Shin Akuma in Street Fighter 6 Explained

[@Skuxxed]

I’m not proud of how long it took to get Shin Akuma to perform that Raging Demon on me. Please leave a like so my sacrifices were not in vain.

[@kerronsinkia6979]

My only problem with him is that 10% health to do the raging demon how someone go do if have no supers and akuma has the lowest health pool but great moveset and design of shin akuma

[@countertask]

I short cut it for modern so it’s LP LP L3

[@reggiemoore755]

I never seen it he sweped me I barly even got a hit

[@kendonl.taylor5111]

@Skuxxed Shin Akuma disguise himself as regluar Akuma, should you fight him in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo.

[@Dhampire1976]

Lil bro had EX 1 unlocked,but didn't even realize that thet color is what gives Akuma that Kanji. Embarrassing

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

Shin Akuma in older Street Fighter games: Akuma going full power Shin Akuma in Capcom vs SNK 2: Akuma after receiving the Orochi power from Rugal Oni: Akuma after being consumed by the Satsui No Hado and described as "Akuma beyond Shin Akuma" Street Fighter 6 Shin Akuma: Akuma after eating a rice ball

[@CHADCONTEXT]

I think in Capcom vs SNK 2 he's more like "Shinji Akuma" although known as "God Akuma" by some fans.

[@roimarionuy5417]

this means that in order to be strong in real life, we need to eat rice balls 😂😂😂

[@streptococo4735]

My theory of why Akuma goes Shin after eating is simple, Akuma is starving himself, to give himself a handycap he is literally letting himself become malnourished and underfed. The moment he actually EATS, he regains his full energy, thus, he becomes Shin Akuma.

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

@@streptococo4735 so Akuma could have eaten ANY FOOD to become Shin Akuma. Not just a rice ball

[@ZAPRST8879]

@@JoshuaLowe-ci3wonah doubt that, that riceball but it might had a lot more nutrition inside than others, like it’s a comically large rice ball

[@shieldlesscap6124]

I like the idea that canonically, Shin Akuma really is just regular Akuma fighting at his actual capacity, but he’s so powerful that even while starving and being too tired to use his full power, he’s still stronger than almost everyone else

[@kimhungnguyen8001]

Dude, imagine if he’s not starve and tired

[@TruGouki]

Gouki was never holding back, he just needed a snickers.

[@anonymous7024]

You're not you when you're hungry

[@sinteleon]

Akuma is just starving himself as a form of training, the same way some characters uses weights; eating the rice ball is basically him removing his "limiter".

[@VoidEternal]

Fighting hungry/malnourished is the same as Akuma holding back. The rice ball gives him some serious power, but it's just a single rice ball. Imagine if he had a Goku meal

[@anolddevil7013]

I don't think akuma can afford a goku meal, hell i don't think goku can afford a goku meal

[@l1ghtd3m0n3]

He can't eat a Goku meal, because it'd give him too much power and turn him into Oni.

[@magnolt]

akuma smiles in one of his round wins too also fun akuma lore added in world tour he only eats as much as he needs and survives off foraging and hunting in nature he also just sleeps in the open like in the middle of grassy fields or hills

[@Theboredgod]

Imagine a random deer getting hit by the raging demon💀💀

[@jamesonblues]

I just can't help to say this: this is the most polished Street Fighter character designs. All the subtleties, callbacks, references, evolution for each character. An example of this is, Ryu's current itiration has sandals w is vs. Akuma going without sandals. Just small touches like that that is *chef's kiss*. Modified: replaced "fullbarenaked"meaning full barenaked to without sandals.

[@ParaplegicKeanuReeves]

This kinda sounded 🌈

[@Hellspawner06]

I think we’re playing shin akuma by default in SF6. It’s easy to say his white hair is due to him being old but to me it’s very in character for akuma to master the satsui no hado and that’s his new norm but he’d still strive for more. Plus as cool as oni is I can see akuma not wanting to lose himself and continue to honor his code

[@nowanimportant8887]

Unfortunately, Oni is what lies at the end of Akuma's path. Plus I wanna see him return here.

[@Hellspawner06]

@@nowanimportant8887 is that confirmed??

