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Zangief | |
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Street Fighter character | |
![]() Zangief in Super Street Fighter II | |
First appearance | Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991) |
Created by | Akira "Akiman" Yasuda[1] |
Designed by | Akira "Akiman" Yasuda and Ikuo "Ikusan.Z" Nakayama (Street Fighter II)[1] |
Voiced by |
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Portrayed by | Andrew Bryniarski (Street Fighter film, games) |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | The Red Cyclone |
Fighting style | Sambo Professional wrestling |
Origin | USSR |
Nationality | Russian |
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).