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M. Bison's character biography

Next to nothing is known about Bison's youth and his early years, even as to when he was born (most game manuals list his birth year as unknown), but he appears to be in his late 40's to mid 50's although he could be much older - some speculate he is above the 100's despite his not-so-old appearance. His first appearance, chronologically speaking, was in Street Fighter Alpha, as the head of an elusive criminal and military organization known as Shadoloo. Along with his aspirations for world conquest, M. Bison had been working on perfecting a lethal and deadly energy that would exponentially increase his fighting ability, an inherently evil energy he refers to as "Psycho Power". During the events of Street Fighter Alpha, Shadoloo came to the attention of Interpol, which sent Chun-Li (an operative with a personal vendetta against the crime lord, who had killed her father) to thwart Bison's plans. Chun-Li and M. Bison eventually confronted each other and battled. M. Bison defeated Chun-Li and then escaped on his helicopter while mocking her and promising to kill her in the same manner he killed her father if she confronts him again. During the events of Alpha or Alpha 2, M. Bison also came into conflict with Rose, a mysterious woman who wielded Soul Power, the opposite of Bison's Psycho Power. This fact and the fact that her quest was to stop any and all of M. Bison's evil plans indicate the intricate connection between the two, and would later be revealed in Street Fighter Alpha 3. 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. ... The International Criminal Police Organization – Interpol (ICPO-Interpol) was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation. ... Chun-Li (春麗) is a video game character created by Capcom. ... Rose ) is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ...

Most likely during the events of Street Fighter Alpha 2, the Psycho Power began exceeding the limits of his body. Having predicted this event, M. Bison had his scientists engineer a body that he could transfer his essence to, but that body, Cammy, escaped from Shadoloo's conditioning. M. Bison then turned his sights to Ryu, one of the most powerful fighters in the world, and the personal nemesis of Bison's former underling, Sagat. Bison defeated and captured Ryu and subjected him to intense psychological conditioning; when Sagat objected, M. Bison turned Ryu on him, telling him he could finally have his rematch. While Sagat battled Ryu, Ryu's friends Ken and Sakura fought M. Bison. With Sagat's urging, Ryu comes to his senses and forces M. Bison to retreat to the Psycho Drive, which restored his power. Cammy White (キャミィ or キャミー・ホワイト) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series. ...   , also written as 隆) is a video game character created by Capcom, and is the main character in the Street Fighter series. ... ‹ The template below (Vg-in-universe) has been proposed for deletion. ... Conditioning is a psychological term for what Ivan Pavlov described as the learning of conditional behavior. ... Ken Masters ) is a video game character created by Capcom. ... Sakura Kasugano ) is a video game character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games. ...

In Street Fighter Alpha 3, USAF officers Charlie and Guile are on a mission to stop the dictator from using his new creation, a satellite (featured in Street Fighter Alpha 3), which can enhance his Psycho Power abilities. Guile and Charlie are joined by Chun-Li, and the three of them battle M. Bison. In order to take down Shadoloo's leader, Charlie keeps fighting him while the base is set to explode, and eventually sacrifices his own life. M. Bison's soul, however, ended up surviving the explosion and took control of Rose. It is revealed that, while trying to master Psycho Power, Bison had to expel all the humanity and good in his soul to accommodate and supplant the intense energy the power gives him, and that Rose is actually the formation of all of M. Bison's good energy. He stayed inside of Rose's body until his Shadoloo scientists could forge a new body for him, the body seen in Street Fighter II. This body, however, was much weaker, since, having inhabited his "good side"'s soul for a period of time, he retained both his good and evil energies as he transferred to his new body, thus making his Psycho Power considerably less effective. “The U.S. Air Force” redirects here. ... Charlie, known as Nash ) in Japan, is a video game character from Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... Guile ) is a video game character in Capcoms Street Fighter series of fighting games. ... For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ...

M. Bison held the second Street Fighter tournament to get revenge against the people who had destroyed the Psycho Drive. His new body was much weaker than the previous, but he was still very powerful. In the end, he was destroyed by Akuma, who killed him with the Shun Goku Satsu and sent his soul to hell to be destroyed. Bison was not heard of in Street Fighter III, and Chun-Li's mid-boss dialogue with Urien in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike suggests that Shadoloo was destroyed. 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. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Akuma (Street Fighter). ... For other uses, see Hell (disambiguation). ... Urien is a character in the Street Fighter III fighting game series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

It is still unknown if M. Bison will return in a future installment.

Appearance

His general attire consists of a red military uniform with large silver shoulder plates, wrist bands, and shin guards; on his cap is the skull insignia of his crime syndicate known as Shadoloo (sometimes referred to as Shadowlaw or Shadowloo). Bison's eyes lack both pupils and irises (exception in "Street Fighter II"), leaving them a ghastly white color. He sports a dark colored cape in the Alpha series, in which he appears with his original body. In Street Fighter II and the Capcom vs SNK series, he appears with a much slimmer body, and removes his cape before battle. In anatomy, the iris (plural irises or irides) is the most visible part of the eye of vertebrates, including humans. ...

