Sonic Hurricane

"Move it! Sonic! Hurricane! (邪魔だ！ソニック、ハリケーン！ Jama da! Sonikku, Harikēn!)"

—Guile

The Sonic Hurricane (ソニックハリケーン, Sonikku Harikēn^?) is one of Guile's special attacks, introduced as one of his Super Combos in Street Fighter Alpha 3.

Damage

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Description

Guile preparing the Sonic Hurricane in Super Street Fighter IV.

Executed by charging backward, pressing forward, then performing a backward-then-forward motion and pressing punch, Guile unleashes a massive non-projectile Sonic Boom which whirls in place directly in front of him, dealing significant damage to any foe caught in it. The Level depends on how many hits it does due to how long it will last.

In the crossovers (especially in Marvel vs. Capcom 2), the move has a vacuum effect and can deal as much hits as the original Level 3 version, also boasting an increased range by quickly expanding.

The SVC Chaos version however, has smaller range and does not have a vacuum effect, and is mainly placed directly in front of Guile. This stays true in the Street Fighter IV version as well.

In Street Fighter 6, this move is Guile's Level 1 Super Art. If Heavy Punch is pressed for this attack, Guile fires the Sonic Hurricane at an upward-angle.

Tactics

Guile utilizing Sonic Hurricane against Ling Xiaoyu in Street Fighter X Tekken.

In the Street Fighter IV games, a player can use a level 2 or 3 Focus Attack, then Dash Cancel into a Guile High Kick, follow with a Flash Kick, and then use a Focus Attack to dash cancel into the Ultra Combo. Defensively, the attack makes a good counter if an opponent is moving towards Guile or coming down from a predictable jump.

When executing the move in Street Fighter IV, it must be done in such a way that the opponent doesn't wind up directly in front of Guile when it starts. If this happens, there is a small "dead zone" directly in front of Guile where an opponent can safely stand without being damaged by the attack, leading to a surefire counter.

Guile has the Sonic Hurricane as his Critical Art in Street Fighter V. Before he starts the Critical Art, his muscular arms comically pump up. If performed while the Guile's first V-Trigger is active, the Sonic Hurricane transforms into the Sonic Tempest, which increases the number of hits and area of the attack. Doing this completely drain the V-Trigger gauge. It is also the only Critical Art in the entire game that requires charging and one of the only three Critical Arts to not have quarter circle motions in its input, with the others being Bolshoi Russian Suplex and the Shun Goku Satsu.

Trivia

• In the Street Fighter EX series, the Sonic Boom Typhoon is an alternate version of this attack.
• In Street Fighter V, Nash uses the technique as his Critical Art move, named Judgement Saber.
• Guile's version of the Sonic Hurricane was originally going to be added to Nash's move list in the cancelled Capcom Fighting All-Stars, the first time he actually used this super combo was in a cutscene from A Shadow Falls, during his rematch against M. Bison.

Gallery

SFXTK sequence.

Guile powering up for his Sonic Hurricane

Gif animation of Guile using Sonic Hurricane against Cammy in Street Fighter V.

Nash using a vertical Sonic Hurricane, or Judgement Saber, against Cammy.

Nash's Sonic Hurricane in A Shadow Falls.

Gif animation of Guile using Sonic Hurricane against Cammy in Street Fighter 6.

Gif animation of Guile using Heavy Sonic Hurricane against Cammy in Street Fighter 6.

Sprite

Videos

Super Street Fighter 4 - Guile Ultra 2 Sonic Hurricane

Sonic Hurricane in SSFIV (Japanese voices).

Guile Sonic Boom SFXT

STREET FIGHTER V -Streeet Fighter V - Guile Critical Art Sonic Hurricane

Sonic Hurricane demonstration in SFV (Japanese Voice)

Sonic Hurricane SFV

English Voices 1080P 60FPS