List of Tekken characters
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The main story revolves around a series of tournaments held by the Mishima Zaibatsu, a Japanese conglomerate run by Heihachi Mishima. Originally called the Rave War, it is renamed King of the Iron Fist Tournament by the time Tekken 3 is held. The timeline is held about 30 years in the future for the first two Tekken tournaments, then fast-forwards to 50 years in the future for the next three Tekken Tournaments. During that time more characters with different martial arts skills enter the storyline.
The following is a list of characters from the Tekken fighting game series.
Major Characters
Kazuya Mishima
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Son of Heihachi Mishima and father of Jin Kazama. Fights using the Mishima style. He was abused as a child by his father, being thrown from a cliff to test his strength as the highlight. Kazuya managed to recover and made a pact with Devil in order to become strong enough to defeat Heihachi. Kazuya also felt his father was favoring his foster brother, Lee, over him when he sent Lee to study in America, which he deemed ridiculous since he was so much stronger than his brother. At the end of the Tekken tournament, Kazuya faced Lee and defeated him. He then battled Heihachi, the King of the Iron Fist using his Devil powers, winning the tournament.
A year passes after Tekken 1. Meanwhile, having gained leadership of the Zaibatsu he hires Ganryu, Anna Williams, and Bruce Irvin as his bodyguards and appoints Lee as his secretary (during which time they were on considerably better terms). Kazuya was inexplicably attracted to Jun Kazama upon seeing her and she brought out his more human side, which was no small feat. Jun is also drawn to him, most likely due to her protective motherly side. They conceive a child. During Tekken 2 Heihachi turned out to still be alive after all - surviving the fall from a tall cliff that Kazuya threw him from. After winning the Tekken 2 contest, in a twist of malicious irony, Heihachi drops Kazuya into a volcano.
Unbeknownst to Heihachi, a few days after, Kazuya's body was found by the G Corporation and he was resurrected with superior genetic technology. He stayed in their headquaters to figure out how to control the Devil Gene he got after he was thrown down the cliff. 20 years later, he entered Tekken 4 in order to take his final revenge from his father. Kazuya loses both to Jin and Heihachi, but manages to escape the Jack-4s during their attack on Hon Maru by throwing Heihachi in to the pile.
Two months later, Kazuya enters Tekken 5 to find out who tried to destroy him, and who was now behind the Zaibatsu.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Jin Kazama
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Also known as the boy who became a protagonist against all odds. He grew up in the forest with his mother, Jun, not knowing anything about his father, Kazuya Mishima, until one fateful night Toshin (the god of fighting) decided to attack Jun Kazama. Jin ran out of the house before it happened so he did not see it, but to assume his mother anything but dead would have been ludicrous. Thus, with nowhere to go, he sought out his grandfather Heihachi in hopes of Heihachi training him to be a fighter competent enough to avenge his mother. Heihachi, however, intended to merely use him as a pawn in his quest to harness Ogre. Jin ended up defeating Ogre but was immediately shot in the forehead by Heihachi, having served his purpose. It was then that the Devil within Jin - for he had inherited the Devil's blood from his father - awakened and saved him from death while lunging and slamming Heihachi into the concrete ground for good measure.
He flies away and then disappears for 2 years, during which he hides in Brisbane, Australia. He returns in Tekken 4 with the resolve to disavow his cursed blood; he learns a new fighting style and decides to set about killing both Kazuya and Heihachi. Jin is the winner of Tekken 4 and does not kill anyone. He flies away after the fight in Hon-Maru but then, an army of Jack-4's invade and explode the Hon-Maru, rumoured to have killed Heihachi, while Kazuya escapes. During his flight, Jin loses conscienceness by an evil presense. When he woke, he found himself in a destroyed mountain forest, having no doubt it was his own doing. Jin feels the Devil's blood persisting in his veins as he enters Tekken 5.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Heihachi Mishima
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The host of the "King of the Iron Fist Tournament", Jin's grandfather, fights with the power of the Mishima Style Karate. Every few years he hosts the "King of the Iron Fist Tournament" offering a fablous prize, which in Tekken 4 is the reward of owning the Mishima Zaibatsu, to attract the strongest fighters all over the world. At the end of the tournament, he fights the last man standing in the contest. In the first Tekken contest he is beaten by his son, Kazuya. Kazuya tosses him off a cliff just as had been done to him when he was younger by Heihachi. In Tekken 2 it turns out he did not die from the fall. He returns to find his son is holding another "King of the Iron Fist Tournament." After winning the contest he has a showdown with Kazuya, who turns into Devil before their last fight. After defeating Kazuya/Devil he tosses his body into a volcano.
