Zangief

As the greatest professional wrestler in Soviet Union history, Zangief was asked to represent his country in the second world warrior tournament. Zangief is incredibly patriotic and the scars all over his body come from wrestling polar bears in Siberia to train for the world warrior tournament.

Zangief was in strong opposition to the criminal activity of Shadaloo, but his main motives in the Street Fighter tournaments are to represent his country with honor and show that the Soviet Union (Russia, USSR, timetable uncertain) is home to the greatest fighters in the world.