M. Bison

M. Bison, known as Vega (ベガ Bega) in Japan, is a video game character and primary antagonist of the Street Fighter series, first appearing as a non-playable boss in Street Fighter II before becoming playable in its update, Street Fighter II: Champion Edition. He is a self-imposed dictator and megalomaniac seeking world domination.

He serves as one of The4everrevival's favorite Street Fighter characters as low as his 5th favorite or as high as his 2nd favorite. Believe it or not, M. Bison is also the reason that Menslady125 is a Street Fighter fan.

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Appearance[]

His general attire consists of a red military uniform with large silver shoulder plates, wrist bands, and shin guards; on his peaked/service cap is the skull insignia of his crime syndicate known as Shadaloo. His clothing highly resembles the uniforms worn by SS officers of Nazi Germany; the winged skull on his visor cap and the first letter of Shadaloo on his belt is shaped as a single Sig rune. He sports a dark-colored cape in the Alpha series, in which he appears with his original body. From Street Fighter II on (and in the Capcom vs SNK series), he appears with a much slimmer body, and removes his cape before battle.

M. Bison has neatly cut black hair under his peaked cap, which he is almost never seen without (save for two of his alternate costumes); in the Brazilian Street Fighter comics (Editora Escala), he was instead bald. His eyes were originally red both within and outside the irises (though the irises were still visible); after Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, they were changed to a complete ghastly white, a trait shared by other characters such as Sagat and Dhalsim. His eyes will glow pink when his Psycho Power is glowing.

As of Street Fighter V, Bison's look has changed slightly, now wearing a trenchcoat over his outfit without the cape. His hair has also turned white due to the effects of Psycho Power.

Personality[]

M. Bison is an archetypal villain motivated by his own self-serving interests and lust for absolute power through world domination. He is a megalomaniacal and psychopathic dictator and terrorist who seeks to rule the world with an iron fist whilst also being universally regarded as the greatest and most powerful martial artist of all time (stated in his own pre-boss fight dialogue with Ryu in Street Fighter Alpha 3), and will readily destroy anything or anyone who dares to stand between him and his shady goals. He shows a complimenting side, however, when he states to Karin Kanzuki that he watched her and Sakura fight, stating that they fight very well for girls and, after she defeats his Dolls, that Karin did well and is a qualified fighter. Possessing a vast ego and a god complex, Bison is physically incapable of feeling empathy for others and even takes pleasure in watching people suffer at his hands, never feeling a shred of regret or remorse for the numerous atrocities that he has committed. In many ways, Bison's characterization is comparable to the clinical diagnosis of a real-life psychopath. Bison's malevolence and sadism are reflected in his iconic smile, a very wide grin that exposes not just all of the teeth but even the gums as well. He occasionally refers to himself in the third person and displays a twisted sense of humor, as well as a "business before pleasure" attitude.

As the founder and leader of Shadaloo, M. Bison uses as many illegal methods as possible to achieve his destructive and barbaric goals, ranging from drug trafficking and arms dealing to terrorism and illegal human experimentation. He is not above using coercion (as seen during at least one storyline in Street Fighter Alpha 3) and brainwashing to convert skilled martial artists to his cause, and has even cheated death and returned to wreak havoc not once, but at least twice. While demanding absolute loyalty and obedience from his subordinates, M. Bison considers them as mere pawns rather than human beings, has described the bickering and strife between his top generals as "delicious entertainment", and overall tolerates his henchmen only as long as they serve his dark ambitions, displaying his complete disregard for human life. For the same reason, he offers to spare the lives of particularly talented foes on the condition that they pledge their undying loyalty to him; he doesn't care how deep or shallow said loyalty runs, only that their talents serve his purposes. Unsurprisingly, he has earned the eternal enmity of many other Street Fighter characters for his malevolent and sinister nature. Of course, he usually does not care and tends to consider his numerous enemies as mere nuisances.

Throughout various media, M. Bison is shown as an extremely powerful figure, often justifying his arrogance by being able to simultaneously take out multiple opponents through use of his Psycho Power (and often without it). In Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, M. Bison soundly defeats Guile, and then proceeds to fight and nearly overpower Ken and Ryu, arrogantly relenting in order to prove his superiority. In Street Fighter: The Movie, M. Bison effortlessly kills plenty of AN soldiers in unarmed combat, but is shown to be no match for Guile and is forced to revert to his electromagnetism-powered suit (the film's stand-in for Psycho Power). The UDON comics show him as more than able to defeat several of the fighters he faces, including a Psycho Power-infused Charlie, and he meets his only match in Akuma. In the Street Fighter Zero 2 HK Comic only, when M. Bison faces Akuma, he performs an attack named "15 Shadows", in which fifteen shadows based on the characters from Street Fighter Alpha 2 (except Sagat, Akuma and himself) appear to grab and hold his enemy.

