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* EarlyBirdCameo: Her ''Alpha 2 Gold'' bonus appearance is derived from her appearance in ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter'' (a light blue leotard and garrison cap instead of her green leotard and red beret), which wouldn't make its canonical appearance in the series until ''Alpha 3'', where it became known as her "Killer Bee" design.
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* SecretCharacter: In ''Alpha 2 Gold'' (the UpdatedRerelease version of the game that was included in ''Street Fighter Collection''). To unlock her, beat the game with M. Bison then enter your initials as "CAM". She will then be selectable in Versus and Training modes by pressing Start twice on M. Bison. She can also be played in the version of ''Alpha 2 Gold'' included with ''Alpha Anthology'', where she is selectable from the start (just press start twice on Bison) and has her own Arcade mode path complete with secret sub-boss, boss, and ending.
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* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: By virtue of being a bonus character who was only included as an extra in ''Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold'', Cammy has the unusual ability to perform close standing normal attacks, a feature that was initially excised from the ''Alpha'' series until ''Alpha 3''.[[note]]Interestingly, this means the game can track point-blank normal attacks but simply does nothing with the information when using the other characters.[[/note]]
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* {{Expy}}: Whether coincidental or not, Akuma and [[Anime/BakiTheGrappler Yujiro Hanma]] are very similar, both being red-haired, battle-hungry, inhumanly powerful fighters cpapable of causing/stopping natural disasters with their fists, feared by almost everyone in their series, obscessed with making the main character strong enough to pose a proper challenge to them, known for having an iconic symbol on their back wile being heavily associated with demons/ogres/onis.
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** This carries over to crossovers as well. In MarvelVsCapcom3 he comments that Thor and Shuma-Gorath would not be the first gods he has killed with his bare fists, in StreetFighterXTekken he is considered the only worthy opponent by Ogre, a monstrous god of combat. And finally in Super Smash Bros Ultimate his spirit is the 4th strongest in the entire game, only behind those of the games two final bosses and [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Galacta Knight]].
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Was part of theseonc wave of DLC characters for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''. His signature ''ten'' (heaven) sigil is gone, having been replaced with the sigil that appears in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' in his Shin Akuma form: ''kami-hito'' (demigod). In addition, his iconic flame-esque hairstyle has been changed to resemble a lion's mane.\\
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** Many of Cammy's alt costumes in both ''SF4'' and ''SFV'' are stripperiffic (be they leotards or bikinis). She does have relatively more modest clothing (see her "delinquent" cosume in the former and her "schoolgirl" outfit in the latter) options.
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** Many of Cammy's alt costumes in both ''SF4'' ''/VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and ''SFV'' ''/VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' are stripperiffic (be they leotards or bikinis). She does have relatively more modest clothing (see her "delinquent" cosume in the former and her "schoolgirl" outfit in the latter) options.
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Confirmed as a returning character for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''. His signature ''ten'' (heaven) sigil is gone, having been replaced with the sigil that appears in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' in his Shin Akuma form: ''kami-hito'' (demigod). In addition, his iconic flame-esque hairstyle has been changed to resemble a lion's mane.\\
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* CanonImmigrant: Shadaloo!Cammy [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros had her first appearance]] in ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee CodeName, were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.
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* CanonImmigrant: Shadaloo!Cammy [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros [[EarlyBirdCameo had her first appearance]] in ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee CodeName, were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.
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* VillainousVirtues: Calling [[AntiVillain him]] [[NobleDemon a]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality villain]] is a stretch but he is violent, dark, and antagonistic while fully capable of killing people without remorse. However, unlike [[TakeOverTheWorld Bison]] or [[AGodAmI Gill]], Akuma is a warrior who only seeks to push his limits and face a WorthyOpponent. As such, he has way more virtues than many of the other bad guys of the series.
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** Akuma's warrior philosophy has elements of SocialDarwinism in that he believes one must rely on their own strength to succeed and holding back or using other means to strengthen yourself greatly offends him. This is show clearly when he will not fight someone who isn't at their best, cannot fight, or refuses to fight as he believes there is no honor or meaning in defeating a foe who isn't at their peak. Likewise, he hates opponents that would use outside means as a crutch to bolster themselves like Bison using his psycho drive or Seth using his ability to copy his opponent's skills without having to spend the time and effort to create and master those skills for himself. Say what you want about his disposition, he's a firm believer in hard work and pushing limits while also believing that only cowards prey on the weak.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of CharacterExaggeration, Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills strong opponents in their best condition. In {{canon}} he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gen. The former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple — Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in a fair match. He was also thought to have killed Gouken, but that was {{retcon}}ned away by having Gouken survive due to emptying his mind, a trick Gen would perform as well, so before he successfully killed Gen for keeps in his ''SFV'' story Akuma's body count was only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'', and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of CharacterExaggeration, Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills strong opponents in their best condition. In {{canon}} he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gen. The former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple — Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in a fair match. He was also thought to have killed Gouken, but that was {{retcon}}ned away by having Gouken survive due to emptying his mind, a trick Gen would perform as well, so before he successfully killed Gen for keeps in his ''SFV'' story Akuma's body count was only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'', and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''. There’s also Elena’s ending in ''SFIV'' where Akuma felt awkward being hugged by the capoeira girl.
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* CurbstompBattle: If one manages to complete the requirements to face him in Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Akuma will suddenly teleport in and effortlessly take out M. Bison with his Shin Goku Satsu. This is also reflected upon in the UDON comic where he breaks up the fight between Ryu and Bison near the climax. Akuma proceeds to NoSell all of Bison’s attempts to defeat him before systematically kicking his ass before finally finishing him with his Shin Goku Satsu.
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** The ''original'' space flea. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', lose no matches and use no continues, and as M. Bison throws off his cape, Akuma ambushes him, ''kills'' him and challenges you. And you only get one chance. There's a reason why people say they "discovered" Akuma.
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** The ''original'' space flea. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', lose no matches and use no continues, and as M. Bison throws off his cape, Akuma ambushes him, ''kills'' him and challenges you. And you only get one chance. There's a reason why people say they "discovered" Akuma. Finish the SFII arcade ladder in ''V'' without losing a match, and you get an "Another Fight is Coming Your Way!", revealing Shin Akuma as your post-Bison bonus match.
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** Akuma's non-V-Trigger Critical Art in ''Street Fighter V'', the Sekia Koretsuha, sees him channel his ki into a large column of fire by slamming his palm into the ground. His taunt consists of a single ground punch. It does damage.
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** Akuma's non-V-Trigger regular Critical Art in ''Street Fighter V'', the Sekia Koretsuha, sees him channel his ki into a large column of fire by slamming his palm into the ground. His taunt consists of a single ground punch. It does damage.
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** Considers Ryu and Gen to be this, though both are actually subversions. Ryu is ''not'' a WorthyOpponent... but he certainly has the ''potential'', so Akuma is trying to get him to embrace the Satsui no Hadou. He also no longer wishes to fight Gen as the old assassin is ill and thus not in complete physical shape. To drive this home further, he'll simply straight up ''refuse'' to fight anybody he deems not strong enough to take him on.
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** Considers Ryu and Gen to be this, though both are actually subversions. Ryu is ''not'' a WorthyOpponent... but he certainly has the ''potential'', so Akuma is trying to get him to embrace the Satsui no Hadou. He also no longer wishes to fight Gen as the old assassin is ill and thus not in complete physical shape.any condition. To drive this home further, he'll simply straight up ''refuse'' to fight anybody he deems not strong enough to take him on.
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon (Season One)), Creator/DavidKaye (American cartoon (Season Two)), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon (Season One)), Creator/DavidKaye (American cartoon (Season Two)), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Bind'', ''VideoGame/{{Teppen}}''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; V'', ''Teppen''; English)[[/note]]
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* BarbarianLonghair: Symbolising his increasing detachment from humanity, his default look in ''V'' gives him a glorious leonine mane that stretches around his entire head.
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* BreakoutVillain: He became a consistent mainstay in subsequent ''Street Fighter'' entires (with the New Generation and the EX sequels being the only games not to grace his presence), even going as far as to appear in other ''Capcom'' fighting games.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: One consistent trait from his very first appearance onwards is his opposition to the series' CardCarryingVillain [[BigBad Big Bads]], especially Bison. Although considering that their interactions throughout the series are surprisingly sparse, we still don't know Akuma's exact opinions other than that he views Bison as evil.
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* VillainsOutShopping: Almost literally in this case, as although it is difficult to imagine Akuma doing anything outside of combat or training, [[https://external-preview.redd.it/zJBmxExw17T4CTrhwOzJM921OGoTvhqDcslk4iESFOU.jpg?auto=webp&s=323763303cc1b45cbd8e92444f89855468946cb6 one official artwork]] shows that, yes, even reclusive Satsui no Hado demon-men need to fund their international travels somehow. In it, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he's shown delicately selling hand-picked fruit to a young boy.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sure, he's a stringent Asshole to everyone, but his harsh advice can actually be pretty useful. An example of this is when he tells Chun-Li that she's too preoccupied with her father's death that she can't live her own life properly. He is proven right when she recklessly challenges M. Bison to a fight in ''V'', only to get her ass handed to her because he was empowered by the Black Moons.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: Sure, he's a stringent Asshole asshole to everyone, but his harsh advice can actually be pretty useful. An example of this is when he tells Chun-Li that she's too preoccupied with her father's death that she can't live her own life properly. He is proven right when she recklessly challenges M. Bison to a fight in ''V'', only to get her ass handed to her because he was empowered by the Black Moons.
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* WeWillMeetAgain: In ''V'', He tells Ryu after their fight that he will meet him at his journey's end, to which Ryu agrees to. True to form, Ryu's Arcade ending in the ''V'' route has him find Akuma once more, and they clash to an unknown result.
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon), cartoon (Season One)), Creator/DavidKaye (American cartoon (Season Two)), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
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* FlungClothing: In ''Alpha 3'', as well as in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever Marvel crossovers]]'', she conceals herself in a BadassLongcoat that is tossed away right before she starts a fight.
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** In ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II '''X''''', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[HilariousInHindsight anticipated]] [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever what would happen]] [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter two years later]].
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** In ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II '''X''''', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[HilariousInHindsight anticipated]] [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever [[VideoGame/CapcomVs what would happen]] [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter two years later]].
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* MadeOfPlasticine: In ''Steet Fighter V,'' Akuma uniquely has 900 health. For reference, the next row of lowest health tier is set to 925. This is a conscious developer's choice to balance his outrageous offensive potential.
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* CrushKillDestroy: His CatchPhrase is ''"Metsu."'' ("Destruction.")
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* CanonImmigrant: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a WorthyOpponent with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's]] Orochi power in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' his hair turned white, his skin [[TurnsRed turned red]], and his [[BattleAura aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SFIV]]'', would be that of the white-haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturally achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could. As of his reappearance in ''V'', the white hair is the default look to separate normal Akuma from Shin Akuma.
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* CanonImmigrant: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a WorthyOpponent with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's]] Orochi power in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' his hair turned white, his skin [[TurnsRed turned red]], and his [[BattleAura aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SFIV]]'', would be that of the white-haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturally achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could. As of his reappearance in ''V'', the white hair is the default look to separate normal Akuma from Shin Akuma.Akuma, then came ''Championship Edition'' where Shin Akuma's secret boss battle in ''V'' has been revised, with him back as the original white-haired, red skinned, ki aura sporting, beast from ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: To name one example, Akuma of all people has enough culinary sense to deem El Fuerte a ''terrible'' cook.
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* GorgeousGaijin: As a Brit, she was the first non-Asian female in the series, and possesses the perquisite blonde hair and blue eyes. Even now, her, Rose, Kolin and Poison are pretty much the only playable Caucasian women in the series -- most of the series' women are Japanese, even if some of them (Karin, Mika, Maki) [[{{Mukokuseki}} certainly don't look it]].
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* GorgeousGaijin: As a Brit, she was the first non-Asian female in the series, and possesses the perquisite prerequisite blonde hair and blue eyes. Even now, her, Rose, Kolin and Poison are pretty much the only playable Caucasian women in the series -- most of the series' women are Japanese, even if some of them (Karin, Mika, Maki) [[{{Mukokuseki}} certainly don't look it]].
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* PantyShot=/-{{Underwear of Power}}: Her story mode costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' provides plenty of opportunity; her top is regular military, but the bottom is just black panties that are shown clearly every time she throws a kick (and in a shot during one of her Story Mode's cutscenes). Her underwear (rather than a leotard or bikini or hose like for other costumes) also gets shown in her "party dress" costume.
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* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
** Harming Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu, or any of her friends, for that matter, is another easy way to piss her off.
** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
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** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
** Harming Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu, or any of her friends, for that matter, is another easy way to piss her off.
** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
** Harming Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu, or any of her friends, for that matter, is another easy way to piss her off.
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* For E. Honda, Blanka, Guile, Chun-Li, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, M. Bison, check the ''Characters/StreetFighterII'' sheet.
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Characters debuting in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''[='=]s various updated versions.
* For Ryu, Ken and Sagat, check the ''Characters/StreetFighterI'' sheet.
* For E. Honda, Blanka, Guile, Chun-Li, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, M. Bison, check the ''Characters/StreetFighterII'' sheet.
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!Characters debuting in ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers''
[[folder:T. Hawk]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Proud Warrior]]
-->''"Fighting with conviction leads to victory."''
-> '''Origin:''' Mexico [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmexico.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Thunderfoot martial arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/ShozoIizuka (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Tohru Nara (''Super Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Creator/DavidVincent (''Super Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Gregg Rainwater ([[Film/StreetFighter Live Action Movie]])[[/note]]
Full name Thunder Hawk. A Native American warrior from Mexico whose ancestral homeland was taken over by Shadaloo, following the murder of his father Arroyo at the hands of Bison. In ''Alpha 3'' T. Hawk looks for the members of his tribe to return them to their homeland. He finds Juli(a), a member of his tribe, but does not remember him. They fight, but it is unknown if she returned with him afterwards. In ''Street Fighter II'' he enters Bison's tournament to get revenge on him for taking his homeland. When Bison is defeated, T. Hawk regains his people's homeland and promises to make it what it once was. He shows up in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', still searching for Julia.
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* AnimalMotifs: His spirit animal is the hawk, which he physically resembles (sharp nose, upper body size), and most of his special moves are aerial in nature. His animal-themed alternate costume in ''IV'' is, of course, a hawk.
* AscendedExtra: He gets an expanded role in the [[Comicbook/StreetFighter UDON comic]] series.
* BadassNative: A Mexican one.
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Played straight ''and'' averted! He's got warpaint and feathers in his hair, but he's really just wearing a denim vest and jeans. His alternate costumes in ''SSFIV'' and ''AE'' take this to extremes, with one putting him in literal braids, beads, and buckskins, and the other being an ornamental Aztec ensemble.
* CaptainEthnic: Averted; While he's from Mexico, you probably wouldn't know that from playing as him. Played straight regarding his Native American heritage.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Hint: T. Hawk is ''always'' Goliath, being as he is the single most massive World Warrior to date. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELIreUtMNrk As of IV, Hugo is definitely taller]], and Zangief is more muscular, but T-Hawk has ''both''.
* FacepalmOfDoom: Most of his punches involved smashing or knifing the opponent with his (enormous} open palms.
* FacialMarkings
* ForgottenFriendNewFoe: In the UDON comics, he only remembers his childhood friendship with El Fuerte after an insult-sparked brawl.
** RetCanon: In ''Super Street Fighter IV'', the two know each other on a personal basis and apparently fought at least once in the past.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: When he whistles, an eagle swoops down and perches itself on his arm. He can also command it to attack in ''Alpha 3''.
* GeniusBruiser: A little. He's more {{street smart}} than book smart.
* GentleGiant: Very much so.
* TheGiant: Subverted -- he's one of the biggest characters in any of the games, but he's a very technical and mobile character.
* HumbleHero: In ''IV'', his inner narration says that he has refused to become the Thunderfoot Tribe's chieftain since he feels he's still not ready for such a responsibility.
* InHarmonyWithNature
* MagicalNativeAmerican: His ''Alpha 3'' incarnation can summon an eagle to attack his opponent.
* MetronomicManMashing: As his second Ultra (Raging Slash) in ''IV''.
* {{Revenge}}: Most notably, [[YouKilledMyFather Bison killed his father, Arroyo Hawk]], and stole the Thunderfoot Tribe's ancestral lands. In his ending in ''II'', he regains his land. It's in rough shape, though he doesn't lose his hope to make it blossom again.
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: His motivation to fight is to regains his people's homeland.
* VocalDissonance: In the English dub, you wouldn't expect a Native American man that's built like a mountain to have the voice of what sounds like a teenager.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He comes from Mexico, so it probably has to do with the climate.
* YouKilledMyFather: He holds the near decimation of his tribe, and the death of his father Arroyo Hawk, to Bison.
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[[folder:Fei Long]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Waves of Onslaught]]
-->''"You have trained to be a great loser. Now you must learn to fight."''
-> '''Origin:''' Hong Kong [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flaghongkong.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Kung Fu
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/BryanCranston (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Creator/KazukiYao (''Street Fighter II V''; Japanese), Andrew Klimko (''Street Fighter II V''; Animaze Dub), Randy [=McPherson=] (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (''Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (''Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
A Hong Kong action film star who began his Kung-Fu training since the age of 6. After being involved in numerous street fights, he was spotted by several movie directors and began his filmmaking career. Following the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament, he turned down a role for a movie in Hollywood, deciding to focus more on developing his unique style of Kung-Fu dubbed ''Hiten Ryuu'' or the "Flying Heaven style." He decides to take up new movie roles in ''IV'', but finds that mysterious accidents have occurred on the set of the movie, causing many staff members to be critically injured. The accidents were caused by S.I.N due to the writers changing the terrorist organization depicted in the movie to a multinational corporation--fitting S.I.N's bill exactly. He enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament to confront Seth.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: It comes with the territory.
* BadassBoast: "There is no way ''you'' could ever knock ''me'' out!" Complete with the signature Creator/BruceLee FingerWag.
* BigOlEyebrows: Not surprisingly, since he is a...
* BruceLeeClone: As if his default appearance wasn't enough of a giveaway, his alternate outfits in ''IV'' are taken from ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', ''Series/TheGreenHornet'', and ''Film/GameOfDeath'', and his Gekirinken Ultra in ''SSFIV'' is a CounterAttack that culminates with the legendary One Inch Punch. Story wise, he is ''also'' a martial arts film star, so he basically ''is'' Bruce Lee in all but name.
