It Was Actually True... | AKUMA in Resident Evil 2

[@TheHeroShiba]

This time, the resident is actually evil...

[@ikazuchioni]

Ha! Good one!

[@DarkOverlord96]

And the bio is actually hazard.

[@terrencepoinsett4169]

If thats a good one, i got some keys to dangle in front of you..😅​@ikazuchioni

[@meteor22]

Is he really evil though? Or just misunderstood?

[@marcusgabriel8365]

“You’re telling me, this resident is also evil? 2?”

[@DJJohnWong]

Akuma isn't trapped in a room full of zombies.... the room full of zombies is trapped with Akuma

[@Ninja_Koopa]

The Evilmen -2011

[@blanketmobbypants]

The only oni that can’t be turned lol

[@blanketmobbypants]

@@Ninja_Koopa?

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

Fuck yeah

[@rekkasketch4659]

Nice Watchmen reference

[@masonwhite3698]

Can't believe Akuma had his Street Fighter 4 voice all the way back in 1998 when they totally put him in RE2 for real. Truly, Capcom was ahead of their time.

[@MoonlightStrider]

And all these mixes of Akuma's theme that were so good they reused them in later games

[@TheChocoboKid]

Those raw voice files

[@ryanblood5375]

I remember playing akuma mode back in 1998 and thinking how cool it was that we got a teaser for sf4 even before sf3 had come out!

[@gedaman]

@@ryanblood5375Street Fighter 3 came out in 1997, a year before Resident Evil 2.

[@snakebutts2000]

Not only that RE3 lickers are in RE2.

[@DjDizzy216]

The greatest trick Akuma ever pulled was convincing RE2 fans that he doesn’t exist.

[@sheikhu1039]

The devil quote 😂

[@outlandishnoise1549]

😂😂😂

[@MuthaFnBigShot]

Underrated comment

[@pacolate1285]

Lmao its made better since akuma means Devil in Japanese

[@andrefrierson]

Lol 😆 epic

[@sdzero]

"How did you even capture Akuma?" - Everyone "He was taking a dump." - Umbrella Corp

[@cosmosofinfinity]

There is no plumbing when Akuma trains in his seclusion up in the mountains. Think about that.

[@battlion507]

Oh jeez, was that a Kung Fu Hustle reference?

[@sheikhu1039]

😂😂

[@EchoEcho-q4r]

Lmao

[@EchoEcho-q4r]

@@cosmosofinfinityhe shits in the lava

[@cozyursa0217]

Game modding is making all these April Fool's pranks a reality and I'm here for it

[@carloszagal1934]

now we need Sheng Long in SF2 Turbo

[@MistahJ100]

Is there more stuff like this?

[@Dhampire1976]

​​@@MistahJ100Sonic in melee is the first one that comes to mind. People that emulated Melee for so many years have found a way to add characters,and we finally got an SA1-2 based Sonic in the game. Wolf,DeDeDe,Charizard,and Wario were also added

[@Thevishisland]

What do you mean it's always been there he clearly said so sarcastically

[@MistahJ100]

@@jorgelugo9473 I used to have those magazines, So yeah i remember these jokes. Its crazy to see it come to life

[@reagansido5823]

Umbrella hid Akuma better then they hid their entire facility.

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

Not only that, but they managed to do it before Shadaloo. Imagine how fucked it would be if they implied in the next RE that the Street Fighter series is the result of the same types of viruses and mycological contamination that the Umbrella Corporation was investigating in order to develop it for military applications, creating a global network of super-powered martial artists who have been mutated due to contact with contaminated environments and/or unethical experimentation. Honestly, I feel like it makes an upsetting amount of sense when you think about characters like Blanka, Dhalsim, Necro, Twelve, Gil, Nash, Akuma, Bison/Dictator, Oro, Hugo, Abigail, SF6 player avatars etc.

