Honestly, M. Bison looks menacing but in a more of a silent tone and I love how you symbolized M. Bison and his Horse as a symbolism of famine. It makes me appreciate M. Bison even more! Also, when returns in Street Fighter 6, he now has no memories and having only Psycho Power to guide him to Shadaloo Bases hideout! But some of the soul power that embedded within M. Bison now, there is potential for some positive change within M. Bison but we’ll just have to see.
That painting of Bison on a horse is basically a famous painting of Napoleon with with Napoleon replaced with Bison. Also this route of giving Bison Amnesia allowed Capcom to have its cake and eat it too with regards to Bison and JP. Bison is in the game but doesn't need to take the spotlight away from JP because his Amnesia means that he doesn't have to take control of Shadowloo and thus JP can continue as the big bad.
It also sets up a down-the-road clash between the two (either a few seasons or in SF 7), wherein Bison gets some/all of his memories back and gets to have a "what are you doing to MY organization?" moment with JP.
@@DarkkfatedRose maybe final boss because psycho power originated from her and possessed M. Bison. Inspired from X4 Zero. Or new host of psycho power.
Napoleon was defeated, deposed, and exiled on the island of Elba, from which he escaped and retook control of France. The perfect metaphor for Bison at this point in his career: a loner bereft of his empire, seeking to regain his power.
I want to think that what really happened to Bison in the last game was that he had transcended rather than being disintegrated. It would explain the shift from psycho to soul.
It's honestly a good idea to make him more of a side character to not take the main antagonist role from JP so as to not diminish his relevance to the story.
Going to Darksiders and the four horseman of the bible, the very first thing I thought of seeing Bison's look was Raoh from Hokuto No Ken, who's also a large muscled white haired dictator that rides a giant black horse
5:46 I’m assuming this is a taunt, but if it is Soul Power it does say something. When it’s the purple Psycho Power it clearly causes his scars to flare, likely bringing him pain. But when it turns into blue Soul Power he’s able to control it. I think Bison is in a place where he finally can no longer handle Psycho Power for more than moments. His own darkness now causing his ruin, forcing him to rely on positive Soul Power instead.
They confirmed that it is the same M.Bison from SF5. He didn't die there. If he would be truly reborn, like in the past, he would not have scars, because every time he gets a new body. This is the same body.
I found it weird because in japanese it's not the same voice actor. That's why at first i thought he was a clone or something. He used to have cell's voice actor from dbz. Now it's someone else.
@@HeyMomonia It sucks, but the new voice actor is the same guy who dubbed him in Wreck-It-Ralph so it's not completely out of left field. I love both his English and Japanese VAs since 4, they were perfect.
@@SefirothPH I don't know wreck it ralph lol The only character i know that he voiced was morel from hunter x hunter I always loved cell's voice so i'm a bit disappointed tbh I wonder why they switch voices though
@@HeyMomonia It's possible that because it was a relatively small DLC role and he wasn't top billed he just wasn't interested in doing it. As far as I can see, his only upcoming role is Sparking Zero as Cell again. He hasn't been in anything else in 2024. Maybe he's slowing his roll and wants to retire.
@@SefirothPH Apparently he's 79 so I understand why he doesn't want to do so many acting anymore He was easily one of the best and more recognizable voice actor ever I'll miss the dude
4:22 I did remember this one video that talked about M. Bison being homeless and when he says “hunger”, the man said Bison is hungry for food. But I believe that he is referring to the hunger for fighting and power and this proves my point.
While this is usually a valid point, Japan is essentially a wěstern nation at this point, with just a few holdouts of its original culture. This has been an ongoing process since the occŭpation after the wăr. Look at the media Japan creates now. Stuff that's clearly wěstern inspired and clearly made with a wěstern audience in mind, like Attack on Titan, or the Game of Thrones Final Fantasy that last launched. Miyazaki is one of the few people who still makes media with the least wěstern influence because he can remember his nation before occŭpation. You can bet the people who work at Capcom JP know about the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse and even the Darksiders game because they've made plenty of media that centers on Chrīstīan mythos.
can you really say that when they have a game that is VERY Japanese, down to have promoting a very old puppet performance in Japan? The game's name is Kunitsu-gami btw
As a Bison/Dictator main in SFV, of course I'm happy to see him return, though I'm going to miss his SFV move set. His Psycho Blast and Psycho Inferno were really useful moves, and Inferno gave him something to use when you couldn't charge. I also loved his V-Skill 1 when it was still a parry move, before it was turned into a bad reversal. But on the other hand, having a normal Psycho Crusher again is nice. But even if I'm happy to see him come back from a gameplay perspective, it's going to take a lot of explaining in the story.
