Zangief

Zangief
Zangief during his fight against Mario in Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!
Species	Human
First appearance	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991, Street Fighter franchise) Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles! (1992, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance	Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (2024) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, cameo as spirit, Super Mario-related media)

Zangief is a crossover character from the Street Fighter series, and he is a Russian wrestler. Zangief in the Super Mario franchise appears only in the Club Nintendo comic "Super Mario Klemp-Won-Do: Muskeln sind nicht alles!", as Mario's first opponent on his way to becoming the "Street Fighter II grand master." Zangief is quickly defeated in the match just from Mario running around him, making Zangief feel giddy and causing him to fall down.

Zangief in the Super Smash Bros. series appears only in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a master spirit, and is devoid of any interaction with elements from the Super Mario franchise. In World of Light, Zangief is the third spirit encountered on the World Tour sub-world. The Zangief Spirit Battle is a stamina battle against Incineroar (with the opponent having more powerful throws and physical attacks) on the Boxing Ring stage with the music "Zangief Stage Type A" from Street Fighter II playing. Once the battle is won, Zangief will become available in the Dojo to teach the Overthrow Style to the player's spirits. Said style increases throw power, grab range, and grab power, but decreases attack power, special move power, and item attack.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirit #983 Zangief
	Series/game	Street Fighter Series
	Type	Master (Dojo)
	Slots	0
	Class	N/A
	Strength / effect(s)	Overthrow Style Increase: Throw Power, Grab Range, Grab Power Decrease: Attack Power, Special-Attack Power, Item Attack
	How to obtain	World of Light (World Tour)
Spirit battle	Opponent(s)	Incineroar
	Conditions	Rule: Jump Power ↓ The enemy's throws have increased power The enemy's physical attacks have increased power Stamina battle
	Stage	Boxing Ring
	Song	Zangief Stage Type A

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ザンギエフ[?] Zangiefu	Zangief
Chinese (simplified)	桑吉尔夫[?] Sāngjí'ěrfū	Zangief
Chinese (traditional)	桑吉爾夫[?] Sāngjí'ěrfū	Zangief
Korean	장기에프[?] Janggiepeu	Zangief
Russian	Зангиев[?] Zangiyev	Zangief

External links

• Zangief on the Street Fighter Wiki
• Zangief at Wikipedia