Akira Fudo

* Devilman form
* Human form

Akira Fudo, aka Devilman, aka Belial, given the name by Gilliam, and soon by Satan himself.

## Appearance

Akira was originally a weak young man of average build for a teenager. He was rather skinny, with brown hair that had a small bun at the back of his head. After he first transformed into Devilman, his human form became lean but robust, with dark eyeliner and black messy hair. He has also grown noticeably with a prominent dimple in his chin.

In his Devilman form, his skin takes on a bluish-gray tint. He possesses dark fur that covers all of his legs, and he has clawed feet and toes. His head is covered with hair, from which small wings grow on the sides, and on the top of his head are antennae that form a widow's peak with a red forehead. Large black wings sprout from its back, resembling those of a stereotypical devil with a purple interior. It also has a thin, ape-like tail.

## Personality

Akira is quite a sensitive and caring person. As a child, he helped anyone to the best of his ability, including young Ryo Asuka after he lost his memory, as well as a badly injured cat. Most people knew him as a "crybaby" who would cry on behalf of anyone, including people he had never met and even those who held back their own emotions, as he was capable of crying on Ryo's behalf despite Ryo's inability to be sad. for himself, as well as crying on behalf of the Code, who was suppressing his emotions at the time. However, Akira's caring side would lead him to many questionable acts, such as secretly following Miki ostensibly for her welfare and blindly following Ryo Asuka's morally questionable actions.

After his initial transformation into Devilman, Akira became quite cocky, openly challenging thugs to fights, and recklessly racing on the track. His actions began to stem from an abnormal instinct, including strong sexual desires for attractive women, to the point of watching porn videos at full volume in the school projection room. His appetite has also increased significantly, as he is shown to ingest large amounts of food in one sitting. From remarks made by his classmates, it appears that Akira's personality has changed significantly since his transformation; Despite this, he will retain his old caring side and his former personality as he will use his powers to help protect the human race from demons and continue to outwardly display his emotions gained from empathy throughout the series.

Akira would later develop an intense hatred for demons after witnessing their murderous and immoral acts. And although he did not want to cooperate with them when the Ultramen and Kamen Rider appeared due to the fact that he would also be considered a demon, he would like to earn their respect.

## Story

Akira had also heard of Ultraman, but by then it was just a series of toys and one of the popular franchises in Japan.

Akira was born to doctors Reijiro and Kaori Fudo. He had a sad but dignified childhood. When his parents left him for work, Akira was left in the care of Kaori's friends, the Makimura family. With them, Akira often behaved like a member of the family, especially as an older brother towards Taro. Akira ended up signing up for the Kamigaku track and field team along with Miki, becoming the slowest member but never leaving the team.

At some point, he met the young Ryo Asuka and became his best friend, despite Ryo's coldness to life. The two remained friends until their final departure, when Ryo was taken into Psycho Jenny's custody. The remainder of Akira's childhood is vague and untouched in the series, with the exception of events regarding his relationship with Ryo and the Makimuras.

Once reunited with his childhood friend after trying to protect Miki from a malevolent gang, Akira began to follow Ryo's mysterious intentions by staying by his side despite being told of the existence of demons. It was then that Rio brought him to a coven party and forced him to assimilate with the demon Amon in order to become Devilman and take on a new name, Belial. Akira was unaware of this coming before joining the Sabbat, unlike his earlier counterpart. Akira would proceed to kill the remaining demons within the squad that had already turned into chaotic ruins around him, ultimately saving Ryo and himself from imminent danger. Footage of him doing this would later be used against him during Ryo's betrayal of humanity.

Back at Kamigaku the next day, rumors about Akira's mysteriously altered physique were circulating almost throughout the school. His new personality and physical appearance made him the center of attention for the students. He displayed a huge appetite, indulging himself in endless food in the cafeteria, and a somewhat increasingly perverted personality, watching adult videos in his school's projection room, ignoring the warnings of some paranoid students. First of all, he became the fastest member of the track team, managing to get to the end of the track in just 10 seconds.

Soon he witnessed the appearance of Gilliam, which is why new nano-technologies began to appear in the creation of new costumes. And although it was not possible to become the same giant as Ultraman, it was possible to create such super-suits. And not without reason, because soon more and more demons began to penetrate the earth. Akira himself at some point was unable to fight them, but thanks to those new suits, there was an opportunity to start a war against the unholy. And although they were few, they could cope with the enemies. Gilliam, meanwhile, wanted to go to another dimension to bring reinforcements, but as always, due to traveling to another dimension alone, he loses his memory because of which he forgot why he was here. However, thanks to an investigation with George Kurai, Gilliam remembered why he came to the new dimension and was able to bring the alliance to help Devilman and the Ultramen.

## Abilities

Before to his transformation into Devilman, Akira was not very physically impressive, being the slowest member of the track club.

After he became Devilman, his body was upgraded to superhuman levels. In his human state, he was able to run at very high speeds, faster than professional athletes, and his increased strength allowed him to break through locked doors and defeat five thugs with just one hand.

As Devilman, his strength, speed, and reflexes allow him to tear apart enemies before they have a chance to react. The strength of his jaws alone is capable of ripping flesh from bodies. His claws allow him to cut through enemies with great ease. The horns on his head also enhance his hearing, allowing him to sense incoming projectiles by sound and air pressure. The wings on his back slow Devilman's fall, allow him to make high jumps into the air, and allow him to glide or fly long distances. Devilman also exhibits various abilities depending on situations, including elastic limbs, night vision, and raising his body temperature to the point where Gelmer is vaporized or used externally to cause an explosion. He has also shown the ability to spew a powerful beam of fire from his mouth, only using it once against a mob of deranged people who killed his friends.