Pamela Skillings (born June 12, 1971) is a journalist, author and career change expert. Her first book, entitled Escape From Corporate America (Ballantine Books, 2008) is on the topic of career change and trends affecting the modern workforce.
Background
Skillings graduated from New York University in 1993 with a degree in Journalism. From 1993 to 2005, Skillings served in senior level marketing roles for a variety of companies including Morgan Stanley, MasterCard and Citigroup.
Skillings currently serves as the Manhattan Editor for About.com (a New York Times Company.)
In 2005, Skillings founded a marketing consulting firm, Skillful Communications.
Bibliography
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Background
Skillings graduated from New York University in 1993 with a degree in Journalism. From 1993 to 2005, Skillings served in senior level marketing roles for a variety of companies including Morgan Stanley, MasterCard and Citigroup.
Skillings currently serves as the Manhattan Editor for About.com (a New York Times Company.)
In 2005, Skillings founded a marketing consulting firm, Skillful Communications.
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Miss Tourism Queen International 2006 was the third annual edition of the Miss Tourism Queen International beauty pageant. On the final night, July 8, 2006, Justine Gabionza of the Philippines was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Greece's Nikoletta Ralli. It was the third time that the pageant was held in Hangzhou, .
Results
Winner and Runners-Up
* Miss Tourism Queen International 2006: 20px Philippines - Justine Gabionza
* 1st Runner-Up: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 2nd Runner-Up: 20px Republic of the Congo - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
* 3rd Runner-Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 4th Runner-Up: 20px Brazil - Livia Barraque Barbosa
Top Ten Finalists
In alphabetical order
* 20px Bolivia - Pamela Saucedo
* - Nicole Wu Chen-yan
* 20px Hungary - Katalin Polgar
* 20px Puerto Rico - Gladira Robles
* 20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
Top Sixteen Semi-Finalists
In alphabetical order
* 20px Australia - Natalie Gillard
* 20px India - Rupali Suri
* 20px Martinique - Elodie Charron
* 20px Monaco - Julie Breham
* 20px Poland - Malgorzata Kiezik
* 20px Slovak Republic - Michaela Knapcova
Special Awards
The following special awards were given out at the pageant.
Miss Bikini
* Winner: 20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezborod'ko
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Philippines - Justine Gabionza
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 3rd Runner Up: 20px Bolivia - Pamela Saucedo
* 4th Runner Up: 20px Republic of the Congo - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
Best in Evening Gown
* Winner: 20px Lebanon - Pauline Elimon
Best National Costume
* Winner: 20px Paraguay - Elvira Cuéllar
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Mexico - Alondra Robles
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Lebanon - Pauline Elimon
Miss Photogenic
* Winner: 20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
Miss Elegant
* Winner: 20px Chile - Maria José Pestán
Miss Charm
* Winner: 20px France - Lynda Ksiazek
Best Smile
* Winner: 20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
Best in Qipao
* Winner: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
Miss Disco
* Winner: 20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Mauritius - Sheila
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezborod'ko
* 3rd Runner Up: 20px Lithuania - Vaiva Motiekaityte
* 4th Runner Up: 20px Maldives - Leng Yein(born in Malaysia)
Miss Friendship
* Winner: 20px Gibraltar - Michelle Tewkesbury
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Japan - Ryoko Tominaga
Miss Personailty
* Winner: 20px Monaco - Julie Breham
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Kenya - Martha Achieng Oliech
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px India - Rupali Suri
Press Favorite
* Winner: 20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
