Street Fighter 6 - Akuma Arcade Story

[@BigMujK]

He couldn’t help but get happy, when thinking about fighting Ryu which was why he carved his doll with a smile

[@EN-mh4og]

No, I think it's because Ryu smiled. He is the only one who has smiled when fighting Akuma

[@cupcakecutie671]

I think Ryu is his son right?

[@EN-mh4og]

@@cupcakecutie671 only in the animated movie.

[@cupcakecutie671]

@@EN-mh4og Oh okay 😊👍

[@nowgoawayanddosomethinggoo8978]

wooden doll gains life "i wanna be a real boy!" akuma: "then train your fists!" pinocchio leaves, seeking a worthy challenger...

[@KageNoTenshi]

Went to tekken and became moukujin

[@ZAPRST8879]

@@KageNoTenshiso that’s why akuma came into tekken 7 …

[@dracolientreri7302]

"Son, though your body may be wood, I shall train your will to STEEL.' Akuma to 5 year old mokujin

[@fernandonava6693]

​@@ZAPRST8879"Son, I came to pay a favor to an old friend, but in the meantime, let's test your strength."

[@joaquimbento692]

Lies of P lore

[@ziron5385]

Dude got a monster hunter rise presentation

[@rundasthehunter5736]

No suprise that we must beat a rajang, the incarnation of destruction to get his satsui no hado....

[@Chewy218]

All he needs now is his own theme music

[@Ultima64]

Their talking about Akuma like he's on Animal Planet

[@mieres.r7294]

Now I understand why I have a certain fear and respect for akuma, it is a threat to the ecosystem, but it is only a wild animal

[@ismailefesahingoz2266]

Nobody: Akuma: Hmm..

[@El_tomi22]

Akuma: 🗿Hmm

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

He's so bored with his life.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

If I was carving I'll get bored too.😂

[@ArcienPlaysGames]

I genuinely love this arc of Akuma, where he's softening up just a teeeeeeeny tiny bit, whether it's out of respect for his opponent or something completely different. Keywords being "teeny tiny bit", because I'm sure he'd still off his opponent if he gets the chance.

[@qunaqunowski]

While he becomes more powerful, he also becomes softer. It's pretty cool in a way

[@SuperSaiyanD48]

​@@qunaqunowski Older and wiser. Learning to see new paths.

[@everythingsalright1121]

I think its because hes still a mortal being at the end of the day. His taunt has an input that lets him eat a rice ball. He even licks his hand afterwards. Elenas end cutscene is USF4 shows that he can get along with people. He doesnt hate everyone. His lore states he wont kill people who cant fight back in the first place like innocents. But he also doesnt care much if they get caught in the crossfire

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

World tour revealing that Akuma went on his life mission as a way to honor Goutetsu also adds a teeny bit of depth where he isn't killing fighters by the dozen because he's sadistic, he wants to uphold the values he was taught as a fighter, but now in his older age he's loosened up a bit and while he keeps saying he's still the same demon with no humanity, when actually fighting foes like Ryu, he finds more joy in having someone match his level

[@UnifiedEntity]

Its crazy how Akuma acts like "no one can match him" but didn Gouken pretty much beat his ass again or at least as a stalemate to save Ryu from him way back?

[@UltravioletNomad]

Ryu just wants to be his bestie

[@dforman4770]

It’s time to put away the beefing battlers and move on to becoming brawling bros

[@dekaw9138]

Best buddy!

[@virologiclist25akajoshp82]

This is FREAKING INCREDIBLE!!! Solid voice acting from both actors and great narration from the narrator himself! 🤩👍🏿

[@quinnfletcher3906]

For a man who places so much value in his hands in combat, it strangely makes sense that Akuma has some artistic ability.

[@StanTVXD]

My dude found new hobby No more punching random fighter for hobby

[@mushra50]

He's had this hobbies since Street fighter alpha 2 you just got to look real hard in the background you see those exact same wooden sculptures

[@marsosa314]

In world tour he literally uppercuts you the first time he sees you💀💀💀

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Ryu actually paid him a visit.😂

[@Shadowrulzalways]

Two warrior monks fighting to the death. Only one fights with peace. The other… with violence.

