Akuma

Art by houssamtamaoui

History

Akuma (Gouki in Japan) first appeared in Street Fighter II, where he killed the villain M. Bison (Vega in Japan) with his signature move, the Shun Goku Satsu (Raging Demon). He studied the martial art of Ansatsuken under Goutetsu, together with his older brother Gouken who is the master of Ryu and Ken. Akuma has always been more attracted to the darker side of Ansatsuken, embracing the Satsui no Hadou more that his brother Gouken. He truly believes in the power of the Satsui no Hadou, and challenged his brother to a duel to the death.

Ryu and Ken witnessed their master's supposed death from the Shun Goku Satsu technique by Akuma. Seeing the two young warriors as weak and immature, he left them to mourn their master as he went on a path to become the world's strongest warrior.

Personality

Akuma has an insatiable lust for power and does not shy away from the murderous intent of the Satsui no Hadou. The more he taps into it, the more powerful he becomes. He only has one goal - to become the true master of the fist, the absolute strongest warrior of them all, even if it means becoming an emotionless, merciless demon.

Mastery 

Akuma is highly interested in the power of the Satsui no Hadou, and is the world's best known practitioner of the extremely fatal murderous intent. He can harness the power of the Satsui no Hadou at will, and not even the notorious villain M. Bison can match Akuma's strength with his great Psycho Power.

There is only one person he fears who can overcome him despite not possessing the power of the Satsui no Hadou - Ryu. A student of his brother Gouken, the young warrior Ryu has tremendous potential in the way of the Satsui no Hadou, and Akuma is always concerned that Ryu may fully embrace it and surpass his strength. Akuma wants to prove that he is the world's strongest warrior, and could not wait for Ryu to fully embrace the Satsui no Hadou, and then defeat him in battle.

Journey

Akuma only desires strength, and all his life he has been searching for true power in the murderous intent of the Satsui no Hadou. Every time he taps deeper into the Satsui no Hadou, a piece of his humanity is lost. Akuma is in danger of losing his humanity while using the Satsui no Hadou to become the strongest warrior in the world.

After years of training and immersing in the Satsui no Hadou, he is able to attain the status of Shinjin, the godlike human. If he delves further into the Satsui no Hadou, he will lose all of his humanity and become Oni, a true demon.