Miss Charity
* Winner: 20px Pakistan - Mariyah Ashraf Moten
Miss Talent
* Winner: 20px Costa Rica - Maria Quesada
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px France - Lynda Ksiazek
Delegates
*20px Albania - Matilda Mecini
*20px Argentina - Marisol Pipastrelli
*20px Australia - Natalie Gillard
*20px Austria - Nadine Breitenberger
*20px Azerbaijan - Inna Pupikina
*20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezbrod'ko
*20px Bolivia - Pamela Justiniano Saucedo
*20px Borneo - Liz Chong Cheen Ting
*20px Bosnia and Herzegovina - Irma Muharemovic
*20px Brazil - Livia Barraque Barbosa
*20px Bulgaria - Velina Svetlinova Georgieva
*20px Cambodia - Sun Srey Mom
*20px Canada - Jerileny Tobon Villa
*20px Chile - Maria José Pestán Salazar
* - Nicole Yu Chen-yan
*20px Christmas Island - Kassie Lau Siow Chien
*20px Colombia - Diana Nayibe Silva Pinto
*20px Congo Republic - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
*20px Costa Rica - Maria Elena Quesada Córdoba
*20px Croatia - Arijana Susa
*20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
*20px Czech Republic - Katerina Papezova
*20px Denmark - Birgitte Olivia Glud Lavsen
*20px Dominican Republic - Erika Altagracia Plasencia
*20px Eritrea - Amira Lula Issac Hategabre
*20px Estonia - Marianna Elksnin
*20px Ethiopia - Simegn Arega Worku
*20px Fiji - Jeanette Jessica Dharan
*20px Finland - Riikka Johanna Hurskainen
*20px France - Lynda Amalie Ksiazek
*20px Germany - Jennifer Kathrin Taube
*20px Gibraltar - Michelle Tewkesbury
*20px Greece - Konstantina Prassa
*20px Guam - Felixia Yeap Chin Yee
*20px Guyana - Ulex Ayana Atwell
*20px Hungary - Katalin Ildiko Polgar
*20px India - Rupali Suri
*20px Indonesia - Mich Chai
*20px Israel - Nimrodi Moore
*20px Japan - Ryoko Tominaga
*20px Kazakhstan - Tamila Askar
*20px Kenya - Martha Achieng Oliech
*20px Korea - Hyun-kyoung Choi
*20px Kosovo - Dardanije Shkreli
*20px Latvia - Valerija Sevcuka
*20px Lebanon - Pauline Alexanian Elimon
*20px Lithuania - Vaiva Motiekaityte
*20px Luxembourg - Stéphanie Barreau
*20px Macedonia - Zorica Janeva
*20px Malaysia - Jolene Lim Wei Li
*20px Maldives - Leng Yein
*20px Mauritius - Shiela
*20px Martinique - Elodie Marie Astrid Charron
*20px Mexico - Alondra del Carmen Robles Dobler
*20px Monaco - Julie Breham
*20px Morocco - Amine Ibtissam
*20px New Zealand - Susasga Yang Yeu-Yen
*20px Pakistan - Mariyah Ashraf Moten
*20px Panama - Sorángel Matos Arce
*20px Paraguay - Elvira Maria Beatriz Cuéllar
*20px Peru - Vanessa Andrea Chanta Valdivieso
*20px Philippines - Justine Vinluan Gabionza
*20px Poland - Malgorzata Maria Kiezik
*20px Puerto Rico - Gladira Aimee Robles Santiago
*20px Russia - Viktoriya Shchukina
*20px Saipan - Chua Sook Thean
*20px Samoa - Josephine Elena Bernadette Meisake
*20px Scotland - Roxanne Elena Christina Niccolls
*20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
*20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
*20px Slovak Republic - Michaela Knapcova
*20px South Africa - Kaylan Hamel
*20px Spain - Susana Valverde Solano
*20px Sweden - Britt Jessica Kim Linde
*20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
*20px Tanzania - Magareth Wilson Kilguha Chacha
*20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
*20px Tonga - Liekina Ika Kepu
*20px Turkey - Leyla Lydia Tugutlu
*20px Uganda - Cecily Nyaguthii Githaka
*20px Ukraine - Diana Starkova
*20px Uruguay - Inés Gaggero Topolanksi
*20px Uzbekistan - Botagoz Seidaliyeva
*20px Venezuela - Odra Andreína Izarra Pérez
*20px Vietnam - Tran Thi Lan Phuong
*20px Zambia - Mumbi Kamoto
The following contestants were selected and expected to compete but withdrew.
*20px Tunisia - Selima Emira Zanetti Colleoni
Trivia
* Sorangel Matos Arce also represented Panama at Miss Universe 2007. She failed to place at said pageant.
* Marisol Pipastrelli (Argentina) and Diana Starkova (Ukraine) also competed at Miss Earth 2003, where they went unplaced.
* Josephine Meisake (Samoa) previously competed at Miss Earth 2005, at which she failed to place.
* Magareth Wilson Kiguha Chacha (Tanzania) also competed at Miss International 2005.
