I would LOVE to see this kind of thing happening more often in fighting games, it gives so much more depth as to WHY the character is in the game and not just a case of "Ehhh we got the rights to put them in" I think the only other time this has happened in a way is Geralt in Soul Calibur 6
And then he is never mentioned/ retconned in T8's story. Not even the new T7 recap movie doesn't mention him. If it's a licensing issue, they could've referred to him as a "mysterious assassin" or something in the form of a shadowy silhouette instead of just not acknowledging him.
From what I remember, Soul Calibur did this too around the same time with Geralt as well. He was the one who awoke soul edge in the new timeline,so he has some big story significance as well
@@BigB70 Just make his Messatsu invincible and give him his own personal EX meter and like 6 supers just like in SF6. Double fire balls mid air, able to cancel from Messatsu. He needs to be roid up to be in that game lol
There's always one who manages to piece things together before the moment that's supposed to get everyone hyped, and they usually have great reactions.
This was one of the games to cement the fact that it doesn't matter if you are a casual, new to fighting games, a veteran, an online only player, a pro, it doesn't even matter if you don't play Street Fighter, Akuma WILL find you and you will not escape him.
@@AviAwait was probably a tie (the place blew up and they didnt see each other) Though Im just saying IM JUST SAYING Akuma would beat him if he transformed too
The fact you had both Akuma and Geese Howard in Tekken 7 and could recreate CvS inside the game propelled it to unparalleled hype. Tekken 8 better bring some goddamn guest characters on the same level.
@@volcanickjoe08 We wont always wonder, I am a firm believer we will get Tekken X SF one day and it'll be amazing. Yes it's copium but let me live dammit.
Amusingly, just last night I found my way to a video of one of the many MK MUGENs that had Akuma and Raging Demon was one of his fatalities. Granted it was using the SF The Movie sprites for that but still.
I remember my friend made me get Tekken 7 and she said "There's a guy from another game in the story." I didn't know who she was talking about, but I played through the campaign and sure enough, here's Akuma vs. Heihachi and I'm losing my freaking mind.
Just gonna copy/paste gilbertberger7234's comment: "Nope. He didn't play SF5 Akuma on stream and as he stated at the start of the video, this is the end of the legacy. Street Fighter 5 I think isn't the only game he skipped because wasn't Akuma in one of the Neo Geo pocket games?"
As much there will be people that would feel bummed out that SFV is Not Included to this Countdown Legacy I’m okay with this. Maximilian Dood had a Love and Hate Relationship on Street Fighter 5 and if you want more of his Opinions on the game you can watch his Street Fighter Legacy on SFV. I feel the same way as Max with SFV being an Incomplete Game at Launch and some of the Characters Designs are really Questionable such as “Banana Hair Ken” or “Sunflower Akuma”. At the end of the Game’s Lifespan we appreciate now and finally Forgave then Move On. If Max was going to talk about SFV Akuma he would probably mentioned how: - SFV V-Trigger incorporates w/ SFVI Mechanics and Improves it - Giving Akuma a Character Arc that Connects between SFV to Third Strike - …And finally the Sunflower Hair [Thankfully SFVI Fixed the Designed]
@@UMvsC3DPFWPWSFV isn't his favorite by any means but he's grown to respect the game throughout the end of its lifespan + he does like SFV Akuma, just that he was extremely pressed for time He didn't even play Tekken 7 on stream and the only reason why he talked about it is due to how monumental T7 was to Akuma's legacy (SFV was basically just Akuma in another SF game while T7 was basically Akuma outright taking over a completely different fighting game IP and being the sole remnant of the now-probably cancelled Tekken x Street Fighter)
@@royshaheer the SFV Story Mode made Necalli looked even Worse! He’s Defeated by Balrog and F.A.N.G, although M.Bison was too strong against him. With Akuma case he pretty much tears him apart through the inside and pop like a balloon. So yeah not sure if he’s dead but Necalli seems like a Wasted Potential because we all thought he was a powerful Demigod similar to Gill.
Harada really did Capcom a solid one. Akuma is CANONICALLY one of the strongest characters in the franchise, and with Tekken 8 expanding their main storyline, it is not impossible to see him making a comeback.
if he returns, he shouldn't have his super bar, or at least integrated to the heat mechanics. like making a messatsu gohadou as a smash, and the dash cancels sacrificing a huge bar.
