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* [[Wild Hair]]
* [[Wild Man]]: He's also a borderline [[Psycho Electro]] due to [[Charles Atlas Superpower|training with electric eels]].
* [[X -Ray Sparks]]
 
 
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{{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.}}
 
* [[All -American Face]]: Moreso in the western cartoon.
* [[Anime Hair]]: His hair gives him the ability to defy gravity. He uses military-issue hair product, which, in the video game of ''[[Harvey Birdman]]'', turns out to be extremely flammable.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]
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{{quote| ''"Quick! Change the channel!"''}}
* [[Dumb Muscle]]: In the [[Animated Adaptation]] and [[The Movie]]. Although he doesn't tend to show any truly egregious stupidity.
* [[EverythingsEverything's Better With Spinning]]: EVERY SINGLE MAJOR MOVE of his involves spinning. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] with the Siberian Blizzard.
* [[Fire -Breathing Diner]]: ''Alpha 3'' shows (via a [[Victory Pose]]) that Zangief can do that after inhaling some vodka.
* [[Flung Clothing]]: His entrance attire in ''Alpha'' and some cutscenes is a [[Badass Cape]] that he throws away before the fight. First appeared in ''[[Anime First|The Animated Movie]]''.
* [[Friend to All Children]]: Children LOVE Zangief. LOOOOOOVE him. He's an idol in the wrestling world to them, and making his fans proud is one of the reasons he competes.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: See trope directly above: Yes, it IS possible to bring out his soft and gentle side.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Many scars on his body from wrestling bears in the Motherland. Good in the games, [[Dirty Communists|evil in the American movie and cartoon]].
* [[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]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: In the movie.
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* [[Husky Russkie]]: Zangief is the largest character in the games after Hugo and T. Hawk, except they aren't Russian. He's pretty much the uber-russkie.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: He's show happily eating a sub on a train in the cartoon until Guile and Cammy show up. Then he proceeds to [[Edible Ammunition|throw his sub]] threateningly enough that Guile and Cammy actually dodge it like it's lethal!
* [[In a Single Bound]]: His Final Atomic Buster. Taken to its logical pinnacle in the ''EX'' series, ''[[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|where he goes into orbit]]''.
* [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You]] [[Spinning Piledriver|Piledriver Spins]] [[In Soviet Russia, Trope Mocks You|You!]]
* [[Ki Attacks]]: In his Banishing Flat, Zangief performs a quick spin with an aura-imbued fist that is able to neutralize opponent's fireballs, as well as deliver damage and quickly shorten distances with the enemy.
* [[Man Bites Man]]: Despite his status as a good guy, one of his grapples in most of his games is to grab hold and chow down on an opponent's face. Even has a super version of it in Super Gem Fighter..
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* [[Teleport Spam]]
* [[Facial Markings]]
* [[Fire -Breathing Diner]]: He seems to be able to breathe fire a whole lot without damaging his insides. How does he do it? Supplementary material first suggests it's because he eats a lot of very spicy curry before a fight; this would later be retconned into a blessing from Agni, the god of fire.
** One of his win quotes in ''IV'' says that it's all [[Your Mind Makes It Real|just an illusion that won't actually harm you]].
{{quote| '''El Fuerte''': "Teleportation and flame power? [[Lampshade Hanging|What kind of spice does that?]]"}}
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* [[Lotus Position]]: He is often seen using this posture; [[Levitating Lotus Position|during levitation]], while teleporting, or simply in meditation outside combat.
* [[Martial Pacifist]]
* [[May -December Romance]]: According to bios from the time of ''II'', Dhalsim is the oldest of the World Warriors, his birthdate being given as November 22, 1952. His wife Sari is ''16'' at the time of ''Alpha 2''.
* [[Mistaken for Aliens]]: See "[[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]" below.
{{quote| (When winning against Rufus) ''"I'm not an alien!"''}}
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* [[Psychic Powers]]: To some extent; he can [[Teleporters and Transporters|teleport through short distances]], jumps ''[[Power Floats|quite slowly]]'', and has the ability to [[The Empath|sense people's aura]]. In one of his win quotes in ''Street Fighter IV'' he states that his fire ''is an illusion'', but works because [[Your Mind Makes It Real|the target believes they will be burned by it]]. The UDON comics have it work this way, as demonstrated by {{spoiler|Dhalsim engulfing Adon with a Yoga Flame, Adon recoiling, then realizing he's not burned... just in time to be KO'd by a massive headbutt.}}
* [[Rubber Man]]
* [[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.
