Street Fighter 3: 3rd Strike/Akuma/2021

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Introduction

Akuma (known as Gouki in Japan) is an extremely powerful warrior obsessed with mastery of the Satsui no Hado, a dark energy-based force, the antithesis of the Kyosui no Hado (Power of Nothingness) that Ryu employs. He believes only another practitioner of the Satsui no Hado will ever be able to contest his power. His first appearance was in Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret boss.

When playing Akuma, the basic goal is either to use his zoning ability to control your opponent’s options, minimizing the risk of getting hit yourself, or to simply go on total offense and decimate the opponent as quickly as possible, as they can take him out just about as quickly. It is very important to note that Akuma has the absolute worst defense rating of all the characters in the game, and is tied with Remy for having the smallest stun bar. One should also note that Akuma's supers are all the same length, and that he has no EX moves. All this was done to counter balance his incredible offense and mixups.

Super Arts

SA1: Messatsu Gouhadou

Akuma's fireball super, and by far the most practical choice. SA1 offers Akuma the most opportunities to land a super. It's the safest of the three, and is hard to punish unless it's blocked at close range. Because it's a projectile, Akuma can move freely if the opponent chooses to parry it, giving him time to mix up the opponent with high/low sequences or Demon Flip. Its long parry time also makes it an excellent anti-air. SA1 can be confirmed from a variety of moves, including cr.LK x 2, cr.MK, or any of his uppercuts. It also does good chip damage, especially when preceded by a fireball or red fireball. The main downside is its fairly low damage, but it's still respectable, especially against the lower health characters.

SA2: Messatsu Goushoryu

Akuma's uppercut super, similar to Ken's SA1. Does better damage than SA1, and has many of the same confirms and cancels. On the other hand, this super is much more unsafe if missed, and basically gives the opponent a free combo. Also has less chip potential, since the last 3 hits are easily parried. Not a bad super, but SA1 is preferable.

SA3: Messatsu Gourasen

Akuma's Hurricane Kick super, goes straight up. Does the most damage out of all of his supers, but has the worst recovery and chip damage by far. Also lacks range and confirm routes, making it hard to easily integrate into his ground pressure/offense. Almost certainly his worst super.

Shun Goku Satsu/Raging Demon (any SA)

Akuma's signature special art, requires 2 full meters regardless of which super is selected. An unblockable throw super that does tons of damage. It is ordinarily hard to connect since the range is very short if not done from a kara, allowing the opponent to jump away after the super flash. Techniques such as f.MP kara-Demon or hiding the jabs with a forward dash make it a much more useful. It can also combo from far HK (which causes a back turned state). While the high damage is tempting, the difficulty of successfully landing it means that it is often better to land any of his other supers twice instead.

Kongou Kokuretsu Zan (Any SA)

Akuma channels his energy into a shockwave, requiring 2 full meters. Even more damaging than the Raging Demon (and is the most damaging Super Art in the game, provided all of the hits connect). Good for countering early jump-ins and cross-ups, but is somewhat slow to come out and does severely reduced damage if the first hit misses. His most common combo with this super involves a jab reset into KKZ after a LK Tatsumaki Zankuukyaku. This is also the ultimate chip out super - if you get a knockdown with 2 full meters and your opponent has only a few pixels of life, this super guarantees the win with proper timing. This is because the first hit is unparryable and does great chip damage. If, by some ridiculous chance, your opponent survives the first hit and starts red parrying the rest, you have many opportunities to continue a high/low mixup during the parries (similar his SA1).

Strengths	Weaknesses
Versatile tools, allowing Akuma to play either a very offensive rushdown game or a low risk, zoning game High damage output and corner carry, even without access to EX moves Solid and versatile mobility with great dashes, good walk speed, air tatsu, fireballs and demon flip followups Solid mixup game with his different air approaches, good tick throws, reset routes, and overhead	No EX moves and same size bars for all supers means Akuma utilizes his meter least efficiently out of all characters in the game Lowest health in the game means he can't afford to make many mistakes compared to other characters

Character Colors

Akuma #3S_AK
Vitals
Life Points	985
Stun Points	56
Super Art Stock/Size
SA1	2/112
SA2	2/112
SA3	2/112
Ground Movement
Forward Dash duration/distance	13 (95px)
Back Dash duration/distance	15 (47px)
Jumping
Back Jump duration	43(4+36+3)
Neutral Jump duration	41(4+34+3)
Forward Jump duration	42(4+35+3)
Back Super Jump duration	48(6+39+3)
Neutral Super Jump duration	47(6+38+3)
Forward Super Jump duration	47(6+38+3)
Wake up
Wake up duration	77
Quick rise duration	50