Heat mechanic is basically Bamco answer to the 2D super meter. and if Tekken x Street Fighter happenned I think they gonna using heat system for SF characters too.
That's really the one thing they should have done. He breaks Tekken rules in so many other ways, that would have allowed him to stay cool and authentic while toning him down and making him a high-risk high-reward character like he should be
or at least give him the stun mechanic from SF to make the player worried of not attacking too much. but yeah the health tone down would have been better.
@FireTrainer92 Neuter? You mean give him a standard trait that's been a part of him ever since his first playable incarnations. He'd still easily be contender for best character in the game. Having lower health doesn't change any of the incredible tools he has. I dunno if you have some weird personal take on akuma actually being bad but I got news for you, ya wrong. There's more to a character than just health values. Once you actually play a fighting game for more than a couple of hours you'll start to see that.
@@FireTrainer92 It depends by how much they lowered it. Even then, if it made the character low-tier that would've been fine. It would still appeal to the people that want to play 2D while not overshadowing the actual Tekken characters in the Tekken game. Gimmick characters (imo 2D in Tekken is a gimmick) are cool when they're not OP, but when they dominate people come to hate them
i met him cause of T7. and tbh, after watching other games, i still love his representation in Tekken, Bamco respected a lot his essence, while also adding some new stuff that wasn't out of character.
and after that Geese Howard. best thing is that Geese looked even more amazing than Akuma in terms of 3D, even had some Tekken mechanics like the wall jump.
Mad respect for the Tekken devs that they gave Akuma his due. "Do we make him a joke character, like Dan? Should his best attacks basically do nothing?" "No, let's make him awesome."
On of my favorite pieces of youtube fgc content is listening to grandpa max talk about old fighting games. I got into fighting games relatively late in my gaming life so I always love hearing Max’s nostalgia for the older eras.
Akuma Tekken reveal to me is the greatest reveal ever. Like how? Like how????? Love how they made it connected with the devil/demon theme. Nothing is beating Akuma and Geese reveal in Tekken 7 ever!!!!
Man that trailer showing him not only in the game… but the story… still gives me chills… Got Tekken 7 recently when it was on a massive sale I look forward to trying it. ❤
I love how in the initial reveal of Akuma for Tekken 7 you hear someone go "What the fuck?!", And I cannot sympathize with it more. Holy shit Akuma in Tekken, the pseudo Tekken vs Street Fighter sequel we had been waiting for but only as one character. That's okay though because I LOVE playing Akuma. Damn Tekken 7 was an amazing game, prove me wrong, content farm my post. 😤
At last year's EVO Tekken X Street Fighter was mentioned and referred to by Ono (Capcom guy) as homework as he crashed the stage during the Tekken finals and the reveal of Azucena.
I mentioned in Super Street Fighter II Turbo that one of my favorite aspects about Akuma is his code. To him fighting is a religion, it’s a privilege to battle not only a worthy powerful opponent but one that respects fighting just as much as he does. He will not pick fights with weak opponents and those he fights will spare those to improve. He’s not a dirty fighter but a legitimate warrior that has his own honor and morals. And his motivations are often misunderstood by those unfamiliar with Street Fighter lore.
@@gamefan6219 Given how much Akuma was hated by the competitive Tekken scene throughout T7's lifespan, he will never come back in T8. His inclusion was very likely done to give T7 some much needed outside interest from other FGC scenes, since Tekken's popularity was in extreme decline during the TTT2 era. And now that Tekken's popularity is only really outclassed by Street Fighter or Smash Bros these days, they don't need Akuma for Tekken 8.
I was litrally so happy when I 1st see that trailer for t7 akuma I couldn't believe my eyes that my favourite sf character was going too be in my favourite fighting game tekken like omg and they did such amazing job with him ❤ great video max as always 👊🙏
Max.... This video game me actual chills in so many instances, thank you for sharing and properly demonstrating how AWESOME Akuma is overall 🙌💜🙏praises and much love from Canada 💜
I'm surprised you haven't made a video, or at least a comment, about Aluma showing up in Asura's Wrath. Maybe it's because he isn't playable, but I still remember that Boss Rage video being amazing!