[@nowanimportant8887]

@@Hellspawner06 IIRC the creators of SF4 said that Oni was envisioned as "Akuma beyond Shin Akuma". Though Shin Akuma is him at full power, he still isn't fully consumed by the Hado. Very close to falling, but not quite. With Oni, Akuma loses his last shred of humanity, his honor as a warrior, and the dark Hado overtakes him. He will become undoubtedly stronger, even compared to his Shin self...but his identity as Akuma will be gone forever and replaced by Oni. Because of the path he is on, training to achieve greater heights of power and mastery over the Hado, his fate as Oni is inevitable

[@Hellspawner06]

@@nowanimportant8887 damn so it really comes down to him either having the will to stay true to his code or getting consumed by lust for power

[@nowanimportant8887]

@@Hellspawner06 Yep, but I think he isn't worried about that right now. He did say that he doesn't care if he loses his humanity or not once he reaches the end of his path (SF5).

[@SolidSoul]

Akuma and Shin Akuma are the same being. Akuma, normally selectable version of himself, is him holding back. Shin Akuma is him giving it everything.

[@thompsontroy083]

Facts

[@f1r3hunt3rz5]

Just need a single rice ball, is all

[@zoomaplex]

I literally just noticed the unique kanji on SiRN Akuma's back moments ago, and was wondering if anyone else had noticed it when this video popped into my feed! My personal theory is that we are NOT playing as Shin Akuma, or "True" Akuma, in Street Fighter 6. The evidence I would point to is Akuma's new moves, which empahsize turning the Satsui no Hado into red-hot flames. This idea is seen in his fully-charged firefall, his new Adamant Flame special, and his level 2 super art, "Empyrean's End." Fire is synonymous with the emotions of anger and rage, but it's also synonymous with ideas of cleansing and purification. Between this and Akuma displaying a face of uncertainty in his win animation, I beleive we play as an Akuma who is teetering on the brink BETWEEN Oni and Shin Akuma. He's closer to acheiving his "true" and "pure" self then he's ever been, but if he lets himself fall into rage just a bit too much, he'll be consumed by the demon almost immediately.

[@kenshimuzik]

See I like this type of stuff cause i had the same theory tbh, Like what if the Akuma we are playing as is the in between Akuma, like he's just in between turning into Oni and realizing his powers as a mere "human"

[@vermillion_skies]

Something I think is interesting about this game’s take on Shin Akuma is that it’s not actually the real Akuma. It’s a duplicate made by SiRN to mimic a full power Akuma, and all the characters have a unique win quote against him. I also had the theory that Akuma is just in permanent shin mode in this game. Nice to see someone also having my theory.

[@nowanimportant8887]

Akuma is not in permanent Shin mode, he only pulls that out when he is facing an opponent capable of pushing him that far (Gouken, usually). As for SiRN Akuma, the newcomers are indeed impressed by it, and those who heard about Akuma also think it to be a perfect copy of the demon's full might...but people like Ryu, someone who understands just how powerful Akuma truly is, do not believe that this machine can even fathom his true might. They all say that it is missing something...both in power and in drive.

[@jiro1281]

Wait a minute. What? This Akuma is a robot Akuma? o.O why isn’t anyone talking about this?

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

So where is the real akuma?

[@franciscoguinledebarros4429]

Honeslty, I just wanna see two akumas in a tournament greet, sit down, look at each other, and immediately hit the taunt. Full power.

[@MitchellBPYao]

Depends on the controls

[@strikeforce1500]

*Acquires God like powers* "Yes,I eat rice everyday,how can you tell?"

[@KanaievenTokyo]

1:31 It actually says　神鬼(Shin Oni) which means 'Divine/God demon' and not 神人. Goutetsu also said this as he was about to succumb to his raging demon wounds vs Akuma on the street fighter short film.

[@MitchellBPYao]

Shin 1st Oni 2nd Cyber 3rd Omega 4th

[@groku4.2.08]

A true warrior comes to a battle with all his powers at the ready... -Akuma

[@SHONSL]

SF6 Akuma is by far the best Akuma. I didn't think it was possible to portray him better than before. That raging demon is sexy af.

[@feerfree8986]

2:58 sorry but that smile you mentioned is only due to the angle, he didn't smile there. what I found interesting instead is when you perform his super where he slam you down and do that one punch, listen to the sound when his fist powers up it is the exact same one that we can hear during his raging demon in Sf 5. I'd like to believe that that one punch can now equal to what used to be his raging demon, and his current form of raging demon is a thousand of his old one.

