Street Fighter Alpha/Akuma

Introduction

US Name: Akuma (アクマ)
JPN Name: Gouki (豪鬼; "Great Demon")
Height: 178cm (5'10")
Weight: 80kg (176lbs.)
Blood type: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown (Presumed to be Japan)
Special Skill: Unknown
Likes: Unknown
Dislikes: Unknown
Fighting Style: Goutetsu-ryuu Ansatsuken

Akuma is the brother of Gouken (who taught Ryu, Ken, and Dan) and learned Ansatsuken along with his brother under Goutetsu. While Gouken adopted a non-lethal form of the art, Akuma felt its lethal nature held the true potential for victory. Feeling he had mastered Ansatsuken, Akuma challenged and killed both Goutetsu and Gouken. Akuma now seeks powerful challengers worthy of his time.
-Krendall

Moves List

Normal Moves

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7	3	2	-	+4	-
Good Rapid fire jab Overall

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7	1	2	-	+4	-

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
8	3	2	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
8	3	-	-	-	-		-

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12-14	8	2	-	-2	-
Does 6 stun with Ryu/ken

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12-14	6	3	-	+7	-
Abnormally high advantage,Combos into itself and blockstrings into itself at very close range.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12-14	6	6	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13-14	6	3	-	-	-		-

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
16-19	8	5	-	-2	-
Because of the massive stun This is a great Chain ender especially off Crouch lk.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
16-19	10	2	-	-2	-
Quite Possibly the best Normal in the Game And akumas version does 2 extra stun.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13-16	6	4	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
15-19	8	6	-	-	-		-

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7	3	5	-	-3	-

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7	3	2	-	+3	-
Another one of the best moves in the game A rapid fire Short that Leads into great confirms and chains.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
10	3	5	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
8	3	3	-	-	-		-

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13,11-13	8,6	4	-	+1,+2	-
Only the first hit is cancelable and only From close range,Also Akumas version of this move does more stun and damage.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12-14	1	3	-	+4	-
Very good chain Ender against crouching characters But does almost no stun.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
11-13	6	5	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13-14	6	2	-	-	-		-

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
17-20	8	3	-	+1	-
Only cancelable from up close just like MK.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
14-18	8	2	-	-8(block)	-
Sweep juggles are actually quite good with akuma since sweep>hurricane recovers fast enough to punish the roll every time Just be wary of the recovery hurtbox.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
14-17	6	4	-	-	-		-

Nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
16-19	8	9	-	-	-		-

Throws

Seoi Nage
b/f+[MP/HP]

Tomoe Nage
b/f+[MK/HK]

Command Moves

+

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
17-19,6-8	4,4	13	-	+8,+13	-		-
Second best overhead in the game with virtually no recovery,Great hitboxes And massive Advantage on hit or block. It is possible to combo after meaty overhead usually with a sweep.

+

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12-14	6	14	-	+8	-		-
Can low crush Due to the Hop but comes out a little slow,mix it up into your poke strings once in awhile.

+ in air

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
14-15	8	2	-	-2 to +11 depending on height	-		-
when you land it at atleast a +2 height you can slow cancel into demon. With a really deep connect you can get crouch mp>fireball or sweep>hurricane Or obviously With any decently Deep connect you can link a super.

Alpha Counter

Crouch Strong Kick
block b,db,d+K

Special Moves

Gou hadoken

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+	11-15	8	6	-	-8 to +22 depending on how long it travels,-9 to +18 on block depending on how long it travels	-
Its worth noting Akumas fireball is 1 frame faster startup for fireball wars compared to Ryu. its also worth nothing all versions of akumas Hadou knock down up close instead of just his Hp even though thats the main version used for stun/damage anyway
+	11-18	10	6	-	-9 to +22 depending on how long it travels,-10 to +18 on block depending on how long it travels	-
+	11-19	12	6	-	-10 to +23 depending on how long it travels,-11 to +18 on block depending on how long it travels	-

Zankuu hadoken

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+ in air	-	8	5	-	-	-
+ in air	-	10	5	-	-	-
+ in air	-	12	5	-	-	-

Tatsumaki Zankuu Kyaku

Mk and Hk have a unique Starting hitbox then the rest of the hits are the Last two hitboxes for each tatsu,lk just starts with the third hitbox.

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+ (air ok)	-	-	-	-	+2(block)	-		-
Starts a rollable Juggle,+ on block But can be crouched under
+ (air ok)	-	-	-	-	-10(block)	-		-
Hits do not jail on block therefore the enemy can crouch after blocking the first one
+ (air ok)	-	-	-	-	-23(block)	-		-
Works the same as above on Block

Shakunetsu Hadou Ken

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+	-	-	17	-	-	-
+	-	-	17	-	-	-
+	-	-	17	-	-	-

gou shoryuken

All versions Use the first three hitboxes Aside from HP

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+	22-24	-	2	-	-16	-
Only hits once
+	19-29	-	2	-	-21	-
First Hit Does not knock down so the other hitboxes can combo
+	27-41	-	2	-	-30	-
Uses the Fourth hitbox as the starting hit and then the second hitbox and finally the Third for 3 hits.

