All-Star Battle R/Akira Otoishi

"You see that? The entire town's electric grid is on my side! (見たか…この町の電力全てが......おれの味方だ！)"

Akira Otoishi (音石 明) was confirmed to return for during the game's initial announcement trailer.

His moveset is fundamentally the same as his from, with a few tweaks being made to both balance the character and fit him into the overall gameplay tweaks that All-Star Battle R brought.

In the English localization of the game, Akira's Stand, Red Hot Chili Pepper, is localized as "Chili Pepper", carried on from its debut.

Being Akira's one and only voice actor, debuting in All-Star Battle and later voicing Akira in the Diamond is Unbreakable anime adaptation, Showtaro Morikubo reprises his role in this game as well. As with majority of the game's roster, voicelines for Akira were either added or re-recorded.

Gameplay
Akira has 950 health and uses the Stand (スタンド) Battle Style, fighting foes with Red Hot Chili Pepper. During a fight, he can use various moves from his appearance in Diamond is Unbreakable.

Dialogue
Outside of the All-Star Battle Mode, Akira has unique dialogue for both his match entrances and victories when facing certain characters.

All-Star Battle Mode
All missions in the All-Star Battle Mode starring Akira as either the Player or Enemy, in order of appearance.

1.3.0

 * "Power Gauge"
 * Increased speed that gauge fills.
 * Standing Middle Attack while Stand Rushing
 * Changed from standing light attack to standing middle attack.
 * "Kiss this!" skill
 * No longer counter hits on a successful activation.
 * Reduced startup of the attack on a successful activation.
 * "Assault Assist"
 * Changed internal processing to correct occurrence where player was not gaining HH gauge when Akira was called and Heart Heat was being used over time.

1.4.0

 * Standing Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
 * Adjusted advance of stand to prevent it from slipping behind the opponent and occasionally not hitting.
 * "Reversal Assist"
 * Fixed animation.

1.4.1

 * "Reversal Assist"
 * Increased number of stocks from one to two.

1.5.0

 * Standing Heavy Attack [Stand Off]
 * Changed to two hit attack.
 * Changed effect when move landed with MAX Electricity. (launches)
 * Standing Medium Attack [Stand On]
 * Increased move distance.
 * "Kiss this!" skill
 * Made it move forward in front of the opponent when activated.
 * Changed to four hit attack when Electricity Gauge is full.
 * Made flash cancel available when Electricity Gauge is full.
 * "I'll drag you in!" skill
 * Increased start up speed.
 * "Gonna knock your ass out!" skill
 * Increased start up speed.
 * Increased speed of Stand animation near end of move.
 * Adjusted Stand Rush timing due to increased animation speed.