I Mastered Akuma To See If He's As Cheap As Everyone Thinks

Let's master akuma to prove that he... might be top tier? Who knows...
00:00 Intro
00:24 Overview / Strengths
06:34 Weaknesses
10:19 vs MrShinTensei (Honda)
13:56 vs SaGOD (Akuma)
17:41 vs Hatsune Mike (Ed)
22:12 vs tramps (Jamie)
28:52 vs Dingus Khan (Akuma)
35:12 vs cguhhrims (A.K.I.)
41:28 vs JosephVonDoom (Akuma)
46:27 vs Guygin (Guile)
47:09 vs Riddler314 (A.K.I.)
52:15 vs Suck Ya Mudda (Manon)
56:36 vs Guygin (Guile)
58:12 vs the grin reefer (Akuma)
01:01:16 vs Spark Mandrill (Ken)
01:04:18 vs Echo The Light (Ed)
01:06:57 vs Crosscut (Akuma)
01:10:06 vs syoma113 (Dhalsim)
01:13:19 Outro
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[@HollowG8]

Weaknesses: 1. Low Health 2. Bad Drive Rush 3. Man, I wish I could use his cool supers 4. Man, I wish I could hit Raging Demon Silly Akuma

[@Teah8cbdude]

People will always say he's op. He is handicapped because of his tools, but imo he's pretty similar to Cammy Except his zoning game is strong

[@billyscenic5610]

And yet I see him played seriously at high level tournies a week after release while Lily, Honda, Manon, Jamie languish. Scrubs love their crutches.

[@joshuapaul8580]

30:00 A nice uplifting message for all the dudes out there that might need a little confidence boost

[@CoconutChriss]

What message? There is nothing at your time code.

[@Kelohmello]

It's a bot comment. They try to make comments that look human on YT vids so that the algorithm doesn't autoban them for spamming somewhere else. EDIT: nvm

[@Behemoth_Typhoon]

@@CoconutChriss "nice pp"

[@noreyni9264]

You guys really missed the joke ? 🥸

[@C-ListLover]

He says "nice pp". Are you deaf?

[@mysterym6757]

Akuma is always top tier because he never has to play the same game as the opponent. Air fireball, dive kick, demon flip follow ups, and the teleport means he's out here playing an anime fighter against regular dudes.

[@TenjinZekken]

I think that's really funny bevause he also appears in T7 where he literally does just that lol.

[@ZetaRayZeke]

This is one of my problems with him in 6. His teleport is ass in this one. Sure they gave a command grab but that I’m one of the ppl who liked the invul on teleport.

[@TenjinZekken]

@@ZetaRayZeke Lmao. I highly doubt any Akuma player didn't like invuln on teleport. What Akuma player doesn't love the character most when it's as broken as possible.

[@nomaschalupas2453]

@@ZetaRayZeke thats why you need to adapt instead of using it to get away or cheap stuff, use it to punish people after a yolo dp or when you know someone always DI, you can di and pass through it then grab from behind. he is not overly op to the point of making everyone else too weak so thats the best way or else he would be banned in competition.

[@vandagylon2885]

​@@TenjinZekken ashura senku isn't that good. Even with invincibility

[@eebbaa5560]

can’t wait to be done with school so i can play akuma for 12 hours a day in real life

[@checkmate8849]

Oh brother. I got some bad news for you after you are done school

[@HellecticMojo]

Double digit hours?

[@Kibzzzzz]

@@checkmate8849 what's happening

[@HalcyonEX]

Bro PLEASE enjoy school while you can working sucks ASSHOLE

[@cheeks_of_the_boreal_valley]

​@@checkmate8849i miss school for that reason. Being an adult sucks lol. At least i get to play 14h a day on weekends

[@DelilahFGC]

Capcom really has been on their a game with the dlc characters, they've all been awesome af and Akuma is no exception. Excited to see all the future tech 🙏

[@mhead1117]

No sakura so actually it's mid

[@harrylane4]

@@mhead1117that’s a funny way to say makoto

[@MuhammadAli-xw4yc]

Hi DeliaFGC where is the demon flip? and raging demon from the trailer? I thought that cool ass raging demon would have been level three super or taunt special shin Akuma ability? I am confused Akuma without demon flip or cinematic raging demon is just weird

[@mhead1117]

@@harrylane4 midkoto you mean?

[@MuhammadAli-xw4yc]

I actually mean't after demon flip to do his overhead grab? Maybe capcom didn't put this move in SF6 for Gouki?

[@MrShinTensei]

Gg diaphone. I saw your name come up and was like hell yeah. I watch that guy on KZbin! Akuma is badass. Great video

[@OmeletteGirl]

Has Xavier: Renegade Angel always been in the background of that stage?!

