Oh god, the last thing we need is (another) extremely overpowered character. His Ultra takes 75% off your health bar. And his Super is hard to dodge unless you use a projectile character correctly.
Zangief's like that in every game, though. He's slow, but his grabs do loads of damage and he's pretty bulky HP-wise. The problem with him (and other characters of his archetype - no pun intended) is that he has a horrible time getting in. I've never really considered him overpowered as his huge size was just an indicator that he's a big target for combos.
Thinking about it now, since Zangief wrestles bears at his spare time would that make fan's dreams come true if Panda's involved (get it? A bear wrestler AND a bear in the same game)?
Well, Kuma and Panda have been sharing the same character slot since Tekken 3 (and as such a moveset), so I'd honestly be surprised if Panda wasn't a costume change for Kuma. I wonder if Kuma/Panda will be a grappler-style character (360's and all that jazz). If so, this may be the first time I actually pick one up.