Super Street Fighter IV AE/Akuma

Akuma

The art known as Ansatsuken (the Assassin's Fist) was created by Goutetsu, and he passed the skills onto two brothers: Gouki and Gouken. However, the dark nature of the art consumed Gouki, and he reveled in its ability to end the life of those who came against it and, thus, came to be known as Akuma. Determined to become the most powerful warrior on the planet, he not only murdered Goutetsu himself, but also turned the Satsui no Hado, "the killing intent," on his own brother Gouken. Now on a hellbent mission to fight against the most worthy opponents, Akuma has set his eyes on Gouken's student Ryu. Although Gouken had removed the Satsui no Hado from his teachings, Akuma intends to being that out in Ryu so the two can engage in the ultimate battle to the death.

In a nutshell

Akuma has always been the "balance" between Ryu's excessive defense and Ken's excessive offense. His playstyle is very technical and he requires a lot of practice, but the payoff is well worth it. Akuma players live by one simple motto: "The best defense is a good offense." Akuma has the second worst health and stun in the game, but his extremely high speed and massive damage output more than make up for it. His vortex game is absolutely unparalleled, and is practically the defining point of his playstyle. He has so many options at his disposal that the very prospect itself can be downright frightening. If you like playing mind games with your opponents, or if you feel that Ryu and Ken aren't challenging enough, Akuma may be for you.

Moves

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Zugaihasatsu

f + mp

high

Tenmakujinkyaku

(at top of jump arc) d + mk

high

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Goshoha

f or n + lp + lk

throw

Syuretto

b + lp + lk

throw

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Gahadoken

qcf + p

ex

Shakunetsu Hadoken

hcb + p

ex

Zanku Hadoken

(in air) qcf + p

ex

Goshoryuken

dp + p

ex

Tatsumaki Zankukyaku

qcb + k

ex

Airborne Tatsumaki Zankukyaku

(in air) qcb + k

ex

Hyakkishu

dp + k

ex

   Hyakki Gozan

No input after performing Hyakkishu

low

   Hyakki Gosho

p

Perform after Hyakkishu; high armorbreak

   Hyakki Gojin

k

Perform after Hyakkishu

   Hyakki Gosai

lp + lk

Perform after Hyakkishu; throw

Ashura Senku

dp or rdp + 3p or 3k

dp moves Akuma forward; rdp moves Akuma backwards; 3p travels farther than 3k

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Raging Demon

lp lp f lk hp

throw

Ultra Combos

Name

Command

Notes

Wrath of the Raging Demon

lp lp b lk hp

throw

Demon Armageddon

u u + 3k

Can be used to cancel Ashura Senku; armorbreak

AE ver. 2012 Changes

Forward Throw

Increased Akuma’s total frame count on a hit by 2F.

Demon Armageddon

Changed hit damage when canceling out of Ashura Senku from 400 to 421.

Hyakki Gosho

Changed from an overhead attack to a mid attack.

Far Standing Heavy Kick

Changed damage from 60 + 40 (100 total) to 50 + 30 (80 total). Shortened block stun by 2F on second block, giving the attacker a -2F (dis)advantage when blocked.

EX Hyakkishu

Made EX Zanku Hadoken cancelable from immediately after start of move.

AE Changes

• Medium Punch Shoryuken's invincibility was lengthened, now he is completely invincible for the first 5 frames.
• Air Hurricane Kick's jump arc was changed, so running away with it is impossible.
• EX Hurricane Kick damage and stun were reduced.
• His Ultra 2, when canceled during teleport only, has bigger hitbox downwards. Standing Hard Punch, Teleport into Ultra 2, is possible now.
• During back dash, airborne frame comes immediately after invincibility frames ends.