3S Frame Data Glossary
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by an asterisk (ex: 3*5). If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses (ex: 2(4)2)
Attack	Attack level is L for low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks (which can be blocked high or low) and M for overhead (must be blocked standing). T is for throw attacks (which cannot be blocked).
Cancel options	Available cancel options. "ch": Chain cancel (into itself or another light attack), refer to description for options. "self": Self-only chain cancel. Much more restrictive than a standard chain cancel. "tc": Target combo, refer to description for options. Successive attacks in a target combo may warrant their own move entry. "dash": Grounded dashes. "sj": Super jump. "sp": Special move. "su": Super Art.
Damage	Attack damage on hit in life points. Notation may denote multi-hit or "sweet spot" damage values on certain frames.
Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. D refers to knockdown on hit. "Cr. Hit" is an additional frame advantage value denoting if the advantage on hit changes when the defender is being hit while crouching.
Kara Range	Almost all normal attacks can be canceled into a special or a multi-button command within three frames of startup. During that time, some attacks will shift position forward or backward and affect the reach of the special or command accordingly. This is denoted in pixels of range. There are a handful of moves in the game that can be kara-canceled after this initial window and will be denoted as a late kara-cancel.
Link	A combo that is performed by inputting the second move after the first move has completely recovered (as opposed to cancelling the first move's animation). In 3S, the final frame of a move's hitstun allows a character to block a normal or special move, as well as some projectile supers. Therefore, an attack's frame advantage must be 2 frames greater than the followup move's startup in order to link. Ex: a +6 normal can link into a 4f normal/special, or a 5f super.
Parry	This field will show a value of A if the attack can be parried standing or crouching, H if it must be parried standing or L if it must be parried crouching.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. 3S uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4.
Stun	Amount of stun added to the opponent's stun bar on hit.
Throw range	Range in pixels from the center of the character to the center of the opponent which allows a grab to connect.

Frame Data

Standing Normals

5LP (cl)

Close LP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	3	5	3	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
5	3	-	HL	3
Cancel options: ch sp su Activates within x pixels of opponent

5LP (far)

Far LP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	4	4	4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	HL	4
Cancel options: ch sp su

5MP (cl)

Close MP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	10	2	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
20	7	-	H	1
Cancel options: tc sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Activates within

5MP (far)

Far MP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	9	5	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
18	11	-	H	4
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Forces standing

5HP (cl)

Close HP
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	17	-2	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	15	-	H	-4
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Activates within

5HP (far)

Far HP
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	5	22	-4	-2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	13	-	H	-6
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

5LK

Stand LK

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	4	7	2	2
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	A	2

5MK (cl)

Close MK
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	5	11	4	6
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
20	9	-	H	2
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Activates within

5MK (far)

Far MK
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	17	-6	-5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	7	-	H	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

5HK (cl)

Close HK
(cl)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	8	25	-4	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
33	23	-	H*H	-6
Maximum advantage is 2F (6F-8F) Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 21, Block: 12. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Activates within 35 pixels of opponent First hit misses small crouching characters but is crouch-blockable for large characters This move is negative on hit unless it hits a crouching character Both hits will connect on airborne opponents and slams down on 2nd hit

5HK (far)

Far HK
(far)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	5	20	-5	-3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
25	11	-	H	-7
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Puts opponent in turnaround state (vulnerable to grabs, especially Shun Goku Satsu)

Command Normals

6MP

Zugai Hasatsu
Overhead Chop
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
14	2	22	1	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	15	-	H	-1
20 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 5. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Invincible to throws from frames 4-29 (ends right after last active frame) Primary kara-cancel attack

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouch LP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	3	5	3	3
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	A	3
Cancel options: ch sp su

2MP

Crouch MP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	4	7	4	5
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	7	-	A	3
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. You will use this if you're trying to build meter.

2HP

Crouch HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	19	-6	-4
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	11	-	A	-8
Cancel options: sp su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

2LK

Crouch LK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	3	7	1	1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
3	3	-	L	1
Cancel options: ch sp su

2MK

Crouch MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	5	16	-2	-1
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	3	-	L	-3
Cancel options: sp su 13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

2HK

Crouch HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	5	25	28	28
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
24	3	-	L	-15
13 kara range Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jump LP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	H	-

j.MP

Jump MP
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	9	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

8HP

Jump HP (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	3	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HP

Jump HP
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.LK

Jump LK
/+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	10	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	5	-	H	-

8MK

Jump MK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.

j.MK

Jump MK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
5	6	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
14	7	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. The worse j.HK

8HK

Jump HK (Neutral)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	5	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

j.HK

Jump HK
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
6	4	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
21	11	-	H	-
Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

2MK (air)

Tenma Kujin Kyaku
Dive Kick
+ (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	10	7	-1 ~ 12	4~12
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
16	11	-	H	-1 ~ 12
Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 11, Block: 6. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0. Essential move in Akuma's mixup game