* This was the third year in a row that both China and Poland placed. Singapore and Philippines were the only two countries to place in 2006 that also placed in 2005 before. Some countries made it back in 2004, as well as in 2006. They were: Thailand, India and Slovak Republic.
* The following countries debuted at Miss Tourism Queen International in 2006: Borneo, Christmas Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Eritrea, Fiji, France, Gibraltar, Guam, Guyana, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mauritius, Morocco, Monaco, Saipan, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
* The following countries participated in 2005 but failed to send a delegate in 2006: Algeria, Botswana, Cyprus, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Sri Lanka, United States and Wales.
* After failing to participate in 2005, the following countries returned in 2006: Azerbaijan and Belarus.
Results
Winner and Runners-Up
* Miss Tourism Queen International 2006: 20px Philippines - Justine Gabionza
* 1st Runner-Up: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 2nd Runner-Up: 20px Republic of the Congo - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
* 3rd Runner-Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 4th Runner-Up: 20px Brazil - Livia Barraque Barbosa
Top Ten Finalists
In alphabetical order
* 20px Bolivia - Pamela Saucedo
* - Nicole Wu Chen-yan
* 20px Hungary - Katalin Polgar
* 20px Puerto Rico - Gladira Robles
* 20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
Top Sixteen Semi-Finalists
In alphabetical order
* 20px Australia - Natalie Gillard
* 20px India - Rupali Suri
* 20px Martinique - Elodie Charron
* 20px Monaco - Julie Breham
* 20px Poland - Malgorzata Kiezik
* 20px Slovak Republic - Michaela Knapcova
Special Awards
The following special awards were given out at the pageant.
Miss Bikini
* Winner: 20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezborod'ko
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Philippines - Justine Gabionza
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 3rd Runner Up: 20px Bolivia - Pamela Saucedo
* 4th Runner Up: 20px Republic of the Congo - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
Best in Evening Gown
* Winner: 20px Lebanon - Pauline Elimon
Best National Costume
* Winner: 20px Paraguay - Elvira Cuéllar
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Mexico - Alondra Robles
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Lebanon - Pauline Elimon
Miss Photogenic
* Winner: 20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
Miss Elegant
* Winner: 20px Chile - Maria José Pestán
Miss Charm
* Winner: 20px France - Lynda Ksiazek
Best Smile
* Winner: 20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
Best in Qipao
* Winner: 20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
Miss Disco
* Winner: 20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Mauritius - Sheila
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezborod'ko
* 3rd Runner Up: 20px Lithuania - Vaiva Motiekaityte
* 4th Runner Up: 20px Maldives - Leng Yein(born in Malaysia)
Miss Friendship
* Winner: 20px Gibraltar - Michelle Tewkesbury
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px Japan - Ryoko Tominaga
Miss Personailty
* Winner: 20px Monaco - Julie Breham
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Kenya - Martha Achieng Oliech
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px India - Rupali Suri
Press Favorite
* Winner: 20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
Miss Charity
* Winner: 20px Pakistan - Mariyah Ashraf Moten
Miss Talent
* Winner: 20px Costa Rica - Maria Quesada
* 1st Runner Up: 20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
* 2nd Runner Up: 20px France - Lynda Ksiazek
Delegates
*20px Albania - Matilda Mecini
*20px Argentina - Marisol Pipastrelli
*20px Australia - Natalie Gillard
*20px Austria - Nadine Breitenberger
*20px Azerbaijan - Inna Pupikina
*20px Belarus - Yekaterina Bezbrod'ko
*20px Bolivia - Pamela Justiniano Saucedo
*20px Borneo - Liz Chong Cheen Ting