* TheCameo: Shows up in Dan's ''Alpha 2'' stage as an onlooker (Dan ''is'' from Hong Kong as well, after all). He'll even do his trademark FingerWag from time to time.
* ClearMyName: Toyed with in ''Alpha 3''. He's accused of being involved in Shadaloo-based drug trades and it's one of the reasons why he joins the SF tournament, but it's not his story mode's main focus. [[spoiler:Unless you play Yun's path since Yun and Yang take the accusations at face value and try to capture Fei-Long, who ends up playing the trope straight in the last mid-boss fight. Luckily, DefeatMeansFriendship and Fei Long manages to explain what happened.]]
* CounterAttack: His Gekirinken Ultra in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. To properly utilize it, [[DifficultButAwesome you need impeccable timing]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZRb1KRm2g Pull it off correctly...]] [[BadassBoast "Come at me from whatever direction you like!"]], kick to the knee, '''[[{{Kiai}} ATATATATATATATATA]]''', One Inch Punch.
* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV'', Fei Long's story and background are ''very'' different. In this media he is the protegè of Chun-Li's father as well as Chunners's childhood friend, a TeenGenius who's already in the way to HK movie stardom, and quite more emotional and HotBlooded than in the games.
* DontThinkFeel: Or, as he states in ''IV'', "Don't contemplate... perceive."
* FingerWag: One of his taunts in ''IV'', likely lifted from [[Film/WayOfTheDragon one of Lee's movies]].
* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: He wouldn't be a BruceLeeClone without these.
* IconicItem: His [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]].
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY[=/=]SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is actually meant to be one word akin to Chun-Li's name (as "Feilong"). The "long" part is also meant to actually be pronounced as "Loh-ng" instead of "Lah-ng".
* JusticeWillPrevail: He's nowhere as gung-ho in regards to this trope as other characters, but it's still there.
* {{Kiai}}
* MeaningfulName: The name Fei Long (飛龍) is Chinese for "Flying Dragon." Incidentally, the name is spelled with the same characters as the Japanese name "[[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu]]."
* MoodSwinger: Seems to be one at times. In the rival fight against Abel he goes from calmly taking up Abel's challenge to loudly yelling "I won't repeat myself!!" when Abel asks him if he really means it.
* MrFanservice: Has some costumes that, while pay homage to Bruce Lee, can also define him of this trope.
* PerpetualFrowner: Seeing him smile is very, ''very'' rare.
* PlayingWithFire
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Parts of both of his Ultras in ''IV''.
** Fun fact: R.F.F. has real life counterpart known as "Straight blast", which is a Jeet Kune Do technique. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art developed by... [[Creator/BruceLee Guess who?]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one of these to Ken in the cartoon, admonishing him for abandoning his training and losing his edge while becoming self-absorbed in the fame of showbiz. Ken's comeback is... [[LameComeback quite lame]].
-->'''Ken''': ''"And you... [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore you're a LOSER]]!"''
* SelfMadeMan: According to the fanbooks. He began training in Kung-Fu as a 6-year-old child, as a teenager he became a stuntman fron HK movies, and from then on he worked hard in minor roles and training to reach the top. After an assistant director asked him to show his skills in a single scene take, the rest his history.
* TenderTears: According to his original fact sheet, he's easily moved to tears over beautiful things.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: For obvious [[BruceLeeClone reasons]].
* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Use Your Nunchucks?]]: The only time we see Fei Long use his signature nunchaku is during his win pose. Meanwhile, Vega uses his claw, Sodom uses his Jitte/Katanas, and Rolento uses a combination of his Quarterstaff, Throwing Knives, Garrote Wire, and FREAKING GRENADES during a fight, but Fei Long doesn't use his nunchaku during his fights.
** Hilariously, in his winning quote against Viper he chides her for using gadgets in their fight.
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[[folder:Dee Jay]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/25_dee_jay_sf5.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:The Happy-Go-Lucky Fighter]]
-->''Good dancers make good fighters, mon! Move to the beat!''
-> '''Origin:''' Jamaica [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjamaica.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Kickboxing
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Ginzo Matsuo (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/BeauBillingslea (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Creator/HochuOtsuka (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), Creator/KenjiHamada (''Super Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Chris Cain (''Super Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
A Jamaican [[DanceBattler kickboxing musician]] known as the "Southern Comet", who enters the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament seeking inspiration for his next hit song. He reappears in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', in which he joins the tournament looking for some excitement to spice up his life.
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* EightiesHair: He has a combination, low-fade/mullet with two long braided ponytails with an '''M''' cut into the side of his head. As of ''Super Street Fighter IV'', the '''M''' is gone, except for the anime cutscenes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Oddly enough, Dee Jay was made into a servant of Bison in the movie, and he doesn't even have the same ObliviouslyEvil excuse as Zangief.
* AmbidextrousSprite: A clever subversion in his initial appearance with his "MAXIMUM" pants, as all the letters in it are perfectly symmetrical, therefore still legible when his sprite flips.
** The word was chosen for this specific reason; originally, it was supposed to be "MANTIS", but the letters N and S aren't vertically symmetric, so...
* BigNo: His DeathCryEcho in ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' (the game), and ''Alpha 3''.
* BlackBestFriend: It was implied that he was this to Fei Long, due to their shared intro [[spoiler:(and how, in Yun's path, Dee Jay doesn't believe that Fei Long is into drug trades when Yun tells him about the rumors)]] in ''Alpha 3''. Nowadays, who knows?
* BoisterousBruiser: Mildly.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: When he first appears in the UDON comic, Dee Jay has been brainwashed into a mindless fighting machine by M. Bison, but Cammy and Delta Red quickly snap him out of it.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: He and Rufus seem to be in a competition of who can appeal to their fans the best during their ''SSFIV'' rival battle.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: This guy is passionate and always smiling and dancing. He also unleashes a beatdown on Bison in Alpha 3 so powerful that Bison is disintegrated. A feat also performed by ''Akuma''.
* CheshireCatGrin: Taken UpToEleven in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. It's actually rather unsettling, even reaching SlasherSmile levels. Although he's not evil or arrogant (unlike Adon); he's just passionate and really damn happy.
* DanceBattler: Dee Jay incorporates rhythm into his Kickboxing style.
* DeadpanSnarker: In TheMovie.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''.
* FunPersonified: Almost always smiling and cheerful, even when kicking ass in combat or riding the Oil Coaster...
* IconicItem: Dee Jay's maracas.
* JiveTurkey: "YEAAH! This is gonna be the bomb, boy!"
* KiManipulation:
** Dee Jay has a projectile attack called Air Slasher/Max Out.
** RazorWind
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* NoBrows
* NoodleIncident: On a meta level. The ''person who prototyped Dee Jay'' says that the original sketch of the character is "Too racist to be viewed by humans." According to him, it's still locked in a Capcom vault somewhere.
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: Once the fight is on, he hits hard.
* PerpetualSmiler: See CheshireCatGrin above.
* PunchClockVillain: In TheMovie.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: His Machine Gun Upper, as well as the Climax Beat Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
* RedBaron: The Southern Comet.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: During the finale of the Movie, he gets right the hell out of the base during the AN's attack.
* SignatureMove: Arguments can be made for the Sobat Kick or the Machinegun Upper.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dee Jay, [=DeeJay=], Deejay, DJ...
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Creator/KenjiHamada, his Japanese seiyuu in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', did a pretty good "Showtime!" in the trailer. [[GratuitousEnglish The rest of his dialogue, though...]]
* TechnoWizard: He serves as the team's computer expert and helicopter pilot in the American ''Street Fighter'' animated series.
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[[folder:Cammy]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Techniques of Incomparable Precision]]
-->''"For those I wish to protect, I will fight you."''
-> '''Origin:''' England [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagengland_4.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Special Forces training
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Susan Hart (''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''), Akiko Komoto (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Namco × Capcom''), Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (''Street Fighter II Drama CD''), Creator/MikiNagasawa (''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Debra Jean Rodgers (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; English), Carol Matthews (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Shawn Taylor (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Alexis Martino (''Street Fighter'' motion comics), Yoko Sasaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; Japanese), Creator/LisaAnnBeley (American cartoon), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter V''; Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Music/KylieMinogue ([[Film/StreetFighter Live Action Movie]])[[/note]]
Full name Cammy White. This British bombshell is a teen-aged agent of the [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction Delta Red]] commando task force, operating within Britain's Secret Intelligence Service [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService (MI6)]]. [[SuperSoldier Enhanced]] by Bison's genome, she once worked as an assassin for Shadaloo under the codename of "Killer Bee" (as seen in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''). At the end of ''Alpha 3'', she rebelled against Bison, lost her memories, and was taken to Britain (by Vega); it was there that she joined the special forces unit known as Delta Red. Cammy participated in the ''Super Street Fighter II'' tournament to learn about her past; she learned the shocking truth from Bison himself, but managed to cope with the revelation thanks to the support of her Delta Red comrades.\\
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In ''Street Fighter IV'', she is sent to investigate S.I.N.'s connection to Shadaloo and to acquire data on the BLECE Project. She's also there for a personal reason: Juri Han, a member of S.I.N, gave a brutal beatdown to the Shadaloo Dolls, whom she considers her younger sisters.\\
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Cammy returns in ''Street Fighter V'' still in her Delta Red incarnation but sporting an updated look, reminiscent of her appearance in the spin-off ''VideoGame/CannonSpike''. During the interim between ''IV'' and ''V'', she has continued investigating Shadaloo while also tending to her fellow Doll Juni, who is now amnesic and getting accustomed once more to a normal life.
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* AffirmativeActionGirl: She is the second female character of note introduced in the franchise and remained so for quite some time. Of course, she has the skills to back it up as well.
* AhPea: From ''IV'' onwards, Cammy has been voiced with an appropriate London RP accent.
* AmazonianBeauty: She ([[DependingOnTheArtist usually]]) has a slender build with a ripped muscular tone all over.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Following the events of ''Alpha'', she joined the Delta Red anti-terrorist faction, after all of her memories of being M. Bison's servant (and potential host body) were erased.
* AndThisIsFor: Yells this in ''IV'', when using Ultra against Juri in their rival battle.
--> ''This is for my sisters!''
* ArchEnemy: Found one in Juri. The two even have a Rival Battle in ''IV''.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
** Harming Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu, or any of her friends, for that matter, is another easy way to piss her off.
* BigFancyHouse: Her home-stages in both ''II'' and ''V'' are set on the battlements of an ancient castle in the county of Northumberland[[note]] as evidenced by the map pin on the versus screen, though the setting itself is likely based on [[https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0a/8a/37/e4/view-over-keswick-derwent.jpg Derwent Water]] in neighbouring Cumbria[[/note]], northern England. The Northern Lights twinkle in the sky[[note]] which is why the stage is set in the very far north, as this is typically the only place in England that they are likely to be seen, and even then it's rare[[/note]] and several small villages, a lake, and another castle feature in the background. This [[NostalgiaLevel classic stage]], now dubbed "English Manor", returns in glorious style to act as Cammy's home-stage in ''V''.
* BloodKnight: She takes fighting ''very'' seriously, if her win quotes are anything to go by.
* BodyPaint: Sports camo-paint on her legs, at least until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* BoobsOfSteel: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', most likely due to the fact that [[SheIsAllGrownUp she's in her twenties]]. She had a more modest chest in previous games, where she was a teenager.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the ''Alpha'' series, she worked as one of Bison's assassins. In ''3'', however, she begins to shake off his control.
* BreakoutCharacter: Cammy became one of the most iconic characters in the series despite not appearing in the original, and early versions of ''Street Fighter II.'' She even starred in the game ''VideoGame/CannonSpike.''
* BreastAttack and GroinAttack: During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYYUz0HOG1Y her fight]] with Crimson Viper she gets kicked in the groin and electrocuted on one of her breasts, in a combo, no less!
* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted by her stage in ''II'' and ''V'', which is set in the far [[OopNorth north of England]], and is probably based on Derwent Water in Cumbria.
* CanonImmigrant: Shadaloo!Cammy [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros had her first appearance]] in ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee CodeName, were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.
* CatGirl: One of her downloadable alternate costumes, [[http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7453/46263337.jpg complete with tail.]]
* CloningBlues: Retconned in that now she's only partly based on Bison's genome and not a direct clone. Didn't work out so well in the end for Bison.
* CodeName: “Killer Bee“.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Her Japanese voice in IV onwards tends to one of the deepest in the game.
* CounterAttack: Her [[FunWithAcronyms CQC]] ('''C'''ammy '''Q'''uick '''C'''ombination) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHUOTyDCkU Ultra]] in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' retaliates a simple attack by [[NeckSnap snapping the opponent's neck]], right arm, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and finally their neck again.]]
* CrissCrossAttack: Her "Killer Bee Assault" and "Cross Stinger Assault" has her pulling a Meteor Move Variant as she launches her opponent in the air and proceeds to kick them in multiple angles before finishing them with a Cross Scissors Pressure/Spiral Arrow respectively.
* CuteBruiser: As she says in ''IV'':
--> ''"So, how does it feel to be beaten by a tiny girl like me?"''
* CutenessProximity: Cammy is very easily distracted by cute animals, especially cats. Some dialogue even indicate that she can outright ''sense'' when a cat is nearby.
-->'''Cammy:''' That feeling again... Is there a... cat nearby?
-->'''Cammy:''' You haven't seen a cat around here, have you?
-->'''Cammy:''' ''(Vs. Sagat)'' I sense a large cat... Willa Maiu?
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'', where she appears only in the opening five minutes.
* DivingKick: Her Cannon Strike attack, and some of her supers are started with one.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Hated to be pitied in ''Alpha''.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Cammy's story establishes that despite Delta Red adopting her as one of their own, she still felt a strong connection to the Shadaloo Dolls, who were the comrades and sisters she was practically raised with for most of her life. It isn't until ''V'' where, after Bison is finally killed forever, she is able to save her fellow Dolls and be part of a real family. Her Arcade Mode ending finally has her opening up her heart when the now-freed Dolls and Delta Red throw a surprise birthday party for her]].
* EmotionlessGirl: In ''Alpha''. She slowly breaks out of it after Dhalsim’s powers begin to de-program her in ''Alpha 3''.
* EnglishRose: Cammy shows what happens to an English Rose when you mix her with an ActionGirl and MsFanservice. You'd never think of it if you judged her only by her VERY fanservicy looks, but her serious personality and her devotion to her TrueCompanions have more than a whiff of this. She even has the [[IAmVeryBritish RP accent]]. Additionally, her full name "Cammy White" (Camilla = "priestess", White = the colour of purity) is an archetypal English rose name.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Half her special attacks involve spinning — from her Spin Knuckle, Cannon Drill, and her [[LimitBreak Spin Drive Breaker.]] But her victory pose in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF IV]]'' cranks the trope UpToEleven, to where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TgCJHZvcKY she's practically break dancing.]] Her first [[LimitBreak V-Trigger, Delta Drive]] augments her moves with some extra spins.
* FanservicePack: Cammy has a small bust in ''Street Fighter II'' and the ''Alpha'' subseries -- where it makes sense, given that she is a teenager; but in ''Street Fighter IV'' and ''V'' she has a large bust.
* FashionableAsymmetry:
** Her ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' outfit has a holster with pouches on her right leg, but not on her left.
** Prior to that, her gauntlets in her "Killer Bee" costume had an elbow guard only on one side. Her ''Street Fighter V'' outfit retains this as well.
* FingerlessGloves: Her gauntlets don't cover her fingers.
* FlungClothing: In ''Alpha 3'', as well as in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever Marvel crossovers]]'', she conceals herself in a BadassLongcoat that is tossed away right before she starts a fight.
* {{Foil}}: To Guile, as playstyle-wise they couldn't be more different. Guile is a big bruising StoneWall with BoringButPractical moves, a projectile, and is a charge-character. Cammy is designed to be a petite, in-your-face offensive FragileSpeedster with speedy moves, no projectiles, and is a motion-character overall. When Cammy wins in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' she even compares her mobility with Guile's counter-based style.
* ForcedIntoEvil: A minor case in ''Street Fighter V''. She's forced into beating up a group of Brazilian cops and joins up with Juri so she can save Decapre.
* FragileSpeedster: In ''V'', she has the highest agility along with Vega, her strength is decent/average, but her health is low. Even in gameplay, her primary style is to focus on rushdown-into-knockdown combos for looping offense, despite lacking [[ConfusionFu mixup]].
* GenderedOutfit: She wears a gendered version of Bison and [[Videogame/{{Tekken}} King's]] outfit in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' as a DLC unlockable, respectively.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Bears a knife (or rather claw) scar on her cheek. It’s an “evil” scar during the ''Alpha'' series, and “good” once she [[AmnesiacDissonance lost her memories]] and stays that way when she finds out who she is.
* GorgeousGaijin: As a Brit, she was the first non-Asian female in the series, and possesses the perquisite blonde hair and blue eyes. Even now, her, Rose, Kolin and Poison are pretty much the only playable Caucasian women in the series -- most of the series' women are Japanese, even if some of them (Karin, Mika, Maki) [[{{Mukokuseki}} certainly don't look it]].
* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Cammy is a member of the British special forces unit Delta Red, a fictitious group operating within [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]].
* HealingFactor: Can apparently heal from broken bones in 3 days.
%% * HeelFaceTurn: Though she was brainwashed in first place.
* IntimateHairBrushing: One piece of official ''Street Fighter'' art shows Chun-Li brushing Cammy's hair for her. Cammy and Chun-Li are friends who often meet because they tend to be involved in the same plot; they're both law enforcers in different groups.
* ItsPersonal: She's got a score to settle with Juri for hurting the Dolls.
* JailBait: She's a teenager in the ''Alpha'' games.
* KickChick: She has more kick-based attacks than punches and some of the most acrobatic standard kicks in the series, with a couple of handstand-kicks in the mix.
* KindheartedCatLover: According to her bio, she loves cats. A picture in her ''SSFII Turbo'' ending shows her kindly holding her hand out for a kitten. In ''IV'', her prologue shows her playing with an adorable kitten, which she apparently has been "friends" with for a while. [[spoiler:Said kitty returns in her ending... when she brings it as a gift to the hospitalized Juni.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She can't remember any of her life before she was 16.