Target Combos

5MP > 5HP

Close Standing MP-HP (TC)
5MP > 5HP

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	2	28	-10	-8
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
11	3	-	H	-12
Creates distance but is extremely unsafe on hit. Not very useful

Throws

5LPLK

Seoi Nage
Throw
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	8	-	N	-
24 throw range

4LPLK

Tomoe Nage
Back Throw
++

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	1	21	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	14	-	N	-
24 throw range

Universal Overheads

5MPHK

Straight Hit
Universal Overhead
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
15	8	7	0 ~ 7	1 ~ 8
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
7	3	-	H	-5 ~ 0

Taunt

5HPHK

Kiai
Taunt
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
66	-	-	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Increases damage for the next hit/combo by 43.8% Increases stun damage for the next hit/combo by 28.1% One taunt is the maximum Bonus is lost if Akuma is successfully hit (chip damage does not count), after he lands a successful hit/combo, or if he throws the opponent

Special Moves

236P

Gou Hadouken
Fireball
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
8	-	38	-10	-10
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	3	-	H	-11
Cancel options: su Button strength only affects projectile speed

236P (air)

Zankuu Hadouken
Air Fireball
+ (air)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
11	varies	7 land	-17 ~ 13	-16 ~ 14
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
10	3	-	H	-18 ~ 12
Cancel options: su Can make Akuma temporarily pause in mid-air, especially before landing Can be performed from any angled or neutral jump Fireball speed is determined by button strength; LP = slowest, HP = fastest Button strength does not affect the fireball angle Holding down on the frame Akuma lands causes him to crouch during landing recovery

63214P

Shakunetsu Hadouken
Red Fireball
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	14	44	42	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	8	3	-	H	-23
Cancel options: su Launches opponent on hit
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	18	45	43	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	16	5	-	H*H	-18
Cancel options: su Counts as 2 projectile points Last hit launches opponent
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	22	46	44	-	-
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	24	7	-	H*H*H	-15
Cancel options: su Counts as 2 projectile points despite hitting three times Last hit launches opponent

623P

Gou Shoryuken
DP/Shoryu/Uppercut
+

//

LP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	3	14	26	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	23	11	-	A	-24
Cancel options: su 1-3f fully invulnerable, 4-5f upper body invulnerable Can trade with overlapping attacks on its first active frame, depending on priority and hitbox height 1-5f throw invulnerable, 6f airborne Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
MP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	7	41	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	25	13	-	A*A	-30
Cancel options: su (first hit only) 1-2f fully invulnerable, 3-4f upper body invulnerable Can trade with overlapping attacks on its first active frame, depending on priority and hitbox height 1-4f throw invulnerable, 5f airborne 2nd hit knocks down, but misses most crouching characters except at point blank, leaving Akuma vulnerable on recovery This makes it unreliable as a wakeup reversal, since properly spaced crouching attacks can force the move to whiff Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 22, Block: 16. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.
HP	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	1	23	35	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	29	15	-	A*A*A	-34
Cancel options: su (first 2 hits only) 1-3f fully invulnerable, 4-5f upper body invulnerable 1-5f throw invuln, 6f airborne 3rd hit knocks down, but misses most crouching characters except at point blank, leaving Akuma vulnerable on recovery This makes it unreliable as a wakeup reversal, since properly spaced crouching attacks can force the move to whiff Does NOT force standing Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 23, Block: 17. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.

214K

Tatsumaki Zankuu Kyaku
Tatsu/Hurricane
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	11	4	17	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	17	7	-	H	-12
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 6, Hit: 21, Block: 15. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Against crouching, only hits Dudley, Hugo, Q, Urien; sometimes Akuma or Remy depending on idle animation Also connects vs. crouch blocking Akuma (at farther ranges, Twelve
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	10	16	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	21	9	-	H*H*H	-8
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 14. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. 1st hit can hit crouchers and forces standing 2nd hit causes launch but misses most crouching characters that missed or defended the 1st hit If it hits, this move has a maximum of two hits, otherwise it has three hits total
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	2	18	10	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	25	11	-	H*H*H*H*H	-5
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 20, Block: 16. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. 1st hit can hit crouchers and forces standing Subsequent hits cause launch but can miss most crouching characters and cause a crossup situation Last hit can hit crouchers (even as a crossup) and launches If it hits, this move has a maximum of three hits, otherwise it has five hits total

214K

Air Tatsumaki Zankuu Kyaku
Air Tatsu/Air Hurricane
+

//

LK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	5	3	40	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	14	3	-	H	-8
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 1, Hit: 9, Block: 2. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 2, Block: 0.
MK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	5	6	31	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	27	5	-	H*H	-7
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 2, Hit: 17, Block: 2. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.
HK	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
	5	12	16	D	D
	Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
	40	7	-	H*H*H	-8
Cancel options: su Self meter gain: Whiff: 4, Hit: 26, Block: 3. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 6, Block: 0.

