You undoubtedly know of the name changes that occured between M. Bison, Vega, and Balrog in the Street Fighter series.

If you've followed such dealings, you will understand that the reason Balrog was given to the boxer was because Capcom USA feared some silly repercussions of having a boxing character named so similarly to a real life boxer. This is certainly understandable, but there are some side effects to such an name exchange.

If Mike Tyson wants to resist being portrayed as a boxer in a video game, that is fine. We all have our ways of denying what paths we have chosen for our lives. By this point, it's obvious to the universe that the character that received the name of M. Bison in the american version of the Street Fighter games is none other than the evil overlord of the extremely evil Shadoloo organization. You know, the guy who wears the red uniform and has a hat which covers his eyesight completely?

So one must wonder, does our boxing buddy Mike Tyson really prefer himself being portrayed as an evil organization owning murderous guy? Clearly he does. And I now suggest that humanity must unite to uncover Tyson's secret organization which is bent on destroying us all.

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