* LeotardOfPower: Her main outfit includes a green one-piece bodysuit.
* LightningBruiser:
** Make no mistake, Cammy is one of the fastest characters in the franchise, but her attacks still pack a whollop behind them. She's arguably the best rushdown character in ''IV'', along with Rufus. She also doesn't suffer in the defense department either, which can be classified as average at worst.
** Her usual weakness is a lack of projectiles and in some cases, lack of proper mixup.
** Some spin-offs, however, present her as more of a GlassCannon.
* LovelyAngels: With Chun-Li, as the two most iconic women in the series.
* MaleGaze: Oh, yes. Most of her iconic victory poses, as well as her STARTING POSE in ''IV'' involve her turning her back to face the camera.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name "White" implies emptiness or void, which describes her lack of recollection. It's also a pretty common British surname.
* MsFanservice:
** Her [[ThongOfShielding thong leotard]] combined with gratuitous opportunities to show off her ass, which is ''incredibly well-toned''.
** The PC version of ''Street Fighter IV'' has opened up possibilities for modding new character costumes. One of them being - you guessed it - ''[[FullFrontalAssault nude]] [[VideoGamePerversityPotential Cammy]]''.
* MurderousThighs: Her Fatal Leg Twister technique and several of her throws involve her throttling and slamming the opponent between her muscular legs.
* NiceHat:
** She wears a ''red beret'' in her Delta Red uniform, traditionally worn by Britain's [[http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39204000/jpg/_39204152_rmp203.jpg Royal Military Police]] or a blue garrison cap in her Shadaloo outfit.
** In her second DLC costume, she wear's Bison's CommissarCap.
* NoNameGiven: In the comics, Cammy was the name Rose gave her after she was cleansed from Shadaloo's brainwashing. Before, she was only known by her code name Killer Bee (and Bison keeps referring to her as such even afterwards).
* OddFriendship: With Sakura, judging by her quotes in ''IV'', . [[WhatCouldHaveBeen It was actually planned for the two to have a]] [[TheRival Rival Battle]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen together.]]
* PantyShot: Her story mode costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' provides plenty of opportunity; her top is regular military, but the bottom is just black panties that are shown clearly every time she throws a kick.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: You get the idea that Capcom had pitbulls in mind when they created her, rather than bees. Cammy is small, but once she gets up close and personal she'll relentlessly stay on you and tear you to shreds.
* PrettyInMink: Her Capcom Pro outfit in ''V'' is a cocktail dress with a white fur bolero jacket.
* {{Rapunzel|Hair}} BraidsOfAction: Cammy’s classic twin-braids reach all the way down to top of her thighs.
* ScarsAreForever: Averted, by ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' the scar on her cheek has already noticeably faded.
* SeriousBusiness: According to her ''SSFIV'' win quotes, she hates fighting "amateurs."
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Her Shadaloo uniform.
* SheFu: A kick-based fighting style combined with insane acrobatics. Make no mistake though, Cammy is more than willing to add some brutal cracking submission holds into the mix.
* ShesGotLegs: Cammy's muscular, proportionately long legs receive special attention due to her high-cut thong leotard and athletic move-set.
* SpotOfTea: As seen in her ''IV'' win quote to Guile--"Is it true that in the U.S military, they don't allow breaks for tea-time?"
* {{Stripperiffic}}:
** She wears a LeotardOfPower, which constantly exposes her butt, and never wears pants, except for a cameo appearance in ''VideoGame/FinalFightStreetwise''. She's [[http://web.archive.org/web/20180110200642/http://www.cgsociety.org/cgsarchive/newgallerycrits/g97/205997/205997_1143405278_submedium.jpg wearing]] brown shorts instead.
** Cammy's Street Fighter V story costume fits as well. On the upper body, standard military. On the lower body, black boots and black panties. The developers were clearly having fun, as the game takes almost every opportunity to show how little she is wearing.
* SuperheroSobriquets: Often described as the "British bombshell" or even better, the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal "blonde British bombshell".]]
* SuperMode: The "Delta Drive" V-Trigger from ''V'', powers up her Spiral Arrow, Cannon Spike, and Cannon Strike attacks. Using one will cut V-Trigger time in half, though.
* TakeItToTheBridge: As seen in her ''SSFII'' and ''V'' stages -- an ancient castle in northern England, with the fight taking place across a narrow stone cat-walk spanning a deep chasm.
* TarotMotifs: Cammy represents The Empress in the 30th Anniversary Tarot Deck. The Empress often represents motherhood, and Cammy acts as something of a TeamMum towards the Dolls, who she fights to free from Bison's control.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Juri in ''Street Fighter V''.
* ThongOfShielding: Her default outfit in all her appearances and her deluxe costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' all include thongs that ride up her butt and clearly show the cheeks.
* TooManyBelts: Wears a set of pistol holsters on her back and leg in ''VideoGame/CannonSpike'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* TrueCompanions: With Delta Red and the other main heroes with whom she fights against Shadowloo. Even moreso with The Dolls, who Cammy refers to as [[CoolBigSis her]] [[NotBloodSiblings sisters]] by the time of ''IV''. See [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]] above.
* {{Tykebomb}}:
** She was only sixteen when she was Shadaloo's Killer Bee, meaning she'd been trained to fight since an even younger age.
** DefusingTheTykebomb: Part of her character development; she grows to be more of a person than a Doll.
* WhenSheSmiles: [[spoiler: Her Arcade Mode ending in ''V'', where Delta Red and the now-freed Shadaloo Dolls throw a surprise birthday party for her]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Frankensteiners, suplexes...
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!Characters debuting in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Grand Master Challenge''
[[folder:Akuma]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Master of the Fist]]
-->''"I am Akuma, and my fists know no equal!"''
-> '''Origin:''' Japan [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_92.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Ansatsuken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Ernie Reyes Sr. (Street Fighter: The Movie), Gaku Space [[TimeSkip and]] Joey Ansah (Street Fighter: Legacy, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist)[[/note]]
Akuma is a self-proclaimed "Master of the Fist" who wields the ''[[KillingIntent Satsui no Hadou]]'' ("surge of murderous intent"; also translated as the "Evil Intent", the "Killing Intent", "Dark Hadou", or the "Murder Wave"). The Satsui no Hadou forces unto its wielder the urge to win every battle at any cost, even if it means the death of their opponent. When he was still training under Goutetsu, Akuma delved further and further into the Satsui no Hadou; he eventually mastered its ultimate technique -- the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]] ("Instant Hell Murder", but popularly known as the "Raging Demon") -- and killed Goutetsu with it to prove his mastery. He challenged his brother Gouken sometime afterward and killed him as well.[[note]]Or so it seemed...[[/note]] Despite his [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]], [[WorthyOpponent Akuma will not fight anybody who is not equal to or more powerful than himself]], [[BloodKnight feeling that they present no challenge]]. Akuma views Ryu as a worthy adversary, and he constantly seeks to convince Ryu to follow the ''Satsui no Hadou'' as well. In ''III'', he works on creating new techniques to bolster the Satsui no Hadou style and further his fighting prowess.\\
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Confirmed as a returning character for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''. His signature ''ten'' (heaven) sigil is gone, having been replaced with the sigil that appears in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' in his Shin Akuma form: ''kami-hito'' (demigod). In addition, his iconic flame-esque hairstyle has been changed to resemble a lion's mane.\\
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For information on Oni, see the ''Characters/StreetFighterIV'' character sheet.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Though people who know him might call him "evil" (such as Ryu or Gouken), when you get down to it he's only acting on his code as a warrior. If surrendering yourself to the ''Satsui no Hadou'' is necessary to find one's innermost strength, then it's acceptable to him, even if it's looked down on by some of the more straight-minded characters of the series.
* AdaptationalBadass: Okay, he was always badass, but when he appears as a cameo in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', he's depicted being [[PhysicalGod Asura]]'s equal.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: He is depicted with reddish-brown skin, [[HadesShaded most likely due to the Satsui no Hadou]] if Evil Ryu's appearance is to be taken into account.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Particularly in ''Alpha: The Animation'' and ''Alpha: Generations'', but with his [[BlueAndOrangeMorality rather alien honor code as a warrior]], it rings true for the series in general.
* AnimalMotif: His new hairstyle in ''V'' resembles a lion's mane.
* AnimeHair: His iconic flame-shaped topknot. Taken UpToEleven in ''V'' where his hair has grown considerably to resemble a lion's mane and a sunflower.
* ArchnemesisDad: In the non-canon ''Generations'' anime, he is implied to be Ryu's biological father.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: And how. He only challenges people he believes are worthy of fighting.
* BadassBack: Upon either using the Shun Goku Satsu or winning.
* BadassBaritone: He tends to have the deepest voice in the game. Averted with his English voice in ''IV'' but subverted with his new voice in ''V''.
* BadassBeard: He gains one ''Street Fighter V''. Combined with his longer hair, it now looks like he has a bright red lion's mane.
* BadassBoast: Several, as both regular Akuma and Shin Akuma:
--> ''"Evil is what I am. Death is what I bring."''
--> '''Shin Akuma''': ''"I am power made flesh! Feel how weak you truly are!"''
* BattleAura: He radiates an aura of dark ki that usually forms the kanji for "ten" (天). In ''Alpha 3'', it can set you on fire. As if it wasn't fearsome enough, ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'' gives Oni a constant blue fire aura.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: Whenever he's not depicted as having straight-up MonochromaticEyes, he has red irises and black sclera.
* BlackScreenOfDeath: What we see when Akuma uses his [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]].
* BloodKnight: The exemplification in the series, a man who lives purely for battle and finding his next WorthyOpponent.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He does have a strong, but alien and not easily understood, code of honor.
* BonusBoss: In his first appearance. Reach M. Bison without losing or continuing, and Akuma will effortlessly flatten him and take his place as the FinalBoss. In subsequent appearances, he usually serves as this, or as the TrueFinalBoss.
* BreakoutVillain: He became a consistent mainstay in subsequent ''Street Fighter'' entires (with the New Generation and the EX sequels being the only games not to grace his presence), even going as far as to appear in other ''Capcom'' fighting games.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: His pose after the Shun Goku Satsu usually has the "ten" kanji appearing on the back of gi. In ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Shin Akuma has a different symbol; this time, the "shin" character ("kami" [神, "god"] superimposed over "hito" [人, "person"]) means "[[PhysicalGod divine/god]]" instead of "true." It can also be interpreted as "shinjin" (神人, "lesser god"). The "god" symbol becomes his new default symbol instead of "heaven" in ''V'', reflecting how he "surpasses heaven" in his Story Mode.
* BrutalHonesty: He takes this trope UpToEleven in his quotes against {{Fighting Clown}}s like Rufus, El Fuerte and Dan. Though other characters make sarcastic remarks, Akuma seems to outright hate them and call them on their flaws with extreme severity. It's a trait that Oni inherits.
* CainAndAbel: He is the Cain to Gouken's Abel, even paralleling the myth by attempting to kill his brother.
* CallBack: Many of Akuma's greatest feats only happen during his ending sequences in the various games he has been in; apparently Shin Akuma has the ability to fly (and breathe in space...) as in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' he sets off earth to ''shoryuken'' an asteroid; in ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'', Oni can actually fly in game during his winning animations and taunts as well as perform an air dash and ''aerial version of the Shun Goku Satsu'' (similar to [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Cyber Akuma]]).
* CallingYourAttacks: Notably averted. Akuma simply grunts when performing special moves.
** His appearances in ''III'' and some of the ''Vs.'' titles are the only exceptions to this rule. In the ''III'' series, Akuma can be heard calling out "Gou Zanku!" (for his Zanku Hadouken) and "Tenma!" (when performing Tenma Gou Zanku; he does the same in ''[=MSHvSF=]'' and ''[=MvC2=]''), making this a truncated example/partial subversion, while he fully name drops his Tenma Gou Zanku in ''[=MvC3=]''.
** Subverted for the most part in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' series. He'll call some of his attacks whenever an EX version is pulled off. Outside of that it's still mostly grunts. This continues in ''V'', but on a less restrictive scale.
* CanonImmigrant: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a WorthyOpponent with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's]] Orochi power in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' his hair turned white, his skin [[TurnsRed turned red]], and his [[BattleAura aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SFIV]]'', would be that of the white-haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturally achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could. As of his reappearance in ''V'', the white hair is the default look to separate normal Akuma from Shin Akuma.
** Initially believed to simply be a [[GuestFighter guest]] in the 7th iteration of {{VideoGame/Tekken}}, it actually turns out he actually played a somewhat substantial role in the game's main story, [[IGaveMyWord repaying]] a [[IOweYouMyLife debt]] to Kazumi Mishima, thus making him this for the ''Tekken'' series.
* CardCarryingVillain: Though mostly in crossovers and as Oni, Akuma himself would oddly zigzag between proclaiming himself evil and condemning other villains for their evilness. This is shown in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' in two of his win quotes:
--> '''(against Ibuki)''': "Ninja tradition is no match for pure and everlasting evil!"
--> '''(against M. Bison)''': "And now, evil one, you reap what you have sown!"
* CharacterExaggeration: Back in the days when the translated script for the series was sketchy at best, some cases of this were thrown in for western releases of the series, Akuma got a bit of it. The biggest change was Akuma losing his humanity by succumbing to the Dark Hadou - in canon, he controls it just fine like his master Goutetsu did, and only in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' the possibility of him losing control over it was brought up as ''Oni''.
** The crossovers tend to heavily simplify Akuma's character quirks, reducing his basic vocabulary to little more than "Kill", "Die", and "Death" and presenting him as the ObviouslyEvil mass murderer much of the fandom believes Akuma to be as opposed to the [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally indecipherable character]] he actually is. ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', humorously enough, sends Akuma hurtling right into CardCarryingVillain Land (although to be fair, ''SVC Chaos'' had widely inaccurate character portrayals across the board; ironically, Oni in ''SSFIV:AE'' would go on to play all of these exaggerations [[FlatCharacter painfully straight]]).
--> ''"[[InsultToRocks Defeating you takes less effort than smacking a baby]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not that]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards I'd ever do that]]!"''
* CounterAttack: Akuma's V-Skill in ''Street Fighter V'', the Rakan, will intercept an attack (similar to Ryu's Mind's Eye V-Skill) but you can input another command after and Akuma will automatically retaliate (so it works closer to an Alpha Counter than a straight Parry).
* CrissCrossAttack: The Shun Goku Satsu is this in ''V'', he strikes his opponent in various angles.
* CrushKillDestroy: His CatchPhrase is ''"Metsu."'' ("Destruction.")
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: For almost all of his appearances, he has crimson hair and eyes.
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: He can Shoryuken sunken ships and split Ayers Rock with a single punch, but in cutscenes only. His appearance in ''Asura's Wrath'' was meant to avert this by showing what he's truly capable of. Justified in that Akuma explicitly holds back unless he's either training or facing a WorthyOpponent against whom he can use his hundred percent.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Shun Goku Satsu. It's the reason why Akuma is such a badass. It's dangerous because anyone who gets hit by this and is unable to withstand its immense power ''dies'', and it's forbidden because the user can also die if they aren't capable enough of channeling that power effectively. Akuma teleports towards the enemy and grabs them. If it connects, the screen will suddenly darken or go completely white depending on the game as Akuma attacks the opponent with anywhere from 15 to 33 very fast strikes. If you defeat the opponent in ''IV'' with any variations of this technique, there is no KO message. The opponent doesn't even do a DeathCryEcho. All you get are the [[HellIsThatNoise jarring]] sounds of children laughing distantly. In ''V'', what happens is finally shown for the first time. Akuma imbues his hand with the Satsui no Hado and begins striking his opponent in their vital areas, hitting pressure points and areas containing internal organs while moving around rapidly, leaving the opponent unable to defend themselves from his barrage of fatal attacks.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of CharacterExaggeration, Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills strong opponents in their best condition. In {{canon}} he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gen. The former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple — Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in a fair match. He was also thought to have killed Gouken, but that was {{retcon}}ned away by having Gouken survive due to emptying his mind, a trick Gen would perform as well, so before he successfully killed Gen for keeps in his ''SFV'' story Akuma's body count was only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'', and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: He has HadesShaded skin and crimson hair. If Evil Ryu and Oni are any indication, embracing and harnessing the pure ''Satsui no Hado'' may have something to do with it.
* DeathFromAbove: Misogi. To drive it home, the attack (already a cross-up ''with tracking properties'' that requires a warping technique like the Ashura Senkuu or Bison Warp to avoid without fail or, if you're daring, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ghZxB3oLY a well-timed counter]]) is usually a OneHitKill if it connects. If that wasn't bad enough, it inflicts massive amounts of chip damage, is unparryable/un-Just Defendable in ''[=CvS2=]'', and is downright ''{{unblockable|Attack}}'' in ''SVC Chaos''. Shin Akuma also possesses a weaker version of the Misogi in the form of the [[CounterAttack Tenma Shuretto]], which became his normal form's Cross Art in ''[=SFxT=]''.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''[[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', his appearance is a brief, last-minute "blink and you'll miss it" cameo.
* DifficultButAwesome: Akuma is a real crowd-pleaser in tournament and online play, but he requires A LOT of practice to be good with him (about 1-2 months' worth) because of his extremely flexible playstyle. Akuma is easily one of the most difficult characters to learn in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', but when you at least try he can also be the most fun character.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: DependingOnTheArtist. In some games, he wears sandals, and in others, he's barefoot.
* DubNameChange: In the games and most supplemental media, he is Gouki in the original Japanese material and Akuma in localizations. Interestingly, though, there are a few works that use both names localized, portraying Gouki as his original name and Akuma as the identity he took on after embracing the ''Satsui no Hado'' and killing Goutetsu.
* DuelToTheDeath: What he is ultimately looking for.
* DynamicEntry: He beats the crap outta Bison in his first appearance (although [[{{Retcon}} this possibly didn't happen]] according to ''IV''), and repeats in ''III: 2nd Impact'' to your rival and/or ''Gill''. No worries though, Gill revived himself, ''as always''.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He ''kills Bison'' with the Raging Demon before challenging you.
* EvilCounterpart: As a practitioner of the Ansatsuken martial art who has succumbed to the Satsui no Hado, he is one to Ryu, Ken and Gouken.
* FangsAreEvil: His use of the Satsui no Hado has started to turn him into a monster, giving him pointed teeth.
