Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2/Akuma Shogun

Akuma Shogun

Story

Billing himself as the "Devil Choujins' final assassin" (and billed by Ichiro Mizuki in his image song as "King of Devils"), Akuma Shogun is the leader (and possibly founder; the background lore on this is somewhat wishy-washy) of the evil Devil Choujin faction, incarnating by fusing the bodies of the defeated Devil Knights. As the final opponent of the Golden Mask arc, he stands as the last obstacle for Kinnikuman and co. to reclaim the stolen Golden Mask, a Kinniku clan heirloom. With sublime techniques such as the ability to freely manipulate his body's hardness at will or a series of moves that seals the opponent's body parts, Akuma Shogun remains one of Kinnikuman's most formidable (if not the most formidable) foe.

However, a twist reveals that he and the Golden Mask are actually one of the same; in truth, Akuma Shogun is Goldman, a primordial Godlike Choujin. After a legendary battle with his brother Silverman ended in mutual decapitation, Goldman was reduced to the Golden Mask. He was subsequently interred on Planet Kinniku along with his brother (as the Silver Mask), where the true nature of his allegiance or history eventually being lost to time. In the present day, wishing to finish what he had started, Goldman struck a deal with Satan to regain a body, rechristening himself "Akuma Shogun", and sets out to resume his battle with his brother by way of Silverman's descendants: Kinnikuman, the Kinniku clan, and by extension, the Justice Choujins as a whole.

Yes, this is as awesome as it sounds. And this is without getting into the revival series, which somehow manages to make Akuma Shogun even cooler.

Gameplay

Though nerfed from his boss-character appearance in MGP1, Akuma Shogun remains an overwhelmingly strong character, and is just about unanimously considered the best character in the entire game. He can do just about everything, and do them very well; from a purely statistical standpoint, Akuma Shogun is tied for the highest health in the game, and has a high damage rating as well. This makes most characters have an uphill battle against him, as they would need to hit him more to take the round, while Akuma Shogun can reliably KO the average character in 2-3 good hits. Shogun's frame data is also excellent, with numerous fast buttons and very early cancel windows. This gives him the advantage in scrambles, pressure and confirms; in particular, with charge cancelling, Akuma Shogun has access to several moves that are very plus for how fast they come out. The frame data on some of his strings also make them great for juggles, giving Akuma Shogun explosive juggle damage, especially at the ropes. As an icing on the cake, has several "unfair" tools that just about no one else has; just to name a few, he has a hitgrab that drains almost 4 bars, a forward-moving launcher that is fully invincible(!) for most of its duration, or an unblockable move that is active for 94(!!) frames.

Akuma Shogun does have a few tangible weaknesses; perhaps owing to his former boss status, he lacks some of the tools that can be expected of the average character, like the throw-invuln, low-profiling 2A or special throws. His large-ish size (and by extension, hurtbox) can also be somewhat of a detriment, as some characters might have an easier time combo-ing him, or might have new combos altogether. In practice though, and with Shogun's entirety taken into account, these downsides are nigh-irrelevant, as his strengths far outstrip these shortcomings; for example, he has little need for a special throw when he can as easily access juggles that could do just as much if not more damage.

As a whole, Akuma Shogun is just about the closest this game has to a "perfect" character, and though he might have a slightly above-average skill floor, you cannot go wrong with playing Akuma Shogun at any skill level. More than any real in-game problems, the biggest worry with playing Akuma Shogun might be alienating your fellow players at locals, or the risk of Shogun eventually being banned for being too over-centralizing as the game develops. (disclaimer: as of the time of writing, the latter is a decidedly unlikely scenario).

Strengths	Weaknesses
Tied for highest health in the game. High damage rating. Fantastic frame data. Strong, versatile specials. Lethal rope juggle damage.	No special throws. No standard 2A/8A; i.e. no straightforward throw-invuln moves. Poor OTG options.