As much there will be people that would feel bummed out that SFV is Not Included to this Countdown Legacy I’m okay with this. Maximilian Dood had a Love and Hate Relationship on Street Fighter 5 and if you want more of his Opinions on the game you can watch his Street Fighter Legacy on SFV. I feel the same way as Max with SFV being an Incomplete Game at Launch and some of the Characters Designs are really Questionable such as “Banana Hair Ken” or “Sunflower Akuma”. At the end of the Game’s Lifespan we appreciate now and finally Forgave then Move On. If Max was going to talk about SFV Akuma he would probably mentioned how: - SFV V-Trigger incorporates w/ SFVI Mechanics and Improves it - Giving Akuma a Character Arc that Connects between SFV to Third Strike - …And finally the Sunflower Hair [Thankfully SFVI Fixed the Designed]
there's a guy from Pakistan whose channel is Mwkan7 and in T7 and 8 is NEMESIS. the dude had both Akuma and Geese as some of his mains and made wonderful combos with them. with Geese he could even spam multiple shippukens in a row during a combo having Max Mode and not even breaking it.
One day I really need to play Tekken 7. I think I only ever played 5 for a bit since I only got a PS2 years after it all came out, but I would love to get back into the games (love the character customization especially, so many possibilities).
I'm sure some people will say just skip to 8, but if you just wanna jump in and play a full Tekken game with every kind of character you'd wanna try? T7 is excellent for that. I hadn't touched one since T3, but I loved my time with it.
I know this about Akuma in Tekken but I knew it was real when he showed up as a secret boss in Asura Wrath. One of my favorite secret bosses in any video game!
Akuma was my first and only main in T7, I didn't even start playing true 3D until T8 came out and I picked up Azucena lol but I'm grateful since now I can enjoy both 2D and 3D fighters
The coolest thing Tekken 7 did with Akuma is that, they didn't change the character at all, they quite literally brought him over to Tekken, as he is, keeping the unique mechanics he had in his original game so it feels 100% authentic. He even looks totally authentic with the artstyle somehow, despite the fact he comes from a series with a more cartoony artstyle, it's like magic. It was exactly what Street Fighter x Tekken DIDN'T do. SfxTk just made new Street fighter characters then just gave them a Tekken paint coat.
To be fair... while a 2D -> 3D conversion is a lot more work, it's a lot easier to convert a _one_ 2D character into Tekken style than to convert 20+ Tekken characters into 2D. Namco was able to be that authentic with Akuma because it was just one character. I'm not convinced they would have been able to pull that off with a full roster in TvSF.
Akuma brought in Tekken 7 is indeed one of the greatest WTF moments ever. I did not expected him to invade in the world of Tekken, and to be part of the story. His combos are massively insane here, and I love that how much work they put into him in Tekken 7.
Thank you for the revised legacy! I appreciate this kind of stuff a lot, I get it can be detrimental in the wack RUclips algorithm when it comes to old game things.
Max hope you see this! The vods don't go back far enough for rebirth hardmode stuff you did , would mega appreciate it if you could upload them to youtube as it would go a long way to making me feel better that the rebirth Disney ride has come to an end lol ❤😂 halp me pls 🙏
The image for this video that shows Akuma against Heihachi should’ve been on the cover of Tekken 7 or even a poster since it looks awesome. And just like Max I too had a blast playing as the master of the dark Hado against the cast of Tekken, The only complaint I had to it was that we never got a definitive answer as to what happened during the final confrontation between Akuma and Kazuya. 13:27 Kenny got so enraged by what happened with Eddy Gordo by Lucky Chloe (portrayed by Simmons) that he unleashed his own devil transformation 😂🤣 poor Simmons.
This was an awesome legacy series! It's funny when how, if you ask people what game they associate Akuma with and they mostly say SF2, SF3 or SF4, I inmediately think about Tekken 7 just because how big of an impact he had on that game lol
Man, this one was wild. On the plus side, EVERYONE would agree that it was INSANELY cool, and the way they ported him to Tekken, letting him retain 2d mechanics, was incredibly interesting. On the flipside tho... I think the Tekken community would have a collective stroke if we get another 2d character in 8.
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What made Akuma special was him being part of the STORY
Agreed. Usually guest are not canon unless the crossover is the point of the story.
