| “ | I've been waiting for this moment! | „ |
| ~ Akira Yuki. |
| “ | You're 10 years too early! (十年早いんだよォ！ Jū-nen hayain da yo!) |
„ |
| ~ Akira's catchphrase. |
Akira Yuki is a character and the mascot of Sega's versus-fighting series Virtua Fighter.
A hot-blooded Ba Ji Quan practitioner, due to a new partnership between Tecmo Koei and Sega for Dead or Alive 5, Akira made an appearance as a guest playable character alongside Sarah Bryant and Pai Chan (later accompanied by Jacky Bryant in Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate).
He is voiced by Shin'ichiro Miki.
History[]
Virtua Fighter[]
Bajiquan is one of the foremost Chinese martial arts. During the Second World War, the Japanese army developed their own techniques to improve their infantry's fighting ability. Akira Yuki is a fictional grandson of the man who developed these techniques. Akira serves as the assistant instructor at Yuki Budokan, and is known to be hot-blooded and impulsive by nature. He also can be naive and intemperate. After completing his training under his grandfather's tutelage at the age of 23, he went on a quest to test his abilities. When he got word of the 1st World Fighting Tournament, he decided to enter and test his abilities and skills.
Virtua Fighter 2[]
Akira is the only person to whom the ultimate martial art of Bajiquan is handed down. Realizing that the last time he lacked experience; Akira is now testing the results of last year's training and practice. During the last Tournament, Akira was a bit too "enthusiastic" and his attitude was met with much disapproval. He was defeated and humiliated by his rival Kage, and now he bears a grudge against him.
Virtua Fighter 3[]
Realizing that he lacked experience from his failure to win the First World Fighting Tournament, Akira went through rigorous training to prepare himself for the Second World Fighting Tournament. Akira returned home, with the second tournament trophy. Yet as he was about to proclaim his victory, his grandfather told him, "Don't flatter yourself. You haven't mastered anything yet." In order to answer the question, "What is true strength?," Akira resolved to fight in the tournament once more. On the Third World Fighting Tournament, Akira's main intentions were to show his grandfather and himself "true strength".
Virtua Fighter 4[]
After Akira failed to win the tournament, he went back to Japan and told his grandfather about the disappointing results. With further encouragement from his grandfather, Akira decides to continue his training in the mountains. This time, Akira trained harder than ever, while trying to understand exactly what "true power" really is. However while training, Akira received an invitation for the 4th world tournament. Akira decides to join the tournament to test out the new skills he had learned and try to find the "real" power within him.
Virtua Fighter 5[]
After losing to his rival Kage-Maru in the Fourth World Fighting Tournament, Akira returned to the mountains to train harder than ever before. He began to doubt his previous training and could not understand how he had been defeated. One day he caught sight of a leaf floating downstream and he held his breath as it spun easily around a boulder, avoiding it neatly, and continuing on in the flow. He suddenly understood that he had been resisting the flow and he resumed his training with renewed confidence. Soon after, he decided to join the Fifth World Fighting Tournament.
Personality[]
Akira strives for perfection and will drive himself relentlessly to master his techniques. He seeks worthy opponents to fight in order to find flaws in his skills to further attain mastery. Rather than just pursuing victories, Akira enters the tournament to further hone his Bājíquán techniques and to understand what "true fighting" is about. He was a childhood friend of Aoi Umenokoji. In addition, he's had fierce rivalries with fighters such as Goh Hinogami and Jean Kujo, and especially Kage-Maru. He's also friends and rivals with Wolf Hawkfield.
Other Media[]
Project X Zone[]
Akira makes an appearance in Project X Zone. He is a playable character who is partnered up with Pai Chan.
Crosspedia Entry[]
A young man who continues his martial arts training in order to become the ultimate martial artist. Born into the famous Yuki Budokan, he has learnt from a young age the art of Bajiquan, passed from his grandfather to his father and then to him. In order then test his own abilities, he entered into the World Fighting Tournament, a global contest of martial arts. However, rather than just pursuing victories and the defeat of others, he also continues his training in order to see the "stars" that his grandfather taught him were only visible to those who know true strength. He lives by the motto "None shall harm me, and I shall harm no others," with a righteous heart that seeks to avoid meaningless conflict.
Super Smash Bros.[]
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[]
Akira Yuki appears in both versions as a DLC Mii costume for the Mii Brawler on the wave two.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[]
Akira Yuki appears as an assist trophy and a spirit, a legendary primary attack spirit that increases the user's fist attacks. His spirit battle is a stamina battle on the omega form of the Coliseum stage with low gravity against Ryu who have increased power on smash and physical attacks with Akira himself appearing as a hostile assist trophy. Akira's Mii costume return on the wave four.
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Images[]
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External links[]
- Akira Yuki on the Virtua Fighter Wiki
- Akira Yuki on the Poject X Zone Wiki
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