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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Masashi Sugawara (''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 3'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK Millennium Fight 2000 (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK]]'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''), [[Daisuke Gouri]] (''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'', Japanese), [[Richard Epcar]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', English), Yoshikazu Nagano (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', Japanese), John Snyder (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', English, as Joe DiMucci). }}

* [[Panty Shot]]: Especially in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]''. OK, he's already wearing more than most Sumo wrestlers, but still...

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuji Ueda]] (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''Street Fighter IV''), [[Scott McNeil]] ([[Street Fighter (Animation)|American cartoon]]), [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), Taliesin Jaffe (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}

* [[Chained By Fashion]]

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Toshihide Tsuchiya (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''), [[Tessho Genda]] (''Street Fighter II V'', ''[[Street Fighter EX (Video Game)|Street Fighter EX]]''), [[Kirk Thornton]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''; English), [[Unsho Ishizuka]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Takenosuke Nishikawa (''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]''), [[Hiroki Yasumoto]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], Super Street Fighter IV, [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', Japanese), [[Travis Willingham]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], Super Street Fighter IV, [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', English)}}

{{quote| An All-American Air Force major who has sworn [[Revenge]] on Bison for the death of his friend Charlie (as later seen in the ''Alpha'' series), and almost succeeds in ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' until his wife Jane and their daughter Amy arrive and convince him to stop. He spares Bison and goes home to live a life away from fighting... until ''IV'' when something comes up involving Shadaloo and he's sent in to investigate S.I.N. Has [[Anime Hair|really big hair]], which he apparently maintains via a military-order hairspray. His wife Jane is Eliza's sister, making him and Ken in-laws, but they don't really like each other very much.}}

* [[Exiled to The Couch]]: In the UDON comics, Guile ends up sleeping on the couch, as he had forgotten his wedding anniversary. Julia is not very happy.

* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: It's probably the trait he's best known for. Given the in-universe [[Hand Wave]] of "military issue hair product" and called out on it in the video game of ''[[Harvey Birdman Attorney At Law]]'', where said military issue hair product proves very, very flammable.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: A [[Guile Hero|"guile"]] person is a person with a certain cunning, capable of knowing what their opponent will do in advance. In short, exactly the kind of play Guile's two-second charge moves entice. [[Metagame|In theory]]. "Guile" is a (relatively uncommon) French surname, originating from "Guillaume", which is the French for "William". In [[Street Fighter (Film)|the first movie]] this is perhaps referenced, with JCVD playing Colonel ''William'' F. Guile.

* [[Series Continuity Error]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'', Guile wants revenge on Bison for killing Charlie. In the intro of his story in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', he's insistent that Charlie is still alive because they [[Never Found the Body]].

* [[Wearing a Flag On Your Head]]: Has the American flag tattooed on ''both'' of his arms.

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Yuko Miyamura]] (''Street Fighter Alpha'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs Capcom 1]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]''), Miki Fujitani (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), Lia Sargent, (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V, Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation''), [[Michiko Neya]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Mari Jitsukawa, (''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]'') [[Chisa Yokoyama]] (''Street Fighter II V'', Japanese), [[Yumi Touma]] (''Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation'', Japanese), [[Atsuko Tanaka]] (''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]: 3rd Strike'', ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''), [[Laura Bailey]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]''; English), [[Fumiko Orikasa]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'', ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'')}}

* [[Author Appeal]]: Chun-Li seesaws between thick and muscular and thin and petite, [[Depending On the Writer|depending on the game]]. Yoshinori Ono, the director of the series, has stated that he prefers her slimmer, Alpha-era look, while Daigo Ikeno, the main artist for the series, loves meaty thighs. Ikeno has admitted that he makes sure that ''his'' designs are the final drafts sent to the programmers.

* [[Supporting Leader]]: Chun-Li tends to be the one to oppose the [[Big Bad]]. Her arcade endings often have her stopping [[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Shad]][[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|aloo]], [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|S.I.N]], and the [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Illuminati]] rather than [[Supporting Protagonist|Ryu]].

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: His Mecha Zangief costume originated in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter]]'' and shows up as an alternate skin in ''Super Street Fighter IV''.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Like Akuma, people go wild when Zangief players start winning in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|SF4]] tournaments. He's the slowest character in the game next to T. Hawk, his only options against fireballs are jumping, Lariat, or a well-placed Green Hand, and his only true damage output lies in his command grabs (his combos are all extremely hard links). In short, he's a thinking man's character who has to go through '''A LOT''' of hurdles to get up close, but once he gets into that special range their hard work pays off, as players can exploit their opponent's fear of getting grabbed and win with effort.

* [[Everything's Better With Spinning]]: EVERY SINGLE MAJOR MOVE of his involves spinning. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] with the Siberian Blizzard.

