M. Bison/Pop Culture

M. Bison stands among one of the most recognizable villains in the video game industry, and is more or less the official villain of the series, and has been referenced many times in pop culture ever since his introduction in Street Fighter II.

Street Fighter series

 * Bison's over-the-top characterization in the live-action movie and the subsequent cartoon has proven popular, with most of the movie's scenes (especially those featuring Bison) being lampooned frequently on sites like YouTube, and his "But for me, it was Tuesday" speech inspiring a trope on TV Tropes due to the high camp factor.
 * This quote is eventually used by Bison himself when he taunts in Street Fighter X Tekken ("For me, it was a Tuesday"). Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono also once used this quote during an interview for fun (and was specifically asked to do so).
 * Both the teaser and the full reveal trailer for Bison in Street Fighter V were released on a Tuesday; a possible reference to this line in the movie.
 * Bison is also the subject of a popular internet meme. In an episode of the US Street Fighter cartoon, Bison watches as the Street Fighters are beaten up in the ring, which prompts him to laugh and say "This is DELICIOUS!" This memorable line is often used when showing great approval over something. After watching Guile get beaten some more, overly dramatic music starts playing as Bison yells "YES! YES!" This even more popular line is referenced whenever showing great approval or celebrating something.
 * His win quote upon defeating Hugo in Street Fighter X Tekken contains reference to this, as it has him declaring his love of hearing bones cracking and shouting "Yes! This is delicious!"
 * ​Coincidentally, in Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, Evil Ryu would yell "YES! YES!" whenever he makes a first attack in Arcade Mode.

Other video games

 * Brocken from the World Heroes series is very similar to Bison in terms of appearance and moves. This may have been an attempt by rival company ADK to imitate Street Fighter, similar to Hanzo and Ryu. It must also be noted that Brocken also bears a resemblance to Brocken Jr. from the manga/anime series Kinnikuman, which ran from 1979–1987, predating M. Bison's debut.
 * In the popular free-to-play FPS Team Fortress 2, there is a community-made hat named the "Team Captain, which is M. Bison's hat. The description for the item is "Our lawyers say YES! YES!", referencing the previously mentioned Internet meme.

Television

 * In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, when Marshall sees a contract that Barney's company has with Portugal that states if they "are not executed precisely, [they] will be at war with Portugal", Barney responds, "Please, that's a Tuesday for me".


 * WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan popularized the "Yes!" chants ever since he won the World Heavyweight Champion from Big Show in 45 seconds in 2011. This chant grew in popularity, and has been even heard outside WWE events, including games within the MLB, NHL and NBA and even at music concerts (in particular at Andrew W.K. concerts in both Glasgow and Manchester, UK).
 * Coincidentally, after his heel turn was solidified in 2012 due to losing his title to Sheamus in 18 seconds and a few months later being left at the altar by on-and-off girlfriend AJ Lee, Bryan began chanting "No!" while the crowd mocked him by continuing his "Yes!" chants, much to his annoyance. Shortly after the formation of Team Hell No, Bryan began saying "Yes!" again on occasion, but still used "No!" as his main catchphrase.
 * His "Yes!" chants returned as his main catchphrase after he opposed The Authority led by the couple Triple H and Stephanie McMahon after they screwed him out of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2013 and became abusive in their power ever since.

Web Originals

 * Internet reviewer Douglas Darien Walker (The Nostalgia Critic) turned Bison's desire of world domination into a running gag on his own: Whenever a character in the movie he reviews is revealed to have the ambition to take over the world, he would cut to a clip from a scene in the Street Fighter movie wherein Bison yells out "OF COURSE!".


 * For its two-year anniversary, entertainment website That Guy With the Glasses (where the aforementioned Douglas Walker's reviews can be found) produced a web-movie called Kickassia, wherein the site's talent take over a micro nation. During the takeover, Walker was dressed as M. Bison, complete with an altered Shadaloo logo on his hat, displaying the website's logo with wings instead of a skull. The above mentioned running gag returned in Kickassia, when another member of the site interviews him with various questions about his desire to take over the micro-nation of Molossia (located on the Nevada-California border near Reno) with the intention of getting Walker to say the line, only to be responded with comedic variations like "NATURALLY!" and "EVENTUALLY!". It wasn't until he was asked one final unrelated question that he says it.


 * M. Bison was chosen by video game website Screwattack as a combatant in its original web series, Death Battle, which pits characters from video games and popular culture against each other in a battle to the death. M. Bison fought Shao Kahn from the Mortal Kombat games.
 * Whilst M. Bison ultimately loses the fight in the official episode, members of the Advantage program can view an alternate ending in which M. Bison becomes friends with Shao Kahn instead, ending with the two travelling the World together and teaming up to destroy their respective enemies.