* [[Throw It In]]: Since he and Guile were the only members of the cast to have a family and the time of ''II'', Dhalsim's son Datta and Guile's daughter Amy were made pen pals, a plot point that resurfaces in ''IV'' (Datta hears from Amy that Guile has left on a mission, informing Dhalsim that [[Hamlet|there's something rotten in the state of Denmark]]).
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: The skulls. Specifically, they belong to children in his village who died due to famine.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: He, who's not exactly a [[Bishonen]] (but not ''that'' ugly though; he's more [[Hollywood Homely|plain]] and ''very'' skinny, if anything), has a ''very'' [[Moe]] wife called Sari, who doubles as a [[Hot Mom]]. They're very [[Happily Married]]. (And using the power of Yoga, Dhalsim can stretch ANY part of his body. [[Power Perversion Potential|Surely, Sari won't ever be dissapointed]]...)
** [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: That being said, Dhalsim ''is'' a very kind and wise person outside the battlefield. Surely Sari knows it better than almost anyone, too.
* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: His Rival fight against Rufus has Dhalsim ''floating through an Indian marketplace'' like it's no big deal. No one seems to care though, exept Rufus, who leaps to the obvious conclusion--[[Crowning Moment of Funny|Dhalsim's an alien]]. Note that Rufus is kind of stupid and he liked sci-fi movies, so this really is the obvious connection for him.
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* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: ''A'' level?
* [[Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]]: His moveset is comprised of numerous illegal boxing moves. Naturally, his Dirty Bull Ultra in ''Super Street Fighter IV'' is the pinnacle of this, combining a headbutt, foot stomp, and a wicked ELBOW to the face. Balrog seems to know this, as he finishes the super by acting innocent and not caring.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: [[Ripped Fromfrom the Headlines|Right off the heels of the Mike Tyson ear bite,]] rumors persisted that you could become a [[Cool Loser]] by cancelling the Megaton Punch into a hidden Super Combo just as the punch lands. Rotate the controller 720 degrees and hit all three buttons and Boxer will lock his opponent in a headlock and start biting until [[Final Fight|Edi E]] busts Balrog and carts him off to jail, forfeiting the match.
** [[Ascended Meme]]: In ''Super IV'' he gets a new Ultra called Dirty Bull which, before ''AE'', was a 720 motion and involves illegal boxing maneuvers such as sucker punching, stepping on someone's foot, and clinching.
* [[Use Your Head]]: In one of his grabs, in the Buffalo Head, and more recently in his second Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
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{{quote| '''Voiced by:''' [[Kaneto Shiozawa]] (''Street Fighter EX'', ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', ''Street Fighter II V''), [[Yuji Ueda]] (''Street Fighter Alpha 3'', ''Capcom vs. SNK'', ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''), [[Richard Cansino]] (''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V''), [[Mark Hildreth]] (American cartoon), Kiyotomi Goshima (''Gunspike'', ''SNK vs. Capcom: SvC Chaos''), [[Vic Mignogna]] (''Street Fighter II V'', [[ADV Films|ADV dub]]), [[Junichi Suwabe]] (''Street Fighter IV'', Japanese), [[Doug Erholtz]] (''Street Fighter IV'', English) }}
 
{{quote| Vega is a Spanish ninja and bullfighter who became a serial killer after he witnessed his mother's death at the hands of his own father -- [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|an ugly nobleman whom his mother had]] [[Gold Digger|married for wealth]]. Due to these circumstances, Vega has a strong hatred for anything he deems ugly. He joined Shadaloo and quickly became one of its Four Devas, developing feelings for Cammy in the process. In ''IV'', it is revealed that after Bison's downfall, Vega resumed his usual lifestyle until he received word that Shadaloo had been revived. He eagerly rejoined the organization and has been tasked with gathering a certain piece of data in S.I.N.'s headquarters which is the key to Shadaloo's complete revival.}}
 
{{quote| Vega is [[The Fighting Narcissist|extremely narcissistic]]; he believes that he is the most beautiful person in the world, and all others are inferior to him. To keep that delusion intact, Vega wears a mask while in battle to protect his face. ([[Made of Plasticine|Too bad the mask is easily broken.]])}}
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* [[The Fighting Narcissist]]
* [[Foe Yay]]: A one-sided case with Chun-Li. She's a cop who's only concerned with arresting him by any means necessary, but Vega shows concern for Chun-Li for the same reasons listed in the [[Pet the Dog]] entry below. As long as she is alive and oh so beautiful, he looks forward to the next time when they may cross paths.