*20px Bosnia and Herzegovina - Irma Muharemovic
*20px Brazil - Livia Barraque Barbosa
*20px Bulgaria - Velina Svetlinova Georgieva
*20px Cambodia - Sun Srey Mom
*20px Canada - Jerileny Tobon Villa
*20px Chile - Maria José Pestán Salazar
* - Nicole Yu Chen-yan
*20px Christmas Island - Kassie Lau Siow Chien
*20px Colombia - Diana Nayibe Silva Pinto
*20px Congo Republic - Fatouma Blanda Eboundit
*20px Costa Rica - Maria Elena Quesada Córdoba
*20px Croatia - Arijana Susa
*20px Cuba - Melissa Cabral
*20px Czech Republic - Katerina Papezova
*20px Denmark - Birgitte Olivia Glud Lavsen
*20px Dominican Republic - Erika Altagracia Plasencia
*20px Eritrea - Amira Lula Issac Hategabre
*20px Estonia - Marianna Elksnin
*20px Ethiopia - Simegn Arega Worku
*20px Fiji - Jeanette Jessica Dharan
*20px Finland - Riikka Johanna Hurskainen
*20px France - Lynda Amalie Ksiazek
*20px Germany - Jennifer Kathrin Taube
*20px Gibraltar - Michelle Tewkesbury
*20px Greece - Konstantina Prassa
*20px Guam - Felixia Yeap Chin Yee
*20px Guyana - Ulex Ayana Atwell
*20px Hungary - Katalin Ildiko Polgar
*20px India - Rupali Suri
*20px Indonesia - Mich Chai
*20px Israel - Nimrodi Moore
*20px Japan - Ryoko Tominaga
*20px Kazakhstan - Tamila Askar
*20px Kenya - Martha Achieng Oliech
*20px Korea - Hyun-kyoung Choi
*20px Kosovo - Dardanije Shkreli
*20px Latvia - Valerija Sevcuka
*20px Lebanon - Pauline Alexanian Elimon
*20px Lithuania - Vaiva Motiekaityte
*20px Luxembourg - Stéphanie Barreau
*20px Macedonia - Zorica Janeva
*20px Malaysia - Jolene Lim Wei Li
*20px Maldives - Leng Yein
*20px Mauritius - Shiela
*20px Martinique - Elodie Marie Astrid Charron
*20px Mexico - Alondra del Carmen Robles Dobler
*20px Monaco - Julie Breham
*20px Morocco - Amine Ibtissam
*20px New Zealand - Susasga Yang Yeu-Yen
*20px Pakistan - Mariyah Ashraf Moten
*20px Panama - Sorángel Matos Arce
*20px Paraguay - Elvira Maria Beatriz Cuéllar
*20px Peru - Vanessa Andrea Chanta Valdivieso
*20px Philippines - Justine Vinluan Gabionza
*20px Poland - Malgorzata Maria Kiezik
*20px Puerto Rico - Gladira Aimee Robles Santiago
*20px Russia - Viktoriya Shchukina
*20px Saipan - Chua Sook Thean
*20px Samoa - Josephine Elena Bernadette Meisake
*20px Scotland - Roxanne Elena Christina Niccolls
*20px Serbia and Montenegro - Gordana Strajin
*20px Singapore - Ssunita Laximi Rai
*20px Slovak Republic - Michaela Knapcova
*20px South Africa - Kaylan Hamel
*20px Spain - Susana Valverde Solano
*20px Sweden - Britt Jessica Kim Linde
*20px Chinese Taipei - Chou Yi-Chun
*20px Tanzania - Magareth Wilson Kilguha Chacha
*20px Thailand - Sujittra Pra-artitsukhum
*20px Tonga - Liekina Ika Kepu
*20px Turkey - Leyla Lydia Tugutlu
*20px Uganda - Cecily Nyaguthii Githaka
*20px Ukraine - Diana Starkova
*20px Uruguay - Inés Gaggero Topolanksi
*20px Uzbekistan - Botagoz Seidaliyeva
*20px Venezuela - Odra Andreína Izarra Pérez
*20px Vietnam - Tran Thi Lan Phuong
*20px Zambia - Mumbi Kamoto
The following contestants were selected and expected to compete but withdrew.
*20px Tunisia - Selima Emira Zanetti Colleoni
Trivia
* Sorangel Matos Arce also represented Panama at Miss Universe 2007. She failed to place at said pageant.
* Marisol Pipastrelli (Argentina) and Diana Starkova (Ukraine) also competed at Miss Earth 2003, where they went unplaced.
* Josephine Meisake (Samoa) previously competed at Miss Earth 2005, at which she failed to place.
* Magareth Wilson Kiguha Chacha (Tanzania) also competed at Miss International 2005.
* This was the third year in a row that both China and Poland placed. Singapore and Philippines were the only two countries to place in 2006 that also placed in 2005 before. Some countries made it back in 2004, as well as in 2006. They were: Thailand, India and Slovak Republic.
* The following countries debuted at Miss Tourism Queen International in 2006: Borneo, Christmas Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Eritrea, Fiji, France, Gibraltar, Guam, Guyana, Hungary, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Mauritius, Morocco, Monaco, Saipan, Tanzania, Uganda and Uzbekistan.