[@goob8945]

😭 I thought the same thing. I think he’s a character from world tour / final fight.

[@hikarihakai1285]

Just a wacky og capcom fighting game character turned into NPC Similar to Retsu

[@RaamiahMorris]

Excellent video!! Very useful information, Thank for this🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@XIII_Vexx]

You might be my favorite player. These videos are very light and easy to watch. You also got my Johnny to be very good in GG

[@Rhylum]

29:10 when she sees me undress

[@MagnumSundae27]

Bro💀💀

[@MagnumSundae27]

Against Dingus Khan too

[@IbukiClean]

Cap

[@JackTheRustler1332]

The charged fireball can be used as a substitute for akumas demon flip when he lands a back heavy kick on an enemy in the corner.

[@whitehairedbadass3475]

Aite, gonna have to hand you a cease and desist for that perfect parry abbreviation.

[@hoboayoyo]

Demon flip is like Cammy's hooligans', jab or DI then out of it.

[@TheZak6969]

Yo nice intro transitions.

[@TekkLuthor]

Akuma is playing SF7

[@ZzigZaG00NIN]

I also wasn't expecting too much from the command grab it's pretty nice how it ended up being

[@nickkiller-0710]

The thing about Akuma is that he's kinda of a "high talent character", he has an answer for almost every situation, but if the player fails to execute he gets washed real quick, very stressful to play. I remember that back in SFV I'd be telling beginners to switch to Ken all the time because it can be very hard to maintain your composure and figure out your opponent when you die so fast.

[@ihavecome3127]

you mean high execution glass cannon? cause thats kinda what id rank him as

[@greatyachts562]

It makes me feel refreshed

[@headbreakable]

fire ball looks good. also his new command throw looks strong but I think that's because it early, ppl don't used to interrupt teleport.

[@bencornell2966]

I bought street fighter 6 on launch but never played much because I wasn’t a big fan of the base roster. Once the leaks came out and we saw Akuma would be dlc I was excited because he’s my favorite street fighter character. He did NOT disappoint, Akuma has started my grind to learn and be good at a street fighter game.

[@TekkLuthor]

Only players who can't play all play Akuma. It's like he's playing a different game

[@kubag.978]

​@@TekkLuthor or he is just a cool character and fun to play

[@TekkLuthor]

@@kubag.978 nah, he's a cheat code

[@oran5014]

​@@TekkLuthorthat's pretty much insinuating that a scrubby akuma can beat a good akuma. This is not the case because akuma does in fact take skill to play

[@ratfink2079]

The targets melee bit is goated

[@GuiGonJohn]

I knew something was off for me. His walk speed is messing me up in my head lol. And the amount of times I try to sfv heavy tatsu after light tatsu

[@_Rhatsody]

im so tired of playing against this character. he knowledge checks me so hard

[@davose8756]

So happy I’m a Blanka main for dealing with the flip and air fire ball

[@zigisamblak]

You can do regular divekick in the corner to make DP whiff, Akuma is nutty.

[@bestsnowboarderuknow]

Can you do the Pikachuakuma classic? Demon flip (sometimes just empty jump or whiff a move in the air) land into instant raging demon? Or is there too much recovery after all the demon flip options?

[@Guitar-Dog]

It's not strike invulnerable, so wake up RD doesn't work unless it's a fireball.. I've hit it like zangief lvl 3 after an empty jump

[@espinozajuan8591]

Are you going to make a guide like rashid and aki guide???

[@tspin5642]

I can’t wait for you to do this with Beatrix in brnblue

[@jerrythesaiyan]

18:55 I wish it was Dotodoya, he’s one of my favorite KZbinrs, but last time I checked he’s a diamond 1 star ED.

[@XannieBois]

He seems pretty balanced to me(also u can cancel demon flip into different aerials to apply different forms of pressure saw punkdagod do it) hope this helps!!✋🏼🙂‍↕️

[@hockeyfanatic95]

Really need to get street fighter 6 again. Watching these SF6 videos giving me the itch for fighting games

[@RedRiotRoss]

I'm moving rn so I will absorb ur knowledge

[@satan_ty]

idk why but I'm so bad at doing Demon. Is there any tips people could give me about how to do it more consistently? I know I an do the LK and HP at the same time and get it but its everything else about it I'm bad at.

[@reality3304]

Lp lp hold fw then hold lk hp. You can hold all 3 of the last buttons at once as long as you press fw first.

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

9:34 laugh of sadness

[@vladventura1928]

21:00 is he trying to say odesza, like the music duo?

[@kyuuketsukikun420]

drive rush kara demon is gonna go hard eventually mark my words

[@nickkiller-0710]

They removed kara demon :( dRush Demon is really sneaky tho, if you corner the opponent they have to react to so much stuff that you can jump scare them with a demon

[@bobrossross1515]

Raw demon seems like zangiefs level 3 but it goes through fireballs.

