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Dan: "I'm going to show you some real martial ar-" 
 
Juri: "Pfft hah, hah!! Shut your monkey bitch ass up and take that sloppy, goofy, dog-shit out of here before I rip your balls off and shove em' down your throat!"
 
 

Dan: "I'm going to show you some real martial ar-" 
 
Juri: "Pfft hah, hah!! Shut your monkey bitch ass up and take that sloppy, goofy, dog-shit out of here before I rip your balls off and shove em' down your throat!"
 
 

Speaking of the Satsui no Hadou, didn't that concept actually originate from an manga adaptation of Street Fighter Alpha a very long time ago. 

It is very hard to gauge and it may rather obscure, but I distinctly remember that the Satsui no Hadou was actually shown in an off hand manga. 
 
Soon after, the staff members behind the Street Fighter Alpha team at Capcom chose to adapt this material into the narrative to explain exactly *how* Ryu was able to defeat Sagat. 
 
But, even *this* is misleading. Because, there are common source materials that state that Ryu outright taps into the Satsui no Hadou to scar Sagat's chest while the God of Muay Thai was trying to help him up. 
 
There some specific materials that state that Ryu just simply took advantage of a "wounded gazelle" gambit. When Sagat was going to knock him out, Ryu administrates just a "true" form of Shoryuken as it was meant to be (known as the Metsu Shoryuken, in which SFIV seems to reference somewhat subtly). Taking Sagat by surprise, Ryu scars Sagat's chest and his ego, thus earning the reputation of *the* Street Fighter, a tournament champion and whatever prize money he would gain. As if to say, Ryu didn't even tap into the Satsui no Hadou. The Satsui no Hadou became a big issue from his state of mind (which is almost exactly what it is) when he gave Sagat that scar. Though, there are still some materials that might contradict this very statement. 
 
 
... But, this is a topic I should probably speak about in the story thread. 
There are a lot of odd interpretations and translations going on with the Street Fighter series, even now. It is somewhat difficult to identify what really took place between some characters. Some are ridiculous obvious while some is just ridiculous or worded in a very nebulous fashion. 
The casual fanbase aren't really that helpful either in this regard. 
 
I could be wrong about every little point I made here though. 
 
Also, here: 
 

@Hecatomand @Darc_Requiemdropping knowledge bombs everyone. Those caught in the bomb radius are given more Street Fighter intelligence of ultimate quality. 
 
Gouki's portrayal is a constant subject of misinterpretation. 
 
Then there is also issue of his Shun Goku Satsu (aka Raging Demon). Many people, specifically in the West (and a few idiotic fanbases), believe that Gouki literally drags people into hell so that demons can administrate their chow time onto the victim (even Udon got this wrong). 
 
What Gouki is actually doing basically amounts to the Thousand Crack Fist, no different from what you would normally expect out of Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star). 
The only real difference is that he has to grab you first to administrate the painful strikes. Although, it is somewhat nebulous at first due to the animation in older games, SFA3 starts to joust the former theory because of Gouki and E. Ryu's introduction as well as Gouki and Gen's introduction. 
 
SFV basically put the final nail in the coffin on "demon realm" nonsense. Gouki is basically charging his strikes with negative ki while trapping the victim in a vortex full of violent blows to the individuals pressure points. The thing, Gouki has a tendency of performing the technique out of the blue when the enemy isn't really *looking* for it. 

Gill for example literally got his shit pushed in by Gouki. The *only* reason why he is around now is because of his Resurrection trick. 
 
 
... And, fuck Kuroshiki Oni. He's just a dumbass nigga who is essentially a shadow of what Gouki is. Even actual Gouki himself told this shitty ass Mugen character to fuck right off. 

There is a part of me that believes that SNK (and by extension, SNK Playmore) at the time of KOF 2000 release were bringing Rugal back to begin with. 
 
Because, if you notice that "dead" character will *blink* out of existence when they complete their assist moves when the player uses them as strikers. 
The characters that are still alive and active (and in many cases, even playable) jump off of the screen. 
 
Now, Rugal? ... He jumped off of the screen. 
 
