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Vega (Street Fighter)

Vega
Street Fighter character
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Vega in Super Street Fighter II, drawn by Bengus
First game Street Fighter II (1991)
Created by Akira Yasuda
Voiced by (English) Richard Cansino (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie,Street Fighter II, Animaze dub)
Vic Mignogna (Street Fighter II V, ADV dub)
Paul Dobson (TV series)
Doug Erholtz (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V)
Voiced by (Japanese) Shō Hayami (Drama CD)
Kaneto Shiozawa (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V, Street Fighter EX series)
Yūji Ueda (Street Fighter Alpha 3, Capcom vs. SNK series)
Kiyotomi Goshima (Gunspike, SVC Chaos: Capcom vs. SNK)
Junichi Suwabe (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V)
Kazuyuki Ishikawa (Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation)
Nobuyuki Hiyama (Real Battle on Film)
Chihara Junior (Japanese dub of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
Motion capture Jay Tavare (The Movie games)
Portrayed by Jay Tavare (Street Fighter film)
Taboo (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
Fictional profile
Birthplace Spain
Nationality Spanish
Fighting style Spanish Ninjutsu (スペインニンジュツ?, Supein Ninjutsu)

Vega, also known as Claw, is a fictional character from the Street Fighter fighting game series by Capcom. Vega is a mask-wearing, claw-wielding fighter from Spain who uses a personal fighting style combining Japanese ninjutsu, French savate, American Zipota and Spanish bullfighting, earning him the nickname of "Spanish Ninja".

Vega first appears in the original Street Fighter II in 1991 as the second of four boss opponents the player faces at the end of the single-player mode, a group known as the Four Devas or Grand Masters. From Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (the second version of the game) onwards, Vega and the other three boss characters, became playable. He reappears as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter EX2 and EX3, the Capcom vs. SNK series, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV, and Street Fighter V.

Vega was designed by Akira Yasuda with the premise of Street Fighter 1's Geki character in mind, and was initially conceived as a brief sketch of a masked man in a ripped shirt with long, frizzy hair. As development progressed the design evolved into a large, unarmed man, retaining the mask and dressed as a matador. The design was changed again, revolving around the concept of a foreign soldier with a cross on his vest and armed with a broadsword, while still retaining the mask. This design was eventually replaced in turn with another concept, a masked ninja in a bodysuit armed with a long metal claw on his right hand. Ultimately the character's finalized appearance was a culmination of all of these, incorporating various aspects of each into the finished design.


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