The Most BELOVED Akuma?! | Street Fighter 4 & SF x Tekken

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[@mehbanette9762]

I like how Max never really has an outro for these, he just says something like “fuck this guy” and then saxophones start playing

[@_Helio_Art]

A classic for a reason

[@notimportant3033]

It's because his videos are usually cuts from his streams

[@mehbanette9762]

@@notimportant3033 yeah I could tell, so on stream does he just say “this guys a bitch” and then go “alright that’s the video cut it there, so how’re you guys doing?”?

[@Vexatedcanicus]

​@@mehbanette9762 watch the streams to find out

[@DoodlesGaming]

@@mehbanette9762 pretty much, he will just say something like "right, that's the video" and then just moves , or sometimes he doesn't say anything.

[@mrcwillis6970]

Akuma and then comes Oni… and then Akuma comes into the Tekken universe and decides to stay XD

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

Yup lol he should be in tekken 8

[@franknova987]

He fought a Oni clone in Street Fight X Tekken story mode

[@taylorcorbett8848]

Decides to stay *fingers crossed*

[@thechevyferrari9559]

And don’t forget him and Asura havin a godbattle in his game

[@SamuelJohnsonYT]

​​@@Sho_Ryu_Kenhe probably won't be in TEKKEN 8 because of the backlash he got in the game

[@KigaiOkasu]

I think SF4 has my favorite Akuma design. It mostly stays true to his older designs, but makes small changes in ways I feel make sense for the character. I know he had karate gloves and a belt in the past, but seeing them substituted with ropes seemed to make more sense to me for a guy who regularly trains by seeing how much deforestation he can cause with a single punch.

[@darkdremora4436]

Yeah, I've never been fond of *any* of Akuma's Designs post SFIV... That "Lion" Design they gave him in SFV was *especially* dumb imo. I'm just glad they used his SFIV Design for both SFxT and T7!

[@wesleygriffiths8748]

​@@darkdremora4436I absolutely agree

[@kevinellis8017]

Added to this SF4 design is probably the most tattered gi he's every worn. Instead of the of usual mid ankle rip, it looks like it's up to his lower knees. His upper torso showing way more chest and armpits just from what little left of the blue gi id there. It really is a understated Akuma look.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Like gouken, giving them old fashion gear works for them. Similar to how Ken looks more clean since he's rich and ryu a worn out wanderer look.

[@PathFinder1490]

SFIV is my introduction to the FGC as a whole, and Tokido made Akuma a *true demon* in this era. He embodied “Murderface” with Akuma. What a time.

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

Same

[@MaSTeRY0SHi_882]

Fr. I got into fighting games because of SF4 and Tokido really made me an Akuma main.

[@TBDEventually]

I was born the same year that sf4 came out edit scratch that I was born the year after

[@christophernear6990]

​@@TBDEventuallyYou know you could've just edited your comment

[@duxnihilo]

@@christophernear6990The first GenZ boomer.

[@Ben-jz3mt]

“Die one thousand deaths” Now he means that literally

[@miltoast]

diavolo reference

[@philb707]

My son was born in '09 I played SF4 for a solid 10 years well over 150K online fights. Loved every minute of it.

[@dont_take_it_personal]

Has the kid pick up the sticks yet?

[@philb707]

@@dont_take_it_personal yes sirrrr we both use Marisa. Im Master rank he's D3

[@DeezRotter]

Shoutout to Pikachuakuma. Where ever you are, I hope life is treating you well.

[@jjayala5512]

He's on yt my boi :)

[@-Ryu]

Akuma: "...Still haven't transcended your humanity, eh? You lack discipline!" Ryu: "You haven't transcended your humanity. You've thrown it away!!" Akuma: *snarl* "Hmph. Prepare to meet your maker!!!"

[@Sungura_Kaiser]

Akuma: ABANDON YOUR HUMANITY!

[@slyfox2022]

Disciprine

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

I remember Max's old Oni boss rage video. Tge fight against Evil Ryu, the fight against Oni AND the infamous Hugo cutting through Ryu's ultra making Max SCREAM

[@Negajoe]

Aw, you didn't mention the greatest evolution to his character from these games. Being BFF's with Elena~...