See him return? He never left. Street Fighter can never move past him. 30 years from now we’ll still be fighting him and fans will act “shocked” because they thought he was finally killed in Street Fighter 11
@@Bingo_the_Pug well yes and no. As a playable character he should remain in some way or form. But they had to write him off in the lore for SF3 to happen. It's always assumed that Bison was dead by SF3 for some time. I don't mind the retcon to now making him alive again, but I also like how SF6 portrayed the world to be a better place without Dictator and Gill around, and everyone just seems more relaxed.
During the extended version of the Season 2 trailer, there's a cutscene of him absorbing the Psycho Power from the abandoned lab stage. You can hear a voice scream "Inconceivable!" During the Bison gameplay trailer, he says things like "I will crush your spirit" and "I will tame you in time". At first, I thought he was talking to the opponent, which would make sense. But taking in everything mentioned before, it seems like this Bison is trying to tame the spirit/power of the original Bison.
im a fan of the classic Bison look and didnt know how Capcom could top the sfv redesign but man they subverted my expectations. i like this look more than the og
Bison is an icon and one of the most popular characters in street fighter, just like Ryu, a part of its identity is lost when he is not there. And him surviving death via clones is his whole stick!
I think Bison, as we know him, is dead. He ain't coming back. This is a remnant or reincarnation of the id not the ego. Ryu killed the evil part of Bison which is why his Psycho Power has a different color, this Bison is neutral and has a pure will of power for the sake of power while the old Bison had a will of power for the sake of domination. Just look at his horse, he doesn't hold it's reins.
It's confirmed by Capcom that Bison is wielding Psycho Power. Bison wields this power in many colors throughout the years - shades of Green, Teal, Blue, and Purple. Only Street Fighter 5 had it as strictly purple. The struggle you speak of is likely tied to his damaged body making him struggle to wield his power without some pain.
my thought is that m. bison was brought back too early and in a body that can no longer properly control the overwhelming amount of psycho power it's channeling. either shadaloo couldn't find a suitable replacement body or m. bison was simply impatient. he's actually giving me x6 sigma vibes. x5s sigma had his most carefully-orchestrated plan foiled. the damage from said defeat *really* did a number on him. to the point where when he was brought back in x6, it's less "him being the mastermind" and more "he was revived before he could properly regenerate himself, so some of the damage from his last battle remained." this is what happened with m. bison. he was brought back too early. the game is taking that thought to its extreme. and i love that.
it's always great to see you upload! i've been watching your videos since the smash 4 character moveset theory days (i was 13 at the time and i'm 22 now) and i think it's really cool that my interests have continued to grow alongside the content you make. you're definitely a huge part of the reason why i love fighting games so much and i appreciate the content you create
Thank you! The channel has certainly evolved since my hiatus but I haven't forgotten my roots. I have plans for Smash too. Always nice to hear from a long time fan 😊
Bison died 3 times. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Destroyed in his base via explosion) Street Fighter II (due to Akuma via Shun goku Satsu) Street Fighter V (due to Ryu's Mu no Ken Hadoken aka power of nothingness) 6:02 this concept art was not unused, it was one of his alternative costumes in Street Fighter IV Nice for pointing out Bison Scars from the defeat of Ryu though.
Incredible overview, friend! I would really like to see Bison struggle with his past choices, even if in the end he still decides to become evil again. That would add a deeper layer to the character. Definitely excited!
With Bison having lost his memories they very well could draw more inspiration from FotNS if they wanted. Specifically the dichotomy between Kenshiro and Raoh could be used for Ryu and Bison. Kenshiro stands for spiritual peace while Raoh stands earthly peace. Raoh sought to end the chaos through subjugation so he's not 100% evil. Bison returning but without memories could set him up for having new motivations while still remaining a villain.
Common misconception. In Japan, M Bison is actually named Vega. While Vega’s name in Japan is actually Balrog, and Balrog the Boxer in Japan is named Mike Bison. For obvious reasons in America all their names got switched.
@@cmurphy0707 To be more accurate at the time Mike Tyson was going under some criminal allegations so to avoid connections during the time they switched his name to Balrog.
