Yes they should . Story is incomplete without him and he is fun to play and to watch . I don't see any reason for not putting him back . Oh u mean he's broken ? Git gud 😉
He's only broken at the highest lev of play . In ranked it's pretty even . If you are getting beaten up then practice it ain't that hard . Never knew what's with this unnecessary hate . Ig people don't want to see akuma dominating tekken tournaments . Lol . 😆
The main reason Akuma was so difficult to balance in Tekken 7 was he had his OP mechanics from SF like 2D jump that crushed everything, cancels into super supers into launchers etc on top of automatically inheriting all Tekken's mechanics. So the character had more tools compared to the rest of the cast from the beginning. An other reason too was he could inflict chained damage (18:29 - 18:32) like a typical 10 hit combo would before he would even launch you. Only he and Geese could do that in the game and they popularized death combos
17:09 Akuma was execution heavy in Tekken 7, but he did not have a subpar punish game. Without meter he already had outstanding 10-frame and 14-frame punishes. With meter his punishment left every other character in the cast out of sight, it wasn't even a competition. I was pretty plugged in to Tekken 7 at the end of its life where Akuma was at his weakest, and even at that point the only thing that kept him from being the undisputed best character was his difficult execution. When the player was on point and could follow through on their punishment, combos and convertions, Akuma was unbeatable.
If they want the sales to go up they will bring him back for 8. The only logical next move for Namco is Tekken vs Street fighter, which was supposed to be in development many years ago.
Tokido wasn't called "Murder Face" because of his expression, it was because for whatever reason he entered that particular tournament (just one, IIRC) as Murder Face, which was the same tournament where he did the Raging Demon pose against Clakey D.
Akuma was the main reason why I got SF6 (also it was on sale), and if he returns to Tekken 8 I'll finally step into the hellscape that Tekken seems to be.
hes actually generally seen as a solid high tier or really good mid tier, but never the super top tier option in marvel games (competitively atleast). Basically, Akuma is ironically an "Honest Character" in the marvel games.
In SF competition, we use the terms Boxer, Claw, and Dictator to refer to the characters with different names between game versions. But Akuma is so powerful, even his names compete amongst themselves and only one is now used.
that 2017 run from Tokido was one of the greatest runs in tournament play ever. Not only did he run through very good players in losers to get to grand finals, he got his runback and absolutely destroyed Punk to win it. Still to this day, my favorite tournament I've ever watched. Oh, and it just happened to be the biggest annual tournament of the year. A lot of people loved to complain about Akuma, but in reality, Tokido was really the only one truly dominating with the character. Many tried the swap or pocket, many failed. Including the likes of Snake Eyez (Zangief), Haitani (Necalli), and many others. Guys like Takamura, who mained him, also struggled to get consistent results. Haitani, a 2D legend, went from consistently placing to struggling to make it back to top 8s after the swap. Top 24 was a reach even for him. The character demanded strong play otherwise you just died.
Bison is pretty wack tbh since his body is always decaying and switching to new one, in that same time he got one shot by Akuma he go grab a new one then nuke it when he fight Ryu and the gang
Also the Shun Goku Satsu is more of a durability neg attack that damages the target based on the evil in their soul so it could also just be that M. Bison is more messed up than Heihachi.
@@lukejones7164 wouldn't really change much tbh since Raging Demon ignore his already weak defense from having a decaying body and firepower wouldn't really help him if he have no chance to use it in the first place also in what way is he not at full power as Bison is always at full power he just simply chose different output to not destroy his body too quickly unless necessary like when he nuke himself
Still remember when I was a kid my favorite game at the arcade was always Marvel vs Capcom 2, Ryu, Ken, & Akuma being my favorite characters because I loved street fighter. I remember seeing an older man so good with using Akuma, he did the raging demon and my eyes lit up. And he saw, me and I asked how did you do that. And he showed me how. I have never forgotten it, and never will
He needs to do one on Morrigan--the lady that transcended not only her original series to dominate the tier list of one of the most hype fighting games ever (this is Mahvel, baybee!), but transcended even entire game GENRES to be a crossover RPG star. Oh, and in Riot's new fighter, 2xKO, her color scheme is also one of Ahri's chromas.
Seeing this and watching Punk win EVO this year was so satisfying just remembering how 2017 went down. The man has been at the top for so long and never got the crown until this year. Its probably the most important thing to happen in eSports in 2024 honestly
There was a fucking commercial during this video and there shouldn't have been due to me being a premium member who's account is up to date... I'd better not see another one!!!
