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* [[Meaningful Name|Minsc]] from the ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' games. More [[Boisterous Bruiser|cheerful]] than most examples. Named for Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
* Inverted in the ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' games, where Russian Biff Slamkovich, a former sparring partner of Zangief's, is the [[Jack of All Stats]]; the British-born [[The Giant|Giant]] Titanic Tim stands over two feet taller than him.
* Although the bulky Duo from ''[[Mega Man 8]]'' is actually some type of Alien/Robot/Police Officer, according to an interview with Keiji Inafune, he was originally supposed to be the Russian Dr. Cossack's newest robot. Some of the Russian influences are left in his [https://web.archive.org/web/20141011024454/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091112072042/megaman/images/2/24/MM8Duo.png design], like his huge buttons and his hat, so he sort of qualifies as a Husky Russkie.
** Then again, Duo had a [https://web.archive.org/web/20160927055748/http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/megaman/images/9/95/Duo1.jpg different look] before encountering Mega Man and crew, and was rebuilt into that design by Dr. Light.
*** If one ''really'' wants to be technical, Dive Man qualifies among Dr. Cossack's Robot Masters.
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