Vega (Street Fighter)

Vega
Street Fighter character
Vega in Super Street Fighter II
First game	Street Fighter II (1991)
Created by	Akira Nishitani[1] Akira "Akiman" Yasuda[2]
Designed by	Mizuho "Katuragi" Kageyama[2]
Portrayed by	Jay Tavare (Street Fighter film, game) Taboo (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
Voiced by	English Richard Cansino (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II, Animaze dub) Vic Mignogna (Street Fighter II V, ADV dub) Paul Dobson (TV series) Doug Erholtz (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V) Japanese Eri "Erichan" Nakamura (Street Fighter II, Champion Edition, Hyper Fighting) Shō Hayami (Drama CD) Kaneto Shiozawa (Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Street Fighter II V, Street Fighter EX series) Yūji Ueda (Street Fighter Alpha 3, Capcom vs. SNK series) Kiyotomi Goshima (Gunspike, SVC Chaos: Capcom vs. SNK) Junichi Suwabe (Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Street Fighter V) Kazuyuki Ishikawa (Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation) Nobuyuki Hiyama (Real Battle on Film) Chihara Junior (Japanese dub of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li)
In-universe information
Origin	Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Fighting style	Spanish Ninjutsu

Vega, also known as Balrog (in Japan), is a fictional character from the Street Fighter fighting game series by Capcom. Vega is a mask-wearing, claw-wielding fighter from Spain who uses a personal fighting style combining Japanese ninjutsu and Spanish bullfighting, earning him the nickname of "Spanish Ninja".

Vega first appears in the original Street Fighter II in 1991 as the second of four boss opponents the player faces at the end of the single-player mode, a group known as the Four Devas, Grand Masters, or the Four Heavenly Kings. From Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (the second version of the game) onwards, Vega and the other three boss characters became playable. He reappears as a playable character in Street Fighter Alpha 3, Street Fighter EX2 and EX3, the Capcom vs. SNK series, SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos, Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter X Tekken, Ultra Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter V.