Is Akuma real?

Akuma (悪魔, Japanese for "Devil", "Demon"), known in Japan as Gouki (豪鬼, lit. "Great Demon"), is a fictional character and secondary antagonist of the Street Fighter series of fighting games by Capcom. Akuma made his debut in Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and Boss.
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Who is true Akuma?

Shin Akuma, in this version, is roughly "True Akuma" as he appears in Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact. He is the final boss of the Capcom side, along with SNK's Serious Mr. Karate.
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Is Akuma alive?

Akuma emerges victorious and is implied to have killed him for good in Street Fighter V in their last fight to the death.
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Is Akuma the devil?

It is often translated to devil in English, or demon (see oni). Akuma is the name assigned to Satan in Japanese Christianity, and the Mara in Japanese Buddhism.
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Who defeated Akuma?

Ken then went Super Saiyan based on his own righteousness and was able to defeat Akuma, returning Gouken and Ryu back to life. It's almost good, albeit with some really unfortunate animation. In the late 90s, Capcom released Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Alpha 3.
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Is Akuma a good guy?

Akuma has a demon/devil complex. He believes himself to be pure evil in every way. However, he's shown to be merciful, honorable, and even helpful towards others.
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Who trained Akuma?

Goutetsu (轟鉄 / ゴウテツ, Gōtetsu?, "Roaring Iron") is a non-playable character in the Street Fighter video game series. According to the backstory introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he was the martial arts master of Gouken and Akuma, who trained them in the martial art style they used.
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Is Akuma immortal?

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His first video game appearance in the series was in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The kanji ten (天) - meaning "sky", "heaven", or "providence" - can be seen on the back of his gi. Capcom has stated that this symbol was meant to represent "immortality".
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Why is Akuma so good?

With amazing walk speed, great normals, plenty of damage output, a bread and butter combo that can swap him out of the corner (and place his opponent in it), an invincible reversal, a three frame attack, an extra Critical Art in the very scary Raging Demon, and an extremely versatile fireball game, surely Akuma could ...
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Is Akuma a girl name?

The name Akuma is boy's name meaning "devil, demon".
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Who is Ryu's arch enemy?

Sagat. Sagat is a male character in the iconic fighting game series Street Fighter. He was introduced in the first Street Fighter game, and is Ryu's arch-rival.
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Is Akuma black?

Akuma has dark red hair, dark skin tone, glowing red eyes with black sclera, wears prayer beads around his neck, a dark gray karate gi and a piece of twine around his waist in lieu of an obi.
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Who is stronger Ken or Ryu?

"Ken came out proportionally on top." According to Okamoto, when he was a part of Capcom's Osaka division and interviewers would ask him if Ken was the stronger of the two, he would say that they are the same — which is untrue. Apparently, Ken is stronger, or more accurately, Ryu is weaker.
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Who is the strongest in Street Fighter?

1 Akuma: The Strongest Street Fighter Character

The undisputed supreme master of the fist — his name translates to Devil or Demon — Akuma is in a class by himself.
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Does Ryu have a brother?

Shun is a major character from Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation. This boy is apparently the younger brother of Ryu, the Japanese fighter who has played a primary role in the Street Fighter video games, though Shun himself has never appeared in any of the games.
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How did Akuma get his powers?

The Satsui no Hado can only be tapped into if the user is willing to commit murder to fight a battle. Akuma has fully given himself to the Satsui no Hado, increasing his power greatly and changing his appearance to resemble a demon, though he usually holds it back unless he fights a worthy opponent.
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Is Akuma a weak character?

Out of all the characters in SFV, Akuma has the least stamina and can get knocked out quicker than anyone.
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Is Oro missing an arm?

Canonically, Oro's sleeve is on his left arm while his right arm is exposed, however for his playable appearance in Street Fighter V, Oro has his sleeve and exposed arm swapped.
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What does Akuma say before raging demon?

Prepare yourself! Die one thousand deaths! Metsu! / This is Messatsu! (覚悟はよいか!
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What does Akuma logo mean?

Akuma wears a symbol on his back, referred to in Street Fighter as the 'ten' symbol. It means several things as Japanese words often do, including 'day', 'heaven' and 'invincibility'. David Williams wrote in and adds: "It is synonymous with 'Immortal'.
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How did Evil Ryu come to be?

After Asura changes into his six arms form, uppercuts Ryu into the moon and attempts to drive him through the chest with his fist, the Mathra causes the Satsui no Hado to awaken, allowing Ryu to transform into Evil Ryu.
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Who taught Ryu?

Gouken (Japanese: 剛拳, Hepburn: Gōken) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter video game series. He is the martial arts master who trained Ryu and Ken, as well as the elder brother and former training partner of Akuma.
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Are Ken and Ryu brothers?

Ken is the best friend and rival of Ryu, who has also appeared in all Street Fighter games. Ken's goal is to test his power against many different fighters and strives to become stronger. He uses improved Shoryuken (dragon punch) techniques.
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Why is Vega called Balrog?

For international tournaments he is named Claw. As a result, Claw's name was changed from Balrog to Vega for English-language appearances, while original Vega (Dictator) became M. Bison and original M. Bison (the boxer) became Balrog.
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