I would LOVE to see this kind of thing happening more often in fighting games, it gives so much more depth as to WHY the character is in the game and not just a case of "Ehhh we got the rights to put them in" I think the only other time this has happened in a way is Geralt in Soul Calibur 6
And then he is never mentioned/ retconned in T8's story. Not even the new T7 recap movie doesn't mention him. If it's a licensing issue, they could've referred to him as a "mysterious assassin" or something in the form of a shadowy silhouette instead of just not acknowledging him.
And he wasn’t just a cameo. He was part of the Mishima backstory
From what I remember, Soul Calibur did this too around the same time with Geralt as well. He was the one who awoke soul edge in the new timeline,so he has some big story significance as well
Akuma is a force of nature that cannot be contained in a single genre or franchise. So long as the challenge exists, so will he.
Akuma for Guilty Gear!
@@bruhm0ment6000arksys would def do him justice
Akuma would probably end up in some cooking game if there was a challenging Iron Chef like figure for him to challenge
@@BigB70 Just make his Messatsu invincible and give him his own personal EX meter and like 6 supers just like in SF6. Double fire balls mid air, able to cancel from Messatsu. He needs to be roid up to be in that game lol
Can't wait for his Baki debute! XD
I like the idea of Akuma and Ryu being so hungry to fight people that they'll will themselves into other universes to do it
Characters with that kind of aura, sephiroth being one of them are so fucking cool
"The answer lies in the heart of the multiverse" -Ryu, probably
@@ArchflipSo, Ryu confirmed for Multiversus sometime in the future probably.
And they kinda did
With Asura Wrath
While Akuma was throwing hands with Tekken characters, Ryu was throwing hands with Nintendo characters
To this day, I'm still impressed by how "authentic" Akuma felt to play. It was Tekken, but he somehow still managed to play life a SF character.
Not to be a 🤓,but "like" not life
@@21Handguns🤓
He literally is a SF character in 3D. It's amazing.
Makes the fact that Tekken x SF gets put on and "indefinite hold" hurt even more.
Akuma was like tasting the forbidden fruit.
I feel the same about Ryu and Ken in Smash too.
I love how, when they show the teaser, there's the one guy ahead of the curve that yells "what the fuck?!"
I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.
There's always one who manages to piece things together before the moment that's supposed to get everyone hyped, and they usually have great reactions.
Better title:
"A Beef so personal, Akuma doesn't get involved until there's one left standing".
It's amazing how a single character can bring together a whole community and just celebrate it's existence
Not competitive Tekken lol people hated him
As awesome as it was to see him, Akuma's inclusion in T7 was the single most polarizing thing in Tekken history.
This was one of the games to cement the fact that it doesn't matter if you are a casual, new to fighting games, a veteran, an online only player, a pro, it doesn't even matter if you don't play Street Fighter, Akuma WILL find you and you will not escape him.
Fun fact: Akuma's new move in SF6, Adament Flames, is actually a move he got in Tekken 7 that he took back with him to SF (ff+2[1])
Nice.
oh shit
But what happened after t7, wasn't akuma battling kazuya, if he did, did he lose because kazuya is alive in t8
@@AviAwait was probably a tie (the place blew up and they didnt see each other) Though Im just saying IM JUST SAYING Akuma would beat him if he transformed too
@@Benjamiedover yup even I believe that akuma would have beaten kazuya
The fact you had both Akuma and Geese Howard in Tekken 7 and could recreate CvS inside the game propelled it to unparalleled hype.
Tekken 8 better bring some goddamn guest characters on the same level.
spoiler it wont it aready got leaked
All T8 needs is ...Gon!
Harada acknowledged the request for Tifa to be in the game
And now Tekken 8 sucks @@GamePlaysLocos
Young Sheldon
Best guest character that is NOT in the dlc that IS included in the game's story
Akuma in Tekken 7 made me wonder how Street Fighter x Tekken would have been in Tekken 3D style
Tekken characters with fadc cancels and focus attack.
We will always wonder
i mean that one tekken x street fighter game was gonna come out, but it never did
Tekken X SF
@@volcanickjoe08 We wont always wonder, I am a firm believer we will get Tekken X SF one day and it'll be amazing. Yes it's copium but let me live dammit.
His fight with Kazuya and Hehachi Mishima really changed him to where he would start to train more and get stronger
Honestly, it'd be the other way around
@Jacob1451_Kapnobatai true because akuma waited for them to get strong lol 😆
And now Reina, Lars, Jin and kazuya surpassed akuma according to DJ ending in TK8
@@shenelljohnson74Well, Tekken characters are stronger than Street Fighter characters.
