On the Zangief discussion, it's possible the writers just really liked him the Street Fighter movie (him, DJ, and Bison were the best parts of that movie) and wanted to echo that aspect of him (then again he's not even a real bad guy in that movie). Besides that's a great line "you are bad-guy, but that does not mean you are (a) bad guy."
Also seconding the rest of your post. Put it better than I could have.
Yeah, even the game he's from has a lot of Donkey Kong vibes.busterkeatonrules said:He looks like Donkey Kong to me. I think the most impressive thing about this movie (of what I've seen so far), is the way they've managed to make their wholly original, brand-new character genuinely look at home among all the seasoned videogame icons from the arcade era and onwards!jFr[e said:ak93]Did anyone else notice how Ralph looked like a Heavy from TF2?
Also seconding the rest of your post. Put it better than I could have.