[@ngeejee]

Just to add The Kanji on Shin Gouki / Sirn Akumaxs back is no longer Shin Jin (神人) but Shin Obake (神鬼)

[@EpsilonCobra]

I think that this version of Shin Akuma is just Akuma finally has absolute control over his Shin form.

[@Kusanagikaiser999]

Awesome video as always, missed a few more times these shin Akuma moves have been in SF, SFV Akuma have a version of the Kongou Kokuretsuzan the Sekia Kuretsuha....and Kage have Misogi as his VT1 when is active, other than those missed this was great breakdown on Shin Akuma history.

[@keybladegames_real]

well when he beats Ryu in the fight of his tour he is actually revealed to have enjoyed his fight with Ryu, carving a smile onto a carving for his recent fight.

[@keybladegames_real]

not to mention when Akuma picks up his opponents he has a disappointed look on his face and when he turns around he's pissed

[@gywii]

Omg! I did not know about the taunt. They peaked!!!

[@dankspiderman579]

I like how they've moved away from Akuma walking down the path of Oni. Shin Akuma was always the more interesting option with Akuma refusing to sacrifice nothing but his own free will for power. Let Bison be the one that loses himself in the pursuit of strength, and let Akuma keep his honor. The dude's an ass, yes, but he's not as one-note as Bison is, and he deserves to stay that way.

[@666blaziken]

Imagine someone letting the akuma rice ball taunt go off and then they lose even with the shin akuma abilities.

[@MansMan42069]

Interesting to note that SiRN Akuma's kanji replaces the 人 (human) with 鬼 (demon/ogre), which is the kanji Oni displays. This only supports my theory that Oni is not a "what if" character but a legitimate future form of Akuma. Rose in SF4 calls out Oni as an anachronism, asking why is he appearing now (in SF4) as opposed to some other time, likely the future.

[@bluejaykilla6197]

I think Akuma is just absolutely stressed out from not finding any worthy opponents to stress his controlled state of satsuni no cap

[@hallmarkchris]

fun fact: the Kanji shown behind Akuma while performing raging demon in SF6, was originally from a street fighter 3 comic book ,Street fight: Ryu final . The content of kanji was actually how Ryu feel about Raging demon in first hand,showing both respect and fear towards Akuma.

[@dekaw9138]

I say that Akuma in SF6 is “Shin” Akuma because he has conquered Oni, all of the power none of the madness

[@tedjomuljono3052]

Misogi actually debuts in CVS1 like Raging Demon/SGS in the original Super Turbo, Misogi appears as Akuma's boss intro, cleaving Bison in half when you fight him in CVS1 as a boss

[@nondelondlovu1625]

They should just put Akuma and Shin akuma as two different characters even though they are one .Just like in Tekken there is Jin and Devil Jin.

[@jdolce7898]

Love the breakdown. I hadn't ever thought about the differences of Shin Akuma and Oni before, assuming Oni was the next step. But thinking of him as a different path for Akuma is cool.

[@CHADCONTEXT]

I remember seeing that old leak of Street Fighter 6's characters, among which depicts Akuma with reddish hair with a few white stripes of hair like in 3rd Strike. His hair looked a bit more smooth in the leak. I think his white hair means his advanced age and perhaps him being constantly on his "Shin mode"?

[@renelopez3547]

So shin akuma is basically akums if he ate lunch.

[@darthode]

“Without letting the satsui no hado consume him”. I’m pretty sure it already got him in a vice grip long ago 😂

[@Syrnbjorn]

Akuma, when he drops his opponent, looks almost sad. Either from the disappointment that was just shown to him, or the fact that he almost let himself go.

[@Lexicon865]

Wanna clarify that the super in SFxT isn't KKZ but rather Misogi, even if the animation is rather different than the move's other appearances

[@nemesis2345]

The SiRN Akuma fight is not really that difficult. Yes he's fast, has a always increasing meter and has unique supers but you just need to be faster and use his style against him. He also takes increased damage so its not impossible to defeat him. Good luck to anyone who does fight him

[@MJfp6lx]

Most surprising moment in fighting games history is when you see Rugal chuck aside Akuma like a jobber and turns into God Rugal

[@GreenMask-XRGM-27]

I tried fighting him in Avatar battle and I was able to beat him multiple times when he tried out moves and I just charged and counter his moves with Headbutts and Dives. Also, about 5:44, someone actually told me that you only need to press down and taunt button once the moment Akuma turns his head away after talking in his back taunt.