Conceptually, Akuma has everything you want from a fighting game character. Air options, fireballs, always good buttons, always good damage. Akuma always has these features. And all the different applications of the raging demon. I personally love all these visual updates that make him older. Tokido stop playing this annoying Ken shit. Come back to the Hadou.
Excellent video of akuma. 👏🏾👏🏾 oh and I know tekken would not dare to bring akuma back. He is way too powerful. They even tried to dumb him down amd it still didn't work. Loved akuma's appearance in Streetfighter alpha the anime., even though it was short. I still loved it
Before tekken 7 i always felt like akuma single handedly can defeat the tekken roaster both lore and gameplay wise and it seems he still can in tekken 8 too apart from that My big imposibble to happen theory is like rugal as a guest/dlc character in tekken 8
When I was still young , I did not know that raging demon was an actual technique we used call this move only as WHITE SCREEN and when we did that you knew that your career is over
Not gonna lie when tekken 8 mechanic reveal announcement played and i saw heat dash, i was thinking "Wow everyone gonna be akuma now". And fast forward now the game become "almost" like that. where everyone can dishout big ass damage with one mistake and win the round.
PoongKO was a threat "at the time with him". He wasn't optimal though as he played him like a Street Fighter player and mindset. But for someone who doesn't really play Tekken. Top 8 at EVO was pretty nice.
I'd disagree that there isn't another fighting game character in fighting games that transcended their own series to absolutely dominate other fighting games. In fact, not only did she transcend her own fighting game into another fighting game, she transcended her own orphaned franchise across GENRES into JRPGs. Yes, I'm talking about everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood succubus pinup princess, Morrigan Aensland, who's more known for her presence in Marvel vs. Capcom, especially (Ultimate) Marvel vs. Capcom 3, in which she's widely recognized as among the best characters in the game, if not outright *the* best single character in the game due to her ability to counter the best anchor in the game--Phoenix--with her meter drain. Not only did Morrigan transcend her own orphaned franchise, Darkstalkers, but as a crossover RPG all-star (such as in Cross Edge), Morrigan has also transcended GENRES. In a way, among fighting game characters, I'd argue that she is transcendental in that she herself is far more iconic than her entire original franchise. That takes a special something that I have yet to see any other character match, IMO.
@@ShinAkuma and still top 5 strongest in game lmao, I think Tokido just doesn't like to use him as much anymore He is much stronger now than in 5 and around the same level as in 4 relative to other characters
Big miss guys. Did not mentioning Atif's TWT win with Akuma and his comeback for team Pakistan in Gamers 8. Gotta make a separate video for this legend.
Looks like a later season of Hi-Score Girl. I don't think the blonde girl (I forget her name) appears in the first season. The original is a manga, and both highlight gaming culture of the time period of around the late '80s to the '90s, based on the author's own experience with that culture (and a ton of help from MIKADO GAMING CENTER capturing footage and doing research for the animation).
Should they bring Akuma back into Tekken?
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Fuck no
Yes they should . Story is incomplete without him and he is fun to play and to watch . I don't see any reason for not putting him back . Oh u mean he's broken ? Git gud 😉
He's only broken at the highest lev of play . In ranked it's pretty even . If you are getting beaten up then practice it ain't that hard . Never knew what's with this unnecessary hate . Ig people don't want to see akuma dominating tekken tournaments . Lol . 😆
Yes 👊
The main reason Akuma was so difficult to balance in Tekken 7 was he had his OP mechanics from SF like 2D jump that crushed everything, cancels into super supers into launchers etc on top of automatically inheriting all Tekken's mechanics. So the character had more tools compared to the rest of the cast from the beginning. An other reason too was he could inflict chained damage (18:29 - 18:32) like a typical 10 hit combo would before he would even launch you. Only he and Geese could do that in the game and they popularized death combos
his oki was disgusting and he has multiple 10-14 frame punishes at the start i believe
Nobody cares. SF is a better game so he's gonna be a better character. Cry more.
@@NoName-cn3cp bro be fighting the air😭🙏🏾
True but you cant take a character from another game and give it mechanics that dont even align with that character. Lol.
@@NoName-cn3cp bro, you’re on a Tekken video. Literally, nobody on this forum cares about you.
Bro was an IRL villain 😭
Iconic at that
His not a villain his just finding a stronger opponent
not a villain...
but a *true master of the fist*
17:09 Akuma was execution heavy in Tekken 7, but he did not have a subpar punish game. Without meter he already had outstanding 10-frame and 14-frame punishes. With meter his punishment left every other character in the cast out of sight, it wasn't even a competition.