* [[Gratuitous Russian]]: Okay, his ''SFII'' appearance didn't suffer from this, seeing that the Russian texts were written somehow well in here {{spoiler|(although the "Children aged less than 18 are not allowed to watch" banner in the background seems to be a bit out of context)}}, but when he went ''Alpha'', he also went [[The Backwards R|Я]]ussian. Not even talking about the moments when this trope has been directly inherited into the ''Vs.'' crossovers. For instance, his "Bolshoi tavieda!" sound sample when he wins. Sounds hilarious, right? Well, yeah... Even more hilarious to native Russian speakers. Because actually, the phrase "The Big Victory" '''must be''' translated as "Bol'shaya pobeda" (Большая победа). His stages in ''Alpha'' aren't safe, either. ("... to work... ... to work... ... to work..." screen in ''Alpha 2'' and "Machine heat" (both words to be treated like nouns in this case) in ''Alpha 3'') In a similar vein, ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom Clash of the Superheroes (Video Game)|Marvel vs Capcom 1]]'' had the Neo St. Petersburg stage in... [[You Fail Geography Forever|Kazakhstan]].

* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]:

* [[Playing With Fire]]: Said to be gift from Agni, the Hindu god of fire.

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: His wife's name can be spelled as either Sari or Sally, while son's name is either Datta or Dhatta.

* [[Only in It For The Money]]: Pretty much his driving force.

* [[Scary Black Man]]: The fact that he's openly sadistic doesn't help his image any. Hell, Michael Clarke Duncan plays him in ''[[Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li (Film)|Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li]]''.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: One of his winposes, where he flexes with enough force to rip his shirt to shreds. He also has a shirtless alternate outfit in ''Super [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]''.

* [[As Long As It Sounds Foreign]]: His yodeling winpose. Yodeling did not originate in Spain, it originated in [[Yodel Land|the Alps]]. But given he came from an essentially Eurotrash background, it's not improbable for him to have picked it up traveling through the Swiss (or Italian or French) Alps.

** Before fighting a female opponent in ''CvS2'', he will throw a rose at them, acknowledging their beauty. He also does the same to [[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Kyosuke Kagami]] and [[The King of Fighters|Benimaru Nikaido]]. In the same game, he even ''[[Even the Guys Want Him|compliments]]'' [[The King of Fighters|Kyo Kusanagi]] on his appearance, [[Subverted Trope|although he also acknowledges that Kyo still doesn't hold a candle to him]]. Kyo... [[Dude, Not Funny|does not enjoy this fact one bit]].

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (''Street Fighter Alpha'', ''Street Fighter EX'', ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''), [[Norio Wakamoto]] (''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SvC Chaos'', ''Street Fighter IV'') [[Banjo Ginga]] ([[Audio Adaptation|drama CD]]), Takeshi Kusaka (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), [[Tessho Genda]] (''[[Street Fighter (Film)|Street Fighter: The Movie]]'' dub), Gerald C. Rivers (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}

* [[Composite Character]]: His later appearances don't try to differ ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' incarnation from the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Alpha]]'' version, the former was his new body after his "death" in ''Alpha'', with a slender and more average build and weaker in-story, the later where Bison was at the prime of his powers (but in risk of dying because of it) with a more muscular build. Nowadays Bison remains as muscular as ever, with no clear metion if he got his powers back from his Shin Bison days or just an [[Depending On the Artist|artistic choice]] to keep him buff.

* [[Devil in Plain Sight]]: He wears a [[Putting On the Reich|friggin' Nazi uniform]], for God's sake!

* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7xsOu2NACg Irreconcilably,] his theme from ''EX'' and ''EX3'' sounds a bit like [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fMHqEGL-q8 Flash Man's theme] from ''[[Mega Man 2 (Video Game)|Mega Man 2]]'', especially in the beginning.

* [[Putting On the Reich]]

* [[Seen It All]]: In [[Street Fighter (Film)|the movie]].

** Shin Bison in ''EX2'' has an ''infinite super bar'' and a version of the Knee Press Nightmare lifted from ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Video Game)|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]'' where he attacks you alongside [[Doppelganger Attack|two illusions of himself]].

* [[You Fool]]: Very fond of this phrase. It appears in half of his win quotes in Street Fighter IV.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: He gets an expanded role in the [[Street Fighter (Comic Book)|UDON comic]] series.

