Shin Akuma from Street Fighter in the GA-HQ Video Game Character DB
Shin Akuma is a playable character from the Street Fighter games. He is often a secret boss that offers a harder challenge than the normal final boss of the games. Shin Akuma debuted as a hidden and unplayable boss in the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996), he became a playable secret character in the console ports. Shin Akuma appeared later in crossover fighting games like Capcom vs SNK 1+2. In CVS2 is one of the two possible final bosses. Shin Akuma reprised his role of a final or secret boss fight in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (2016) and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018). |
Shin Akuma from the Street Fighter Games: an Overview
Charactername: | Shin Akuma / Shin Gouki (in Japan) | Developed /Created by | Capcom | |
Gameseries: | Street Fighter | First seen on: | Arcades | |
First Game: | Street Fighter Alpha 2 | Year first seen: | 1996 | |
Last Game: | Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition (2018) | Birthplace: | Japan | |
Role(s) and Characteristics: | Fighting Game Boss/Character | Martial Arts Style: | ||
Additional Tags: | Similar Characters: | |||
Has Relations to: | See also: |
Official Game Art like promotional Illustrations of Shin Akuma from Street Fighter
Capcom Fighting Jam (2004) |
SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) |
Capcom Vs SNK 2 (2001) |
Shin Akuma in Game-Art-HQ Art Projects
Shin Akuma is not yet a part of a Game-Art-HQ Community Art Collaboration
Selected Fan Art and Cosplay of Shin Akuma
Updates in the Video Game Character Database entry and game art gallery of Shin Akuma
18.09.2018 – Creation of Shin Akuma’s Gallery and DB Entry