Character Stats

• Health: 1200
• Damage rating: 15
• Size/weight: Medium/Middleweight
• Movement speed: B

Reversals

4G

Kinniku Driver Reversal (Against Kinnikuman's 623S) 4G File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 4G.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 255 N/A KD - - - 0/0 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul - - - - - - -

Strikes

A

A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry LS - 21-31, 21-30 Sp, 18-33 KKD - 13/46 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 11 3 18 (21) -13 -1 +3 -

A,A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry LS - 23-28, 23-27 Sp, 18-32 KKD - 23/46 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 12 3 16 (19) -11 +1 +5 -

A,A,A One-Two-Thrust Kick File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AAA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60 Block/Parry HS - 24-51 KKD - 33/66 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 18 4 28 (31) -2 -12 +9~42 -

A,A,4A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AA4A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry LS - 24-29, 24-28 Sp, 17-34 KKD - 23/46 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 12 3 18 (21) -13 -1 +3 -

A,A,4A,A Shogun Combo File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AA4AA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60 Block/Parry MS - 30-35, 30-34 Sp, 27-57 KKD - 29/58 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 16 11 18 (21) -15 -9 +9 -

A,A,4A,A,6A Shogun Combo Plus File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AA4AA6A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry HS - 43-69 KKD - 33/66 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 31 10 27 (30) -7 -17 +4~37 11-41 Throw

4A

4A Chopping Punch File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 4A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60 Block/Parry MS - 18-23, 18-22 Sp, 18-58 KKD - 11/42 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 16 3 38 (41) -27 -21 -3 -

4A,2A Chopping Combo File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 4A2A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 45 Block/Parry MS OTG 44-67 KKD - 13/26 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 39 3 24 (27) -11 -7 +11 26-40 Throw

66A

66A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry LS - 14-32, 14-31 Sp, 14-35 KKD - 11/42 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 13 3 18 (21) -13 -1 +3 -

66A,A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66AA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry LS - 27-47, 27-46 Sp, 27-52 KKD - 9/18 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 26 4 21 (24) -17 -5 -1 -

66A,A,A Satan Combo A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66AAA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 45 Block/Parry HS - 37-47, 37-46 Sp, 36-75 KKD - 32/64 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 35 3 36 (39) -9 -19 +2~35 -

66A,A,A,6A Satan Combo B File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66AAA6A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 105 Block/Parry KD - 48-87 KKD - 25/150 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 42 4 40 (43) -14 -24 - 34-59 Throw

66A,A,A,8A Satan Combo C File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66AAA8A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry KD - 50-62 KKD - 26/52 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 27 7 27 (30) -4 -14 - 6-47 Throw

44A

44A Thrust Kick File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 44A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60 Block/Parry HS - 23-50 KKD - 33/66 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 17 4 28 (31) -2 -12 +9~42 -

236A

236A Divebomb File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 236A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry KD OTG 49-61 KKD - 26/52 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 26 7 27 (30) -4 -14 - 6-47 Throw Hits standing Budo on frame 29.

214A

214A Foot Stamp File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 214A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry KD OTG 37-58 KKD - 20/40 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 31 8 18 (21) +4 -6 - 6-34 Throw

41236A

41236A Kinniku Driver Seal File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 41236A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 0 Block/Parry LS - 13-37 KKD - 4/13 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 1 10 27 -29 -17 -13 1-5 Strike

623A

623A Rising Knee File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 623A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60 Block/Parry Launch - 38-46 KKD - 11/22 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 14 5 26 (29) -1 -11 - 14-35 Throw

421A

421A Power Absorption File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 421A.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 0 Block/Parry KD Meter Drain 24-58 KKD - 180/-360 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 19 3 36 (38) -31 -19 - -

WRA

(While Running) A Knee Bazooka File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun WRA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry HS - - - 54/41 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 15 11 21 -2 -12 +9~42 -

WGA

(While Grounded) A File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun WGA.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 30 Block/Parry MS SKD,OTG - - 42/21 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 23 8 17 (21) -9 -5 +13 1-22 Full, 23 Throw

Throws

T

Piledriver T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 Tech KD - - - 110/52 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

6T

Skull Crush 6T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 6T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 150 Tech KD - - - 102/48 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

66T

Daisetsuzan Drop 66T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 150 Tech KD - - - 104/60 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

46T

Neck-Hanging Bomb 46T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 46T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 210 Tech KD - - - 120/60 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

214T

Spin Double Arm-Sault 214T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 214T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 210 Tech KD - - - 124/58 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - - Guarantees 214A OTG, but strict.

63214T

Helm Splitter 63214T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 63214T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 90 Tech KD - 46-47 - 20/67 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

Stomach Crash 63214T,623T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 63214T623T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 N/A KD - - - 46/201 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul - - - - - - -

623T

Bridge Break 623T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 623T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 Tech KD - - - 105/81 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - - Does 90 damage in the Arcade version.