Demon flip

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
+ + ,	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
+ + ,	-	-	-	-	-	-		-
+ + ,	-	-	-	-	-	-		-

^!Hyakki Gou Sai close b/f+P
^!Hyakki Gou Tsui close foe in air b/f+K

Zenpou Tenshin
qcb+P

Akumas Roll is nothing like kens and Always goes a huge distance with pretty terrible recovery,This and red fireball should be avoided at all costs.

+ Or

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
-	-	1?	-	-	-	-	-
makes Your hurtbox disappear entirely the frame you do the move but is vulnerable at the very end,punches Makes you go a far distance and kicks a small distance.

+ Or

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
-	-	1?	-	-	-	-	-
makes Your hurtbox disappear entirely the frame you do the move but is vulnerable at the very end. punches Makes you go a far distance and kicks a small distance. Since this one goes backwards you can use it for cheeky meter gain stuff in the corner

Super Combos

Messatsu Gou Shouryuu
qcf,qcf+P

Kind of like a slightly weaker Shoryu reppa Which means its a great confirm tool sometimes but be wary of rolling.

Messatsu Gou Hadou
hcb,hcb+P

Just Like Sagat and Ryu akuma can Punish the quick dizzy mashout the game Has due to this super.

Tenma Gou Zankuu
air qcf,qcf+P

This can be useful Sometimes but your meter is usually Saved for Sgs

Shun Goku Satsu
(Lv3)LP,LP,f,LK

SGS is the Second best super in the game For multiple reasons

1.The only Hard knockdown in the game and its VERY long so akuma can setup whatever mixup he wants

2.Multiple Slow cancel setups aside from just Duck mk and Hopkick These are: Divekick,J.Lp(Buffers the input),J.Mk,J.Hk,J.Hp,Cr.mp,S.lp(Must be done very quickly and only works vs birdie and sodom)

Combos

-j.HK,c.LK,c.MK,c.HK
-j.HK,c.LP,c.LK,c.MP,HP GHDK
-j.HP,s.HK,HP GSRK
-TKK,c.LK,c.MK,c.HK,HK TSK
-c.HK,LK TSK,MGSR Lvl1
-cross up j.HK,c.HP,MHDK Lvl3
-C.lkx3.,St.hp.,Hp GHDK
-C.lkx3,C.mk,hp GHDK

The Basics

Akuma has many combos.... Akuma has many rollable combos.....But Akuma baits and punishes rolls very strongly. A quick example to demonstrate this fact would be... If you akuma sweeps you, and you rolled....

You lost the match. Any knock down akuma lands besides throw, if the opponent rolls akuma can punish with a duck lk, stand mp, duck hp, fireball for a instant dizzy. Then for a combo to finish off the opponent. You can also use a stand hp if you are not confident in the duck hp timing. Akuma has many of ryus high dizzying fireball combos, but with the added fact to note that akumas stand mp does 8 stun instead of 6, his duck hp does 10 stun instead of 8. And the chain into each other unlike other shotos. In general because of this its very dangerous to roll vs akuma almost ever. Although sweep hurricane kick is rollable, you recover with plenty of time to punish with his dizzy combo basically ending the match right there. If you must roll vs akuma its better to throw it in where the dp comes.

Note that akuma can throw loop with his 2369+hp, hp vs guy, chun li, adon, and sodom(if you dont include his back roll). They must take damage in some form or waste a super to escape, which in many cases akuma can still punish them. Note that akumas throw loop is much more specific then guys as his range is not as forgiving. But the basic is knock down, meaty demon flip hp throw. Land walk foward wiff duck lk(if they rolled combo), then hp demon flip hp throw as a meaty again. The before mentioned characters cannot escape this regularly as it ethier grabs there normal reversals or there reversal will miss.

Advanced Strategy

Akuma's Standing/Crouching WP,WK,MP, and Crouching MK can all chain into stronger attacks. His Standing/Crouching WP and Crouching WK can chain into another WP or WK.

If you attempt to sweep or knock down the opponent and do the Shun Goku Satsu as they get up, the opponent CAN jump to avoid it.

• Birdie and Sodom can NOT jump after being knocked down to avoid raging demon.

A hop kick, and a duck mk slow cancel are also not jumpable by EVERY character in the game hit or block. However you can still reversal.

Match-ups