* FinalBoss: Has so far only been a example the main series with Evil Ryu's storyline in Alpha III, serving as this instead of M. Bison, who is instead Evil Ryu's penultimate opponent.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere:
** The ''original'' space flea. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', lose no matches and use no continues, and as M. Bison throws off his cape, Akuma ambushes him, ''kills'' him and challenges you. And you only get one chance. There's a reason why people say they "discovered" Akuma.
** He has a habit of doing this as a recurrent element of his character. Whereas ''Alpha 2'' simply has Shin Akuma appear out of nowhere to replace each character's respective "boss", ''EX'' and ''Second Impact'' have Akuma, as a nod to his debut, specifically use the Shun Goku Satsu to put the initial opponent (Bison--[[RunningGag yet again]]--in the former, your character's rival in the latter) out of commission and challenge you in their place.
** Parodied in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo when he does this on Dan.
* GlassCannon: If he's balanced, he's a fast fighter who can dish out damage but can't take it. If he's not balanced he becomes a LightningBruiser, making him a GameBreaker.
* AGodAmI: Akuma considers himself "superior to all men" because of his mastery of the Satsui no Hadou. [[spoiler: Gen calls this into question in Akuma's story mode in ''V''.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: Presumably why the screen goes black when the Shun Goku Satsu is executed. All you see are hit sparks and the opponent's scream of agony. Averted in ''Videogame/StreetFighterV'' as you see him striking his opponent in various angles.
* GroundPunch: Akuma has his Kongou Kokuretsu Zan, which isn't so much punching the ground as ''palm-striking'' it.
** Akuma's non-V-Trigger Critical Art in ''Street Fighter V'', the Sekia Koretsuha, sees him channel his ki into a large column of fire by slamming his palm into the ground. His taunt consists of a single ground punch. It does damage.
* GuestFighter: Akuma has had a lot of extracurricular appearances outside of his home franchise, probably moreso than any other character including series poster-boy Ryu.
** In ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II '''X''''', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[HilariousInHindsight anticipated]] [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever what would happen]] [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter two years later]].
** He has also made an appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}'' (as Zero-Gouki, a HumongousMecha in Akuma's likeness).
** He appears in the DLC Lost Episodes of ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', interrupting Ryu's match with Asura.
** Following on ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', he makes an appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ready to kill Kazuya and Heihachi as part of a debt he owes to the Mishima clan matriarch, Kazumi.
** He's also an unlockable character in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie,'' despite not being in the actual movie itself.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: According to All About Capcom, he eventually agrees to face Gen in a rematch to the death, and, after a drawn out fight, Akuma emerges the victor. ''V'' confirms that this is canon, as it's the very first scene of Akuma's story mode]].
* HijackingCthulhu: Akuma is one of the first, if not ''the'' first martial artist to hold some degree of control over the Satsui no Hado after immersing himself in it to such an extent.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Akuma will only fight at full power if you're of an admirable [[PowerLevels fighting aptitude]]. See IAmNotLeftHanded for more info.
* HurricaneKick: Takes it UpToEleven with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XF0lrF7kRo his Demon Armageddon Ultra.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shin Akuma. This is what happens when Akuma fights you with all of his power. The only way you get to face this version of Akuma is usually accomplished by beating your opponents with a certain amount of Perfects and super finishes, and without continuing. Have fun.
** It's heavily implied that both of his V-Triggers have him restrain himself less to achieve a similar effect to Shin Akuma. To compound this further, Shin Akuma in ''V'' is him permanently stuck in his Dohatsu Shoten V-Trigger with additional buffs.
* INeedYouStronger: Shows signs of this towards Ryu. The two have battled in the past and Ryu is not a challenge for Akuma in actual practice but Akuma chooses to walk away rather than strike the killing blow. It is through this that he believes that he can nurture Ryu's killing potential and get him to embrace the ''Satsui no Hadou'' as the only true path to strength. Subverted by the end as Ryu entirely rejects Akuma's fighting philosophy to follow Gouken's path.
** ''Street Fighter V'' finally brings an end to their enmity as Akuma comes to respect Ryu's progress, despite never embracing the ''Satsui no Hadou'', instead finding strength through the ''Mu no ken'' (Power of Nothingness). Akuma is satisfied so long as Ryu can give him a challenge so he drops his antagonism towards Ryu's lack of strength.
** Kage's Character Story further cements this. When confronted by Kage, Akuma sees him as nothing more than a mere shadow of Ryu, and he does not mince words when telling him that without Ryu, Kage is nothing.
--->'''Akuma:''' To go from being human...to beyond human...to beyond demon...to reach heaven! ...A mere silhouette like you would never understand. You speak of strength and winning. The true fist is not created from the strength of the body. Nor can it be created from the Satsui.
* IconicItem: Akuma's prayer beads, which he pilfered from the corpse of his dead master Goutetsu.
* InformedAbility: The Shun Goku Satsu actually being able to ''kill'' someone. With the potential exception of those who are pure, or "pure enough," its description says that both the user and its victim are dragged into the netherealms to be assaulted by demons, the wicked being plagued by their sins ([[FauxSymbolism each hit represents the 16 hells of Mahayana Buddhism, 8 cold and 8 hot; the last hit is the killing blow, the final hot "traditionally seemingly eternal" hell]]). GameplayAndStorySegregation aside, its success rate is jarring. Gen [[MundaneMadeAwesome blocked it by emptying his heart of all emotions and thoughts]]. Akuma's jump on Bison, thought to be for a long time the reason behind his disappearance after ''II'', turned out to be only temporary (and {{Jossed}} by Bison himself) as of ''IV''. Gill revived himself in ''2nd Impact''. Gouken has been revealed to have simply been in a comatose state thanks to something that sounds similar to what Gen did. Alternatively, he may hold the Shun Goku Satsu back in the same way he reserves his Shin form for only the strongest of foes.
* InTheHood: One of his alternate costumes in ''IV'' has him wearing a ripped-up hooded cloak.
* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: It bears emphasis just how much Akuma ''does not'' want to become Oni. Oni is the one depth of the Satsui no Hado he dares not tap into. Oni, on the other hand, as implied in Akuma's [=SF2=] Turbo Revival ending, is constantly trying to overtake and consume Akuma.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sure, he's a stringent Asshole to everyone, but his harsh advice can actually be pretty useful. An example of this is when he tells Chun-Li that she's too preoccupied with her father's death that she can't live her own life properly. He is proven right when she recklessly challenges M. Bison to a fight in ''V'', only to get her ass handed to her because he was empowered by the Black Moons.
* KarmaHoudini: While his actions are pretty mild compared to other villains', until ''IV'' there was never any indication that he got any comeuppance for trying to kill Gouken. Due to the {{Retcon}}, that might have changed.
* KingOfBeasts: Has a very lionesque hairstyle in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* KnightOfCerebus: While not exactly evil, Akuma when fighting is a bloodthirsty engine of destruction. He shows no quarter and expects none. To him, ''everything'' is legal in a true fight, up to and including pulling off moves that will almost, if not, certainly kill the opponent. Moreover, unlike some of the other characters who have quirks or are hammy to a ridiculous degree, his only desire is fighting and violence with no humor involved at all.
* LargeHam: Gives a Bison a run for his money in this area.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Notably, his theme is so well known that it was the only theme to get both an update and a remix in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', which had no character specific themes outside of bosses (conversely, God/Ultimate Rugal received an original theme as opposed any of his other five or so themes in ''KOF'').
* LimitBreak: His Shun Goku Satsu, Kongou Kokuretsuzan, and Misogi.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In the non-canon ''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations'' it's implied that Akuma is Ryu's biological father, a result of him knocking up his and Gouken's friend [[OriginalGeneration Sayaka]] (the caretaker of Goutetsu's [[BigFancyhouse Japanese complex home]]) sometime before his deathmatch with Goutetsu and Gouken. In series canon, Akuma is merely Ryu's adoptive uncle.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name, Gouki (豪鬼), means "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Strong Demon]]." His overseas name, Akuma, is derived from the Japanese word for "[[{{Satan}} devil]]" (悪魔).
* MonochromaticEyes: Akuma is frequently depicted with [[RedEyesTakeWarning solid red]] eyes, and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing red irises]].
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: In ''Street Fighter II V'', Akuma makes cameos on a regular basis, HiddenInPlainSight. In one instance, he's a part of a gang of {{Mooks}}! [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100105155210/http://blog.sfrpg.com.br/post/Akuma-em-Street-Fighter-2-Victory.aspx Here's a link for your convenience.]]
* NoNameGiven: During his original appearance in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (and then later in ''X-Men: Children of the Atom''), the lifebar would not display a name under it, adding to his mystique. His character portrait was merely a silhouette as well (''Super Street Fighter II Turbo [=HD=] Remix'' instead gives him a very dark character portrait but his features remain visible).
* NobleDemon: He will never fight an unfair match or against an opponent who's not in perfect shape and will never harm someone who's incapable of fighting. Despite all of the dickish things he has done, he is not evil like Bison or Seth. [[spoiler: His story mode in ''V'' heavily revolves around this aspect of his character.]]
* NonLethalKO: Averted/inverted in ''Street Fighter IV'' and all of its incarnations. When finishing off an enemy with a Super or Ultra, the screen flashes in the background are black instead of orange and the KO sign doesn't appear. This implies that he killed his opponent instead of simply knocking them out. This also applies for Evil Ryu's Super and Oni's Super and Ultras.
** ''V'' plays with it, keeping the black flashes in the background, but also mantaining the KO sign.
* NothingIsScarier: Whenever he performs the Shun Goku Satsu, we never ''see'' what happens to the victim as [[BlackScreenOfDeath the screen goes completely black]] and the only sounds we hear are [[ScreamDiscretionShot the victim's screams]] and [[RapidFireFisticuffs a flurry of fast punches.]] His appearance in ''V'', however, [[AvertedTrope averts]] this for the first time in the series' history and ''finally'' shows us what happens to the victim. Basically, the Raging Demon consists of Akuma [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutally beating the victim to death]], [[AttackItsWeakPoint striking each of their vital areas with blazing speed]].
* ObviouslyEvil: [[SubvertedTrope You'd think so]], since he likes to play with dark forces and is rather cruel in battle, but his story suggests he believes himself to be [[AboveGoodAndEvil beyond tags like "good" or "evil"]] and simply trains himself to be the best humanity can possibly offer in a warrior. His morals are shaky but it doesn't necessarily cross him into actually being "evil" in any way (antagonistic, maybe).
* OddFriendship: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6VEHRrJ4gs#t=01m30s As revealed in an]] ''Ultra'' arcade ending, he has one with ''Elena'', of all people.
* OneWingedAngel:
** Oni represents what Akuma would become if he fully succumbed to the Satsui no Hado and lost what's left of his humanity, transforming him into a blue-skinned, white-haired demon who hungers only for death and destruction.
** Shin Akuma represents Akuma tapping into the full power of the Satsui no Hado ''without'' losing his humanity.
* PerpetualFrowner: Akuma seems to only know rage.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: He Shoryukens a sunken ship out of the ocean, sinks an island with a well placed strike, splits Ayers Rock in two with a single punch, turns a forest into a crater by punching it, and his fight with Asura resulted in them nearly ''destroying the moon''. Stuff like this is probably why he trains in the middle of nowhere.
* PetTheDog:
** His Shin Akuma ending in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution[=/=]Jam''. [[spoiler:The Earth is about to be hit by a meteor that will kill everyone, but Akuma JUMPS UP INTO SPACE AND DESTROYS IT WITH ONE PUNCH. Doubles as a CMOA.]]
** According to artwork and translations, Akuma once spared time out of his training to rescue a child lost in his cave to safety. The story also tells that, when a fire fighter found the child who claimed to be rescued by the "samurai man", lightning struck a tree and both were to be crushed, but Akuma appears out of nowhere, hoists the tree with a single hand, and promptly demands they be gone.
** [[spoiler: The end of his story mode in ''V'' may be his biggest moment yet. For the first time in the series, he actually calls Ryu by name and decides to spare him after defeating him, agreeing with Ryu's newfound outlook after the end of the events of ''A Shadow Falls''. Akuma considers Ryu a true WorthyOpponent for him, without succumbing to the Satsui no Hado.]]
* PhysicalGod: Downplayed, but present. See PersonOfMassDestruction above.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Shin Akuma, more often than not, swaps out his trademark black gi for dark shades of purple.
** Several effects from his special moves are also purple, and purple is in general the color used to mark the Satsui no Hado that Akuma draws power from. Most obviously, while every other practitioner of the Ansatsuken in canon fires blue Hadokens (except for Ryu's Metsu Hadoken, which is infused with the same Hado as Akuma's, albeit to lower levels), every Hadoken move from Akuma is purple.
** The Shun Goku Satsu, as shown in ''IV'' and ''V'', also includes a barrage of purple explosions.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: In just another one of Akuma's astonishing displays of power that he saves for CutscenePowerToTheMax moments, in his ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' ending where yet again Akuma leaves the tournament unsatisfied filled with such weak opponents according to him, Akuma simply ''[[InASingleBound jumps into heaven]]'' to face against Kami-sama, {{God}} Himself from the classic ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'' arcade game by Creator/{{SNK}}.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He has red hair and eyes and wears a dark outfit, though he's more in the gray zone than outright evil. He is definitely dangerous though.
* RedBaron: The (Supreme) Master of the Fist. Suffice to say, he lives up to that moniker.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: He has red eyes and is definitely a powerful character in the franchise.
* RedSkyTakeWarning: When he reaches the power of the DangerousForbiddenTechnique and Shin Akuma, the sky turns red. It is never a good thing.
* {{Shotoclone}}: The first of many, but to be fair at least he easily differentiates himself from the other Ryu/Ken-types.
* TheRival:
** His chief opponents are Gouken and Ryu.
** [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Asura]] too, if [[DownloadableContent Lost]] [[{{Crossover}} Episode]] 2 is to count for something.
* SecretCharacter: Every instance of him being playable up until ''Alpha 2'', and a few times afterwards.
* ShirtlessScene: His alternate outfit is also shirtless.
** His win portrait in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' is shirtless. Too bad you only see him from the back.
** His portrait in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' is shirtless too.
** Oni fights without a shirt as well... so long as he [[CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown can still be considered Akuma]].
* SignatureMove: The Shun Goku Satsu[=/=]Raging Demon.
* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler: Gives off a terrifying one in his Arcade Mode ending in ''V''. Unlike most, it's described in a manner that makes it seem as though he is regaining his humanity. For context, he's smiling with anticipation of his next encounter with Ryu after the events of his Story Mode]].
* SNKBoss: In some games he is brutally difficult to defeat. Both his normal incarnation in ''SSFII Turbo'' and his Shin incarnation in ''Alpha'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' are {{True Final Boss}}es as a result of how difficult they are. His Shin Akuma appearances in the arcade ladders of SFV see him set to AI level 8 (even if you were playing on Easy difficulty) with permanent V-Trigger.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Completing ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' as Akuma will earn you a special credit roll sequence in which the battered and beaten faces of all his defeated opponents are displayed one after another as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXQ59Iva9Dg usual uplifitng credit roll tune plays.]]
* SpiritedCompetitor: A less moral version. Akuma seeks a worthy challenger, and will attack any fighter he thinks is up to the task. If they prove worthy but fail to beat him with all potential exhausted, he will brutally and mercilessly murder them (although canonically he's only got one confirmed kill: his master, Goutetsu).
* StopMotionLighting: In ''Street Fighter V'', his Shun Goku Satsu cuts the screen to black as usual, but occasionally the light comes back and shows how thoroughly he is beating his opponent.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Oni in ''SSFIV:AE'' is Akuma minus his remaining humanity, and any philosophical debate over his morality -- the character is ForTheEvulz incarnate.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: Killed his master Goutetsu in a fair fight to prove he had surpassed his teacher.
* TarotMotifs: Akuma represents The Devil in the 30th Anniversary Tarot Deck. The Devil represents dark impulses and temptation, which Akuma has given into by embracing the Satsui no Hadou.
* ThisLoserIsYou: In ''Pocket Fighter'', he is evicted off his island because it got turned into an amusement park. Even he is no match for big business.
* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: [[spoiler: Necalli absorbs Akuma, only to get one hell of a bellyache]].
* WasOnceAMan: Zigzagged. Formerly he was stated to have become a true demon and lost himself to the Satsui no Hado. In canon, however, Akuma keeps the Hado in check just fine (with [[OneWingedAngel Oni]] representing [[WhatIf what would happen if he were to truly lose control]]), although [[FlipFlopOfGod the whole deal with his humanity is pretty murky]]. [[spoiler: His story mode in ''V'' would seem to indicate that he's still human, at least in part, as Gen's words regarding his willingness to discard his humanity have him pondering the issue for quite a while, and at the end he finally admits that Ryu might be a worthy opponent without using the Satsui no Hado.]]
* WeakButSkilled: While not weak by any means, Akuma lacks the raw power of, say, M. Bison, but makes up for it with sheer skill.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart:
** As Shin Akuma and Oni his hair turns white to illustrate how powerful he has become.
** In his ''V'' artwork he is depicted with white hair, though whether this is simply due to old age or him approaching his maximum level of power is unknown. In-game, however, he still has red hair.
* TheWorfEffect: Back in the days of his debut, Akuma and Evil Ryu were outright stated to be the strongest characters in the series, disregarding Gen. Then Alpha came along and brought in both S-ISM M. Bison (who while not even at his full power holds his own against Shin Akuma) and Cody, who flat out calls Akuma disappointing. And then ''IV'' makes things even worse by bringing in Akuma's brother Gouken, who not only absolutely humiliated him in their first real battle (but to be fair, Akuma paid him right back), but can even nullify Akuma's most powerful technique, the Raging Demon.
* WorldsStrongestMan: For scale, M. Bison possesses so much power he's considered a threat to the world and Akuma killed him effortlessly. [[PersonOfMassDestruction He sunk an entire island by PUNCHING IT]], walked around on the ocean floor [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace without need of oxygen or protection from the crushing pressure]] and punched a submarine from there to the surface, split Ayers Rock in half (also by punching it), raised ''a sunken ship out of the ocean'' using his Demon Armageddon/Tenshou Kaireki Jin Ultra, and the numerous cast members he has demolished in his quest to find someone who could [[WorthyOpponent match him]]. His alternate outfit from ''Super SFIV'' has become finally befitting, looking like some kind of dark warlord. And if you want more, in his ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' ending, as Shin Akuma, he '''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome SHORYUKENS AN ASTEROID]]'''.