In Tekken 3, 19 years after Tekken 2, his Tekken Forces (Tekkenshu in the Japanese version) find ruins in South America and discover Ogre who destroys them all. Heihachi takes in Jin and teaches him Mishima style karate for his own selfish purposes of getting to Ogre. Jin succeeds and wins the tournament but Heihachi betrays him and shoots him in the forehead. After Tekken 3 Heihachi intends to combine his own DNA with that of Ogre, but he discovers that he would need the Devil Gene that Kazuya and Jin possess in order to combine the DNA. 2 years later, Heihachi's forces raid the G Corporation's facilities to discover that Kazuya has been resurrected by the corporation. He holds Tekken 4 in attempt to lure Kazuya so that he may capture Kazuya and experiment on him to extract the "Devil gene" for his own evil purposes. Jin is the winner of Tekken 4 and directly after a fight at Hon-Maru (a shrine located on Heihachi's compound) he flies away without killing anyone.
Right after Jin's departure an army of Jack-4 units sent by the G Corporation invade Hon-Maru. Heihachi and Kazuya fight together, managing to destroy several Jacks, but Kazuya throws Heihachi to the Jacks and uses the opportunity to escape. One of the Jacks activates a self-destruct sequence, detonating and completely destroying Hon-Maru, leaving the the character Raven (and the player) to believe Heihachi is dead. But like most characters in Namco's Tekken series, Heihachi survives the near impossible odds to take part in the 5th tournament.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5, Soul Calibur II (extra character on the Playstation 2 version).
Nina Williams
An Irish Assassination Martial Artist who borrows concepts from Aikido and Bone Martial Arts and who shares a rivalry with her sister, Anna. Nina blames Anna for the death of their father, Richard Williams. She has a history of being contracted to kill Mishimas and failing due to untimely quarrels with her sister; she was captured by Kazuya Mishima after failing to assassinate him in Tekken 2 and used as a guinea pig in the "cold sleep" project (cryonisation). She has lost her memory as a result and during Tekken 3 was controlled by Ogre and manipulated to try and kill Jin Kazama. In Tekken 4 she was returning to life as an assassin and hired by the mob to kill Steve Fox, who turned out to be her son from being artificially impregnated while in cold sleep. She has no memories of her previous life or Anna, but is trying to confront Anna to help her regain her memories.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5
Anna Williams
Nina's brunette sister also trained in Assassination Martial Arts; Extrovert extraordinaire. Anna blames Nina for the death of their father, Richard Williams. Made a point through Tekkens 1-3 of foiling all of Nina's assassination attempts by showing up at exactly the wrong place and the wrong time, and is portrayed as an all-around nicer, more sociable person than her sister (as well as more suggestive in Tekken 5). She was hired in Tekken 2 to be Kazuya's bodyguard along with Bruce Irvin and Ganryu, and during that time was (allegedly) a girlfriend to Lee ChaoLan until that part of her life was cut short by choosing to be put into "cold sleep" with her sister (the storyline is ambiguous regarding the cause -- she said she didn't want to turn old while her sister remained young, but it's hinted that in actuality would miss her sister who she really just wants to be at peace with). She did not lose her memory and was not controlled by Ogre upon waking from Cold Sleep, unlike her sister, and attended Tekken 3 in an attempt to stop Nina from becoming an assassin again. In Tekken 4 she is mysteriously and inexplicably absent, but now she's back in Tekken 5, to settle the score between her and Nina after a massive gunfight.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Paul Phoenix
Judo expert, Tekken veteran and a good friend of the Law's. His fighting skills, a mixture of kickboxing and judo, have achieved the legendary status, yet whenever he makes it to the final battle there is always something along the lines of a traffic jam, a silly mistake or some other thing to prevent him from winning the tournament. He tied with Kazuya Mishima during Tekken 2, which was no small feat considering Kazuya had the Devil's powers to help him. He defeats Heihachi and Jin during Tekken 3 and moves on to defeat Ogre. What he didn't realize was in his swelling of pride and rush to get home, Ogre had transformed into his True form and the tournament continued without Paul. Gradually, the people's respect for his claim to be the world's greatest fighter declined and his dojo went bankrupt. He ended up on the streets until he saw an ad about the Tekken 4 Tournament. He loses to Kuma in the tournament, but this does not deter him from entering Tekken 5.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Hwoarang
A Tae Kwon Do fighter. Rival of Jin Kazama and former student of Baek Doo San. He used to enter underground prize fights for money and ran a street gang. When he received word of Baek's death at the hands of Ogre, he entered Tekken 3 to seek revenge. He also desires to settle a score with Jin Kazama, who fought him to an embarrassing draw during a match. He has been drafted into the Korean armed forces (South Korea males have mandatory military service) when he hears about Tekken 4; he subsequently deserts to enter the tournament. After Tekken 4 he is taken into custody and ordered to serve out the remainder of his military service. He finishes his service two months later, just in time for him to enter Tekken 5.
