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Poll Winner - Midnight Bliss M. Bison

I dunno...

Okay now that I'm off work I can react properly. It was going to be a reblog but I wanted this in the main post.

Raul Julia as Bison holds a special place in my heart, given why he did it and his condition while filming

So yeah, David. Some serious boots to fill.

Also this which I found cool.

M. Bison Fighting Pass, featuring all the Shadaloo Kings F.A.N.G, Vega, Balrog, “Sagat,” and the soldiers.

Normally, character themed Fighting Pass items come before their actual dlc release, but this time it’s the reverse. I’m not sure why they did this. Maybe because Akuma’s release was at the tail end of 1st season and that Capcom needed to announce M. Bison and other Season 2 characters at Summer Game Fest, so the timing is too close. Also, maybe because they want people to play Bison’s World Tour before seeing the Shadaloo stickers and items, considering both Vega and Balrog had voice over scenes in it. The Fighting Pass is basically confirmation that Shadaloo will return, as was teased in World Tour.

Though, I think the depiction of Sagat is interesting. Instead of himself, it’s a tiger in his clothes…and he doesn’t have an eyepatch. I guess it’s something to acknowledge that he was one of the OG Shadaloo Kings, but also honoring his current path as he wants nothing to do with Shadaloo anymore.

I’ll admit, I knew about these items before it was announced. When Bison dropped, I extracted all the texture files from that particular patch to see what I can find. I saw gear items and stickers that were Shadaloo themed. That’s when I realized that Bison was going to have his own Battle Pass items, I just didn’t know when they would announce it. I assumed it would be sometime in July. A few days later after my findings, they released it on July 1st. Hey I was right lol.

If I see F.A.N.G in a Fighting Pass, of course I’ll throw money at Capcom lol 💜💜. But it takes 8500 kudos to get the F.A.N.G sticker. Bruh…why so much work for one of the least popular characters? Then again, perhaps Capcom knew that former FANG mains are some of the most hardworking and dedicated players out there. Of course they’ll grind for him 💜💜. Even if his fanbase is small, but each fan has one of the strongest love power in the franchise. Just look at his average votes per person from the last SF6 official poll: