Is zangief canonically gay
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I love fighting games. And I love Queer people. Happy Pride Month, y’all (that is, if I manage to get this article out while it’s still June, otherwise, uh, happy Pride Month 2).
I’ve met most of my Queer friends, either directly or indirectly, through the fighting game community. I suppose that’s not very surprising when some of the most well-known figures in the scene — Sonicfox, Romolla, Umisho — are loudly and proudly LGBTQ+, or when the genre has so many iconic Queer characters to offer. While some of this can be attributed to general societal convert or to transgender people’s famed ability to squeeze buttons really well, I do think that there is something about fighting games that makes them particularly well-suited as a medium for LGBTQ+ advocacy and expression.
One important facet is a connection between identity and gameplay that was established in one of the first-ever fighting games, Street Fighter II. The game sought to appeal to as many arcade-goers as possible and provide a complex and strategic gameplay experience, which meant that having a large (for
My previous theory got quite a few readers. I pointed out how everyone in the series was pretty much in it for those sweet, lovely fame dollars, even the ones who seemed to have no need for money. I even showed that Akuma was not technologically illiterate, having a smartphone of his have to take that infamous selfie of him and Elena. As the years go on, the characters of Street Fighter evolve with them, each personality having some reference to the times they&#;re living in now. However, there&#;s one character in particular who appears to possess a hard time fitting in, someone who is extremely popular, but is a product of his time &#; Zangief.
He hasn&#;t really changed much since his debut in Highway Fighter II, being a patriotic Russian who fights merely for the value of his country. Sure, he&#;s become more and more of an iconic wrestling star in-game as the years go on, but he&#;s still the Soviet idealist he always was.
Or is he?
Sure, affection for one&#;s country still exists. Americans love the U.S., Brits love the U.K., the Japanese treasure Japan, and yes, Russians love Russia. Howe
Street Fighter series
- Developer:Capcom
- Publisher:Capcom
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- Genre:Fighter
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Several potentially queer characters feature in the Street Fighter series. In the original Street Fighter, Eagle was designed as a tribute to Freddie Mercury, which, when coupled with his mannerisms, leads to him being read as gay. However, this is not canonically confirmed.
In Street Fighter II, Zangief is also interpretted as a gay character by a number of sources, including some which state that Capcom officially confirmed his sexuality; however, these confirmations are unreferenced.
Street Fighter IV features Poison, who was originally from Final Fight and whose gender is debated. This title also features Abel, who was originally designed to be an effeminate man (although the traits design moved away from this vision during the design process). There are hints that Abel is interested in dating men. Street Fighter IV also features Juri Han, who some interpret as a lesbian because of her flirtation with women; however, she also flirts with