[@keeyon012]

1:34:35 As soon as I heard that voice line, I knew it was Kazuya. That iconic voice line straight from Tekken 4.

[@MidnaNightengale]

Imagine, Leon is in the lab running away from Mr. X, when all of a sudden, Akuma accidentally saves him, by Raging Demoning Mr. X into oblivion.

[@carlosreid51]

Mr. X or Nemisis vs Akuma would be interseting

[@nhoodjazz]

Not interesting Mr x would be in hell

[@100_funsshatta]

​​​@@carlosreid51 why didn't we get him in at least MK alongside when they added chris for street fighter ,

[@KingGrizzBadara]

@@100_funsshatta Excuse me, what?

[@Sean_Bird]

Finally, Akuma gets to punch some zombies. Hsien-Ko helped him train for this in Pocket Fighter.

[@ikazuchioni]

I get that reference 😁

[@carloszagal1934]

now we just need Sheng Long in SF 2 Turbo

[@germanelkapo1]

She's actually Hsien-Ko (or Lei-Lei in Japan, but we're used to Hsien-ko)

[@anonluxor470]

I remember that

[@gamieTG]

@@germanelkapo1 Fun Fact: the Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) competitive scene refers to characters by their Japanese names no matter the reigon, though some characters also have a generic "nickname", similar to SF's Claw, Boxer and Dictator (Rikuo/Aulbath -> Fish, J. Talbain/Gallon -> Wolf, L. Raptor/Zabel -> Zombie).

[@EKk8819]

Imagine hitting Mr.X with the Demon, and when the symbol lights up all you see is his top hat flipping through the air.

[@calypso4882]

Shoryuken doesn't punch the zombies heads off? Missed opportunity

[@Niveus-t3z]

Would be a head shot and miss certain opponents 😂

[@sethyuikora2]

The fact that RE2 Remake had no Akuma Mode is a travesty.

[@marwts]

i think maybe if it was found sooner it would have been

[@coreym162]

That wasn't a real remake to me.

[@White927]

@@coreym162 Then what?

[@kamikaze82]

The timing of the Ultraaaaa Commmmbooooooo was amazing.

[@MrDmoney156]

I'd legit thought that was in the actual game after he'd entered it in

[@ceddygwap2795]

Comment popped up as soon as it happened 😂

[@gurvirdeol2019]

Was perfect haha

[@ryancampbell8645]

Time stamp?

[@blooman80]

@@ryancampbell8645it’s within the first 3 mins of the video just watch it

[@Mind_Crimes]

Modders: We can't decompile Akuma, its disrespectul & innopropriate. Max: Screw the rules, I have money!

[@jacobcharles9029]

Truly the most important part of the Akuma Legacy

[@joseftheerazor]

At 1:34:30 Akuma: My fist, my Hado... has no equals. Kazuya: (offscreen) Nonsense. After that... Max's reaction 😅

[@yeahimlonely8652]

What they could have done with stage 3 birkin was adding akumas rival dialogue against ogre from sfxt "You pitiful creature, prove to me your worth."

[@sean8102]

Looking at the mod on moddb and saw this "Akuma title announcer by Maximillian_Dood". Didn't notice it when I heard it. 5:50 "Guys voice sounds really dumb" lol

[@StephenOwen]

My dumb ass thought it was all legit until I heard him make that comment , lol

[@bigcammy007]

Usually, Resident Evil is a run away from the zombies game, but with Akuma here, it's now a zombies run away from me game.

[@BlazeReborn2]

Leon: first day on the job, zombies everywhere, this can't get any worse Akuma: MESSATSU Leon: I'm quitting tomorrow morning, fuck this

[@stevenharrison7123]

That funny

[@maximinoloera3724]

This is officially Cannon event 😆 🤣 😂

[@CaptainKashup]

Thank you for this wonderful adventure, Max ! We're so pleased with the incredible reception that the mod has gotten.

[@chaosdragoon1]

People: It's an April Fools Joke. It's not real. Modders: And I took that personally....

