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Video game bosses
- Revolver OcelotHideo Kojima wanted to add Western tones to a character resulting in Ocelot's appearance, which is based on that of veteran Western film actor Lee Van Cleef.
- Liquid SnakeIn the United Kingdom, a boy named Liquid Snake grew up following his birth as part of Les Enfants Terribles. This top-secret government project aimed to…
- Akuma (Street Fighter)Noritaka Funamizu asked designer Akiman to create a new character for the Street Fighter series in 1994. The request came after journalists had spread an…
- Juri (Street Fighter)Yoshinori Ono suggested introducing a female Korean character into the Street Fighter series shortly after Street Fighter II became popular in South Korea.
- ZangiefIn 1991, Capcom released Street Fighter II: The World Warrior with eight playable characters. One of these fighters was named Vodka Golbalsky during early…
- Big Boss (Metal Gear)In the 1987 game Metal Gear, a soldier named Solid Snake receives radio instructions from his commanding officer. The voice on the other end guides him…
- Balrog (Street Fighter)Capcom released Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991. Balrog made his first appearance as a boss character within that game.
- MoogleKoichi Ishii drew the first Moogle during his elementary school days, imagining a white koala with bat wings that could blow up its body to float and fly.
- Pyramid HeadMasahiro Ito wanted to create a monster with a hidden face. He rejected his initial sketch which resembled a masked human.
- Vega (Street Fighter)Akira Nishitani stood before a whiteboard in 1990 and drew a list of countries. He needed fighters from Spain and Thailand to complete the roster for Street…
- Seth (Street Fighter)In April 2009, Capcom senior manager Seth Killian sat for an interview about the upcoming Street Fighter IV. He explained that the character named after him…
- Psycho MantisIn 1998, a young boy named Benjamin stood atop the Hill of Destiny. This is not the scene from Metal Gear Solid. The actual scene involves a character named…
- CammyNoritaka Funamizu, Capcom's research and development head, felt the game needed another female character besides Chun-Li.
- Sagat (Street Fighter)Hiroshi Matsumoto drew the first version of Sagat in 1987. He stood 226 centimeters tall and wore a black eyepatch over his right eye.
- Sodom (Final Fight)The character stands in an underground ring wearing a samurai kabuto helmet with a mask. On the front of his outfit, Sodom has attempted to scrawl the…