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Zangief is a
Russian wrestler known as "The Red Cyclone". He impressed the president of the (then) USSR, Gorbachev, so much that
he was hired by the government and soon became a national hero. Under orders
from Gorbachev, Zangief was sent to combat the forces of Shadaloo, which is
beginning to spread its corruption into Russia. Zangief encountered many
fighters along the way, and ended up befriending a few of them, such as E.
Honda and
R. Mika.
After he was defeated in the second World Warrior Tournament, he returned to
training in the Russian wilderness, wrestling bears. Eventually, he was
approached by the largest wrestling organization in the world with an eye to
signing the "Red Cyclone" to their promotion. Zangief declined at
first, and said that he is less interested in money than he is in bringing honor
to Russia by demonstrating Russian strength. He is promised a stage to better
showcase his skills, with his matches watched by millions. Due to the obvious
help this will bring to his will to show Russian strength, Zangief accepted.
Years later, Zangief entered the World Tournament held by S.I.N. to prove to his
young fans (some of whom are beginning to claim that martial artists are better)
that he's still got it.
 
  
  
  
  
 
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Updated: July 20th, 2023
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RESPECT THE GIEF. Zangief is the
original pro-wrestler / powerhouse of Street Fighter. He single-handedly made the spinning
piledriver a legendary pro wrestling move. Kenny Omega was inspired by this guy. Gief put "360 throws" on
the map, in terms of how the move is performed on a controller. This is what it "feels like" to play a grappler in a fighting game... it's fun doing a 360 motion.
Visually, Zangief started off as a fairly plain-looking yet
memorable character,
but his design was majorly fleshed out in later games... beginning with Alpha. Along with getting cool new
moves, Gief eventually became somewhat of a comic
relief character (in addition to being a 300+ lb. freak who can
smash your skull in, so you better take him seriously while laughing at his jokes). Even though he's a funny guy, Gief managed to retain his coolness & intimidation factor all the while, and he's only gotten bigger
and badder with each sequel. Zangief looks great in pretty much every game (except for Capcom Fighting Jam). lol. Personally, I think he should wear his red cape more often! It's such a cool part of his design (usually only seen during his SFA sprite intro). Anyway, SF just wouldn't be the same without him. Gief is a icon! Also, he
wrestles bears.
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