Originally there was a fighter in Japan who developed the technique of the Shoryuken in Japan. This technique was handed down to the master's brightest pupil, who subsequently taught it to Akuma, Ken, and Ryu. The original Shoryuken was designed as a killing technique. However, the man who taught Shoryuken to Akuma, Ken, and Ryu removed the killing function of the technique before passing it on to them.

As Akuma learned and trained, he re-discovered the lethal potential of the Shoryuken. He went back and killed the 2 teachers in combat, and now roams the world in search of opponents worthy of his skill.

Akuma has appeared as a hidden character in both SSF2T and X-Men: COTA.

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