Respect Akira Yuki
Respect Akira Yuki, The Hakkyoku-Ken Master of the Virtua Figther series and one of SEGA's mascots.
Akira Yuki (Yuki Akira) is a fictional character & mascot of the Sega video game series Virtua Fighter. His fighting style is based on Bajiquan, a Chinese martial art.
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.
Creator - Yu Suzuki
Voice actor - Miki Shinichirou (in the anime series as well)
Nationality - Japanese
Birthday - 9 / 23 / 1968
Hobby - Kung-Fu
Height - 180 cm (5' 11"😉
Weight - 79 kg (173 lbs.)
Measurements - 105 / 90 / 94
Blood type -O
Occupation - Kung Fu Teacher
Fighting style - Hakkyoku-Ken
Story
Virtua Fighter 1
Hakkyoku-ken is one of the foremost Chinese martial arts known as Bajiquan. During the Second World War, the Japanese army developed their own Hakkyoku-ken techniques to improve their infantry's fighting ability. Akira Yuki is the grand-son of the man who developed these techniques. Akira serves as the assistant instructor at Yuki Budokan. Akira 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.
Virtua Fighter 2
The only person to whom the ultimate martial art of Hakkyoku-ken 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 Kage, so 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 grand-father 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 are to show his grand-father and himself that "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 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.
Some Akira Vidz:
Can't Touch Akira Yuki: VF Style ( This is so funny! 😂 )
YouTube video
Akira's Origin
YouTube video
Akira Training Video
YouTube video
Akira Combo Video
YouTube video
Virtua Fighter 5: Complete Guide Akira Combos
YouTube video
Triva:
Akira is the Assistant teacher of his father's dojo. This dojo is his stage in Virtua Fighter 3 and Virtua Fighter 4.
Aoi Umenokouji is Akira's childhood friend.
Wolf Hawkfield is a friend and rival of Akira.
Was the basis for the Ryo Hazuki character from Shenmue .