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Game Debate to the Death! Goro VS Zangief photo

Last week the claws came out in the cat fight between Chun-Li and Vega. After a week of scratches and kicks, the Dtoid army sent one loser walking off with their blond braids hanging between their hind legs. Here are the results:
  • Vega: 13 votes
  • Chun Li: 38 votes - Winner!

Well, at least Vega managed to do better than Sheeva against thunder thighs. This week's battle brings us to the last fight of round two, and one step closer to the final four. Ryu, M. Bison, and Chun-Li have all moved on, and it looks like a player from Street Fighter will take home the trophy unless the four-armed freak can win the next three fights.

This week's battle is between the two behemoths Zangief and Goro, and it's up to you to decide the winner. The Soviet cyclone who fights bears for fun dominated Liu Kang in the last round, and Goro proved to be more dangerous than a centaur with a metallic rat tail. Who is the better fighter, and why? Cast your votes, give us a reason for your decision, get some friends to vote, and check back next week for the winner.


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Fronz's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:29
Fronz
I just noticed Zangief packs a way bigger punch below the belt, but there's still no way he could win against a guy who could simultaneously rip two bears in half. My vote goes to Goro.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:30
Riser Glen
Zangief.

Both are idiots, but Zangief was never defeated by getting punched in the balls only to fall off a cliff.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:34
MechaMonkey
That's an awfully awkward picture of Zangief, but I'll pick him anyway.

How can you resist this face?

gomeja's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:36
gomeja
Zangief.
Jerkbutt47's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:38
Jerkbutt47
goro has an extra set of arms for christ's sakes!!!!
goro FTW
RestingSound's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:41
RestingSound
Goro... although that picture of zangief hurting a toddler greatly appeals to me.

For my money nothing beats when he grabs someone with his lower arms and smashes their face in with his upper arms.
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:45
HarassmentPanda
Zangief by a mile. Goro looks stupid and CAN'T DO PILE DRIVERS.
Joe Burling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:57
Joe Burling
Goro hands down.
blackacidevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 22:58
blackacidevil
you know how much money goro would make if he was a hooker?
a fucking lot
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:04
Dale North
My money is on the ruskie. Fucking spnning piledriver is a cheap move, but the shit works.
Demosthenes's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:07
Demosthenes
Face it folks:

Large Russian package, crazy eye, well-groomed chest hair, and cataclysmic pile drivers vs. floofy pony tail and weird ninja turtle hands sans weapons.

Zangief FTW.
ElRhino's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:08
ElRhino
Goro, because he doesn't look like he suffers from down syndrome
oYsterchet's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:09
oYsterchet
zangief didn't kill johnny cage.


goro.
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:09
deanhatescoffee
I want Zangief to win (because Street Fighter pwns), but I'm gonna have to give this one to Goro.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:14
the GAMEGOBLIN
Kevin Michael Richardson vs. Andrew Bryniarski? Pfft. Andrew of course!


BTW, HarassmentPanda, I like your avatar. ;)
Ignus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:17
Ignus
Zangief!
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:18
the GAMEGOBLIN
BTW, my vote is for Zangief if you didn't get it.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:23
Sharpless
Zangief. Let's just declare all Street Fighter characters automatic winners.
glipe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:24
glipe
Zangief! His infectious dance moves won over former Chairman of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, but his spinning piledrivers will make Goro go all mushy in an entirely different manner.

If it was Goro way back when he was the boss in the original MK, well, things might have been different 'cause he was frickin' nails!
Roflcopter Pilot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:33
Roflcopter Pilot
Zangief, because he's Russian.
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:35
Altair78
This is actually a hard choice. Zangief, pile driver, nuff said... but on the other hand Goro can easily rip Zangief in four without blinking. Yeah, goro got defeated by a nut punch... but look at the russian's package. Jonny would have beated Zangief easier with a nut punch... Zangief might have exploded.

Both are ugly... both are dumb... both I wouldn't wanna meet in a well-lit freeway, nonetheless a dark alley.

My vote will have to go to Zangief, since my older brother cheats like hell with that spinning pile driver. Or, at least it feels like cheating by grabbing me from half a screen away.

Thank you... goodnight.
Ambulance-Y's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:39
Ambulance-Y
goro all the way. not even a challange. i mean can a pile driver mess with the jump up in the air and stomp your ass out? i think not. plus 4 arme. 4 ARMS!!!!111ONEone
HawtPawkitHero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:40
HawtPawkitHero
fap fap fap

GORO!!!
Foe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:47
Foe
Altair's avatar almost kept me from posting my vote...uhhh what was I doing?

