Zangief
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Zangief during his fight against Mario.
Zangief is a character from the Street Fighter series. His only appearance in the Mario series is in the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!." In this story, Zangief is Mario's first opponent on his way to become "Street Fighter II grand master." Mario is able to defeat Zangief by just running around him, making him feel giddy and fall down.
Trivia
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Bowser alongside Zangief and Dr. Eggman in Wreck-It Ralph.
- Zangief is introduced by the referee as "a man like a bison".
- He is the only one of Mario's opponents not to appear in the comic before the actual fight begins.
- Zangief will be appearing alongside Bowser in the upcoming Disney film Wreck-It Ralph.