** This carries over to crossovers as well. In MarvelVsCapcom3 he comments that Thor and Shuma-Gorath would not be the first gods he has killed with his bare fists, in StreetFighterXTekken he is considered the only worthy opponent by Ogre, a monstrous god of combat. And finally in Super Smash Bros Ultimate his spirit is the 4th strongest in the entire game, only behind those of the games two final bosses and [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Galacta Knight]].
* WorthyOpponent:
** Considers Ryu and Gen to be this, though both are actually subversions. Ryu is ''not'' a WorthyOpponent... but he certainly has the ''potential'', so Akuma is trying to get him to embrace the Satsui no Hadou. He also no longer wishes to fight Gen as the old assassin is ill and thus not in complete physical shape. To drive this home further, he'll simply straight up ''refuse'' to fight anybody he deems not strong enough to take him on.
** Also considers Franchise/{{Wolverine}} this in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series, though the only thing that makes him stand out as a fighter is that he has claws and regenerative abilities, so it'd be very hard to win if it was a death fight. Wolverine only fought him to find out about his past, though the ending text implied he considered Akuma a worthy opponent as well. He's since found out about his past, giving Akuma nothing to bargain with.
** [[spoiler: Gen and Ryu ''finally'' becomes this full-fledged in ''V''. First, Gen finally gets the DuelToTheDeath he wanted from Akuma, during which he uses his FamousLastWords to taunt Akuma that he will never reach the path of the divine—and this ''actually rents space in Akuma's head'' for awhile. Then, Ryu approaches him after achieving the Mu no Ken instead of succumbing to the Satsui no Hado. The two find an even ground, and Akuma decides to spare Ryu's life, stating that he looks forward to a rematch on the day Ryu reaches his zenith and, for the first time in the series' history, addressing him by name.]]
** According to his winquotes in ''V'', Sagat has finally become this after the events of his Story Mode [[spoiler: where he experiences the Satsui no Hado for the first time and staves it off with his own willpower]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Hyakki Gosai and Hyakki Gotsui have Akuma performing throws, one of which is a spinning pile driver similar to Zangief's.
* YourSoulIsMine: In the ''Street Fighter'' cartoon, complete with the rather shameless line "Your ''chi'' is mine!" (''[[EvilLaugh starts laughing]]'')
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!Characters debuting in ''Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers''
[[folder:Violent Ken]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sf2_violentken.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Brainwashed Ken]]
-->''"I-Is...this...the joy of the powerful...? Heh...heh...heh, heh, heh."''
-> '''Origin:''' USA [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagusa_32.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Ansatsuken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Atsushi "Monster" Maezuka (''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos''), Yuji Kishi (''Ultra Street Fighter II'', HD voice)[[/note]]
A "What If?" version of Ken originally created for the crossover game ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'' and based on the events of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. Having been captured and brainwashed by M. Bison by implanting his Psycho Power within him, Ken is now a pure killing machine whose rivalry with Ryu has been corrupted into desiring to kill him and surpass him.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: As an homage to ''The Animated Movie''.
* CanonImmigrant: Originated as a sub-boss in the non-canon ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', and is loosely based off of Sennou Ken (literally "Brainwashed Ken") from ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''.
* TheCameo: Is referenced as one of Ken's alternate colors in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', designating him in both [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Dark Samus]] and [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]]'s Classic Modes as either brainwashed or corrupted.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He may have an advantage of speed and racking up the multi hit combos really well, but his moveset is as bare basic as it was in the first ''Street Fighter'', Rasetsukyaku not included. This demands players to control when he attacks and when to pull off his moves, as Violent Ken's fast speeds and lack of reservations will invite lesser players to burn out their playtime very quickly.
* FlashStep: The Rasetsukyaku, a dash that allow him to quickly cover ground and phase through his foes if done next to them.
* HadesShaded: In both ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' and ''Ultra Street Fighter II'', his skin appears darker than normal.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In his ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/c/svcvke.htm ending]], Ken wakes up without any memories of anything he did in his "Violent" state.[[note]](The normal ending has him recalling everything.)[[/note]] It doesn't really matter since, like in Ken's normal ending, Eliza shows up to take him back home.
* OmnicidalManiac: His main instinct is to destroy everything he sees. When he faces Athena in ''SVC Chaos'', he becomes excited by the prospect of getting to destroy ''Heaven''.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Violent Ken has white hair as opposed to blonde.
* SpeedEchoes: Is capable of moving fast enough to leave afterimages.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Of Ken. In this form his skin is more pale and purple-tinted, as though Psycho Power is coursing through his veins, and his hair has turned platinum-blonde. He also uses Psycho Power-imbued flames instead of his normal flames during his attacks. In the crossover game where he came from, he also produced the signature skull symbol used by characters of the Orochi bloodline or those who can utilize its power.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: In his ending in ''SVC Chaos'', he returns to normal after his fight with Athena (or Red Arremer) and immediately asks "Where am I? What have I done?" Luckily, Eliza shows up to take him home.
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Characters debuting in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII''[='=]s various updated versions.
* For Ryu, Ken and Sagat, check the ''Characters/StreetFighterI'' sheet.
* For E. Honda, Blanka, Guile, Chun-Li, Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Vega, M. Bison, check the ''Characters/StreetFighterII'' sheet.
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!Characters debuting in ''Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers''
[[folder:T. Hawk]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sf2_thawk.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Proud Warrior]]
-->''"Fighting with conviction leads to victory."''
-> '''Origin:''' Mexico [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagmexico.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Thunderfoot martial arts
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/ShozoIizuka (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/SteveBlum (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Tohru Nara (''Super Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Creator/DavidVincent (''Super Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Gregg Rainwater ([[Film/StreetFighter Live Action Movie]])[[/note]]
Full name Thunder Hawk. A Native American warrior from Mexico whose ancestral homeland was taken over by Shadaloo, following the murder of his father Arroyo at the hands of Bison. In ''Alpha 3'' T. Hawk looks for the members of his tribe to return them to their homeland. He finds Juli(a), a member of his tribe, but does not remember him. They fight, but it is unknown if she returned with him afterwards. In ''Street Fighter II'' he enters Bison's tournament to get revenge on him for taking his homeland. When Bison is defeated, T. Hawk regains his people's homeland and promises to make it what it once was. He shows up in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', still searching for Julia.
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* AnimalMotifs: His spirit animal is the hawk, which he physically resembles (sharp nose, upper body size), and most of his special moves are aerial in nature. His animal-themed alternate costume in ''IV'' is, of course, a hawk.
* AscendedExtra: He gets an expanded role in the [[Comicbook/StreetFighter UDON comic]] series.
* BadassNative: A Mexican one.
* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Played straight ''and'' averted! He's got warpaint and feathers in his hair, but he's really just wearing a denim vest and jeans. His alternate costumes in ''SSFIV'' and ''AE'' take this to extremes, with one putting him in literal braids, beads, and buckskins, and the other being an ornamental Aztec ensemble.
* CaptainEthnic: Averted; While he's from Mexico, you probably wouldn't know that from playing as him. Played straight regarding his Native American heritage.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Hint: T. Hawk is ''always'' Goliath, being as he is the single most massive World Warrior to date. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELIreUtMNrk As of IV, Hugo is definitely taller]], and Zangief is more muscular, but T-Hawk has ''both''.
* FacepalmOfDoom: Most of his punches involved smashing or knifing the opponent with his (enormous} open palms.
* FacialMarkings
* ForgottenFriendNewFoe: In the UDON comics, he only remembers his childhood friendship with El Fuerte after an insult-sparked brawl.
** RetCanon: In ''Super Street Fighter IV'', the two know each other on a personal basis and apparently fought at least once in the past.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: When he whistles, an eagle swoops down and perches itself on his arm. He can also command it to attack in ''Alpha 3''.
* GeniusBruiser: A little. He's more {{street smart}} than book smart.
* GentleGiant: Very much so.
* TheGiant: Subverted -- he's one of the biggest characters in any of the games, but he's a very technical and mobile character.
* HumbleHero: In ''IV'', his inner narration says that he has refused to become the Thunderfoot Tribe's chieftain since he feels he's still not ready for such a responsibility.
* InHarmonyWithNature
* MagicalNativeAmerican: His ''Alpha 3'' incarnation can summon an eagle to attack his opponent.
* MetronomicManMashing: As his second Ultra (Raging Slash) in ''IV''.
* {{Revenge}}: Most notably, [[YouKilledMyFather Bison killed his father, Arroyo Hawk]], and stole the Thunderfoot Tribe's ancestral lands. In his ending in ''II'', he regains his land. It's in rough shape, though he doesn't lose his hope to make it blossom again.
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: His motivation to fight is to regains his people's homeland.
* VocalDissonance: In the English dub, you wouldn't expect a Native American man that's built like a mountain to have the voice of what sounds like a teenager.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: He comes from Mexico, so it probably has to do with the climate.
* YouKilledMyFather: He holds the near decimation of his tribe, and the death of his father Arroyo Hawk, to Bison.
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[[folder:Fei Long]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/23_fei_long_sf5.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:Waves of Onslaught]]
-->''"You have trained to be a great loser. Now you must learn to fight."''
-> '''Origin:''' Hong Kong [[labelnote:Flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flaghongkong.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Kung Fu
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Wrestling/MasakatsuFunaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/BryanCranston (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Creator/KazukiYao (''Street Fighter II V''; Japanese), Andrew Klimko (''Street Fighter II V''; Animaze Dub), Randy [=McPherson=] (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Creator/KosukeToriumi (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), Creator/YuuichiNakamura (''Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (''Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
A Hong Kong action film star who began his Kung-Fu training since the age of 6. After being involved in numerous street fights, he was spotted by several movie directors and began his filmmaking career. Following the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament, he turned down a role for a movie in Hollywood, deciding to focus more on developing his unique style of Kung-Fu dubbed ''Hiten Ryuu'' or the "Flying Heaven style." He decides to take up new movie roles in ''IV'', but finds that mysterious accidents have occurred on the set of the movie, causing many staff members to be critically injured. The accidents were caused by S.I.N due to the writers changing the terrorist organization depicted in the movie to a multinational corporation--fitting S.I.N's bill exactly. He enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament to confront Seth.
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* ArrogantKungFuGuy: It comes with the territory.
* BadassBoast: "There is no way ''you'' could ever knock ''me'' out!" Complete with the signature Creator/BruceLee FingerWag.
* BigOlEyebrows: Not surprisingly, since he is a...
* BruceLeeClone: As if his default appearance wasn't enough of a giveaway, his alternate outfits in ''IV'' are taken from ''Film/EnterTheDragon'', ''Series/TheGreenHornet'', and ''Film/GameOfDeath'', and his Gekirinken Ultra in ''SSFIV'' is a CounterAttack that culminates with the legendary One Inch Punch. Story wise, he is ''also'' a martial arts film star, so he basically ''is'' Bruce Lee in all but name.
* TheCameo: Shows up in Dan's ''Alpha 2'' stage as an onlooker (Dan ''is'' from Hong Kong as well, after all). He'll even do his trademark FingerWag from time to time.
* ClearMyName: Toyed with in ''Alpha 3''. He's accused of being involved in Shadaloo-based drug trades and it's one of the reasons why he joins the SF tournament, but it's not his story mode's main focus. [[spoiler:Unless you play Yun's path since Yun and Yang take the accusations at face value and try to capture Fei-Long, who ends up playing the trope straight in the last mid-boss fight. Luckily, DefeatMeansFriendship and Fei Long manages to explain what happened.]]
* CounterAttack: His Gekirinken Ultra in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. To properly utilize it, [[DifficultButAwesome you need impeccable timing]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BZRb1KRm2g Pull it off correctly...]] [[BadassBoast "Come at me from whatever direction you like!"]], kick to the knee, '''[[{{Kiai}} ATATATATATATATATA]]''', One Inch Punch.
* DependingOnTheWriter: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV'', Fei Long's story and background are ''very'' different. In this media he is the protegè of Chun-Li's father as well as Chunners's childhood friend, a TeenGenius who's already in the way to HK movie stardom, and quite more emotional and HotBlooded than in the games.
* DontThinkFeel: Or, as he states in ''IV'', "Don't contemplate... perceive."
* FingerWag: One of his taunts in ''IV'', likely lifted from [[Film/WayOfTheDragon one of Lee's movies]].
* FunnyBruceLeeNoises: He wouldn't be a BruceLeeClone without these.
* IconicItem: His [[FightingWithChucks nunchaku]].
* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY[=/=]SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is actually meant to be one word akin to Chun-Li's name (as "Feilong"). The "long" part is also meant to actually be pronounced as "Loh-ng" instead of "Lah-ng".
* JusticeWillPrevail: He's nowhere as gung-ho in regards to this trope as other characters, but it's still there.
* {{Kiai}}
* MeaningfulName: The name Fei Long (飛龍) is Chinese for "Flying Dragon." Incidentally, the name is spelled with the same characters as the Japanese name "[[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Hiryu]]."
* MoodSwinger: Seems to be one at times. In the rival fight against Abel he goes from calmly taking up Abel's challenge to loudly yelling "I won't repeat myself!!" when Abel asks him if he really means it.
* MrFanservice: Has some costumes that, while pay homage to Bruce Lee, can also define him of this trope.
* PerpetualFrowner: Seeing him smile is very, ''very'' rare.
* PlayingWithFire
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Parts of both of his Ultras in ''IV''.
** Fun fact: R.F.F. has real life counterpart known as "Straight blast", which is a Jeet Kune Do technique. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art developed by... [[Creator/BruceLee Guess who?]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one of these to Ken in the cartoon, admonishing him for abandoning his training and losing his edge while becoming self-absorbed in the fame of showbiz. Ken's comeback is... [[LameComeback quite lame]].
-->'''Ken''': ''"And you... [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore you're a LOSER]]!"''
* SelfMadeMan: According to the fanbooks. He began training in Kung-Fu as a 6-year-old child, as a teenager he became a stuntman fron HK movies, and from then on he worked hard in minor roles and training to reach the top. After an assistant director asked him to show his skills in a single scene take, the rest his history.
* TenderTears: According to his original fact sheet, he's easily moved to tears over beautiful things.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: For obvious [[BruceLeeClone reasons]].
* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Use Your Nunchucks?]]: The only time we see Fei Long use his signature nunchaku is during his win pose. Meanwhile, Vega uses his claw, Sodom uses his Jitte/Katanas, and Rolento uses a combination of his Quarterstaff, Throwing Knives, Garrote Wire, and FREAKING GRENADES during a fight, but Fei Long doesn't use his nunchaku during his fights.
** Hilariously, in his winning quote against Viper he chides her for using gadgets in their fight.
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[[folder:Dee Jay]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:The Happy-Go-Lucky Fighter]]
-->''Good dancers make good fighters, mon! Move to the beat!''
-> '''Origin:''' Jamaica [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjamaica.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Kickboxing
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Ginzo Matsuo (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; Japanese), Creator/BeauBillingslea (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''; English), Paul Dobson (American cartoon), Creator/HochuOtsuka (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), Creator/KenjiHamada (''Super Street Fighter IV''; Japanese), Chris Cain (''Super Street Fighter IV''; English)[[/note]]
A Jamaican [[DanceBattler kickboxing musician]] known as the "Southern Comet", who enters the ''Street Fighter II'' tournament seeking inspiration for his next hit song. He reappears in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', in which he joins the tournament looking for some excitement to spice up his life.
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* EightiesHair: He has a combination, low-fade/mullet with two long braided ponytails with an '''M''' cut into the side of his head. As of ''Super Street Fighter IV'', the '''M''' is gone, except for the anime cutscenes.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Oddly enough, Dee Jay was made into a servant of Bison in the movie, and he doesn't even have the same ObliviouslyEvil excuse as Zangief.
* AmbidextrousSprite: A clever subversion in his initial appearance with his "MAXIMUM" pants, as all the letters in it are perfectly symmetrical, therefore still legible when his sprite flips.
** The word was chosen for this specific reason; originally, it was supposed to be "MANTIS", but the letters N and S aren't vertically symmetric, so...
* BigNo: His DeathCryEcho in ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' (the game), and ''Alpha 3''.
* BlackBestFriend: It was implied that he was this to Fei Long, due to their shared intro [[spoiler:(and how, in Yun's path, Dee Jay doesn't believe that Fei Long is into drug trades when Yun tells him about the rumors)]] in ''Alpha 3''. Nowadays, who knows?
* BoisterousBruiser: Mildly.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: When he first appears in the UDON comic, Dee Jay has been brainwashed into a mindless fighting machine by M. Bison, but Cammy and Delta Red quickly snap him out of it.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: He and Rufus seem to be in a competition of who can appeal to their fans the best during their ''SSFIV'' rival battle.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: This guy is passionate and always smiling and dancing. He also unleashes a beatdown on Bison in Alpha 3 so powerful that Bison is disintegrated. A feat also performed by ''Akuma''.
* CheshireCatGrin: Taken UpToEleven in ''Super Street Fighter IV''. It's actually rather unsettling, even reaching SlasherSmile levels. Although he's not evil or arrogant (unlike Adon); he's just passionate and really damn happy.
* DanceBattler: Dee Jay incorporates rhythm into his Kickboxing style.
* DeadpanSnarker: In TheMovie.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''.
* FunPersonified: Almost always smiling and cheerful, even when kicking ass in combat or riding the Oil Coaster...
* IconicItem: Dee Jay's maracas.
* JiveTurkey: "YEAAH! This is gonna be the bomb, boy!"
* KiManipulation:
** Dee Jay has a projectile attack called Air Slasher/Max Out.
** RazorWind
%% Don't add NoCelebritiesWereHarmed here. It's in the ShoutOut/StreetFighter page.
* NoBrows
* NoodleIncident: On a meta level. The ''person who prototyped Dee Jay'' says that the original sketch of the character is "Too racist to be viewed by humans." According to him, it's still locked in a Capcom vault somewhere.
* NotSoInnocentWhistle: Once the fight is on, he hits hard.
* PerpetualSmiler: See CheshireCatGrin above.
* PunchClockVillain: In TheMovie.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: His Machine Gun Upper, as well as the Climax Beat Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
* RedBaron: The Southern Comet.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: During the finale of the Movie, he gets right the hell out of the base during the AN's attack.
