Rasputin
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BIO:

The leader of pansexual love cult based on Russia, Rasputin is also a sorcerer with great knowledge in magic. He fights the other World Heroes, preaching about the love all mankind should have. He is based on Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic that believed that to purge temptation, one had to be in contact with it (that includes sex). Rasputin of World Heroes is loosely based on Grigori Rasputin, a mystical adviser in the court of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. He was believed to be a healer, psychic, visionary and prophet.
  
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ORIGIN:
World Heroes

 

 

OTHER APPEARANCES:
World Heroes 2, World Heroes 2 Jet, World Heroes Perfect

 


 

Page Updated:  Feb. 12th, 2026

It was brought to my attention that Rasputin from World Heroes is considered an "offensive" stereotype of gay/bi/pansexual people. As a heterosexual person, I never liked this character either. This creeper just makes things uncomfortable. He's the kind of guy you don't want to invite to the party.

Anyway, this is supposed to be a FIGHTING game. Rasputin seems to be interested in other things. This character did not age well. He's one of those characters that makes me not want to play World Heroes... and I know I'm not the only one (I mean, look what happened to the series. Facts are facts.) Good thing he doesn't appear in other games besides World Heroes, because he would ruin those games too. Thankfully, SNK was smart enough to nip this one in the bud.

For diehard "troll types" who can't relate to martial arts, or anything that resembles actual FIGHTING in a fighting game, perhaps they'd say Rasputin one their favorite characters. I remember seeing social media comments such as: "OMG BEST SUPER EVAR! DERP MERP." Gross.

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