Who's Gouki? Why it's the Japanese name for Street Fighter stalwart Akuma! Pretentious people, like myself, use it in lieu of the region assigned moniker all the time. What's a Gouki? A Gouki is a grumpy martial arts master so dedicated to his own brand of assassin art that he'll only get his fight on when his life is realistically threatened by his opponent's frown-style. Everyone else is beneath his beady contempt. Past victims have included his own brother Gouken - Ryu and Ken's sensei - and head of Shadaloo: Vega (M.Bison to anyone whose not a pedantic douche). Looks like Gouki's super mega kill art is getting bum rusty, both victims are threatening to pop up in this new installment.
Yes sir! Gouki has found his way into Street Fighter IV. Did we ever doubt it? As is usual, Gouki pops up towards the end of the game if the user has met some shadow conditions during their stomp narrative. I can't find a clear route to meeting, but past incarnations have required you never lose ever, get a string of perfects, and finish your opponent with a screen smashing super move - so if you if you live a blessed life and have a SFIV cabinet in close proximity, go do that. See how you get on.
I love me a Gouki. He's got a massive cob-on and with every installment he inches closer to being a pixel flesh personification of a Shinto War God.
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