My initial thoughts were "aww man?! Way to make him as edgy and lame as possible Capcom!" But after seeing /learning the reason behind the redesign, I'm totally down! I gotta say it's actually pretty flippin dope Capcom! I dig it!
I believe he is a clone and those might not be real scars but instead the psycho power creating a sort of echo of what happened to the real bison.Definitely think this is amazing either way and the psycho/soul energy conflicting was a long time coming.
While Ryu taking out Bison in 5 definitely looked like killing him, maybe it's a more symbolic death, maybe the power of nothingness is actively fighting against him. What if we get an entire character shift and Bison becomes a good character for once?
@@papaadot9369 nobody said anything about sagat being evil again. the four kings are still a set. the only time sagat was evil was in the alpha series. hell, he wasn't even evil in sf2 even though he was still bisons number 2. i mean if his ending is anything to go by he's only there for a clean fight with ryu, nothing more. my point is sagat doesnt need to be evil, the four kings are a set.
Well, if you understand Bison's story arc from the Alpha series, it centered around the fact that he apparently needs new "hosts" to continuously contain his psycho power. So it actually makes sense that his appearance (design) would change over time.
His design and first appearance also reminded me a lot of Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn: Both seemingly lost their memories/mind, both use purplish, gravity defying techniques and both of them arrive on horseback.
Bison had the horse in the Street Fighter II V manga too. Also, Bison did have that tattered costume design as an option in Street Fighter 4. It was my favorite for him.
I love how the law of polarity is represented in SF lore. Soul Power & Psycho Power for instance. Soul power feeds off positive emotions and represents a person of high consciousness and high vibrations while psycho power feeds off negative emotions and represents a person of low consciousness/vibration. Yin & Yang, two sides of the same coin. This is also represented in the Satsui no Hado & Mu no Ken. edit: the artwork at 6:07 wasn't unused in Sf4 it was his 2nd outfit. Loved using it
I thought he was just a clone who has no memories and was awakened when Bison died. It's like he doesn't know what he is doing and is just doing his moves based on muscle memory. That would have been way better. A clone who is leaner, long hair, isn't bad and is just called Bison.
I love Bison’s New Design and it makes sense why he’s Alive as he’s the main villain of the series that will never die, especially with all of the Clone Bodies he created, however recovering his form was one thing but his Soul seems to Break Apart, it could be Ryu damage his Psycho Power or has Awakened he Good Part of his Soul Bison though he destroyed, the Answer is still unclear but I love the 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse Reference in this Character that it makes me wonder why of the Street Fighter Villains are the other 3 Horsemen.
This new design of Bison reminds me of Megaman X4's portrayal of Sigma, which is sort of the start of a trend with Sigma's character. Sigma's final forms peaked in X3 and he gets more and more visually delapidated in each game afterwards. Starting with rags, then to an unfinished final body, then to being a corpse, then being in MMX7, and finally being demoted from final boss/main villain status and being unable to hold himself together. Sigma and Bison are already really similar characters who revive themselves in the same way, so I like that they went with this trend.
That would be so cool if they embraced that theory of change for m. Bison and make a new solid bad guy so he can team up with ryu and Ken would be so dope almost like freeza a long term enemy going good but for a different reason would be so cool
It's not a moral dilemma. I think Rose etched her soul into Bison after defeating him in Alpha & with Ryu putting him into a weakened state in SF5, her essence is growing to destroy Bison from within.
I dun think M Bison will have moral conflicts with himself. More towards the theory that he is seeking revenge on JP who "robbed" his pure essence of Psycho Power and wants it back. 😅
M.Bison is still remain alive they can't lose their favorite villain and It all makes sense that how M.Bison survived the blast of the hadoken from ryu 1:25 This right hand began to crack 1:27 and to his face And that is why he is still around after Shadaloo fell and He has a horse 1:38 But somehow I did not pay attention about watching the old movie of street fighter since it's been years But I was thinking about going back watching it,why would he want a black horse and now here on SF6
It's been a long while since the last time I was genuinely interested in "Master Bison" [Vega in Japan] as a character. I'm glad that Gerald C. Rivers is still voicing him! :D Owing to the undying [lol] power-hungry aspect of his nature, I wouldn't be surprised if this amnesiac Bison still turns out *_evil_* ...but I could see him becoming a "neutral"-aligned character from now on, since his role in the overall story is effectively over. It's easy to imagine that all the other characters who fought him in the past would either still want revenge (Juri), or even *pity* the current state he's in.
