Shun Goku Satsu/Pop Culture

The Raging Demon is a popular attack in the Street Fighter series, known as Akuma's most powerful attack. Its popularity has caused it to find its way into the movesets of several other characters, as well as other forms of media.


 * In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future (an Capcom developed fighting game based on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga series), characters Iggy and Pet Shop have Raging Demon-styled moves. Iggy's Super Move Sand Storm begins with him approaching the opponent then latching onto them while his Stand grabs their ankles. The camera becomes static while hitsparks are displayed and the camera returns to the opponent on the ground. Pet Shop's Raging Birdie (or Shun Birdie Satsu) has more in common to Akuma's super by name than function: it is not a throw, can be blocked and the animation is completely visible. Both Sand Storm and Raging Birdie use the same button input as the Raging Demon. These supers can be viewed here; Iggy's super can be seen at 6:57 while Pet Shop's begins at 3:29.


 * In Bayonetta, a game made by former Capcom game director Hideki Kamiya, the secret boss, Father Rodin, has a move that directly resembles the Raging Demon. Instead of having his back to the screen, he simply lounges on the floor. This is one of the more powerful variations as it leaves the target with only single point of health left.
 * In Warriors Orochi 2/Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin, Orochi X has a move similar to the Raging Demon as his R1 special. However, it is mostly non-fatal, save on Chaos difficulty, where it is an instant kill.
 * In Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIII-2, optional DLC boss Amodar uses an attack called the Iron Bear Claw as his Full ATB Skill, which resembles the Raging Demon. In addition, the player can also use this attack as a Feral Link technique, which requires the same command input as the Raging Demon.
 * In Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Meta Knight has a Final Smash similar to the Raging Demon. However, it delivers below average knockback for a Final Smash and normally doesn't K.O. until the opponent's damage meter is above 100%.
 * In Namco Bandai Games' Soul Calibur IV, Mitsurugi's Critical Finish has a similar flash to the Raging Demon; he draws his sword and unleash two powerful slashes (similar to Akuma's attacks), and in the end, the opponent is down and burning.
 * In Touhou Hisoutensoku, Suwako's strongest Spell Card has an animation very similar to the Raging Demon.
 * In SNK's The King of Fighters 2001, Yuri Sakazaki has a DOA Thrashing (traditionally known as Desperation Move, or DM) that acts as the Raging Demon, except that she runs to her opponent at the start and does the "peace" sign with both of her hands at the end, but only if the attack connects.
 * In Sony's PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Toro Inoue has a move called Toro's dream comes true ^o^? that parodies of the Raging Demon move. In it Toro puts on his Oni costume and summons a club. It appears to take place on a floating platform made of clouds or rice cakes. Suddenly, Toro rushes towards the three opponents in the background while the screen goes black with slashes appearing on it. It then cuts to Toro standing victoriously with his back to the camera, a dark aura radiating from Toro, and a giant letter "T" carved into the ground.
 * In Marvel Avengers Alliance, Squirrel Girl has an attack called "Wrath of the Raging Squirrel" which is an obvious parody of Akuma's "Wrath of the Raging Demon" in both name and looks with the screen going dark and the target getting hit with an unseen barrage of attacks.