How would you classify him? The director says the most obscure reference is. Thats a sentiment were sure some SFII players can understand, though we still think of Zangief as more of a violent goof than a intentionally evil guy. I played a lot of Street Fighter as a young man and Zangief tormented me so much that I dont care what anybody says, he was bad to me. While Felix takes things (relatively) easy this time around, Ralph and Vanellope head to the internet to try and save.
We discussed the the situation with screenwriter Phil Johnson, and he says you can lay the blame of Zangiefs villainy on him. Now Playing: Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-it Ralph 2 - Final Trailer.
However, when most Street Fighter fans saw that Zangief was a member alongside the series lead villain, Bison, many cried foul over Zangiefs evil status. They support each other in playing the bad guy of their respective games, and the group includes Bowser and Eggman, people we can all agree are villains. Ralphs a member of a group of video game bad guys that help one another in times of existential crisis. One of the earliest (and funniest) scenes from Wreck-It Ralph shown to the public was the Bad Anon meeting.
The crew has mixed feelings about making Zangief a bad guy Theres also plenty hidden in the background, including spraypaint game references and Hidden Mickeys. Whats more, some studios were so excited by the film that they actually added more characters as a package deal, such as Atari throwing in Frogger after Disney asked for Pong. The creators pulled this off by taking their storyboards to game publishers at events such as E3 2010, and showing exactly how characters would fit in, some as cameos (Pac-Man, for instance, can be seen chomping power pellets in Game Central Station) and others as more prominent roles. Once the writers had their story and basic premise, they branched out, and started putting out feelers to see which characters would work with the already-created narrative. On ‘Karaoke Alone,’ the Aubreys stepped out & escaped their comfort zones Static Dress drop sober exit(s.
The first few months were focused on the story, and deciding exactly what Wreck-it Ralph would be about. Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 will reach theaters Nov. Wreck-it Ralph was always going to be a video game movie-that much was known-but the actual details of the films many cameos and game references werent added right away.