Beyond Akuma! - Terrifying Story of the Oni Form - A Street Fighter Character Documentary

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In today's episode we look at the history of Oni, an Akuma transformation which pushes his abilities to the limit through the power of the Dark Hado
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Ultra Street Fighter 4 - Evil Ryu vs Final Boss Oni [HARDEST]
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Ultra Street Fighter IV (Xbox 360) Arcade as Oni
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[@bio1804]

Akuma has somme ''honor'' i think. IS seems demonic but it's all martial arts: you don't hit from the back, you don't fight someone who IS feeble, weak or innocent..Oni IS the Akuma who dont Care anymore. It's not about combat but pure destruction.

[@gokublack3107]

Fact,there no rules in fighting 😂...even Bruce Lee acknowledge that..that's why half of his techniques is eye poking and nuts grab or punch 👊

[@bosstheory9873]

​@@gokublack3107 Bruce Lee was an actor

[@gokublack3107]

@@bosstheory9873 yea..a martial artist turn to actor... unlike Jackie,it's vice versa

[@KaitouKaiju]

Yeah, Akuma doesn't give a shit about anything but a good fight with a worthy opponent. He isn't evil Oni is straight up evil incarnate and Akuma despises him for his lack of control over the satsui no hadou.

[@maxspecs]

He does not fight for good or evil. He simply FIGHTS!

[@chowdown]

3:44 this four-second exchange of wiffed attacks is actually really impressive.

[@Dashyrre]

I remember watching that fight last year and I was fangirling in my room at 2am like a little kid lol

[@allen6674]

They was dueling In that mf 😂😂😂

[@jorgetalamantes8674]

​@@Dashyrre Where is it from?

[@sirmidnight2039]

@@jorgetalamantes8674 iirc, it's a Tas made for Street fighter Alpha 2 Just search up Tas Evil Ryu vs Shin Akuma Street fighter alpha and it should show up

[@ebesonen]

Oni is quite possibly the final form Akuma may achieve in his life, Oni does first appear in Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition as a secret boss after the fight with Seth, it's even hinted by Rose that Oni is not even suppose to be hear in this time and is unexplained how he even got there, it's believed that the only way for Akuma to achieve this is form is to completely merge with the Satsui No Hadou, also he must surrender any reaming humanity he has left in his body, however this seems like a contradiction to Akuma beacuse he wants to be in control of the Satsui No Hadou and not be controlled by it like a puppet, it has not been 100% proven that this will happen but Oni could be a what if version of Akuma that fully merged with the Satsui No Hadou and wants power or simply not want to lose controll of himself, I do want thank you for going over the possible final form of Akuma that is Oni, you did a good job here and I do appreciate it ✊

[@krishrama]

i would not mind that at all. if only he retains control of it. it does make sense he could achieve that form eventually...

[@gabrielcross1062]

I think it could go two ways: 1. Street Fighter 5 kinds talks about him growing wiser and more controlled. It may turn out that he gains complete mastery of it in a canon shin akuma form. 2. He fights Ryu in one final battle where he does completely succumb and the unrestrained oni form somehow ends up causing himself to die while fighting the power of nothingness Ryu

[@Mankey619]

Akuma is indeed one of the all time shoto characters in fighting game history since the 90s. But when it comes to his forms they’ve made since the Alpha series,like Shin Akuma is beyond badass. Nothing beats his ultimate form like Oni. Ever since they’ve made his debut of SF4 Arcade edition,just shows that he’s not someone to mess with. I love his design and his ultra moves. Too bad it’s not considered canon nor Shin Akuma is canon to the SF world.

[@cosmopx1855]

It's not Canon because it's the future, oni is his ultimate form and his destiny is to become it, so... they could bring oni into stf6, that would be dope, I hope they do it

[@Chris80510]

Shin akuma is canon because shin akuma is basically akuma is not holding back which it’s basically his full power

[@excripto1]

If he was canon he would be stronger than Kenshiro with the Muso Tensei

[@SamuelSocceresports]

Akuma though shin akuma his real powers are still unknown.