[@babydino8173]

Dear Capcom... If you wanted everybody to get hyped over RE9, please have a Mercenary mode to play as Akuma for DLC, also please make Akuma to secure the Redfield Bloodline... Sincerely a wild Satsui no Hado person

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

​@@babydino8173but LEON! memes are necessary.

[@mellowyello1478]

​@babydino8173 late 90s, early to late 2000s would have had an Akuma crossover character in RE games merc mode. Not sure why they don't do wild and wacky crossovers anymore.... like MH characters or SF characters in non Canon fun modes.

[@TheNightofWalpurgis666]

In Yakuza, Majima is everywhere In CAPCOM, Akuma is everywhere

[@term-827]

Akuma Everywhere System

[@BenAstridge]

This is the coolest and funniest thing i've seen in a while. The part at around 18:30 with the multiple mr X's just beating up akuma together is a hilarious sight to see. Also the slide away cracks me up. Love this 10/10

[@Jay_Tsunami_]

I hope Max never retires. By far my favorite content creator

[@JetrinLee]

The amount of times Max has bought something to make it into reality has me now realize something. Max is the MrBeast of the FGC.

[@CMCAdvanced]

He doesn't run as many predatory ads

[@ChefSheefluciano]

​@@CMCAdvanced Burn🔥🤣🤣🫡

[@maverickg233]

And I remember seeing that in the magazine when I was 8yrs old, so to see it now as a adult fully in motion is amazing withnin itself.

[@shoken4421]

Bro I love how when Max tried to save the game akuma was like screw that lol

[@AnimeGun]

“Smash the like button kiss my ass”-Max “CHOCOLATE!”-Akuma If we get an RE5 Remake I demand a Max and Akuma mod

[@Xaero83ZX]

“You are literally coming into direct contact with the Demon.” *SourceNext Jingle* Bruh. The timing 🤣

[@gregoryr.6711]

Akuma was the one that kick started the crossover genre! Its only fitting that he show thr Residents how Evil he really is!

[@Pewpewpew182]

@5:59 that’s the music from Street Fighter 2V. Kinda cool little mod

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

GONNNA BURN SOME MUSCLE !!

[@Pewpewpew182]

@@JIX9ISLER1986 lol nice!!!👍

[@GoldenChocobo]

Modders truly make dreams come true. Seeing that EGM Akuma unlock page took me way back, and my inner child is SQUEEING at seeing this be made real.

[@Rexaroth]

That raging demon intro was fire !

[@Thevishisland]

The sarcasm in the beginning is gold

[@sean8102]

IKR, I wonder how many people actually believe it too. For those that don't know he's joking about this actually being buried in the game files and just discovered (the April fools thing from EGM was real though and of course caused tons of rumors). The credits for the mod are on moddb. Who made the char model, animations, programming etc, as well as "Special thanks to: Maximillian_Dood for requesting the mod". Also didn't notice this until I looked on moddb "Akuma title announcer by Maximillian_Dood".

[@Meiloorun]

Max actually had me fooled until i heard SF4 voicelines

[@53Spawn]

Max gaslighting the fans with the serious tone and delivery will never get old lmao

[@benjaminspanklin1662]

"I definitely know who this, Chat. It's obviously Naruto D. Luffy from JoJo's Bizarre Dragon Balls." - Max probably

[@sean8102]

@@53Spawn I laughed out loud when someone asked in the middle of FF7 (when he played New Threat) and Rebirth, "What's the story?" And Max responds by describing the "plot" of Mario with that completely serious tone and delivery lol. Though I think he cracked a bit when he gave that answer during Rebirth lol.

[@beeb4124]

“And at this point, almost taboo….but I paid them….so they were ok with it.” 😂

[@Sabeythang]

One of the only EGM pranks that I seriously entertained being true after the era of Sheng Long and Ermac, since the screenshots looked so legit (and I'd honestly forgotten that Akuma was in Street Fighter EX, allowing them access to a 3D model to fake the screenshots), so this provides me a nice bit of closure on that front. Bless you, Max.

