The Official "How to play/use Akuma" thread

[MegamanDS]

post ur strats and questions here for akuma.

[burnnravr0142]

i'll give this a little shot...

i always use akuma's expansion assist- great for combos and such...

i usually try to rush down with him- use an assist to cover u, and try to go for aircombos usually ending in hurricane kick or hurricane kick xx air fireball super

hes a great fast character, and u can try to keepaway (although i dont have much experience with this) by jumping back with hurricane kick, and using fireballs

just watch the life bar, and dont abuse the assist, cuz he gets owned real easily


i guess a question would b- is there any decent way to land the raging demon? its prob not worth wasting 3 bars, but im just kinda curious

[Ho0v-Man]

Call Sentinel drones and ashura warp to the other side. when the last drone has them in blockstun, do Raging Demon. Really any assist that locks down your opponent lets you do the same thing. You can also try assists like Cable's proj. and Doom's AAA; but the timing is a little more strict.

P.S. C'mon jump in on this Raging Stephen.

[Myfacehurts24]

I like using Akuma, Guile, and Iron man. One of my fav things to do is c.lp, c.lp, launch, sj, lp, lp, qcb hk, qcf pp (then if in a corner) dhc to Guile's qcf pp, then dhc Iron Man's qcf pp. It takes 3 full meters, but if you have the meter, and if it's the last Character you're fighting, it's worth it.
Also, when I'm having a good day, I can kill a Mag, psyk, sent team. I just assist w/ IM's anti air, and cross over w/ akuma. It's a lot more effective than people think.