Even before his teaser trailer dropped on Monday, Akuma’s mere reputation as one of the strongest and most beloved fighting game characters made his coming DLC debut one of the hottest topics in Street Fighter channels and social media.
Never is there any shortage of Akuma fan art, but we’ve been seeing a good bit more of it in recent times as the comedically gifted Shuckle has been cranking out pieces of art that are sure to get a few laughs out of any SF fan.
As mentioned, Akuma is known for consistently being one of the strongest characters in any given game he appears in, and so specific speculations and expectations for his Street Fighter 6 appearance have been popping up across places like X and Reddit.
Jokes about how he’s all but stolen the spotlight from his much less popular SF6 DLC precursor, Ed, are comically captured in some of these images.
Others depict how certain character narratives are soon to be disrupted by Akuma’s inclusion, such as in the fourth image (which has a bit of NSFW language) that references the part of newcomer Lily’s story wherein she seems to encounter the Satsui no Hado in her dreams.
Some of the other images poke fun at the potential effects Akuma will have on the tier placements and therefore certain character identities as they relate to popularity and general player favor.
The gallery is exclusively made up of pieces from Shuckle save for the very first, which is the handiwork of Kaituburing, which takes aim at the character’s evolving hairstyles from over the last few games.
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