MST

Hell's Super Express (Medium Stun) T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun MST.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 N/A KD - - - 120/50 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 - - - -

HST

Romero Special 1 (Heavy Stun) T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun HST.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 45 N/A KD - - - 153/81 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 - - - -

Romero Special 2 (Heavy Stun) T,6T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun HST6T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 N/A KD - - - 173/201 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul - - - - - - -

Hell's Windmill (Heavy Stun) T,46T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun HST46T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 120 N/A Launch - - - 177/241 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul - - - - - - -

FBT

Double Knee Crusher (From Behind) T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun FBT.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 210 Tech KD - - - 100/60 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

FBT

Choujin Compressor (From Behind) 6T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun FB6T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 Tech KD - - - 90/54 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - - -

AB41236T

Daisetsuzan Drop (Airborne) 41236T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun AB41236T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 165 N/A KD - - - 40/200 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 1 10 84 - - - -

RT

Spinebuster (Running) T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun RT.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 150 N/A KD Meter Drain - - 50/-100 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 12 23 7 - - - -

WGT

Hell's Super Express (While Grounded) T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun WGT.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 180 Tech KD - - - 120/50 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 39 3 28 -16 - - 1-33 Full, 34-40 Throw

4T

Irish Whip 4T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 4T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 0 Tech Run - No - 0/0 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 27 3 27 -16 - +17~35 - Universal Irish Whip.

44T

Side Switch 44T File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 44T.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 0 Tech Special - No - 0/0 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 24 3 26 -16 - +10 - Universal side switch throw.

Specials

S

Shock Double Punch S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun S.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 120 Block/Parry HS - 26-56 KKD 1 -100/85 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 16 3 35 (39) -8 -18 +3~24 -

66S

Diamond Dust Alpha 66S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 66S.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 75 Block/Parry Launch SKD,OTG 56-67 KKD 3 -300/150 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 25 21 19 (23) -10 -20 - 6-45 Full

44S

Diamond Dust Beta 44S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 44S.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 15x16 Parry KDx16 SKD,Unblockable 163-173 KKD 3 -300/27x16 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 46 94 (5) 30 (34) - - - 46-140 Full

46S

Soft Body Elbow 46S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 46S.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 90 Block/Parry KD - 44-55 KKD 2 -200/120 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 28 3 22 (26) +5 -5 - 5-43 Throw

236S

Hell's Merry-Go-Round 236S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 236S.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 60x3 Parry KDx3 SKD,Unblockable 60-78 KKD 3 -300/78x3 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 22 26 (8) 28 (32) - - - 13-24 Throw, 25-45 Full, 46-57 Throw

623S

Neck Hang Throw 623S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 623S.png Not actually a throw Not actually a throw	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 45 Block/Parry Launch - - 3 -300/125 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 30 4 32 -28 -16 - - Hitgrab. Hits Budo walking into Shogun on frame 31.

421S

Yoga Pose 421S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 421S.png

Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain (15,20,25,30,35) N/A N/A - - 2 -200/0 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 21 25 (5)* 44 (47) - - - 9-71 Throw Healing special, where Shogun assumes a throw-invuln stance and gradually heals life. Shogun regains life in 5-frame intervals, healing incrementally more life to heal 125 life in total if the entire move's "active" frames go uninterrupted. The values listed under "damage" is the amount Shogun heals between each interval. This is one of only three healing moves in the entire game. Though it does not heal a lot, it is relatively inexpensive at only 2 bars. This move is a solid option when Shogun has the breathing room (such as while the opponent is far away/knocked down) in order to use this move reasonably safely, and it is great for getting the life advantage over the opponent for time-out wins.

Supers

63214T+S

Hell's Guillotine 63214T+S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun 63214TS.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 465 Tech KD - - 9 -900/480 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 14 7 20 -16 - - 1-15 Full Guarantees a 214A OTG, but can be awkward due to the ambiguous side Shogun ends up on post-super.

NR63214T+S

Hell's Double Murder (Near Ropes) 63214T+S File:KMGP2 Akuma Shogun NR63214TS.png	Damage Guard Attribute Property Cancel Cost Meter Gain 495 Tech KD - - 9 -900/480 Startup Active Recovery Guard Adv Parry Adv Hit Adv Invul 14 7 20 -16 - - 1-15 Full

Colors

Manga/Anime

Goldman

External Links

• Google Docs by fishtrabs