It would be interesting to see Bison embrace Soul Power since that was what he was blessed with in the first place. It was only because of his thirst for power that he purged the good of Soul Power and created Psycho Power.
Since ryu defeated him and helped put an end to shadowloo bison is pretty much forced to live in exile with no resources and since his psycho powers withers his body it explains his older look since he can't move his soul to a new body
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What are your thoughts on Bison's new look?
He's cool but I still think it was a bit too early to bring him back.
Honestly, M. Bison looks menacing but in a more of a silent tone and I love how you symbolized M. Bison and his Horse as a symbolism of famine. It makes me appreciate M. Bison even more! Also, when returns in Street Fighter 6, he now has no memories and having only Psycho Power to guide him to Shadaloo Bases hideout! But some of the soul power that embedded within M. Bison now, there is potential for some positive change within M. Bison but we’ll just have to see.
The M is for Mustang
Reminds me a king roah from fist of the North Star
Raoh
That painting of Bison on a horse is basically a famous painting of Napoleon with with Napoleon replaced with Bison.
Also this route of giving Bison Amnesia allowed Capcom to have its cake and eat it too with regards to Bison and JP. Bison is in the game but doesn't need to take the spotlight away from JP because his Amnesia means that he doesn't have to take control of Shadowloo and thus JP can continue as the big bad.
Also JP has made his displeasure with Bison's methods very clear in WT mode, so that may be an interesting interaction.
It also sets up a down-the-road clash between the two (either a few seasons or in SF 7), wherein Bison gets some/all of his memories back and gets to have a "what are you doing to MY organization?" moment with JP.
Was going to say that too, Napoleon Art , on the SF movie ,
@@DarkkfatedRose maybe final boss because psycho power originated from her and possessed M. Bison. Inspired from X4 Zero. Or new host of psycho power.
Napoleon was defeated, deposed, and exiled on the island of Elba, from which he escaped and retook control of France. The perfect metaphor for Bison at this point in his career: a loner bereft of his empire, seeking to regain his power.
Bison turning out as a good guy would be a twist of the century
Weirdest M bison using soul power than Physico Power and be better person :/
Impossible unless by some means he fuses with Rose making him whole again.
I want to think that what really happened to Bison in the last game was that he had transcended rather than being disintegrated. It would explain the shift from psycho to soul.
It's honestly a good idea to make him more of a side character to not take the main antagonist role from JP so as to not diminish his relevance to the story.
Given his Arcade story I think we are going back to the same old same old
You sure Bison isn't secretly a Mishima at this point with how many times he keeps coming back form death?
Ikr😂
SO THAT’S WHAT THE “M.” MEANT IN HIS NAME!
M.Bison
Mishima Bi Son🌈🎉🦄
He’s been dying before them so he probably the first Mishima
He's doing this before the Mishimas.
Going to Darksiders and the four horseman of the bible, the very first thing I thought of seeing Bison's look was Raoh from Hokuto No Ken, who's also a large muscled white haired dictator that rides a giant black horse
His Psycho Punisher was also changed to end on a frame almost exactly the same as the technique Raoh uses to defeat Rei.
My boy Raoh.
He is War, from the Darksider.
Ken Oh the Conquerer@@daeryk6424
5:46 I’m assuming this is a taunt, but if it is Soul Power it does say something.
When it’s the purple Psycho Power it clearly causes his scars to flare, likely bringing him pain. But when it turns into blue Soul Power he’s able to control it.
I think Bison is in a place where he finally can no longer handle Psycho Power for more than moments. His own darkness now causing his ruin, forcing him to rely on positive Soul Power instead.
The taunt you mentioned was just him controlling his Psycho Power before it's gone out of control, the cracks on his right arm says that.
Ed and JP did handle Psycho Power wisely.
They confirmed that it is the same M.Bison from SF5. He didn't die there. If he would be truly reborn, like in the past, he would not have scars, because every time he gets a new body. This is the same body.
I found it weird because in japanese it's not the same voice actor. That's why at first i thought he was a clone or something.
He used to have cell's voice actor from dbz. Now it's someone else.
@@HeyMomonia It sucks, but the new voice actor is the same guy who dubbed him in Wreck-It-Ralph so it's not completely out of left field. I love both his English and Japanese VAs since 4, they were perfect.
