Mike

Mike
Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork
Characteristics
Species	Human
Height	6'3½" (192 cm)
Weight	218 lbs (99 kg)
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Black
Blood type	B
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter
Birthdate	February 9
Birthplace	Oklahoma, United States of America
Fighting style	Heavyweight boxing
Likes	Family, cars
Dislikes	Injuries, paparazzi
Rival(s)	Ryu, Ken
Alignment	Good
Status	Alive

"Ha ha ha! I'm strongest!"

—Mike

Not to be confused with Balrog, whose name in Japanese is Mike Bison. Mike may also refer to Mike Haggar, Mike Moh, or Mike Lunn.

Mike (マイク, Maiku^?) is a non-playable character from the Street Fighter series who first appeared in the original Street Fighter game as one of the ten computer-controlled opponents.

Story

Street Fighter

Heavyweight boxer Mike spent some time in prison for robbery. During his time there, he learnt to box. When he was set free, he started to look for fights in order to raise money to help the poor in addition to contributing to his community by teaching children how to box. He loves his family and has a good relationship with his sister who is five years younger than him.

Other appearances

Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

Mike makes an appearance in Balrog's Street Fighter I arcade ending (where some characters who debut in future installments appear for story purposes, including Balrog, Abigail, and Zeku). The ending depicts Balrog defeating Sagat, however, reporters rush by him to instead congratulate Mike, mistakenly believing he was the victorious one (with Balrog proclaiming "Waitaminute... That's not me!"). Balrog suddenly wakes up, revealing everything to be just a nightmare.

Balrog would later get an alternate costume based on Mike.

Trivia

• Mike is based on the retired boxer, Mike Tyson.

• The African-American character and the Caucasian character featured in the original Street Fighter II intro were initially believed to be Mike and Joe from the very first game. However, the Shadaloo C.R.I. section of the Capcom Fighters Network website later revealed that they were separate characters named Max and Scott, respectively.

• Up until their new artwork were released for the Shadaloo C.R.I. website, Mike and Joe were the only fighters never to be officially featured in any other Street Fighter related media outside the original game.

• Due to his appearance, moveset and Japanese name, Balrog was speculated to have been an updated version of Mike. However, Capcom has insisted that, despite these similarities, they were always intended to be two separate characters. The Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia (hardcover version) lists them as separate individuals as does the Shadaloo C.R.I. website, which has a separate character page for Mike and redesigned artwork for him.

• Mike slightly resembles Mr. Sandman from the Punch-Out!! series by Nintendo.
  • Coincidentally, Mr. Sandman is also based off an African-American boxer, in his case, Muhammad Ali.

Stage Theme

Street Fighter 1 OST Mike Theme

Street Fighter

Street Fighter AST Theme of Mike

Gallery

Mike in the original Street Fighter.

Mike artwork from the original Street Fighter.

Mike's versus screen icon from the original Street Fighter.

Mike's stage in Street Fighter.

Shadaloo C.R.I. profile artwork

Mike (top right, behind Balrog) featured in a variant cover for issue #8 of Street Fighter Unlimited by UDON.

Artwork of Mike, drawn by Street FIghter V director Takayuki Nakayama (TAXX).

Mike in Balrog's "Street Fighter I route" ending from SFV:AE.

Sprites