Zangief

Zangief is a protagonist from the Street Fighter series. He appeared in the fifth episode of Death Battle, Haggar VS Zangief, where he fought against Mike Haggar from the Final Fight series.
==History==
Born and raised in Russia, Zangief is a famed legendary wrestler and national hero whose prime motivation is his patriotic desire to fight for his country, earning him the nickname, the "Red Cyclone". The President promised Zangief the country's full support in exchange for traveling around the world and showing off the might of the Soviet Union, and to improve image abroad, an objective which Zangief wasn't made aware of. He then participated in the second World Warrior Tournament, hosted by Shadaloo, at the behest of the President, but loses. After which, Zangief, dissatisfied with the outcome, returned to training in the Russian wilderness, wrestling bears. He would then continue to represent his country various times in many tournaments, befriending many of the fighters and fighting against Shadaloo themselves, all while fighting for the pride of his country instead of personal gain.
==Death Battle Info==
===Russian Wrestling===
*Grabs & holds
*Tie-Ups
*Throws from Tie-Ups
*Push & Pull opponent to throw off balance
*Counter-Attacks when foe loses balance
===Sambo===
*Mix of wrestling & martial arts
*Uses tactics from Vikings, tartars, & golden horde
*Grappling, groundwork, & submissions
*No leglocks or chokeholds
===Notable Moves===
*Double Lariat
*Flying Power Bomb
*Atomic Suplex
*Body Splash
*Banishing Flat
*Spinning 'Screw' Piledriver
===Ussuri Brown Bears===
*Up to 1500 lbs.
*Twice as large as grizzly bears
*Rarely in packs
*Occasionally he wrestles polar bears
==Cameo Appearances==
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Zangief made a cameo appearance in Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim, where he can be seen in the beginning on the Street Fighter II character select screen.
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
SFA3 Zangief.gif|Sprite used in Death Battle(From Street Fighter Alpha 2)
Street Fighter Cameos DBX (Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim).png|Cameo in Wii Fit Trainer VS Dhalsim(Portrait from Street Fighter II': Champion Edition)
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Zangief Double Lariat.gif|Double Lariat
Zangief Flying Power Bomb.gif|Flying Power Bomb
Zangief Bolshoi Russian Suplex.gif|Bolshoi Russian Suplex
Zangief Flying Body Press.gif|Flying Body Press
Zangief Banishing Flat.gif|Banishing Flat
Zangief Spinning Piledriver.gif|Spinning Piledriver
==Trivia==
*Zangief and his opponent are the second and third Capcom characters to appear, after Akuma, and with the next 24 being Felicia, Chun-Li, Doctor Wily, Blanka, M. Bison, Strider Hiryu, Ryu, Dan Hibiki, Mega Man, Dante, Cammy White, Ken Masters, Zero, Balrog, Vergil, Leon S. Kennedy, Frank West, Sigma, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Jon Talbain, and Asura.
**He is the second Capcom character to win, after Akuma, and with the next eight being Blanka, Strider Hiryu, Dante, Zero, Leon S. Kennedy, Ryu, MegaMan.EXE, and Jon Talbain.
**He and his opponent are the second and third Street Fighter characters to appear, after Akuma, and the next eight being Chun-Li, Blanka, M. Bison, Ryu, Dan Hibiki, Cammy White, Ken Masters, and Balrog.
***He is also the second Street Fighter character to win, after Akuma, and with the next two being Blanka and Ryu.
*Zangief is the first Fighting Game character to fight against a Non-Fighting Game character, with the next eight being Riptor, Raiden, Blanka, Nightmare, Dan Hibiki, Johnny Cage, Sindel, and Goro.
**He is the first Fighting Game character to win, with the next one being Blanka.
*One of Zangief's official voice actors, Jon Allen, voiced Leonardo in Leonardo VS Red Ranger Jason.
==External Links==
*Zangief on Wikipedia
*Zangief on the Street Fighter Wiki
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