{"id":355676,"date":"2025-12-18T05:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=404668"},"modified":"2025-12-18T06:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:09:39","slug":"mike-tyson-took-almost-30-years-to-discover-that-an-iconic-video-game-character-was-inspired-by-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/mike-tyson-took-almost-30-years-to-discover-that-an-iconic-video-game-character-was-inspired-by-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Tyson took almost 30 years to discover that an iconic video game character was inspired by him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iconic video game Street Fighter II, released in 1991, not only revolutionized the video game industry but also became a cultural phenomenon, filled with nods and references to characters from popular culture. <strong>Among these, Fei Long, a representation of Bruce Lee, and Balrog, a character representing Mike Tyson, stand out clearly<\/strong>. The latter, originally known as Mike Bison, had to change his name in the international version of the game to avoid legal conflicts with the famous boxer.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It was literally him, but fictionalized<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Mike Tyson rose to worldwide fame after becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in 1986, his influence was felt in multiple areas, including video games.<strong> Capcom&#8217;s decision to modify the names and characteristics of some characters to fit the perception of the Western market was key to the success of Street Fighter II<\/strong>. Thus, Balrog became a symbol of fighting video games, although his connection to Tyson remained hidden for nearly three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ultra Street Fighter II Announce Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_1D5By-R98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, it was in 2019 when Tyson, during an appearance on an ESPN Esports program, discovered the existence of Balrog. This singular moment revealed the connection between the boxer and the character, surprising both Tyson and the fans.<strong> Balrog&#8217;s story not only highlights Capcom&#8217;s clever localization strategy but also underscores Tyson&#8217;s enduring presence in the world of video games<\/strong>, where he has appeared in several iconic titles such as Punch Out! and sequels of Fight Night.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of today, <strong>Balrog is still considered the archetype of boxers in most fighting games, further solidifying Tyson&#8217;s legacy in gamer culture<\/strong>. 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It was literally him, but fictionalized As Mike Tyson rose to worldwide fame after becoming the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":355677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[19715,4396,19716,19717,19718,1518,19719,19720,7154,19721],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-355676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-balrog","tag-capcom","tag-fei-long","tag-fenomeno-cultural","tag-localizacion-de-videojuegos","tag-mike-tyson","tag-personajes-iconicos","tag-referencias-culturales","tag-street-fighter-ii","tag-videojuegos-de-lucha","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355691,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355676\/revisions\/355691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355676"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=355676"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=355676"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=355676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}