Balrog
Balrog in Capcom vs. SNK (SNK Groove).
Game series	Street Fighter series
First game	Street Fighter II
Voice actor(s)	Kouichi Yamadera
In-universe information
Birthplace	United States
Fighting style	Boxing
Likes	Money, Women, Bourbon
Dislikes	Fish, Effort, Math, Losing
Special skill	Gambling
Affiliation	Shadoloo (former)

Balrog, known as M. Bison or Mike Bison (マイク・バイソン, Maiku Baison^?) in Japan, is a character from the Street Fighter fighting game series. For the Street Fighter character known as M. Bison in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). ... For the Street Fighter character known as Vega in Japan, see M. Bison. ... Image File history File links Balrog. ... The SNK VS. Series is a collection of video games by either Capcom or SNK in which characters that appear in games created by both of these two companies appear. ... Street Fighter ), or commonly abbreviated as SF, is a popular series of fighting games in which the players pit combatants from around the world, each with his or her own special moves, against one another. ... Street Fighter II ) is a 1991 competitive fighting game by Capcom. ... Koichi Kamadera (山寺 宏一 Yamadera Kōichi, born June 17, 1961 in Miyagi) is a veteran seiyū who also hosts a childrens show on Japanese TV and has had a couple of live action roles (namely in a couple of recent Godzilla movies). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Shadoloo (often spelled as Shadowloo, Shadaloo, Shadowlaw and Shadowland, Japanese: シャドルー, Esperanto, in the movie: Åœadoluo) is a fictional international crime syndicate which is featured prominently in Capcoms Street Fighter series. ... Street Fighter ), or commonly abbreviated as SF, is a popular series of fighting games in which the players pit combatants from around the world, each with his or her own special moves, against one another. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ...

Story

Balrog was once a great boxing champion and prize fighter. He was banned from boxing for permanently injuring his opponents (as well as his illegal maneuvers, particularly his headbutt), so he joined the Shadoloo criminal organization, and worked his way up from the bottom, eventually becoming Bison's enforcer. While running errands for M. Bison (Vega in Japan), he killed Dhalsim's elephant with a single Gigaton Punch. In one mission, Balrog was sent to terminate Birdie. Although he did not know why, Balrog went anyway. Birdie told him about the Psycho Drive, and Balrog agreed to help him find it, thinking he could make money from it. When the Psycho Drive exploded, Balrog realized that he had not been paid recently. When M. Bison was killed at the hands of Akuma, ownership of Shadoloo was transferred to the former prize fighter. Unfortunately, he ended up running the entire organization into the ground in no time. After the fall of Shadoloo, Balrog became nothing more than a bum on the streets. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism and The Sweet Science, is a combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism and The Sweet Science, is a combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one... The top combatant can attack with headbutts while being held in the bottom combatants guard. ... Shadoloo (often spelled as Shadowloo, Shadaloo, Shadowlaw and Shadowland, Japanese: シャドルー, Esperanto, in the movie: Ŝadoluo) is a fictional international crime syndicate which is featured prominently in Capcoms Street Fighter series. ... Organized crime or criminal organizations are groups or operations run by criminals, most commonly for the purpose of generating a monetary profit. ... For the Street Fighter character known as M. Bison in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). ... Dhalsim , based on Malayalam ധല്സിമ്) is a video game character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games, who comes from the land of Kerala, India. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... Birdie ) is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... Akuma as seen in Capcom VS. SNK 2, illustrated by Shinkiro Akuma (demon in Japanese), known in Japan as Gouki , strong oni(strong demon,strong ogre)), is a video game character created by Capcom. ...

Appearance

Balrog wears blue boxing trunks with white trim and a torn white shirt under a blue tank top. He wears red boxing gloves and boxing shoes. His hairstyle consists of short hair with cornrows in the front. In certain illustrations, his Japanese name, "Bison", can be seen on the waistband of his trunks, although it's usually removed when these illustrations are published outside Japan. Cornrows on a male Cornrows are a traditional style of hair grooming of African origin where the hair is tightly braided very close to the scalp, using an underhand, upward motion to produce a continuous, raised row. ...

Name change

When Street Fighter II was localized in America, Capcom was afraid of a lawsuit from Mike Tyson over a character with his likeness and a similar sounding name (Mike Bison). Additionally, when the designers presented the game to Capcom USA's marketing department, they believed that the name Vega was a weakling's name.[1] They decided to rotate the names of three of the four boss characters in the following manner: It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a former American world heavyweight boxing champion and is the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title. ...

The Black boxer is known as M. Bison in Japan and Balrog elsewhere.

The Spanish assassin/bullfighter is known as Balrog in Japan and Vega elsewhere.

The evil dictator and head of Shadoloo is known as Vega in Japan and M. Bison elsewhere.

For the Street Fighter character known as Vega in Japan, see M. Bison. ... For the Street Fighter character known as M. Bison in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). ...

In other media

In Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, he is portrayed close to his original role in the games, which is largely as dumb-muscle for Bison. He is voiced by Joe Romersa in the English dub and Jōji Nakata in the Japanese dub. Joe Romersa (born Joseph Romersa) is a well-known musician, drummer, bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist While many know him from his singing and music work on the Silent Hill game series, many people also know him from his former group Soy Cowboy, which can only half-accurately be described... Joji Nakata ) (April 22, 1954 - ) is a male seiyÅ« affiliated with ÅŒsawa Office, born in the Metropolitan area of Tokyo, Japan. ...

In the 1994 live action film he was portrayed by Grand L. Bush and was one of the good guys, more specifically the camera-man in Chun-Li's news-crew. Like the other members (Chun-Li and Honda) Balrog held a grudge against Shadoloo for ruining his boxing career. Near the end of the film he dons his regular outfit from the games. In the 1995, animated series, Street Fighter, he is a scientist for Bison, with his storyline intact. He is voiced by Paul Dobson. Street Fighter is a 1994 action movie based on Capcoms popular fighting game series Street Fighter. ... Grand L. Bush (born December 24, 1955) is an American actor of stage, television and major motion pictures. ... Chun-Li (春麗) is a video game character created by Capcom. ... Edmond Honda ), more commonly known as E. Honda, is a video game character created by Capcom. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Street Fighter is an American animated series that was featured on the USA Networks Cartoon Express and Action Extreme Team. ... Paul Dobson, of the brothers Dobson(himself, Michael, and Brian), is an accomplished Canadian voice actor, one of the many who work with Ocean Group, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Related characters

• Birdie
• Mike
• M. Bison
• Vega

Birdie ) is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... Mike is a character from Capcoms fighting game Street Fighter. ... For the Street Fighter character known as M. Bison in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). ... For the Street Fighter character known as Vega in Japan, see M. Bison. ...

External links

• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Balrog Previously hosted by Wikibooks