[@JMartini810]

Hes too easy with Avatar the true victory is Ryu or Ken vs Akuma

[@vapersmith7859]

I feel like we are playing a version of Akuma that is very close to Shin Akuma but just not quite there and needs a certain change of state in order to unlock the Godlike version of Akuma that is a true final boss of a lot of Arcade video games.

[@nocturnal1172]

love these videos! please keep them coming

[@MarwinO3]

Shin Akuma: "You are not you when you are hungry, rice ball satisfies."

[@VoidEternal]

I found one other spot Akuma smiles in. When you start from his Continue? screen in Arcade mode. It's pretty wild to look at tbh

[@jkumadapharaoh8514]

We simply don’t know but i think it makes more sense to assume its due to age. We see him greying in third strike. The only other argument that makes sense is that his hair was greying because he was slowly becoming shin, starting in third strike. But the move set difference is what I think sets it apart. Shin is basically like “potential unlocked”. So maybe we could argue in essence he is but I wouldn’t count it until the actual potential is “unlocked”

[@LoneRatatouille]

It's officially canon that akuma is one rice ball away from destroying the planet at any time

[@MetaSynForYourSoul]

I think Akuma has learned to control it, just like Ryu and the Mu No Ken. Now he can almost become Shin Akuma at will. Just as Mu No Ken is Ryu's path, ultimately Oni is Akuma's. But with him I feel like Oni will be more or a desperation or final transformation, one Akuma can't come back from. Like Shin Akuma is a form he can power down from, but with Oni, Akuma truly "becomes the demon."

[@illg0d]

Instant subscribe! Thanka buddy keep em up!

[@engengclown]

4:17 it's first in SF3 2nd impact/3rd strike. around 1997~1999, not from CVS2 in 2001

[@rpbmpn]

5:00 天 kanji means Heaven, or Sky It does NOT mean Ten. Rather, that's its pronunciation. Pronounced Ten (Tian in Chinese), means Heaven.

[@rpbmpn]

Great video by the way, enjoyed it a lot. Just wanted to help with the translation!

[@TheJonTendo]

Akuma YOU'RE NOT YOU WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY eat a -Snickers- RICE BALL

[@UnnaturalSoRealSurreal00]

You are amazing thanks for all the great videos

[@barkumo]

Most of this is accurate, but we don't fight Shin Akuma in SF6, we fight SiRN Akuma. The world tour story needed to unlock Akuma takes you to the SiRN building where you have to ultimately teach androids how to fight like Akuma. The SiRN Akuma we fight is a super powered android that we (the player) taught how to fight after we mastered Akuma's moves ourselves.

[@TheloneOokami13]

I definitely believe that we’re playing “ Shin Akuma “ or at least we’re playing a version of akuma that closely follows how he was in Ryu Final.

[@francisyu5511]

神鬼，in Japanese it’s “Shin Kai” I guess? Not sure if the Kanji here shares the same meaning with Chinese. In Chinese, 神 - God / Godly, 鬼 - Ghost Back to SF4 when Akuma finishes raging demon he shows “神人” on his back, which “人” means “human / man” So basically Akuma made progress from 神人 to 神鬼, and it resonate the last sentence of 「一瞬千擊 、拔山蓋世、鬼哭啾啾、故豪鬼成。」 “故豪鬼成” literally means “the completion of Akuma.”

[@kelkel261983]

The Kanji on his back in SF6 is not Shin Jin (from before). Its Shin oni. Meaning God Ghost/Ghoul

[@etechzero6476]

"A coomer is out for Street Fighter 6"

[@countertask]

The rice ball contains the power of the satsui no hado

[@romegram4166]

Shin akuma os op so it's cool they let you use it in a way that wouldn't work in a ranked game

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

In a later comic shin akuma confronted ryu after he got rib off his humanity and completely mastered the satsu no hado, he send ryu soul to hell and fought evil ryu there

[@SIC2071]

one person let me do the taunt to get the shin akuma stuff so that was pretty cool of them

[@astranix0198]

Eating lunch makes him God.