In most of his appearances in crossover games, M. Bison has been deemed worthy of respect by villainous characters who would join forces with him, such as Magneto, Geese Howard and Rita Repulsa. Namco × Capcom and Project X Zone also reveals a curious personality trait - he is hinted to be an extremely provocative and lustful man with an interest for women, as all the opponents he choose to copy using Doppel's powers were attractive girls like Chun-Li, Morrigan and Valkyrie (a fact that is also emphasized by the playable party)

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He was later sent by Vilgax to Destroy Knuckles and his teammates but he himself was foiled. Not annoyed by the loss he continues to scheme. Bison makes constant plans against Knuckles and Bender for his own benefits. Unlike Porky and Discord, he is a more active force against them due to his power. Bison was eventually defeated by his former right hand man Sagat in a vicious battle...but was he gone for good?

TGTTA 2[]

During the time travel and story travel, Eobard recruits M. Bison into the past villains syndicate to help in his and Bison's mutual plans. He, Vilgax and Porky are all recruited and The three are demoted to minions to The Joker though he ain't happy about it

He joins The Joker with many of his associates and leads an attack on his former boss while The Joker makes his other plan going well. Bison joins his co-workers Porky and Vilgax in plotting a trap against Discord before trying to kill Bender's team. Bison decides to fight Discord and uses the psycho power to beat him down due to the nullifer weakening Discord though he is saved by the others, Bison decides to flee not to waste his time on worms

Bison assists Terrance Lewis and Dr. Weil in stealing the parasites and stays close to Vilgax in case Discord goes after Vilgax which he is proven right. M.Bison decides to torture Rick and Twilight and then gets FANG to try to poison them until the rest of Slade's team arrive to take the three off guard.

M. Bison next works alongside Darkwarrior, Eggman Nega, Fang, Machete and Queen Chrysalis to destroy Phineas and the others. He uses the first three to stall them and when it becomes clear they won't succeed. Thawne, Bison, Machete and Chrysalis blow up the island they're on to try to destroy them.

Bison continues his crusade for power over the next few chapters wanting to have Shadaloo conquer the multiverse and with Thawne's help. He Crushes many under his iron boot and conquers great deal of the multiverse upon getting the spear. He tries then to kill Deathstroke and his team over betrayal and nearly succeeds, eventually he is brought down by Discord with help from Lincoln and his sisters who use themselves as bait for Bison.

Legends of the Multi-Universe[]

Bison had pulled off his method of cheating death and had joined forces with Galvatron. He also had succeeded in destroying his arch rival, Colonel Guile, and taking over the world of the Street Fighter universe!

Later, he tried to prevent Angewomon and Myotismon from reaching the gate to the center of the Multi-Universe...and they seemed to stand no chance against him. However, with the combined teamwork of King Rex, Mewtwo, Predaking, Supergirl and MagnaAngemon, Bison was sealed forever in the Gate of Destiny...or so we hope.

Chronicles of Great New Empire[]

Bison appeared to ambush the Symphogear heroines and Captain Harlock; he was stopped by Arceus. One week later, He made an alliance with Monaca Towa, Hondao, and Great New Empire. In the end, M. Bison was eventually destroyed by Shenron's Divine Energy Wave, thus turning him to a pile of sand for good and marking the end of Bison's tyrannical reign for good. His Psycho Power was finally destroyed for good.

Allies and enemies[]

Allies: Shadaloo, F.A.N.G. Balrog, Vega, Rita Repulsa, Vilgax's Allegiance, the Children of Megatron, Deus.Ex.Machina.Industries, Galactic Empire, GNE

Enemies: Ryu, Ken Masters, Guile, Chun-Li, Rose, Sagat, Seth, Juri, Bender, Skipper, Heloise, Captain Knuckles, the B and P Teams, the Angels of Disney, the Autobots, the Children of the Autobots and their allies, Slade and his ensemble, Force of Hevenburg,

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