FIFA confirmed today that the leaked character reported on news is the new world cup mascot...

Despite all my hopes for Blanka winning (the most famous international brazilian celebrity ever, let's face it), who actually won was a bland blue Armadillo... who doesn't even seen to have experienced much, if any, horrible life-chaging experiences, like having to survive as a orphan in a jungle or watching holocaust videos inside an evil scientist torturous cylinder of death.

I MA SAD BLANKA right now.

But don't worry, Blanka fans all around the world. Rio 2016 mascot spot is still open. Let's spread the word!

What the heck is Blanka supposed to be?

??? O_o

What is Blanka? Or... Do you ask who Blanka is?

(accidental double post)

Character in Street Fighter.

Dude, read some history books !

What????? This is an OUTRAGE!!!!! I thought Blanka was the patron saint of Brazil.

Why would he be a mascot? 

I'm barring the doors and stocking food right at this moment... things are going to get ugly here

I don't know... maybe, just maybe, BECAUSE he's bigger than Jesus here in brazil??

Get your act together, Nintendopie... you're offending my people here in this thread!

Don't know.

In the games the character comes from Brazil, but I doubt that more than 1% of the population of Brazil would actually know this, so I don't think he's some kind of national icon or something. Might as well make Siegfried the mascot of Germany :?.