* SignatureMove: Arguments can be made for the Sobat Kick or the Machinegun Upper.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dee Jay, [=DeeJay=], Deejay, DJ...
* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Creator/KenjiHamada, his Japanese seiyuu in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', did a pretty good "Showtime!" in the trailer. [[GratuitousEnglish The rest of his dialogue, though...]]
* TechnoWizard: He serves as the team's computer expert and helicopter pilot in the American ''Street Fighter'' animated series.
%%* WalkingShirtlessScene:
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[[folder:Cammy]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Techniques of Incomparable Precision]]
-->''"For those I wish to protect, I will fight you."''
-> '''Origin:''' England [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagengland_4.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Special Forces training
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Susan Hart (''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''), Akiko Komoto (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Namco × Capcom''), Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (''Street Fighter II Drama CD''), Creator/MikiNagasawa (''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Debra Jean Rodgers (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; English), Carol Matthews (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Shawn Taylor (''Street Fighter II V''; ADV Dub), Alexis Martino (''Street Fighter'' motion comics), Yoko Sasaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; Japanese), Creator/LisaAnnBeley (American cartoon), Creator/MiyukiSawashiro (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter V''; Japanese), Creator/CaitlinGlass (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Music/KylieMinogue ([[Film/StreetFighter Live Action Movie]])[[/note]]
Full name Cammy White. This British bombshell is a teen-aged agent of the [[GovernmentAgencyOfFiction Delta Red]] commando task force, operating within Britain's Secret Intelligence Service [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService (MI6)]]. [[SuperSoldier Enhanced]] by Bison's genome, she once worked as an assassin for Shadaloo under the codename of "Killer Bee" (as seen in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''). At the end of ''Alpha 3'', she rebelled against Bison, lost her memories, and was taken to Britain (by Vega); it was there that she joined the special forces unit known as Delta Red. Cammy participated in the ''Super Street Fighter II'' tournament to learn about her past; she learned the shocking truth from Bison himself, but managed to cope with the revelation thanks to the support of her Delta Red comrades.\\
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In ''Street Fighter IV'', she is sent to investigate S.I.N.'s connection to Shadaloo and to acquire data on the BLECE Project. She's also there for a personal reason: Juri Han, a member of S.I.N, gave a brutal beatdown to the Shadaloo Dolls, whom she considers her younger sisters.\\
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Cammy returns in ''Street Fighter V'' still in her Delta Red incarnation but sporting an updated look, reminiscent of her appearance in the spin-off ''VideoGame/CannonSpike''. During the interim between ''IV'' and ''V'', she has continued investigating Shadaloo while also tending to her fellow Doll Juni, who is now amnesic and getting accustomed once more to a normal life.
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* AffirmativeActionGirl: She is the second female character of note introduced in the franchise and remained so for quite some time. Of course, she has the skills to back it up as well.
* AhPea: From ''IV'' onwards, Cammy has been voiced with an appropriate London RP accent.
* AmazonianBeauty: She ([[DependingOnTheArtist usually]]) has a slender build with a ripped muscular tone all over.
* AmnesiacDissonance: Following the events of ''Alpha'', she joined the Delta Red anti-terrorist faction, after all of her memories of being M. Bison's servant (and potential host body) were erased.
* AndThisIsFor: Yells this in ''IV'', when using Ultra against Juri in their rival battle.
--> ''This is for my sisters!''
* ArchEnemy: Found one in Juri. The two even have a Rival Battle in ''IV''.
* BigBrotherInstinct:
** Let's just say that Cammy did NOT take the brutal beatdown of the Dolls at Juri's hands nicely. And then she was willing to sacrifice herself to save [[spoiler:Decapre, her own {{brainwashed|AndCrazy}} [[AxCrazy insane]] [[CloneDegeneration deteriorating clone]], despite the latter wanting to kill her]].
** Harming Chun-Li, Guile, Ryu, or any of her friends, for that matter, is another easy way to piss her off.
* BigFancyHouse: Her home-stages in both ''II'' and ''V'' are set on the battlements of an ancient castle in the county of Northumberland[[note]] as evidenced by the map pin on the versus screen, though the setting itself is likely based on [[https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0a/8a/37/e4/view-over-keswick-derwent.jpg Derwent Water]] in neighbouring Cumbria[[/note]], northern England. The Northern Lights twinkle in the sky[[note]] which is why the stage is set in the very far north, as this is typically the only place in England that they are likely to be seen, and even then it's rare[[/note]] and several small villages, a lake, and another castle feature in the background. This [[NostalgiaLevel classic stage]], now dubbed "English Manor", returns in glorious style to act as Cammy's home-stage in ''V''.
* BloodKnight: She takes fighting ''very'' seriously, if her win quotes are anything to go by.
* BodyPaint: Sports camo-paint on her legs, at least until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* BoobsOfSteel: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', most likely due to the fact that [[SheIsAllGrownUp she's in her twenties]]. She had a more modest chest in previous games, where she was a teenager.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the ''Alpha'' series, she worked as one of Bison's assassins. In ''3'', however, she begins to shake off his control.
* BreakoutCharacter: Cammy became one of the most iconic characters in the series despite not appearing in the original, and early versions of ''Street Fighter II.'' She even starred in the game ''VideoGame/CannonSpike.''
* BreastAttack and GroinAttack: During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYYUz0HOG1Y her fight]] with Crimson Viper she gets kicked in the groin and electrocuted on one of her breasts, in a combo, no less!
* BritainIsOnlyLondon: Averted by her stage in ''II'' and ''V'', which is set in the far [[OopNorth north of England]], and is probably based on Derwent Water in Cumbria.
* CanonImmigrant: Shadaloo!Cammy [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros had her first appearance]] in ''VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee CodeName, were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.
* CatGirl: One of her downloadable alternate costumes, [[http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7453/46263337.jpg complete with tail.]]
* CloningBlues: Retconned in that now she's only partly based on Bison's genome and not a direct clone. Didn't work out so well in the end for Bison.
* CodeName: “Killer Bee“.
* ContraltoOfDanger: Her Japanese voice in IV onwards tends to one of the deepest in the game.
* CounterAttack: Her [[FunWithAcronyms CQC]] ('''C'''ammy '''Q'''uick '''C'''ombination) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHUOTyDCkU Ultra]] in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' retaliates a simple attack by [[NeckSnap snapping the opponent's neck]], right arm, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and finally their neck again.]]
* CrissCrossAttack: Her "Killer Bee Assault" and "Cross Stinger Assault" has her pulling a Meteor Move Variant as she launches her opponent in the air and proceeds to kick them in multiple angles before finishing them with a Cross Scissors Pressure/Spiral Arrow respectively.
* CuteBruiser: As she says in ''IV'':
--> ''"So, how does it feel to be beaten by a tiny girl like me?"''
* CutenessProximity: Cammy is very easily distracted by cute animals, especially cats. Some dialogue even indicate that she can outright ''sense'' when a cat is nearby.
-->'''Cammy:''' That feeling again... Is there a... cat nearby?
-->'''Cammy:''' You haven't seen a cat around here, have you?
-->'''Cammy:''' ''(Vs. Sagat)'' I sense a large cat... Willa Maiu?
* DemotedToExtra: In ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'', where she appears only in the opening five minutes.
* DivingKick: Her Cannon Strike attack, and some of her supers are started with one.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Hated to be pitied in ''Alpha''.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Cammy's story establishes that despite Delta Red adopting her as one of their own, she still felt a strong connection to the Shadaloo Dolls, who were the comrades and sisters she was practically raised with for most of her life. It isn't until ''V'' where, after Bison is finally killed forever, she is able to save her fellow Dolls and be part of a real family. Her Arcade Mode ending finally has her opening up her heart when the now-freed Dolls and Delta Red throw a surprise birthday party for her]].
* EmotionlessGirl: In ''Alpha''. She slowly breaks out of it after Dhalsim’s powers begin to de-program her in ''Alpha 3''.
* EnglishRose: Cammy shows what happens to an English Rose when you mix her with an ActionGirl and MsFanservice. You'd never think of it if you judged her only by her VERY fanservicy looks, but her serious personality and her devotion to her TrueCompanions have more than a whiff of this. She even has the [[IAmVeryBritish RP accent]]. Additionally, her full name "Cammy White" (Camilla = "priestess", White = the colour of purity) is an archetypal English rose name.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Half her special attacks involve spinning — from her Spin Knuckle, Cannon Drill, and her [[LimitBreak Spin Drive Breaker.]] But her victory pose in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SSF IV]]'' cranks the trope UpToEleven, to where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TgCJHZvcKY she's practically break dancing.]] Her first [[LimitBreak V-Trigger, Delta Drive]] augments her moves with some extra spins.
* FanservicePack: Cammy has a small bust in ''Street Fighter II'' and the ''Alpha'' subseries -- where it makes sense, given that she is a teenager; but in ''Street Fighter IV'' and ''V'' she has a large bust.
* FashionableAsymmetry:
** Her ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' outfit has a holster with pouches on her right leg, but not on her left.
** Prior to that, her gauntlets in her "Killer Bee" costume had an elbow guard only on one side. Her ''Street Fighter V'' outfit retains this as well.
* FingerlessGloves: Her gauntlets don't cover her fingers.
* FlungClothing: In ''Alpha 3'', as well as in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever Marvel crossovers]]'', she conceals herself in a BadassLongcoat that is tossed away right before she starts a fight.
* {{Foil}}: To Guile, as playstyle-wise they couldn't be more different. Guile is a big bruising StoneWall with BoringButPractical moves, a projectile, and is a charge-character. Cammy is designed to be a petite, in-your-face offensive FragileSpeedster with speedy moves, no projectiles, and is a motion-character overall. When Cammy wins in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' she even compares her mobility with Guile's counter-based style.
* ForcedIntoEvil: A minor case in ''Street Fighter V''. She's forced into beating up a group of Brazilian cops and joins up with Juri so she can save Decapre.
* FragileSpeedster: In ''V'', she has the highest agility along with Vega, her strength is decent/average, but her health is low. Even in gameplay, her primary style is to focus on rushdown-into-knockdown combos for looping offense, despite lacking [[ConfusionFu mixup]].
* GenderedOutfit: She wears a gendered version of Bison and [[Videogame/{{Tekken}} King's]] outfit in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' as a DLC unlockable, respectively.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Bears a knife (or rather claw) scar on her cheek. It’s an “evil” scar during the ''Alpha'' series, and “good” once she [[AmnesiacDissonance lost her memories]] and stays that way when she finds out who she is.
* GorgeousGaijin: As a Brit, she was the first non-Asian female in the series, and possesses the perquisite blonde hair and blue eyes. Even now, her, Rose, Kolin and Poison are pretty much the only playable Caucasian women in the series -- most of the series' women are Japanese, even if some of them (Karin, Mika, Maki) [[{{Mukokuseki}} certainly don't look it]].
* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Cammy is a member of the British special forces unit Delta Red, a fictitious group operating within [[UsefulNotes/SecretIntelligenceService MI6]].
* HealingFactor: Can apparently heal from broken bones in 3 days.
%% * HeelFaceTurn: Though she was brainwashed in first place.
* IntimateHairBrushing: One piece of official ''Street Fighter'' art shows Chun-Li brushing Cammy's hair for her. Cammy and Chun-Li are friends who often meet because they tend to be involved in the same plot; they're both law enforcers in different groups.
* ItsPersonal: She's got a score to settle with Juri for hurting the Dolls.
* JailBait: She's a teenager in the ''Alpha'' games.
* KickChick: She has more kick-based attacks than punches and some of the most acrobatic standard kicks in the series, with a couple of handstand-kicks in the mix.
* KindheartedCatLover: According to her bio, she loves cats. A picture in her ''SSFII Turbo'' ending shows her kindly holding her hand out for a kitten. In ''IV'', her prologue shows her playing with an adorable kitten, which she apparently has been "friends" with for a while. [[spoiler:Said kitty returns in her ending... when she brings it as a gift to the hospitalized Juni.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: She can't remember any of her life before she was 16.
* LeotardOfPower: Her main outfit includes a green one-piece bodysuit.
* LightningBruiser:
** Make no mistake, Cammy is one of the fastest characters in the franchise, but her attacks still pack a whollop behind them. She's arguably the best rushdown character in ''IV'', along with Rufus. She also doesn't suffer in the defense department either, which can be classified as average at worst.
** Her usual weakness is a lack of projectiles and in some cases, lack of proper mixup.
** Some spin-offs, however, present her as more of a GlassCannon.
* LovelyAngels: With Chun-Li, as the two most iconic women in the series.
* MaleGaze: Oh, yes. Most of her iconic victory poses, as well as her STARTING POSE in ''IV'' involve her turning her back to face the camera.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name "White" implies emptiness or void, which describes her lack of recollection. It's also a pretty common British surname.
* MsFanservice:
** Her [[ThongOfShielding thong leotard]] combined with gratuitous opportunities to show off her ass, which is ''incredibly well-toned''.
** The PC version of ''Street Fighter IV'' has opened up possibilities for modding new character costumes. One of them being - you guessed it - ''[[FullFrontalAssault nude]] [[VideoGamePerversityPotential Cammy]]''.
* MurderousThighs: Her Fatal Leg Twister technique and several of her throws involve her throttling and slamming the opponent between her muscular legs.
* NiceHat:
** She wears a ''red beret'' in her Delta Red uniform, traditionally worn by Britain's [[http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39204000/jpg/_39204152_rmp203.jpg Royal Military Police]] or a blue garrison cap in her Shadaloo outfit.
** In her second DLC costume, she wear's Bison's CommissarCap.
* NoNameGiven: In the comics, Cammy was the name Rose gave her after she was cleansed from Shadaloo's brainwashing. Before, she was only known by her code name Killer Bee (and Bison keeps referring to her as such even afterwards).
* OddFriendship: With Sakura, judging by her quotes in ''IV'', . [[WhatCouldHaveBeen It was actually planned for the two to have a]] [[TheRival Rival Battle]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen together.]]
* PantyShot: Her story mode costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' provides plenty of opportunity; her top is regular military, but the bottom is just black panties that are shown clearly every time she throws a kick.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: You get the idea that Capcom had pitbulls in mind when they created her, rather than bees. Cammy is small, but once she gets up close and personal she'll relentlessly stay on you and tear you to shreds.
* PrettyInMink: Her Capcom Pro outfit in ''V'' is a cocktail dress with a white fur bolero jacket.
* {{Rapunzel|Hair}} BraidsOfAction: Cammy’s classic twin-braids reach all the way down to top of her thighs.
* ScarsAreForever: Averted, by ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' the scar on her cheek has already noticeably faded.
* SeriousBusiness: According to her ''SSFIV'' win quotes, she hates fighting "amateurs."
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Her Shadaloo uniform.
* SheFu: A kick-based fighting style combined with insane acrobatics. Make no mistake though, Cammy is more than willing to add some brutal cracking submission holds into the mix.
* ShesGotLegs: Cammy's muscular, proportionately long legs receive special attention due to her high-cut thong leotard and athletic move-set.
* SpotOfTea: As seen in her ''IV'' win quote to Guile--"Is it true that in the U.S military, they don't allow breaks for tea-time?"
* {{Stripperiffic}}:
** She wears a LeotardOfPower, which constantly exposes her butt, and never wears pants, except for a cameo appearance in ''VideoGame/FinalFightStreetwise''. She's [[http://web.archive.org/web/20180110200642/http://www.cgsociety.org/cgsarchive/newgallerycrits/g97/205997/205997_1143405278_submedium.jpg wearing]] brown shorts instead.
** Cammy's Street Fighter V story costume fits as well. On the upper body, standard military. On the lower body, black boots and black panties. The developers were clearly having fun, as the game takes almost every opportunity to show how little she is wearing.
* SuperheroSobriquets: Often described as the "British bombshell" or even better, the [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal "blonde British bombshell".]]
* SuperMode: The "Delta Drive" V-Trigger from ''V'', powers up her Spiral Arrow, Cannon Spike, and Cannon Strike attacks. Using one will cut V-Trigger time in half, though.
* TakeItToTheBridge: As seen in her ''SSFII'' and ''V'' stages -- an ancient castle in northern England, with the fight taking place across a narrow stone cat-walk spanning a deep chasm.
* TarotMotifs: Cammy represents The Empress in the 30th Anniversary Tarot Deck. The Empress often represents motherhood, and Cammy acts as something of a TeamMum towards the Dolls, who she fights to free from Bison's control.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Juri in ''Street Fighter V''.
* ThongOfShielding: Her default outfit in all her appearances and her deluxe costume in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' all include thongs that ride up her butt and clearly show the cheeks.
* TooManyBelts: Wears a set of pistol holsters on her back and leg in ''VideoGame/CannonSpike'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* TrueCompanions: With Delta Red and the other main heroes with whom she fights against Shadowloo. Even moreso with The Dolls, who Cammy refers to as [[CoolBigSis her]] [[NotBloodSiblings sisters]] by the time of ''IV''. See [[BigBrotherInstinct Big Sister Instinct]] above.
* {{Tykebomb}}:
** She was only sixteen when she was Shadaloo's Killer Bee, meaning she'd been trained to fight since an even younger age.
** DefusingTheTykebomb: Part of her character development; she grows to be more of a person than a Doll.
* WhenSheSmiles: [[spoiler: Her Arcade Mode ending in ''V'', where Delta Red and the now-freed Shadaloo Dolls throw a surprise birthday party for her]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Frankensteiners, suplexes...
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!Characters debuting in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo: Grand Master Challenge''
[[folder:Akuma]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Master of the Fist]]
-->''"I am Akuma, and my fists know no equal!"''