[@whydoyoukeeptalking]

So glad i found this. Stuck in jury duty and now i have something to look foward to when i get home.

[@babydino8173]

My headcanon: Akuma was sent by Albert Wesker to clean up the entire Racoon City, while somehow Kazuya who got an offer by the BSAA to get the sample for the G Virus mainly just to get him more devil power And these two clash til Tekken 7, while Wesker just eliminated Akuma out of his list and change to Ada Wong ---------------------- , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Just for edit for Pocket fighters lore: Turned out it was Hsien Ko who showed him the place for his training and it's the forest near the Spencer Mansion... so that's how Akuma met Wesker

[@SeventhheavenDK]

The BSAA doesn't exist yet by the time of RE2.

[@khalidibrahim7726]

44:38 & 41:18 Oh my gosh we found it claire and leon is zombies character cameo most RE2 in akuma mode amazing work love it!

[@ethermelt4780]

Even though Max insisted a hundred times during the run that the Akuma mode was real and the modders only un-glitched the access.... I still feel like what I just saw was a complete fanwork (secret ending and special zombies nonwithstanding). Regardless, that was beautiful!

[@sean8102]

Yes... that part was a joke by Max. Just look at the mods credits on moddb. It not only list who made the char model, animations, programming etc. But also this stuff "Akuma title announcer by Maximillian_Dood" and "Special thanks to: Maximillian_Dood for requesting the mod".

[@MelioUmbraBelmont]

Man, I wish that It was real, but I saw enogh re2 cut content to know that he really paid the mod, even easier for the Pc version of windows XP

[@nathanrg5508]

The prophecy has been fulfilled.

[@NosBlueade]

His Jamiroquai teleports are rather satisfying.

[@captainvimes6079]

"Can you hand me my coffee Akuma?"

[@MauZangetsu]

I was waiting for this! After over 2 decades, Akuma is finally unlocked!

[@darkman4811]

Modders, never stop doing what you're doing. This was so freaking cool. It would have been even cooler if Akuma could do a Raging Demon against Mr. X OR William Berkin.

[@neohayabusa13]

I waited 25 years for this. IT's about damn time! Also last thing akuma needs is a gun, but I guess that makes him deadlier.

[@rcblazer]

I remember attempting to find Akuma in RE2 back in the day. Awesome to see this mod make it a reality.

[@rjtheripper931]

1:00:29 was anyone else dying when max died. This was like max having his Lego set kicked over. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FOXZILLA5734]

The mighty Akuma has found his ultimate opponent...POOCHES 🐶!!!! 😂 21:35

[@hypergon-5627]

I laughed so much when I saw akuma running with bunch of dogs chasing him

[@noahkelly2279]

That was Benny and his squad

[@CallMeHipknowzis]

When i saw this yesterday on KZbin, i was like, "Wait til this get around to Max, he gon have a field day!" 🤣🤣

[@sean8102]

Heck he's the reason this mod was made. From the credits on moddb "Special thanks to: Maximillian_Dood for requesting the mod" and also "Akuma title announcer by Maximillian_Dood".

[@meteor22]

I remember falling for the Sonic and Tails being in Smash Melee April fools joke.

[@brianshaw3903]

It was only sonic for getting so many kills in the very hard wire frame challenge never tails you made that up and you know it 😆 🤣

[@LC-DDM]

And then Project Akaneia happened, making even more childhood dreams come true.

[@Mankey619]

This is the best moment I've ever seen in my life! It went from being a Capcom joke to bringing Akuma into reality in the world of Resident Evil. These modders are incredible! He's giving them Gohadokens to zombies, and shoryuken them into orbit. All that is left is giving the Raging Demon to Mr X.

