Blanka

Blanka, known his birth name as Jimmy, is a supporting character from the Street Fighter series. He is represented as a feral and savage man from Brazilian jungle, with green skin and long orange hair, resembling a monster more than a human and has the ability to use electricity as his power of choice. He is one of the first eight characters featured in the original version of the Street Fighter II games.
He is voiced by the late Unshō Ishizuka in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Takeshi Yamane in the Street Fighter EX series, and Yūji Ueda for the rest of his apperances in the Japanese version, and by Scott McNeil in the Street Fighter animated cartoon, Kevin Seymour in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Taliesin Jaffe from Street Fighter IV up to Street Fighter V and Luis Bermudez in Street Fighter 6 in the English version.
== Bio ==
Blanka is a green ape-like fighter from Brazil. He is considered savage having grown up in the jungle, and his fighting style reflects this. Blanka arrived in the jungle after a plane crash separated him from his mother. Blanka raised himself in the wild, but also has connections to the local village. 
In Street Fighter Alpha 3, Blanka is thrown into a fight with Dan Hibiki, and it is revealed that Blanka once saved Dan's life. Blanka then teams up with Dan and Sakura to fight Shadaloo and destroy M. Bison's "Psycho Drive" weapon.
He returns in V, looking even wilder than before with much longer and thicker hair. Additionally, he's also grown green hair around his arms and legs, making him almost entirely covered in fur. Despite this, he's now living peacefully with his mother and has integrated himself into society. He was also approached by a suspicious salesman who promised Blanka fame, and made a line of "Blanka-chan" dolls. Unfortunately, they're not selling, and Blanka is now faced with a surplus of dolls he needs to sell. 
Blanka returns to the series in 6, and having become a tour guide for his native Amazon region, he hopes his newfound career will help him and his mother enjoy a more comfortable life. 
== Appearance ==
Like all Brazilians, Blanka's skin is green with bright orange hair sprouting from his body. 
== Personality ==
Despite having the appearance of a wild man, Blanka is generally passive and docile, and is fond of family connections and friendships as well as children. Yet, when angered, Blanka attacks as though he was a wild animal let loose from a cage, ferociously attacking his opponents with predatorial rage.
Due to being forced to survive and later overcome the harsh environment of the Amazon forest since his youth, Blanka has developed his own personal attachment with wildlife. He held the "survival of the fittest" mindset, believing that those who were weak and being unable to adapt would naturally be preyed on by the predator. He cites his survival experience as a proof that humans were able to triumph over anything if they could adapt and respect nature, and doesn't treat his (self-proclaimed) "king of the jungle" title lightly. Blanka also holds great respect to mother nature, saying that it is what made him who he is today, and is against those who are harming nature "for fun" and not for sustaining themselves.
As the series goes on, Blanka, while retaining his usual manner of speech, starts to develop a bit more common sense; which ironically makes him a more cautious-minded foil to the hot-headed Dan Hibiki. His dislike of masked men, as he believes good people shouldn't hide their faces, is also shown in his rival battle with El Fuerte and also with his win quote against Vega.
==Other Media==
===Super Smash Bros.===
Blanka's stage theme A and B are soundtracks in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Blanka appears as a advanced-ranked primary shield-type spirit that increases the user's electric attacks. His spirit battle is a stamina battle against Donkey Kong who starts with a screw attack on Jungle Japes with reduced jump.
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Blanka-SSF2.png|Blanka's Artwork from Super Street Fighter 2.
File:Blanka Render.png|Blanka in Street Fighter X Tekken
File:Blanka (Street Fighter V).png|Blanka in Street Fighter V
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===Videos===
BLANKA MOVE LIST - Ultra Street Fighter II- The Final Challengers (USFII-USF2)
BLANKA MOVE LIST - Street Fighter EX2 Plus (SFEX2P)
BLANKA MOVE LIST - Capcom vs. SNK 2- Mark of the Millenium 2001 (CVS2)
==Trivia==
*Blanka and Adon share some similarities with each other: they have orange hair, they are both voiced by the same person in English (Taliesen Jaffe), and their 10th alternate colors represent their former color schemes from when they first debuted. Adon first appeared in the original Street Fighter, and Blanka first appeared in Street Fighter II. However, there are differences between them; while Blanka is a good person, Adon is a neutral character.
*Blanka once fought Pikachu in an episode of the popular Internet series DEATH BATTLE and won the battle 
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