[@meganinten0078]

Ikr? Elena's ending in Ultra Street Fighter 4 is funny and wholesome Thanks to that ending we got one of my favorites weird friendships in gaming And I am so glad people are making drawings of Akuma and Elena together 😊

[@dynamicentry6808]

SF4 Akuma was such a beast. One of the best Versions of Akuma ever

[@TheFirehands150]

This was MY AKUMA. Spent years honing this dude.

[@mrgoober6320]

Part of it is that Akuma was in UMvC3 and SF4, the two primary fighting games of that era. He was inescapable.

[@SpikeTheWolf]

And asura

[@alistairblaire6001]

When I saw SF4 on stream it was shocking how fast it was.

[@kite5882]

It was satisfying to watch/play for me

[@christophernear6990]

You must've never played it then

[@xOmniCloudx]

It is slow compared to 2D SF. However we have gotten used to 2.5D speed the past 16 years so it doesn't feel as slow as it did back then​@@christophernear6990

[@Business-gu9ey]

​@@christophernear6990yeah 1 frame links are slow you're right

[@ShinUltima]

Yeah. That's what happens after you play SFV for a few years. Same thing happened to me when I loaded up USFIV after playing SFV for a while and I was _stunned_ at how FAST everything was. SFV isn't a "slow" game per se, but it did slow down a lot of interactions, particularly in the way that attacks animate on hit/block. SFIV is closer to older SFs where characters "snap" back to neutral really fast after doing most actions, which looks awkward in terms of animation, but as a result, the game looks like it's moving at warp speed compared to SFV.

[@InfinityVenom]

The 1st time I played as Akuma was in X-Men vs SF

[@themysteriousface7633]

Lets go, Akuma is tomorrow!

[@Fate263]

Tomorrow?! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@andimari9194]

Actually, technically a couple hours!!!

[@BobRichards620]

"Rate The Super" for the SFxT Super Arts and Cross Arts would be super cool, some characters have incredible supers in this game

[@EXBryantMC]

I still love SFxT to this day, only because the game was fun with all the different teams and combos you can come up with. The thing that killed it was the gems and weird pandora mechanic which was useless. Wish it got more love in tournaments.

[@sargetyu]

If only capcom patched the gems out or made em an optional choice. Maybe fans can mod them out

[@christophernear6990]

Thanks for stating the obvious

[@SpikeTheWolf]

I liked the black pandora activation forms. They looked cool.

[@gameovergaming659]

Akuma in sf4 was a blast!

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

And x tekken

[@DriveCancelDC]

I still think SF4 has better fluidity than SF5 and 6, but 6 is better than 5 in that regard. Akuma is a perfect example of how damn well designed SF4 is, the game just feels like silk.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

Street Fighter IV has the most beloved version of *everything.* It's part of the new wave of "fake 3D" graphically spectacular games, *BUT* it's from before Capcom stopped respecting the older titles and started fucking everything up just for the sake of it.

[@Dresfvae]

What you even mean by fake 3D? You mean that it’s played in a 2D perspective with 3D models which is what 2.5D is

[@BiriBiri925]

I agree. Music, anime cutscenes, roster, animations of ultra moves, evil Ryu, trailers with brush effect. Damn, Capcom doesn't make games like this anymore. They still make good games, but not “that kind of games”.

[@DarkOverlord96]

I'm honestly still waiting for "RATE THE SUPER: Street Fighter X Tekken" with all the Cross Arts.

[@ShouOokami]

I never tire of hearing Max breakdown about fighting game characters. I hope he does more of these.

[@MOONWOLF7395]

oddly, "die ONE thousand deaths" goes harder than "die A thousand deaths".

[@optimumplatinum2640]

akuma was so cool my younger cousin actually managed to pull off the raging demon after seeing it, really good times in sf4

[@lax9586]

Me and the homies used to do fighting game nights in 2014 and Akuma was my only chance to beat my truly sweaty friends at SF4. My old roommate was a damn good Ken main and we would always come down the wire in our fights. Nothing says fuck you Ken like an demon flip fake out into a raging demon in the final round of the night. My bread and butter.

[@Ninjafrog301]

I can't stop hearing the skyrim chants when i hear the SF4 akuma theme in the background

[@RedX753]

I was actually looking forward to Max talking about Oni. 😢 Its unfortunate that he didnt cover it in this video. Always found that concept for Akuma to be very cool.

[@vbun4662]

When I think of Akuma the first thing that comes to mind is Tokido and his raging demon pop -off. Kinda like I think of Moment 37 when I think of Chun. It was a great era for Akuma.