[@icebread123]

The form was suppose to be playable in Third Strike where Akuma has blue skin and a white Gi, his stage is also changed, it has a red moon. For whatever reason, it was scrapped, but it can be accessed through hacks.

[@shenglongisback4688]

Oh weird capcom didnt go Elza it and let it go!!

[@krishrama]

ya shin akuma was planned for third strike. that color that was a cool easter egg in third strike. but it was just another color palette for shin akuma. i dont think the oni concept was ever planned at that point.?? that akuma he didnt have any new attacks or drastic changes as oni did. i think they even nerf his power cause his raging demon get slower. lmao w t f capcom!! but hey it was nice to have shin akuma playable in SFIII. he was also in 2nd impact. but overall its unfortunate akuma was an afterthought of SFIII. like with ryu and ken. capcom really wanted to stay away from shotos for some reason at that time....

[@r1konTheAutomator]

Not Oni, but Shin Akuma. The move set is very slightly different and his air fireball throws two, just like any other Shin Akuma iteration before that one.

[@krishrama]

@@r1konTheAutomator yup. it was just shin and a unique alternate color. its looks badass tho... might have been inspiration for oni tho?? i like to think it was. :D

[@ajshiro3957]

I remember seeing Oni for the first time and picking him up. It was so unfair. I crushed my brother using him. Cool that his gou-hadou can be charged.

[@Chronoic]

Some fans mistaken Oni to be like Kage, a shade, a magnification of Shin Akuma. But Oni isn't, he the opposite, While Kage is consider in story to be much weaker than Evil Ryu because he is only a shade as pointed out by Akuma, That they think Oni is weaker than Shin Akuma too. Oni is still Akuma, he is just the fully empower Satsui no Hado, and is what Akuma should become once consume (or master) by the Satsui no Hado, as one of Roses' quote says, that Oni should not exist yet, implying he will become Oni at a later time.

[@farazhuq5568]

If Akuma becomes Oni then he has failed as a warrior. Oni is the antithesis of Akuma’s code.

[@BigBoss69420]

Imagine battling another GOAT for 500 years.

[@djbanzai354]

3:44 you can’t deny seeing each attack thrown and dodged was pretty freaking lit. Akuma also won’t fight to the death unless you have the intent to kill him, if he senses your intent to kill, you might as well be signing your own death warrant for your own death sentence and Akuma is the executioner. Watch Out!!!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Great coverage on ONI! the next metamorphosis of Akuma's training! I really enjoy seeing him in other media and glad you speak of his powers amd even contradictions to his 'evil incarnate' motif!

[@warrenbradford2597]

Oni is such a beast! Literally!😄Seriously, though this form of Akuma should make more appearances beyond that of Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition.

[@UltimateOmegaRed]

How about his alleged debut as a extra boss in ASURA'S WRATH?

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@UltimateOmegaRed Epic, but I do not want that and Arcade Edition to be his only appearances. I want more of Oni in the future.

[@whenyou8249]

He has an appearance in street fighter v kage ending

[@warrenbradford2597]

@@whenyou8249 He seems absent in Kage's story. However, even if he did, cameo appearance is not enough for this character. I mean more.

[@whenyou8249]

@@warrenbradford2597 you can just look it up sfv kage ending and hes there and the video said he made appearances in other games and yes it isnt enough

[@GoukiZX]

His design is actually from the oni form in onimusha

[@Titus921]

I think why in my generation which is millennial love Akuma is because he was our Vageta before we knew it and since he had a ssj look he was sooo bad ass looking and still is and consider the best street fighter character and most powerfull.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Akuma is not Vegeta For one thing he doesn't kill innocents for another he can actually win fights

[@Invidente7]

This is the Akuma that just wants to destroy everyone in sight, right?

[@ZAND4TSU]

Yes

[@joshualowe959]

1:57 I STILL remember that Sheng Long hoax

[@wingbeck4563]

And I don't even think Oni is Akuma last form it's like he's a Super Saiyan.