[@cetospalis4784]

The amount of people not understanding this is a high quality mod and Max is just joking is highly concerning

[@Viral-Cell]

HAHA!! I've only just finished watching the vid of the Akuma mode mod, after seeing your name show up in the credits I wondered what you'd think of this. One minute later, here's the vid!

[@sean8102]

Didn't notice Max was the title announcer until I saw the credits.

[@ImSofaKingGood]

19:53 I love that Akuma's reaction to being startled is to enter a fighting pose lmao

[@Cinderkin]

Call an Ambulance, not for AKUMA, but for yourself.

[@Ai_M3talloidX7]

"Casually messatsu a child." _- a random memelord on the internet_

[@thehumblesniper]

Ahhh yes, the ol "unlock akuma" April fools joke. As a kid, I thought this was 100% legit.

[@iiiKingLongSwipeiii]

It was

[@RSK412]

I had that issue of EGM. It was an April fools joke we all fell for back then being like 15 at the time. The excitement was unreal until you realized you were a fool. An OG troll of the highest tier livin' rent free to this day.

[@skyblade7438]

It feels like Max has been playing RE2 every other week recently and I am here for it.

[@Fikayoz]

I say he lost the first run because he snubbed the blue herb and immediately got rocked for it

[@gio_wuz_here]

This was the game Akuma was born to be in!

[@WaqarAhmed786]

Capcom: Akuma, can we use you in RE2 Akuma: Shoryuken

[@jonjon7330]

He's even scarier than the zombies and monsters

[@bmoresfinest1982]

19:50 LMFAO at Akuma doing the pose when Birkin throws the pIpe like"WHO DARES!?!?"😂😂😂😂

[@kingdomsend3126]

Now this is real coolest legacy you have ever done

[@vtgplayz]

This is hilarious because the first video he did with Akuma COTA with him talking about this article and myth is one of my favorite videos by him ! He was getting his ass WHOOPED by Colassus and Iceman 🤣This is crazy , and I’m here for it tbh.😂😂

[@GanonAutumn777]

The beginning of this modded adventure now makes me wish for a Tyrant Akuma mod in UMvC3 where its just akuma infected with the T virus

[@ChrisKuglerDev]

I did this as a kid not realizing it was a joke, and let me tell you, I remember being so pissed cause I spent months trying to complete the requirements only to not get rewarded with my fireballs.

[@mave2k]

Umbrella : It wasn't us that contained the outbreak. It was this karate guy that burned everything with his bare hands!

[@ShakunetsuPotato]

Man.. i remember this 😂 The April's fool joke..but THIS?!! IS FREAKING AWESOME!!

[@chefar]

Zombie apocalypse is a better world than one where Akuma exists

[@MICHAELTUMANGDAY]

Fun fact:The punch is Code Veronica knife levels of strong.

[@galaxycamerata]

I love that in the end, G-Birkin responded to getting zoned to shit by Akuma by morphing into his one weakness. A dog.

[@danielfrazier3764]

I never knew I needed this in my life until now

[@samuelwest6435]

Your delivery of the introduction and the way you're talking about the game while you're playing both sound so authentic & genuine yet also possibly a little tongue in cheek like you know something we don't know maybe?! 😆 Idk, it might just be your usual sense of humor & natural showmanship that I'm picking up on. 🤔 So yeah, I am legitimately not sure if this is the real discovery of the Legendary Akuma Mode or if your friends just made this fan game & you're trolling us!!! 😅 Regardless, I'm watching & I'm definitely going to share this video with my friends so, mission accomplished 👍👍😂

[@samuelwest6435]

Max, please tell me if this is real or a psy-op before I go possibly make a fool out of myself in front of my friends!!! They all already think that I'm super gullible 😕😤😅

[@mikevsamy]

5:30 大 means 'big'. 天 is the kanji that means 'heaven'.

