Satsui no Hadou vs. Devil Gene

And Kratos, who can crawl out of Hell.

But can he sink islands.

I would give this to Satsui No Hadou, due to the fact that the user has no threat of becoming a slave to a dangerous entity.

Actually, they also lose their humanity when tapping into it, a master like Gouki can seal himself off to it though, whereas Ryu is pretty much a violent maniac.

Originally posted by Dark-Jaxx
whereas Ryu is pretty much a violent maniac.

Originally posted by Dark-Jaxx
Actually, they also lose their humanity when tapping into it, a master like Gouki can seal himself off to it though, whereas Ryu is pretty much a violent maniac.

But it leaves you still with a mind and not just a slave.

Satsui no Hadou.

Devil Gene grants insane power but as people have said, it has the potential to take away someone's individuality.

So does Satsui no Hadou, but the SNH can be mastered, that is the difference.

No it doesn't.
Akuma/Satsu No Hadou Ni Mezameta Ryu/Goutetsu all have had their mind in check.

It is not know to what extent Goutetsu used the SNH.

Ryu is a mindless maniac when using it canonically.

Gouki has his mind in check, as he has mastered it, but is has still affected him, it has turned him into an empty shell almost, who thinks of nothing but fighting and killing his opponent, all he retains left of his humanity is a code of honor.

No, Satsui No Hadou Ni Mezameta Ryu HAD his mind in check.
But he just had a strong desire to kill all challengers that came before him. Gouki is not as mindless as you say he is. He trains, he still lives like a ordinary human, kinda. Capcom even drew an official artwork of him selling or buying lemons from a young boy.

Gouki had MASTERED the killing intent, so his mind is not lost to primal rage like Evil Ryu is, but he does lose his humanity. There's a difference bitween bloodlust and cold calculating indifference.

Originally posted by ThoraxeRMG
Capcom even drew an official artwork of him selling or buying lemons from a young boy.

Maybe that's where the "Akumart" fan art came from.

Evil Ryu aint just some completely maniacal dude when he goes evil.
He will just do what ever it takes to win, but it aint like he goes around just killin er body he sees. He's got SOME control.

I was under the impression that one person (Sagat) triggered it in Ryu, so that only Sagat would be Ryu's sole target.

I have this weird mental image of Akuma picking fruits from his orchard now.

It's endearing yet silly.

Originally posted by DarkC

I have this weird mental image of Akuma picking fruits from his orchard now.

It's endearing yet silly.

Those lemons are frickin' huge.

They are infused wit Dark Hadou.