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{{quote|Balrog is a disgraced heavyweight boxer and one of Shadaloo's Four Devas; he joined the organization after his excessive violence got him kicked out of the pro boxing world. After M. Bison's disappearance, Balrog spends all of the riches gained from his employment, ending up right back where he started. He enters the ''Street Fighter IV'' tournament hearing that S.I.N. has some kind of "treasure" -- and that Shadaloo would pay him well enough. In ''Super Street Fighter IV'', he encounters Dudley and challenges the British boxing champion to a match between regions. }}
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: Ironically, when Mike Tyson finally ''did'' find out - in 2019 - that Barlog was based on him, he said he was flattered.
* [[American Dream]]: One of the more negative depictions of this trope. He joined Shadaloo to make it big after being forced out of the ring.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: The Bison in Japan
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* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Very fast jabs and his Dash Punches.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Or should I say [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHxXufqOEY Gigaton Punch [[Gigaton Punch]] Gigaton Punch ~ Gigaton... Punch!].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: He's a [[Captain Ersatz]] of [[Mike Tyson]], there's little point in denying it. In fact, in the original version, he was named "M. Bison" while the final boss was named "Vega", the guy with the mask named "Balrog". The names of the bosses were swapped for American release to prevent a lawsuit.
* [[Only in It For the Money]]: Pretty much his driving force.
* {{spoiler|[[Pet the Dog]]: His ending in ''IV''}}.
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* [[Use Your Head]]: In one of his grabs, in the Buffalo Head, and more recently in his second Ultra in ''SSFIV''.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: According to notes on official art, Balrog is only 21 at the time of ''Street Fighter II''—likely making him the youngest character in the game. This may have received a slight, unspoken retcon around the release of ''Alpha 3'', though, since as a prequel he'd have to be even younger.
== Vega - ''Spain'' ==
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