Hwoarang finishing his military dues in a mere two months is almost certainly through some sort of special pardon. It is likely that the Korean government let him off so that he could take down the Mishima Zaibatsu.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Marshall Law
A Chinese American who models himself after Bruce Lee. He is a close friend of Paul Phoenix during Tekken 1 and 2, but they fall out after Paul convinces his son Forest to enter Tekken 3. Marshall's Chinese restaurant closes after he loses a bidding war to a competitor, and he decides to enter Tekken 4 to regain the fighting spirit he lost. Destitute, he stays in Japan to wash dishes when he learns that Forrest gets into a motorcycle accident on Paul's Bike. Marshall enters Tekken 5 in order to pay the medical bills.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Forest Law
A Chinese fighter based on Bruce Lee. Forest is Marshall Law's son and a good friend of Paul Phoenix, much like his father. He dislikes riding on Paul's motorcycle as it makes him nauseous. He only appeared in Tekken 3, as Paul encouraged him to do so in order to prove he was a stronger fighter than his father. Two games later, he would be involved in a major traffic accident, having taken Paul Phoenix's bike for a joyride.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag.
Lei Wulong
A five-form martial artist based on Jackie Chan. During Tekken 2 and 3, Lei was a respected police officer dubbed "super police" who put countless criminals behind bars. He was investigating the illegal hunting and trading of endangered animals done by the Mishima Zaibatsu during Tekken 2. Before Tekken 3 he is investigating the drug dealer Bruce Irvin before Bruce is "killed", and sets out to stop the assassin (Nina Williams) the English Mafia sent to kill Steve Fox during Tekken 4 in order to restore his waning reputation. Lei is fond of naps. He enters Tekken 5 to help Asuka Kazama who is looking for the man who nearly killed her father. He is also attempting to destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu with the help of Steve Fox.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Yoshimitsu
An ancient armored warrior trained in Advanced Manji Ninja Arts who loves to play arcade games in Kyoto, Japan. A benevolent "Robin Hood" type bandit, Yoshimitsu takes from the rich and gives to the poor. His chief rival is Kunimitsu, a member of a rival Ninja clan. He lost his left arm after Tekken 1 in a shoot-out. He is a close friend of Dr. Boskonovich. He enters Tekken 2 in order to save Boskonovich who is kidnapped by the Mishima Zaibatsu. In Tekken 3, Boskonovich enlists Yoshimitsu's help to recover some of Ogre's blood so that may cure an illness that the Doctor has. He enters the 4th Tekken tournament in order to win the prize of the Mishima Zaibatsu so that he can help more unfortunate people. Though he did not win, he does help a dying Bryan Fury to Boskonovich's lab. This however backfired on Yoshimitsu (see Bryan Fury below). Yoshimitsu enters Tekken 5 to take revenge on Bryan who had betrayed him. We do not know whether Yoshimitsu is a robot or human, many people assume him to be half-man, half-robot and some people believe he is an alien. In Tekken 1, his appearance and moves were that of an ordinary man, but his character design has become increasingly more unhuman throughout Tekken's sequels.
