Street Fighter Birthdays and Artwork

[Zangief]

MIKE: Our bad boy street thug turned professional fighter, the punch happy and only Street Fighter to be defeated by Zangief at Pattycake AND Tic-Tac-Toe, Balrog, turns 34 today.

Born or, rather, created on this same date of the same year is bad girl Interpol assassin and Street Fighter Cammy White, also turning 34.

Let me turn things over now to my Russian alter ego for a personal message to the big Gigaton Punch King himself. Take it away, Nikolas!

ZANGIEF: Allo, Comrade Balrog! I know vee hev mahtch freection bitwin ahs een pest bot I rimambor van mighty end hendsome Zengief torns thorty-four. I vas et tup ahf game end een prime hevink jahst joint Strit Fightor sorcut. Now thees ees age van yoo mek beeg combek. Ees good age to do so. Alvees Prassley makes cumbek et your age so anjoy your retorn to Strit Fightor gengk. I seencerely veesh you Heppy Borthday end rimambor to pahnch out all kendles un kek, uhkay? Uhfer too you, Michael.

MIKE: Thanks, Big Z, and let me also announce that the first new SF:TLY "Zangief vs. Ryu" illustration is finished. More about that at my "Zangief from Street Fighter: The Later Years" blog for those interested.

Happy Birthday, Balrog and Cammy!