Shin-Bison

Shin-Bison
Shin-Bison, as he appears in Street Fighter 6
Characteristics
Eye color	Light Blue
Hair color	Black
Blood type	A
Personal
First Game	Street Fighter EX3
Birthdate	April 17
Birthplace	Unknown
Fighting style	Psycho Power & Lerdrit
Status	Alive
Behind-The-Scene
Japanese voice actor(s)	Tomomichi Nishimura (Street Fighter EX3) Norio Wakamoto (Street Fighter V) Taiten Kusunoki (Street Fighter 6)
English voice actor(s)	Gerald C. Rivers (Street Fighter V, Street Fighter 6)

"Cry for mercy!
(無様に泣くがいい。
, Buzama ni naku ga ii.^?, Cry pathetically.)"

—Shin-Bison (Street Fighter 6)

Shin-Bison, also known as True Bison as well as True Vega (トゥルーベガ, Turū Bega) in Japan, is a non-playable character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter EX3 as the secret final boss. This is the form M. Bison takes whilst going all out and utilizing his full potential. He also reappears as the version of Bison fought in an Extra Battle campaign in Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.

Biography

Appearance

Shin-Bison is very much similar to regular M. Bison in terms of appearance, except with a different palette for his skin and outfit: his uniform is white with turquoise shoulder pads and anklets, and he has a zombie-like light purple skin tone. He is also physically larger than the normal Bison.

Shin-Bison can only be fought once the player has accumulated a high enough score, which can only be accomplished by means of acquiring numerous perfect victories and by winning matches using a Meteor Combo, Meteor Tag Combo, or a Critical Parade as often as possible. He is also unplayable, unless third party cheat devices are used, as he is quite unbalanced in terms of gameplay and even has an unlimited amount of energy in his meter.

Abilities

In EX3, he is different from the regular Bison and Bison II in that his movements are faster and his attacks have less delay and recovery time and can be canceled/chained as if he was in a permanent Excel state (for example, his Double Knee Press can be immediately interrupted into a Psycho Crusher). Finally, he gains a new Meteor Combo similar to the Marvel vs. Capcom series incarnation of his Knee Press Nightmare.

In Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition, the "Shadaloo Apparition" version of Bison has a special CPU-only V-Trigger that is permanently active and completely changes his moveset from the regular Bison and even Phantom Bison. He now has the Psycho Crusher, normally only available during his V-Trigger II Psycho Nightmare, as a regular move, can cancel and link normals that he normally cannot into specials and even his super, he gets the EX version of his Psycho Blast as a regular move, and his Bison Warp can now go through his enemy, which is normally only possible during his V-Trigger I Psycho Power.

Street Fighter 6

"FIGHTER BATTLE DATA... OBTAINED
(TBA
, TBA^?, TBA)"

—SiRN Bison win quote (Street Fighter 6)

In Street Fighter 6, Shin-Bison is fought through the Battle Hub in a special event Giant Attack " Take Down The Giant Bison" Event. A digital copy called SiRN Bison (referred to as SiN Vega in Japanese) looks identical to his classic model (Outfit 2) from Street Fighter 6, though his digital body radiates with purple psycho power in combat. SiRN M. Bison rapidly generates his Super Art Gauge and has additional exclusive combos and special attacks, like teleporting with Bison Warp, a dragon punch special move named Psycho Burst, and one additional Level 2 Super Art in the form of Final Psycho Crusher. The music that plays during the fight is a remixed version of M. Bison's theme, titled "Infinite Desire".

The playable version of M. Bison can also gain access to this form using Backfist Combo to plant a Psycho Mine in the opponent, then performing a Forward Taunt. If successful, M. Bison counts down with his fingers before Psycho Mine goes off. If he is left uninterrupted, M. Bison then gains access to his Shin-Bison Super Art, Bison Warp, and Psycho Blast for the remainder of the round even if the opponent blocks the Psycho Mine explosion.

Trivia

• Shin-Bison takes Bison II's place as the secret final boss in Street Fighter EX3.

• Shin-Bison is similar to the form M. Bison takes in the original arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3 as an unplayable boss with greater strength than his normal self while also having the devastating Final Psycho Crusher Super Combo. This version was also accessible via a fourth ISM.

Gallery

Shin-Bison's character artwork in Street Fighter EX3.

Shin-Bison performing the Psycho Cannon B on Sharon.

Shin-Bison during his win pose.

Examples of combos