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"Prepare yourself! Die one thousand deaths!
Metsu! / This is Messatsu!
(覚悟はよいか! 一瞬千撃!
滅! / これぞ…滅殺…
Kakugo wa yoi ka! Isshun sengeki!
Metsu! / Korezo...Messatsu...
?)
"
Akuma
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Akuma approaching using Wrath of Raging Demon

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

Damage
Akuma 510

Description[]

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A clip of the move being used against Gouken, displaying the slide and kanji. Click to view the animation.

Executed the same way as the Shun Goku Satsu but moving backward instead of forward, it is essentially the same as the original on startup; 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 (一瞬千撃', Isshun Sengeki, "One instant, one thousand strikes"). The screen goes black as 27 "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. Should the move result in the opponent being KO'ed, then as with the original Shun Goku Satsu, the background changes into Akuma's signature black-and-white backdrop, the announcer will not announce "KO" and the opponent remains silent.

Other appearances[]

Tekken 7: Fated Retribution[]

The attack is used as Akuma's Rage Art in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. It is performed more as it is the original Raging Demon, using the input LP, LP, forward, LK, RP.

Street Fighter X Mega Man[]

Wrath of the Raging Demon appears as Akuma's Ultra Combo in this game. Unlike the other bosses, however, Akuma starts the battle with a full Revenge Gauge meaning he can and will use the move immediately as the fight begins. Akuma is completely invincible during the dash which crosses the entire screen, referencing Shin Akuma's version of the move in Street Fighter IV. If Mega Man is hit by this move, he will be killed instantly.

Tekken (Mobile)[]

In the mobile game, the attack is used by Akuma in both 3-Star and 4-Star appearances when he is in a Critical and Rage state. His Rage Art can be avoidable when the player move backwards by tapping at the left several times depending on the player's success to avoid contact with the move. If it connects, it deals heavy damage.

Tactics[]

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USF4 Initial Connection.

Wrath of the Raging Demon has invincibility on startup like most Ultra Combos, as well as a high damage output. If performed with a full Revenge Gauge, it can inflict up to 510 damage to the opponent (from Super Street Fighter IV and onwards), more than half of an average life bar. As the move is also considered a "grab", it cannot be avoided by blocking. However, it is not a zero-frame grab, so it works best as a counter, a punish or an anti-air in contrast to the regular Shun Goku Satsu.

When the boss version of Akuma performs Wrath of the Raging Demon, he uses a "true" Ashura Senku during the slide; thus, he has the ability to pass through attacks that would normally cancel the Raging Demon. The speed of boss Akuma's 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 any of his normals (except crouching heavy kick in Ultra Street Fighter IV) into the Wrath of the Raging Demon; as the move is a grab, this cancel is used to either easily buffer the move or catch an opponent in the middle of an armored move, like a Focus Attack.

Trivia[]

  • The kanji that appear during the closeup on Akuma were mistranslated for the English release of the games, resulting in Akuma's given quote above.
    • Curiously, "Isshun Sengeki" and "Die One Thousand Deaths" renders an identical mouth movement for Akuma, in contrast to most translated or English dub voices would de-sync with character mouth movements that are normally designed for Japanese speech in the game.
  • When the camera is zoomed out all the way out of cinematic view, it is revealed that the 4 kanji are not placed from Akuma's perspective, unlike other similar visual effects; they are simply put on the corners of the screen, no matter what perspective the player sees Akuma at.
  • In the original Street Fighter IV, Wrath of the Raging Demon dealt up to 600 damage with a full Revenge Bar, the highest amount of damage dealt by a single move. This value is tied with Ultimate Atomic Buster and Lightning Cannonball in said game.
  • In Tekken 7, this move grows stronger the lower Akuma’s health is. If performed by Shin-Akuma, however, it will instantly defeat the opponent, no matter how much health the opponent had and no matter how little health Shin-Akuma has.
  • Also in Tekken 7, the opponent will not make their defeated sound until after Akuma’s Rage Art is finished, if the final blow was the Rage Art. If it does not defeat them, then the opponent remains silent.

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