@@SefirothPH I don't know wreck it ralph lol
The only character i know that he voiced was morel from hunter x hunter
I always loved cell's voice so i'm a bit disappointed tbh
I wonder why they switch voices though
@@HeyMomonia It's possible that because it was a relatively small DLC role and he wasn't top billed he just wasn't interested in doing it. As far as I can see, his only upcoming role is Sparking Zero as Cell again. He hasn't been in anything else in 2024. Maybe he's slowing his roll and wants to retire.
@@SefirothPH Apparently he's 79 so I understand why he doesn't want to do so many acting anymore
He was easily one of the best and more recognizable voice actor ever
I'll miss the dude
nah,he is Raoh from Fist Of The North Star
Seriously though, its obvious isnt it? Thank you!
I'm glad someone else said this, because Ryu and Bison are being hardcore paralleled with Kenshiro and Raoh this time around.
My boy even has Koku-Oh
+ Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara
Arthas the Lich King from Warcraft also
Yep it is so obvious
4:22 I did remember this one video that talked about M. Bison being homeless and when he says “hunger”, the man said Bison is hungry for food. But I believe that he is referring to the hunger for fighting and power and this proves my point.
But then again, it could've just been a joke.
I though the horse was a reference to Raoh the Conqueror, from the Fist of the North Star manga and series. He is seen riding a huge black horse.
and the arms crossed riding style is from Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara
His Psycho Punisher is also an almost exact recreation of the technique Raoh uses to defeat Rei.
the one thing I always find amusing in character design discussions is the knowledge and cultural influence gap of different regions.
While this is usually a valid point, Japan is essentially a wěstern nation at this point, with just a few holdouts of its original culture.
This has been an ongoing process since the occŭpation after the wăr.
Look at the media Japan creates now.
Stuff that's clearly wěstern inspired and clearly made with a wěstern audience in mind, like Attack on Titan, or the Game of Thrones Final Fantasy that last launched.
Miyazaki is one of the few people who still makes media with the least wěstern influence because he can remember his nation before occŭpation.
You can bet the people who work at Capcom JP know about the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse and even the Darksiders game because they've made plenty of media that centers on Chrīstīan mythos.
@@leonfrancis3418Sure...
can you really say that when they have a game that is VERY Japanese, down to have promoting a very old puppet performance in Japan?
The game's name is Kunitsu-gami btw
As a Bison/Dictator main in SFV, of course I'm happy to see him return, though I'm going to miss his SFV move set. His Psycho Blast and Psycho Inferno were really useful moves, and Inferno gave him something to use when you couldn't charge. I also loved his V-Skill 1 when it was still a parry move, before it was turned into a bad reversal. But on the other hand, having a normal Psycho Crusher again is nice. But even if I'm happy to see him come back from a gameplay perspective, it's going to take a lot of explaining in the story.
I think he will still have those moves, or something similar somewhat
@@MrMonsterKen well, nothing in the trailer shows those moves, but we'll see.
See him return? He never left. Street Fighter can never move past him. 30 years from now we’ll still be fighting him and fans will act “shocked” because they thought he was finally killed in Street Fighter 11
@@Bingo_the_Pug well yes and no. As a playable character he should remain in some way or form. But they had to write him off in the lore for SF3 to happen. It's always assumed that Bison was dead by SF3 for some time. I don't mind the retcon to now making him alive again, but I also like how SF6 portrayed the world to be a better place without Dictator and Gill around, and everyone just seems more relaxed.
During the extended version of the Season 2 trailer, there's a cutscene of him absorbing the Psycho Power from the abandoned lab stage. You can hear a voice scream "Inconceivable!"
During the Bison gameplay trailer, he says things like "I will crush your spirit" and "I will tame you in time". At first, I thought he was talking to the opponent, which would make sense. But taking in everything mentioned before, it seems like this Bison is trying to tame the spirit/power of the original Bison.
Bison not riding a bison instead of a horse is the biggest mistake they made
It would only work if his name wasn't Vega in japan
@@MrVinnysWorld Japan dgaf about the Japanese audience. Western audience know this vega bison stuff.
Wouldn’t be as intimidating though…
Bison not riding a Mike Tyson instead of a horse is the biggest mistake they made
M Horse
Somehow, M. Bison returned.
that sf4 bison art was an actual skin in the game. had to correct you there.
im a fan of the classic Bison look and didnt know how Capcom could top the sfv redesign but man they subverted my expectations. i like this look more than the og
best return of a villain in a fighting game ive ever seen
Bison is an icon and one of the most popular characters in street fighter, just like Ryu, a part of its identity is lost when he is not there.
