Zangief

Zangief
Street Fighter character
Zangief in Super Street Fighter II
First appearanceStreet Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Created byAkira "Akiman" Yasuda[1]
Designed byAkira "Akiman" Yasuda and Ikuo "Ikusan.Z" Nakayama (Street Fighter II)[1]
Voiced by
Portrayed byAndrew Bryniarski (Street Fighter film, games)
In-universe information
NicknameThe Red Cyclone
Fighting styleSambo
Professional wrestling
OriginUSSR
NationalityRussian

Zangief (/ˈzənɡɛf/ ⓘ; Japanese: ザンギエフ, Hepburn: Zangiefu), often called the Red Cyclone (Japanese: 赤きサイクロン, Hepburn: Akaki Saikuron), is a fictional character in Capcom's Street Fighter series.[2] Considered to be the first controllable fighting game character whose moveset is centered on grappling, he made his first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991. In the series, he is a professional wrestler that fights to prove Russia's superiority over other nations' fighters. He was the canon grand champion of Street Fighter IV, being the only character to defeat Seth.[citation needed]

Contrary to popular belief, the name Zangief is actually not of Russian, but Ossetian origin, being derived from an Eastern Slavic variant of the name Zanjiati (Ossetian: Зæнджиаты).

  1. ^ a b "Street Fighter II Developer's Interview | Guests | Activity Reports". CAPCOM:Shadaloo C.R.I. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  2. ^ "Street Fighter IV: Return of the World Warriors", Game Informer 178 (February 2008): 90.