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Come to think of it, aside from Examon, Hacker's Memory also kinda retconned Alphamon. In Cyber Sleuth, Alphamon was able to use the Ouryuken despite being in the regular form. Come Hacker's Memory, however, Alphamon was given its Ouryuken form as a separate Digimon, and firmly establishing said form as being a Super Ultimate (which seems rather fitting for what's supposed to be the Royal Knights' phantom leader).
And yeah, Satan Mode makes sense, both for the reasons you mentioned and for being an absolute beast that even exceeds the other Seven Great Demon Lords in strength (one of which it evolves from). I think the only real surprise that came out of Cyber Sleuth was Rage Mode..... maybe it makes sense in that Sleep Mode is, fittingly, the true embodiment of Sloth, while RM is a super-powered, enraged form that cast away the sin it represents to gain greater power in return. And from a marketing perspective, I guess Sloth was the last of the Demon Lords to be revealed for a reason: they wanted to use the sleeping/awakening gimmick to emphasize Belphemon having a Mode Change form that surpasses all the other Demon Lords.
Incidentally, I think the Seven Great Demon Lords' X-Antibody forms might all be contenders for the Super Ultimate level. Usually, I'd say that an X-Antibody is the same level as their standard counterpart, and despite what the flavor text says, the X "upgrade" is really just a trade-off Slide Evolution, stronger in some areas while weaker in others, or at most, it's just a stronger version that still fits within the respective level (kinda like the Burst Modes in Cyber Sleuth). The SGDL might be the exception, however. They were already pretty high-tier Ultimates, but now it sounds like gaining the X-Antibody has made them reach their pinnacle, becoming the perfected avatar of their respective sins. But like Omegamon Merciful Mode, the existence of Ogudomon X might muddy this up a bit..... then again, Ogudomon X could work as an equivalent Slide Evolution to regular Ogudomon (or an evolution of Diablomon X if the V-pet's any indication), but not a fusion of the Demon Lords in their X forms.
Not sure if the X-Antibody forms of the Royal Knights bring them all up to Super Ultimate, or if they're all just Slide Evolutions (JesmonGX most definitely seems like it'd be a Super Ultimate, though). And while it's never been made official, I think other contenders for the Super Ultimate level include the aforementioned Ogudomon, UltimateChaosmon, Huanglongmon, MoonMillenniumon, ZeedMillenniumon, Death-Xmon, and some of the more recently-introduced fusions (Ordinemon, GraceNovamon, Rafflesimon, and RagnaLordmon if I recall all of them correctly). MAYBE BelialVamdemon, but I get the feeling it'd just get the Chaosdramon treatment: it evolves from VenomVamdemon, but still falls short of being a Super Ultimate (being the last boss for an anime series is certainly a plus, but I don't recall the franchise playing it up to be this top-tier threat ever since).
Crimson Mode doesn't really surprise me. Aside from being a straight upgrade from Dukemon, it's been pretty constantly portrayed as among the strongest Digimon in the franchise, often as Omegamon's equal. I recall the box to the Wonderswan card game, and I think one of the actual booster sets, portrayed the two as squaring off against eachother. Speaking of cards, it was also one of the first Digimon to have an attack power exceeding 1000.Lucemon SM is at least consistent with base Lucemon at skipping levels. (Rookie -> Ultimate -> Ultra).Looks like it's all the obvious ones, like direct evolutions and fusions. Belphemon RM and Lucemon SM are a bit of a surprise, though I think Cyber Sleuth put them in that level too? Like I said, the whole thing is screwy.
Gallantmon CM has about as much reason to be Ultra as Belphemon RM. Neither should be really when theyre both mode changes, but oh well. Could prob say the same for Paladin Mode, but I guess he makes sense as one due to gaining the power of one.
And yeah, Satan Mode makes sense, both for the reasons you mentioned and for being an absolute beast that even exceeds the other Seven Great Demon Lords in strength (one of which it evolves from). I think the only real surprise that came out of Cyber Sleuth was Rage Mode..... maybe it makes sense in that Sleep Mode is, fittingly, the true embodiment of Sloth, while RM is a super-powered, enraged form that cast away the sin it represents to gain greater power in return. And from a marketing perspective, I guess Sloth was the last of the Demon Lords to be revealed for a reason: they wanted to use the sleeping/awakening gimmick to emphasize Belphemon having a Mode Change form that surpasses all the other Demon Lords.
Incidentally, I think the Seven Great Demon Lords' X-Antibody forms might all be contenders for the Super Ultimate level. Usually, I'd say that an X-Antibody is the same level as their standard counterpart, and despite what the flavor text says, the X "upgrade" is really just a trade-off Slide Evolution, stronger in some areas while weaker in others, or at most, it's just a stronger version that still fits within the respective level (kinda like the Burst Modes in Cyber Sleuth). The SGDL might be the exception, however. They were already pretty high-tier Ultimates, but now it sounds like gaining the X-Antibody has made them reach their pinnacle, becoming the perfected avatar of their respective sins. But like Omegamon Merciful Mode, the existence of Ogudomon X might muddy this up a bit..... then again, Ogudomon X could work as an equivalent Slide Evolution to regular Ogudomon (or an evolution of Diablomon X if the V-pet's any indication), but not a fusion of the Demon Lords in their X forms.
Not sure if the X-Antibody forms of the Royal Knights bring them all up to Super Ultimate, or if they're all just Slide Evolutions (JesmonGX most definitely seems like it'd be a Super Ultimate, though). And while it's never been made official, I think other contenders for the Super Ultimate level include the aforementioned Ogudomon, UltimateChaosmon, Huanglongmon, MoonMillenniumon, ZeedMillenniumon, Death-Xmon, and some of the more recently-introduced fusions (Ordinemon, GraceNovamon, Rafflesimon, and RagnaLordmon if I recall all of them correctly). MAYBE BelialVamdemon, but I get the feeling it'd just get the Chaosdramon treatment: it evolves from VenomVamdemon, but still falls short of being a Super Ultimate (being the last boss for an anime series is certainly a plus, but I don't recall the franchise playing it up to be this top-tier threat ever since).