And him surviving death via clones is his whole stick!
The necromancer look is rad. Wish they done this sooner tbh.
I think Bison, as we know him, is dead. He ain't coming back. This is a remnant or reincarnation of the id not the ego. Ryu killed the evil part of Bison which is why his Psycho Power has a different color, this Bison is neutral and has a pure will of power for the sake of power while the old Bison had a will of power for the sake of domination. Just look at his horse, he doesn't hold it's reins.
Capcom confirmed this is Bison, he's still evil, and he just lost his memories.
Well not as a villain. He could come back as a force for good.
@@ouranos0101 Got a link to that?
The fact M.Bison laughed when he was dying already shows us he wasn't going to die.
What part of him are you calling good? @@gjfwang he just lost his weakness to soul power and still speaks like a villain
It's confirmed by Capcom that Bison is wielding Psycho Power. Bison wields this power in many colors throughout the years - shades of Green, Teal, Blue, and Purple. Only Street Fighter 5 had it as strictly purple.
The struggle you speak of is likely tied to his damaged body making him struggle to wield his power without some pain.
my thought is that m. bison was brought back too early and in a body that can no longer properly control the overwhelming amount of psycho power it's channeling. either shadaloo couldn't find a suitable replacement body or m. bison was simply impatient.
he's actually giving me x6 sigma vibes. x5s sigma had his most carefully-orchestrated plan foiled. the damage from said defeat *really* did a number on him. to the point where when he was brought back in x6, it's less "him being the mastermind" and more "he was revived before he could properly regenerate himself, so some of the damage from his last battle remained."
this is what happened with m. bison. he was brought back too early. the game is taking that thought to its extreme. and i love that.
Yeah it's interesting because some of Ed's moves are blue as well as purple.
it's always great to see you upload! i've been watching your videos since the smash 4 character moveset theory days (i was 13 at the time and i'm 22 now) and i think it's really cool that my interests have continued to grow alongside the content you make. you're definitely a huge part of the reason why i love fighting games so much and i appreciate the content you create
Thank you! The channel has certainly evolved since my hiatus but I haven't forgotten my roots. I have plans for Smash too. Always nice to hear from a long time fan 😊
Bison died 3 times.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Destroyed in his base via explosion)
Street Fighter II (due to Akuma via Shun goku Satsu)
Street Fighter V (due to Ryu's Mu no Ken Hadoken aka power of nothingness)
6:02 this concept art was not unused, it was one of his alternative costumes in Street Fighter IV
Nice for pointing out Bison Scars from the defeat of Ryu though.
Alpha is a dream world doesn’t really exist according to Capcom
@primeninja9 Show me proof. Otherwise, I'm not going to believe any of your BS.
Incredible overview, friend! I would really like to see Bison struggle with his past choices, even if in the end he still decides to become evil again. That would add a deeper layer to the character. Definitely excited!
Like this he reminds me like Megatron from TF3 Dark of the Moon. When he transforms from truck to robot in the deserts scene.
Need Vega and Sagat for a complete SF6 experience, really.
We'll find a way around the lore..
Great stuff here. Love the videos!
Im a little disappointed that you didnt make any connection to Roah from Fist of the North Star.
With Bison having lost his memories they very well could draw more inspiration from FotNS if they wanted. Specifically the dichotomy between Kenshiro and Raoh could be used for Ryu and Bison. Kenshiro stands for spiritual peace while Raoh stands earthly peace. Raoh sought to end the chaos through subjugation so he's not 100% evil. Bison returning but without memories could set him up for having new motivations while still remaining a villain.
"No, not alone"
War, Darksider. He's in SFVI now
6:05 that was an actual costume in sf4, it wasn’t “unused”. It was actually one of my favs along side robo dictator & tatted.
why is he called bison if he rides a horse? is he m horse?
Common misconception. In Japan, M Bison is actually named Vega. While Vega’s name in Japan is actually Balrog, and Balrog the Boxer in Japan is named Mike Bison. For obvious reasons in America all their names got switched.
😂😂😂😂
@@cmurphy0707 To be more accurate at the time Mike Tyson was going under some criminal allegations so to avoid connections during the time they switched his name to Balrog.
Horseman of the Apocalypse
Is he stupid?