* The following countries participated in 2005 but failed to send a delegate in 2006: Algeria, Botswana, Cyprus, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Sri Lanka, United States and Wales.
* After failing to participate in 2005, the following countries returned in 2006: Azerbaijan and Belarus.
Drag Me to Hell is an upcoming 2008 horror-thriller directed by Sam Raimi and starring Juno star Ellen Page.
Plot
An unsuspecting young woman (Ellen Page) becomes the recipient of a mythological supernatural curse.
Cast
*Ellen Page
Production
The film is currently in production.
Plot
An unsuspecting young woman (Ellen Page) becomes the recipient of a mythological supernatural curse.
Cast
*Ellen Page
Production
The film is currently in production.
, known in the EX series as the Murder Vibration, is the forbidden power depicted through Capcom's Street Fighter Alpha and Street Fighter II series. It was first introduced in Street Fighter Alpha 2, in which Ryu realized that this forbidden power was building within him — the main reason why Sagat was nearly killed.
To tap into Satsui no Hadou, a fighter must be so consumed with the desire to win that they are willing to kill. As a result, only people who push themselves to be the best at all costs can take advantage of it. However, the untrained mind can be driven to a temporary insanity if they have not prepared for it. For those who do succeed in controlling it, they develop an almost cold, clinical detachment from themselves. After Akuma tamed the Satsui no Hadou, he lost all of his humanity and became a fighter who only seeks to become the strongest in the world. As such, Satsui no Hadou makes a human unbelievably powerful but at the cost of losing one's humanity. Akuma's understanding of Satsui no Hadou is so great, he can seal himself off from it, giving lesser opponents a fighting chance. Learning Satsui no Hadou is the first step in learning the most fatal technique known to all of Goutetsu-Ryuu Ansatsuken, Shun Goku Satsu.
Goutetsu himself was once seen meditating while tapping into Satsui no Hadou, so he probably encouraged, or at least accepted, it. This was also how both his students Gouken and Akuma were introduced to the power. Goutetsu would also have had to teach Satsui no Hadou to his pupils if he did teach them the Shun Goku Satsu. Finally, he was actually pleased with his student Akuma for tapping into Satsui no Hadou during a life or death battle for control of their school. Gouken, a student of Goutetsu who taught a toned-down derivation of his style, detested Satsui no Hadou since he believed it encouraged killing. He condemned his brother Akuma for corrupting his Chikara no Hadou (Surge of power).
Originally, Ryu scarred Sagat with a single Shoryuken. It was later retconned that Ryu lost control of himself (when Sagat offered to help him up) by rising up fist first, upsetting Sagat (and nearly killing him) with a Metsu Shoryuken. His attack took on the properties of Goutetsu's original art despite having never been taught it by his master Gouken. Although Sagat wanted revenge for his scarred chest, he never knew that the scar came from the Satsui no Hadou, a dark power that consumed Ryu sometime in 1987. During Street Fighter Alpha 2, Ryu finally realized that the Satsui no Hadou was the culprit behind his cheap victory over Sagat. Knowing about this dark intent, Ryu has vowed to reject the Satsui no Hadou. It was not until the end of Street Fighter Alpha 3 that Ryu was able to fully reject the Satsui no Hadou.
The Satsui no Hadou was introduced in Alpha 2, where a player could choose to play as a version of Ryu, known as Satsu no Hadou ni Mezameta Ryu (known to English speaking fans as Evil Ryu) who had some of Akuma's moves. This also continued in home versions of Alpha 3, as well as games in the Capcom vs. SNK series and Namco x Capcom. Because of the aforementioned plot elements, Satsu no Hadou ni Mezameta Ryu does not appear in Street Fighter III.
In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Sakura had an alternate form (Hiyakeshita Sakura, literally Sunburned Sakura but also known as Dark Sakura) that gave her some of Akuma's moves. Although this had little connection to Satsui no Hadou, as the Satsui no Hadou was not a central plot element in any game in the series, this sparked speculation as to whether other characters (not necessarily those from Capcom) could use this power. In particular:
* In the first Marvel vs. Capcom, Ryu could change "modes" altering his move set to conform with the move sets of Ken Masters or Akuma. Unlike games featuring Evil Ryu as an alternate character, the switch could only be performed during a fight.
