Sheng long in street fighter II

This is one of the longest running myths out there, thanks to a simple mistranslation. Sheng Long's myth status could also be classed as a hoax, because magazines in the '90s decided to run with the mistake and turn it into a joke that people believed.

Due to a translation error in the arcade version of Street Fighter II, a message would appear stating. 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance'. These chilling words would come from series stalwart Ryu. EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly) basically took this idea and wrote about how you could actually fight Sheng Long, and somehow it became lore. Well, we're here to tell you that you can't fight Sheng Long in Street Fighter II