Unlock the Power of Shin Akuma! How to play as Boss Akuma in Street Fighter 6 

So todays the big day with Akuma and the balance patch for Street Fighter 6, so why not something fun? Play as Boss Akuma aka Shin Akuma!

So it’s canon that Akuma fights on an empty stomach purposely to give his opponents a chance?

Akuma, eat a snack. You're not SHIN when you're hungry.

The fact that they added this into the game just increased my respect for the developers by a huge amount. I was literally hoping that akuma would be a "secret" character on the select screen like SF2 HDT. The fact that they satisfied this to any extent shows that they are true fans.

Akuma mirror match where both of them shift to Shin Akuma at the beginning of the 1st round.

The fact that they worked in Shin Akuma through a flag via a (very) impractical taunt instead of coding him as a separate character is *genius.* He's technically not banned and accessible at any time, but you'll still never see him in fights for glory nonetheless. That they also snuck in what seems to be an _umeboshi_ in the onigiri is just the (pickled) plum on top.

Nagoriyuki was not kidding about the health benefits of Onigiri, damn

this could probably happen in a mirror match

Imagine the flex though of an opponent deliberately letting Akuma power up so they make the ensuing beatdown on him more dramatic. Someone's going to try that in a tournament, guaranteed.

The amount of love put into the Akuma DLC is insane, feels like Akuma's arrival is treated as this really important event and I wouldn't have it any other way. Really excited to see the video on the patch as well, here's hoping I get some of my wishes granted.

Impractical but still cool they included this

letting your opponent akuma eat his way to shin is equivalent to goku tossing a senzu bean to cell

I like how they made the special taunt animation so long that you couldn't even get it off after a stun in the corner haha. They wanted to absolutely make sure there was no way to get it unless your opponent plays along.

****edit*** more like live tomorrow morning ive been at it for 16 hours straight and still not done lol yes working on the big patch vid, a bit over halfway done now i think. Will be live later tonight. Really wish they dropped the patch notes earlier as it makes life a lot harder for me, but I got you guys, youll get the vid. Tons of cool changes!

Since I love watching Taunts, this tactical would work against my dumb ass.

You don't have to spam btw, just press down taunt once.

This is crazy little detail props to capcom

"Magic rice"? Poor dude's just hungry. He's basically a Goku that hasn't eaten yet, and filling his stomach unlocks his potential.

Maybe if someone sees what your tryna do, theyll give you that respect and let you do it. Its not like you become unbeatable. But its probably never gonna happen in ranked.

Is it wild that I read all the patch notes but I’m waiting for my guy video

Akuma, eat a Snickers bar, you're not yourself when you're hungry.

Misogi was sorely missed

Akuma looked at John World Tour eating and drinking in the middle of fights and said “bet.”

I don't know, someone could seriously disrespect their Akuma opponent and let them get it off. That would be epic if it ever happened in a real tournament.

Shin Akuma has some of the coolest supers ever.

Watch: Tournament holders are going to make a rule that says, “you can not let Akuma eat during a match” as if to deter players from doing “the gentleman’s agreement” for Boss Akuma mirror matches.

This character is addictive never knew power till I played him.

Akuma really learned Geese Howard's Raging Storm. I guess his time in Tekken 7 was well spent.

This is the coolest thing in any fighting game in a long time.

I freaking got this in an actual match! Started a match with my opponent afk. He came back just in time for my taunt to finish! I lost in the end, but it was worth it!

This is the power of proper nutrition.

Not very useful sure but still just a really cool, fun thing that they didn't have to do at all. Really happy that this game is full of stuff like this, even when it comes to small stuff like Kimberlys super themes

Unwritten world wide law! Akuma mirrors must allow the taunt at match start 😂

Started reading through the patch notes and decided just to wait for your summary haha. I appreciate all of the great content!

Man, these supers are classic 👌 now I want these to be his lv2

OMG That's awesome!! I was so hoping for something like this!!

I fully expect a "shin Akuma tournament" to pop up somewhere, with the special rule "all players pick Akuma and do the rice-eating taunt at start of match". Sounds like a lot of silly fun.

Stuff like this makes sf6 a gem

desk gave us a beautiful video, and now I learn of THIS?!

At first I was like "oh lord this is gonna be abused," but now I'm like "no WAY this is EVER happening in a match!" 🤣

Thanks for breaking this down for me 💪🏽

This is genuinely so fucking cool lmao

So Shin Akuma is just Akuma with full stomach. 🤯

When I saw the double fireball I started losing my mind. Just god Capcom you mad lads. When I saw Misogi I just died and yelled so loud.

Thats.. absolutly insane. I love it.

The evo match where both akuma mains do taunt will be lit!!!

I just pictured Jamie VS Akuma matches where both opponents let each other power up to their full potential/meter bars. Maybe even A.K.I matches too...

People doing it in a casual mirror would be like a way crazier version of Jamie drink & Deejay maracas.

This is actually super sick oh my god

Now Akuma mirror matches can be like Jamie drinking to level 4 mirror matches

You don't need to mash, you just have to wait until he turns his head back (he does that after 8-9 seconds, near the end) and press down + taunt, just once.

Posting so my man gets paid. Can't wait for your Season 2 content.

Capcom did it, they did the "hey, wait up, don't hit me. I want to try something"

THIS IS AMAZING!!!

Don't really know why, but Kongou Kokuretsu Zan may actually be my favorite fighting game move ever. I'm guessing it is because of all the lore behind it, a punch to rend the world asunder, the ultimate display of power.