[@Platinumtrophy-wf1zp]

Do you think it’s a good idea to continue playing jp after nerf? (My current rank is platinum 3 and have 106 hours playing him)

[@hoohah5067]

I think you're stuck with him at this point

[@Platinumtrophy-wf1zp]

@@hoohah5067 i still main jp, I decided to stick with jp because he sick and fun still even with the nerf. I’m currently diamond 4.

[@Deadnoob01]

Jamie and Kimberly mash on wake-up FAITHFULLY.

[@ZxelA0214]

I’m a Cammy player struggling in Gold 5. The first day Akuma is out, I practiced for an hour and ranked platinum 3.

[@HjelanTV]

I haven't played yet since the Akuma, but from what I've seen so far he does look kind of overpowered. Although that's been his thing as a character, he looks like he kind of breaks the game. However, from what I saw if you can wifd punish his low medium kick you can check his best combo as you would with Ken and kind of control what he does. Remember to avoid burning out, you'll need it to parry his fire ball and force his approach.

[@dmcfail987]

THE DAMAGE 😭

[@goob8945]

Jamie is crazy good now

[@narutousamaki4133]

Akuma guide soon

[@christhechilled]

47:31 bro don’t watch the news or memes? 👀

[@Notic.]

you could wake up raging demon since its unblockable close range, got it off twice, both players refused rematch lol

[@bastianrhone9390]

I think he's top he's a shoto with drive rush he's well rounded and is good with system mechanics so far

[@jamethwan5476]

“NICE P-P!” 😆

[@ExPress313]

I don’t think akuma is cheap but to the avarage player who won’t know the match up I can see how he would be cheap

[@LFC_00]

Akumas walk speed should be more like gief

[@nixi_q8816]

thumbnail changed🤔

[@volktol4432]

If yall haven’t heard, if you do Akuma’s back taunt and then spam down taunt, you will become Shin Akuma for that round, unlocking three moves, air double fireball no ex QCBPP, a super with I believe 2xQCBK (maybe 2 kick inputs) and another super I don’t know the input for. You’ll know you got it right when you see him eat the ball of rice while sitting down, you have to eat the entire riceball and the Shin Akuma buff is only per round. You’ll have to do the entire taunt process each round if you want it each round

[@havyn88]

Still easier than getting 4 drinks lolol

[@hmmmpotato]

Erm, actually you dont need to spam it, just time it correctly 🤓☝️

[@VocalTK]

It is literally in the video lol

[@volktol4432]

@@VocalTK man you already know I didn’t get that far in the video

[@Jamesicy1]

Half hp misogi 😢

[@travinator043]

19:00 was that really doto?

[@Rhylum]

He streamed like 20 hours ago and was platinum, his tag was also just Dotodoya so probably not.

[@whathitwonder4037]

Is it just me or do you have to down-back against Akuma alot??

[@G4Cidib]

algo

[@amphitheatre]

third strike the only time he wasn't strong

[@uzakikena8294]

Most of the dlc so far was mid to low tier, but the 1 dlc akuma may be top tier which is funny.

[@Bani0108]

Lets see if its cheap, Minute 1 everything plus on block aight

[@peterramos5128]

If it wasn't for Akuma I swear I would've had an easier time reaching platinum with Ed. If Akuma isn't autopiloting it's ggs

[@capemron6330]

I think he's obviously strong but not "this character is dumb" strong.

[@ShikiRyougi05]

Which is good imo, Akuma doesn't have to be S++ tier, him being a very solid to high A tier would be enough.

[@yeirdin8394]

I honestly cannot do classic mode. That’s why I think I’m the worst at this game because I’ve been playing street fighter 6 with the modern controls. I actually did try to use the classic controls I just couldn’t do it. That’s why I honestly think I’m the worst not saying everyone who uses the modern controls is the worst, I’m just saying I’m the worst because I can’t even use the classic controls.

[@Apricator]

That target combo is fucking impossible to hit confirm, I have no idea how you're doing that

[@smartguyjaja]

when are fighting game devs gunna realize that giving a character shit health or self harm mechanics isnt a trade off for making them the most impossible to fight characters in the game. if they dont let you play then their health means nothing

[@smalljag]

57:52 Here’s the best part of the raging demon, when you hear voices, it’ll kill so keep an ear out.

[@ShiShi12]

Even easier, of the white text/kanji appear it's a guaranteed kill

[@Bone8380]

Thank you thank you, with this information I'll for sure be able to to pass Sajams knowledge check at the next Will It Kill, I'll finally be able to get rich

[@AllTheNamesWereInUse]

"nice PP" doesn't sound as cool as you think it does...