** 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]].
* [[Fragile Speedster]]
* [[Glass Cannon]]: While Vega has average stamina, losing his claw makes it considerably lower and nerfs his reach while losing his mask lowers his stamina even further but gives him a slight offensive boost.
** Lampshaded in ''IV'', which gives him a move that lets him toss away his claw (and mask in the EX version of said move). This may appear to only be a gimmick move, but taking the mask off and picking it back up resets the number of hits Vega can take before it is removed. Throwing away the mask lowers defense but also improves offense, intentionally invoking his own [[Berserk Button]] to empower him.
* [[Hair Colors]]: Although originally presented as a brunette in ''II'' (this was retained for ''IV''), he's a blond in ''Alpha 3'', ''EX'', and ''Capcom vs. SNK'', perhaps due to his [[Adaptation Dye Job]] for ''II: The Animated Move''.
* [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: Just because he practices Ninjitsu doesn't mean he cares about being an actual ninja.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: His win quote against Ken in ''SSFIV'' is kind of like the pot calling the kettle black:
{{quote| ''"The concept of true beauty is lost on superficial men like you."''}}
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* [[Tattooed Crook]]: Vega's snake tattoo is modeled after a typical Yakuza tattoo.
** His victory pose in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2'' has his tattooed snake coming to life and hissing at the opponent.
* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: His parents, according his backstory in ''[[Street Fighter]] II'', are a rather tragic example. A young Vega saw {{spoiler|his very ugly father murder his beautiful mother under the belief that she was cheating on him (whether she ''was'' or not is something else)}}; Vega went crazy and {{spoiler|became a [[Self Made Orphan]] by killing his dad to avenge his mom}}, this being his [[Start of Darkness]], Narcissism ''and'' Madness.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]
* [[Wall Jump|Wall Jumper]]
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* [[Badass Arm Fold]]: Is quite [[Just for Pun|fold]] of this too.
* [[Badass Cape]]: He actually wears it in ''Alpha''. [[Flung Clothing|Otherwise]]...
* [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]: The Psycho Power is pure negative energy that only truly works once you have purged yourself of all goodness. And Bison has done just that.
* [[Big Bad]]
* [[Big No]]: With English voices on, this is the result when he loses in ''IV''.
** [[Big "What?"]]: The same, but with [[Norio Wakamoto]] instead.
* [[Brainwashed]] ([[Brainwashed and Crazy|And Crazy]]): His squad of "Dolls". {{spoiler|And Ryu, in Alpha 3.}}
* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: Raul Julia's Bison is the legendary [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Card -Carrying Villain]]: Shadaloo is bad. Bison has no compunction about sharing that with anyone.
* [[The Chessmaster]]
* [[Cloning Blues]]
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* [[Teleport Spam]]: His Boss incarnation in the ''Alpha'' and ''EX'' series is prone to do this.
* [[Third Person Person]]: Winquotes only.
* [[This Cannot Be!]]: Any ending in ''Alpha 3'' where he dies, which is virtually ''all'' of them.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: In Japanese only. He has a tendency to use English words that are not commonly used in Japanese, even as loan words. "Body," "fifteen," etc.
* [[Villains Never Lie]]: One of Bison's character traits is that he does not lie, ever--unless you count Cammy's ending in ''Super Street Fighter II'', which was actually [[Dub Induced Plot Hole|changed by the localization of the game]].
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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]
* [[Badass Boast]]: "There is no way ''you'' could ever knock ''me'' out!" Complete with the signature [[Bruce Lee]] [[Finger Wag]].
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: Not surprisingly, since he is a...
* [[Bruce Lee Clone]]: As if his his very existence wasn't enough to tell, one of his alternate outfits in ''IV'' is taken from ''Enter the Dragon''. This is taken to a new level with the PC version of ''IV''; since the game's textures are modifiable, several mods popped up to make him resemble several famous Bruce Lee roles even more, including a mod to give him the scars Bruce sported at the end of ''Enter the Dragon'' as well as the yellow jumpsuit. ''Super Street Fighter IV'' takes this to its logical next step by having him dress up similar to Kato from ''[[The Green Hornet]]'', and his Gekirinken Ultra in ''SSFIV'' is a [[Counter Attack]] that culminates with the legendary One Inch Punch. Here they have the sense to have him be inspired by Bruce Lee in-character; he even occasionally wears the signature yellow and black tracksuit from ''The Game of Death''. '''''Fei Long is no mere clone'''''.
