M. Bison

M. Bison (Vega)
Street Fighter series character
M. Bison in Super Street Fighter II, as drawn by Bengus.
First game	Street Fighter II
Designed by	Akiman (Street Fighter II)
Voiced by (English)	Tom Wyner (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V (Animaze Dub) Markham Anderson (Street Fighter II V (ADV Films dub # 1)) Mike Kleinhenz (Street Fighter II V (ADV Films dub # 2) Richard Newman (TV series) Gerald C. Rivers (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Wreck-It Ralph)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Tomomichi Nishimura (Street Fighter Alpha series, Street Fighter EX series, Marvel vs. Capcom series, Namco x Capcom) Kenji Utsumi (Street Fighter II V, Japanese television dub of the Street Fighter film) Norio Wakamoto (Capcom vs. SNK series, SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V, Project X Zone 2) Banjō Ginga (CD drama) Masaharu Satō (Street Fighter Zero drama CD) Takeshi Kusaka (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) Makoto Gunji (Street Fighter II Turbo commercial) Tesshō Genda (Japanese video and DVD dub of the Street Fighter film) Shin-ichiro Miki (Real Battle on Film) Kazuhiro Yamaji (Japanese dub of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li) Taiten Kusunoki (Wreck-It Ralph)
Motion capture	Darko Tuskan (The Movie games)
Portrayed by	Raúl Juliá (Street Fighter: The Movie) Neal McDonough (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li) Silvio Simac (Street Fighter: Resurrection)
Fictional profile
Nationality	Unknown British (1994 movie) [presumably] Irish (The Legend of Chun-Li)
Fighting style	Lerdrit (Psycho Power-infused style)
Occupation	Leader of Shadaloo

M. Bison, also known as Dictator, is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, he is a recurring character and villain in the Street Fighter series of fighting games, acting as the primary antagonist of the series. As one of the series' most iconic villains, M. Bison is widely considered to be the true main antagonist of the Street Fighter franchise, outshining fellow villains Sagat, Akuma, Gill, and Seth.

A would-be world dictator and megalomaniac, M. Bison's ultimate ambition is to control the world's governments through his covert crime syndicate, Shadaloo (シャドルー, Shadorū^?, sometimes spelled as "Shadoloo", "Shadowloo" or "Shadowlaw"). He serves as the host of Street Fighter II's fighting tournament and is the last opponent fought in the game. Several Street Fighter characters—including Guile, T. Hawk, Cammy, Rose and Chun-Li—have their personal vendettas against M. Bison and have entered the tournament in the hopes of facing him personally. M. Bison wields an inherently evil energy known as "Psycho Power".

In Japan, the character is named Vega (ベガ, Bega^?), derived from the star of the same name. However, during localization of Street Fighter II for the English language market, Capcom's North American branch felt that the name did not sound threatening enough to North American audiences for the game's final boss, and thus was more suitable for the Spanish cage fighter Balrog. At this same time, another concern arose that the name of another character, Mike Bison, conceived as a parody of real-life boxer Mike Tyson, would be a legal liability for Capcom. As a result, the characters swapped names, and the game's final boss was dubbed M. Bison for international appearances of the character. Capcom has never explained what "M" stands for, calling it "part of the character's mystery". Regardless, Bison has been addressed as Master Bison in Street Fighter Alpha 3 repeatedly, as well as in the animated movie. In his introduction before a fight in (Super) Street Fighter IV, he refers to himself as "The Mighty Bison". In endings in Alpha 2, he is referred to by a henchman as Commander Bison. In Street Fighter V, he is referred to by F.A.N.G as Lord Bison.