The Soul Calibur Yoshimitsu and Tekken Yoshimitsu are believed not to be the same person even though they have the same style. Soul Calibur takes place in the 16th century while Tekken is set in present day.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Bryan Fury
Kick boxer who was Lei Wulong's rival. After his death due to a failed attempt at crossing two gangs at once, Bryan was reanimated by Dr. Abel as a cyborg with the mission of targeting Yoshimitsu and Dr. Boskonovich, Abel's rival. Bryan still has a grudge against Lei. In Tekken 4 his body is near destruction, but Abel has abandoned him and is working for the Mishima Zaibatsu. Bryan knows the end of his life is near, so he must defeat Heihachi. After the tournament he confronts Abel, knocks him down, and at the same time falls to the ground unconscious. But Bryan is saved by Yoshimitsu and brought to Dr. Boskonovitch, who says the key to defeating Abel's bio-weapon is contained within Bryan's body. Bryan is to get a new body, but due to the abrupt death of Heihachi, someone announces Tekken 5 just months after Tekken 4. Bryan's new body is not finished but Boskonovitch has given him a new perpetual energy generator. When hearing this, Bryan pushes Dr. B. aside and proceeds to slaughter the people he finds in the lab. Bryan enters Tekken 5 to test out the power his new generator has given him. When Yoshimitsu hears this, he is infuriated and decides to enter Tekken 5 in pursuit of Bryan.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Lee Chaolan/Violet
Lee Chaolan
Kazuya's foster brother who fought against Kazuya during the first two tournaments. While on one of his travel's Heihachi discovered Lee. He was fighting with some other kids and Heihachi decided to adopt him. Before the events of the original Tekken, Heihachi sent Lee to the U.S. to handle the Mishima Zaibatsu's operations over there. While Heihachi trained Kazuya in the art of Mishima Karate, Lee studied under Paul Phoenix and Marshal Law in the U.S. This is the reason for some of the moves that Lee shares with Paul and Law. Supposedly around the events of Tekken 2, he had a romantic connections to Anna Williams until she chose to put herself in cold sleep along with her sister. After the 2nd King of the Iron Fist Tournament he went into seclusion in the Bahamas and became a businessman. In Tekken 4, he is the head of a successful robotics company and has built Combot. Lee is shocked when he finds Kazuya, and the surprise causes him to lose the match. Lee enters the 5th Tournament because he believes that Kazuya is the one who secretly took over the Mishima Zaibatsu after Heihachi had "died" while he tried to scheme to overtake it. Lee wants ultimate revenge on Kazuya. Lee is fixated to some extent on money and power, both of which he lacked as an orphaned child or as the adopted son of Heihachi.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Violet
In Tekken 4, Lee dyed his hair purple and wore dark glasses to hide his identity, especially from Heihachi, calling himself Violet.
Fought in: Tekken 4.
King
A famous wrestler from Mexico. There are actually two Kings in the series, both of whom wore a jaguar mask in matches. The first used to be a ruthless street brawler with no care in the world except fighting. In one of his fights King was fatally wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. The Marquez priests saved him from death. After recovering, King realized how wrong he was and wanted to start a new life. It was then he became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. He then became a man with a mission: his dream is to build an orphanage so that street children will have a home to go to and not end up like what he used to be. Needing finances for the building of the orphanage, King discovers the King of Iron Fist Tournament. Against the monastery's order not to join, King enters the tournament. He did receive the money, but with a heavy price: he was excommunicated from his order. King once again went back to the streets and soon, he became miserable and started drinking. He would have perished had he not been convinced by his old friend, Armor King, to again wear the Jaguar Mask and join The Second Iron Fist Tournament. The second tournament gave King another reason to live: for the sake of the children in his orphanage. After the tournament, King participated in both pro-wrestling and martial arts tournaments to win money for his orphanage. He also taught his fighting skills to the children under his care as a means of self-defense. One of them, a young man, took up both the mantle and the mask shortly after the first King was killed by Ogre, and went on to participate in Tekken 3. Now 27, he received further training from Armor King, only to become furious when Craig Marduk killed Armor King in a bar brawl. Upon Marduk's release, King the Second sent a letter challenging him to the tournament in Tekken 4. He defeated Marduk easily in Tekken 4, but the psychotic gorilla-looking Vale-tudo fighter won't give up. He wants revenge in Tekken 5.
