Balrog (Street Fighter)

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==Summary==
Balrog, known as M. Bison (マイク・バイソン Maiku Baison) in Japan, is a character from the Street Fighter series. He first appeared as a boss character in Street Fighter II.
Balrog is generally self-centred, hot-tempered, arrogant, and sadistic. He is a belligerent pugilist who possesses an insatiable urge for money and a vicious, bullying mean streak, often refusing to take responsibility for his actions. Despite being a once great prize boxer, Balrog has intentionally cheated in his fights whenever he felt like it, and has even killed one of his opponents (though by accident).
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Balrog, M. Bison (in Japan), Boxer (international “neutral” name)
Origin: Street Fighter
Gender: Male
Age: 30s-40s
Classfication: Human, Boxer, Member of the "Four Kings of Shadaloo"
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Boxing Champion, Acrobatics (Can flip in mid-air to land on his feet and perform recovery rolls upon touching the ground), minor Air Manipulation (Can create gusts of wind with his punches and small vortices via FFB), minor Instinctive Reaction (Dodges punches out of sheer instinctAll About Street Fighter ZERO 3 and reflexes), Berserk Mode (Goes berserk when things get heated), Damage Boost (Can perform enhanced versions of his Special Attacks. FFB boosts his Dash Straight. Can charge the power of his Turn Punch), Status Effect Inducement (By hitting the opponent repeteadly, without them being able to recover, he can cause them to enter the “Stun” status, which leaves them unable to react. His Focus Attack causes the opponent to enter a “crumpling” status), limited Resistance to Precognition (Reading the future of fighters such as him is difficult, because Street Fighter V - Menat's Versus Mode Quotes (Vs. Alex) against it)
Attack Potency: Small Building level (Is on equal footing with Vega and F.A.N.GStreet Fighter V - Balrog's Character Story. Can fight evenly with ZangiefStreet Fighter V - A Shadow Falls, Chun-LiStreet Fighter IV - Balrog's Rival Battle, DudleySuper Street Fighter IV - Dudley's Rival Battle, Fei LongStreet Fighter Alpha 3 - Fei Long's Arcade Mode and Alpha 3 BirdieStreet Fighter Alpha 3 - Balrog's Arcade Mode. Easily overwhelmed Rainbow, Mika and Ibuki. Has defeated Base Necalli. Due to his position in Shadaloo, he should be comparable to Adon, who destroyed the head of a giant Buddha statue and Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection a similar position by M. Bison thanks to his strength)
Speed: Subsonic Travel Speed (Should be at the very least comparable to, if not faster than Dan Hibiki, who's consistently portrayed as the least physically impressive character of the series), with Supersonic+ reaction and combat speed (Can keep up with fast opponents such as Vega and Chun-Li. The to Dudley's and is able )
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Stronger than Cammy and comparable to Vega and other characters who can jump up to about 8 meters. Rainbow Mika struggled to restrain him)
Striking Strength: Small Building level (A powerful heavy hitter among the characters on his level. Made Zangief stagger with a punch. Can casually break tablesStreet Fighter IV - Balrog's Prologue and crack concrete walls)
Durability: Small Building level (Can take hits from characters on his own level, such as Zangief. Rainbow Mika and Ibuki's attacks were ineffective on him)
Stamina: Athletic (A well-trained fighter)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: Boxing Gloves
Intelligence: Average, Above Average in combat (Known for not being particularly smart, to act like a brute and rely on his instinct, but has a good amount of combat skill. , eventually becoming a proclaimed and undefeated champion. After having been thrown out of the professional circuit, he was noticed by M. Bison and became general of Shadaloo, with tasks such as disposing of specific people and work as M. Bison's bodyguard. Despite his ferocious style, he knows several techniques, often accompanied by dirty tricks, and is able to fight on equal ground with ninjas and martial artists. Has taught Ed all he knows about boxing. He is Street Fighter V Champion Edition: Official Website and could tell that one of his opponents was cheating.)
Weaknesses: Balrog is cocky, quick-tempered and sometimes underestimates his opponents.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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UnderImpact.gif|Under Impact
HardSmasher.gif|Hard Smasher
HardPressure.gif|Hard Pressure
StompingCombo.gif|Stomping Combo
FocusB.gif|Focus Attack
*Under Impact: Balrog delivers a quick jab to his opponent's body. Once the attack connects, he throws a cross punch. Balrog finishes the combination with a strong, downward hook punch that sends his airborne opponent spinning to the ground.
*Hard Smasher: Balrog hits his opponent with a body punch, followed by an uppercut. After the second hit, he spins his body toward his opponent, ending the combo with a hook punch that sends his airborne opponent spinning to the ground.
*Hard Pressure: Balrog hits his opponent with a body punch, followed by an uppercut. After the second hit, he spins his body toward his opponent, ending the combo with a huge downward hook that drives them to the ground.
*Stomping Combo: Balrog delivers a crouching punch to his opponent's legs. Once his attack connects, Balrog steps forward and follows up with a stomp to his opponent's feet.
*Focus Attack: A heavy attack that grants an augmented defense to the user during the execution and, if it lands, makes the opponent crumple.
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DirtyBomber.gif|Dirty Bomber
DirtyShot.gif|Dirty Shot
HeadBomber.gif|Head Bomber
LeverBreak.gif|Lever Break
*Dirty Bomber: Balrog pulls his opponent towards him and delivers an uppercut to their solar plexus, launching them upward. As his opponent is about to drop down, Balrog hit them with a vicious hook to the face.
*Dirty Shot: Balrog grabs his opponent by the shoulders and shoves it across from him, switching sides in the process. As Balrog releases his opponent, he delivers a powerful hook to his opponent's jaw.