[@TenjinZekken]

Whip sale he thinks it sounds cool. PP is just way less syllables than perfect parry.

[@Semruk_The2headed]

man which server is that so ez lol

[@Sleptr]

Don’t call akuma the cheap respect to the character also is one hard mf

[@weebthatlifts5750]

nice pp

[@AlexanderMartinez-kd7cz]

so akuma is the vergil of street fighter is what I'm getting. never in the base game and always top tier.

[@thatoneflyinghat]

please shut up

[@Shakenbake-in9ux]

Gotta sell dlc somehow

[@jesterthenecromancer4569]

Wait he’s cheap? Awww man, i just play him because he’s cool…

[@shinji136]

Just play what you like and have fun with. Strong characters will always be complained about, but you shouldn't choose a character to please other people.

[@Kasaaz]

I do think Demon Flip is weaker than past versions, because there is no threat of the airborne throw all recent versions had. You can just block it out until he lands.

[@Myst1c_OW]

still its plus on block from all ranges now so its busted

[@vandagylon2885]

​@@Myst1c_OWnot it isn't. Expanded hurtbox

[@Myst1c_OW]

@@vandagylon2885 still plus on block!

[@andrewlopez7143]

Bring akuma to granblue rising

[@alecvujic6029]

He still doesn’t seem stronger than Luke to me. They were way too soft on the Luke nerfs…

[@cosmogang]

I swear even after the addition of Akuma, it feels like every character's combos move at exactly the same pace/rhythm. Now that I've noticed it I can't not see it and it while Akuma is more fun than the other characters (to me) it makes this game feel a little less fun to spectate.

[@LillyValentineFGC]

my gf posted that tweet about the hidden supers!!!! I love her

[@Plantids]

Me too!

[@emsax]

Same!

[@pinguludd6586]

it appears the grim reefer's name has been mispelt in the video segments, please remedy this issue as this divine name should be treated with utmost respect

[@lilcyrusj]

Ya he is cheap

[@ExoticDelta]

first

[@eebbaa5560]

nah the booty bots beat you to the punch

[@havyn88]

Jamie is still so bottom tier, the stuff they gave him doesn't solve the core problems with his kit.

[@frozec8568]

nah hes good and annoying asf to fight, good buttons, pressure, a command grab for some reason, drinks are stressful to play against too

[@havyn88]

@@frozec8568 He starts with 90% damage, trash DP, doesn't get his proper kit until the first drink and good moves only on his 3rd. Everyone else starts with all their moves at 100% damage, and has a way better kit that doesn't hempen their gameplan.

[@leonturner]

He’s such a cheap annoying character to play against, if this video doesn’t prove it I don’t know what does. Everything Akuma has is plus on block so he doesn’t have to commit to anything and is almost never risking any kind of punish. Actually deleted the game because of just getting only matches with this ridiculous character.

[@FastAkira]

after playing tekken 8, man SF6 is a joke. Not even with Akuma I feel like coming back.

[@Kutthroatkilla]

2 very different games

[@anqr7193]

I’ve barely played SF6 since launch but T8 is getting tiring for me lol. I’ve been focusing on just getting characters I like to Garyu because I know that past that rank my sanity will shatter😂

[@FastAkira]

@@anqr7193 I’m new to Tekken and yes, the struggle is real. Perfect electrics vs Shoryuken , a little taste of what to expect in tekken 8. But man, the game is so good… Plus I don’t like drive rush and drive impact and all that in sf6. I miss the old good days of sf4

[@anqr7193]

@@FastAkira I’ve tried playing Lee and Bryan for weeks in yellow/orange ranks, with their more defensive playstyles, but constant heat smashes that force you to guess on block and deal large damage on hit, heat dashes that also make you guess, and chip damage, defense in this game is tough. Tried actually playing “aggressive” with a bit of poking with King, Victor, Eddy, and got them all to red in less than a week respectively, relying on one or two combos and knowledge checks/gimmicks. The one outlier I got to red recently was Claudio, but I focused on whiff punishing with his busted hopkick and comboing with that. A bit weird how I used to watch T7 videos talk on how Tekken is the most defensive fighting game, now look at how its played

[@FastAkira]

@@anqr7193 Don´t miss the next Tekken 8 patch. They will enhance defense. It comes in June.

[@TheShockzero]

So taking Akuma into 1500MR is what people call "Mastering" a character now? Not even a few days of practice on him and people be posting clickbait titles.

[@anxander8438]

It's always been taking the character to "Master Rank" hence the name of the Rank

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

It’s just a silly game don’t cry

[@gnarrcan108]

His throw loop is bogus as hell lol, like it’s almost as ignorant as Ken’s pre patch lmaooo. Dude can meaty with a HP after a dash up after he throws you in the corner. Akuma switch looking up