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Street Fighter - Zangief by BaronFangerus

Street Fighter - Zangief

BaronFangerus

Almost finishing the list of gifts for my beloved bro, dodark aka rontaro, here is another MACHO that is part of our harem of brutes, Zangief.
I decided to draw Zangief because I was out of ideas of what other characters he might like and I remembered that he might like Zangief from Street Fighter.

Since I was a kid I have always loved Zangief and his giant muscles that destroy anything that stands in his way and I also Zangief monoplayer.

As a basis for this gift from my bro dodark aka rontaro, I chose this concept art that is in the link below since it is a free art that I could use for artistic practice purposes without having to worry so much about copyright.
The design is far from perfect because it is very disproportionate and in addition to his face it seems to have been hit by a brick that ended up marking the entire jaw deforming it. I tried to do my best to get a good drawing, but this time I failed but I hope made you happy with it.

I hope made you happy, BRO!
BRO, this Zangief is for you!!! LOVE YA SO MUCH!!!

Reference art: https://www.writeups.org/zangief-street-fighters-2/

If you liked this drawing, feel free to comment or favorite; your opinion is always welcome!

More info about Rontaro Bultor Magno below:
"Zangief (ザンギエフ Zangiefu, Russian: Зангиев, Zangiyev), also known as the "Red Cyclone" (赤きサイクロン Akaki Saikuron), is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter II. He is a national Russian hero who is always seen fighting for the glory of his country.

Appearance:
Zangief is a massive fighter, weighing 400 lbs and standing slightly over 7 feet tall, placing him as one of the tallest characters in the entire Street Fighter roster. Since his debut in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991, Zangief has been portrayed with a beard and a mohawk, along with a uniquely-shaped formation of chest hair on his torso and on his shins. His massive frame is almost entirely covered in scars from his bouts with brown bears in the barren and remote area of Siberia.

Zangief's wardrobe consists of simple red wrestling trunks with a gold belt, along with red and gold wristbands and his red wrestling boots with gold trim. In one of Zangief's concept artworks, he wore a tank top and had a sailor anchor tattoo on his left arm. He would retain the tank top in all his Street Fighter II portraits (except Turbo Revival and HD Remix), in order to indicate what color the player chose for him.

Starting with Street Fighter Alpha 2, Zangief was adorned with a red cloak that he would remove before starting his matches. The cloak became an accepted fixture of his image, and he was shown with it in the 1994 Street Fighter II animated movie. Although modern 3D interpretations of Zangief have so far not shown him with his cloak, he is still depicted as wearing it before matches in his ending movie on Super Street Fighter IV.

He has multiple alternate costumes in Street Fighter V. The first one is a red wrestling suit with a single long sleeve; another is a red tank top with a golden lightning emblem at the center along with the sign of "METAL", yellow tights in a rainbow camouflage motif with black kneepads and yellow boots with a red lightning motif. He also wears black studded armbands and a yellow bandana on his head with a matching rainbow camouflage motif.

Personality:
Born and raised in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Zangief is an incredibly patriotic character who has been motivated in some way to fight for his Russian motherland in every single game he has ever been in. While his personality has varied from one media source to another, Zangief is mostly been portrayed as a very fearless and tactical fighter who is prone to quick temperaments, and is always very competitive. In addition to being overwhelmingly patriotic, he is immensely proud of his massive physique and is obsessed with muscle building. In battles, he constantly belittles his opponent's smaller muscular build and blaming their losses on their lack of muscular power. His win quotes often consists of critiques towards his specific opponents about their lack of power, or him telling his opponents to build more muscle.

Despite his short temper, Zangief has shown himself to be rather gentle-natured with a good sense of humor, once entering a tournament partly to win the admiration of a group of school children. According to the instruction manual of Street Fighter II: Special Championship Edition for the Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive, Zangief is described as being "good natured, with a great sense of humor, and totally fearless".

While not fighting, Zangief enjoys hopak (Cossack dancing), and eating borscht. Some of the things which he does not like includes young women (because he views them as a distraction), bears that do not know how to wrestle properly, and (according to the manual for Super Street Fighter II Turbo for the 3DO) projectiles such as Hadokens, Yoga Fires, and Tiger Shots..." - Source: Street Fighter Fandom.

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