*Head Bomber: Balrog grabs the opponent and hits them with a headbutt three times.
*Lever Break: Balrog grabs the opponent, switches sides with them and delivers a hook to their chest.
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DashV.gif|Dash Straight
DashEX.gif|Dash Straight EX
DashGrand.gif|Dash Grand Blow
DashGrandEX.gif|Dash Grand Blow EX
ScrewSmashV.gif|Screw Smash
ScrewEX.gif|Screw Smash EX
TurnPunchTap.gif|Turn Punch
DashUpper.gif|Dash Upper
DashSwingBlow.gif|Dash Swing Blow
DashLowSmash.gif|Dash Low Smash
BuffaloHead.gif|Buffalo Head
HeadbuttEx2.gif|Buffalo Head EX v.II
HornBreaker.gif|Horn Breaker
GigatonBlow.gif|Gigaton Blow
*Dash Straight: Balrog performs a simple dash forward and follows-up with a straight punch. The EX version is faster and features an additional punch.
*Dash Grand Blow/Dash Low Straight: Balrog performs a simple dash forward and follows-up with a legs-aimed straight low punch. The EX version is faster and deals more damage.
*Screw Smash: Balrog performs a simple dash forward and follows-up with a low uppercut using his opposite fist. The EX version is faster and allows Balrog to ignore a single attack, effectively going through it and deliver the uppercut.
*Turn Punch: Balrog turns his back to the opponent for a quick moment, then brings his arm back, charging, and thrusts forward quickly with a straight punch. Balrog can stand still and charge this move to increase the damage dealt by several times. While turning around, Balrog can also dodge projectiles.
*Dash Upper: Balrog slides forward and delivers an uppercut with his leading fist. The EX version allows him to go through an opponent's attack.
*Dash Swing Blow: Balrog perform a simple dash and delivers a downward hook, breaking the guard of crouching opponents. The EX version allows him to go through an opponent's attack.
*Dash Low Smash: The attack is a simple dash forward followed by a stomach-aimed suckerpunch performed with his leading fist. The EX version allows him to go through an opponent's attack.
*Buffalo Head: Balrog launches himself forward into the air with a flying headbutt. The EX version deals more damage and goes farther and higher. As an alternative, the EX version maximizes the damage with a forward charge, before delivering the headbutt.
*Horn Breaker: Balrog dashes and grabs the opponent, starting the with a gut punch. Balrog then delivers two punches with both his fists on the opponent's temples. Finally, Balrog lands an hook on their face. The EX version allows him to go through an opponent's attack.
*Gigaton Blow: Balrog delivers a Dash Straight, followed by a Dash Upper that sends the opponent flying. Balrog then charges a devastating Turn Punch and strikes the falling opponent.
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*Violent Buffalo: Balrog punches his fists together and dashes forward, delivering five savage punches. The attack can be a series of Dash Straight, Dash Upper or a combination of both.
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*Dirty Bull: Balrog grabs the opponent by the head and instantly headbutts them off-balance, then proceeds to violently stomp on the opponent's foot and finishes them off by whiffing a cross punch, delivering a powerful elbow strike across their face instead.
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*Gigaton Blow:: Balrog delivers a powerful straight punch that launches the target upwards.
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BuffaloHeadV.gif|Buffalo Headbutt
BuffaloBreakerV.gif|Buffalo Breaker
KKB.gif|KKB
BuffaloSwing.gif|Buffalo Swing
BuffaloPressure.gif|Buffalo Pressure
FFB.gif|FFB
FFBDashStraight.gif|FFB - Dash Straight
CR.PNG|Crazy Rush
ChargingBuffalo.gif|Charging Buffalo
BurstingBuffalo.gif|Bursting Buffalo
B3.gif|B3
*Buffalo Headbutt: After blocking an attack, Balrog performs Buffalo Head and knocks the opponent backwards.
*Buffalo Breaker: Balrog quickly dashes backwards to dodge an incoming attack and replies with a powerful gut punch that strikes the opponent before they are able to react, knocking them down.
*KKB: Balrog twirls his body while moving forward, dodging incoming projectiles. He can also use this to stop the charge of any of his Special Attacks. This move features a couple of follow-up options:
**Buffalo Swing: A hook punch.
**Buffalo Pressure: A huge downward hook that breaks the guard of crouching opponents.
*FFB: Balrog covers up and bobs from side-to-side several times until his upper body burst with steam, amplifying his next Dash Straight.
*Crazy Rush: Balrog winds his arm up a couple of times upon activation. Steam arises from his body as a symbol of his increase in intensity. While this V-Trigger is active, Balrog can chain together various punches and mix together. He can also start the combo with a Dash Grand Blow and perform the entire sequence with EX versions of his moves, increasing the total damage.
**Charging Buffalo: A series of Dash Straight.
**Bursting Buffalo:A series of Screw Smash.
*No Mercy: Balrog flexes his bicep as steam arises from his body, signifying his increase in intensity. While this V-Trigger is active, Balrog gains access to a new grab:
**B3: Balrog grabs his opponent and delivers a huge headbutt to his opponent's head. Balrog then hits his opponent with a punch to their sternum, followed by an uppercut to their solar plexus, launching them upward. As his opponent is about to drop down, Balrog hit them with a vicious hook to the back of their head, dropping his opponent on their stomach right in front of him. This move has a high stunning effect.
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==References==
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Bug-Eaten (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) Bug-Eaten's Profile (Both were 100 metres away from each other, speed was equalised and Balrog had prior knowledge. Battle took place on a rocky mountainside)
Inconclusive:
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