M. Bison

This article is about M. Bison, known as "Vega" in Japan. For the character known as "M. Bison" in Japan, see Balrog (Street Fighter). For "Vega" outside Japan, see Vega (Street Fighter).
M. Bison
Street Fighter character
M. Bison from Super Street Fighter II
First appearanceStreet Fighter II (1991)
Last appearanceStreet Fighter 6 (2023)
Created byYoshiki Okamoto
Designed byAkira "Akiman" Yasuda and Ikuo "Ikusan.Z" Nakayama (Street Fighter II)[1]
Portrayed byRaul Julia (Street Fighter: The Movie)
Neal McDonough (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
Silvio Simac (Street Fighter: Resurrection)
Voiced by
  • Tom Wyner (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V (Animaze Dub)[2]
  • Markham Anderson (Street Fighter II V (ADV Films dub # 1))
  • Mike Kleinhenz (Street Fighter II V (ADV Films dub # 2)
  • Richard Newman (TV series)
  • Gerald C. Rivers (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Wreck-It Ralph, Street Fighter 6)
  • Tomomichi Nishimura (Street Fighter Alpha series, Street Fighter EX series, Marvel vs. Capcom series, Namco x Capcom)
  • Kenji Utsumi (Street Fighter II V, Japanese television dub of the Street Fighter film)
  • Norio Wakamoto (Capcom vs. SNK series, SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Project X Zone 2)
  • Banjō Ginga (CD drama)
  • Masaharu Satō (Street Fighter Zero drama CD)
  • Takeshi Kusaka (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie)
  • Makoto Gunji (Street Fighter II Turbo commercial)
  • Tesshō Genda (Japanese video and DVD dub of the Street Fighter film)
  • Shin-ichiro Miki (Real Battle on Film)
  • Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese dub of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
  • Taiten Kusunoki (Wreck-It Ralph, Street Fighter 6)
Motion captureDarko Tuskan (The Movie games)
In-universe information
Fighting stylePsycho Power-infused style based on Lerdrit

M. Bison, also known as Vega (in Japan), is a fictional character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior as the final boss of the game, he is a recurring character in the Street Fighter series of fighting games, acting as one of the series' main antagonists.

A would-be world dictator and megalomaniac, M. Bison's ultimate ambition is to control the world's governments through his covert crime syndicate, Shadaloo (シャドルー, Shadorū, sometimes spelled as "Shadoloo", "Shadowloo" or "Shadowlaw"). He hosts Street Fighter II's fighting tournament[3] and is the last opponent fought in the game. Throughout the series, several characters — including Ryu, Guile, T. Hawk, Cammy, Rose and Chun-Li — have their personal vendettas against M. Bison and have entered the tournament in the hopes of facing him personally. M. Bison wields an inherently evil energy known as "Psycho Power", in contrast to Ryu and Ken's "Hadou".

Despite not appearing until the release of Street Fighter II, Bison is widely considered to be the most iconic antagonist of the Street Fighter series, having served as the main villain of the Street Fighter II, Street Fighter Alpha series and Street Fighter V, and having acted as the force behind the events of the Street Fighter IV series, where the main villain, Seth, is revealed to have been Bison's unwitting pawn all along.

In a variety of media, Bison has been portrayed by Raul Julia, Neal McDonough and Silvio Simac and voiced by Tom Wyner, Richard Newman and Gerald C. Rivers. Julia was nominated for a posthumous Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.

  1. ^ "Street Fighter II Developer's Interview | Guests | Activity Reports". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. ^ "Voice Actor Tom Wyner Dies at 77". Anime News Network. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ The History of Street Fighter - M. Bison Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. GameSpot Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2008-3-26.