Shin M. Bison

Shin M. Bison is an alternate version of M. Bison with more powerful abilities, fewer weaknesses, and often a different costume. Much like Shin Akuma, this modified version of the character is meant to portray Bison when he chooses to unleash the true depths of his power. The only canon appearance of Shin M. Bison takes place in Street Fighter Alpha 3 (often referred to as Final M. Bison) but he has also appeared in both Street Fighter EX2 Plus (referred to as Bison II), and Street Fighter EX3 as a secret, computer-only boss character. For other uses, see Akuma. ... Street Fighter EX2 Plus is an action fighting 3-D video game developed by Arika, and published by Capcom. ...

When fighting in this more powerful form, Bison’s abilities differ from game to game. In Street Fighter Alpha 3, his fierce punch attacks send out a wave of energy and his psycho crusher super combo fills the entire screen with a devastating streak of blue flames. This improved psycho crusher is much faster and stronger than its normal counterpart, cannot be blocked in the air, and does severe damage even when blocked.

In Street Fighter EX 2 Plus and Street Fighter EX 3, Shin M. Bison appears with pale, indigo-tinted skin and a white uniform. In both of these games, he has an infinite amount of SC energy, the ability to cancel most of his moves, and three greatly improved psycho cannon projectile attacks. Indigo is the color on the spectrum between about 450 and 420 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet. ...

Shin M. Bison also tends to be far more aggressive than his normal counterpart in all the titles he appears in, and makes frequent use of his teleporting ability.

Gameplay

M. Bison is a "charge character" in that, his special moves require that you hold in directions for a few seconds before pulling a move off. One of his special moves is the "Psycho crusher" which sends him flying in the direction of his opponent with a damaging spin. The "Scissors Kick" allows him to do a forward flip which will knock the opponent away. With the "Head Stomp", Bison jumps into the air and homes into the opponent, bouncing off their heads in which he can follow up and smack them with his own hands.

In the alpha series, he gained new moves such as the "Psycho shot" which was his very own projectile and a couple abilities which allowed him to teleport and hover above the air.

His Super Attacks contain a more powerful version of the Psycho crusher (In Alpha 3, it is his most powerful attack taking up the whole screen when used) and the Knee Press Nightmare, which is a more varied version of the scissors kick.

Actors

1994 film

In Street Fighter, "General" M. Bison was played by Raúl Juliá, who died shortly before the movie's release. The film is consequently dedicated to him with the text "For Raul: Vaya Con Dios" appearing before the rolling credits. At one point during the movie, Juliá quotes the game with the line "Anyone who opposes me shall be destroyed", after Van Damme quotes the game with the line "Are you man enough to fight with me?" In this incarnation, he was an insane dictator who sought to create the "perfect soldier" in order to dominate the world. Street Fighter is a 1994 action movie based on Capcoms popular fighting game series Street Fighter. ... Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay [IPA: raul rafael xulia i aɾselai] (better known as simply Raúl Juliá) (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Golden Globe award winning actor from Puerto Rico who lived and worked for many years in the United... Inmates at Bedlam Asylum, as portrayed by William Hogarth Insanity, or madness, is a semi-permanent, severe mental disorder typically stemming from a form of mental illness. ... Dictator is originally the title of a magistrate in ancient Rome appointed by the Senate to rule the state in times of emergency. ...

Bison, being a very arrogant man, had artwork made for him, usually depicting him as a heroic character. Some of the artwork is found in his quarters. When Bison captures Chun-Li and takes her to his quarters, Jacques-Louis David's painting, Napoleon Crossing The Alps hangs on the wall. This painting originally depicted Napoleon Bonaparte in a heroic pose on a white horse. Napoleon's picture is replaced by a picture of Bison in the same pose. Chun-Li (春麗) is a video game character created by Capcom. ... Jacques-Louis David (August 30, 1748 – December 29, 1825) was a highly influential French painter in the Neoclassical style, considered to be the prominent painter of the era. ... Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from...

Towards the end of the film as he fights Guile, Bison says "You come to fight a madman, and instead find a god? Do you still refuse to accept my godhood? Keep your own God! In fact, now may be a good time to pray to Him! For I beheld Satan as he fell from Heaven LIKE LIGHTNING!" Whether the script writer knew this or not (although Bison does refer to it in the comic book adaptation), the end ultimately derives from Luke Chapter Ten Verse 18, which, according to the King James version of the Bible, reads, "And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." In the context of the film, this has two possible interpretations. As it was Jesus Christ that spoke that verse, Bison, not unlike Hitler, might imagine himself a Messiah, albeit an evil one. That is supported by the fact that earlier Bison spoke of fighting for good by bringing the world into "the loving grip of the Pax Bisonica." The second interpretation is that Bison believes himself to be an Anti-Christ figure, knowingly and deliberately doing evil for evil's sake. This is supported by the fact that, at that moment, Bison was renouncing God and seemingly lauding the Devil. It should also be noted in support of the latter, that Bison was shooting Guile with lightning like electrical powers as he was proclaiming his "godhood."