[@bcsb]

Yeah, that drove me crazy, lmao. Like how many times have you seen Akuma's back and still not notice there's supposed to be two horizontal lines for it to be the kanji for 'heaven'? Gotta love how the majority of the chat just went along with it, too, save for a few people that actually noticed the obvious.

[@mikevsamy]

@@bcsb Easy to miss when you weren't paying attention from the start. I'll never begrudge someone for mistaking kanji when you have to deal with 大木犬太夫未末本天本入人

[@bcsb]

@@mikevsamy For the more complicated kanji? For sure. For a kanji as simple as 天? Nah. It'd be like mixing up a box with 4 squares and a box with two squares. It's just too simple to not be recognizable to even a child. Like I don't know a lick of Japanese, and I barely play Street Fighter, but even I am able to instantly tell what the "Akuma symbol" is from a mile away.

[@ceddygwap2795]

​@@bcsbI confirmed the akuma symbol means heaven / the heavens from Japanese teacher in my freshman Japanese class back in 06 😂

[@krich451]

58:50 I've never noticed you start the game on raccoon street. Also, the "no trucks" sign is pretty funny given the situation.

[@LupusArgento]

I firmly believe that Akuma, by his determination alone is immune to any virus Umbrella can come up with

[@darbyhearts8641]

The G Virus can't hurt him, but he still has to Take the Poison like everyone else.

[@flamerollerx01]

I like to believe that Akuma has such a hard time with the dogs, because he loves dogs and really doesn't want to kill them.

[@TheRedMage01]

Casually Messatsu the B.O.W

[@Onigumo.]

🤜🤜➡️🦶🤜

[@Vikashar]

"I'm not sure Akuma knows how to read" 😂

[@reignfire85]

I remember when RE2 was first being promoted, before the redesign, and I might still have a couple of the old GamePro issues. Even all these years later I never heard of this rumor. Gotta give credit to the modders because this was absolutely insane, especially the ending.

[@gedaman]

It was in the April 1998 Electronic Gaming Monthly issue April Fools joke.

[@Shindenize]

This is an EGM article, not GamePro where the April Fool's article came from.

[@yunghastly]

"we gotta change the frames on this" mans forgot he wasn't playing street fighter lol

[@blountman747]

This is incredible this is just gold pure gold

[@89BlackGatomon]

You found a legend and became one. Subscribed ❤

[@vapersmith7859]

In before Akuma finds a way to infiltrate other Resident Evil games and meets all new opponents

[@shawnheatherly]

What an incredible mod, I love it. The ending legit made me crack a huge smile.

[@Rave79-egc03]

Akuma's greatest weakness.. Dogs... 😂😂😂

[@JESSROCKEDChannel]

22:13 LMfaoooo akuma getting chased by dogs is fire haha

[@cosmicspidermanx9569]

Bro is that SF 2V music. God i wish that had an official bluray release

[@juarezamorim]

I remember when it was on Netflix a few years ago, too bad is not anymore.

[@nickbotful]

"but i paid them so they're okay with it" is such a funny statement

[@thesephisloth1886]

Umbrella makes Hadoken ammo

[@Dylan-cu4ty]

Akuma is the nuke that hit Racoon City.

[@Punkweight8080]

Akuma enjoyers eatin' good this month

[@I.C-0wl]

Imagine being a zombie just chillin near a ladder waiting for a snack and next thing you know *_MOTHERFUCKING AKUMA_* comes down said ladder

[@tiradouken2854]

😅😅😅😅

[@gabrielcascadan7464]

The end we didn't have but wanted for Street Fighter X Tekken

[@jacoblarson8113]

The teleport away is hilarious 😂

[@mrlyles2002able]

I wonder if Akuma is in Resident Evil 2 Remake? Imagine that.

[@sean8102]

The thing about this being "hidden in the game files" was a joke. The EGM article was real. But the credits for the mod on moddb list who made the char model, the animations, programming etc and also "Special thanks to: Maximillian_Dood for requesting the mod" and "Akuma title announcer by Maximillian_Dood".