Abilities:** Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master of Shotokan Karate and an assassination martial art known as Ansatsuken, Acrobatics, Genius Intelligence, Ki Manipulation and Projection (Master of Satsui no Hadou [Surge of Murderous Intent] an innate Ki which increases his fighting capabilities and can be projected as energy attacks), Aura, Extrasensory Perception (Can sense ki), Transformation (Into Shin Akuma), Fire Manipulation (Via Sekia Goshoha and Sekia Kuretsuha), minor Air Manipulation and pseudo-Flight (Via Demon Armageddon), Statistics Amplification (Via Dohatsu Shoten and Shiretsu Hasshi), Intangibility/Teleportation (Via Ashura Senku), Death and Pain Manipulation (Via Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon. This technique brings death to its victim through the weight of their own sins, and not by Akuma's fist. The eviler the victim is, the more they suffer in death), possibly Non-Physical Interaction/Spiritual BFR (Via Houten Seikengeki; Akuma used this technique to vanquish Kage, who might not be an entirely physical entity, sending him back to Ryu), minor Power Nullification (Via Rakan, which nullifies the opponent's blows, and Kiai, which cancels out normal projectiles), Damage Boost (Can perform enhanced versions of his Special Attacks), Status Effect Inducement (By hitting the opponent repeatedly, without them being able to recover, he can cause them to enter the "Stun" status, which leaves them unable to react. His Focus Attack causes the opponent to enter a "crumpling" status), Resistance to Soul Absorption

**Attack Potency: Island level** (Destroyed and sinked small islands with mountains. Easily defeated Ryu who nuked Bangkok)

**Speed: Massively Hypersonic+** (Scales to Psycho Drive's laser beam)

**Lifting Strength: Class 100**

**Striking Strength: Island Class**

**Durability: Island level**

**Stamina:** Very high (Has never shown exhaustion in a fight. Constantly wanders across the world on foot or swimming through the oceans. Was able to remain underwater at massive pressure for an extended period of time)

**Range:** Standard melee range, tens of meters with projectiles

**Standard Equipment:** None notable

**Intelligence:** Combat Genius (Mastered the deadly Ansatsuken martial arts and even added his own innovations to it, refining it like no other before and constantly creating new techniques while improving himself)

**Weaknesses:** He goes easy on opponents often, as most of his fights are done with the bulk of his power sealed. He desires to actually see an opponent to surpass and kill him. Also, he is very easy to anger