Umm…apparently Akuma is in Tekken 7. And, he’s…canon?
Good luck sorting out the plot guide now, lol.
Source? Nevermind…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRXb9ppFicQ
Akuma being canon in the Tekken universe isn’t the same as Akuma being canon in the Tekken universe being canon in the SF universe. Does that make sense? Because that sure as fuck isn’t canon in the SF universe. Yet… ? Anyway, Akuma in Tekken 7 is the least of that obsolete Plot Guide’s worries.
Hmm…
I wouldn’t take it so literally.
Akuma isn’t in SF5 Vanilla because of marketing. By keeping this Capcom IP limited to Tekken 7, then Namco can make full use of it to boost their sales (also foreshadow/cross market their future product TxSF). When Namco is done, Akuma will be added to SF5’s roster in Season 2 or 3.
Basically, Akuma isn’t in SF5 because he’s a prostitute being pimped out to Namco by Capcom. Yes, Akuma is a whore.
Well, fuck me, next thing you know they’ll announce Tekken being in the same universe as Street Fighter
Akuma got left behind in the Tekken universe once Ingrid closed the cross dimensional time portal that linked both realities for SFxT.
I kind of want an official canon Tekken character in SF5 just to throw all you guys into a tailspin of madness.
Im kinda interested to see how Akuma’s canon role in Tekken plays out. He owes Kazumi a debt for whatever reason, which is a first for his character. He looks like he’s gonna play the role of her enforcer and subdue both Heihachi and Kazuya.
You monster.
A debt for what I ponder? What could Kazumi or even her parents have done for Akuma ‘decades ago’ that’s so heavy a burden that he feels obliged to repay it so willingly, and violently.
Maybe they gave Akuma a sandwich?
I dunno.
Maybe they gave him a place to stay while he recovered from Gouken’s beat down on him?
KAZUYA IN SF5! PLEASE! I fucking LOVED him in SFxT!
Akuma is afraid of Necalli so much that he has jumped to the Tekken-verse?
Spoiler
This image pretty much confirms Ryu, Necalli and Bison are the main players of this game.
I have a theory about Necalli being Ryu’s rival in this game (as per the opening cinematic). Necalli’s boss, i.e. the guy who Necalli is an ‘emissary’ for is the source of origin of SnH. This deity is pissed off that Ryu has rejected his ‘gift’ and has sent Necalli for retribution.
Did you really need that image to know Ryu, Bison, and Necalli are the main players this game? It’s basically Bison and Ryu playing chess with everyone else being a pawn. And Ryu doesn’t know he is playing chess. Oh and later Urien ‘accidentally’ knocks the table over half way through.
If they really did tie the two worlds together, I wonder if Akuma owes her for helping him control his “devil gene”? That would be wild.
So the SF universe is canon in the Tekken universe? WTF?!?!
Those new Bengus images just make me think even more they should have gone with a different artist.
It’s not the artist it’s just the style of art he’s using to portray the characters this time around. It’s very simplistic and uses a lot of angles, almost as if he’s trying to incorporate the acuteness of the Roman numeral “V” within the essence of the illustrations. It’s a new style he hasn’t used for SF so it might not translate to what we’re used to, but he has used this style in other works so it’s nothing new in general.
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https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/43/96/5c/43965cd2021cbe1d5da9d079c0456398.jpg
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Although it’s a different form, he’s still using the vibrant colors and vivid facial expressions he’s known for when portraying Street Fighters
Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, but Bengus has already illustrated how his haters look after a hard day of hatin.
wakes up, notices Akuma is in Tekken not as a bonus character, but part of the canon, goes to floss, begins exhaustive check to see what universe I currently reside in
yesterday… Harada gets up, brushes teeth, spikes up hair and puts on a purple suit. Walks to a volcano carrying “Tekken canon” in his arms. Looks down at it then slowly uncurls his hands, letting “Tekken canon” fall into the volcano. He smirks
In Ingrid’s hastily attempt to close the SFxT dimensional time rift she confused the name “Akuma” with “Kuma” on the list of which characters should belong in which universe. Subsequently, we now have Akuma in the Tekken universe, and Kuma in the Street Fighter universe.
Apparently SF Kuma owes a debt to Zangief for finding him and taking him in as a pet. He now serves as his training partner, and frequently attends his matches.