Will be cool for him to mentioned a reference about that like " you remind me of the man with the red eye'
I need Akuma to be in every fighting game. I need Raging Demon to be a fatality. I need Akuma to be Roman Cancelling. I want Akuma in Melty Blood.
Neco Arc vs. Akuma. XD
Amusingly, just last night I found my way to a video of one of the many MK MUGENs that had Akuma and Raging Demon was one of his fatalities. Granted it was using the SF The Movie sprites for that but still.
That as fatality would be crazy
Open your eyes, devs. Embrace the demon. Casually messatsu a child.
Next KOF dlc
After what happened in Tekken 7 akuma would probably remember his fights with Hehachi and Kazuya Mishima
He wasn’t busted op…
He was lore accurate.
I remember my friend made me get Tekken 7 and she said "There's a guy from another game in the story." I didn't know who she was talking about, but I played through the campaign and sure enough, here's Akuma vs. Heihachi and I'm losing my freaking mind.
No SFV Akuma legacy? Seems like a massive oversight to forget the game that gave him his first big redesign.
Just gonna copy/paste gilbertberger7234's comment:
"Nope. He didn't play SF5 Akuma on stream and as he stated at the start of the video, this is the end of the legacy. Street Fighter 5 I think isn't the only game he skipped because wasn't Akuma in one of the Neo Geo pocket games?"
As much there will be people that would feel bummed out that SFV is Not Included to this Countdown Legacy I’m okay with this. Maximilian Dood had a Love and Hate Relationship on Street Fighter 5 and if you want more of his Opinions on the game you can watch his Street Fighter Legacy on SFV.
I feel the same way as Max with SFV being an Incomplete Game at Launch and some of the Characters Designs are really Questionable such as “Banana Hair Ken” or “Sunflower Akuma”. At the end of the Game’s Lifespan we appreciate now and finally Forgave then Move On.
If Max was going to talk about SFV Akuma he would probably mentioned how:
- SFV V-Trigger incorporates w/ SFVI Mechanics and Improves it
- Giving Akuma a Character Arc that Connects between SFV to Third Strike
- …And finally the Sunflower Hair [Thankfully SFVI Fixed the Designed]
@@UMvsC3DPFWPWSFV isn't his favorite by any means but he's grown to respect the game throughout the end of its lifespan + he does like SFV Akuma, just that he was extremely pressed for time
He didn't even play Tekken 7 on stream and the only reason why he talked about it is due to how monumental T7 was to Akuma's legacy (SFV was basically just Akuma in another SF game while T7 was basically Akuma outright taking over a completely different fighting game IP and being the sole remnant of the now-probably cancelled Tekken x Street Fighter)
Considering Akuma was in Tekken and Necalli was originally made his successor that was substantially a huge flop. Akuma arrived bit late there.
@@royshaheer the SFV Story Mode made Necalli looked even Worse! He’s Defeated by Balrog and F.A.N.G, although M.Bison was too strong against him.
With Akuma case he pretty much tears him apart through the inside and pop like a balloon. So yeah not sure if he’s dead but Necalli seems like a Wasted Potential because we all thought he was a powerful Demigod similar to Gill.
Even after all the DLC like Geese, Noctis, and Negan, I still will always play Akuma cause I just loved how he played.
Harada really did Capcom a solid one. Akuma is CANONICALLY one of the strongest characters in the franchise, and with Tekken 8 expanding their main storyline, it is not impossible to see him making a comeback.
if he returns, he shouldn't have his super bar, or at least integrated to the heat mechanics. like making a messatsu gohadou as a smash, and the dash cancels sacrificing a huge bar.
Heat mechanic is basically Bamco answer to the 2D super meter. and if Tekken x Street Fighter happenned I think they gonna using heat system for SF characters too.
*"Should we tone his health down like previous games?... or do ANY balance checks?"*
*"...naaaaah"*
That's really the one thing they should have done. He breaks Tekken rules in so many other ways, that would have allowed him to stay cool and authentic while toning him down and making him a high-risk high-reward character like he should be
or at least give him the stun mechanic from SF to make the player worried of not attacking too much. but yeah the health tone down would have been better.
They didn't want to neuter him. A lower life bar in a game like Tekken would have made the character bad.
