Akuma
The art known as Ansatsuken (the Assassin's Fist) was created by Goutetsu, and he passed the skills onto two brothers: Gouki and Gouken. However, the dark nature of the art consumed Gouki, and he reveled in its ability to end the life of those who came against it and, thus, came to be known as Akuma. Determined to become the most powerful warrior on the planet, he not only murdered Goutetsu himself, but also turned the Satsui no Hado, "the killing intent," on his own brother Gouken. Now on a hellbent mission to fight against the most worthy opponents, Akuma has set his eyes on Gouken's student Ryu. Although Gouken had removed the Satsui no Hado from his teachings, Akuma intends to being that out in Ryu so the two can engage in the ultimate battle to the death.
In a nutshell
Akuma has always been the "balance" between Ryu's excessive defense and Ken's excessive offense. His playstyle is very technical and he requires a lot of practice, but the payoff is well worth it. Akuma players live by one simple motto: "The best defense is a good offense." Akuma has the second worst health and stun in the game, but his extremely 
speed and massive damage output more than make up for it. His vortex game is absolutely unparalleled, and is practically the defining point of his playstyle. He has so many options at his disposal that the very prospect itself can be downright frightening. If you like playing mind games with your opponents, or if you feel that Ryu and Ken aren't challenging enough, Akuma may be for you.
Players to Watch
-6, Infiltration, Tokido, Eita
Moves
Unique Attacks
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moves Akuma forward; moves Akuma backwards; travels farther than Super Combo
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Ultra Combos
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Ashura Senku;
AE ver. 2012 Changes
Forward Throw
Increased Akuma’s total frame count on a hit by 2F.
Demon Armageddon
Changed hit damage when canceling out of Ashura Senku from 400 to 421.
Hyakki Gosho
Changed from an overhead attack to a mid attack.
Far Standing Heavy Kick
Changed damage from 60 + 40 (100 total) to 50 + 30 (80 total). Shortened block stun by 2F on second block, giving the attacker a -2F (dis)advantage when blocked.
EX Hyakkishu
Made EX Zanku Hadoken cancelable from immediately after start of move.
AE Changes
- Medium Punch Shoryuken's invincibility was lengthened, now he is completely invincible for the first 5 frames.
- Air Hurricane Kick's jump arc was changed, so running away with it is impossible.
- EX Hurricane Kick damage and stun were reduced.
- His Ultra 2, when canceled during teleport only, has bigger hitbox downwards. Standing Hard Punch, Teleport into Ultra 2, is always possible now.
- During back dash, airborne frame comes immediately after invincibility frames ends.
The Basics
Combos
Strategy
Matchups
Frame Data
| Block | Super Meter | Frames | ||||||||||
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| Move Name | HL | Damage | Stun | Gain | Cancel Ability | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Guard | On Hit | Notes | |
Close 
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HL | 30 | 50 | 20 | ch/sp/su | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | +6 | ||
Close 
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HL | 70 | 100 | 40 | sp/su | 3 | 2 | 13 | -1 | +4 | ||
Close 
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HL | 100 | 200 | 60 | sp/su | 4 | 2 | 26 | -10 | -6 | ||
Close 
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HL | 40 | 50 | 20 | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | +2 | +5 | ||
Close 
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HL | 70 | 100 | 40 | su | 5 | 2 | 14 | -2 | +1 | ||
Close 
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HL | 40*70 | 125*75 | 60*20 | su*- | 6 | 2(4)4 | 17 | -3 | +2 | Only +1 on hit vs. crouching opponents | |
| Far
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HL | 30 | 50 | 20 | ch/sp/su | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | +7 | ||
| Far
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HL | 80 | 100 | 40 | su | 4 | 2 | 13 | -1 | +2 | ||
| Far
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HL | 120 | 200 | 60 | - | 6 | 3 | 16 | -1 | +3 | ||
| Far