[@krishrama]

yes. my same thoughts when i first saw its reveal and artwork. plus the beads floating around him like dragonballs or something. capcom might had some dragonball fanboys. lolz. itts deff cool looking... akuma more or less is the saiyan equivalent in street fighter world.

[@SunGodNika-bi2jr]

Super Saiyan Blue

[@stompbaddess1772]

​​@@krishrama I was thinking 🤔 the same and it does kinda seem like that.

[@brittislove]

Another fantastic video!

[@FrostedZaibatsu]

"Oni can use his special moves to both confuse and terrify his opponite" whiffs DP 🤣

[@dylanchadderton1]

What about ONI as the default high score for hyper street fighter 2? Was that a teaser or just a coincidence?

[@YaredYahu1212]

I always wondered if Oni was to Akuma, what Kage or Evil Ryu was to Ryu before he mastered nothingness.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the amazing video

[@shadowsansvii8715]

I think it’d be cool if Oni made an appearance in SF6. Maybe Akuma finally sees Oni in canon somehow. But chooses not to become him because he wouldn’t be himself anymore. He’d be giving up all of his honor and humanity. Maybe he defeats Oni and vows to find strength his own way.

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

Please do videos on Ryu,ibuki,Rolento,Makoto,& R.Mika

[@mr.checkyourself4672]

I feel Shin Ryu should have became canon Ryu master both the Satsui No Hado and The Power Of Nothingness he be so OP and would have fought to his full potential against Oni that would have been such a epic battle.

[@RestlessWandererOriginal]

Try Mugen, there you can make that happen and more

[@nnamdiuyalorjr2896]

Agreed.

[@am.bisonmain9077]

Base Akuma Before he inbraced the hado SSJ Akuma Basically how we see him in the games SSJ2 Akuma Shin Akuma SSJ3 Akuma Oni

[@marcusprime6766]

Hey! Can you do a video on Yun and Yang please? Thank you!

[@toshoshi1551]

That Akuma fight was difficult af the first go

[@daydreams-xs3rz]

My favorite series 🔥🔥🔥

[@Skipntosh]

Oni, a necessity for gracious street fighting.

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, Top Hat Gaming Man. You should do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Crimson Viper.

[@tracyndiyob162]

love oni the most in his fight with asura in asura's wrath(like to think with ryu it happened after he disappeared in street fighter x tekken/find the battle more cool than dbz.) and would love to see asura fight akuma again in a vs. game. always liked akuma's different forms showing that despite his brutal desire to master his style with a worthy opponent he still has some humanity to keep honor and not be controlled as a berserker and find some of the things with him in 4 interesting like rose's winquote implying akuma will become oni at some point(as well as the cfn's database art of a bishamonten eque version of him making me wonder if he may become enlightened as his version of power of nothingness with how much he tries to keep his humanity.) & him thinking cody could stand up as a challenge to him if he took his cuff's off.

[@devingiles6597]

Top Hat Gaming Man, can you please do a Street Fighter character documentary video on Rainbow Mika?

[@dylan.t180]

Yeahhhhh looking forward to seeing this

[@Stickweasel91]

Akuma isn't necessarily evil, he's just achieving enlightenment through violence, which is seen as a negative thing. So, it would be more accurate to describe Oni as 'violence incarnate'

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Let's see in Street Fighter 6 when Ryu does master the Power of Nothingness and Akuma going full Oni form in their final battle.

[@carnivalgenesiscross9055]

Ah yes, the Street Fighter version of Utopia Beyond.

[@nazishhussain2712]

The desigh is giving me broly vibes

[@peterjosephrivera9345]

character design is awesome

[@khaledsamra4239]

Your content is too good

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

Would love to see Oni show up in the open world part of sf6.

