Alex vs. Akuma is, at best for Alex players, 6-4 in Akuma’s favor. I’m inclined to say 6.5-3.5 or even 7-3. Akuma has too many tools to keep Alex out (unthrowable f.mp, better mix-ups, etc.)
The saving grace for Alex is, of course, his high damage and stun output against Akuma. Consider, though, that Akuma can teleport through nearly every setup that Alex throws at him and switch momentum easily (unless Alex reads the teleport).
I’ve fought my fair share of high-level Akuma players. Neither character really rapes the other, but the fight is generally uphill for Alex.
if they do a jump meaty fireball you can SA2 through it sometimes.
and yeah EX knee smash rapes demon flips as sanchez said.
i like s.hk vs akuma. kick the shit out of him if his stun gauge is 2/3 full.
at the right range you can f+hp and trade with his air fireball or dive kick.
he isn’t touching j.mp or j.mk air to air anytime soon.
alex jumping is still pretty good against akuma, just time and poke until you find a good spot though. make him poke back then jump, then be ready to parry his srk since he will most likely do that recovering from a poke.
overall the big bruskie here is disadvantaged. akuma’s offense is pretty damn good on him even without as much demon flip options. you wanna most likely wait til he trips then kick him while he’s on the ground, if you catch my drift
edit: oh and i like f+mp as an early anti air+poke when i have him cornered in a neutral state.
you been playing online too much. alex j.mp is faster. j.mk should be too, but who does jump tatsu as an anti air on reaction? shit doesn’t fly offline
I disagree with you. I think Akuma is very likely to Air hurricane against Alex if they are accustomed to the match.
They won’t Hurricane on reaction, they just will hurricane and let you deal with it. I don’t online, but I would if I could. Are you implying that only noobs play online? Expand.
Akuma’s will air tatsu against many characters, including Alex, in anticipation of a jump.
If they guessed right it will basically beat any attack you attempt while jumping. If they guessed wrong Alex can get a punish for free. (although sometimes the tatsu will cross up for a knock down on taller characters)