Zangief

Zangief
Street Fighter character
Zangief in Super Street Fighter II. Drawn by Bengus
First game	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
Created by	Akira Yasuda
Voiced by (English)	Michael Sorich (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) Kevin Seymour (Street Fighter II V, Animaze dub) Michael Donovan (Street Fighter animated series) Joe Romersa (Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation) Peter Beckman (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V) Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Wataru Takagi (Street Fighter Alpha series, Marvel vs. Capcom series) Tesshō Genda (Capcom vs. SNK series, Capcom Fighting Evolution) Kenta Miyake (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V) Tetsuo Kanao (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) Yasuo Tanaka (Street Fighter II V) Hidenari Ugaki (Street Fighter Zero: The Animation) Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (Japanese television dub of the Street Fighter film) Katsuhisa Hōki (Japanese video and DVD dub of the Street Fighter film) Shin-ichiro Miki (Real Battle on Film) Minoru Hirota (Wreck-It Ralph)
Motion capture	Andrew Bryniarski (The Movie games)
Portrayed by	Andrew Bryniarski (Street Fighter)
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Russia SFSR
Nationality	Russian
Fighting style	Professional wrestling

Zangief (ザンギエフ, Zangiefu^?), often called the Red Cyclone (赤きサイクロン, Akaki Saikuron^?), is a video game character in Capcom's Street Fighter series. Considered to be the first fighting game character whose moveset is centered on grappling, he made his first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991. In the series, he is a professional wrestler that fights to prove Russia's superiority over other nation's fighters.

Designed by Akira Yasuda, Zangief was initially conceived for Street Fighter II as a character named "Vodka Gobalsky", planned to be a very strong but extremely slow character to play as. Early designs of the character closely resembled the character's finalized appearance, but with the addition of a black tanktop and anchor tattoo on his upper arms. His name was later changed to "Zangief" from professional wrestler Victor Zangiev. In an interview with Game On!, Capcom Research and Development head Noritaka Funamizu stated that of the series' characters, Zangief was one of the most popular characters with American audiences, alongside Ryu and Guile.

Zangief appears as a tall, muscular man clad in red wrestling tights and boots, a studded gold belt, and red/gold wristbands. His brown hair is cut in a short Mohawk style, and he has a beard/mustache and a large amount of hair on his chest. His arms and legs are covered with scars.