Now with how things were at the time, it could have been just an oversight. 
But, now because of how the XIV story line took place, Rugal's return is extremely likely. It will not be surprising if Rugal made his return as a boss in XV. But, it would also be hype as fuck. 

Gouki: "... So I guess that's how it's done?" 
 
Elena: "Ah, of course! Let's get some of that ramen later." 
 
Gouki: "... Sure." 
 
 
 
But, seriously. Elena must be *really* chill if she took a selfie with GOUKI (aka, a literal demon of human origin through pure martial arts training that made a career out of killing other people like him) of all people. And, she even made him hold the phone camera for it! 

There is a part of me that believes that SNK (and by extension, SNK Playmore) at the time of KOF 2000 release were bringing Rugal back to begin with. 
 
Because, if you notice that "dead" character will *blink* out of existence when they complete their assist moves when the player uses them as strikers. 
The characters that are still alive and active (and in many cases, even playable) jump off of the screen. 
 
Now, Rugal? ... He jumped off of the screen. 
 
Now with how things were at the time, it could have been just an oversight. 
But, now because of how the XIV story line took place, Rugal's return is extremely likely. It will not be surprising if Rugal made his return as a boss in XV. But, it would also be hype as fuck. 

I blame it to the fact that many, even capcom at times billed it as a new version of Shin Akuma in a way or as its counterpart.
Like in Asura's Wrath where Akuma turns into Oni to fight Asura (which makes only sense in the context that Oni is an Asura version of Akuma, making it a symbolic thing)
 
Hell, many people dont know that the Shin Akuma of SF alpha is a different thing to Shin Akuma from the CvS series, in alpha, is Akuma fighting with his all, no more.
And in CvS is an Akuma that absorbed Rugal's power, making him go hiwire in a way.

@Hecatomand @Darc_Requiemdropping knowledge bombs everyone. Those caught in the bomb radius are given more Street Fighter intelligence of ultimate quality. 
 
Gouki's portrayal is a constant subject of misinterpretation. 
 
Then there is also issue of his Shun Goku Satsu (aka Raging Demon). Many people, specifically in the West (and a few idiotic fanbases), believe that Gouki literally drags people into hell so that demons can administrate their chow time onto the victim (even Udon got this wrong). 
 
What Gouki is actually doing basically amounts to the Thousand Crack Fist, no different from what you would normally expect out of Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star). 
The only real difference is that he has to grab you first to administrate the painful strikes. Although, it is somewhat nebulous at first due to the animation in older games, SFA3 starts to joust the former theory because of Gouki and E. Ryu's introduction as well as Gouki and Gen's introduction. 
 
SFV basically put the final nail in the coffin on "demon realm" nonsense. Gouki is basically charging his strikes with negative ki while trapping the victim in a vortex full of violent blows to the individuals pressure points. The thing, Gouki has a tendency of performing the technique out of the blue when the enemy isn't really *looking* for it. 

Gill for example literally got his shit pushed in by Gouki. The *only* reason why he is around now is because of his Resurrection trick. 
 
 
... And, fuck Kuroshiki Oni. He's just a dumbass nigga who is essentially a shadow of what Gouki is. Even actual Gouki himself told this shitty ass Mugen character to fuck right off. 

Yeah which is why, besides being another what if character, that I hate Oni. He's billed as a "more powerful" Akuma. He's not. He's just the Akuma version of Evil Ryu. It's Akuma consumed by the Satsui No Hado. Taking Akuma's will power away from him utterly destroys what is great about his character. 

I have always thought that Elena befriending Akuma makes sense, since they share a lot in common actually.
They are both people who are commited to the path of the warrior.
With Akuma using it as a means to hone his skills and meet stong opponents to achieve that goal and Elena to use it as a means to connect with people.
 
Plus, one common misconception about Akuma is that he is evil.
He is more like someone with an alien moral code different from others.
 
He actually respects those who commit to their ideals, and those who commit as warriors, even if they are weaker than him.
Sure, he doesnt like to fight weak people, but at the same time doesnt go killing them for being fools trying to fight him.
For example, i liked how Udo characterized him, at least at the beginning of their sf2/alpha run where heshowed respect to Sakura who threw herself in a duel ready to lose her life without hesitation.
 
