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Balrog (Mike Bison in Japan) is a character from the Street Fighter fighting game series.
Story
He was banned from boxing for permanently injuring his opponents, so he joined the Shadoloo criminal organization, and worked his way up from the bottom. While running errands for M. Bison (Vega in Japan), he killed Dhalsim's elephant with a single Gigaton Punch. One mission had Balrog sent to terminate Birdie. Although he did not know why, Balrog went anyway. Birdie told him about the Psycho Drive, and Balrog agreed to help him find it, thinking he could make money off of it. When the Psycho Drive exploded, Balrog realized that he had not been paid recently. After the fall of Shadoloo, Balrog ended up being a bum on the streets.
Trivia
- His name was changed in the American version of Street Fighter II due to the fear of a potential lawsuit from Mike Tyson.
- Balrog's Japanese name Mike Bison was said to be a parody of Tyson, possibly bearing the name of "Michael Gerard Bison."
- His in-game portrait in the earlier games bore an uncanny resemblance to Tyson. Later games featured portraits of Balrog that didn't look like Tyson at all.
- A character named Mike appeared in the original Street Fighter as an opponent in the game. Mike was an African American who has a similar appearance, shares the same given name Balrog has in the Japanese version of the series (Mike Bison), backstory (both were banned from boxing after killing an opponent), and reason to why they entered the World Warrior tournament (to become wealthy). Despite this, Balrog and Mike are officially considered separate characters (as evident in All About Capcom Taisen Kakuto Games and other sourcebooks). This is considered one of the most confusing aspects of the series.
See also
Template:Major Street Fighter Characters
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