I was pretty plugged in to Tekken 7 at the end of its life where Akuma was at his weakest, and even at that point the only thing that kept him from being the undisputed best character was his difficult execution. When the player was on point and could follow through on their punishment, combos and convertions, Akuma was unbeatable.
yea if he had meter, as soon as you were -10 you were literally launch punished and wall carried to oblivion. funny times for pro play
I heard that too and did a double take. Ain’t no way you can call a character with a 10f launcher(with meter) subpar
@@SFR_FGC for T7 it was a biiiit much. But look at T8 So many have 10F CH launchers in heat its crazy
@@SFR_FGChis 10f punish when no metre can be a mini 50/50 of its own aswell with the follow up guaranteeing a minor combo.
Fun Fact, Akuma is still canon in Tekken. In Tekken 8's story recap for Tekken 7(the text part not the recap video), Akuma's name is dropped.
Imagine he came back😭
@benny720p I pray for that every day.
@@idoshanintendo Season 1 final DLC character let's goooo
I hope they also include some of the SF cast
If they want the sales to go up they will bring him back for 8. The only logical next move for Namco is Tekken vs Street fighter, which was supposed to be in development many years ago.
Tokido wasn't called "Murder Face" because of his expression, it was because for whatever reason he entered that particular tournament (just one, IIRC) as Murder Face, which was the same tournament where he did the Raging Demon pose against Clakey D.
Dang didn’t know the bassist from dethklok was secretly a fighter as well!
Akuma has been and still is my favorite SF character ever since his release. The definition of BAMF.
Akuma was the main reason why I got SF6 (also it was on sale), and if he returns to Tekken 8 I'll finally step into the hellscape that Tekken seems to be.
He was a real beast in the MVC franchise as well
Capcom vs SNK as well.
Was never a factor in Marvel.
MAHVEL BABY
hes actually generally seen as a solid high tier or really good mid tier, but never the super top tier option in marvel games (competitively atleast). Basically, Akuma is ironically an "Honest Character" in the marvel games.
Lore Accurate Akuma
Fitting, too, that certain tournament matchups fit the lore.
Vs. Daigo - vs. Ryu
Vs. Xian - vs. Gen
Vs. Problem X - vs. Bison
In SF competition, we use the terms Boxer, Claw, and Dictator to refer to the characters with different names between game versions. But Akuma is so powerful, even his names compete amongst themselves and only one is now used.
Zeke thinks telling us akuma lore gonna save him from levi
😂😂😂😂😂seriously???
lmao
Akuma will save him from Levi for spreading the word about his greatness.
that 2017 run from Tokido was one of the greatest runs in tournament play ever. Not only did he run through very good players in losers to get to grand finals, he got his runback and absolutely destroyed Punk to win it. Still to this day, my favorite tournament I've ever watched. Oh, and it just happened to be the biggest annual tournament of the year.
A lot of people loved to complain about Akuma, but in reality, Tokido was really the only one truly dominating with the character. Many tried the swap or pocket, many failed. Including the likes of Snake Eyez (Zangief), Haitani (Necalli), and many others. Guys like Takamura, who mained him, also struggled to get consistent results. Haitani, a 2D legend, went from consistently placing to struggling to make it back to top 8s after the swap. Top 24 was a reach even for him. The character demanded strong play otherwise you just died.
I remember that set vs. Punk. That was the first time that Punk looked truly rattled in a professional play.
Don’t let this distract you from how thick chun li is.
Built like mewtwo
Ah, priorities.
😹
chun li is the best character
The one thing Akuma proved was Heihachi Mishima is stronger then M.Bison since Heihachi was able to tank the shun Goku setsu witch killed M.Bison.
The two of them got revived with the same voice actor, go figure. 'cept one got his memories back, and the other hasn't... yet.
Bison is pretty wack tbh since his body is always decaying and switching to new one, in that same time he got one shot by Akuma he go grab a new one then nuke it when he fight Ryu and the gang
Also the Shun Goku Satsu is more of a durability neg attack that damages the target based on the evil in their soul so it could also just be that M. Bison is more messed up than Heihachi.
Bison was not at full power when Akuma killed him in SF2
@@lukejones7164 wouldn't really change much tbh since Raging Demon ignore his already weak defense from having a decaying body and firepower wouldn't really help him if he have no chance to use it in the first place
also in what way is he not at full power as Bison is always at full power he just simply chose different output to not destroy his body too quickly unless necessary like when he nuke himself
You get to see Akuma everyday. You Don't even need to go to Street Fighter to see Akuma. He's everywhere
Still remember when I was a kid my favorite game at the arcade was always Marvel vs Capcom 2, Ryu, Ken, & Akuma being my favorite characters because I loved street fighter. I remember seeing an older man so good with using Akuma, he did the raging demon and my eyes lit up. And he saw, me and I asked how did you do that. And he showed me how. I have never forgotten it, and never will
More video game characters related videos like this please
Yes opposed to stupid drama vids
He needs to do one on Morrigan--the lady that transcended not only her original series to dominate the tier list of one of the most hype fighting games ever (this is Mahvel, baybee!), but transcended even entire game GENRES to be a crossover RPG star.
