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Fictional character
Zangief
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]
Portrayed by
Andrew Bryniarski (Street Fighter film, games)
Voiced by
English
Michael Sorich (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie)
Kevin Seymour (Street Fighter II V, Animaze dub)
Michael Donovan (Street Fighter animated series)
Joe Romersa (Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation)
Peter Beckman (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Street Fighter 6)
Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph)
Tony Azzolino (Hi Score Girl)
Japanese
Wataru Takagi (Street Fighter Alpha series, Marvel vs. Capcom series)
Tesshō Genda (Capcom vs. SNK series, Capcom Fighting Evolution)
Kenta Miyake (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Hi Score Girl, Street Fighter 6)
Tetsuo Kanao (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie)
Yasuo Tanaka (Street Fighter II V)
Hidenari Ugaki (Street Fighter Zero: The Animation)
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Japanese television dub of the Street Fighter film)
Katsuhisa Hōki (Japanese video and DVD dub of the Street Fighter film)
Shin-ichiro Miki (Real Battle on Film)
Minoru Hirota (Wreck-It Ralph)
In-universe information
Nickname
The Red Cyclone
Fighting style
Sambo Professional wrestling
Origin
USSR
Nationality
Russian
Zangief (Japanese: ザンギエフ, Hepburn: Zangiefu), based on Russian Зангиев, 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.
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).
^ ab"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.
^"Street Fighter IV: Return of the World Warriors", Game Informer 178 (February 2008): 90.
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