Vega (Street Fighter)

Vega, also known as Balrog, Fallen Balrog and Claw, is a character from the Street Fighter series.
== Charactah Account ==
Vega was born to a noble family in Catalonia, Spain. As he matured, Vega studied Bullfighting, a cultural tradition amongst the nobles. Afterward, he went to Japan and learned Ninjutsu, a style he believed meshed well with his natural grace and agility. Returning home, Vega combined Bullfighting with Ninjutsu and went into an underground cage fighting circuit where quickly became one of the best.
Tragedy struck one day when Vega witnessed the murder of his beautiful mother at the hands of his unattractive father. Her murder was punishment for disrespecting him as his father believed. Witnessing this tragic event warped Vega's mind and from then on he lived a double life; a suave nobleman by day and a narcissistic killer by night who enjoys mutilating ugly people to death using a three-pronged wrist-mounted razor-sharp claw. His very first victim was his father.
Vega's brutal fighting skills and remorseless nature impressed the criminal leader known as M. Bison so much that he came to him personally with an offer to join Shadaloo. Vega accepted Bison's offer purely to improve his own aesthetic senses.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation
* Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
* Street Fighter II: The Animated Series
* Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind
=== Cartoons ===
* Street Fighter: The Animated Series
* Street Fighter: The Animated Series Season 2
=== Comics ===
* Nintendo Power
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
* Sonic the Hedgehog
* Street Fighter
* Street Fighter Alpha
* Street Fighter Classic
* Street Fighter II
* Street Fighter II Turbo
* Street Fighter Reloaded
* Street Fighter Shadaloo Special
* Street Fighter Tribute
* Street Fighter Unlimited
* Street Fighter Unlimited: Path pf the Warrior
* Street Fighter V: Random Select
* Street Fighter V: The Life and Death(s) of Charlie Nash
* Street Fighter x G.I. Joe
* Street Fighter Zero
* Street Fighter Zero 3
* Street Fighter: Hyper Looting
* Street Fighter: Round One - FIGHT!
* Super Street Fighter
* Super Street Fighter II: Cammy
* Undisputed Street Fighter
=== Manga ===
* Super Street Fighter II X Gaiden
=== Video Games ===
* Blood Brothers 2
* Cannon Spike
* Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
* Capcom Arcade Hits Volume 1
* Capcom Arcade Stadium
* Capcom Classics Collection
* Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded
* Capcom Classics Collection: Volume 2
* Capcom Digital Collection
* Capcom Fighting Collection
* Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000
* Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
* Hyper Street Fighter II: The Anniversary Edition
* Monster Strike
* NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol.1
* Shadowverse
* SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium
* SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos
* Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
* Street Fighter Alpha 3
* Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX
* Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
* Street Fighter Battle Combination
* Street Fighter Collection
* Street Fighter Collection 2
* Street Fighter Duel
* Street Fighter EX2
* Street Fighter EX2 Plus
* Street Fighter EX3
* Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
* Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
* Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
* Street Fighter IV
* Street Fighter IV Champion Edition
* Street Fighter IV Volt
* Street Fighter IV: Arena
* Street Fighter V
* Street Fighter X Mega Man
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Street Fighter: Puzzle Spirits
* Super Street Fighter II
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
* Super Street Fighter II: The Tournament Battle
* Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival
* Super Street Fighter IV
* Super Street Fighter IV: Pachislot Edition
* Teppen
* The Capcom Collection
* Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
* Ultra Street Fighter IV
== Trivia ==
* Due to how he is named differently in varying regions, Vega is known in the international community as "Claw".
* In Super Street Fighter IV, Vega's second alternate costume bears some resemblance to Zorro.
* In Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Vega is referenced in Ryuu's win quote against Wolverine.
* Vega might be the only character in the Street Fighter franchise who is not completely right-handed. Most of his official illustrations place the claw on his left hand, while in Street Fighter V, the claw appears on his right hand. This suggests that Vega is either an ambidextrous individual or, at the very least, a left-hander who has learnt how to use the right hand as a result of the real-life social stigma against "southpaws".
* Vega is the only character in the Street Fighter series who is able to interact with his stage.
* In the 1994 Street Fighter film, Vega works for Sagat in the underground fighting ring instead of working for M. Bison in Shadaloo.
* The home version of Street Fighter: The Movie is the only game where Vega does not wear his mask.
* Vega shares his birthday with Dudley.
* Vega's normal throws are similar to Cammy's; both having a Suplex and a Frankensteiner.
* Sergei, from Capcom's 3D beat 'em up game Asura's Wrath, share a similar personality and character traits with Vega.
* Vega's "Fallen Balrog" form (or a design similar to it) can be seen in a variant cover for issue #11 of UDON's Street Fighter Unlimited.
* Vega's Rolling Crystal Flash special attack is very similar to Gen's Jyasen special attack, as both attacks have the same input, start off with consecutive rolls, and end with a punch attack.
* In Street Fighter V, Vega no longer has access to Rolling Crystal Flash but instead has a new move called Crimson Terror which overall fits the same role as its predecessor, except that the move now ends with a kick instead of a claw lunge.
* In those versions of Street Fighter II that make Vega playable, his country of origin (Spain) is represented by the flag that was used during the reign of Francisco Franco (1936-1975), and was declared unconstitutional well before the release of those updates to the game. The usage of this flag may have stemmed from a difficulty with replicating the complex coat of arms design in the modern flag with the graphics at the time.
* Vega is one of the few characters in the original Street Fighter IV game who has one rival (in his case, Chun-Li) throughout the whole sub-series.
* Vega's design in Cannon Spike bears a resemblance to Marilyn Manson.
* In the Matador movie, Vega's mom has a scratch on her face that resembles the mark on Vega's mask.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Vega at Street Fighter Wiki
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