UMVC3/Akuma

Akuma

The "Master of the Fist" trained with his brother Gouken. In time Akuma would kill Gouken and work to persuade Gouken's pupil, Ryu, to be seduced by the Satsui no Hadou. Akuma is very secretive and constantly in pursuit of a true opponent to face in battle.

In a nutshell

Akuma returns in Ultimate with a game play very similar to what was seen in the past. Playing as Akuma depends on getting in close through the use of his varied special attacks and looking for strong mix-up opportunities. Although Akuma does relatively high damage, his low life means that he can be removed from the game fairly easily if used recklessly. Akuma is most known for his Tatsumaki Zenkuyaku assist, though hit stun has been modified since the previous installment of Marvel vs. Capcom 3, which means the point character will need to have a faster reaction time.

Alternate Colors

Players to Watch

Justin Wong, Clegg Madness, SumBrwnKid, Brian Kasugano, Raid

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

750,000

Base Ground Magic Series:

Stronger+

Double Jump:

No

Air Dash:

No

Air Dash/Jump count:

0

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

32.5 %

55 %

77.5 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

7.5 %

15.0 %

22.5 %

X-Factor Duration:

10 s

15 s

20 s

MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING

L Attacks

M Attacks

H Attacks

Special Moves

Hyper Combos

Normal:

10 %

20 %

33 %

X-Factor Lvl 1:

35 %

33 %

X-Factor Lvl 2:

35 %

33 %

X-Factor Lvl 3:

35 %

33 %

Video Walkthrough

Combos

corner combo with tatsu relaunch
advanced BnB's
Combos with Hawkeye and Jill assist
cool combo with vergil assist

Technology

ground throw conversion
guard break with level 3
Team BnB, tech and cool resets with Spencer

Hit/Hurtbox Guide

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Gohadoken L

shot front

90,000

proj

Messatsu-Gouhadou Agyo
If playing as Akuma,
hold {{#motion: h}} for Ungyo

Tatsumaki
Zankukyaku

direct front

40,000 X 2
+ 70,000
(132,600)

projnull strk

Messatsu-Goshoryu

Hyakki Gojin

direct tiltdown

90,000

high OTG
groundbounce
vs airborne
softknockdown

Messatsu-Gouhadou Agyo
If playing as Akuma,
hold {{#motion: h}} for Ungyo

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

53,000

rpdfire

Crouching Light

d + l

48,000

rpdfire low

Standing Medium

m

40,000 X 2
(72,000)

Crouching Medium

d + m

75,000

Standing Heavy

h

88,000

Crouching Heavy

d + h

85,000

low
softknockdown

Special

s

90,000

launch nocancel

Zugaihasatsu
"Overhead Chop"

f + m

45,000 X 2
(81,000)

high ( groundbounce on aerial opponents)

Senpukyaku

f + h

100,000

strk

Jumping Light

air l

53,000

high

Jumping Medium

air m

70,000

high

Jumping Heavy

air h

88,000

high

Jumping Special

air s

90,000

high aircombofinisher

Tenmakujinkyaku
"Dive Kick"

air d + m

80,000

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Forward Throw

f + h

80,000

throw hardknockdown

Back Throw

b + h

80,000

throw hardknockdown

Forward Air Throw

air f + h

80,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Back Air Throw

air b + h

80,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Gohadoken

qcf + atk

90,000

proj

Zanku Hadoken

air qcf + atk

90,000

proj
atk used determines angle fired

Goshoryuken L

dp + l

90,000

strk

Goshoryuken M

dp + m

55,000 + 70,000
(118,000)

strk

Goshoryuken H

dp + h

40,000 X 2 + 70,000
(132,600)

strk

Tatsumaki Zankukyaku L

qcb + l

110,000

airok strk
projnull

Tatsumaki Zankukyaku M

qcb + m

40,000 X 2 + 70,000
(132,600)

airok strk
projnull

Tatsumaki Zankukyaku H

qcb + h

35,000 X 4 + 70,000
(166,200)

airok strk
projnull

Hyakkishu
"Demon Flip"

rdp + atk

0

airok
atk used determines distance

Hyakki Gosho
"Palm Strike"

During Hyakkishu: L

100,000

groundbounce
softknockdown

Hyakki Gojin
"Dive Kick"

During Hyakkishu: M

90,000

high
OTG
groundbounce vs airborne
softknockdown

Hyakki Goho
"Fireball"

During Hyakkishu: H

90,000

proj

Ashura Senku
"Teleport"

dp / rdp + s

0

Teleport forward or back,
respectively.