[@dforman4770]

He’s getting soft in his winter years

[@JamesTheTurnbull]

His path is quite...lonely. if nothing else, his fights with Ryu provide company and entertainment.

[@hunterchandler1196]

He's reconnecting with his son the only way he knows how

[@vegas3352]

​@@hunterchandler1196 Ryu being Akuma's son is only a thing in the Alpha movie. Which isn't canon.

[@Xx_HD_xX]

​@@vegas3352The movie might not be canon, but that doesn't mean Akuma still can't be Ryu's biological father

[@vegas3352]

@@Xx_HD_xX As if Akuma cared about getting laid

[@mieres.r7294]

I love Grandpa Akuma, I need to see him talking to Elena or selling fruit haha

[@jive238]

Akuma and Ryu somehow keep living through their fights to the death, now don't they? They must not be doing it right.

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

Ryu won’t kill akuma cuz ryu only kills when necessary and knows akuma well enough that he doesn’t kill Willy nilly like some deranged monster. Akuma won’t kill ryu cuz he wants ryu to embrace the satsue no hado and go all out, in a fight, to be worthy of death in his eyes, but ryu will never do that. It’s a stale mate of ideologies. It’s why they survive fighting each other, neither one of them wants to kill each other unless there is a reason to do so.

[@BCannonThaMc]

3rd strike is after 6 Akuma dies in 3s. Gets a hole punched thru his chest while ryu takes a fireball to his chest. You’d thought they died, but Alex comes across Ken and asks for Ryus ware about, in which Ken gives him Ryus headband and says hes alive somewhere. Refer to the 1999 3s comic. Rare find

[@Childishxmarkeeloo]

@@BCannonThaMc 3rd strike is before 6 cuz Ken mentions training Sean and he meets Sean in 3

[@BCannonThaMc]

@@Childishxmarkeeloo you might be right and Oro trained Ryu already. Well damn. Im confused now

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

I like the implication that Akuma's gone a bit softer in his old age, where he secretely enjoys having someone who can match his level

[@Jermaine2099]

Capcom really does the least with their character stories 😂

[@redreaver5598]

He kinda looks like the demon of hatred, his theme is called shura, and he's carving statues. You can't tell me they didn't take inspiration from orangutan in sekiro.

[@トーキ-g8v]

I think it’s more so that both the craftsman and Akuma share the same inspirations from Shinto Buddhism

[@redreaver5598]

@@トーキ-g8v I'm aware of them both drawing inspiration from buddhism, that's very common in japanese fiction. However, I think the similarities between the two and the motifs used to represent them are far too striking to be entirely coincidental. Which is by no means a bad thing. I think Akuma looks cooler than ever.

[@トーキ-g8v]

@@redreaver5598 the motifs are similar because they are both being based on the same thing (⌒-⌒; ) There maybe influence, as yes that is possible, however since this is an actual thing and both Sekiro and now Street fighter are both doing it exactly as how the ritual is supposed to be I personally believe it to be pure coincidence.

[@Areaninetyone]

​@@トーキ-g8vyou nailed it

[@redreaver5598]

@@トーキ-g8v If it was just the statue carving, I would agree. But they look visually similar too. That similarity is even greater with Akuma's original red hair on his 2p color. The concept of Shura has always been part of Akuma, but when putting it together with his new appearance and the statue carving, it seems like an homage to me.

[@devilfacethedarklord]

Akuma shares the same english voice actor as lord Ains sama from overlord wtf XD

[@amaugust7285]

Does he voice Piccolo too? He sounded like piccolo lol

[@soundwave8560]

@@amaugust7285 Nah that's not him

[@cmurphy0707]

@@amaugust7285Close but no. He actually voiced Cooler and Dr. Gero in Dragon Ball Z Abridged and Enrico Maxwell in Hellsing Ultimate Abridged.

[@citizenofcity17]

3 static images - Arcade story.

[@octaviomaiani5624]

Nice to see War from Darksiders fighting Street Fighter characters.

[@SheanWalsh46]

He reminds me of the sculptor aka demon of hatred from Sekiro.