Although the movie synopsis states Bison to be Russian, Juliá used a perfect English accent for the role.

Animated movie

In Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Bison's voice was provided by Takeshi Kusaka in the original Japanese version and by Tom Wyner in the English dub. In the Street Fighter Alpha and Marvel vs. Capcom series as well as Namco x Capcom, M. Bison was voiced by Tomomichi Nishimura, who also voiced Akuma. In the SNK vs. series and Capcom Fighting Evolution M. Bison was voiced by Norio Wakamoto. Thomas Halperin Wyner (Born June 16, 1947) is a British-American voice actor for anime series who usually gets tough guy or villain roles. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Marvel vs. ... Namco x Capcom (ナムコ クロス カプコン) is a turn-based strategy game featuring characters from games produced by video game companies Namco and Capcom, and developed by Monolith Soft. ... Tomomichi Nishimura , born June 2, 1946) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Chiba and works for Arts Vision. ... 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. ... The SNK vs. ... Capcom Fighting Evolution, known as Capcom Fighting Jam (Japanese: カプコン ファイティング ジャム) outside of North America is a fighting game from Capcom. ... Norio Wakamoto (若本 規夫 Wakamoto Norio), is a veteran seiyū who was born Noriaki Wakamoto (若本 紀昭 Wakamoto Noriaki) on October 18, 1945 at Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. ...

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: 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 African-American boxer known as M. Bison in Japan was changed to Balrog elsewhere.

The Spanish assassin/bullfighter known as Balrog in Japan was changed to Vega elsewhere.

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

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Trivia

• In Street Fighter II, Bison's flying kick done in his standing jump with the strong kick button resembles Cody's F+HK attack, the Crack Kick.
• Smash Daisaku, the primary boss in Gunstar Heroes, looks very similar to M. Bison, albeit a lot smaller.
• In the World Heroes series, the primitive robot Brocken bears a huge resemblance with M. Bison.
• Originally, in World Warrior and all other versions of Street Fighter 2 before the Super series, the symbol on Bison's hat was originally a star, possibly to denote his military rank, but made it look as though M. Bison was a member of the Chinese Nationalist Army. It was changed to the Shadoloo insignia in Super Street fighter 2: The New Challengers.
• Yasunori Kato, of the Japanese literary epic Teito Monogatari, was most likely the inspiration for M. Bison.
• The Poopsmith of Homestar Runner fame has dressed as M. Bison
• The name of Clayfighter character N. Boss is a play on Bison's name.
• In the Guild Wars expansion, The Eye of the North, the champion of the Norn Fighting Tournament is named Magni the Bison, this can be shortened to M. Bison, paying homage to this character.

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Video game appearances

As a fighter

• Street Fighter II (1991) - unplayable character
• Street Fighter II': Champion Edition - (1992)
• Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting - (1992)
• Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers - (1993)
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo (1994)
• Street Fighter: The Movie (1995)
• Street Fighter Alpha (1995) - secret character
• Street Fighter Alpha 2 (1996)
• Street Fighter EX (1996) - secret character
• X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996) - normal character
• Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter (1997) - normal character
• Marvel vs. Capcom (1997) - cameo appearances in several character's endings
• Street Fighter EX Plus (1997) - secret character
• Street Fighter EX 2 Plus (1998) - two versions of the character exist: Bison (playable) and "Bison II" (CPU Only - secret boss character)
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1999) - normal and secret characters. His stronger incarnation which only the CPU has access to sports a screen-filling Psycho Crusher that can't be air blocked.
• SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium (1999) - secret character
• Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (2000) - unlockable character
• Street Fighter EX 3 (2000) - three versions of Bison exist, normal (playable) "Bison II" (secret) and "Shin Bison" (unplayable)
• Capcom vs. SNK Pro (2001)
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 (2001) - normal character
• SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom (2004) - normal character
• Capcom Fighting Evolution (2004) - normal character

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Not as a fighter

• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash (1999)
• SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters 2 Expand Edition (2001)
• Namco x Capcom (2005)

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Sources

• The Street Fighter video game series and related video games
• Arcade Flyers concerning the Street Fighter series; many can be found at ArcadeFlyers.com
• Instruction booklets from the home versions of the Street Fighter video game series
• Studio Ben (ed.) 2000. All About Capcom Fighting Games 1987-2000. Japan: Denpa Shinbunsha. ISBN 4-88554-676-1, This book contains official statements by Capcom about plot details not included in the games themselves.
• Tiamat's Street Fighter guide: Contains translated information found in various official Japanese language Capcom sources, such as All About Street Fighter Zero 3, Eiga Street Fighter II Memorial Koushiki Fanbook ISBN 4-09-102491-2, Official Street Fighter Zero 3 Guidebook, Street Fighter 3: New Generation Bible, Street Fighter Eternal Challenge.

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