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HL | 40 | 50 | 20 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | +1 | +4 | ||
| Far
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HL | 80 | 100 | 40 | - | 9 | 2 | 13 | -1 | +2 | ||
| Far
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HL | 50*30 | 125*75 | 60*20 | - | 8 | 2(8)2 | 16 | -2 | +5 | Forces stand | |
| crouch
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HL | 30 | 50 | 20 | ch/sp/su | 3 | 2 | 7 | +2 | +5 | ||
| crouch
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HL | 60 | 100 | 40 | sp/su | 4 | 3 | 9 | +2 | +5 | ||
| crouch
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HL | 100 | 200 | 60 | sp/su | 6 | 4 | 23 | -9 | -4 | Forces stand | |
| crouch
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L | 20 | 50 | 20 | ch/sp/su | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | +3 | ||
| crouch
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L | 60 | 100 | 40 | sp/su | 5 | 3 | 13 | -2 | +1 | ||
| crouch
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L | 90 | 100 | 60 | - | 6 | 3 | 24 | -9 | - | Hard knockdown | |
| Jump up
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H | 50 | 50 | 20 | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump up
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H | 80 | 100 | 40 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump up
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H | 100 | 200 | 60 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump up
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H | 40 | 50 | 20 | - | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump up
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H | 80 | 100 | 40 | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump up
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H | 100 | 200 | 60 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 50 | 50 | 20 | - | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 80 | 100 | 40 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 100 | 200 | 60 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 40 | 50 | 20 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 70 | 100 | 40 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
| Jump forward
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H | 100 | 200 | 60 | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | ||
 + overhead
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H | 30*50 | 50*50 | 40*20 | - | 17 | 2*2 | 17 | -5 | 0 | Forces stand | |
 + (air)
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H | 60 | 100 | 40 | - | 12 | Until ground | - | - | - | ||
| Focus Attack LVL 1 | HL | 60 | 100 | 20 | - | 10+11 | 2 | 35 | -21 | -21 | ||
| Focus Attack LVL 2 | HL | 80 | 150 | 40 | - | 18+11 | 2 | 35 | -15 | - | ||
| Focus Attack LVL 3 | - | 140 | 200 | 60 | - | 65 | 2 | 40 | - | - | ||
| Forward Throw | 0.91 | 130 | 120 | 40 | - | 3 | 2 | 20 | - | - | Hard knockdown | |
| Back Throw | 0.91 | 130 | 120 | 40 | - | 3 | 2 | 20 | - | - | Hard knockdown | |
| Hadoken | HL | 60 | 100 | 10/20 | su | 14 | - | Total 44 | -4 | 0 | Pursuit property, 17~18f cancellable | |
Hadoken 
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HL | 60*60 | 100*100 | -250/0 | su | 14 | - | Total 44 | -1 | - | Pursuit property, 17~18f cancellable | |
| Shakunetsu Hadoken
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HL | 50 | 200 | 10/30 | su | 25 | - | Total 50 | -4 | - | Pursuit Property, 27f cancellable | |
| Shakunetsu Hadoken
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HL | 35*35 | 50*100 | 10/16*16 | su | 25 | - | Total 57 | -3 | - | Pursuit Property, 28f cancellable | |
| Shakunetsu Hadoken
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HL | 33x3 | 35x3 | 10/16x3 | su | 25 | - | Total 63 | -1 | - | Pursuit Property, 28~29f cancellable | |
| Shakunetsu Hadoken
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HL | 47x3 | 70x2*100 | -250/0 | su | 25 | - | Total 50 | +12 | - | Pursuit Property, 27f cancellable | |
| Hadoken (air) | HL | 40 | 50 | 5/20 | - | 14 | - | After landing 16 | - | - | ||
| Hadoken (air)
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HL | 40*40 | 50*50 | -250/0 | - | 8 | - | After landing 9 | - | - | ||
| Shoryuken
