Goutetsu



Goutetsu (轟鉄) is a non-player character in the Street Fighter video game series. According to the backstory introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo, he is the martial arts master of brothers Akuma and Gouken, who trained them in the same martial art style they used. The style would become the basis of Ryu and Ken's fighting style. Goutetsu was killed in battle by his own student, Akuma, who performed the Shun Goku Satsu (Instant Hell Murder) on him. The prayer beads that Akuma wears originally belonged to Goutetsu. Like Gouken, Goutetsu can be seen in Akuma's ending in the original Street Fighter Alpha in his first and only on-screen appearance in the series.

Goutetsu's name comes from Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (which was produced at the same time as Super Turbo), where it is the name given to Ryu and Ken's master. Capcom adapted the name Goutetsu for Gouken and Akuma's master, instead of being another name for Gouken.