About Me
Akuma and his brother Gouken were students of Goutetsu. Goutetsu taught a life-threatening martial art called Ansatsuken (Assassin Fist), which incorporates elements of karate, judo, taekwondo, and koppo, and a technique called the Shun Goku Satsu (literally Instant Hell Murder also known as The Raging Demon), a technique that places the user's life in jeopardy, though it can kill its opponent instantly.As Gouken abandoned the violent nature of Ansatsuken, Akuma vowed to use Ansatsuken as it was intended. Akuma vowed that he would master each and every life-threatening technique Ansatsuken could teach, such as his side-stance fierce fist and the Shun Goku Satsu.While Akuma sought to master the life-threatening Shun Goku Satsu technique, he eventually increased his strength by embracing the principle of Satsui no Hadou (The Surge of the Intent to Murder/Murderous Intent). In embracing the Satsui no Hadou, Akuma lost his compassion, but increased the killing power of his techniques, new and old. This embrace caused Akuma to transcend human limits. Akuma left Goutetsu's guidance behind him and began to train alone on a hidden island which he made into his training ground. He trained for days and nights, pushing his body and his mind to their limits in order to become the greatest Ansatsuken fighter of them all, and proving it by mastering the style completely and destroying Gouken and Goutetsu.After mastering the Shun Goku Satsu and embracing the Satsui no Hadou, Akuma fought Goutetsu. Akuma demonstrated his strength by killing his sensei in one swift stroke with the Shun Goku Satsu. Goutetsu fell with an inner joy, realizing that one of his pupils was trying to fully master the Ansatsuken style. Akuma walked over to his master's crumpled body and removed the beaded necklace from around Goutetsu's neck placing it on his own. The next day, Akuma walked to Gouken's dojo and challenged his brother to a battle of death. This was witnessed by Gouken's daughter Ouju-San, "Little Miss". Akuma and Gouken fought a vicious battle, with Gouken gaining the upper hand. Akuma was eventually struck down by Gouken and told him to end his life, but Gouken said he could never murder his own brother. Akuma mocked Gouken and told him he would never truly master the style before taking Gouken's life with the Shun Goku Satsu. The dojo was filled with a burst of white light (from the energy of the move). Ken, who saw the flash as he was heading home from the U.S. Martial Arts tournament, rushed to the dojo to find his master lying motionless on the floor and the dojo in complete disarray. Little Miss was also gone (never to be heard from again). An enraged Ken ran into the surrounding woods looking for the killer with revenge on his mind. He found Akuma not too far away from the dojo walking further and further into the forest. Ken attacked Akuma, but was easily defeated. Meanwhile, the other student of Gouken, Ryu, had begun to search for Akuma, needing to know what inner feelings were tormenting him.Akuma began to search the globe looking for worthy fighters to challenge. Secluding himself in the shadows, he watched small tournaments and street fights, desperately seeking someone who might be able to match his strength. He was eventually challenged by a man named Gen. Gen fought a vicious battle. He had even survived the Shun Goku Satsu by emptying his soul in time. Akuma began to wonder if this man was the worthy opponent he was searching for. However, he began to sense not all was as it seemed and when Gen's mouth began to bleed Akuma's suspicions were confirmed, his opponent was critically ill. After being knocked to the ground, Gen told Akuma to kill him. Not wanting to carry the fight on any longer, Akuma left, infuriating Gen.Ryu eventually found Akuma's island and challenged him. The intense battle that followed ended in a draw; Akuma was impressed as this was the closest he had come to a defeat yet. Telling Ryu to find him again when he had embraced the Satsui no Hadou, Akuma struck his island with a powerful hit and disappeared. The island fell apart around Ryu, who was left in the ocean to contemplate Akuma's words. Leaving his destroyed abode, Akuma thought about all the fighters he had encountered and wondered with excitement if one day he would fight someone strong enough to kill him in battle. This thought drove him on, finding a desolate cavern he began to train and await the day he would fight Ryu again.Two years later, Akuma began to search once more for worthy fighters whilst awaiting Ryu to embrace the Satsui no Hadou. He could have possibly fought Adon at this time and killed him (as Adon had been searching for Akuma, yet was never heard from again). He encountered Gen once more and fought a final battle (the results of which are still unclear). However, unknown to Akuma, Ryu had rejected the Satsui no Hadou, declaring that a true warrior does not rely on violent intents.Akuma did not officially enter the second World Warrior tournament. He jumped into M. Bison's arena and performed a Shun Goku Satsu on Bison, killing him, and sending his soul to hell.As with the second World Warrior tournament, Akuma did not enter the third World Warrior tournament, but once more lurked in the shadows. He even successfully pulled off a Shun Goku Satsu on the tournament sponsor Gill, although he left without realizing that Gill had resurrected himself. Over this timespan, Akuma had trained relentlessly until finally harnessing his power and learning several new techinques, some that were meant to create tidal waves, some described as strong enough to split Ayers Rock in half, and one that could kill an opponent with a single chop. Akuma's self-taught technique is called the Kongou Kokuretsu Zan, in which Akuma channels all his power into both hands and then slashes away with life-threatening chops that create an aura that protects him from harm.Akuma continued to develop his now-incredible fighting skill, and even fought with Oro in a simple, inconclusive battle, each other sensing the other's massive chi and testing their powers. Akuma has now demostrated the ability to remain underwater under massive pressure for extended periods of time, and has managed to destroy a sunken ship with the technique that he has now devised, Tenshou Kaireki Jin, much to the chagrin of the naval crew who witnessed the attack performed