* [[Clear My Name]]: Toyed with in ''Alpha 3''. He's accused of being involved in Shadaloo-based drug trades and it's one of the reasons why he joins the SF tournament, but it's not his story mode's main focus. {{spoiler|Unless you play Yun's path since Yun and Yang take the accusations at face value and try to capture Fei-Long, who ends up playing the trope straight in the last mid-boss fight. Luckily, [[Defeat Means Friendship]] and Fei Long manages to explain what happened.}}
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* [[Rapid Fire Fisticuffs]]: Parts of both of his Ultras in ''IV''.
** Fun fact: R.F.F. has real life counterpart known as "Straight blast", which is a Jeet Kune Do technique. Jeet Kune Do is a martial art developed by... [[Bruce Lee|Guess who?]]
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Even when he's not ''as'' tall as other charas here.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Gives one of these to Ken in the cartoon. Ken's comeback is... [[Lame Comeback|quite lame]].
{{quote| '''Ken''': "And you... [[Never Heard That One Before|you're a LOSER]]!"}}
* [[Self -Made Man]]: According to the fanbooks. He began training in Kung-Fu as a 6-year-old child, as a teenager he became a stuntman fron HK movies, and from then on he worked hard in minor roles and training to reach the top. After an assistant director asked him to show his skills in a single scene take, the rest his history.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]
 
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** [[Razor Wind]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Supposedly based on fitness guru/Tae Bo instructor Billy Blanks.
* [[Not -So -Innocent Whistle]]
* [[Perpetual Smiler]]: See "[[Cheshire Cat Grin]]" above.
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: In [[The Movie]].
* [[Rapid Fire Fisticuffs]]: His Machine Gun Upper, as well as the Climax Beat Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
* [[Red Baron]]: The Southern Comet.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Dee Jay, DeeJay, Deejay, DJ...
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: [[Kenji Hamada]], his Japanese seiyuu in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', did a pretty good "Showtime!" in the trailer. [[Gratuitous English|The rest of his dialogue, though...]]
* [[Techno Wizard]]: He serves as the team's computer expert and helicopter pilot in the American ''Street Fighter'' animated series.
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** The PC version of ''Street Fighter IV'' has opened up possibilities for modding new character costumes. One of them? ''[[Full Frontal Assault|Nude Cammy]]''.
* [[Fingerless Gloves]]
* [[Five -Man Band]]: The Delta Red.
** [[The Hero]]: Col. Keith Wolfman, thus doubling as [[Supporting Leader]].
** [[The Lancer]]: Cammy and Lita Luwanda share this role.
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* [[Good Looking Privates]]: Her Standard attire.
** There's also her [http://iplaywinner.com/storage/images/08SS2.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1262945172319 M. Bison dictator outfit] in ''SSFIV''.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Knife (or rather claw) scar on her cheek. Evil scar during the ''Alpha'' series, good once she [[Amnesiac Dissonance|lost her memories]] and stays that way when she finds out who she is.
* [[Government Agency of Fiction]]: Cammy is a member of the British special forces unit Delta Red, a fictitious group operating within [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]].
* [[Healing Factor]]: Can apparently heal from broken bones in 3 days.
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* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: According to her Bio. Also, a picture in her ''[[SSF 2]] Turbo'' ending shows her kindly holding her hand out for a kitty.
** In IV, her prologue shows her befriending an adorable kitten. {{spoiler|Said kitty returns in her ending... [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|when she brings it as a gift to the hospitalized Juni]].}}
* [[Laser -Guided Amnesia]]
* [[Leotard of Power]]: Naturally, the rest of Delta Red qualifies as well.
* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Make no mistake, Cammy is one of the fastest characters in the franchise, but her attacks still pack a whollop behind them. She's arguably the best rushdown character in ''IV'', along with Rufus. She also doesn't suffer in the defense department either, which can be classified as average at best.
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* [[No Name Given]]: In the comics, Cammy was the name Rose gave her after she was cleansed from Shadaloo's brainwashing. Before, she was only known by her code name Killer Bee (and Bison keeps referring to her as such even afterwards).
