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M. Bison, known in Japan as , also known as Dictator, is a video game character created by Capcom. First introduced in ''Street Fighter II: The World Warrior'', he is a recurring character and villain in the ''Street Fighter'' series of fighting games, acting as the final boss and primary antagonist of the ''Street Fighter II'' and ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, and later a supporting villain in the ''Street Fighter IV'' series. He is also the final boss of the non-canonical ''Street Fighter EX'' series, and will appear in ''Street Fighter V''. As one of the series' most iconic villains, M. Bison is widely considered to be the true main antagonist of the ''Street Fighter'' franchise, outshining fellow villains Akuma, Gill and Seth. A would-be world dictator, M. Bison rules the fictional Far East country of Mriganka with an iron fist. His ultimate ambition is to control the world's governments through his covert crime syndicate, . He serves as the host of ''Street Fighter II'' 's fighting tournament〔(The History of ''Street Fighter'' - M. Bison ). (GameSpot ). Retrieved on 2008-3-26.〕 and is the last opponent fought in the game. Several ''Street Fighter'' characters—including Guile, T. Hawk, Cammy, Rose and Chun-Li—have their personal vendettas against M. Bison and have entered the tournament in the hopes of facing him personally. M. Bison wields an inherently evil energy known as "Psycho Power". ==Conception and development== In Japan, the character is named , derived from the star of the same name. However, during localization of ''Street Fighter II'' for the English language market, Capcom's North American branch felt that the name sounded non-threatening to North American audiences for the game's final boss and was more suitable for the Spanish cage fighter Balrog. At this same time another concern arose that the name of another character, Mike Bison, conceived as a parody of real-life boxer Mike Tyson, would be a legal liability for Capcom. As a result, the characters swapped names, and the game's final boss was dubbed M. Bison for English language appearances of the character. Capcom has never explained what "M" stands for, calling it "part of the character's mystery". Regardless, Bison has been addressed as ''Master Bison'' in ''Street Fighter Alpha 3'' repeatedly, as well as in the animated movie. In his introduction before a fight in ''(Super) Street Fighter IV'', he refers to himself as "The Mighty Bison". In endings in ''Alpha 2'', he is referred to by a henchman as Commander Bison. When developing ''Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'', it was decided to give him a more muscular appearance, rather than have him resemble "a middle aged man", while his face was modified to appear somewhat demonic. This appearance was later carried onto the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' series, featured as his original appearance before the ''Street Fighter II'' series. The first source of inspiration for M. Bison's design came from the character General Washizaki, one of the main villains of the popular martial arts manga ''Riki-Oh''.〔月刊ゲーメスト10月号増刊『ストリートファイターII』p83。〕〔『COMPLETE FILE STREET FIGHTER II』P59（発行：カプコン、発売：朝日ソノラマ・1992年刊）。〕 However both Washizaki and M. Bison (especially the latter's supernatural abilities) are widely believed to be a homage to Yasunori Kato, the mystical antagonist of the influential fantasy novel series ''Teito Monogatari'' and its subsequent cinematic adaptations.〔(Review of TOKYO: THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS ) Anthony Romero, Toho Kingdom, September 22, 2006〕〔(Comparison between Vega's Image and Kyūsaku Shimada's Portrait (at the bottom of the page) ). Retrieved on 2009-6-01.〕〔(Poll about Vega's Inspiration ). Retrieved on 2012-8-04.〕〔(Japanese Review of TEITO MONOGATARI (1988) ). Retrieved on 2012-8-07.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「M. Bison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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