* In Capcom vs. SNK 2, the final boss form of Rugal (God Rugal or Ultimate Rugal) had some of Akuma's moves.
* Part of Yuri Sakazaki's moves parodied moves that are trademarks of Satsui no Hadou in The King of Fighters 2001. This is seen as SNK's comeback at Capcom for their Dan Hibiki character, a mockery of Ryo and Robert from Art of Fighting.
Related Characters
* Ryu
* Akuma
*Goutetsu
*Gouken
To tap into Satsui no Hadou, a fighter must be so consumed with the desire to win that they are willing to kill. As a result, only people who push themselves to be the best at all costs can take advantage of it. However, the untrained mind can be driven to a temporary insanity if they have not prepared for it. For those who do succeed in controlling it, they develop an almost cold, clinical detachment from themselves. After Akuma tamed the Satsui no Hadou, he lost all of his humanity and became a fighter who only seeks to become the strongest in the world. As such, Satsui no Hadou makes a human unbelievably powerful but at the cost of losing one's humanity. Akuma's understanding of Satsui no Hadou is so great, he can seal himself off from it, giving lesser opponents a fighting chance. Learning Satsui no Hadou is the first step in learning the most fatal technique known to all of Goutetsu-Ryuu Ansatsuken, Shun Goku Satsu.
Goutetsu himself was once seen meditating while tapping into Satsui no Hadou, so he probably encouraged, or at least accepted, it. This was also how both his students Gouken and Akuma were introduced to the power. Goutetsu would also have had to teach Satsui no Hadou to his pupils if he did teach them the Shun Goku Satsu. Finally, he was actually pleased with his student Akuma for tapping into Satsui no Hadou during a life or death battle for control of their school. Gouken, a student of Goutetsu who taught a toned-down derivation of his style, detested Satsui no Hadou since he believed it encouraged killing. He condemned his brother Akuma for corrupting his Chikara no Hadou (Surge of power).
Originally, Ryu scarred Sagat with a single Shoryuken. It was later retconned that Ryu lost control of himself (when Sagat offered to help him up) by rising up fist first, upsetting Sagat (and nearly killing him) with a Metsu Shoryuken. His attack took on the properties of Goutetsu's original art despite having never been taught it by his master Gouken. Although Sagat wanted revenge for his scarred chest, he never knew that the scar came from the Satsui no Hadou, a dark power that consumed Ryu sometime in 1987. During Street Fighter Alpha 2, Ryu finally realized that the Satsui no Hadou was the culprit behind his cheap victory over Sagat. Knowing about this dark intent, Ryu has vowed to reject the Satsui no Hadou. It was not until the end of Street Fighter Alpha 3 that Ryu was able to fully reject the Satsui no Hadou.
The Satsui no Hadou was introduced in Alpha 2, where a player could choose to play as a version of Ryu, known as Satsu no Hadou ni Mezameta Ryu (known to English speaking fans as Evil Ryu) who had some of Akuma's moves. This also continued in home versions of Alpha 3, as well as games in the Capcom vs. SNK series and Namco x Capcom. Because of the aforementioned plot elements, Satsu no Hadou ni Mezameta Ryu does not appear in Street Fighter III.
In the Marvel vs. Capcom series, Sakura had an alternate form (Hiyakeshita Sakura, literally Sunburned Sakura but also known as Dark Sakura) that gave her some of Akuma's moves. Although this had little connection to Satsui no Hadou, as the Satsui no Hadou was not a central plot element in any game in the series, this sparked speculation as to whether other characters (not necessarily those from Capcom) could use this power. In particular:
* In the first Marvel vs. Capcom, Ryu could change "modes" altering his move set to conform with the move sets of Ken Masters or Akuma. Unlike games featuring Evil Ryu as an alternate character, the switch could only be performed during a fight.
* In Capcom vs. SNK 2, the final boss form of Rugal (God Rugal or Ultimate Rugal) had some of Akuma's moves.
* Part of Yuri Sakazaki's moves parodied moves that are trademarks of Satsui no Hadou in The King of Fighters 2001. This is seen as SNK's comeback at Capcom for their Dan Hibiki character, a mockery of Ryo and Robert from Art of Fighting.
Related Characters
* Ryu
* Akuma
*Goutetsu
*Gouken