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

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 6th 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.

Gallery

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Keychain figurine in a set with Sonic and NiGHTS Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Mii Brawler outfit for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Sprite from the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate website Spirit artwork in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Model from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Add a photo to this gallery

External links

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