Akatsuki

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Akatsuki is shoto Short for "Shotokan" A character archetype defined by being similar in some way to Ryu from Street Fighter. Shotos usually have a horizontal fireball, an invulnerable reversal, and a forward moving special move. character. His armament of lightning has it all, projectiles, anti-airs, lunging attacks and the best Tatsu in fighting game history. He also boasts a Parry that can counter strikes and invalidate projectiles.

In his series, Akatsuki was a high-ranking technical officer of the Imperial Army. Just before the end of the war, he was presumed dead in the Arctic Ocean while transporting the "Blitz Motor", a new weapon from an allied nation. Half a century later, he returned looking exactly the same and, having now superhuman abilities granted by the Blitz Motor, he resumes his mission. He has also had many encounters with characters from the UNI series, such as  Hyde. In BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, he is one of the many characters summoned to the Phantom Field to take part of the Cross Tag Battle tournament.

Appearances
Original Series
  From Cross Tag Battle