What is Vega called in Japan?

Bison is called Vega in Japan, with the Spanish matador's name being Balrog.
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Why is Vega called claw?

For international tournaments he is named Claw. As a result, Claw's name was changed from Balrog to Vega for English-language appearances, while original Vega (Dictator) became M. Bison and original M. Bison (the boxer) became Balrog.
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What is Bison's first name?

Though the "M" originally stood for "Mike" in Japan (for the boxer character), Capcom has never explained what it stands for in Western releases, calling it "part of the character's mystery". His name stands for “Mike Bison”, but is abbreviated for copyright.
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Is Vega a dude?

Vega is a tall, strikingly handsome young man with long hair that is braided into a ponytail. His hair has switched between brown, black, and blond through various Street Fighter media.
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What is Shadaloo?

Shadaloo (シャドルー, Shadorū?), originally called Shadowlaw (possibly the result of mispronunciation) is a very powerful and deadly criminal organization that is responsible for dealing biochemical drugs and arms within the Street Fighter universe.
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In The Street Fighter Games Why Are M.Bison, Balrog and Vega's Names Switched?



Is Akuma Ryu brother?

Akuma made his debut in Super Street Fighter II Turbo as a secret character and Boss. In the storyline of the Street Fighter video games, he is the younger brother of Gouken, Ryu's and Ken's master.
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Who is M. Bison based on?

Sagat is believed to be based on a real life Muay Thai legend, named Sagat Petchyindee. M. Bison is based upon Yasunori Katō, the protagonist of a famous series of novels, which are referred to as Teito Monogatari.
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What color is Vega?

Vega is blue-white in color. It's sometimes called the Harp Star. It's about 25 light-years away. Many people recognize its constellation, Lyra, as a triangle of stars connected to a parallelogram.
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Is Vega in Doom eternal?

VEGA is an Artificial Intelligence who helps the Doom Slayer and appears in Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal. In Doom it is first heard after completing the first level and is also the announcer for the Doom Multiplayer Mode.
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Is Vega left handed?

Vega might be the only character in the Street Fighter franchise to provenly be left-handed. Besides a few exceptions (like his character art in Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition), most of his official illustrations show him with his claw on his left hand.
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Why is Vega called M. Bison?

These names were all switched around in the international editions of the game, due to fears of a lawsuit from Mike Tyson's representatives when the game was released in America. This led to M. Bison being called Balrog, Balrog having his named changed to Vega and for Vega to become M. Bison.
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Is Akuma Ryu's father?

Generations makes it pretty clear that Ryu is Akuma's illegitimate son.
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Who trained Ryu and Ken?

Gouken (Japanese: 剛拳, Hepburn: Gōken) is a fictional character in the Street Fighter video game series. He is the martial arts master who trained Ryu and Ken, as well as the elder brother and former training partner of Akuma.
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Is Balrog based on Mike Tyson?

Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and Street Fighter's Balrog have very distinct similarities but Tyson only just became aware that the character was actually inspired by him in his heyday.
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What type of star is Vega?

Vega's spectral class is A0V, making it a blue-tinged white main-sequence star that is fusing hydrogen to helium in its core. Since more massive stars use their fusion fuel more quickly than smaller ones, Vega's main-sequence lifetime is roughly one billion years, a tenth of the Sun's.
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Who is the strongest Street Fighter character?

1 Akuma: The Strongest Street Fighter Character

The undisputed supreme master of the fist — his name translates to Devil or Demon — Akuma is in a class by himself. The younger brother of Gouken, he killed his master after learning his techniques and is focused on mastering its dark aspects.
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Why did Vega say Am I the father?

Trivia. In Doom Eternal, it is alluded that 'the essence of the Father' was used to create VEGA in which the A.I. briefly glitches when connected to the mainframe of the Maykr capital, asking Samuel Hayden "Am I the Father?" This is later confirmed in The Ancient Gods that VEGA is indeed the Father.
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What does the name Vega mean?

Vega (pronounced [ˈbeɣa]) is a Spanish surname than means "dweller in the meadow", or "one who lives on the plain". Other versions of the surname Vega are Vegas or Vegaz.
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Is there a star named Vega?

Vega is a bright star located just 25 light-years from Earth, visible in the summer sky of the Northern Hemisphere. The star is part of the constellation Lyra and, with the stars Deneb and Altair, forms an asterism known as the Summer Triangle.
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What does Vega mean in Latin?

History and Etymology for Vega

borrowed from Medieval Latin Wega, Vega, altered from the terminal syllables of Arabic al-nasr al-wāqiʽ, literally, "the descending eagle," originally a name applied to the three stars α, β and γ Lyrae.
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Is Akuma evil Ryu?

In Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, when Ryu uses the Akuma style on the "Complete Change Ryu" mode, he is very similar to Evil Ryu in both physical aspect and fighting style.
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Is Ryu stronger than Ken?

Apparently, Ken is stronger, or more accurately, Ryu is weaker. As Okamoto explains it, back during Street Fighter 2's development the team was working on a mechanic that made a character performing a special move more vulnerable for a quick moment.
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Who is Sagat based on?

While Capcom has never come out and officially confirmed it, it is widely believed that the character Sagat was directly inspired by the real-life Muay-Thai Boxing legend Sagat Petchyindee. Sagat, in real life, was a fighter whose legacy is so strong that he inspired modern-day martial artists like George St. Pierre.
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