[@kadosho02]

I never quite understood Rose's dialog. If this is his final form.. why wasn't he the final boss from the get go in IV? Or V. Sigh, a great idea wasted for a roster spot Forget copycat, or whatever V tried to be. Akuma reaching this form has an epic vibe. Capcom has to Capcom 🤦

[@KaitouKaiju]

Akuma has never been a final boss - only a secret boss. Also Oni didn't even show up until the third or fourth DLC for the game

[@kadosho02]

@@KaitouKaiju Akuma's role has been.. a bit of a doozy. Capcom has made some weird decisions over the years. Why? Who knows Plus keeping track of everything in IV is headache inducing

[@pepperachu]

I wish Oni was in sf5 I'll consider playing 6 if they bring him back

[@Ticr00]

Love your channel. Since you are big Street Fighter fan, will you, by any chance, be doing a review of really great arcade hack of SSF2T? It's called New Legacy and, in my opinion, is way better than the original. It does not add anything revolutionary to the gameplay, but fixes bugs, further balances the characters and tweaks the experience just enough for it to feel fresh. Great effort and even better game, honestly. If you are not already familiar with it, try it out. You'll be glad you did. :) Cheers!

[@wrathofoni]

STREET FIGHTER ( DRAGON BALL VERSION ) GOUKI . Akuma = Super Saiyan 1 / SSJ Gouki . Shin Akuma = Super Saiyan 2 / SSJ 2 Gouki . Kuruoshiki Oni = Legendary Super Saiyan Purple Akuma RYU . Evil Ryu = Super Saiyan 1 / SSJ Dark Ryu . Fully Consumed Evil Ryu = Super Saiyan Dark 2 / SSJ Dark 2 Ryu . Kage = Ryu SSJ Dark Evolution

[@abellopezjr.2477]

"MY POWER, MOVES WORLDS!!".

[@ouranos0101]

Akuma never canonically killed Bison. It was a purely theatrical pre-fight intro.

[@krishrama]

it was more then just cinematic. akuma indeed killed bison and destroyed his body. with his raging demon...that is canon. after bison got his azz beat by guile or chun li or both. neither of them take his life. but gouki then challenges bison and humiliates him and kills him. mocking his psycho power and showing how much more powerful his ansatsuken is. thus ending the events of ssf2. then in sf4 bison gets a new body and seth lore and all that trash. shrugs. not a fan of modern sf games much. ya akuma was meant to be the true boss of super street fighter 2. so why would capcom not make that canon??! also in japan its super street fighter 2 turbo was called SSF2X grand master challenge. that sub title itself is meant to reference akuma. i believe. but ya been a fan ever since. tho i never learned in the arcade who that guy ryu was pissed off at and throws his hadoken at until much later. much like every sf fan back in them days. info was hard to come by and either in game or gaming magazines. how times have changed. :)

[@joshualowe959]

So far Oni has only been in the Street Fighter 4 series. He hasn't appeared in Street Fighter 5 while Ryu's form Evil Ryu or to be more accurate, Kage, appeared in Street Fighter 5. Hopefully Oni will come to Street Fighter 6

[@hattoripool1533]

I just realized theoretically Ryu should have his own version of the Oni transformation that’s beyond Evil Ryu. I would actually like to see a Ryu that’s completely lost himself beyond a Evil Ryu

[@bio1804]

I think exactly the same!

[@jaybarbrey6511]

I think they might’ve been going for that maybe with kage but it firm really work

[@MrHutchiemcfly]

I think KaGe is the equivalent

[@krishrama]

ya that would be kage. evil ryu days are over. ryu has given up that karma by the events of SFIII as stated by gouki himself... it aint ever coming back. ryu himself doesnt want it. so how would ever go beyond. then now in sf6 it looks like ryu mastered goukens nothingness or someshit. even resembles his clothing style and oros. but i did like evil ryu in alpha games tho. RIP evil ryu/kage... :(

[@ezelegui7901]

@@krishramanah, ryu didn't lose hado, he controls it now, in udon comics he defeats akuma with a mix of power of nothingness and hado, i think they gonna bring his hado back when he fights against akuma in the next games.

[@Skipntosh]

Another great one. Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh.