Oh right, So I vote for GORO. Sure Zangief has his spinning pile driver and that's great, But Zangief has never killed anyone. Sure he's beat someone almost to death but it was always in a good sporting fashion. Marcus of Queensbury rules with curly mustaches and hair parted in the middle and greased to the nines.

Goro, on the other hand, all he does is kill the fuck out of people and pile drives only serve to make him more angry! He has that super cheap move where he grabs you with two of his hands and beats you with the other ones and that will seem like a picnic in the park (with potatoe salad and sang-whiches) when he proceeds to tear you in half like so many cook books. And that's NOT ALL! He's got fifty more ways to kill the fuck out of you AND your grandma.

P.S. You can't count the movie version of Goro unless you count the movie version of Zangeif, which would make the crazy russian a much smaller weaker douchebag of a character.
(not the actor because he could beat me up and I'd like to avoid that)
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:48
NightDehumidifier
I would give this to Goro. You see Goro's political intrigue and perception towards Zangief's communist lifestyle is perplexing, if not, arbitrary. The idea of a primitive dream world government that poses as corrupt as any other form of government shows that far-leftist views, especially those of a strong yet arrogant man, is childish. While Goro stands not towards conservative or liberal bias, he does have four arms, which is in fact more than two.

Goro '08: Because four arms are more than two.
thememphisgrizzlies's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:52
thememphisgrizzlies
Goro.

I don't have to explain myself to you.
Dyson's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:52
Dyson
zangief, MK sucks
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:56
Das Inchworm
Mr. T's Russian cousin FTW!
golemnist's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:58
golemnist
Zangief all the way.
banzaiwolfe's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/17/2007 23:59
banzaiwolfe
Goro. Teleport stomp + four arms > Spinning piledriver
madfigs's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:04
madfigs
I didn't know there was a big Goro fanbase out there, so I'm chalking this up to all the Zangief haters. It could be a close one, but I'm going with Zangief.
Your moms new boyfriend's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:06
Your moms new boyfriend
As much as I hate MK, I'll go with Goro. Only because he'll make deciding the next round easier.
wario67's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:11
wario67
Zangief
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:12
Knives
Like i said before, zangief dances to confuse his enemies then attacks when they least expect it. I vote for zangief
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:20
Roryzilla
zangief for sure
jove9's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:22
jove9
Come on. Honestly, no matter how much you hate MK, you HAVE to acknowledge that Goro would whip Zangief's ass. Spinning piledrivers? MK bosses can't be thrown. Now what? Goro is stronger, bigger, and has twice as many arms as Zangief.

I don't like MK and never did. Still, this is not a franchise battle--it's a character battle.

Get off it, fanboys. You know Goro takes it.
Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 00:29
Oni
Zangief. Wrestling bears is too fucking hardcore. I mean, you have to be batshit INSANE to do that willingly, and he does, and wins. Consistently.

My vote goes to the Russian.
Ha-Puken's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 01:00
Ha-Puken
Blue Zangief FTW!
SlavedHeart's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 01:12
SlavedHeart
Zangief... hands down.
madmatt's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 01:50
madmatt
Goro. Zangief is a communist ass.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 01:54
Justice
Zangief is gay (honestly do your research if you do believe me) and goro is a crazy 4- armed man, so obviously I choose Zangief!
stevenjazz787's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 02:07
stevenjazz787
1.I mean, it would be easy to wrestle bears with four arms. Zangief does it with only two.

2.If the both do a spin at the same time, that would probably create a gravity well in time and space pulling Goro back to his own dimension.

3.Drinking games would go to Zangief also, Russians can hold their liquor.

4.Zangief is not a communist, he left the Communist USSR to go fight for M.Bison's Nationalist Regime. Goro comes from a realm with no economic system.

5.Zangief is from a better game.
Shenocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 02:13
Shenocide
Goro
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 02:19
ArrestedDeveloper
Zangief.


Ivan says he is not human, he is like a piece of iron.

Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 02:41
Wedge
Zangief.

And this series is severely deficient of Guilty Gear characters.
Mappy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 03:06
Mappy
Zangief, of course.
Detry's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 03:14
Detry
The only time I have ever met Russian males was when I was in jail.

The crimes they were sentenced for was NOTHING compared to the crimes they were actually committing.

Yes, they told me everything. I have that kind of face I guess... Every time they tried to recruit me into these activities(which I will not name) and I politely accepted, then simply never followed up on.

But I did learn some new chess moves.

What was I talking about?

Oh yea... Zangief FTW
StriderS's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/18/2007 03:22
StriderS
Goro can't fight. He's just big. Plus, chicks dig the piledriver.
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