* [[In Harmony With Nature]]

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Masakatsu Funaki (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', Japanese), [[Kazuki Yao]] (''[[Street Fighter IIV (Anime)|Street Fighter IIV]]''), [[Kosuke Toriumi]] (''Street Fighter Alpha 3''), [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] (''Street Fighter IV'', Japanese), Matthew Mercer (''Street Fighter IV'', English)}}

* [[Depending On the Writer]]: In [[Street Fighter IIV (Anime)|Street Fighter IIV]], Fei Long's story and background are ''very'' different. In this media he is the protegè of Chun-li's father as well as Chunners's childhood friend, a [[Teen Genius]] who's already in the way to HK movie stardom, and [[Mood Swinger|quite more emotional]] and [[Hot-Blooded]] than in the games.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: The name Fei-Long (飛龍) is Chinese for "Flying Dragon". Incidentally, the name is spelled with the same characters as the Japanese name "[[Strider (Video Game)|Hiryu]]".

* [[Playing With Fire]]

* [[Big No]]: His [[Death Cry Echo]] in ''Super Street Fighter II'', ''[[Street Fighter the Movie (Video Game)|Street Fighter the Movie]]'' (the game) and ''Alpha 3''.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Dee Jay, DeeJay, Deejay, DJ...

{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' Susan Hart (''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]], ''Street Fighter Alpha 2'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Marvel vs. Capcom 2''), Akiko Komoto (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Namco x Capcom'') [[Miki Nagasawa]] (''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), Debra Jean Rodgers (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', English), [[Lisa Ann Beley]] (American cartoon), [[Miyuki Sawashiro]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', Japanese), [[Caitlin Glass]] (''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]], [[Street Fighter X Tekken (Video Game)|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', English)}}

{{quote| Cammy White was born as a [[Artificial Human|DNA]] [[Cloning Blues|copy]] of Bison, working as an assassin for Shadaloo under the codename of "Killer Bee" (as seen in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha 3''). At the end of ''Alpha 3'', she rebelled against Bison, lost her memories, and was taken to Britain (by Vega); it was there that she joined the special forces unit known as Delta Red. Cammy participated in the ''Super Street Fighter II'' tournament to learn about her past; she learned the shocking truth from Bison himself, but managed to cope with the revelation thanks to the support of her Delta Red comrades.}}

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Shadaloo!Cammy [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|had her first appearance]] in ''[[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|X-Men vs. Street Fighter]]''. Details from her backstory, like her Killer Bee [[Code Name]], were also based on Masaomi Kanzaki's ''Cammy Gaiden'' manga.

* [[Counter Attack]]: Her [[Fun With Acronyms|CQC]] ('''C'''ammy '''Q'''uick '''C'''ombination) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NHUOTyDCkU Ultra] in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' retaliates a simple attack towards her by [[Neck Snap|snapping the opponent's neck]], right arm, [[No Kill Like Overkill|and finally their neck again.]]

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]''.

* [[Gendered Outfit]]: She wears a gendered version of Bison's outfit in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' as a DLC unlockable.

* [[Muscles Are Meaningless]]: Mostly averted, [[Depending On the Artist]]. Despite her petite frame, Cammy is quite jacked for a woman. Her artwork and ingame models for ''II'' and especially ''IV'' make this quite clear.

* [[Take It to The Bridge]]: As seen in her ''SSFII'' stage--an ancient castle in England, with the fight taking place across a narrow stone cat-walk spanning a deep chasm. Small villages, a lake, and another castle are seen in the valley below.

{{quote| He is confirmed to be Oni from ''Super [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]] Arcade Edition''. See the ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' character sheet for more information.}}

* [[Brought to You By The Letter "S"]]: His pose after the Shun Goku Satsu usually has the "ten" kanji appearing on the back of gi. In ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'', Shin Akuma has a different symbol (this time, the "shin" character means "[[Physical God|god]]" instead of "true").

* [[Call Back]]: Many of Akuma's greatest feats only happens during his endings sequences in the various games he has been in; apparently Shin Akuma has the ability to fly (and breath in space...) as in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution (Video Game)|Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'' he sets off earth to ''shoryuken'' an asteroid; in ''SSFIV Arcade Edition'', Oni can actually fly in game during his winning animations and taunts as well as perform an air dash and ''aerial version of the Shun Goku Satsu''.

* [[Canon Immigrant]]: Shin Akuma's design - originally this form was just Akuma merely going all out against a [[Worthy Opponent]] with no visible changes in his body. When Akuma absorbed [[The King of Fighters|Rugal's]] Orochi powers in [[Capcom vs. SNK 2 Mark of the Millennium (Video Game)|Capcom VS SNK 2]] his hair turned white, his skin [[Turns Red|turned red]], and his [[Battle Aura|aura]] changed too, but this new form was also named Shin Akuma. Subsequently all future portrayals of Shin Akuma, except in [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|SFIV]], would be that of the white haired demon, with no mention of the Orochi influence on him as if implying that Akuma can naturaly achieve this Shin form, or rather, always could.

