M. Bison
Vega (ベガ Bega) is an evil dictator and leader of the Shadaloo criminal empire. His control over Psycho Power gives him immense superhuman strength, which he channels into his abilities such as the Psycho Crusher, a spinning forward rush cloaked in Psycho Power; the Head Press, a leaping attack that pushes both feet down against an opponent's head; and the Double Knee Press, a somersaulting kick performed with both legs.
He does not have a sharp claw.
Fiction
Street Fighter II x Transformers packaging story
Fighting a losing battle against Ryu, Ken and Chun-Li, Vega used his Psycho Power to create a dimensional gateway and send a message to the other side, where it was intercepted by Megatron. Promising the Decepticon leader immense power, he lured Megatron back to his world and convinced him to join forces. Megatron agreed and scanned Vega, learning his moves and gaining his Psycho Power, and Vega used the opportunity to escape. Secretly, Vega's true aim was for Megatron to lose control of the Psycho Power so that he might take control of Megatron and turn the Decepticon into his new body. However, Megatron anticipated this and planned to use Vega's ambitions against him. Packaging bio
Toys
Street Fighter II × Transformers
- Part of the exclusive Street Fighter II × Transformers toyline, Megatron is a redeco of Titans Return Voyager Megatron in Vega's traditional colors, fleshy bits and all. He transforms from robot to tank to fighter jet (both of made-up model), complete with Shadaloo insignia. The smaller Headmaster unit's robot mode is also painted to resemble Vega.
- Like all Voyager Class Titans Return figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. However, those parts heavily restrict his neck articulation when deployed; unlike many others in his size class, his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement. Due to the nature of his transformation, it is possible to transform Vega into tank mode without removing his head.
- His cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Headmaster vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the cannon. The cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place.
- Vega was only available in a two-pack with with Convoy [Ryu]. This set was available for pre-order on TakaraTomy Mall from November 22nd to the 27th, with orders fulfilled in late May of 2018. A pre-order goal was set as well: the first 3000 units pre-ordered would include a free clear display stand.
Notes
- Vega is more commonly known to Western audiences as "M. Bison". But as this character has only been involved with Transformers in Japan, "Vega" is the name that this wiki will use.
- In its original packaging, the Megatron [Vega] toy is posed performing a Psycho Crusher.
- Vega (M. Bison) has been played by a few Transformers alumni, including Tom Wyner and Richard Newman in English, and Tesshō Genda, Kenji Utsumi, and (currently) Norio Wakamoto in Japanese.
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