Oh, and in Riot's new fighter, 2xKO, her color scheme is also one of Ahri's chromas.
Ryu is the icon.
Akuma is the iconic.
High Score Girl, nice! Loved that series 1:48
I like to think Sheng Long is still out there somewhere
“Really good character but had weak punishers” brother he had a 10 frame launcher with bar 😂
Akuma: Destroyer of Fighting Games 😂
He's no different then Donkey Kong Courty about 2 taps he taps out! 🧂🕹️🎮
Akuma.. the master of fist. Even if he is a video game character, bro is inspirational AF!
Always been a fan of Akuma since I was a kid and had Street Fighter Alpha 2 on Super Nintendo, put so many hours into that game. Great memories.
Seeing this and watching Punk win EVO this year was so satisfying just remembering how 2017 went down. The man has been at the top for so long and never got the crown until this year. Its probably the most important thing to happen in eSports in 2024 honestly
in Pakistan, every single Tekken 7 player had a backup Akuma in his pocket, just like they had a pocket backup Dragnov in Tekken 8 before nerfs.
"He's broken" as all thing should be.
Akuma was a tekken 8 character in tekken 7 (aggressive-wise)
‘He only attacked people who can defend themselves’ 🔥.
(Now that’s a true warrior).
i've always loved akuma as a character he's such a badass him & viper from sf4 godlike characters dude
This was such a cool video to watch. Nice work.
Nothing like unleashing the Raging Demon on your opponent and then after a few seconds all you see is them laying flat on their back. Gangster!!!
As a massive Tekken fan Akuma ruined the whole game. He was so broken and it destroyed the game for me.
That's because he should have been in tekken x Street Fighter. Namco's version of the crossover but instead they just wanted to make another game
I dont even play the game, but yeaah Akuma as powerful as his looks and his stories 😮😮
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Please tell me I'm not the only one who was like "Zeke?" When I saw this 😅
Shin Akuma in other Street Fighter games: Akuma using his full power.
Shin Akuma in Street Fighter 6: Akuma after eating a rice ball.
He was Also pretty Goddamn Good in Capcom vs SNK 2 and Alpha 2
Talkin bout Shin Akuma
I love how it became a History of Tokido.
There was a fucking commercial during this video and there shouldn't have been due to me being a premium member who's account is up to date... I'd better not see another one!!!
I better not see one!
Blame UA-cam, premium is not fully ad free
@@Freevo_Lowse really? Then what's the use
@@rgual7513 🤷
@@Freevo_Lowse yes. Yes it is
Marvel super heros vs street fighter ❤
Good old days for the hidden character that had a 1 shot ability
I WISH HE WILL BE BACK SOON IN TEKKEN 8 :)
We need a movie based on Akuma. His story!
Conceptually, Akuma has everything you want from a fighting game character. Air options, fireballs, always good buttons, always good damage. Akuma always has these features. And all the different applications of the raging demon. I personally love all these visual updates that make him older. Tokido stop playing this annoying Ken shit. Come back to the Hadou.
That Tokido win at Evo against Punk would haunt the latter for years until 2024, where Punk would finally get his SF Evo win.
Akuma is simply the greatest character on Street Fighter
Excellent video of akuma. 👏🏾👏🏾 oh and I know tekken would not dare to bring akuma back. He is way too powerful. They even tried to dumb him down amd it still didn't work. Loved akuma's appearance in Streetfighter alpha the anime., even though it was short. I still loved it
Shout outs to that King krule - Man Alive T-shirt. A man of culture.
Akuma is just lore accurate. That's all
God this brought back memories
Before tekken 7 i always felt like akuma single handedly can defeat the tekken roaster both lore and gameplay wise and it seems he still can in tekken 8 too apart from that
My big imposibble to happen theory is like rugal as a guest/dlc character in tekken 8
When I was still young , I did not know that raging demon was an actual technique we used call this move only as WHITE SCREEN and when we did that you knew that your career is over
Shout out to Cyber Akuma, from Marvel Vs Street Fighter, the bane of my existence.
MESSATSU 天
Watching Punk lose anything is satisfying
How I view when I see the character Akuma, just the name and his Raging Demon, is like Lubu in The Dynasty Warriors.
