Zangief makes a brief appearance in *Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie* during a staged exhibition match organized to entertain an audience of Shadaloo-affiliated crime bosses. His only on-screen action involves fighting Blanka. This encounter ends with Blanka electrocuting Zangief, portrayed in a comical manner. Following this event, neither Zangief nor Blanka appears again in the film, leaving his ultimate fate unresolved. The film provides no details about his background, motivations, or character development beyond this sequence. Information about Zangief's Russian nationality, wrestling background, personality, or other media appearances comes from sources outside this specific animated film.