@FireTrainer92 Neuter? You mean give him a standard trait that's been a part of him ever since his first playable incarnations. He'd still easily be contender for best character in the game. Having lower health doesn't change any of the incredible tools he has. I dunno if you have some weird personal take on akuma actually being bad but I got news for you, ya wrong.
There's more to a character than just health values. Once you actually play a fighting game for more than a couple of hours you'll start to see that.
@@FireTrainer92 It depends by how much they lowered it. Even then, if it made the character low-tier that would've been fine. It would still appeal to the people that want to play 2D while not overshadowing the actual Tekken characters in the Tekken game. Gimmick characters (imo 2D in Tekken is a gimmick) are cool when they're not OP, but when they dominate people come to hate them
T7 Akuma is actually my favorite iteration of him. He was so sick
i met him cause of T7. and tbh, after watching other games, i still love his representation in Tekken, Bamco respected a lot his essence, while also adding some new stuff that wasn't out of character.
Who would have thought that Akuma would be a playable character in Tekken
and after that Geese Howard. best thing is that Geese looked even more amazing than Akuma in terms of 3D, even had some Tekken mechanics like the wall jump.
It's shocking Tekken 8 hasn't announced a guest character like Dante, Kiryu or Tifa
I have a feeling they didn't really think that through since they seemed to be reusing previous dlc characters from Tekken 7 according to the leaks.
Harada said that he doesn't want to use guest characters too much.
Kiryu won't ever happen,but Majima and Ichiban are still on the table
@@21Handguns well the creator who said that doesn't work at Sega anymore... so Kiryu is kinda free for guest appearences in Fighting Games now
@@LowkeyJouta kinda doesn't mean shit lmao
Mad respect for the Tekken devs that they gave Akuma his due. "Do we make him a joke character, like Dan? Should his best attacks basically do nothing?"
"No, let's make him awesome."
Time to have a tekken Character in street fighter. Who should have that spot?
Eliza for Street Fighter 6
@@CIUMagichell no
@@GamersAreOppressed-gg6bz if I had a guess it's probably a Jin or Kazuya. if I'm going to be bias I would love to have King in sf.
@CIUMagic huh?
@@77wolfbladeshould be the old man
Akuma bowling is forever etched into my mind
specially his smile, lol
On of my favorite pieces of youtube fgc content is listening to grandpa max talk about old fighting games.
I got into fighting games relatively late in my gaming life so I always love hearing Max’s nostalgia for the older eras.
Akuma Tekken reveal to me is the greatest reveal ever. Like how? Like how????? Love how they made it connected with the devil/demon theme.
Nothing is beating Akuma and Geese reveal in Tekken 7 ever!!!!
Akuma: "I jump good!"
Man that trailer showing him not only in the game… but the story… still gives me chills…
Got Tekken 7 recently when it was on a massive sale I look forward to trying it. ❤
I love how in the initial reveal of Akuma for Tekken 7 you hear someone go "What the fuck?!", And I cannot sympathize with it more. Holy shit Akuma in Tekken, the pseudo Tekken vs Street Fighter sequel we had been waiting for but only as one character. That's okay though because I LOVE playing Akuma. Damn Tekken 7 was an amazing game, prove me wrong, content farm my post. 😤
the screams in that reveal were like someone being killed, absolutely hysterical and hilarious 🤣
14:54 That edit into Street Fighter 6 is amazing
Is there not going to be an SFV episode?
" effective end of the akuma legacy " - aka: idk
The funniest part was seeing all the Tekken players seethe from Akuma's inputs
At last year's EVO Tekken X Street Fighter was mentioned and referred to by Ono (Capcom guy) as homework as he crashed the stage during the Tekken finals and the reveal of Azucena.
I mentioned in Super Street Fighter II Turbo that one of my favorite aspects about Akuma is his code. To him fighting is a religion, it’s a privilege to battle not only a worthy powerful opponent but one that respects fighting just as much as he does. He will not pick fights with weak opponents and those he fights will spare those to improve. He’s not a dirty fighter but a legitimate warrior that has his own honor and morals. And his motivations are often misunderstood by those unfamiliar with Street Fighter lore.
true. his SF6 lore gave him much more depth to his philosophy.
And we'll never see Akuma in Tekken ever again
unless he comes back in 8.