[@bbyjohn11]

Sf4 visual character designs didn’t take risks but in the best way possible.

[@pikespeakaudio8898]

Most "beloved"? Given that he took a selfie of himself with Elena, I'd say that's a fair assumption.

[@gus439]

A man of culture

[@meganinten0078]

Yeah. I really wanted Akuma to mention about Elena in SF6... At least a small cameo of her in the artworks Nothing 😢😞

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Did she befriend him? But not akuma?

[@StriderRyu7]

You know one thing I fully enjoy and I’m glad they added that to him during these years….? His windmill kick(HK).It added such a flair to him….It didn’t felt out of place and feels satisfying to land. I’m glad they kept the tradition for V and VI(It looks specially vicious here!) Akuma just felt badass in this series of games!🔥

[@rahulmcintyre2553]

Max is obsessed with Akuma. You love to see it.

[@cashordeals3672]

From when I was a kid to now i still get hyped seeing the arcade cutscene with akuma and ryu man i would love to meet the English va for akuma someday at a convention i meet Kyle Herbert last year really cool dude 👌🏾

[@static_shockz]

I love sf4 akuma and oni is an actual beast 🔥 a tekken x street fighter would go crazy

[@yefimk]

Before his jump back fireball amnesia

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

This shit annoys me more than it should. Idk who has the fetish for this arbitrary rule but they should stop doin it

[@Rex-golf_player810]

​@@pastorofmuppets9346 what rule?

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

@Rex-golf_player810 akuma cant do zanku on backjump in 5 and 6... iirc sf4 omega too

[@KeithoHD_]

street fighter 4 akuma is why i got his symbol as my first tattoo, instantly fell in love with his style

[@axylmagro4489]

Im excited to try him in sf6 but for now yes im leaning back on his legacy from his past entries in the series like im playing him in third strike and second impact cause I cant find myself an ultimate copy yet to have the year 1 pass until then I might watch some matches of his. But yes definitely a character that is played by many and shared by many. From a secret character all the way to high selling popularity dlc and guest in tekken too,and he has appeared in multiple spin off fighting games too. amazing dedication max as always for your episodes documentaries on all fighting games and legacy on all fighting characters whether its mk sf or tekken. Appreciate the content man

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

Man, I love Street Fighter 4. It was my first fighting game on PC. Not first fighting game in general, but first fighting game specifically on PC and it was incredible. And unlocking Akuma felt like I achieved something beyond this life. That also applies to unlocking Gouken. Cause I felt the same and it was amazing feeling. I was playing this game every day in my free time. The only thing I didn't liked about original SF4 is the difficulty spike at the end, where you have to fight Seth, who was almost like Shao Kahn in MK2 or MK3. He reads your input, he knows what you are about to do and until I developed my own strategy against him, I couldn't beat SF4. But still, despite all that I love Street Fighter 4. I still have a physical copy of the game, with GFWL (Game for Windows Live) that ruined my saves many times.

[@zyber-tube8930]

Best part of SF4 Akuma/Oni: When you uses a Super or Ultra. You have ONLY have unique victory K.O. Animation and sound effect when you completely a K.O a character, where the childern of underworld are laughing in the background and there's NO Announcer or K.O cause you LITTERALLY have killed a character. THAT'S why he's like a BOSS in SF4/SSF4/USF4.

[@BAKLAVAH1991]

I miss SF X Tekken SO BAD. It was an incredible game.

[@JHartsB]

I love this whole damn series of videos

[@Daniel-yx3tt]

Don't forget Infiltration, his Akuma back in the day was a complete menace. He'd use his raging demons so casually you'd think it's not a super/ultra

[@360Fov]

This Akuma series has been so good.... I really hope we get a mini analysis of Akuma in Street Fighter 2: The Animated Movie (greatest anime movie ever, with greatest soundtrack ever).... the way Akuma is hidden throughout the film is so good!!

[@Neo-Kable]

This feels so nostalgic.

[@chowborne]

I spent ages learning the fadc fireball combos with Akuma. Good times.

[@alphaw0lfenvt]

I noticed that in sf6 they took a lot of omega mode stuff from sf4 it’s crazy like the teleport command grab for akuma, the Jin kick for Ken is on omega ken, also djs non charge moves are also in freaking omega it’s crazy to think the devs went back to sf4 and said “let’s give these characters these janky stuff in sf4 and polish it down, let the player get access to more fun damnit!”

