Akira Yuki

Akira Yuki (結城晶, Yūki Akira) is a recurring character from the Virtua Fighter series. He has made an appearance alongside Sonic the Hedgehog in Sega Superstars and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

Game appearances

Sega Superstars

In Sega Superstars, Akira Yuki appears in the Virtua Fighter minigame alongside Jacky Bryant, Sarah Bryant and other fighters.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Akira Yuki also appears as a playable character in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, where Jacky Bryant drives a red OutRun-esque sports car called "Red Lightning,". He sits in the passenger seat, arms folded. Akira's All-Star is Virtua Fight, where he jumps out of the car and punches it, sending it flying forward with incredible speed and knocking out anything in its path. In the DS version Akira is absent. In Jacky's All-Star, Jacky attacks by spinning the car when the item button is pressed.

**Character info**
Character	Series	Vehicle	All-Star Move	All-Star Theme	All-Star Move icon
Jacky and Akira	Virtua Fighter	Red Lightning - A red OutRun-esque sports car.	Virtua Fight: Akira jumps out of the car and punches it, sending it flying forward with incredible speed and knocking out anything in its path. DS Changes: Jacky attacks by spinning the car when the item button is pressed.	Akira's Theme - Virtua Fighter 5

SEGA Heroes

Akira appears as a playable hero in SEGA Heroes, added into the game as the final character of the set representing the Virtua Fighter franchise in version 2.6.1. He became first unlockable in the "Alright, Let's Go!" event.

Trivia

His All-Star Move in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Akira uses Tetsuzankou (鉄山靠, tetsuzankō, lit. "iron mountain lean") to propel the car a great distance. Tetsuzankou being a powerful shoulder attack which he is known for in the Virtua Fighter games.
Akira is one of six human non-Sonic characters that appeared in at least one Sega Superstars game, the others are Billy Hatcher, Beat, B.D. Joe, Jacky Bryant and Ulala.
Akira's Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing character art and quotes were reused from Virtua Fighter 5.
A costume based on Akira appears as a downloadable outfit for Mii Fighter in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. On November 6, 2019, the same outfit was available as downloadable content for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Akira appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and is based on his model from the first Virtua Fighter game.

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Artwork

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Sega Superstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Mii Brawler outfit for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U SEGA Heroes SEGA Heroes Spirit artwork in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Add a photo to this gallery

Sprites and models

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Screenshots

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Sega Superstars Akira's profile in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Jacky and Akira's race car, the Red Lightning's statistics in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Akira Yuki and Jacky Bryant with the Red Lightning after winning a race in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Akira Yuki and Jacky Bryant after winning a Grand Prix in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. Add a photo to this gallery

Miscellaneous

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External links

Akira Yuki at the Virtua Fighter Wiki
Virtua Fighter (series) at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

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Playable characters	Sonic characters	Sonic \| Tails \| Knuckles \| Amy \| Big \| Dr. Eggman \| Shadow \| Metal Sonic
	SEGA characters	AiAi \| Akira Yuki \| Alex Kidd \| Amigo \| B.D. Joe \| Beat \| Billy Hatcher \| ChuBach \| ChuBei \| Chuih \| ChuPea \| Jacky Bryant \| Ryo Hazuki \| Ulala
	Third party	Xbox Live Avatar \| Mii
Tracks	Chao Cup	Whale Lagoon \| Icicle Valley \| Roulette Road \| Sunshine Tour
	Graffiti Cup	Shibuya Downtown \| Outer Forest \| Turbine Loop \| Treetops
	Egg Cup	Rampart Road \| Dark Arsenal \| Jump Parade \| Pinball Highway
	Horror Cup	Sewer Scrapes \| Lost Palace \| Sandy Drifts \| Rokkaku Hill
	Samba Cup	Rocky-Coaster \| Highway Zero \| Deadly Route \| Ocean Ruin
	Monkey Cup	Bingo Party \| Lava Lair \| Monkey Target \| Thunder Deck
	DLC	Egg Hangar
Moves/ Techniques	General	Drift \| Hi-Speed Start \| Trick
Moves/ Techniques	All-Star Moves	Super Sonic \| Tails Tornado \| Emerald Power \| Piko Hammer \| Giant Froggy \| Maximum Overdrive \| Missile Madness \| Super Shadow
Vehicles		Speed Star \| Tornado Racer \| Land Breaker \| Pink Cabriolet \| Green Hopper \| Egg Monster \| Dark Rider \| Metal Booster \| Blazing Banana \| Racing Rooster \| Sun Buggy \| Astro Glider \| De La Custom GGs \| Crazy Taxi \| Hotrod of Horror \| Naoyuki's Motorcycle \| Red Lightning \| ChuChu Rocket \| Get-a-Way Wagon \| Sukopako Motorcycle \| Bolt Bucket \| Ava-car 720 \| Super Zoomer
Objects		Item Box (All-Star Item, Bowling Bomb, Confusing Star, Energy Shield, Giant Rocket, High Speed Shoes, K.O. Glove, Manual Rocket, Mega Horn, Mine, Pocket Rainbow)
Music		My Sweet Passion \| Believe In Myself \| Unknown from M.E. \| Throw It All Away \| Can You Feel the Sunshine? \| A New Day \| Back 2 Back \| Super Sonic Racing \| What U Need \| Metal Scratchin' \| E.G.G.M.A.N.
Other		Announcer \| Boost Pad \| Orca \| Sonic Says \| Totem Pole

Non-Sonic characters

Sega Characters	AGES \| Akira Yuki \| Alex Kidd \| AiAi \| Amigo \| B.D. Joe \| Beat \| Billy Hatcher \| ChuBach \| ChuBei \| Chuih \| ChuPea \| Gilius Thunderhead \| Gum \| Jacky Bryant \| Joe Musashi \| MeeMee \| NiGHTS \| Pudding \| Puyo \| Reala \| Ryo Hazuki \| Sarah Bryant \| Ulala \| Vyse
Nintendo Characters	Bowser \| Bowser Jr. \| Diddy Kong \| Donkey Kong \| Larry Koopa \| Ludwig von Koopa \| Luigi \| Mario \| Mii \| Princess Daisy \| Princess Peach \| Rosalina \| Toad \| Waluigi \| Wario \| Wendy O. Koopa \| Yoshi
Mega Man Characters	Axl \| Bass \| Dr. Light \| Dr. Wily \| Mega Man \| Proto Man \| Roll \| Rush \| X \| Zero
Other	Andronic \| Danica Patrick \| Santa Claus \| Xbox Live Avatar