It would make sense that he will respect Elena who is commited at the same path as him, even if the goals differ.
 
Besides, canonically he has only killed 4 people, and 1 was reconned (Gouken) and the other ressurected afterwards (Bison), leaving only Gen, which was more like a mercy kill to fullfil his wish of dying as a warrior and not due illness and Gouketsu who saw it as an honorable way to die.
 
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Plus, is Elena 👀 💦

 
If Akuma uses the internet he probably follows r/fitgirls

Gouki: "... So I guess that's how it's done?" 
 
Elena: "Ah, of course! Let's get some of that ramen later." 
 
Gouki: "... Sure." 
 
 
 
But, seriously. Elena must be *really* chill if she took a selfie with GOUKI (aka, a literal demon of human origin through pure martial arts training that made a career out of killing other people like him) of all people. And, she even made him hold the phone camera for it! 

Gouki: "... So I guess that's how it's done?" 
 
Elena: "Ah, of course! Let's get some of that ramen later." 
 
Gouki: "... Sure." 
 
 
 
But, seriously. Elena must be *really* chill if she took a selfie with GOUKI (aka, a literal demon of human origin through pure martial arts training that made a career out of killing other people like him) of all people. And, she even made him hold the phone camera for it! 

Speaking of the Satsui no Hadou, didn't that concept actually originate from an manga adaptation of Street Fighter Alpha a very long time ago. 

It is very hard to gauge and it may rather obscure, but I distinctly remember that the Satsui no Hadou was actually shown in an off hand manga. 
 
Soon after, the staff members behind the Street Fighter Alpha team at Capcom chose to adapt this material into the narrative to explain exactly *how* Ryu was able to defeat Sagat. 
 
But, even *this* is misleading. Because, there are common source materials that state that Ryu outright taps into the Satsui no Hadou to scar Sagat's chest while the God of Muay Thai was trying to help him up. 
 
There some specific materials that state that Ryu just simply took advantage of a "wounded gazelle" gambit. When Sagat was going to knock him out, Ryu administrates just a "true" form of Shoryuken as it was meant to be (known as the Metsu Shoryuken, in which SFIV seems to reference somewhat subtly). Taking Sagat by surprise, Ryu scars Sagat's chest and his ego, thus earning the reputation of *the* Street Fighter, a tournament champion and whatever prize money he would gain. As if to say, Ryu didn't even tap into the Satsui no Hadou. The Satsui no Hadou became a big issue from his state of mind (which is almost exactly what it is) when he gave Sagat that scar. Though, there are still some materials that might contradict this very statement. 
 
 
... But, this is a topic I should probably speak about in the story thread. 
There are a lot of odd interpretations and translations going on with the Street Fighter series, even now. It is somewhat difficult to identify what really took place between some characters. Some are ridiculous obvious while some is just ridiculous or worded in a very nebulous fashion. 
The casual fanbase aren't really that helpful either in this regard. 
 
I could be wrong about every little point I made here though. 
 
Also, here: 
 

Speaking of the Satsui no Hadou, didn't that concept actually originate from an manga adaptation of Street Fighter Alpha a very long time ago. 

It is very hard to gauge and it may rather obscure, but I distinctly remember that the Satsui no Hadou was actually shown in an off hand manga. 
 
Soon after, the staff members behind the Street Fighter Alpha team at Capcom chose to adapt this material into the narrative to explain exactly *how* Ryu was able to defeat Sagat. 
 
But, even *this* is misleading. Because, there are common source materials that state that Ryu outright taps into the Satsui no Hadou to scar Sagat's chest while the God of Muay Thai was trying to help him up. 
 
There some specific materials that state that Ryu just simply took advantage of a "wounded gazelle" gambit. When Sagat was going to knock him out, Ryu administrates just a "true" form of Shoryuken as it was meant to be (known as the Metsu Shoryuken, in which SFIV seems to reference somewhat subtly). Taking Sagat by surprise, Ryu scars Sagat's chest and his ego, thus earning the reputation of *the* Street Fighter, a tournament champion and whatever prize money he would gain. As if to say, Ryu didn't even tap into the Satsui no Hadou. The Satsui no Hadou became a big issue from his state of mind (which is almost exactly what it is) when he gave Sagat that scar. Though, there are still some materials that might contradict this very statement. 
 
