Akihiko Sanada

This article is about a crossover with Persona 4!

My muscles roar as they break the limits! Our fists shall collide! And there's the gong!

真田明彦 Akihiko Sanada
Name	Akihiko Sanada
Voice Actors	Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese) Liam O'Brien (English)
Character Themes
The Wandering Wolf

Taking action in Persona 3, he was a member of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES). In his pursuit of inexhaustible power, he now travels the world in training to better himself. His Persona is Caesar.
In exchange for his short reach, he's an explosively strong infighter. Cyclone Uppercut forces opponents upwards, with a strong, top-class follow-up to be proud of!

Command Lists

Name	Command
Smart Combo
Smart Combo 1	A ・ A ・ A ・ A
Smart Combo 2	← + A ・ A ・ A ・ A
Smart Combo 3	In mid-air, A ・ A
Smart Combo 4	In mid-air, B ・ B
Special
Special Attack 1	← + A
Ducking ダッキング Dakkingu	→→
	Becomes invulnerable to projectiles from the middle of the action.
Cyclone サイクロン Saikuron
	You can use follow-up attacks during certain actions. Akihiko can perform Cyclone Follow-ups after certain actions. Performing follow-ups consecutively raises the Cyclone Level--indicated at the bottom ofthe screen--increasing the damage and chip damage of Cyclone Follow-up attacks.
Boomerang Hook/Sonic Punch ブーメランフック/ソニックパンチ Būmeranfukku/Sonikku Panchi	A or B during Cyclone
Follow-up Clash Assault 派生クラッシュアサルト Hasē Kurasshu Asaruto	C during Cyclone
	Hits high.
Follow-up Sweep 派生足払い Hasē Ashiharai	↓ + C during Cyclone
	Hits low.
Follow-up Throw 派生投げ Hasē Nage	B + C during Cyclone
	A grab that becomes invulnerable to projectiles from the middle of the action.
Reversal Action
Double Uppercut ダブルアッパー Daburu Appā
	You become invulnerable at the start of the action. The ground version cannot be blocked in the air.
Skill
Corkscrew コークスクリュー Kōkusukuryū	↓↘→ + A or B (B only chargeable)
	The B version has invulnerability against body attribute attacks during the action.
Assault Dive アサルトダイブ Asaruto Daibu	↓↙← + A or B (Air OK)
	Each Assault Dive can be followed up by Cyclone Follow-up attacks.
Extra Skill (Takes 1 skill gauge)
EX Corkscrew EX コークスクリュー EX Kōkusukuryū	↓↘→ + C
	Becomes invulnerable to projectiles from the middle of the action. The EX version has invulnerability against projectiles, and can also move through opponents and circle behind them.
EX Assault Dive EX アサルトダイブ EX Asaruto Daibu	↓↙← + C (Air OK)
Distortion Skill (Takes 2 skill gauge)
Cyclone Uppercut サイクロンアッパー Saikuron Appā	↓↘→ + B + C
	You become invulnerable at the start of the action.
Maziodyne マハジオダイン Maha Jiodain	↓↙← + B + C
	You become invulnerable at the start of the action.
Distortion Skill · Duo (takes 2 skill gauge)
Maziodyne マハジオダイン Maha Jiodain	P during the main character's Distortion Skill
	You become invulnerable at the start of the action.
Astral Heat
Earth Breaker アースブレイカー Āsubureikā	↓↓↓ + B + C
	You become invulnerable at the start of the action. [Requirements]In order to activate, you must have Resonance Blaze active (Lv 4), have 9 Skill Gauges at time of activation, and the opponent must be down to one character.

Palettes

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  Takaya Sakaki
  (Persona 3)

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  Bang Shishigami

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  Takaya Sakaki and Hypnos (Persona 3)

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  Enkidu and Hilda
  (Under Night In-Birth)

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  Nora Valkyrie and
  Lie Ren (RWBY)

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  Futaba Sakura and Necronomicon
  (Persona 5)

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  Nintendo Switch

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Combos

Tactics Mode

<tabs plain> <tab name="Numpad Notation">

For an explanation of how numpad notation works, see also "Numpad Notation" on Dustloop.

1. 5AAA > 236A
2. j.B > 2A > 5B~A~A~2C > 236B+C
3. [Activate Anti-Air Attack] 2B > jc > j.B > jc > j.B > j.C > 214B
4. B+C~B~B~A > 236B
5. [Activate Anti-Air Attack] 2B > jc > j.B > jc > j.B > j.C > 214C~66~A~A~A > 236B+C
6. Activate Resonance Blaze > 5AAA > 214C~B~B~A > 236B > 214B+C

</tab> <tab name="In-Game Notation">

1. Standing AAA > ↓↘→ + A
2. Jumping B > ↓ + A > Standing B -> A -> A -> ↓ + C > ↓↘→ + B + C
3. [Activate Anti-Air Attack] Crouching B > Jump Cancel > Jumping B > Jump Cancel > Jumping B > Jumping C > Midair ↓↙← + B
4. B + C -> B -> B -> A > ↓↘→ + B
5. [Activate Anti-Air Attack] Crouching B > Jump Cancel > Jumping B > Jump Cancel > Jumping B > Jumping C > Midair ↓↙← + B -> →→ -> A -> A -> A > ↓↘→ + B + C
6. Activate Resonance Blaze > Standing AAA > ↓↙← + C -> B -> B -> A > ↓↘→ + B > ↓↙← + B

</tab> </tabs>

Gallery

Main Illustration

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Gameplay

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  Cut-In

DLC Icons

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External Links

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Official Website (JP), Characters, Akihiko Sanada
• Megami Tensei Wikia, Akihiko Sanada