Wrath of the Raging Demon

The Wrath of the Raging Demon (真・瞬獄殺, Shin Shun Goku Satsu, "True Instant Hell Murder/True Blinking Prison Killer") is Akuma's first Ultra Combo in the Street Fighter IV series. It is a more powerful variant of his infamous Super Combo, the Raging Demon.

Description
Executed the same way as the Raging Demon but moving backward instead of forward, it is essentially the same as the original on startup ("Prepare yourself!"); when Akuma comes into contact with his opponent, however, the camera briefly changes into first-person view (from the helpless opponent's POV, essentially facing towards Akuma), and four kanji appear in the corners of the screen ("Die one thousand deaths!"). The screen goes black as 16 'hit sparks' flash, with the opponent screaming in pain as if they were just knocked out. The camera then closes up on Akuma after the last hit lands, with the ten kanji (天, "heaven") appearing on his back and in the background as well, his downed opponent lying at his feet.

The kanji that appear (一瞬千撃', Isshun Sengeki, "One instant/blink, thousand strikes") were mistranslated for the English release of the games, resulting in Akuma's given quote above.

Tactics
Wrath of the Raging Demon has invincibility on startup like most Ultra Combos, as well as higher damage than his Super Combo; it deals 27 hits to the opponent and, with a full Revenge Gauge, is capable of inflicting more than half of a full life bar in damage. It also works better as a counter, punish and anti-air, in contrast to the regular Raging Demon.

Shin Akuma's Wrath of the Raging Demon uses a 'true' Ashura Senku during the slide; thus, he has the ability to pass through attacks that would normally cancel the Raging Demon, and the move has priority over almost all moves that would do the same, including other Ultra Combos (except Dan's Shisso Buraiken). The speed of the slide is much faster than that of his playable counterpart, and the slide itself covers the entire screen.

While most Ultra Combos cannot be canceled into, Akuma can cancel his crouching heavy kick into Wrath of the Raging Demon.

Video
thumb|300px|left|Wrath of the Raging Demon (Japanese voices).