@@gamefan6219 Given how much Akuma was hated by the competitive Tekken scene throughout T7's lifespan, he will never come back in T8. His inclusion was very likely done to give T7 some much needed outside interest from other FGC scenes, since Tekken's popularity was in extreme decline during the TTT2 era. And now that Tekken's popularity is only really outclassed by Street Fighter or Smash Bros these days, they don't need Akuma for Tekken 8.
So... How do y'all feel about Akuma's secret Shinstall in SF6? I think it's neat, but 26 seconds of set-up feels a bit much, even as an easter egg.
I was litrally so happy when I 1st see that trailer for t7 akuma I couldn't believe my eyes that my favourite sf character was going too be in my favourite fighting game tekken like omg and they did such amazing job with him ❤ great video max as always 👊🙏
Akuma so strong, not even the devs could contain him.
Max.... This video game me actual chills in so many instances, thank you for sharing and properly demonstrating how AWESOME Akuma is overall 🙌💜🙏praises and much love from Canada 💜
Transitioning from the Tekken 7 cinematic to the Street Fighter 6 raging demon was perfect! 👌
That intro is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
In lore akuma was a threat or menace in TK7
But now in TK8 it was a wise decision for him to return back to SF6 😂 lol
Would still be fun for him to run back in t8 tho.
He's never been even close to my favourite characters of any franchise but Akuma is always COOL.
What about Street Fighter 5 lol? Will it get video or not?
Akuma in my opinion was the strongest and hardest character to play in T7.
HARDEST? Bruh no
I'm surprised you haven't made a video, or at least a comment, about Aluma showing up in Asura's Wrath. Maybe it's because he isn't playable, but I still remember that Boss Rage video being amazing!
had an impact so much that playstale been carried over to tekken 8 in the form of heat
RIP GREEN ARCADE SEOUL
That Akuma Opening 👹😎👌
Id love to see solid Snake as a guest character inmore fighting games
Been loving the Adventures of the Raging Demon through the multiverse.🎉
That seemed like a final video, but I’m sure Max will cover SFV Akuma
As much there will be people that would feel bummed out that SFV is Not Included to this Countdown Legacy I’m okay with this. Maximilian Dood had a Love and Hate Relationship on Street Fighter 5 and if you want more of his Opinions on the game you can watch his Street Fighter Legacy on SFV.
I feel the same way as Max with SFV being an Incomplete Game at Launch and some of the Characters Designs are really Questionable such as “Banana Hair Ken” or “Sunflower Akuma”. At the end of the Game’s Lifespan we appreciate now and finally Forgave then Move On.
If Max was going to talk about SFV Akuma he would probably mentioned how:
- SFV V-Trigger incorporates w/ SFVI Mechanics and Improves it
- Giving Akuma a Character Arc that Connects between SFV to Third Strike
- …And finally the Sunflower Hair [Thankfully SFVI Fixed the Designed]
The coolest use a guest character ever. I adore that Akuma is just part of the story.
That thumbnail is everything
the Raging Demon in the end gave me freaking goosebumps!
Probs to Super Akouma to have unlock the full potential of the character. Crazy combo creativity.
there's a guy from Pakistan whose channel is Mwkan7 and in T7 and 8 is NEMESIS. the dude had both Akuma and Geese as some of his mains and made wonderful combos with them. with Geese he could even spam multiple shippukens in a row during a combo having Max Mode and not even breaking it.
One day I really need to play Tekken 7. I think I only ever played 5 for a bit since I only got a PS2 years after it all came out, but I would love to get back into the games (love the character customization especially, so many possibilities).
I'm sure some people will say just skip to 8, but if you just wanna jump in and play a full Tekken game with every kind of character you'd wanna try? T7 is excellent for that. I hadn't touched one since T3, but I loved my time with it.
the production value on this was insaneeeeeee
I know this about Akuma in Tekken but I knew it was real when he showed up as a secret boss in Asura Wrath. One of my favorite secret bosses in any video game!
Akuma was my first and only main in T7, I didn't even start playing true 3D until T8 came out and I picked up Azucena lol but I'm grateful since now I can enjoy both 2D and 3D fighters
Did Max just skip SFV?
