Akuma has been in Street Fighter 6 for less than a day, but fans have already found two secret super moves he can do. The trick? You can only use them after his secret taunt – where Akuma sits on the ground and eats a rice ball for 30 seconds.
Most characters have only three super moves, but Akuma has seven, counting the two hidden ones not listed in the game. Even though these moves are secret, fans on social media quickly found the hidden taunt and the special moves.
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The first secret move is done by doing two-quarter circles back and pressing the kick button. This move is a callback to Kage’s V-Trigger 1 from Street Fighter 5, Rikudo Osatsu. The second secret move is done by pressing down, down, and all three punch buttons. This move is his super move from Street Fighter 5.
If two Akuma players at @Evo start the set with this taunt, the roof will blow off the convention center. https://t.co/w8BDsKG2Ds
— Maximilian Dood (@maximilian_) May 22, 2024
That’s not all! While in this special state, Akuma can also do his classic double air fireballs by doing a quarter circle back and pressing two punch buttons while jumping forward. The best part is that it doesn’t cost any meter.
However, these moves aren’t very useful in competitive play because the taunt makes Akuma sit with his back to his opponent for 30 seconds. Still, it’s a fun Easter Egg, and as the popular fighting game streamer Maximilian Dood says, it gives Akuma players a funny way to start Evo matches.
Akuma was added to Street Fighter 6 just today, which has made more people interested in the game.
According to SteamDB, there were 70,000 players on Steam today, much more than the usual 5,000 to 25,000 players before the update. Akuma is a classic boss from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter II, so it’s no surprise that fans are excited about his addition.