 
... But, this is a topic I should probably speak about in the story thread. 
There are a lot of odd interpretations and translations going on with the Street Fighter series, even now. It is somewhat difficult to identify what really took place between some characters. Some are ridiculous obvious while some is just ridiculous or worded in a very nebulous fashion. 
The casual fanbase aren't really that helpful either in this regard. 
 
I could be wrong about every little point I made here though. 
 
Also, here: 
 

Speaking of the Satsui no Hadou, didn't that concept actually originate from an manga adaptation of Street Fighter Alpha a very long time ago. 

It is very hard to gauge and it may rather obscure, but I distinctly remember that the Satsui no Hadou was actually shown in an off hand manga. 
 
Soon after, the staff members behind the Street Fighter Alpha team at Capcom chose to adapt this material into the narrative to explain exactly *how* Ryu was able to defeat Sagat. 
 
But, even *this* is misleading. Because, there are common source materials that state that Ryu outright taps into the Satsui no Hadou to scar Sagat's chest while the God of Muay Thai was trying to help him up. 
 
There some specific materials that state that Ryu just simply took advantage of a "wounded gazelle" gambit. When Sagat was going to knock him out, Ryu administrates just a "true" form of Shoryuken as it was meant to be (known as the Metsu Shoryuken, in which SFIV seems to reference somewhat subtly). Taking Sagat by surprise, Ryu scars Sagat's chest and his ego, thus earning the reputation of *the* Street Fighter, a tournament champion and whatever prize money he would gain. As if to say, Ryu didn't even tap into the Satsui no Hadou. The Satsui no Hadou became a big issue from his state of mind (which is almost exactly what it is) when he gave Sagat that scar. Though, there are still some materials that might contradict this very statement. 
 
 
... But, this is a topic I should probably speak about in the story thread. 
There are a lot of odd interpretations and translations going on with the Street Fighter series, even now. It is somewhat difficult to identify what really took place between some characters. Some are ridiculous obvious while some is just ridiculous or worded in a very nebulous fashion. 
The casual fanbase aren't really that helpful either in this regard. 
 
I could be wrong about every little point I made here though. 
 
Also, here: 
 

Double Post. 
 
 

Speaking of the Satsui no Hadou, didn't that concept actually originate from an manga adaptation of Street Fighter Alpha a very long time ago. 

It is very hard to gauge and it may rather obscure, but I distinctly remember that the Satsui no Hadou was actually shown in an off hand manga. 
 
Soon after, the staff members behind the Street Fighter Alpha team at Capcom chose to adapt this material into the narrative to explain exactly *how* Ryu was able to defeat Sagat. 
 
But, even *this* is misleading. Because, there are common source materials that state that Ryu outright taps into the Satsui no Hadou to scar Sagat's chest while the God of Muay Thai was trying to help him up. 
 
There some specific materials that state that Ryu just simply took advantage of a "wounded gazelle" gambit. When Sagat was going to knock him out, Ryu administrates just a "true" form of Shoryuken as it was meant to be (known as the Metsu Shoryuken, in which SFIV seems to reference somewhat subtly). Taking Sagat by surprise, Ryu scars Sagat's chest and his ego, thus earning the reputation of *the* Street Fighter, a tournament champion and whatever prize money he would gain. As if to say, Ryu didn't even tap into the Satsui no Hadou. The Satsui no Hadou became a big issue from his state of mind (which is almost exactly what it is) when he gave Sagat that scar. Though, there are still some materials that might contradict this very statement. 
 
 
... But, this is a topic I should probably speak about in the story thread. 
There are a lot of odd interpretations and translations going on with the Street Fighter series, even now. It is somewhat difficult to identify what really took place between some characters. Some are ridiculous obvious while some is just ridiculous or worded in a very nebulous fashion. 
The casual fanbase aren't really that helpful either in this regard. 
 
I could be wrong about every little point I made here though. 
 
Also, here: 
 

Double Post. 
 
 

Double Post. 
 
 

... Just reiterate, this a 50 year old who *still* does Sonya Blade justice.