The coolest thing Tekken 7 did with Akuma is that, they didn't change the character at all, they quite literally brought him over to Tekken, as he is, keeping the unique mechanics he had in his original game so it feels 100% authentic. He even looks totally authentic with the artstyle somehow, despite the fact he comes from a series with a more cartoony artstyle, it's like magic.
It was exactly what Street Fighter x Tekken DIDN'T do. SfxTk just made new Street fighter characters then just gave them a Tekken paint coat.
To be fair... while a 2D -> 3D conversion is a lot more work, it's a lot easier to convert a _one_ 2D character into Tekken style than to convert 20+ Tekken characters into 2D.
Namco was able to be that authentic with Akuma because it was just one character. I'm not convinced they would have been able to pull that off with a full roster in TvSF.
not only respecting his essence but also giving him some new stuff that was absolutely well integrated.
Cool series! I wouldn't be mad to see him return in T8 since he has such a legacy.
Yo, this akuma legacy was really great. Glad I've watched
Akuma brought in Tekken 7 is indeed one of the greatest WTF moments ever. I did not expected him to invade in the world of Tekken, and to be part of the story. His combos are massively insane here, and I love that how much work they put into him in Tekken 7.
We need a virtua fighter x Tekken like 20+ years ago haha
Thank you for the revised legacy! I appreciate this kind of stuff a lot, I get it can be detrimental in the wack RUclips algorithm when it comes to old game things.
I love it how you didn't even bother with SFV lol
Dang, this is the end already? Was hoping for a SF5 episode, seeing as it's the transition from his old incarnations to where he is now in 6.
I just noticed the big chap in the background for the first time.
Max hope you see this! The vods don't go back far enough for rebirth hardmode stuff you did , would mega appreciate it if you could upload them to youtube as it would go a long way to making me feel better that the rebirth Disney ride has come to an end lol ❤😂 halp me pls 🙏
You could hear someone going "EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!?!?" during the reveal 😂
The image for this video that shows Akuma against Heihachi should’ve been on the cover of Tekken 7 or even a poster since it looks awesome. And just like Max I too had a blast playing as the master of the dark Hado against the cast of Tekken, The only complaint I had to it was that we never got a definitive answer as to what happened during the final confrontation between Akuma and Kazuya.
13:27 Kenny got so enraged by what happened with Eddy Gordo by Lucky Chloe (portrayed by Simmons) that he unleashed his own devil transformation 😂🤣 poor Simmons.
Tekken 7 is like a fucking tasty chicken soup, but then added with sushi, hamburger, and icecream inside.
This was an awesome legacy series! It's funny when how, if you ask people what game they associate Akuma with and they mostly say SF2, SF3 or SF4, I inmediately think about Tekken 7 just because how big of an impact he had on that game lol
That ending screen tho!
I'm so hoping for him to mention the Asura's Wrath appearance, because that fight was HYPE!
Almost makes me wish there were even more characters out there like Akuma, who weave their way into everything on the same level.
I'm almost certain you covered it all except for Asura's Wrath, great content.
Ik this is off topic, but has there ever been a max room tour / collection video? I’d love to see it
Akuma is such a freak of nature that not even being send to a different universe and nerfs could stop him from being top tier.
Akuma in tekken 7 is basically Street fighter 4 version of akuma done right.
Legends say he's still edging to this day.
I really want to know more of Akuma in Tekken 7 story wise because I loved him being apart of it
sadly his story in T7 wasn't that deep. almost no depth to the relationship with Kazumi, it could have been explored better.
First.
Fun character to play as in T7.
Not first lol
Man I miss street fighter vs tekken
Great outro!
I ONLY bought Tekken 7 because Akuma was in it lol
I love the WTF from the crowd lol
Talk about Agent Smith and Jason Voorhees in Multiversus!
Great editing
The day will come where we get a big, big SF x Tekken crossover game, and when it comes, I‘ll be here for it 💪
Oi, homework for anyone who wants more Akuma: Asura’s Wrath DLC. The Good Shit.
Man, this one was wild. On the plus side, EVERYONE would agree that it was INSANELY cool, and the way they ported him to Tekken, letting him retain 2d mechanics, was incredibly interesting. On the flipside tho... I think the Tekken community would have a collective stroke if we get another 2d character in 8.
Akuma in Tekken 7 is one hella a fever dream, even more so then Tekken X Street Fighter.
The top video! Finally.
No matter where he is, he'll be a top tier. He's just that good of a character.