Fought in: King the First: Tekken, Tekken 2. King the Second: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
The chracter of King was inspired by legendary Japanese pro wrestler Tiger Mask, who also had his own cartoon and comics.
Armor King
King's mentor and companion. Part of a Mexican tribe who carries around the Jaguar masks that both King and Armor King wear. He was once the enemy of the first King, but eventually they became very close friends. Though unfortunately, between the 3rd and 4th tournament, Craig Marduk started a bar brawl in Arizona and Armor King was killed. It has also been hinted at that Armor King is or has been incapacitated by tuberculosis or another sickness which causes him to cough up blood.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Craig Marduk
Craig Marduk was undefeated for 4 years in the professional Vale Tudo circuit, until he started a bar brawl in Arizona, and killed Armor King. Marduk was later sentenced to 10 years in the Arizona State penitentiary for second-degree manslaughter. He is relased from prison two years later by King the Second and enters Tekken 4. He fights King the Second in Tekken 4 and is defeated, but does not give up, and enters Tekken 5 shortly after his recovery.
Fought in: Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Michelle Chang
A half-Chinese half-Native American female from Arizona and adopted mother of Julia Chang. In Tekken 2, she had an amulet which allegedly could control and subdue great powers and spirits and was coveted by Kazuya; who was, however, unsuccessful at taking it away from her. At the conclusion of Tekken 2 she threw her amulet to the bottom of a lake, probably never to be found again. She studied various Chinese martial arts, Xing Yi showing most, under her Chinese father, who was killed in Tekken by the Mishima Zaibatsu after refusing to tell them where the pendant was.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Julia Chang
Skilled in Chinese Martial Arts based on Shinrokugo-Ken, and is Michelle's stepdaughter. Julia was adopted in her infancy and never knew her real parents. In Tekken 3, Heihachi Mishima kidnapped Michelle in order to force Julia to give up a family heirloom she coveted, but was unsuccessful. Julia returns in Tekken 4 as an expert environmentalist, seeking ways to save her homeland from deforestation. She enters Tekken 5 for the same reason.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Ling Xiaoyu
A school girl skilled in Chinese Martial Arts based on Hakke-Sho and Hika-Ken. Trained martial arts under Wang Jin-Rei. Enters the Tekken 3 contest to win a large enough fortune to build an amusement park and apparently has a crush on Jin, whom she met while attending high school. She enters the Tekken 4 contest to search for Jin. While in the tournament Yoshimitsu tells her the tragic story of the Mishima family. Ling becomes depressed over the revelations and resolves to enter Tekken 5. Also, she makes a deal with a brilliant scientist to build a time machine in an attempt to correct the tragic Mishima family history.
She is best friends with Miharu Hirano, who is inexplicably absent in Tekken 5.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Eddy Gordo
Trained in the Brazilian fighting style, Capoeira. His father was very influential but was killed by the mafia, and Eddy decided to go into prison where he would be safe from the mafia. In prison he befriends a grandmaster of Capoeira who would teach him everything about the art. His ending in Tekken 3 seems to suggest that Kazuya had something to do with the death of his father. Just before Tekken 3 he finds Christie Monteiro, the granddaughter of his mentor, and trains her in Capoeira. Eddy enters Tekken 5 together with Christie. Both are on a personal mission to find a cure for the man who is both Eddy's master and Christie's grandpa. He appears as an extra costume for Christie Montiero in Tekken 4 and 5.
It is later noted that in Tekken 5, Eddy reveals that Kazuya blamed Eddy for the murder of his parents.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4 (costume swap), Tekken 5 (costume swap)
Steve Fox
A famous boxer who was adopted as a child. One day, Steve he was ordered to throw a fight by the Mafia. He refused to cooperate and won the fight regardless. He then fled to the U.S. to escape the threat of the Mafia killing him. After many years of trying to shake one assassin after another, he realized that he could never shake the assassins completely. He decided to enter the Tekken 4 tournament to bring himself back into the limelight. The Mafia eventually discovered this and sent an assassin, Nina Williams, after him. At the end of Tekken 4 it is discovered that she is his biological mother. After finding out the details of how he was born, Steve enters Tekken 5 to destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu with the help of Lei Wulong.
