@@gunsharck don't underestimate Capcom's Street Fighter AI. Also, one can lose rapidly at first contact but that doesn't mean the end of it. This is the point of fighting and trying, until you know how to win (same for Mega Man's robot weaknesses). Lose today so you win tomorrow.
+Theo wong raging demon is like recieving a hug from earth at its full strength YOU WILL GET CRUSHED NO MATTER HOW PAIN RESISTANT OR INDESTRUCTIBE YOU ARE
Who knows, it's probably a psychotic smile. Akuma's a crazy dark hadou powered killing machine so I personally don't think it's too OOC. Just my thoughts.
Maybe for normal Akuma. But I'm pretty sure it's not even him at this point, anyway. From what I remember, once you kill him in arcade mode, he gets consumed by a tornado of souls that literally says they won't allow him to die. Idk, both real endings are really mysterious and vague but he's beyond whatever he hoped to achieve in this form, tbh.
This was actually the first version of Akuma's theme I'd ever heard, since CvS2 was the first time I was ever pitted against a fighting game's secret boss. Though granted, he did kick my ass many, many times.
What I found interesting about this incarnation is they use the characters 神人 instead of 真 for shin, the former essentially meaning "god person" this Akuma, having absorbed the power of Orochi is a "person who has attained godhood" I like those little details.
does anyone know the name of the track that's played right before you fight Akuma/Rugal? you hear it when you see either of them standing on top of the osaka castle right after you won the tournament.
Now this Shin Akuma was just so damn painful. He easily finished me off in like less than 20 seconds before I knew it. At the same time, he can be beaten. I think it took me like 3 tries and really should have been 2 but the game always find a way to cheat me. And then on Hardest difficulty.., He was a pain in the butt as he kept blocking my moves and then counter. Its almost as if he knows exactly what you're gonna do. It took me like 9 tries or so and then I finally beat him. He was so tough, I like to think he was harder than Alpha 2 and Alpha 3. Here, he was so cheap.
“Before I go to bed I always make sure I clean my teeth with Colgate. After using this brand of toothpaste you too will decimate your foes with a dazzling smile like mine!”
Normally Akuma smiling would seem out of character But I like to imagine he is smiling because he realizes that (insert character here) Can finally give him what he wants which is a fight to the death
Oh God.....I still remember facing this Hell-spawn the very first time as Ryu. He had K-Groove equipped and beat me down in about 40 seconds with a Shun Goku Satsu as a finish. I just had my mouth opened wide at the end and said, "What the.....?"
Whereas God Rugal's portraits have his right fist glowing red, signfying his newfound (albeit short-lived) control of the Satsui no Hado, Shin Akuma's portraits are the exact opposite. The purple Orochi power overflows within him, threatening to overcome even the iron will of the Master of the Fist.
I think Shin Akuma is what Akuma would be if he didn't have the morals he holds. This Akuma Dosent want to fight someone as strong as him, he just wants to Kill, Kill, and Kill again.
