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Zangief Variations
Fighter ID:
Password
Birthdate
6/1/1956
Birthplace
Russia
Blood Type
A
Fighting Style(s)
Wrestling
Height
214 cm
Measurements
172 133 154 cm
Nickname
Red Cyclone
Weight
121 kg
Loves
Wrestling, Kosacs dance
Hates
projectiles, young beautiful women
Special Skill(s)
Drinking Vodka in one gulp, enduring the cold

Games
Street Fighter 2
Arcade
Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition / Street Fighter 2 Dash
Arcade
Street Fighter 2 Turbo / Street Fighter 2' Turbo
Arcade
Super Street Fighter 2
CPS2
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo / Super Street Fighter 2 X (JPN)
CPS2
Also playable in "Old" mode with code
Street Fighter: The Movie
Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 2 / Street Fighter Zero 2 (JPN)
CPS2
Playable in Super SF2 mode with code (A2) or by pressing start before selecting (Zero 2 Alpha only)
X-Men vs Street Fighter
CPS2
Street Fighter EX
Arcade
Street Fighter EX Plus
Arcade
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
CPS2
Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha
Playstation
Pocket Fighter / Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (USA arcade)
CPS2
Street Fighter EX 2
Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha 3 / Street Fighter Zero 3 (JPN)
CPS2
Marvel vs Capcom
CPS2
Street Fighter EX 2 Plus
Arcade
SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millennium / SNK vs. Capcom: Choujou Kessen Saikyo Fighters (JPN)
Neo Geo Pocket
Capcom vs SNK / Capcom vs SNK: Millenium Battle 2000 (JPN)
Naomi
Ratio 2
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Naomi
Street Fighter EX 3
Playstation 2
Capcom vs SNK Pro
Naomi
Ratio 2, Normal and EX mode available
Capcom vs SNK 2 / Capcom vs SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (JPN)
Naomi
Capcom Fighting Evolution / Capcom Fighting Jam (JPN)
Arcade
Street Fighter Online
Windows
Introduced in (unknown) patch
Street Fighter 4 / Street Fighter IV
Arcade
Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
Playstation Network
Super Street Fighter 4 / Super Street Fighter IV
Xbox 360
Street Fighter X Tekken
PlayStation 3
Ultra Street Fighter 4
Windows
Street Fighter 5 / Street Fighter V
Ultra Street Fighter 2 / Ultra Street Fighter II
Hyper Street Fighter 2 / Hyper Street Fighter II
Playable in all modes
Street Fighter 6 / SF6

Storyline
Street Fighter 6
Zangief
A colossal wrestler nicknamed the Red Cyclone. Zangief is dedicated to physical improvement and instructing his students.
Background
Pre History
Lately Zangief has not been the same. Any pro wrestler cowers before his piledriver, but Zangief knows it needs improvement to meet his standards. As he trains, he gets frustrated because he cannot advance the piledriver. A sudden storm strikes and he is caught in the vacuum of a tremendous cyclone. It tosses Zangief around and sends him spinning back down to earth headfirst. He drops to the ground with a great thud. A few seconds later, great laugher breaks out across the mountains and rivers. Zangief has found his inspiration.
Marvel vs Capcom
The Heroes' Challenge
The Red Cyclone of Russia. Zangief is a pro wrestler with a body of steel!
The Ultimate Challenge!
The King of Russian wrestling. Pure power with a body of steel!
Street Fighter
Street Fighter EX2
Zangief, the man with a body of steel. He might be older now, but his true power remains unchanged. However, one thing is certain, his Screw Pile Driver is as powerful as usual, a product of a life-long effort After hearing what sounded like a fracture in his training room, Zangief thought to himself. "Vodka gives my body moisture, but when there's nobody to challenge, it simply ends up sweating itself out!" Zangief returns to his fighting days, showing the world the potential of Russia.
Street Fighter: The Movie (Arcade) endings
Zangief realizes almost too late that Bison is leading him to an early death. Even though Zangief defeats Bison, he is tormented by the terrible crimes he committed in Bison's name. Zangief leaves Shadaloo City and is never heard from again.
Street Fighter: The Movie (Console) endings
After realizing that Bison had lied to him, Zangief left Shadaloo and returned to his home in Moscow. There he returned to the wrestling ring and quickly found that no one was a match for him. Undefeated and without much of a challenge, Zangief now spends a little of his time as part of Colonel Guile's security force and rest training for his visits to Honda's dojo in Japan.
The Tournament Begins
Back when Russia was part of the Soviet Union and unemployment was rare, Zangief made his living by wrestling American grizzly bears. He never lost a match, although he lost considerable amounts of flesh and blood. Now he works for the Russian president as a bodyguard when he's not slamming opponents in the converted chemical factory that serves as his home.
The Tournament Begins Anew
A man who trains with polar bears in Siberia should not be taken lightly. Zangief is the greatest professional wrestler the Soviet Union has ever produced and his ferociously muscular body is packed with blazing passion and love for his home country. He is a patriot to his very core and is disgusted at acts of selfish evil.

Zangief is ready to prove he is the strongest fighter in the world and fights for his land and the little ones who look up to him.
Super Street Fighter IV
This Russian wrestler is popularity known as the "Red Cyclone". Inside his massive chest beats the heart of a true patriot.
Capcom vs SNK 2
Capcom vs SNK 2 Endings
Zangief has shown that Russia is the greatest country! He is very satisfied with accomplishing his mission. However, he must continue to win in order to maintain it.
Street Fighter X Tekken
Red Tank
A hero of Russia who is aptly named the Red Cyclone. His love for his country outstrips anyone else, and to show the world the strength of his motherland, he fights day in and day out. He is a man with a finely honed body of muscle and power, and the countless scars on his body is proof of his training. As proof of his loyalty to his motherland, Zangief seeks to acquire the box.

Fun Facts
Anachronistic Homeland
Released in March 1991, Street Fighter II depicting Zangief as hailing from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.). This made perfect sense, as the U.S.S.R. would not be dissolved until December of that year.

However, Street Fighter Alpha 2, which was released in 1996 but takes place before SFII, indicates that Zangief's country of origin is Russia. The country would still be known as U.S.S.R. during the period in which the game is set.