[@lane5686]

I need this song! That shakuhachi is beautifully played

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

It's finally on Spotify

[@lane5686]

@@pigglesgoomshby7249 name?

[@Vesperitis]

The Saga of Akuma as narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough.

[@Fares.SA37-4]

And he's carving a "smile"

[@ligeringspirit1133]

Im kinda sad in story he always alone every single time he wanted a challenge strong person and a friend and a rival but he doesn't get a chance to do it Yes there is oro but he is to pacifist for akuma to fight when comes to gen he already dead when comes to ryu he doesnt accept his dark hado so fighting ryu is not fun for akuma so my guy just carve wooden doll to remove his loneliness Someday Capcom need to make a true rival for akuma to consider as friend,not being dead,super strong and a bloodlust like akuma based on his personality no more evil Ryu the original new character that can make a worthy opponent for akuma Yes there is asura that would be a good rival but that sh't only appear in asura wrath which make that acounter as non-canon we need some one like that to exist in street fighter universe the true canon character

[@mushra50]

His friend Elena will be a DLC character pretty soon

[@ligeringspirit1133]

@@mushra50 that's not his rival

[@Mullatobutts]

Ryu is fun for him. That's why he went out of his way to make ryu's statue different. Pretty sure Gen was straight up laughing before he died, but we don't see a smiling or laughing statue for him.

[@kekkiashifan]

aren't those the dolls from Akuma's island in the Street fighter alpha movie

[@cmurphy0707]

Yup.

[@adambranch8692]

Akuma-lating over time 😂

[@jacobweatherford4696]

I wonder why Akuma has never considered taking on a apprentice for purpose of training a worthy opponent.

[@cmurphy0707]

He has his own set of standards that are unreachable by others.

[@NickCane-sd9qt]

​@@cmurphy0707in the SF universe but other universe he'll receive what he looking for a gruesome death lol

[@polishsausage648]

Is Japanese voice also available?

[@Mr.Anonymous342]

Yes

[@meganinten0078]

I was hoping to see Elena in an artwork or being mentioned at least... I am dissapointed 😞👎

[@Nightmare704RY]

Maybe in the world tour.

[@mushra50]

The news she just got announced as a DLC character so he gets to see his friend again

[@Nightmare704RY]

@@mushra50 I saw that and I'm all for it, her new design I sick!

[@NoelJohnCarlo]

Don't worry, Elena is back on Street Fighter 6!

[@pigglesgoomshby7249]

Bro they GOTTA put an Akuma reference in her World Tour arts, like idk maybe they could show how she met Akuma while she tells the player how she originally travelled the world to be friends with anyone and everyone she met

[@WaddleDee45]

Oh no, I saw the Ryu close-up and pictured him without his beard, and all I see is a giant thumb with a face.

[@alrizo1115]

Thousands of strikes exchanged? By this time it could be in the trillions.

[@Deathtrooper-kn7cr]

Cuando será que nos den el enfrentamiento final entre Ryu y Akuma?

[@NickCane-sd9qt]

Nope they gotta make akuma look good lol

[@eurologic]

He's not obsessed with Ryu anymore. He's getting older and coming to terms with all the people he killed. Naughty, naughty!

[@NickCane-sd9qt]

Who did he killed lmao every fight he enter the opponent alive lol

[@jinraigami3349]

Akuma becomes Sekiro's Sculptor?

[@IzMyVideoz]

...Hm! 🗿

[@markmorales7958]

Hmmmmmm……. Hm…!

[@vp3101]

Arent they Uncle and Nephew

[@mieres.r7294]

Ryu is adopted, they wouldn't be blood relatives, but the fact that Akuma is old and that his nephew visits him makes me laugh. Hehe

[@cardfightbrawls8231]

uhh is this implied that Ryu is dead???

[@FyReZeX]

Shura

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Humph. Akuma soooooooo bored with his Life.

[@UnifiedEntity]

And yet not another clear indication of who won. Hate dumbass endings like this. The doll smiling was a nice touch though

[@NickCane-sd9qt]

They gotta make akuma look strong lmao such a joke TBH

[@RizkySaDar]

Was that.....asura voice actor?