-> '''Origin:''' Japan [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagjapan_92.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Ansatsuken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/TomomichiNishimura (''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact'', ''Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'', ''Namco × Capcom'', ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'', ''Super Gem Fighter: Mini Mix'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto [[TimeSkip and]] Creator/DaisukeGori (''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations''; Japanese), Keith Burgress (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', ''Street Fighter Alpha: Generations''), Dale Wilson (American cartoon), Taketora (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Asura's Wrath'', ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ''Street Fighter V'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; Japanese), Dave Mallow (''Street Fighter IV'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', ''Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind''; English), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Street Fighter V''; English)[[/note]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' [[note]]Ernie Reyes Sr. (Street Fighter: The Movie), Gaku Space [[TimeSkip and]] Joey Ansah (Street Fighter: Legacy, Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist)[[/note]]
Akuma is a self-proclaimed "Master of the Fist" who wields the ''[[KillingIntent Satsui no Hadou]]'' ("surge of murderous intent"; also translated as the "Evil Intent", the "Killing Intent", "Dark Hadou", or the "Murder Wave"). The Satsui no Hadou forces unto its wielder the urge to win every battle at any cost, even if it means the death of their opponent. When he was still training under Goutetsu, Akuma delved further and further into the Satsui no Hadou; he eventually mastered its ultimate technique -- the [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]] ("Instant Hell Murder", but popularly known as the "Raging Demon") -- and killed Goutetsu with it to prove his mastery. He challenged his brother Gouken sometime afterward and killed him as well.[[note]]Or so it seemed...[[/note]] Despite his [[ArrogantKungFuGuy arrogance]], [[WorthyOpponent Akuma will not fight anybody who is not equal to or more powerful than himself]], [[BloodKnight feeling that they present no challenge]]. Akuma views Ryu as a worthy adversary, and he constantly seeks to convince Ryu to follow the ''Satsui no Hadou'' as well. In ''III'', he works on creating new techniques to bolster the Satsui no Hadou style and further his fighting prowess.\\
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Confirmed as a returning character for ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''. His signature ''ten'' (heaven) sigil is gone, having been replaced with the sigil that appears in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' in his Shin Akuma form: ''kami-hito'' (demigod). In addition, his iconic flame-esque hairstyle has been changed to resemble a lion's mane.\\
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For information on Oni, see the ''Characters/StreetFighterIV'' character sheet.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: Though people who know him might call him "evil" (such as Ryu or Gouken), when you get down to it he's only acting on his code as a warrior. If surrendering yourself to the ''Satsui no Hadou'' is necessary to find one's innermost strength, then it's acceptable to him, even if it's looked down on by some of the more straight-minded characters of the series.
* AdaptationalBadass: Okay, he was always badass, but when he appears as a cameo in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', he's depicted being [[PhysicalGod Asura]]'s equal.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: He is depicted with reddish-brown skin, [[HadesShaded most likely due to the Satsui no Hadou]] if Evil Ryu's appearance is to be taken into account.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: Particularly in ''Alpha: The Animation'' and ''Alpha: Generations'', but with his [[BlueAndOrangeMorality rather alien honor code as a warrior]], it rings true for the series in general.
* AnimalMotif: His new hairstyle in ''V'' resembles a lion's mane.
* AnimeHair: His iconic flame-shaped topknot. Taken UpToEleven in ''V'' where his hair has grown considerably to resemble a lion's mane and a sunflower.
* ArchnemesisDad: In the non-canon ''Generations'' anime, he is implied to be Ryu's biological father.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: And how. He only challenges people he believes are worthy of fighting.
* BadassBack: Upon either using the Shun Goku Satsu or winning.
* BadassBaritone: He tends to have the deepest voice in the game. Averted with his English voice in ''IV'' but subverted with his new voice in ''V''.
* BadassBeard: He gains one ''Street Fighter V''. Combined with his longer hair, it now looks like he has a bright red lion's mane.
* BadassBoast: Several, as both regular Akuma and Shin Akuma:
--> ''"Evil is what I am. Death is what I bring."''
--> '''Shin Akuma''': ''"I am power made flesh! Feel how weak you truly are!"''
* BattleAura: He radiates an aura of dark ki that usually forms the kanji for "ten" (天). In ''Alpha 3'', it can set you on fire. As if it wasn't fearsome enough, ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'' gives Oni a constant blue fire aura.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy: Whenever he's not depicted as having straight-up MonochromaticEyes, he has red irises and black sclera.
* BlackScreenOfDeath: What we see when Akuma uses his [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shun Goku Satsu]].
* BloodKnight: The exemplification in the series, a man who lives purely for battle and finding his next WorthyOpponent.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: He does have a strong, but alien and not easily understood, code of honor.
* BonusBoss: In his first appearance. Reach M. Bison without losing or continuing, and Akuma will effortlessly flatten him and take his place as the FinalBoss. In subsequent appearances, he usually serves as this, or as the TrueFinalBoss.
* BreakoutVillain: He became a consistent mainstay in subsequent ''Street Fighter'' entires (with the New Generation and the EX sequels being the only games not to grace his presence), even going as far as to appear in other ''Capcom'' fighting games.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: His pose after the Shun Goku Satsu usually has the "ten" kanji appearing on the back of gi. In ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Shin Akuma has a different symbol; this time, the "shin" character ("kami" [神, "god"] superimposed over "hito" [人, "person"]) means "[[PhysicalGod divine/god]]" instead of "true." It can also be interpreted as "shinjin" (神人, "lesser god"). The "god" symbol becomes his new default symbol instead of "heaven" in ''V'', reflecting how he "surpasses heaven" in his Story Mode.
* BrutalHonesty: He takes this trope UpToEleven in his quotes against {{Fighting Clown}}s like Rufus, El Fuerte and Dan. Though other characters make sarcastic remarks, Akuma seems to outright hate them and call them on their flaws with extreme severity. It's a trait that Oni inherits.
* CainAndAbel: He is the Cain to Gouken's Abel, even paralleling the myth by attempting to kill his brother.
* CallBack: Many of Akuma's greatest feats only happen during his ending sequences in the various games he has been in; apparently Shin Akuma has the ability to fly (and breathe in space...) as in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' he sets off earth to ''shoryuken'' an asteroid; in ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'', Oni can actually fly in game during his winning animations and taunts as well as perform an air dash and ''aerial version of the Shun Goku Satsu'' (similar to [[VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter Cyber Akuma]]).
* CallingYourAttacks: Notably averted. Akuma simply grunts when performing special moves.
** His appearances in ''III'' and some of the ''Vs.'' titles are the only exceptions to this rule. In the ''III'' series, Akuma can be heard calling out "Gou Zanku!" (for his Zanku Hadouken) and "Tenma!" (when performing Tenma Gou Zanku; he does the same in ''[=MSHvSF=]'' and ''[=MvC2=]''), making this a truncated example/partial subversion, while he fully name drops his Tenma Gou Zanku in ''[=MvC3=]''.
** Subverted for the most part in the ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' series. He'll call some of his attacks whenever an EX version is pulled off. Outside of that it's still mostly grunts. This continues in ''V'', but on a less restrictive scale.
* CanonImmigrant: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a WorthyOpponent with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Rugal's]] Orochi power in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' his hair turned white, his skin [[TurnsRed turned red]], and his [[BattleAura aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV SFIV]]'', would be that of the white-haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturally achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could. As of his reappearance in ''V'', the white hair is the default look to separate normal Akuma from Shin Akuma.
** Initially believed to simply be a [[GuestFighter guest]] in the 7th iteration of {{VideoGame/Tekken}}, it actually turns out he actually played a somewhat substantial role in the game's main story, [[IGaveMyWord repaying]] a [[IOweYouMyLife debt]] to Kazumi Mishima, thus making him this for the ''Tekken'' series.
* CardCarryingVillain: Though mostly in crossovers and as Oni, Akuma himself would oddly zigzag between proclaiming himself evil and condemning other villains for their evilness. This is shown in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' in two of his win quotes:
--> '''(against Ibuki)''': "Ninja tradition is no match for pure and everlasting evil!"
--> '''(against M. Bison)''': "And now, evil one, you reap what you have sown!"
* CharacterExaggeration: Back in the days when the translated script for the series was sketchy at best, some cases of this were thrown in for western releases of the series, Akuma got a bit of it. The biggest change was Akuma losing his humanity by succumbing to the Dark Hadou - in canon, he controls it just fine like his master Goutetsu did, and only in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' the possibility of him losing control over it was brought up as ''Oni''.
** The crossovers tend to heavily simplify Akuma's character quirks, reducing his basic vocabulary to little more than "Kill", "Die", and "Death" and presenting him as the ObviouslyEvil mass murderer much of the fandom believes Akuma to be as opposed to the [[BlueAndOrangeMorality morally indecipherable character]] he actually is. ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'', humorously enough, sends Akuma hurtling right into CardCarryingVillain Land (although to be fair, ''SVC Chaos'' had widely inaccurate character portrayals across the board; ironically, Oni in ''SSFIV:AE'' would go on to play all of these exaggerations [[FlatCharacter painfully straight]]).
--> ''"[[InsultToRocks Defeating you takes less effort than smacking a baby]]. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Not that]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards I'd ever do that]]!"''
* CounterAttack: Akuma's V-Skill in ''Street Fighter V'', the Rakan, will intercept an attack (similar to Ryu's Mind's Eye V-Skill) but you can input another command after and Akuma will automatically retaliate (so it works closer to an Alpha Counter than a straight Parry).
* CrissCrossAttack: The Shun Goku Satsu is this in ''V'', he strikes his opponent in various angles.
* CrushKillDestroy: His CatchPhrase is ''"Metsu."'' ("Destruction.")
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: For almost all of his appearances, he has crimson hair and eyes.
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: He can Shoryuken sunken ships and split Ayers Rock with a single punch, but in cutscenes only. His appearance in ''Asura's Wrath'' was meant to avert this by showing what he's truly capable of. Justified in that Akuma explicitly holds back unless he's either training or facing a WorthyOpponent against whom he can use his hundred percent.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Shun Goku Satsu. It's the reason why Akuma is such a badass. It's dangerous because anyone who gets hit by this and is unable to withstand its immense power ''dies'', and it's forbidden because the user can also die if they aren't capable enough of channeling that power effectively. Akuma teleports towards the enemy and grabs them. If it connects, the screen will suddenly darken or go completely white depending on the game as Akuma attacks the opponent with anywhere from 15 to 33 very fast strikes. If you defeat the opponent in ''IV'' with any variations of this technique, there is no KO message. The opponent doesn't even do a DeathCryEcho. All you get are the [[HellIsThatNoise jarring]] sounds of children laughing distantly. In ''V'', what happens is finally shown for the first time. Akuma imbues his hand with the Satsui no Hado and begins striking his opponent in their vital areas, hitting pressure points and areas containing internal organs while moving around rapidly, leaving the opponent unable to defend themselves from his barrage of fatal attacks.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of CharacterExaggeration, Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills strong opponents in their best condition. In {{canon}} he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gen. The former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple — Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in a fair match. He was also thought to have killed Gouken, but that was {{retcon}}ned away by having Gouken survive due to emptying his mind, a trick Gen would perform as well, so before he successfully killed Gen for keeps in his ''SFV'' story Akuma's body count was only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'', and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha''.
* DarkSkinnedRedhead: He has HadesShaded skin and crimson hair. If Evil Ryu and Oni are any indication, embracing and harnessing the pure ''Satsui no Hado'' may have something to do with it.
* DeathFromAbove: Misogi. To drive it home, the attack (already a cross-up ''with tracking properties'' that requires a warping technique like the Ashura Senkuu or Bison Warp to avoid without fail or, if you're daring, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ghZxB3oLY a well-timed counter]]) is usually a OneHitKill if it connects. If that wasn't bad enough, it inflicts massive amounts of chip damage, is unparryable/un-Just Defendable in ''[=CvS2=]'', and is downright ''{{unblockable|Attack}}'' in ''SVC Chaos''. Shin Akuma also possesses a weaker version of the Misogi in the form of the [[CounterAttack Tenma Shuretto]], which became his normal form's Cross Art in ''[=SFxT=]''.
* DefeatMeansPlayable: In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
* DemotedToExtra: In ''[[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', his appearance is a brief, last-minute "blink and you'll miss it" cameo.
* DifficultButAwesome: Akuma is a real crowd-pleaser in tournament and online play, but he requires A LOT of practice to be good with him (about 1-2 months' worth) because of his extremely flexible playstyle. Akuma is easily one of the most difficult characters to learn in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', but when you at least try he can also be the most fun character.
* DoesNotLikeShoes: DependingOnTheArtist. In some games, he wears sandals, and in others, he's barefoot.
* DubNameChange: In the games and most supplemental media, he is Gouki in the original Japanese material and Akuma in localizations. Interestingly, though, there are a few works that use both names localized, portraying Gouki as his original name and Akuma as the identity he took on after embracing the ''Satsui no Hado'' and killing Goutetsu.
* DuelToTheDeath: What he is ultimately looking for.
* DynamicEntry: He beats the crap outta Bison in his first appearance (although [[{{Retcon}} this possibly didn't happen]] according to ''IV''), and repeats in ''III: 2nd Impact'' to your rival and/or ''Gill''. No worries though, Gill revived himself, ''as always''.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: He ''kills Bison'' with the Raging Demon before challenging you.
* EvilCounterpart: As a practitioner of the Ansatsuken martial art who has succumbed to the Satsui no Hado, he is one to Ryu, Ken and Gouken.
* FangsAreEvil: His use of the Satsui no Hado has started to turn him into a monster, giving him pointed teeth.
* FinalBoss: Has so far only been a example the main series with Evil Ryu's storyline in Alpha III, serving as this instead of M. Bison, who is instead Evil Ryu's penultimate opponent.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere:
** The ''original'' space flea. In ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'', lose no matches and use no continues, and as M. Bison throws off his cape, Akuma ambushes him, ''kills'' him and challenges you. And you only get one chance. There's a reason why people say they "discovered" Akuma.
** He has a habit of doing this as a recurrent element of his character. Whereas ''Alpha 2'' simply has Shin Akuma appear out of nowhere to replace each character's respective "boss", ''EX'' and ''Second Impact'' have Akuma, as a nod to his debut, specifically use the Shun Goku Satsu to put the initial opponent (Bison--[[RunningGag yet again]]--in the former, your character's rival in the latter) out of commission and challenge you in their place.
** Parodied in Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo when he does this on Dan.
* GlassCannon: If he's balanced, he's a fast fighter who can dish out damage but can't take it. If he's not balanced he becomes a LightningBruiser, making him a GameBreaker.
* AGodAmI: Akuma considers himself "superior to all men" because of his mastery of the Satsui no Hadou. [[spoiler: Gen calls this into question in Akuma's story mode in ''V''.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: Presumably why the screen goes black when the Shun Goku Satsu is executed. All you see are hit sparks and the opponent's scream of agony. Averted in ''Videogame/StreetFighterV'' as you see him striking his opponent in various angles.
* GroundPunch: Akuma has his Kongou Kokuretsu Zan, which isn't so much punching the ground as ''palm-striking'' it.
** Akuma's non-V-Trigger Critical Art in ''Street Fighter V'', the Sekia Koretsuha, sees him channel his ki into a large column of fire by slamming his palm into the ground. His taunt consists of a single ground punch. It does damage.
* GuestFighter: Akuma has had a lot of extracurricular appearances outside of his home franchise, probably moreso than any other character including series poster-boy Ryu.
** In ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II '''X''''', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[HilariousInHindsight anticipated]] [[VideoGame/CapcomVsWhatever what would happen]] [[VideoGame/XMenVsStreetFighter two years later]].
** He has also made an appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}'' (as Zero-Gouki, a HumongousMecha in Akuma's likeness).
** He appears in the DLC Lost Episodes of ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', interrupting Ryu's match with Asura.
** Following on ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', he makes an appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7: Fated Retribution'', ready to kill Kazuya and Heihachi as part of a debt he owes to the Mishima clan matriarch, Kazumi.
** He's also an unlockable character in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie,'' despite not being in the actual movie itself.
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler: According to All About Capcom, he eventually agrees to face Gen in a rematch to the death, and, after a drawn out fight, Akuma emerges the victor. ''V'' confirms that this is canon, as it's the very first scene of Akuma's story mode]].
* HijackingCthulhu: Akuma is one of the first, if not ''the'' first martial artist to hold some degree of control over the Satsui no Hado after immersing himself in it to such an extent.
* HoldingBackThePhlebotinum: Akuma will only fight at full power if you're of an admirable [[PowerLevels fighting aptitude]]. See IAmNotLeftHanded for more info.
* HurricaneKick: Takes it UpToEleven with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XF0lrF7kRo his Demon Armageddon Ultra.]]
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Shin Akuma. This is what happens when Akuma fights you with all of his power. The only way you get to face this version of Akuma is usually accomplished by beating your opponents with a certain amount of Perfects and super finishes, and without continuing. Have fun.
** It's heavily implied that both of his V-Triggers have him restrain himself less to achieve a similar effect to Shin Akuma. To compound this further, Shin Akuma in ''V'' is him permanently stuck in his Dohatsu Shoten V-Trigger with additional buffs.
* INeedYouStronger: Shows signs of this towards Ryu. The two have battled in the past and Ryu is not a challenge for Akuma in actual practice but Akuma chooses to walk away rather than strike the killing blow. It is through this that he believes that he can nurture Ryu's killing potential and get him to embrace the ''Satsui no Hadou'' as the only true path to strength. Subverted by the end as Ryu entirely rejects Akuma's fighting philosophy to follow Gouken's path.
** ''Street Fighter V'' finally brings an end to their enmity as Akuma comes to respect Ryu's progress, despite never embracing the ''Satsui no Hadou'', instead finding strength through the ''Mu no ken'' (Power of Nothingness). Akuma is satisfied so long as Ryu can give him a challenge so he drops his antagonism towards Ryu's lack of strength.
** Kage's Character Story further cements this. When confronted by Kage, Akuma sees him as nothing more than a mere shadow of Ryu, and he does not mince words when telling him that without Ryu, Kage is nothing.
--->'''Akuma:''' To go from being human...to beyond human...to beyond demon...to reach heaven! ...A mere silhouette like you would never understand. You speak of strength and winning. The true fist is not created from the strength of the body. Nor can it be created from the Satsui.
* IconicItem: Akuma's prayer beads, which he pilfered from the corpse of his dead master Goutetsu.
* InformedAbility: The Shun Goku Satsu actually being able to ''kill'' someone. With the potential exception of those who are pure, or "pure enough," its description says that both the user and its victim are dragged into the netherealms to be assaulted by demons, the wicked being plagued by their sins ([[FauxSymbolism each hit represents the 16 hells of Mahayana Buddhism, 8 cold and 8 hot; the last hit is the killing blow, the final hot "traditionally seemingly eternal" hell]]). GameplayAndStorySegregation aside, its success rate is jarring. Gen [[MundaneMadeAwesome blocked it by emptying his heart of all emotions and thoughts]]. Akuma's jump on Bison, thought to be for a long time the reason behind his disappearance after ''II'', turned out to be only temporary (and {{Jossed}} by Bison himself) as of ''IV''. Gill revived himself in ''2nd Impact''. Gouken has been revealed to have simply been in a comatose state thanks to something that sounds similar to what Gen did. Alternatively, he may hold the Shun Goku Satsu back in the same way he reserves his Shin form for only the strongest of foes.