Steve's father isn't mentioned anywhere in the Tekken 4's story. Many believe that Kazuya or Lee is the father, but they're just speculations.
The Tekken 4 Team originally intended Steve to be called "Dean Earwicker" as it was the most British sounding name they could think of. It was later dropped in favor a more regular sounding "Steve Fox."
Fought in: Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Christie Monteiro
Appears in Tekken 4. Her grandfather was the man who taught Capoeira to Eddy Gordo in prison. She trains in Capoeira under Eddy after they discover their common link. After Eddy disappears on the search for his father's killer she enters the Tekken 4 tournament in the hope that Eddy will make an appearance. She enters Tekken 5 together with Eddy to find an elixir for her ailing grandfather.
Fought in: Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
The Jacks
Jack
A gigantic Russian robot. Jack saved a girl named Jane from the horrors of war and she became something between his friend and maintainer. Typical of robots, he was little more than a tool, but the chaos of war acted as a trigger for him to erratically develop human emotion.
Fought in: Tekken.
P-Jack
(prototype Jack)The alter-ego of every Jack since Tekken 1- this Jack has a spinning arm and a spanking move.
"Jack-2"
Another robot of the Jack series. Upgraded from Jack (1)
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Gun Jack
A third version of the robot Jack. Was assigned to Tekken 3.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag.
Jack-5
Gun-Jack was gunned down some time after Tekken 3 in order to protect Jane. Jane now works for the G-Corporation and starts working on the Jack-4 unit. After Jack-4 is completed she starts working on Jack-5 who will be the ultimate machine.
Fought in: Tekken 5.
Other Characters
Tiger Jackson
A guy stuck in the 70's. Big afro hair and practices Capoeira. Alter-ego of Eddy Gordo.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag.
Jun Kazama
Jin's mother, uses Kazama Style Classic Martial Arts. The embodiment of purity and niceness. Also allegedly psychic. She supposedly dies by Ogre's hands in Tekken 3.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Baek Doo San
A Tae Kwon Do Fighter and Hwoarang's mentor. He was thought to be killed by the Ogre after Tekken 2, but was apparently left in a coma by Ogre. Baek enters the 5th Tournament to test Hwoarang's skill.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Ganryu
A Sumo Wrestler who was a bodyguard to Kazuya during Tekken 2 and has a crush on Michelle Chang. Ganryu enters Tekken 5 to win the money for a reforestation program to impress Michelle's daughter, Julia, whom he thinks looks like a younger version of her mother. Which is funny considering that Julia is adopted. He is too old for Julia but is now the right age for Michelle.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Devil/Angel
Devil
Kazuya offered his soul to the devil and in Tekken 4 Devil is in control over Kazuya. Jin, being Kazuya's son, also has the "devil gene"; the essence of evil that has contaminated Kazuya in return for the power to overthrow Heihachi. Heihachi discovers this in Tekken 4 and tries to entice him to enter the contest.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Angel
Vies with Devil over Kazuya's soul. Angel represents Kazuya's good part.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Mokujin/Tetsujin
Mokujin
A wooden combat training doll awakened by the Ogre. Its fighting style is mimicry (it alternates between sets of moves used by the other fighters). In Tekken 5, he is re-awakened by an unnamed power (probably the re-awakening of the now much more powerful Jinpachi). Mokujin is revealed from Jackie Chan's 1976 movie "Shaolin Wooden Men"
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Tetsujin
Tetsujin is the exact same except he is made of iron rather than wood. Tetsujin means Ironman, Mokujin means man of wood.
Fought in: Tekken Tag.
Alex/Roger
Alex
Alex is a genetically-created raptor made by Dr. Boskonovich. Dr. Boskonovich intended to help the various people attempting to thwart Devil-Kazuya.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Roger
Roger is a kangaroo made by Dr. Boskonovich made for the same purpose as Alex. Jun later arranged for him and Alex to live out their lives in Australia. Roger was kidnapped before Tekken 5, and his son, Roger Jr, enters the tournament, aided by his mother, to save him. He is sent through the roof of the lab by his son in Roger Jr.'s ending, after R.J. found out that the reason that he was "abducted" was so that he could watch TV for the rest of his life.