[@LuciferHunter-kt7pm]

SF 4 is what got me back into fighting games. I still suck but it got me back in

[@WillieTroxler]

SF4 Akuma was an absolute beast. One of the best versions of Akuma ever. And his combos are so sick 🔥🔥

[@mog-myownbestfriend]

That SF4 alternate outfit, with the armor and sleeveless robe, is my favorite look for Akuma, superseding even his default appearance

[@Sho_Ryu_Ken]

The raging demon intro is sick, all the cross over games he conquered

[@MrEibmoz]

Big SFxT appologist here. I wish the final version would somehow get a rerelease that changes gems into a form of ism selection and it would be so good!

[@gywii]

For me, Akuma was the ink-art character-art of him from base SF4 that I saw in a magazine at the time. With the back turned. I was like "who is this evil rival counter to Ryu badass?". SF4 was my first SF, kind of my first real fighting game and Akuma was my main and has remained that ever since. I love a lot of versions of Akuma and some less but that ink-art! Dayum! Who knows, it might be the reason I have red hair in a ponytail atm.🙄

[@ireaperslegend7426]

I was 11 when sf4 came out so the first time I ever saw Akuma was in sf4 and immediately fell in love. He’s been my favorite street fighter character ever since. It didn’t help that I thought Ryu was so ugly in this game lol so I moved to Akuma

[@VeylmanTheRock]

SSFIVAE was my first street fighter ever and probably also my first fighting game ever as a teen/adult (Tekken 3 mashing being the earliest) and I've loved Akuma since then. I ordered it together with Asura's Wrath and both of those games having Akuma AND Oni (sad he got left out in this episode) were just awesome to witness.

[@JDWitherspoon]

OG SF4 was Peak

[@konerking4293]

Being able to play Kaz and King in the SF4 engine made me go apeshit, absolutely bonkers I was so excited. I did have a LOT of fun with SFxTekken but like you said the game was really rough and over time the hype wore off and the games problems started to show more. Overall I still LOVE playing this game once in a while since it's still a crazy idea for a game and kind of a meme, and I think they should try again.

[@Tegulatus]

asuras wrath is almost here 🔥

[@anonymous7024]

"The year is 2008" Mario Kart Wii hits store shelves 5:49 also great showcasing of comboing into demon

[@SpikeTheWolf]

I really like this 3d version since everyone kept using it, it looks so cool and demon like. I also like the old gear him and gouken wear as old warriors of the assassination fist. The first version i ever heard of children laughing at the end of his ultimate attack and mvc3. We also got the awesome oni from this akuma which is a plus.

[@greendragoon18]

When I was in college, me and my friends would always play sf4 in the common room. None of us were amazing at it, but me and another friend was always in the finals of our own little tournaments and I would always use Akuma, Dudley, and Gouken and my buddy would always pick Cody, Guy, or Rolento. We would always draw crowds to watch. To this day I tell people that third strike is my favorite fg to watch but 4 is my favorite to play lol

[@ammazzadraghi6407]

13:35 my first thoughts on Akuma and in Asura's Wrath, we knew them even before discovering it in Asura but when I think of an Akuma he comes to mind

[@valkyrie1994]

I remember this as the first SF I got to really play. I played so much that Christmas I couldn't sleep cuz my arms hurt from mashing buttons.

[@shawnheatherly]

They really love randomly making him a hidden character.

[@johnodaz1273]

Very cool Vid Max. Street Fighter vs Tekken was unfortunately not the Game we was after but again still part of the Fighting History which is really neat. SF4 i never really got into for some reason, it never felt like a Street Fighter Game too me, as a Fighting Game in-general it's amazing but as a SF Game something didn't feel right. Oni i did like Playing as tho lol.

[@shoken4421]

Max:it is the year 200- Me:2005 and the transformers have landed Max:2008 Me:😳

[@DriveCancelDC]

SF4 is so fluid feeling compared to 5 and 6 and Akuma is a perfect example of that fluidity. I think the feeling of fluidity partly comes from smaller buffer windows which make execution harder, but the game benefits by feeling tighter...

[@SSJBELI]

THE GOAT MAX AND AKUMA!