* InTheHood: One of his alternate costumes in ''IV'' has him wearing a ripped-up hooded cloak.
* InvoluntaryShapeshifter: It bears emphasis just how much Akuma ''does not'' want to become Oni. Oni is the one depth of the Satsui no Hado he dares not tap into. Oni, on the other hand, as implied in Akuma's [=SF2=] Turbo Revival ending, is constantly trying to overtake and consume Akuma.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Sure, he's a stringent Asshole to everyone, but his harsh advice can actually be pretty useful. An example of this is when he tells Chun-Li that she's too preoccupied with her father's death that she can't live her own life properly. He is proven right when she recklessly challenges M. Bison to a fight in ''V'', only to get her ass handed to her because he was empowered by the Black Moons.
* KarmaHoudini: While his actions are pretty mild compared to other villains', until ''IV'' there was never any indication that he got any comeuppance for trying to kill Gouken. Due to the {{Retcon}}, that might have changed.
* KingOfBeasts: Has a very lionesque hairstyle in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV''.
* KnightOfCerebus: While not exactly evil, Akuma when fighting is a bloodthirsty engine of destruction. He shows no quarter and expects none. To him, ''everything'' is legal in a true fight, up to and including pulling off moves that will almost, if not, certainly kill the opponent. Moreover, unlike some of the other characters who have quirks or are hammy to a ridiculous degree, his only desire is fighting and violence with no humor involved at all.
* LargeHam: Gives a Bison a run for his money in this area.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Notably, his theme is so well known that it was the only theme to get both an update and a remix in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', which had no character specific themes outside of bosses (conversely, God/Ultimate Rugal received an original theme as opposed any of his other five or so themes in ''KOF'').
* LimitBreak: His Shun Goku Satsu, Kongou Kokuretsuzan, and Misogi.
* LukeIAmYourFather: In the non-canon ''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaGenerations'' it's implied that Akuma is Ryu's biological father, a result of him knocking up his and Gouken's friend [[OriginalGeneration Sayaka]] (the caretaker of Goutetsu's [[BigFancyhouse Japanese complex home]]) sometime before his deathmatch with Goutetsu and Gouken. In series canon, Akuma is merely Ryu's adoptive uncle.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name, Gouki (豪鬼), means "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Strong Demon]]." His overseas name, Akuma, is derived from the Japanese word for "[[{{Satan}} devil]]" (悪魔).
* MonochromaticEyes: Akuma is frequently depicted with [[RedEyesTakeWarning solid red]] eyes, and [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing red irises]].
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: In ''Street Fighter II V'', Akuma makes cameos on a regular basis, HiddenInPlainSight. In one instance, he's a part of a gang of {{Mooks}}! [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100105155210/http://blog.sfrpg.com.br/post/Akuma-em-Street-Fighter-2-Victory.aspx Here's a link for your convenience.]]
* NoNameGiven: During his original appearance in ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' (and then later in ''X-Men: Children of the Atom''), the lifebar would not display a name under it, adding to his mystique. His character portrait was merely a silhouette as well (''Super Street Fighter II Turbo [=HD=] Remix'' instead gives him a very dark character portrait but his features remain visible).
* NobleDemon: He will never fight an unfair match or against an opponent who's not in perfect shape and will never harm someone who's incapable of fighting. Despite all of the dickish things he has done, he is not evil like Bison or Seth. [[spoiler: His story mode in ''V'' heavily revolves around this aspect of his character.]]
* NonLethalKO: Averted/inverted in ''Street Fighter IV'' and all of its incarnations. When finishing off an enemy with a Super or Ultra, the screen flashes in the background are black instead of orange and the KO sign doesn't appear. This implies that he killed his opponent instead of simply knocking them out. This also applies for Evil Ryu's Super and Oni's Super and Ultras.
** ''V'' plays with it, keeping the black flashes in the background, but also mantaining the KO sign.
* NothingIsScarier: Whenever he performs the Shun Goku Satsu, we never ''see'' what happens to the victim as [[BlackScreenOfDeath the screen goes completely black]] and the only sounds we hear are [[ScreamDiscretionShot the victim's screams]] and [[RapidFireFisticuffs a flurry of fast punches.]] His appearance in ''V'', however, [[AvertedTrope averts]] this for the first time in the series' history and ''finally'' shows us what happens to the victim. Basically, the Raging Demon consists of Akuma [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown brutally beating the victim to death]], [[AttackItsWeakPoint striking each of their vital areas with blazing speed]].
* ObviouslyEvil: [[SubvertedTrope You'd think so]], since he likes to play with dark forces and is rather cruel in battle, but his story suggests he believes himself to be [[AboveGoodAndEvil beyond tags like "good" or "evil"]] and simply trains himself to be the best humanity can possibly offer in a warrior. His morals are shaky but it doesn't necessarily cross him into actually being "evil" in any way (antagonistic, maybe).
* OddFriendship: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6VEHRrJ4gs#t=01m30s As revealed in an]] ''Ultra'' arcade ending, he has one with ''Elena'', of all people.
* OneWingedAngel:
** Oni represents what Akuma would become if he fully succumbed to the Satsui no Hado and lost what's left of his humanity, transforming him into a blue-skinned, white-haired demon who hungers only for death and destruction.
** Shin Akuma represents Akuma tapping into the full power of the Satsui no Hado ''without'' losing his humanity.
* PerpetualFrowner: Akuma seems to only know rage.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: He Shoryukens a sunken ship out of the ocean, sinks an island with a well placed strike, splits Ayers Rock in two with a single punch, turns a forest into a crater by punching it, and his fight with Asura resulted in them nearly ''destroying the moon''. Stuff like this is probably why he trains in the middle of nowhere.
* PetTheDog:
** His Shin Akuma ending in ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution[=/=]Jam''. [[spoiler:The Earth is about to be hit by a meteor that will kill everyone, but Akuma JUMPS UP INTO SPACE AND DESTROYS IT WITH ONE PUNCH. Doubles as a CMOA.]]
** According to artwork and translations, Akuma once spared time out of his training to rescue a child lost in his cave to safety. The story also tells that, when a fire fighter found the child who claimed to be rescued by the "samurai man", lightning struck a tree and both were to be crushed, but Akuma appears out of nowhere, hoists the tree with a single hand, and promptly demands they be gone.
** [[spoiler: The end of his story mode in ''V'' may be his biggest moment yet. For the first time in the series, he actually calls Ryu by name and decides to spare him after defeating him, agreeing with Ryu's newfound outlook after the end of the events of ''A Shadow Falls''. Akuma considers Ryu a true WorthyOpponent for him, without succumbing to the Satsui no Hado.]]
* PhysicalGod: Downplayed, but present. See PersonOfMassDestruction above.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Shin Akuma, more often than not, swaps out his trademark black gi for dark shades of purple.
** Several effects from his special moves are also purple, and purple is in general the color used to mark the Satsui no Hado that Akuma draws power from. Most obviously, while every other practitioner of the Ansatsuken in canon fires blue Hadokens (except for Ryu's Metsu Hadoken, which is infused with the same Hado as Akuma's, albeit to lower levels), every Hadoken move from Akuma is purple.
** The Shun Goku Satsu, as shown in ''IV'' and ''V'', also includes a barrage of purple explosions.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: In just another one of Akuma's astonishing displays of power that he saves for CutscenePowerToTheMax moments, in his ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' ending where yet again Akuma leaves the tournament unsatisfied filled with such weak opponents according to him, Akuma simply ''[[InASingleBound jumps into heaven]]'' to face against Kami-sama, {{God}} Himself from the classic ''VideoGame/{{Athena}}'' arcade game by Creator/{{SNK}}.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: He has red hair and eyes and wears a dark outfit, though he's more in the gray zone than outright evil. He is definitely dangerous though.
* RedBaron: The (Supreme) Master of the Fist. Suffice to say, he lives up to that moniker.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: He has red eyes and is definitely a powerful character in the franchise.
* RedSkyTakeWarning: When he reaches the power of the DangerousForbiddenTechnique and Shin Akuma, the sky turns red. It is never a good thing.
* {{Shotoclone}}: The first of many, but to be fair at least he easily differentiates himself from the other Ryu/Ken-types.
* TheRival:
** His chief opponents are Gouken and Ryu.
** [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Asura]] too, if [[DownloadableContent Lost]] [[{{Crossover}} Episode]] 2 is to count for something.
* SecretCharacter: Every instance of him being playable up until ''Alpha 2'', and a few times afterwards.
* ShirtlessScene: His alternate outfit is also shirtless.
** His win portrait in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' is shirtless. Too bad you only see him from the back.
** His portrait in ''X-Men vs. Street Fighter'' is shirtless too.
** Oni fights without a shirt as well... so long as he [[CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown can still be considered Akuma]].
* SignatureMove: The Shun Goku Satsu[=/=]Raging Demon.
* SlasherSmile: [[spoiler: Gives off a terrifying one in his Arcade Mode ending in ''V''. Unlike most, it's described in a manner that makes it seem as though he is regaining his humanity. For context, he's smiling with anticipation of his next encounter with Ryu after the events of his Story Mode]].
* SNKBoss: In some games he is brutally difficult to defeat. Both his normal incarnation in ''SSFII Turbo'' and his Shin incarnation in ''Alpha'' and ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' are {{True Final Boss}}es as a result of how difficult they are. His Shin Akuma appearances in the arcade ladders of SFV see him set to AI level 8 (even if you were playing on Easy difficulty) with permanent V-Trigger.
* SoundtrackDissonance: Completing ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo'' as Akuma will earn you a special credit roll sequence in which the battered and beaten faces of all his defeated opponents are displayed one after another as the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXQ59Iva9Dg usual uplifitng credit roll tune plays.]]
* SpiritedCompetitor: A less moral version. Akuma seeks a worthy challenger, and will attack any fighter he thinks is up to the task. If they prove worthy but fail to beat him with all potential exhausted, he will brutally and mercilessly murder them (although canonically he's only got one confirmed kill: his master, Goutetsu).
* StopMotionLighting: In ''Street Fighter V'', his Shun Goku Satsu cuts the screen to black as usual, but occasionally the light comes back and shows how thoroughly he is beating his opponent.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Oni in ''SSFIV:AE'' is Akuma minus his remaining humanity, and any philosophical debate over his morality -- the character is ForTheEvulz incarnate.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: Killed his master Goutetsu in a fair fight to prove he had surpassed his teacher.
* TarotMotifs: Akuma represents The Devil in the 30th Anniversary Tarot Deck. The Devil represents dark impulses and temptation, which Akuma has given into by embracing the Satsui no Hadou.
* ThisLoserIsYou: In ''Pocket Fighter'', he is evicted off his island because it got turned into an amusement park. Even he is no match for big business.
* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: [[spoiler: Necalli absorbs Akuma, only to get one hell of a bellyache]].
* WasOnceAMan: Zigzagged. Formerly he was stated to have become a true demon and lost himself to the Satsui no Hado. In canon, however, Akuma keeps the Hado in check just fine (with [[OneWingedAngel Oni]] representing [[WhatIf what would happen if he were to truly lose control]]), although [[FlipFlopOfGod the whole deal with his humanity is pretty murky]]. [[spoiler: His story mode in ''V'' would seem to indicate that he's still human, at least in part, as Gen's words regarding his willingness to discard his humanity have him pondering the issue for quite a while, and at the end he finally admits that Ryu might be a worthy opponent without using the Satsui no Hado.]]
* WeakButSkilled: While not weak by any means, Akuma lacks the raw power of, say, M. Bison, but makes up for it with sheer skill.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart:
** As Shin Akuma and Oni his hair turns white to illustrate how powerful he has become.
** In his ''V'' artwork he is depicted with white hair, though whether this is simply due to old age or him approaching his maximum level of power is unknown. In-game, however, he still has red hair.
* TheWorfEffect: Back in the days of his debut, Akuma and Evil Ryu were outright stated to be the strongest characters in the series, disregarding Gen. Then Alpha came along and brought in both S-ISM M. Bison (who while not even at his full power holds his own against Shin Akuma) and Cody, who flat out calls Akuma disappointing. And then ''IV'' makes things even worse by bringing in Akuma's brother Gouken, who not only absolutely humiliated him in their first real battle (but to be fair, Akuma paid him right back), but can even nullify Akuma's most powerful technique, the Raging Demon.
* WorldsStrongestMan: For scale, M. Bison possesses so much power he's considered a threat to the world and Akuma killed him effortlessly. [[PersonOfMassDestruction He sunk an entire island by PUNCHING IT]], walked around on the ocean floor [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace without need of oxygen or protection from the crushing pressure]] and punched a submarine from there to the surface, split Ayers Rock in half (also by punching it), raised ''a sunken ship out of the ocean'' using his Demon Armageddon/Tenshou Kaireki Jin Ultra, and the numerous cast members he has demolished in his quest to find someone who could [[WorthyOpponent match him]]. His alternate outfit from ''Super SFIV'' has become finally befitting, looking like some kind of dark warlord. And if you want more, in his ''Capcom Fighting Evolution'' ending, as Shin Akuma, he '''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome SHORYUKENS AN ASTEROID]]'''.
** This carries over to crossovers as well. In MarvelVsCapcom3 he comments that Thor and Shuma-Gorath would not be the first gods he has killed with his bare fists, in StreetFighterXTekken he is considered the only worthy opponent by Ogre, a monstrous god of combat. And finally in Super Smash Bros Ultimate his spirit is the 4th strongest in the entire game, only behind those of the games two final bosses and [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Galacta Knight]].
* WorthyOpponent:
** Considers Ryu and Gen to be this, though both are actually subversions. Ryu is ''not'' a WorthyOpponent... but he certainly has the ''potential'', so Akuma is trying to get him to embrace the Satsui no Hadou. He also no longer wishes to fight Gen as the old assassin is ill and thus not in complete physical shape. To drive this home further, he'll simply straight up ''refuse'' to fight anybody he deems not strong enough to take him on.
** Also considers Franchise/{{Wolverine}} this in the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series, though the only thing that makes him stand out as a fighter is that he has claws and regenerative abilities, so it'd be very hard to win if it was a death fight. Wolverine only fought him to find out about his past, though the ending text implied he considered Akuma a worthy opponent as well. He's since found out about his past, giving Akuma nothing to bargain with.
** [[spoiler: Gen and Ryu ''finally'' becomes this full-fledged in ''V''. First, Gen finally gets the DuelToTheDeath he wanted from Akuma, during which he uses his FamousLastWords to taunt Akuma that he will never reach the path of the divine—and this ''actually rents space in Akuma's head'' for awhile. Then, Ryu approaches him after achieving the Mu no Ken instead of succumbing to the Satsui no Hado. The two find an even ground, and Akuma decides to spare Ryu's life, stating that he looks forward to a rematch on the day Ryu reaches his zenith and, for the first time in the series' history, addressing him by name.]]
** According to his winquotes in ''V'', Sagat has finally become this after the events of his Story Mode [[spoiler: where he experiences the Satsui no Hado for the first time and staves it off with his own willpower]].
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Hyakki Gosai and Hyakki Gotsui have Akuma performing throws, one of which is a spinning pile driver similar to Zangief's.
* YourSoulIsMine: In the ''Street Fighter'' cartoon, complete with the rather shameless line "Your ''chi'' is mine!" (''[[EvilLaugh starts laughing]]'')
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!Characters debuting in ''Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers''
[[folder:Violent Ken]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:Brainwashed Ken]]
-->''"I-Is...this...the joy of the powerful...? Heh...heh...heh, heh, heh."''
-> '''Origin:''' USA [[labelnote:flag]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagusa_32.png[[/labelnote]]
-> '''Fighting style:''' Ansatsuken
->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Atsushi "Monster" Maezuka (''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos''), Yuji Kishi (''Ultra Street Fighter II'', HD voice)[[/note]]
A "What If?" version of Ken originally created for the crossover game ''SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos'' and based on the events of ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie''. Having been captured and brainwashed by M. Bison by implanting his Psycho Power within him, Ken is now a pure killing machine whose rivalry with Ryu has been corrupted into desiring to kill him and surpass him.
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: As an homage to ''The Animated Movie''.
* CanonImmigrant: Originated as a sub-boss in the non-canon ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'', and is loosely based off of Sennou Ken (literally "Brainwashed Ken") from ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie''.
* TheCameo: Is referenced as one of Ken's alternate colors in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', designating him in both [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Dark Samus]] and [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]]'s Classic Modes as either brainwashed or corrupted.
* CripplingOverspecialization: He may have an advantage of speed and racking up the multi hit combos really well, but his moveset is as bare basic as it was in the first ''Street Fighter'', Rasetsukyaku not included. This demands players to control when he attacks and when to pull off his moves, as Violent Ken's fast speeds and lack of reservations will invite lesser players to burn out their playtime very quickly.
* FlashStep: The Rasetsukyaku, a dash that allow him to quickly cover ground and phase through his foes if done next to them.
* HadesShaded: In both ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' and ''Ultra Street Fighter II'', his skin appears darker than normal.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: In his ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos'' [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/neogeo/c/svcvke.htm ending]], Ken wakes up without any memories of anything he did in his "Violent" state.[[note]](The normal ending has him recalling everything.)[[/note]] It doesn't really matter since, like in Ken's normal ending, Eliza shows up to take him back home.
* OmnicidalManiac: His main instinct is to destroy everything he sees. When he faces Athena in ''SVC Chaos'', he becomes excited by the prospect of getting to destroy ''Heaven''.
* PowerDyesYourHair: Violent Ken has white hair as opposed to blonde.
* SpeedEchoes: Is capable of moving fast enough to leave afterimages.
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Of Ken. In this form his skin is more pale and purple-tinted, as though Psycho Power is coursing through his veins, and his hair has turned platinum-blonde. He also uses Psycho Power-imbued flames instead of his normal flames during his attacks. In the crossover game where he came from, he also produced the signature skull symbol used by characters of the Orochi bloodline or those who can utilize its power.
* WhatDidIDoLastNight: In his ending in ''SVC Chaos'', he returns to normal after his fight with Athena (or Red Arremer) and immediately asks "Where am I? What have I done?" Luckily, Eliza shows up to take him home.
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