Roger's wife, a female transgenic kangaroo, is unnamed at this time.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Roger Jr.
Roger's son enters Tekken 5 together with his mother to save his kidnapped father.
Fought in: Tekken 5.
Kuma/Panda
Kuma
Heihachi's pet. Likes watching TV and considers Paul a rival, though does not have much of a record against him. He studies advanced bear fighting. The first Kuma died of old age. It is Kuma's child who enters Tekken 3. Kuma Jr. defeated Paul in Tekken 4, which Paul wants revenge for. Kuma Jr. appears to have a crush on Panda.
Fought in: Kuma: Tekken, Tekken 2. Kuma Jr: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Panda
Ling Xiaoyu's loyal pet. Fights using bear martial arts.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag, Tekken 4, Tekken 5.
Kunimitsu
Kunimitsu is known as "The Cat Devil". She was a former member of the Manji posse of ninja bandits lead by Yoshimitsu. She lost her Japanese identity when she joined the group to maintain her annonimity. Upon joining, she was taught the skills of the stealth knife at the Manji ninja schools of "Jujutau". She stayed with the group for a few months, until a series of petty thefts from the bands funds led to her dismissal. At a loose end, she decided to train as a mechanic mending air conditioners. She entered the first Iron Fist tournament with the intent on stealing a native American treasure from a young brave (Michelle Chang). Kunimitsu was easily defeated. Feeling humiliated, she saught solace with her grandfather. He was a swordsmith with a reputation. He informed Kunimitsu that the sword used by Yoshimitsu is a relic of unimaginable value. She learned that it was handed down through the Manji band and it had the power to sever an enemy both spiritually and mentallly. The sword exchanges hands when a new leader is elected. The old leader is ritually sacrificed and the sword's power is transferred to its new owner. Kunimitsu's grandfather has spent his entire existence trying to forge a copy of the sword. Kunimitsu entered the second tournament to face and defeat Yoshimitsu and claim the sword so that her grandfather can make a copy before his death. However she fails and Yoshimitsu kills her.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Bruce Irvin
Kickboxer. Lost his entire family at an early age and turned to fighting. One time in Thailand he was paid to rig a fight and lose. Instead he beat his opponent to death. An enraged bookie sent an assassin after him. Bruce fled by plane, only to meet the assassin and a detective - Lei Wulong's partner. The three started fighting so violently that the plane crashed, and Bruce was the only survivor. He was picked up by Kazuya Mishima's men and became his bodyguard. After fighting Lei in Tekken 2, Bruce escaped by plane once again, but this time the plane exploded... Many thought that Bruce was dead, but over the years since Tekken 2, Bruce has been working for several special units, and is currently working as a survival technical guidance instructor. He enters Tekken 5 in order to offer his services to Mishima Zaibatsu once again.
Fought in: Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Wang Jin-Rei
Wang was a companion of Jinpachi Mishima; Heihachi's father. Wang watched Heihachi and Kazuya with great interest as they grew and chose their respective paths of life. Wang remained generous and kind whilst living as a recluse in the Mishima gardens. Now, Wang tends to the huge number of vegetables in the gardens, finding time to hone his awesome (and highly individual) martial arts skill. Every morning at the crack of dawn, he can be seen strolling down the mountains gazing at the clouds. His lithe athletiscism, despite his age, has meant that his inner chi strength is channelled with great purity of spirit, despite his frail bones. His reason for entering the second tournament is to carry out the final wishes of the long-dead Jinpachi. During his life, Jinpachi watched with grief as Heihachi and Kazuya followed the path of evil. He instructed his faithful friend to eliminate both of them when the time was right. Wang theorises that the best way to fulfill this plea is to face all challengers giving way to those adept enough to defeat Kazuya and dispatches those unworthy of his attention. Heihachi will stare into the face of destiny at another time. Wang enters the fifth tournament to find out the authenticity of a letter he received, noting that Jinpachi had come back.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken 5.
