Blanka/Pop Culture

A popular and memorable Street Fighter character, Blanka has been referenced many times in pop culture ever since his introduction in Street Fighter II.

Capcom games

 * Blanka has a cameo in the downloadable title Flock.

Other Video Games

 * The ending of Eyedol in Killer Instinct (the first game in Rare's series of fighting games) is a parody of the Blanka's ending in Street Fighter II, where Eyedol finds his mother but he kills her (this is more clear in the Arcade version of Killer Instinct than the SNES version).

Real-life Events

 * When Rio de Janeiro was declared the site of the 2016 Olympic Games, pictures of Blanka drawn as the unofficial Olympic mascot began to spread.