Vega (Street Fighter)

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“	I find your suffering... exquisite.	„
	~ Vega

“	You'll be seeing red by the time I'm done with you...	„
	~ Vega

“	Handsome fighters never lose a battle!	„
	~ Vega

Vega (also known as Balrog in the Japanese version) is one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Shadaloo and an antagonist in the Street Fighter series, initially appearing as a major antagonist in Street Fighter II.

In the Japanese version, he has been voiced by Shō Hayami, the late Kaneto Shiozawa, Yūji Ueda, Kazuyuki Ishikawa, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Chihara Junior, and by Junichi Suwabe in all appearances since Street Fighter IV.

In the English version, he has been voiced by Richard Cansino in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and Street Fighter II Vs Animaze dub, Vic Mignogna in the ADV dub of Street Fighter II V, Paul Dobson in the cartoon (who also voiced Doctor Doom and Shuma-Gorath since Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds), and Doug Ergoltz in all appearances since Street Fighter IV.

Biography[]

Past[]

Vega is a Spanish nobleman born to a beautiful mother. However, the status of his family had dwindled and his mother was forced to remarry for financial security. As he grew up, Vega began showing an interest in bullfighting, which was a national sport and a cultural tradition. After becoming a skilled matador (bullfighter), he traveled to Japan to learn ninjutsu, a fighting style which he believed mixed well with his natural grace and speed.

Before long, he joined an underground fighting circuit, and quickly became a renowned fighter. But tragedy struck when Vega's hideous stepfather murdered his wife, believing that she did not respect him. This event took place before Vega's eyes, causing him to snap from the trauma. From that minute, Good and Beautiful (the qualities he saw in his mother) would be mutually inclusive terms in his mind, as would ugliness with evil, what his cruel stepfather represented. He stabbed his stepfather with his claw through his chest, killing him and lived a dual life: an honorable nobleman by day, a sadistic murderer by night.

Street Fighter Alpha 3[]

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Street Fighter II[]

Vega is one of the four bosses of the first Street Fighter II, and he later became a playable character in its Champion Edition.

Street Fighter IV[]

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Street Fighter V[]

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Other Media[]

Street Fighter X Tekken[]

Vega appears in Street Fighter X Tekken as Balrog's canonical partner.

Super Smash Bros.[]

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Vega appears as a primary attack type spirit that lowers the fighter's weight when equipped. His spirit battle is a stamina battle against Meta Knight on the Ω form of Arena Ferox where all fighters have reduced jump power, despite the enemy loving to jump.

Movies[]

Vega served as a major antagonist in both the 1994 live action Street Fighter movie (as the right hand man of Sagat and primary foe of Ryu) and Street Fighter II : The Animated Movie. He also appeared as a supporting antagonist and arch-rival of Ken Masters in Street Fighter II V .

Personality[]

“	The heart and soul are meaningless to me. I believe only in beauty.	„
	~ Vega

Vega is a headstrong, manipulative, and uncompromising narcissist. He thinks he is the most beautiful man in the world. He hates anything ugly, and will kill anyone he deems "imperfect" without hesitation. Due to the nature of the tragedy of his childhood, he finds it incomprehensible that a beautiful person could be evil or that an ugly person could ever be good. He is also notably sadistic, traitorous, vituperative, and psychotic, so he loves to torture his victims and the sight of blood. Therefore, he tends to prolong his fights, just for the mere pleasure of watching his enemies suffer. Furthermore, he usually lacks any honor as he is willing to use dirty tactics to win despite his attempts at being affable.

His narcissism drives him to wear a mask over his face in combat. Not to hide his identity, but to protect his "perfect" face from any scarring or bruising. He is a very formal and authoritative person and enjoys classical music, particularly orchestrated strings and Spanish guitar. Therefore, in addition to judging people by their looks, he often lacks respect towards those who don't have a fine taste in culture.

Abilities[]

“	Come, now dance!	„
	~ Vega to Cammy

Master Martial Artist: Vega is a highly skilled fighter. His fighting style is a self made hybrid martial art called "Spanish Ninjutsu" which combines Spanish bullfighting with Japanese Ninjitsu (Taijutsu in-particular). He able to fight highly skilled opponents such as Chun-Li, Cammy, Juri-Han, Ken Masters, Guile, E. Honda, Balrog, and F.A.N.G. His skills have allowed him to enter the second and third World Warrior Tournament, reaching an advanced position.
- Claw Mastery: Vega is highly skilled in using his claw in combat. He uses it to quickly wound an opponent, giving himself an advantage in a fight. He is skilled enough to slice a motorcycle into pieces while in mid-air. He can even throw his claw to use as an improvised projectile.
Peak Human Condition: Vega is in top physical condition. He is strong enough to break the chain padlock of a door, cut through stone and even through a motorcycle with his claw. He is resilient enough to keep fighting even with some broken ribs. He can move fast enough to blitz two police officers before they could even react.
- Master Acrobat: Vega is well known for his nimble and agile maneuvers in combat, even climbing on the cage walls of his area. He is able to casually leap off walls, vertical leap dozens of meters in the air with ease, support his own body weight while hanging from a chandelier by his feet.
Expert Tactician: Despite being just an enforcer for Shadloo, Vega is a skilled strategic planner. He is very adept at using the environment to his advantage such as climbing the the chain link fences of his arena or hanging from a chandelier. He once planted an explosive before hand to cut the lights and make his escape. He could hide from agencies such as the Interpol on his own, somehow faking his death, and kept living a comfortable life.
Stealth: Due to his Ninjitsu training, Vega is Shadoloo's top assassin and infiltrator.
Expert Bullfighter: Vega is highly adept at bullfighting in his civilian life, which he incorporates into his fighting style.
Piloting Skills: Vega is capable of effectively piloting a helicopter.

Equipment[]

Mask: Vega wears a white mask with a purple symbol on the left cheek which he wears not to hide his identity as one would naturally assume, but rather to protect his face while in a fight. Some versions have the mask be metallic which adds to its protective nature.

Claw: Vega uses a three bladed claw on his left hand to gain a lethal edge over his opponents. It appears to be a modified version of the real life ninja weapon called the "Tekko Kagi" (Back of the hand hooks) which fits perfectly into Vega's Ninjitsu training.

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