M bison looks amazing 😮 man the artist did a great job.
M Bison my fav will always be the greatest
My initial thoughts were "aww man?! Way to make him as edgy and lame as possible Capcom!" But after seeing /learning the reason behind the redesign, I'm totally down! I gotta say it's actually pretty flippin dope Capcom! I dig it!
"hmmm.... How can we make him more menacing?"
"How about him on a horse?"
"You're gonna be president of Capcom someday."
M Bison here looks like Arthas from Warcraft
also that teal color eas originally used for his initial version SF II, before alpha updated his power to separate his concept with Rose's Soul Power.
I believe he is a clone and those might not be real scars but instead the psycho power creating a sort of echo of what happened to the real bison.Definitely think this is amazing either way and the psycho/soul energy conflicting was a long time coming.
It's like when taking too much drugs. It's now consuming him from within.
That costume in 6:15 is a DLC costume in Street Fighter 4 but nice analogy overall and good vid
While Ryu taking out Bison in 5 definitely looked like killing him, maybe it's a more symbolic death, maybe the power of nothingness is actively fighting against him. What if we get an entire character shift and Bison becomes a good character for once?
The first thing I thought when I saw the new design was Arthas, the lich king
Very interesting direction that capcom took with Bison I wonder what the full story will be with him. And what will happen with him going forward
Bison looks like Arthas after meeting the Lich King
calling it now: bison is leading the charge of the four kings.
in the future, i'm betting balrog, vega, and sagat will all return.
Sagat not turning evil again
@@papaadot9369 nobody said anything about sagat being evil again. the four kings are still a set. the only time sagat was evil was in the alpha series.
hell, he wasn't even evil in sf2 even though he was still bisons number 2. i mean if his ending is anything to go by he's only there for a clean fight with ryu, nothing more.
my point is sagat doesnt need to be evil, the four kings are a set.
For you, when Bison died it was the greatest day of your life
But for me? It was Tuesday
Bison riding a Bison would have made this character even better
B Mison has returned to break Ryu's ankles
i like how M. Bison kick throw from the EX series has made its way into the main series.
"why didn't he have the horse for his moveset?"
"I could be the guy with the tank fighting style. I run, I leap, I punch... Tank..."
This "Bison" is just one of the surviving clones his soul possessed.
For that M.Bison concept art it was actually a costume you could buy in SF4
I love this look!!! He has a emperor Palpatine thing going on as well
Well, if you understand Bison's story arc from the Alpha series, it centered around the fact that he apparently needs new "hosts" to continuously contain his psycho power. So it actually makes sense that his appearance (design) would change over time.
His design and first appearance also reminded me a lot of Elden Ring's Starscourge Radahn:
Both seemingly lost their memories/mind, both use purplish, gravity defying techniques and both of them arrive on horseback.
Bison had the horse in the Street Fighter II V manga too. Also, Bison did have that tattered costume design as an option in Street Fighter 4. It was my favorite for him.
I think with the horse they wanted to make Bison look like Raoh from Fist of the North Star instead the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse.
I love how the law of polarity is represented in SF lore. Soul Power & Psycho Power for instance. Soul power feeds off positive emotions and represents a person of high consciousness and high vibrations while psycho power feeds off negative emotions and represents a person of low consciousness/vibration. Yin & Yang, two sides of the same coin.
This is also represented in the Satsui no Hado & Mu no Ken.
edit: the artwork at 6:07 wasn't unused in Sf4 it was his 2nd outfit. Loved using it
Charlie Nash: You're back again?!
M.Bison: Yep. Guess I'm not getting that Capcom vacation.
I thought he was just a clone who has no memories and was awakened when Bison died. It's like he doesn't know what he is doing and is just doing his moves based on muscle memory. That would have been way better. A clone who is leaner, long hair, isn't bad and is just called Bison.
Bison costume 3 needs to be a slimer uniform with its cloak
4:21 Actually when you consider Akuma get his "Shin" mode from a rice ball, Bison could be hungry for both lol
M. Bison now looks like the dude who asked me for a cigarette and dollar outside the gas station today.
Bison got Tired of Akuma flexing his muscles, so Bison decided to flex his own. Lol
As soon as I saw the trailer I thought: "They turned M Bison into Raoh from Fist of the North Star!"
If you look at it, the 4 horsemen are already there. Bison was the last one unless theres one we dont know about.
Akuma, Gill, Seth, and Bison.
