Zangief

Combatant
Zangief
Epithet	The Red Cyclone
Origin	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Company	Capcom
Appearance
Fight	Haggar VS Zangief
Cameo	Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim
Opponent
Record
Win	1
Loss	0
Draw	0

No matter how small the voices of support, it is wrestler's duty to never betray his fans! I will put smiles on the faces of the children of my homeland! I will show them what hard work and ingenuity can accomplish! Hear me, young men of Mother Russia! The Red Cyclone will not let you down!

—Zangief

Zangief is a protagonist from the Street Fighter series. He appeared in the fifth episode of Death Battle, Haggar VS Zangief, where he fought against Mike Haggar from the Final Fight series.

History

Born and raised in Russia, Zangief is a famed legendary wrestler and national hero whose prime motivation is his patriotic desire to fight for his country, earning him the nickname, the "Red Cyclone". The President promised Zangief the country's full support in exchange for traveling around the world and showing off the might of the Soviet Union, and to improve image abroad, an objective which Zangief wasn't made aware of. He then participated in the second World Warrior Tournament, hosted by Shadaloo, at the behest of the President, but loses. After which, Zangief, dissatisfied with the outcome, returned to training in the Russian wilderness, wrestling bears. He would then continue to represent his country various times in many tournaments, befriending many of the fighters and fighting against Shadaloo themselves, all while fighting for the pride of his country instead of personal gain.

Death Battle Info

Russian Wrestling

• Grabs & holds
• Tie-Ups
• Throws from Tie-Ups
• Push & Pull opponent to throw off balance
• Counter-Attacks when foe loses balance

Sambo

• Mix of wrestling & martial arts
• Uses tactics from Vikings, tartars, & golden horde
• Grappling, groundwork, & submissions
• No leglocks or chokeholds

Notable Moves

• Double Lariat
• Flying Power Bomb
• Atomic Suplex
• Body Splash
• Banishing Flat
• Spinning 'Screw' Piledriver

Ussuri Brown Bears

• Up to 1500 lbs.
• Twice as large as grizzly bears
• Rarely in packs
• Occasionally he wrestles polar bears

Cameo Appearances

• DBX: Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim

Zangief made a cameo appearance in Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim, where he can be seen in the beginning on the Street Fighter II character select screen.

Gallery

Appearance

Sprite used in Death Battle
(From Street Fighter Alpha 2)

Cameo in Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim
(Portrait from Street Fighter II': Champion Edition)

Arsenal and Abilities

Double Lariat

Flying Power Bomb

Bolshoi Russian Suplex

Flying Body Press

Banishing Flat

Spinning Piledriver

Trivia

• Zangief and his opponent are the second and third Capcom characters to appear, after Akuma, and with the next 24 being Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, Blanka, M. Bison, Strider Hiryu, Ryu, Dan Hibiki, Mega Man, Dante, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Zero, Balrog, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Jon Talbain, and Asura.
  • He is the second Capcom character to win, after Akuma, and with the next eight being Blanka, Strider Hiryu, Dante, Zero, Leon S. Kennedy, Ryu, MegaMan.EXE, and Jon Talbain.
  • He and his opponent are the second and third Street Fighter characters to appear, after Akuma, and the next eight being Chun-Li, Blanka, M. Bison, Ryu, Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Ken Masters, and Balrog.
    • He is the second Street Fighter character to win, after Akuma, and with the next two being Blanka and Ryu.
• Zangief is the first Fighting Game character to fight against a Non-Fighting Game character, with the next eight being Riptor, Raiden, Blanka, Nightmare, Dan Hibiki, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
  • He is the first Fighting Game character to win, with the next one being Blanka.
• One of Zangief's official voice actors, Jon Allen, voiced Leonardo in Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason.

External Links

• Zangief on Wikipedia
• Zangief on the Street Fighter Wiki