623K

Hyakki Shuu
Demon Flip > Slide
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
40	15	13	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	3	-	L	-11
Button strength determines the distance traveled Followup inputs can be input starting on the 17th frame Maximum advantage is +13f (Special) Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. After 1st active frame, becomes massively safer on block, up to +2

623K-P

Hyakki Goushou
Demon Flip > Palm
+, 

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
10	3	20	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
23	13	-	H	-12 ~ -2
Can be input starting from the 17th frame of Demon Flip Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0.

623K-K

Hyakki Goujin
Demon Flip > Divekick
+, 

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
9	10	7	-1 ~ 12	-1 ~ 12
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
17	11	-	H	-1 ~ 12
Can be input starting from the 17th frame of Demon Flip Self meter gain: Whiff: 3, Hit: 19, Block: 10. Opponent meter gain: Whiff: 0, Hit: 4, Block: 0. Has least amount of landing recovery out of all options If done close to the ground (so that the hitbox doesn't come out), only 2f landing recovery

623K-LP+K

Hyakki Gousai
Demon Flip > Throw
+,    +

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
3	2	34	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
19	14	-	N	-
Can be input starting from the 17th frame of Demon Flip Can grab crouching characters with strict timing

623PP

Ashura Senkuu (Long)
Teleport (Long)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	65	9	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Completely invulnerable upon startup but can be interrupted from certain Super Art activations after 15f startup and has 13f recovery Punch version travels full screen with longer invulnerability

623KK

Ashura Senkuu (Short)
Teleport (Short)
+

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
-	49	9	-	-
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
-	-	-	-	-
Completely invulnerable upon startup but can be interrupted from certain Super Art activations after 15f startup and has 13f recovery Kick version travels half-screen distance

Super Arts

236236P (SA1)

Messatsu Gou Hadou
SA1
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	42	-	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
47	0	-	H x6	-13
Stock: x2 Akuma's preffered Super Art.

236236P (SA1 air)

Tenma Gou Zankuu
Air SA1
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
7	32	13 land	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
53	0	-	H x6	-24 ~ -14
Stock: x2 If Akuma holds down when landing, he will be in a crouching recovery state

236236P (SA2)

Messatsu Gou Shoryuu
SA2

Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	24	37	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
66	16	-	A x7	-25
Stock: x2 Can OTG Dudley after a neutral/forward throw if he doesn't quick rise Active frame distribution: 2*4(13), 2*4(15), 2*2*8 52 total frames from first to final active frame

236236K (SA3)

Messatsu Gou Rasen (Ground)
SA3
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
4	22	42 + 9 land	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
65	0	-	A	-76
Stock: x2 Number of parries depends on stand/crouch and character height If Akuma holds down when landing, he will be in a crouching recovery state Active frame distribution: 2(2), 1(1) x17, 1(2)1(2)1 45 total frames from first to final active frame; hitbox switches sides between each set of active frames

236236K (SA3 air)

Messatsu Gou Rasen (Air)
Air SA3
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
2	27	42 + 9 land	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
67	0	-	A	-56
Stock: x2 Does less damage the higher it connects, as opponents will fall out of the juggle near max stage height If Akuma holds down when landing, he will be in a crouching recovery state Active frame distribution: 7*1(1), 1(1) x14, 1(2)1(2)3 47 total frames from first to final active frame; hitbox switches sides between each set of active frames First 7 active frames hit behind Akuma, making it much slower for practical purposes

LP LP 6 LK HP

Shun Goku Satsu
Raging Demon
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
1	39	2	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
87	0	-	N	-
8 throw range Requires 2 stock, usable with any SA Travels forward for Invincible from frames 1-4 Can cancel from any non-command standing or crouching attack on hit or whiff, universal overhead on grounded frames, from recovery frames of dive kick, from grounded hits of Goushoryu, or instantly from any fireball Can be comboed into from (far) st.HK and sees some use in Demon Flip mixups Cannot cancel from Ashura Senkuu (Teleport)

222PPP

Kongou Kokuretsu Zan
KKZ/Geyser/Ground Pound
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Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit	Cr. Hit
16	24	64	D	D
Damage	Stun	Guard	Parry	Block
65*42	15*13	-	N * A x9	-28
Requires 2 stocks, can be used with any SA Lightning Strike's first hit cannot be parried but the rest of the hits can be parried. Inflicts massive chip damag. If used as a reversal whiff punish, it can KO opponents at point blank. Can hit air-reset opponents as a guaranteed juggle Cannot be cancelled into apart from itself (not possible ingame) Invincible from startup until the 4th active frame If used from around sweep range, there is a short window where Akuma can be hit after the lightning strike but before the shockwaves