Except Akuma was never a boss character and Seth was merely a puppet.
@niemand7811 secret boss.
Bison "unused" design in SF4 has actually been used as an alternative outfit in the game
Always been a fan of M. Bison
new look and story goes HARD!!!
M bison Represent evil Ki. One of most evil characters in frenchise.
I love Bison’s New Design and it makes sense why he’s Alive as he’s the main villain of the series that will never die, especially with all of the Clone Bodies he created, however recovering his form was one thing but his Soul seems to Break Apart, it could be Ryu damage his Psycho Power or has Awakened he Good Part of his Soul Bison though he destroyed, the Answer is still unclear but I love the 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse Reference in this Character that it makes me wonder why of the Street Fighter Villains are the other 3 Horsemen.
Balrog, Vega and Sagat
When is Claw coming?
New Bison rocks
Bison followed Akuma to Tekken & stole Jin's T7 desert cloak
Lol
That painting in the film is originally a famous painting of Napoleon btw
The "Hobo Squad" lol. I like their designs a lot. Maybe because I grew old with them but the "I'm too old for this shit" vibe is great
He's Hokuto no Bison now. 🐴🦬
This new design of Bison reminds me of Megaman X4's portrayal of Sigma, which is sort of the start of a trend with Sigma's character. Sigma's final forms peaked in X3 and he gets more and more visually delapidated in each game afterwards. Starting with rags, then to an unfinished final body, then to being a corpse, then being in MMX7, and finally being demoted from final boss/main villain status and being unable to hold himself together. Sigma and Bison are already really similar characters who revive themselves in the same way, so I like that they went with this trend.
Heihachi heavily resembles the Skull on his iconic hat and the SHADALOO Insignia. 😁
That would be so cool if they embraced that theory of change for m. Bison and make a new solid bad guy so he can team up with ryu and Ken would be so dope almost like freeza a long term enemy going good but for a different reason would be so cool
We need a Sigma from megaman x skin/mod for him. Or of any villain that refuses to stay dead. Or a Adans Family for the reference
It's not a moral dilemma. I think Rose etched her soul into Bison after defeating him in Alpha & with Ryu putting him into a weakened state in SF5, her essence is growing to destroy Bison from within.
That concept art for bison in sf4 was used as an alternate costume
Never played bison in my life but this design makes him wayyy better imo, might main him while we wait for sagat❤
Season 3 should have hobo outfits for every member of the cast... That would be fun to see😂
I dun think M Bison will have moral conflicts with himself. More towards the theory that he is seeking revenge on JP who "robbed" his pure essence of Psycho Power and wants it back. 😅
M.Bison is still remain alive they can't lose their favorite villain and It all makes sense that how M.Bison survived the blast of the hadoken from ryu 1:25 This right hand began to crack 1:27 and to his face And that is why he is still around after Shadaloo fell and He has a horse 1:38 But somehow I did not pay attention about watching the old movie of street fighter since it's been years But I was thinking about going back watching it,why would he want a black horse and now here on SF6
Never thought I'd see someone riding a horse with sheer narcissism but here we are.
It's been a long while since the last time I was genuinely interested in "Master Bison" [Vega in Japan] as a character. I'm glad that Gerald C. Rivers is still voicing him! :D
Owing to the undying [lol] power-hungry aspect of his nature, I wouldn't be surprised if this amnesiac Bison still turns out *_evil_* ...but I could see him becoming a "neutral"-aligned character from now on, since his role in the overall story is effectively over. It's easy to imagine that all the other characters who fought him in the past would either still want revenge (Juri), or even *pity* the current state he's in.
It would be interesting to see Bison embrace Soul Power since that was what he was blessed with in the first place. It was only because of his thirst for power that he purged the good of Soul Power and created Psycho Power.
Looks like a time-travelling future Ken.
With how many times Bison has reappeared, he should really be renamed Hison.
OMG it's War Darksiders
Dude got even look less like Mike Tyson despite being named after him
He literally Looks like Megatron when he came back in the Bayverse Transformers movie.
6:08 They used it as m.bison's first alternate costume in street fighter 4.
This is the coldest Bison we’ve ever had😈
M. Bison actually my sf character aside from vega.. bad ass bison.. 😂
Enjoying Bison's new look!!
Since ryu defeated him and helped put an end to shadowloo bison is pretty much forced to live in exile with no resources and since his psycho powers withers his body it explains his older look since he can't move his soul to a new body