* [[Opposite Sex Clone]]: Of M. Bison. Retconned in that now she's only partly based on Bison's genome and not a direct clone.
* [[Pint -Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Rapunzel Hair]] [[Braids of Action]]: They reach down to her butt. Yes, we have heard all the crude jokes by now.
* [[Serious Business]]: According to her ''SSFIV'' win quotes, she hates fighting "amateurs".
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* [[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.
* [[Dark -Skinned Redhead]]
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: He beats the crap outta Bison in his first appearance (although [[Retcon|this never happened]] according to ''IV''), and repeats in ''III: 2nd Impact'' to your rival and/or''Gill''. No worries though, Gill revived himself, ''as always''.
* [[Duel to The Death]]: What he is ultimately looking for.
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* [[I Am Not Left Handed]]: Shin Akuma. This is what happens when Akuma fights you with all of his power. The only way you get to face this version of Akuma is usually accomplished by beating your opponents with a certain amount of Perfects and super finishes, and without continuing. Have fun.
* [[Iconic Item]]: Akuma's prayer beads, which he pilfered from the corpse of his dead master Goutetsu.
* [[Informed Ability]]: The Shun Goku Satsu actually being able to ''kill'' someone. With the potential exception of those who are pure, or "pure enough", it's description says that both the user and its victim are dragged into the netherealms to be assaulted by demons, the wicked being plagued by their sins ([[Faux Symbolism|each hit represents the 16 hells of Mahayana Buddhism, 8 cold and 8 hot; the last hit is the killing blow, the final hot "traditionally seemingly eternal" hell]]). [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]] aside, its success rate is jarring. Gen [[What Do You Mean ItsIt's Not Awesome?|blocked it by emptying his heart of all emotions and thoughts]]. Akuma's jump on Bison, thought to be for a long time the reason behind his disappearance after ''II'', turned out to be only temporary (and [[Jossed]] by Bison himself) as of ''IV''. Gill revived himself in ''2nd Impact''. Gouken has been recently revealed to have simply been in a comatose state. Alternatively, he may hold the Shun Goku Satsu back in the same way he reserves his Shin form for only the strongest of foes.
* [[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.
* [[Leitmotif]]: Notably, his theme is so well known that it was the only theme to get both an update and a remix in ''Capcom vs. SNK 2''.
* [[Limit Break]]: His Shun Goku Satsu and Kongou Kokuretsuzan.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: In the non-canon ''Alpha: Generations'' it's implied that Akuma is Ryu's father, a result of him knocking up [[Original Generation|Sayaka]] sometime before his deathmatch with Goutetsu and Gouken. In series canon, Akuma is merely Ryu's adoptive uncle.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: His Japanese name, Gouki (豪鬼), means "Strong Demon". His overseas name, Akuma, is derived from the Japanese word for "[[Satan|devil]]" (悪魔).
** [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]
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* [[I Need You Stronger]]: Shows signs of this towards Ryu. The two have battled in the past and Ryu is not a challenge for Akuma in actual practice but Akuma chooses to walk away rather than strike the killing blow. It is through this that he believes that he can nurture Ryu's killing potential and basically shape him into a second Akuma. Subverted by the end as Ryu entirely rejects Akuma's fighting philosophy to follow Gouken's path.
* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Non -Lethal KO]]: Inverted in Street Fighter IV and all of its incarnations. When finishing off an enemy with a Super or Ultra, the screen flashes in the background are black instead of orange and the KO sign doesn't appear. This implies that he killed his opponent instead of simply knocking them out. This also applies for Evil Ryu's Super and Oni's Super and Ultras.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: [[Subverted Trope|You'd think so]], since he likes to play with dark forces and is rather cruel in battle, but his story suggests he believes himself to be [[Above Good and Evil|beyond tags like 'good' or 'evil']] and simply trains himself to be the best humanity can possibly offer in a warrior. His morals are shaky but it doesn't necessarily cross him into actually being 'evil' in any way (antagonistic, maybe).
* {{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}}.
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* [[This Loser Is You]]: In ''Pocket Fighter'', he is evicted off his island because it got turned into an amusement park. Even he is no match for big business.
* [[Warrior Poet]]
* [[WorldsWorld's Strongest Man]]
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: In the ''Street Fighter'' cartoon, complete with the rather shameless line "Your ''chi'' is mine!" (''[[Evil Laugh|starts laughing]]'')
 
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