[@rytramprophet843]

I watched "Assassin's Fist " and i related to Akuma far more than Ryu or Ken.

[@Sharky_0456]

do you get the sirn akuma kanji if you perform raging demon after eating the riceball?

[@Skuxxed]

Unfortunately not. Only the boss version gets the unique kanji.

[@Sharky_0456]

@@Skuxxed damn

[@Chris80510]

You forgot ten akuma from the Dreamcast version of super street fighter 2 turbo and he’s similar to shin akuma from that version

[@LeeFeather]

3:36 Just old😂

[@JoeEnglandShow]

I finally beat SiRN Akuma by relying on Guile's Flash Kick. Dominant strategy for the win! Still rook quite a while, of course.

[@RX782GP03]

rice ball be like the resident evil version

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

Finally. A character worthy of DLC patronage...

[@maximumdeejay]

You're a part of the problem with toxicity in the FGC....

[@RemingtonMiles-sr9uf]

Why/How am I part of the problem? Because Capcom has put out some crappy new characters in recent memory...

[@godking]

Shin Akuma technically debuted in SF 2 turbo.

[@FullBitGamer]

That's one powerful jelly donut

[@abrahamviveros2159]

the real question is will we see a Capcom vs SNK 3

[@Sharky_0456]

wdym shin akuma and akuma have always been the same character since the start akuma is just shin akuma holding back deliberately to even the playing field its like how deku doesnt turn into a different person when he goes full cowling or how goku doesnt become a different person when he becomes super saiyan or how sonic drives a car in sonic and all stars racing so that he doesnt win every race

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

In the laters street fighter 6 comic akuma and ryu fought and they seem to be far more powerful than the video games version os them

[@JTracks305]

You activate shin akuma by taunting using back taunt. And then down taunt right before he gets up. He eats a rice ball and his gauge goes up to 3 and then bam Shin akuma

[@bluejay6956]

Hungry 6:37? He’s a “Devouring Demon”

[@reggiemoore755]

Holy crap does he get that symbol only in that fight i want it so bad

[@raoulhdeez.9581]

What's the name of the song??

[@KyokHere]

Akuma theme sf6

[@LeanneGodfried-jp5uh]

I want to know where Akuma buys his riceball 😮🙄

[@TisWinterTime]

SF6 characters on the back look to be 神鬼 not 神人. which would translate into god demon or demon god

[@highcaliber350]

it bothered me so much that there was clearly no jin/hito character on even the first shin akuma, this video isn't accurate grahhhh

[@featherguardian6023]

I have to say while I like Akuma, SF6 makes me love the Characters even more and who knows maybe he’s becoming Shi or is Aging, the awnser is still Unknown.

[@LeeFeather]

4:42 Splits rock, Takes offence

[@marcoshzenatti]

Capcom should do the same for Ryu (to show all his powers)

[@brycestrout9178]

is he actually playable?

[@AlvieCabrera-x2k]

Wukongku is what I heard on shin akuma

[@MarvelousMorrion]

My game must be broke he don’t say shiiiiii after due 1000 deaths 😂

[@ubermaster1]

It must've been a really good rice ball bro.

[@SoldierforGod]

They should have made the rice ball green, and called it spinach…..

[@Jayco2855]

You don't like custom avatars?

[@tomolarney440]

Have you heard of shin oni what's the true form of a akuma

[@busymike]

Next game he will be canon Oni.

[@aliiaygun]

So you say that Oni destroys everything and anyone that lives/moves. Even Elena? 😭😭😭😭

[@DJGrazba]

not in alpha it started in super street fighter II turobo he was the hidden boss -_-

[@patrickempson7366]

What they’re bringing him back

[@jahbless4ever]

Shin Akuma means True/ Real Demon in Japanese. 😮

[@Troonielicious]

I believe he rages as the end of a win in sf6, he is disappointed with weak fighters

[@MitchellBPYao]

Even in a human scale

[@anthonydandrigde5451]

Some one explain akumas face

[@LumaTo]

Ah... Popeye rules.

[@wingdragonzero]

😂, great video

[@Vicegerent_0000]

akumer?