Frame Data

	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes
Close	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	6	+3	+6
Close	HL	70	100	40	sp/su	3	2	13	-1	+4
Close	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	4	2	26	-10	-6
Close	HL	40	50	20	-	5	2	7	+2	+5
Close	HL	70	100	40	su	5	2	14	-2	+1
Close	HL	40*70	125*75	60*20	su*-	6	2(4)4	17	-3	+2	Only +1 on hit vs. crouching opponents
Far	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	5	+4	+7
Far	HL	80	100	40	su	4	2	13	-1	+2
Far	HL	120	200	60	-	6	3	16	-1	+3
Far	HL	40	50	20	-	3	2	8	+1	+4
Far	HL	80	100	40	-	9	2	13	-1	+2
Far	HL	50*30	125*75	60*20	-	8	2(8)2	16	-2	+5	Forces stand
crouch	HL	30	50	20	ch/sp/su	3	2	7	+2	+5
crouch	HL	60	100	40	sp/su	4	3	9	+2	+5
crouch	HL	100	200	60	sp/su	6	4	23	-9	-4	Forces stand
crouch	L	20	50	20	ch/sp/su	4	2	9	0	+3
crouch	L	60	100	40	sp/su	5	3	13	-2	+1
crouch	L	90	100	60	-	6	3	24	-9	-	Hard knockdown
Jump up	H	50	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	5	3	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	6	3	-	-	-
Jump up	H	40	50	20	-	5	6	-	-	-
Jump up	H	80	100	40	-	6	4	-	-	-
Jump up	H	100	200	60	-	5	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	50	50	20	-	4	7	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	80	100	40	-	5	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	6	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	40	50	20	-	4	6	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	70	100	40	-	6	3	-	-	-
Jump forward	H	100	200	60	-	7	3	-	-	-
+ overhead	H	30*50	50*50	40*20	-	17	2*2	17	-5	0	Forces stand
+ (air)	H	60	100	40	-	12	Until ground	-	-	-
Focus Attack LVL 1	HL	60	100	20	-	21	2	35	-21	-21
Focus attack LVL 2	HL	80	150	40	-	17+12	2	35	-15	-
Focus attack LVL 3	-	140	200	60	-	65	2	40	-	-
Forward Throw	0.91	130	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Back throw	0.91	130	120	40	-	3	2	20	-	-	Hard knockdown
Hadoken	HL	60	100	10/20	su	14	-	Total 44	-4	0	Pursuit property, 17~18f cancellable
Hadoken	HL	60*60	100*100	-250/0	su	14	-	Total 44	-1	-	Pursuit property, 17~18f cancellable
Shakunetsu Hadoken	HL	50	200	10/30	su	25	-	Total 50	-4	-	Pursuit Property, 27f cancellable
Shakunetsu Hadoken	HL	35*35	50*100	10/16*16	su	25	-	Total 57	-3	-	Pursuit Property, 28f cancellable
Shakunetsu Hadoken	HL	33x3	35x3	10/16x3	su	25	-	Total 63	-1	-	Pursuit Property, 28~29f cancellable
Shakunetsu Hadoken	HL	47x3	70x2*100	-250/0	su	25	-	Total 50	+12	-	Pursuit Property, 27f cancellable
Hadoken (air)	HL	40	50	5/20	-	14	-	After landing 16	-	-
Hadoken (air)	HL	40*40	50*50	-250/0	-	8	-	After landing 9	-	-
Shoryuken	HL	100[70]	100	30/40	su	3	14	17+18	-28	-	1~2f Invincible, 3~4f unthrowable, 3~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, [] refers to active frames 3~14
Shoryuken	HL	70*60	80*50	30/30*16	su*su	3	2*12	25+18	-34	-	1~5f Invincible, 6~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, 2nd hit pursuit property
Shoryuken	HL	70*50*30	70*50*30	30/30*10*10	su*su*su	3	2*2*12	28+18	-37	-	1~6f Invincible, 7~18f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 8f~ airborne, 2nd & 3rd hit pursuit property
Shoryuken	HL	80*60*50	100*50*50	-250/0	su*su*su	3	2*2*12	28+18	-37	-	1~18f Invincible, 8f~ airborne, 2nd & 3rd hit pursuit property
Hurricane Kick	HL	70	50	20/20	-	11	2(6)2	12+8	-9	-	7~20f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, floats opponent
Hurricane Kick	HL	80*40*40	100*50*50	20/20*10*10	su*-*-	5	2(5)[2(5)2](5)1	16+12	-8	-	7~26f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, 1st hit forces stand
Hurricane Kick	HL	80*40x3	100*50x3	20/20*10x3	su*-(x3)	5	2(5)[1(5)1](5)[1(5)1](5)1	13+8	-1	-	7~36f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, 1st hit forces stand
Hurricane Kick	HL	35x5	40x5	-250/0	-	11	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	18+3	-1	-	6~27f lower body projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, 1st-4th hit forces stand, pursuit property
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	60	50	10/30	-	9	[2(6)2](6)2	After landing 10	-	-	Floats opponent, [] hits once at most
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	70	50	10/30	-	9	[2(6)2](6)2	After landing 10	-	-	Floats opponent, [] hits once at most
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	80	50	10/30	-	9	[2(6)2](6)2	After landing 10	-	-	Floats opponent, [] hits once at most
Hurricane Kick (air)	HL	40x5	50x5	-250/0	-	7	1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1	After landing 4	-	-	Pursuit property
Demon Flip	-	-	-	20/-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5~39f airborne, 27~37f cancellable into followup, 40f starts Hyakki Gouzan (slide)
Demon Flip	-	-	-	-250/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	5~39f airborne, 27~37f cancellable into followup, 40f starts Hyakki Gouzan (slide), tracks opponent, can cancel into Hadouken EX (air)
Hyakki Gouzan	L	100	200	0/40	-	39+7	15	14	-11	-	Hard knockdown
Hyakki Gousho	HL	110	200	0/30	-	27+8	2	After landing 4	-	-	Hard knockdown, armor break
Hyakki Goujin	HL	70	100	0/30	-	27+11	Until ground	After landing 4	-	-	Forces stand
Hyakki Gousai	0.90	150	150	0/60	-	27+3	2	After landing 17	-	-	Hard knockdown
Teleport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 61	-	-	1~49f Invincible, passes through opponent, can cancel into Ultra 2 until 44f
Teleport	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Total 53	-	-	1~44f Invincible, passes through opponent, can cancel into Ultra 2 until 36f
Super Combo	0.90	330	0	-1000/0	-	1+0	36	13	-	-	1f Invincible, hard knockdown
Ultra Combo 1	0.90	510	0	0/0	-	0+5	33	19	-	-	1~6f Invincible, hard knockdown
Ultra Combo 2	HL	50*450[421]	0	0/0	-	0+14	2	46	-27	-	1~15f Invincible, hard knockdown, armor break, [] refers to damage when canceled from teleport
	Block			Super Meter					Frames
Move Name	HL	Damage	Stun	Gain	Cancel Ability	Startup	Active	Recovery	On Guard	On Hit	Notes