Balrog Street Fighter Wiki. For the claw- wielding assassin named Balrog in Japan, see Vega. Balrog Balrog, as he appears in Street Fighter V.
Likes. Rival(s)Chun- Li, Dudley, Birdie (SFA3), Vega, F. A. N. G, Necalli, Urien, Juri, Zangief, Ibuki, R. Mika, Ed (friendly), Gen (SFA3), Fei- Long (SFA3), Yoshimitsu, Raven (SFx. TK)Moveset. Turn Punch, Dash Straight, Dash Upper, Dash Low Straight, Dash Swing Blow, Dash Low Smash, Buffalo Headbutt, Horn BreakerΩ, Reflect Glove (SFTM), Wild Smash (Sv. C: Chaos), Dash Low Upper (Cv. S series), Gigaton Blow, Crazy Buffalo, Dash Ground One- Two (SFTM), Violent Buffalo, Dirty Bull, KKB, Crazy Rush. English voice actor(s)Paul Dobson (Street Fighter animated series)Joe Romersa (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V (Animaze dub))Bob Carter (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V)"I'll make you regret that you were ever born.
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You two- bit chump!"—Balrog to Chun- Li"Just try an' stop me! Don't Stop Me!,Just try an' stop me!?)"—Balrog (Street Fighter IV series).
There's no escape! Don't escape!,There's no escape!?)"—Balrog (Street Fighter V). Balrog, known as M.
Bison (マイク・バイソン,Maiku Baison?) in Japan, is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing as a non- playable boss in Street Fighter II before becoming playable in its update, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition. He is a greedy Americanboxer and personal bodyguard to M. Bison. Biography. Edit. Balrog is based on the real- life retired boxer Mike Tyson. Appearance. Edit. Balrog is a tall, heavily built and very muscular African American boxer.
He 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 in what appears to be wide cornrows; this hairstyle is similar to Mike Tyson's haircuts from the time Street Fighter II was released (February 6, 1.
Others Edit Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game Edit. In Street Fighter: The Storytelling Game, it is stated that Mr. Ray has been Balrog's manager from his pro. Maike Plenzke is a freelance artist from Berlin. You can see more of Maike’s work at her personal site. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the. Infiniti's New Classic Grand Prix Racer Should Be Mocked But It's Too Damn Pretty. · Capcom will assess how much it will support the Nintendo Switch based on sales of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, according to its COO.
Official artworks at the time also depicted him sans a canine tooth in the upper right side of his mouth. In Street Fighter V, Balrog wears a blue openly hooded robe with yellow outlines and ripped sleeves, at the back it has the design of "Crazy Buffalo" in a black round sign, a large golden crown with clouds and several red stars, the outline on his boxing gloves are black with gold star designs, his boxer shorts are black and he wears matching boxing boots with white outlines. His first alternate costume is a business attire similar in design to the one he wore in Street Fighter II V, the sleeves are rolled up into cuffs, his boxing gloves are gold and he wears sunglasses. His second costume has a little resemblance to his primary outfit but in a United States flag motif.
He wears a white and red stripped long sleeve hoodie, blue trousers with white star designs, white sneakers and fingerless gloves. Name change. Edit. When Street Fighter II was localized in the United States, Capcom was afraid of a lawsuit from Mike Tyson over a character with his likeness as well as a similar sounding name (his Japanese name being "Mike Bison"). Additionally, when the designers presented the game to Capcom USA's marketing department, they believed that the name "Vega" did not fit the character it was given to. They decided to rotate the names of three of the three boss characters in the following manner. The boxer is known as M. Bison in Japan and Balrog in the U.
S. The Spanish assassin/bullfighter is known as Balrog in Japan and Vega in the U. S. The evil dictator and head of Shadaloo is known as Vega in Japan and M.
Bison in the U. S. In certain illustrations, including ones for the Street Fighter II series, his Japanese name, "Bison", can be seen on the waistband of his trunks, although it is usually removed when these illustrations are published outside Japan. In later games, the word "Champion" appears in its place. Many of his moves retain their bison/buffalo theme. Personality. Edit.
Balrog is generally self- centered, hot- tempered, arrogant and sadistic. He is a belligerent pugilist who possesses an insatiable urge for money and a vicious, bullying mean streak, often refusing to take responsibility for his actions.
Despite being a once great prize boxer, Balrog has intentionally cheated in his fights whenever he felt like it, and has even killed one of his opponents (though by accident). Balrog is also shown to be somewhat unintelligent; when M. Bison was believed to be dead after the events of Street Fighter Alpha 3, the role of leader of the organization fell to him, and it collapsed immediately (obviously due to his poor intelligence and complete lack of management skills), which forced him to work security at casinos and other places just to get by.
His motivations for joining Shadaloo and M. Bison throughout the Street Fighter series have always been to attain massive wealth, fame and glory so he can be on easy street for life. As such, though Balrog would cheat, steal or even kill to this end, he is not evil so much as he is greedy, and takes little substantial interest in Shadaloo affairs otherwise; he also relates to characters with similar motivations (e. C. Viper). The only depiction of empathy and humanity in him is his relationship with Ed, showing that deep down, he is capable of proper relationships, empathy and even fellowship. Even after their fight, he is shown to care genuinely. Relationships. Edit. Due to his loud mouth and cheating ways, Balrog has made many enemies.
Balrog greatly despises Vega, a fellow assassin working for Bison, whom he occasionally is partnered up with. Balrog's contempt for Vega is mostly due to his "pretty boy" persona, with Vega's feelings towards Balrog being mutual. He tends to annoy, tease and make fun of him whenever he gets the chance. Balrog's personal affiliation with his employer M.
Bison is incredibly distant. He cares very little for what Bison's schemes involve and begrudgingly follows his orders as long as he is paid. Balrog despises F. A. N. G for his constant showboating and mockery.
F. A. N. G also hates Balrog for his simplistic attitude and considers him a fool. Ed is one of the few, if not the only known colleague that Balrog seems to treat with vague amounts of respect. Balrog seems to be presented in a mentor- like fashion around Ed, as he is frequently seen besides the boxer.
When Ed leaves Balrog in Ed's story mode, Balrog sounds almost tearful when shouting "get lost", showing that he genuinely cared for him. Urien paid Balrog in exchange for Operation C.
H. A. I. N. S. The boxer would then work for him after the fall of Shadaloo but would plan to one day betray him. Balrog is currently unaware of the part Urien played in manipulating him and Shadaloo and causing Bison's death.
Despite Balrog having been shown to have an extreme affinity towards women, Chun- Li is a notable exception. Free Download Room On The Broom. Her constant investigation into Shadaloo activity has earned her Balrog's scorn and he is eager to put her out of business whenever given the chance.
Dudley is Balrog's boxing rival and his polar opposite. Balrog is loud, corrupt and a cheater, while Dudley is refined, well- mannered and a fair fighter. Due to their many differences, they have nothing but contempt towards each other. Originally allies as members of Shadaloo, they became enemies when Balrog was sent to kill Birdie. While their exact relationship is unknown, Balrog likely holds a grudge against Alex for defeating him in the Vale Tudo Eternal Fighting finals.
Background. Edit. Rising from a childhood of poverty,[6] Balrog was once a great boxing champion and prize fighter. He was banned from boxing for permanently injuring his opponents and accidentally killing one (as well as his illegal maneuvers, particularly his headbutt), so he joined the Shadaloo criminal organization, and worked his way up from the bottom, eventually becoming M. Bison's chief enforcer. Balrog is the former heavyweight boxing champion.
This Shadaloo executive worked his way up from the lower ranks.