[@GenaroNeto]

Ah... Pretzel Akuma, so nostalgic

[@VinylStomp]

Akuma broke out the Tazmanian Demon

[@smashbro67]

Akuma’s theme in SFXT is so hype.

[@JKrain02]

Gotta point out that the TAZ super is the same he used in Asuras Wrath

[@jerroco8388]

Banger after banger max........keep er goin

[@pedronicolau9246]

"Buy house of the dead" 😂

[@Kammithekiller]

man, this game- i was out of college that year, hadnt played fighters for a long time...I owe a lot to sf4 :)

[@ankd956]

Akuma´s second ultra (the looney tunes one) is straight out of Asuras Wrath

[@David_TheSuperior]

There's no better memory in SFxT when Kazuya mains get Demon'd

[@Mene0]

Memorable

[@meganinten0078]

The best thing about Akuma in the Street Fighter 4 series is to gave us that scene of Elena and Akuma having a selfie 😊 And thanks to that brief scene we got many fanarts of them together. I have seen those, are very charming 😊 But we need some NSFW arts of them as well 😈

[@ariespinal]

When I remember Akuma I remember this version from SF4!

[@yungmaui4876]

This version of akuma somehow made his way onto the Tekken 7 roster😂😂

[@Jawntheorc]

Akuma in asura wrath is still my jam

[@jasonsmith530]

Akuma SF4 is one powerful pugilist

[@xxnike0629xx]

0:00 Street Fighter IV 9:17 Street Fighter x Tekken Crazy that the original Street Fighter IV is a 2008 release. I think it was one of the first games I got when I finally was able to get a PS3. I think what I got was the slim PS3. I was excited for Street Fighter x Tekken but overall I felt like the game was not as good. It definitely did feel very laggy and the gem system was annoying. I agree that the tag aspect in this game felt like Street Fighter EX3. Maybe Capcom should make an Ultra Street Fighter Collection for PS5 with an Ultra version of Street Fighter Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Basically include all the roster from all the versions of each respective games with the most updated gameplay balances, etc.

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

I have the Super Arcade Edition of Street Fighter 4 for PS3. I used to play it all the time to get the secret bosses

[@yeahimlonely8652]

Has max ever done a rate the super for sfxt

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

Akuma not only had tge Raging Demon, but the WRATH of the Raging Demon as well

[@dont_take_it_personal]

I had no idea he has a sliding command grab!

[@cultofskaro]

Totally forget about the giant alien statue from time to time. I know you’re mostly a game channel, but you should do a series history/review of every alien film before Alien: Romulus in august! (Hell, even just doing the history of the alien games would be sick)

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

Thus we have reached to the best version, in my opinion, of Akuma in the Street Fighter series ULTRA SFIV, Let’s go Max.

[@S3npaiShuu]

For me playing SF since the Snes I mained akuma since alpha 3 an took my lumps in SFIV to get good at him you make 2 mistakes you die you hit 2 combos they die all the hours im sure we all put in to master this game was definitely crazy but it gave me my love for fighting games back then i bought 5 early an profound sadness 😂 but 4 was literally that good

[@Superspooks.]

I love sf X Tekken style ngl

[@JoshuaLowe-ci3wo]

Street Fghter 4 got the street fighter 2 treatment by having many versions of it released

[@darkdremora4436]

SFIV is *definitely* what truly got me into the Character of Akuma! While I knew of him from the SFA Series and thought he was Cool, I was never able to Play any of the SFA Games much; not like the SNES version of SFII:T. So it wasn't until SFIV that I played a lot of a SF Game that had Akuma, thus able to familiarize myself more with the Character - both Moveset and Story/Lore wise. 😀

[@nightmaredarkflame6472]

Was curious if he'd bring up SFxT Akuma's Misogi, Is one of the few times Akuma really got it outside of being Shin or Oni or some other form

[@Nacogdoches86]

That intro bro!!!!!!

[@Eight155th]

It was supposed to be Tekken Vs. Street Fighter, but with Tekken mechanics

[@Csky1988]

SF4 akuma was butter, i don't even like playing akuma and i liked playing akuma in SF4.

[@Ronin03]

I remember many Demons.

[@TriforceZard]

The Street Fighter 4 era is why I’m an Akuma fan, but the real actual reason I’m an Akuma fan is because of Asura’s Wrath.

[@mattjirgal1676]

DINES ON SAUSAGES!