* [[Character Exaggeration]]: Back in the days when the translated script for the series was sketchy at best, some cases of this were thrown in for western releases of the series, Akuma got a bit of it. First with his name being brough over as ''Akuma'' (Demon) instead of ''Gouki'' (Strong Fist), which helped sculpt the impression of his character as a [[Blood Knight|raging demon]] instead of a [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy|rough fighter]] in the west. Another change was Akuma losing his humanity by succumbing to the Dark Hadou - in canon, he controls it just fine like his master Goutetsu did, and only in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'' the possibility of him losing control over it was brought up as ''Oni''.

* [[Cutscene Power to The Max]]: He can Shoryuken submarines and split Ayers Rock with a single punch. But in cutscenes only.

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Despite what many believe from taking notes from other medium by way of [[Character Exaggeration]], Akuma ''is not evil'' in the dry sense of the word - he does not randomly seek people to kill, but rather only kills stong opponents in their best condition. In [[Canon]] he only killed two: Goutetsu and Gouken; the former being his master (who was actually ''proud'' of being beaten in a duel to the death against his disciple - Goutetsu firmly believed in the Dark Hadou and Akuma showed him its purest form), and the latter in fair match which was [[Retcon|retconned]] anyway, so Akuma's current body count is only ''one''. Akuma also performed heroic acts such as saving ''Earth'' by Shoryuken'ing an asteroid into oblivion in [[Capcom Fighting Evolution]], and spared some time out of his training to save a lost child in [[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]].

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: In ''[[Street Fighter II the Animated Movie (Anime)|Street Fighter II the Animated Movie]]'', his appearance is a brief, last-minute "blink and you'll miss it" cameo.

* [[Difficult but Awesome]]: Akuma is a real crowd-pleaser in tournament and online play, but he requires A LOT of practice to be good with him (about 1-2 months' worth) because of his extremely flexible playstyle. Akuma is easily one of the most difficult characters to learn in ''[[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Street Fighter IV]]'', but when you at least try he can also be the most fun character.

* [[Duel to The Death]]: What he is ultimately looking for.

* [[Ground Pound]]: The Kongou Kokuretsu Zan, which Akuma considers his ultimate technique. It took him years until he could finally master it in [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]].

** In ''X-Men: Children of the Atom''. His inclusion was a joke by Capcom because his first appearance was in ''Super Street Fighter II X'', therefore making him an X-Man by himself. Coupled with his cameo in ''Marvel Super Heroes'', this [[Hilarious in Hindsight|anticipated]] [[Capcom vs. Whatever|what would happen]] [[X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Video Game)|two years later]].

** He has also made appearances in ''[[Cyberbots (Video Game)|Cyberbots]]'' (as Zero-Gouki, a [[Humongous Mecha]] in Akuma's likeness)

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He killed his brother and his sensei, crippled several people... and once saved a child who got lost in his cave. According to canon, all the murder and maiming he does happens while fighting and (according to him) is not his fault because of that fact. He also refuses to fight anyone who isn't in top form - during his fight with Gen, Akuma called things off mid-fight because he noticed Gen was ill and therefore not in peak physical condition.

* [[Needle in A Stack of Needles]]: In ''Street Fighter II V'', Akuma makes cameos on a regular basis, [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]. In one instance, he's a part of a gang of [[Mooks]]! [http://blog.sfrpg.com.br/post/Akuma-em-Street-Fighter-2-Victory.aspx Here's a link for your convenience.]

* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]}}: His Shin Akuma ending in ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution (Video Game)|Capcom Fighting Evolution]]/Jam''. {{spoiler|The Earth is about to be hit by a meteor that will kill everyone, but Akuma JUMPS UP INTO SPACE AND DESTROYS IT WITH ONE PUNCH. Doubles as CMOA}}.

* [[Rage Against the Heavens]]: In just another one of Akuma's atonishing displays of power that he saves for [[Cutscene Power to The Max]] moments, in his ''[[SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos (Video Game)|SNK vs. Capcom SVC Chaos]]'' ending where yet again Akuma leaves the tournament unsatisfied filled with such weak opponents according to him, Akuma simply ''[[In a Single Bound|jumps into heaven]]'' to face against Kami-sama, [[God]] Himself from the classic ''Athena'' arcade game by [[SNK]].

** His win portrait in ''[[Street Fighter Alpha (Video Game)|Street Fighter Alpha]] 3'' is shirtless. Too bad you only see him from the back.

* [[Sure Why Not]]: How he was conceived. EGM created Sheng Long (the would-be [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Gouken]]) for one of their infamous April Fools articles and caused people to swarm to arcades to find him. Capcom USA ended up calling Capcom Japan about this secret boss character, and so they decide to go with it and add in Akuma.