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Messatsu-Gohado Agyo
"Rapid Fireballs"

qcf + atk + atk

11,000 X 48
(285,600 ~ 342,900)

proj
mashable

Messatsu-Gohado Ungyo
"Beam Hyper"

qcf + atk + atk
hold h

18,000 X 25
(260,300 ~ 312,500)

proj
softknockdown
mashable

Tenma-Gozanku Agyo
"Rapid Fireballs"

air qcf + atk + atk

11,000 X 48
(285,600 ~ 342,900)

proj
mashable

Messatsu-Gohado Ungyo
"Beam Hyper"

air qcf + atk + atk
hold h

18,000 X 25
(260,300 ~ 312,500)

proj
OTG
strk
mashable

Messatsu-Goshoryu

dp + atk + atk

40,000 X 8 + 150,000
(292,000)

strk
projnull

Raging Demon

l , l , f , m , h

(465,000 ~ 507,000)

throw
hardknockdown
mashable
Level 3 Hyper.

Frame Data

Move Name	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. On Guard	Adv. On Hit
	6	3	6	+5	+6
	9	5	14	+2	+4
	8	4	18	+1	+3
Crouch	5	2	11	+1	+2
Crouch	6	3	14	+1	+3
Crouch	8	4	25	-6	-
+	21	4	19	-3	-1
+	18	5	16	+2	+10
	7	3	21	-1	-
Jump	8	9	7	+8	+9
Jump	10	3	19	+12	+14
Jump	10	3	23	+13	+15
Jump	8	4	16	+15	+17
Jump +	10	4	Until Grounded
Jump / +	10	3	Until Grounded
Jump +	9	4	15
Jump +	14	Until Grounded	8	+9	+11
Forward Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Forward Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Assist	38	-	141
Assist	32	17(6)6	110
Assist	59	11	93
Snap Back	2	4	18	+1	-
Gohadoken	14	-	28	-6	-4
Gohadoken	14	-	31	-9	-7
Gohadoken	14	-	34	-12	-10
Zanku Hadoken	10	-	35	+10	+11
Zanku Hadoken	10	-	40	+10	+11
Zanku Hadoken	10	-	45	+10	+11
Goshoryuken	6	14	24	-15	-2
Goshoryuken	4	5(1)10	30	-23	-4
Goshoryuken	3	6(1)10	44	-36	-18
Tatsumaki Zankyaku	8	7	18	-1	-
Tatsumaki Zankyaku	8	17(6)6	14	+3	+11
Tatsumaki Zankyaku	8	41(6)6	16	+1	+9
Air Tatsumaki Zankyaku	5	28	Until Grounded, 6 frames grounded recovery	+12	+13
Air Tatsumaki Zankyaku	5	18(4)6	Until Grounded, 6 frames grounded recovery	+12	+13
Air Tatsumaki Zankyaku	5	42(4)6	Until Grounded, 6 frames grounded recovery	+12	+13
Hyakkishu				37/ Until Grounded
Hyakkishu				42/ Until Grounded
Hyakkishu				53/ Until Grounded
Hyakki Gosho	9	4	15	+12
Hyakki Gojin	14	Until Grounded	8	+11	+13
Hyakki Goho	10	-	Until Grounded
Ashura Senku		14		20
Messatsu-Gohado Agyo	7+1	76	50	-20	-18
Messatsu-Gohado Ungyo	7+1	80	46	-34
Tenma-Gozanku Agyo	7+2	76	16	+3	-5
Tenma-Gozanku Ungyo	7+2	80	13	-1
Messatsu-Goshoryu	13+3	14(6)14(6)14	40	-22	-4
Raging Demon	5+0	40	4

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Throws are an important part of Akuma's game. Off of any throw, front or back, air or ground, you can instantly do an air Charged Messatsu Gouhado with {{#motion: qcf , uf + atk + atk}}. This will OTG for big damage.
Akuma's teleport is extremely useful, especially when combined with assists that hit repeatedly as he passes through you and changes sides.
Akuma's overhead Chop can be special cancelled, which means you can score a launcher with the {{#motion: s}} button into huge damage.

Combos

Assists

Fireball- Terrible. Don't use it.
Tatsu- One of the best assists in the game. Fantastic for rushdown characters since it locks them down.
Dive Kick- Not too bad, but since Tatsu is so amazing, this will never be used.

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Strategy vs. Akuma