Holy shit. We'll never see this in any official match but goddang it's so cool they even do this!

I need to see a round start taunt with Akuma sitting and Jamie dancing to his theme in tournament.

I wish there was a better way to do this. Like maybe you do a unique Level 3 super input and for the rest of the match you're Shin Akuma or something like that. The effort put unto an Easter Egg is crazy

God I LOVE when fighting games add in fun little extra things to characters that will literally never happen in an actual match unless both players agree to it, it really shows that the devs are putting in that little bit of extra effort and it’s so fun to mess around with

All akuma mirrors must be played in shin akuma mode, this is mandatory.

Tbh street fighter never gives us these moments I feel like they’re kind of playing in vanilla and aren’t really ones to add Easter eggs or like things to really wow the fans so I was totally not expecting this at all. I literally screamed lol

This would be the kind of thing that would be hype to see in a final round situation at EVO

I'll be honest, I prefer the pillar level 2 over his regular level 2 because it's both more fitting for Akuma I believe, and it's a reference to one of his supers from Third Strike.

I sitting here like 50 Cent 😂 just patiently waiting for you Patch Video Rooflemonger 😂 thanx for all the great content bro❤

They went through adding all those moves for something you will never see in a real match. Kudos Capcom!

I used to play as Shin Gouki in Street Fighter Alpha 3. You could customize different buffs for characters too, it was a blast 😂.

Ooooooh he does have misogi! I always thought that move looked so cool in the cvs games

I love easter eggs like this

you don't have to mash the down taunt part until he is almost standing up. technically you only need to input it once, but to guarantee you hit the timing you can mash

Only Akuma mirror match will possibly have both active in Shin status.

world tour so cheesy i can't even bring myself to unlock all the outfits lmao, very happy with the aki buffs! and reducing the window for inputs gonna save me so many accidental lv2s when playing neutral lol. i do it extra slow and it still manages to happen :( pretty perfect i would say all i was complaining about seemed to be fixed, even got more low mix and its plus too :) only 2 buffs i'm surprised she didn't get was faster recovery on fireball, tho hopefully the heavy kick having more upper body invincibility will probably help, and buffing medium serpent lash hitbox, i swear i read jumps n it skimms them sometimes 🤦 need your vid tho some of the descriptions are confusing lol, i imagine it's gonna take a while tho, huge patch! good luck dude :)

akuma is one onigiri away from slicing earth into two, awesome detail, capcom.

I miss cheat codes. This is reminiscent to it. LOVE IT.

Such a sick Easter egg

Yooooooo! How'd you find this? Love when games have secret over the top stuff

So let me get this straight: Basically Akuma is not him when he's hungry and sometimes takes a Snickers but instead of calming him down the Snickers makes him more powerful Well that's something that you don't see everyday but sure it's a welcome one and I'm in for it lmao Edit: Also apparently someone posted a vid about activating the Shin Akuma properly and all you need to do is to input Down + Taunt before he stands up on his Back + Taunt

With M control, you can active it with auto taunt spam. 80% faster than what youre showing

Right on time

We need an Akuma mirror in tournament to both activate at the start of match. This is so sick, I'm impressed Capcom.

question once your shin akuma does it last the whole match or you have to do it every round?

This is amazing.

Really cool 😎

i hope this brings in a hivemind of shin akuma players. does this last the full 2/3 or just that round?

This is awesome

Tip: Dont need to spam down+All PK. 1) you can assign taunt to a single button (for my controller, RS is my taunt. Some use Select), 2) Press Down+Taunt 30-45ish frames after he lowers his head after commenting and it will initiate Shin.

That is so cool

What do you map for the taunt on pad?

To make it easier go to control settings and make R3 the taunt button so you can get it on first try because regular taunting is complicated

I really liked how the Devs let us access these moves Shin Akuma can do!

Someone did this to me in casuals in a mirror match to which I was winning btw and I was amazed... Been trying to find out how since. Now I'm here 😅

I need to see this in a tournament

It adds depth to his character but you'd have to bait your opponent to cooperate. Kinda like how Vegeta allowed cell to evolve for the sake of a challenge

Supposedly, you do the down taunt right before he stands from sitting to get the timing for the rice ball

would love to see two akuma players open their match with unlocking mutual shin akuma at some point during sf6

Well.. that’s because "The great thing about onigiri is that they are highly portable and have a long shelf life. One does not need to be concerned about when and where to eat them, and they require no dishware to serve. Consuming one raises one's muscle glycogen levels, essential for a warrior heading to battle. They are also equipped to satisfy an empty stomach. This is because, as the rice cools down, the starch grows resistant, making it harder to absorb into the body. In other words, it's an easy snack to avoid overeating. It's tasty too." "A single serving of onigiri provides energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, and fiber. One can add fillings to include additional sources of nutrients to their liking... In addition to energy sources that fuel the brain and body, it also includes nutrients to help maintain them and build muscle."

I wonder if you can get the supers and specials from him on world tour characters

Oh, man.... I'm so happy KKZ found its way back, even if it's behind Shin Akuma. It's damage is a lot lower than I expected, though.

How are you able to do his hidden moves more than once? Once I do his fire balls or his secret supers one time I can't do them anymore even with meter.

akuma’s entire move list is supers at this point

I guess this opens the door to Akuma mains being allowed to use the Shin moveset if the opponent wants a harder fight. Probably the fair way to do it, since it basically requires an agreement.