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HL | 100[70] | 100 | 30/40 | su | 3 | 14 | 17+18 | -28 | - | 1~2f Invincible, 3~4f unthrowable, 3~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, [] refers to active frames 3~14 | |
| Shoryuken
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HL | 70*60 | 80*50 | 30/30*16 | su*su | 3 | 2*12 | 25+18 | -34 | - | 1~5f Invincible, 6~16f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, 2nd hit pursuit property | |
| Shoryuken
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HL | 70*50*30 | 70*50*30 | 30/30*10*10 | su*su*su | 3 | 2*2*12 | 28+18 | -37 | - | 1~6f Invincible, 7~18f lower body strike and projectile invincible, 8f~ airborne, 2nd & 3rd hit pursuit property | |
| Shoryuken
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HL | 80*60*50 | 100*50*50 | -250/0 | su*su*su | 3 | 2*2*12 | 28+18 | -37 | - | 1~18f Invincible, 8f~ airborne, 2nd & 3rd hit pursuit property | |
| Hurricane Kick
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HL | 70 | 50 | 20/20 | - | 11 | 2(6)2 | 12+8 | -9 | - | 7~20f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, floats opponent | |
| Hurricane Kick
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HL | 80*40*40 | 100*50*50 | 20/20*10*10 | su*-*- | 5 | 2(5)[2(5)2](5)1 | 16+12 | -8 | - | 7~26f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, 1st hit forces stand | |
| Hurricane Kick
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HL | 80*40x3 | 100*50x3 | 20/20*10x3 | su*-(x3) | 5 | 2(5)[1(5)1](5)[1(5)1](5)1 | 13+8 | -1 | - | 7~36f lower body projectile invincible, 7f~ airborne, 1st hit forces stand | |
| Hurricane Kick
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HL | 35x5 | 40x5 | -250/0 | - | 11 | 1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1 | 18+3 | -1 | - | 6~27f lower body projectile invincible, 6f~ airborne, 1st-4th hit forces stand, pursuit property | |
| Hurricane Kick (air)
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HL | 60 | 50 | 10/30 | - | 9 | [2(6)2](6)2 | After landing 10 | - | - | Floats opponent, [] hits once at most | |
| Hurricane Kick (air)
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HL | 70 | 50 | 10/30 | - | 9 | [2(6)2](6)2 | After landing 10 | - | - | Floats opponent, [] hits once at most | |
| Hurricane Kick (air)
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HL | 80 | 50 | 10/30 | - | 9 | [2(6)2](6)2 | After landing 10 | - | - | Floats opponent, [] hits once at most | |
| Hurricane Kick (air)
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HL | 40x5 | 50x5 | -250/0 | - | 7 | 1(3)1(3)1(3)1(3)1 | After landing 4 | - | - | Pursuit property | |
| Demon Flip | - | - | - | 20/- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5~39f airborne, 27~37f cancellable into followup, 40f starts Hyakki Gouzan (slide) | |
| Demon Flip
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- | - | - | -250/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5~39f airborne, 27~37f cancellable into followup, 40f starts Hyakki Gouzan (slide), tracks opponent, can cancel into Hadouken EX (air) | |
| Hyakki Gouzan | L | 100 | 200 | 0/40 | - | 39+7 | 15 | 14 | -11 | - | Hard knockdown | |
| Hyakki Gousho | HL | 110 | 200 | 0/30 | - | 27+8 | 2 | After landing 4 | - | - | Hard knockdown, armor break | |
| Hyakki Goujin | HL | 70 | 100 | 0/30 | - | 27+11 | Until ground | After landing 4 | - | - | Forces stand | |
| Hyakki Gousai | 0.90 | 150 | 150 | 0/60 | - | 27+3 | 2 | After landing 17 | - | - | Hard knockdown | |
Teleport 
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Total 61 | - | - | 1~49f Invincible, passes through opponent, can cancel into Ultra 2 until 44f | |
Teleport 
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Total 53 | - | - | 1~44f Invincible, passes through opponent, can cancel into Ultra 2 until 36f | |
| Super Combo | 0.90 | 330 | 0 | -1000/0 | - | 1+0 | 36 | 13 | - | - | 1f Invincible, hard knockdown | |
| Ultra Combo 1 | 0.90 | 510 | 0 | 0/0 | - | 0+5 | 33 | 19 | - | - | 1~6f Invincible, hard knockdown | |
| Ultra Combo 2 | HL | 50*450[50*371] | 0 | 0/0 | - | 0+14 | 2 | 46 | -27 | - | 1~15f Invincible, hard knockdown, armor break, [] refers to damage when canceled from teleport | |
| Block | Super Meter | Frames | ||||||||||
| Move Name | HL | Damage | Stun | Gain | Cancel Ability | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Guard | On Hit | Notes |