[@ramenbomberdeluxe4958]

I have a question for you, fine gentleman! Will you be so kind as to do a documentary on Makoto? Or is she one of the ones with a small history that can't be stretched to fit one?

[@ZAND4TSU]

I think she doesn't have much history to explore...

[@TheLuconic]

He’s the first super saiyan god blue.

[@wrathofoni]

As I see it, Oni Akuma ( Oni ) looks quite similar to the Third Raikage ( Sandaime Raikage ) from Naruto Shippuden Series.

[@r1konTheAutomator]

Mr. Top Hat...did you just go to single player mode and do one focus attack combo over and over to get your Oni footage? 🤣

[@greenkoopa]

*Freddy Krueger-* YOURE ALL MY KOOPAS NOW

[@pauldoake6188]

One of the original creators said he hates akuma and had not liked the series since he was added in.

[@n.b.l.5709]

Damm lol whys he hating on Akuma

[@PsychoKrueger]

Sounds like he gets vortex'd by Akumas online all the time

[@PsychoKrueger]

Sounds like he gets vortex'd by Akumas online all the time

[@imjstmichael86]

I would have liked to see this form in tekken

[@Tyranix97]

Oni reminds me of Grant (GAROU).

[@alexzanderking1556]

I prefer Shin Akuma

[@Stylez-13]

Oni vs Ashura

[@Iqzzy-KO]

Can you cover Ryu next please?

[@theredshinobi5940]

Gogetas soul punisher be like: "did you say evil?"

[@terranceminor740]

THEY NEED TO PUT GOKEN AND AKUMAS MASTER IN THE GAME

[@JoashDavidJosephJdj96]

Dark Akuma vs Devil Kazuya... Tekken 8

[@mrchow5047]

Rayu rayu rayu rayu...facepalm

[@kyleGoldstien]

“Ah-nee”

[@TokenCast]

His fingers and toes to become claws wtf

[@3Rayfire]

Hey Like 1000 that's nice.

[@nerdodragonnerdpl4167]

In this form...he won't be friend with...what was name of lady who someone told me that she's related with Felicia somehow?

[@ambroziorosada977]

can u pls do kage next

[@user-dq8vn7wr7o]

Akuma is beast with out honor

[@SymbianBlack]

Basically a nephilim

[@woolfyx]

Not sure what to think of Oni. Akuma was already overpowered and giving him more power bust the lore even more with DBZ and another SSJ2, SSJ3 and Ultimate Super Duper SSJXYZ level of ridiculousness. His initial design is best for me, no need to change it.

[@remack990]

Akuma the west-side swag demon 💯💯💯💯👺👺👺👺

[@wrathofoni]

THE BATTLE OF DEMONS Kuruoshiki Oni / Oni Akuma ( Street Fighter Series ; The True Power of Satsui No Hado ) VERSUS Jinpachi Mishima ( TEKKEN 5's Ending ; Ultimate Demon Form ) They are known as The Master of Karate who have been consumed by the strongest demonic power and have superpowers that are beyond human comprehension. If they meet and fight each other , who will win ?

[@juanmartinez-tg7fw]

What about kage?

[@believein1]

Love your channel and video. Ryu’s name is pronounced ree-oo, not rye-oo. There is no Japanese sound for the second pronunciation.

[@suryans5851]

He doesn't care so don't bother wasting your time trying to correct his pronunciation. We've been trying since the beginning and he's got no interest in making any effort to improve despite being a fan of the game which makes absolutely no sense to me. And if Ryu's name was meant to be pronounced the way he says it, it would be written "Raiyu"

[@krishrama]

@@suryans5851 😂

[@mathewblaine1109]

Is streetfighter 2010 ken , ken Masterson's kid?

[@wazaka2ed]

did he say M.Bison too or M.Bison 2?