[@TK-xf7pm]

No that's the voice of ainz ooal gown aka Christopher guerrero

[@TheDevilDucker]

Asura's Voice Is by Liam O'Brien who also voiced Gill in SFV

[@salahudeenarunkumar4283]

Bro might be Sekijo

[@landmark22]

Capcom has gotten Lazy on the Story..wtf

[@Xx_HD_xX]

Gonna be real with you, Capcom never did well with stories.

[@Swagmaster1102]

@@Xx_HD_xXthe RE franchise in the corner:

[@anthonyroundtree5]

I wish capcom had netherhelms writers.

[@papaadot9369]

God no please no multiverse crap

[@anthonyroundtree5]

@@papaadot9369 I was referring to a better story.

[@papaadot9369]

@@anthonyroundtree5 Mortal Kombat story is terrible now

[@lazaroskarmaniolas7410]

​@@anthonyroundtree5There is no such thing as a good NRS story. Enough with the MK glazing.

[@bryanc7094]

Please Don’t

[@Polomanart]

These Arcade mode storys are kinda lackluster, hope Capcoms working on a cinematic story mode

[@Tra1nhardt]

So you want a repeat of SF5?

[@meganinten0078]

Cinematic story mode in fighting games are overrated. You don't need them to make a good story

[@HoDoBoDo]

Capcom doing a cinematic story is a bad idea. Just look at SFV...

[@TheDevilDucker]

I prefer this + World Tour over wtatever the heck they Made in SFV

[@ifeobasa5459]

they made one in sf5 and it was ass, let them actually work out the story themselves

[@TokyoNightGirlLofi]

💕Wow🤍🤍💛💛💛💛💛🤍💛

[@darkego123]

Dafuq was that?

[@frankcastle9691]

It's not even animated how lazy.

[@Og_LoeK]

Hmmmm

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

The SF6 Akuma story was underwhelming. Tekken 8 had a much more epic story

[@JIreland1992]

Not a fair comparison. It’s better to compare it to the Tekken 8 character stories.

[@Brandonweifu]

Akuma is old His story is a reflection of him having more introspective at this point in his life Though his path has not wavered,he now ponders a different perspective

[@khalduras784]

I mean sf has always kept it more lowkey and minimal when it comrs to their arcade stories. Sf6 in general focuses more on characterization rather than full fledged plotline as seen in World Tour

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

@khalduras784 Street Fighter 4 had most of the characters enter the tournament to take down SIN & Seth. Street Fighter 5 had characterization stories with each character doing their own things

[@NickCane-sd9qt]

Tekken story smokes all of this in the dust, including new feats in TK8, Street fighter has nothing compared to that level sadly lol

[@shoken4421]

If this is the thanks I get for playing as akuma I'll stick to Tekken 7 akuma atleast hes fun to fight against kaz this ending friggin sucks it's like Capcom couldn't even think of a way for him and ryu to settle the score , every time they meet akuma gets screwed .

[@Brandonweifu]

He isn't screwed.he won the fught...but now is given a new perspective to ponder

[@shoken4421]

@@Brandonweifu that's still lame ,akuma is a killer and grumpy to boot , Capcom dropped the ball with this akuma period

[@Brandonweifu]

@@shoken4421 no they did not lol He still the same guy.you just being weird

[@shoken4421]

@@Brandonweifu you have your opinion i have mine , we're not gonna see eye to eye on this so let's just drop it .

[@BigMujK]

Wah wah thing isn’t the way I want it to be

[@kugashira1018]

My goodness. SF6 is a disgrace...

[@Vitalykazual]

He turned into sculptor from Sekiro?

[@トーキ-g8v]

It’s a Buddhist thing, carving statues of Buddha is a way of repentance.

[@Urd-Vidan]

It fits him, especially after what happened to Sekijo(Demon of Hatred). He just needs that one perfect Buddha statue.

[@mieres.r7294]

When you get old you acquire strange hobbies

[@hikarihakai1285]

He did it even in the old anime i think but those statue were giant Same with his stature in that old anime

[@cmurphy0707]

@@hikarihakai1285Alpha 2?