We NEED the second part of the movie
Ha I'm old enough to remember as a kid that rumor in EGM and thinking Sheng Long was Akuma lol
4:07 Crisscross arms on a gamepad??? so BASED
First of all, shout out to the King Krule tee
Akuma means demon in japanese so it is accurate
Only outside Japan his named Akuma but his actual name is Gouki.
@dragontail2k6 both names are still DEMON and I would just accept death instead
Not gonna lie when tekken 8 mechanic reveal announcement played and i saw heat dash, i was thinking "Wow everyone gonna be akuma now". And fast forward now the game become "almost" like that. where everyone can dishout big ass damage with one mistake and win the round.
Bro akuma was the last man on streetfighter 1 arcade game when i was a child
I want akuma in Tekken 8
They should do more Street Fighter and Tekken crossovers.
Your effort shows!
Time for Akuma to move away from the kiddie table a go to where all the real fighters are......Mortal Kombat
MK is so fucking trash even Akuma refrained from beating it up
In Tekken 7 akuma was not a threat before Pakistani showed up 😂
PoongKO was a threat "at the time with him". He wasn't optimal though as he played him like a Street Fighter player and mindset. But for someone who doesn't really play Tekken. Top 8 at EVO was pretty nice.
imagine getting told to like the video before it even starts lol
Evil Ryu was cool back in day
Gouki is a menace don't forget assura wrath
Imagined Akuma in Tekken 8 and the only way to use projectiles is with heat
MORE FIGHTING GAMES LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
Akuma's story also made his fan base quite wide.....
*Tokido's devotion to perfection
bruh you forgot X-Men: Children of the Atom
4:22
I'd disagree that there isn't another fighting game character in fighting games that transcended their own series to absolutely dominate other fighting games. In fact, not only did she transcend her own fighting game into another fighting game, she transcended her own orphaned franchise across GENRES into JRPGs.
Yes, I'm talking about everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood succubus pinup princess, Morrigan Aensland, who's more known for her presence in Marvel vs. Capcom, especially (Ultimate) Marvel vs. Capcom 3, in which she's widely recognized as among the best characters in the game, if not outright *the* best single character in the game due to her ability to counter the best anchor in the game--Phoenix--with her meter drain. Not only did Morrigan transcend her own orphaned franchise, Darkstalkers, but as a crossover RPG all-star (such as in Cross Edge), Morrigan has also transcended GENRES.
In a way, among fighting game characters, I'd argue that she is transcendental in that she herself is far more iconic than her entire original franchise.
That takes a special something that I have yet to see any other character match, IMO.
lol No
is this new series?? i like it 👌
18:26 Its party time and chikurin is invited
2. Casually messatsu child
Marvel vs capcom 3 akuma is a beast too
The character that literally made Atif hate his life when he left
Saw him first in XMen Children of the Atom but made his debut in Super Street Fighter II Turbo...
I hope he comes back to tekken so bad
Man ken is the master😊
They should give creating Sheng Long a try
Tokido needs to main Akuma in SF6 😢
Not as good in SF6
@ShinAkuma yeah unfortunately, he needs a health buff. I used to main Akuma but not so much in SF6
@@ringrippaakuma of all characters should not get a health buff.
@@ringrippa then u r not a true akuma main
@@ShinAkuma and still top 5 strongest in game lmao, I think Tokido just doesn't like to use him as much anymore
He is much stronger now than in 5 and around the same level as in 4 relative to other characters
Tokido video featuring akuma
You can even play as Akuma in monster Hunter Rise.
I love you danny burke
Best part in Tekken 7 is that RA was made unblockable
Wait, that lineup shows EX 3 instead of III. If IV, V, VI, weren't in order I wouldn't have noticed.
Never realized Akuma had lower health than everyone for most people never got that lucky.
The Aura of 'AKUMA' is so much as no other fighting character is like him.... incredible
Big miss guys. Did not mentioning Atif's TWT win with Akuma and his comeback for team Pakistan in Gamers 8.
Gotta make a separate video for this legend.
1:54 is-it a netflix show?
Was just thinking the same , I was like "oh shit"
It’s hi score girl, and yes, it’s on Netflix.
Looks like a later season of Hi-Score Girl. I don't think the blonde girl (I forget her name) appears in the first season. The original is a manga, and both highlight gaming culture of the time period of around the late '80s to the '90s, based on the author's own experience with that culture (and a ton of help from MIKADO GAMING CENTER capturing footage and doing research for the animation).
yes
Forever my main
Akoomers unite.
IMO we needed him in tekken 8 to put a certain busted character in his place