[@Chris80510]

Oni akuma reminds me of broly with his legendary super saiyan form

[@syxxwilliams]

can u do GEN PLZ

[@jokesonyoumyguy5086]

Man, Akuma is extremely strong and perhaps even stronger than gouken and ryu for the simple fact that he was able to utilize the power that the dark hadou offers by keeping that dark side of himself in check; he didn’t have to completely rid himself of the darkness to maintain his humanity and self control. Still Nobody hasn’t truly beaten akuma yet. Gen was the only one that actually beat akuma before, but akuma was still young and not as strong or experienced but even Oro was only able to fight to a draw with akuma. I don’t know if it’s canon or not but in the comics ryu was his strongest when he was able to combine the power of nothingness with the power of the dark hadou and he had a red eye and a blue eye. If that IS canon, then that means two things. One; Ryu still isn’t at his full potential yet because as far as we know, he doesn’t use the dark hadou at all anymore; and two, Akuma is probably still way stronger than ryu.

[@joshualowe959]

So...Oni is the most evil Street Fighter character???

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

Oni Akuma is just like Majin Kaioh from Hokuto no Ken.

[@Chris80510]

Shin akuma is one of the most broken fighting game characters and he’s has been banned in so many tournaments and you can’t play as him in online on ultra street fighter 2 that’s how broken shin akuma is

[@GabrieleCuscino]

Interesting video. However, the right pronunciation of "Ryu" is not "Rayu", since it is not an English name. Japanese name should be pronounced in the intended way (in this case "Ryū", spelling the "y" as a short "ee" and a long vowel in the end, as in "Ree-yooh"), and I know this use started all the way back in the 90s, but it's 2023, and we surely moved on a bit, from then. I hope it helps.

[@jasperion8655]

OniPlays

[@dillonmetivier7457]

The street fighter comics is canon and also akuma is outerversal in the comics

[@thedarkbankai2308]

it is possible that Akuma is Ryu father and because of this Gouken adopt Ryu

[@ernestjoiner3040]

When Akuma goes pure evil, he turns from Red to Blue *Not surprised- I bet it is from all of the soy lattes

[@OracleEND]

😈✊🏾

[@Venitas1000]

nothing he did can be labeled evil. evil incarnate? how?

[@arrownoir]

He still loses to a Mexican cookadore.

[@broogul7335]

gibs dudley

[@krishrama]

Oni... this version was interesting. it really came out nowhere and was unnecessary. fun tho. but its non canon i think also as far as story goes.?? i think. but i will give the design respect cause it looks awesome. and ya giving of some major super saiyan vibes as well. but with akuma already being a grand master and already proving he can tame the murderous hado. holding back on his opponents and only using shin power when they are worthy of it. and being able to still retain some of his humanity and honor. this oni form takes away all that... making him a mindless killing beast like evil ryu or kage. consumed with rage and evil things. no control. no honor. its a step down for akuma. makes him look a bit weak in a way too. i dont think akuma would ever want his fate that way. so what if rose said becomes canon someday i would like akuma to be to control this form as well. like he always had control of the dark hado. keep it that way capcom. he is worthy. the only supreme master of satsui no hado. akuma!! :)

[@MrGoodboyjoy]

What does shin mean what does oni mean?

[@VictorHernandez-nj2lo]

I thin shin means true. In SF5 arcade mode of sf2,4,& 5 u can fight "true Akuma"

[@krishrama]

@@VictorHernandez-nj2lo 👍

[@karthikdecibel]

I love your videos but when you pronounce Ryu as Raa-yu and Sho-Ryu-Ken in its true sense it gets very irritating :|

[@krausercruz2780]

I wouldn't say Oni is evil, Oni is basically a more extreme version of Evil Ryu. It's no longer Akuma but a creature of the Dark Hado. There is no good or evil, there is no morality, only Violence. That is what the Dark Hado is about.

[@user-dq8vn7wr7o]

I hate akuma for real if i see him dead I'm very happy

[@paulfea]

How can you not pronounce Ryu properly? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mahkeemdehmah10boo87]

Always found it quite shameful that people would take the time to create such well built videos yet won’t go to learn how to actually pronounce Ryu’s name right…Also “Youdon Comics” (Udon Comics)…..Cringe