Of Course Jason Momoa's Blanka Does the Electrocution X-Ray Skeleton Attack in the Street Fighter Movie
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We have a new look at the upcoming Street Fighter movie, this time showing off a decent chunk of a fight between Ryu and Blanka.
Ryu, played by Andrew Koji, finds himself in a cage and forced to fight by evil dictator, M. Bison. A chained Blanka, played by Jason Momoa, is dragged into the arena by hapless goons. And it doesn’t go very well for those goons — one is hit by Blanka’s electrocution power, and we see the x-ray skeleton visual effect that fans of the Street Fighter video games will know all too well.
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The references to the fighting game franchise continue, as Blanka enters the fight with an immediate cannonball, as so many Blanka players start a match with. Blanka then tries a roundhouse kick followed by his iconic drop kick, which sends Ryu flying. Ryu pleads with Blanka, saying he doesn’t want to fight him. But Blanka isn’t having any of it, responding: “then, you die.”
Ryu then charges up a fireball, which explodes into the arena wall. It looks like it creates an opening through which I assume Ryu will make his escape.
The beast is unleashed. Check out Jason Momoa as Blanka vs. Andrew Koji as Ryu in Street Fighter, hitting theaters October 16. pic.twitter.com/XCJUZSJ4VZ
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This is our best look yet at Blanka in Street Fighter, and the VFX-drenched Momoa sounds while talking. Here, he’s got a sort of chirpy tone — he doesn’t appear to be a mindless beast, anyway. It will be interesting to see if Blanka gets much more screen time than this fight with Ryu, and, if so, his role in the overall story.
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