Ogre/True Ogre
Ogre
Final Boss in Tekken 3. God of Fighting infused with mythical powers. Heihachi Mishima was after him to use his blood on himself, hoping to enhance the action of the Devil Gene... In the Japanese version Ogre is called Toshin.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag.
True Ogre
True Ogre, who appears after Ogre is defeated in Tekken 3, is the perfect form of Ogre. Ogre achieves this form after absorbing the defeated Heihachi. When you play as True Ogre, the background becomes completely black.
Fought in: Tekken 3, Tekken Tag.
Prototype Jack (P-Jack)
Self-explanatory. Not the first Jack, only a Prototype. Hates all other Jacks and constantly tries to beat them and prove his worth. But being only a silly prototype, he never wins.
Fought in: Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag.
Gon
Tiny dinosaur based on a Japanese comic series.
Fought in: Tekken 3.
Dr. Boskonovitch
Companion of Yoshimitsu and uses unique ground fighting techniques since he suffers from a rare disease that affects the spine. His daughter is also sick and he started the "cold sleep" project for the purpose of freezing her until he could find a cure. Also responsible for the creation of Alex and Roger. Rival of Dr. Abel. The only man in the world who knows the truth about Ogre. After Tekken 4 Yoshimitsu saves Bryan, who is offered a new body by Dr. B., but due to that Tekken 5 is announced just months after Tekken 4, the new body isn't complete. Bryan is given a new battery. When Bryan hears this, he pushes Dr. B. aside and kills some of Yoshimitsu's fellow Manjis who tried to stop him.
Fought in: Tekken 3.
Unknown
Tortured soul enslaved by a wolf spirit. In the game she has the ability of mimicry like Mokujin but with one exception, she can change her mimicked fighting style during the match (human players of Unknown can do this by pressing the R3 button on the PS2). She only appears in Tekken Tag Tournament and as one may expect, not much is known about her. The most common speculation is that she is a transmogrified Jun Kazama. This is evidenced by the fact that Unknown's facial features are very similar to that of Jun's. Furthermore, when Unknown is played (by a human player) as the starting team member she always starts with Jun's fighting style.
Tekken Tag Tournament is not a part of the storyline so Unknown will probably not be in any other Tekken game.
Fought in: Tekken Tag.
Combot
Robot adaptoid built for the 4th King of Iron Fist Tournament by Lee Chaolan. Due to the rush needed to complete it in time, it can only memorize one style at a time.
Fought in: Tekken 4.
Miharu Hirano
Classmate and best friend of Ling Xiaoyu. Just a costume swap of Ling in Tekken 4.
Fought in: Tekken 4.
Raven
A special agent who reports that Heihachi is dead and enters Tekken 5 in order to find out who is holding the tournament. Seems to be modeled after the character Blade and has an X-scar on his face. Knows Ninjitsu and is similar to Kunimitsu.
Fought in: Tekken 5.
Feng-Wei
A Chinese Kenpo master who enters Tekken 5 to prove he is the best fighter in the world. His Master was against his pupils fighting other styles of martial arts, but Feng Wei had participated in many other martial art championships. His Master then tried to stop him, and in a gruesome fight was killed by his own student, Feng Wei. Feng enters the tournament to retrieve the Secret Principles of the Dragon Fist from the Mishimas.
Fought in: Tekken 5.
Asuka Kazama
The cousin of Jin Kazama. Her father (Jun Kazama's brother) was badly beaten by a Chinese martial artist, Feng Wei. She contacts Lei Wulong and enters T5 to take revenge.
Fought in: Tekken 5.
Jinpachi Mishima
The father of Heihachi Mishima, thought to have been dead. In actuality, he had lost to his son over 50 years before the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament and his company was taken from him by his son. Jinpachi was imprisoned below the Hon-Maru, and eventually died. However, the immense anger he displayed towards Heihachi manifested into the Devil, allowing him to be reborn when the wave of Jack-4 units "killed" Heihachi and the Hon-Maru was destroyed. Jinpachi emerged from the rubble to hold the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Fought in: Tekken 5.He is the boss of tekken 5
Devil Jin
Jin Kazama completely consumed by the Devil Gene within him. He is the sub-boss of Tekken 5 he also was in Tekken Three.The Devil Gene within him became active with the awakening of Jinpachi. Fought in: Tekken 5.