Is zangief canonically gay

Stop using the Super Street Fighter II Turbo endinh with Vega on it as “evidence” Zangief is gay. The photo has the words Baka: stupid and Puu: unemployed and painted whiskers on his face as if mocking him. In a number of games and other official materials from around through to , Zangief's profile often listed "beautiful women of marriageable age" among his dislikes, which has been interpreted as suggesting that Zangief is gay.

In Street Fighter II, Zangief is also interpretted as a gay character by a number of sources, including some which state that Capcom officially confirmed his sexuality; however, these confirmations are unreferenced.

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Zangief is a gay icon, because of his overly masculine design and personality, but he has never been shown having any kind of attraction for anyone. I think there is speculation that Zangief is gay but I haven't found much canonical evidence of this. Oh yeah, half of the people I listed are implied to be whatever they are. Gamer, Researcher of strange things. I'm a writer-editor hybrid whose writings on video games, technology and movies can be found across the internet.

I've even ventured into the realm of current affairs on occasion but, unable to face reality, have retreated into expatiating on things on screens instead. Zangief Street Fighter Without doubt the most speculative entry on this list, Zangief's sexuality has long been the topic of debate among Street Fighter fans. Capcom has generally avoided making statements about the sexual preferences of its characters, but there are hints that the macho, burly wrestler Zangief - the epitome of macho masculinity in the 90s - may be gay.

This is hinted at it through small passages of text throughout the series. Zangief's profile, for example, states that he dislikes "beautiful young women", which could mean that he simply prefers older, uglier ones of course, or that men are more his thing. Exhibit B is in the Japanese i.

Finally, there is the picture of Zangief flexing his guns in the mirror while looking at a picture of androgynous pretty-boy Vega. Capcom has neither confirmed nor denied the suggestions, possibly in order not to alienate its audiences either way. It's quite possible that because all these gay hints were conceived in the 90s, Capcom maybe treated them as mere 'gay jokes', not anticipating the rise of the internet and the subsequent fact that Zangief's sexuality would become so much of a talking point in the Street Fighter online community.

Robert Zak Contributor.