Kazuya Mishima
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| Kazuya Mishima | |
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| Origin | Japan, (T5) Formerly Japan (He abandoned his nationality) |
| Voiced By | Jōji Nakata (T1, T2, TTT) Masanori Shinohara (T4, T5, T6, TTT2) |
| Fighting Style | Advanced Mishima style Fighting Karate (三島流喧嘩空手改) |
| Age | 26 (T1) 28 (T2) 49 (T4, T5) 50 (T6) |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Height | 180cm / 5'11" |
| Weight | 180lbs |
| Occupation | Head of Mishima Financial Empire (T2) Head of G Corporation (T6) (according to profile) |
| Hobby | Collecting sneakers |
| Likes | His mother [Kazumi], ultimate power, world domination, his evil side [Devil], and his grandfather [Jinpachi] (during childhood), Jun Kazama (T2) |
| Dislikes | His son [Jin], his father [Heihachi], his adoptive brother [Lee], his half-brother [Lars], Devil Jin, Eddy Gordo, and volcanoes. |
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Introduction
Kazuya Mishima is a character in Tekken and has been in every game except Tekken 3, when he was presumed dead. Kazuya Mishima is the son of Heihachi Mishima and Kazumi Mishima, of which the ladder died early on. He is the grandson of Jinpachi Mishima and the father of Jin Kazama due to an unexplained relationship with Jun Kazama. He is has a half-brother named Lars Alexandersson who he had been unaware of much of his life, finding out about him in the King of Iron Fist 6. Lee Chaolan is his adopted brother who Kazuya never liked and shared an intense rivalry with.
When Kazuya's name is written in Japanese, it's translated as 三島 一八(Mishima Kazuya) or みしま かずや(Mishima Kazuya). Kazuya gets 八(hachi or pachi or ya) from 平八(Heihachi) and followed 一(ichi or kazu) which means a beginning because he is the eldest son. The notation that 一八 is rare in Japan.
In the original entry to the Tekken franchise, Kazuya was considered to be the primary protagonist. And for all intents and purposes, there was no reason to believe differently. According to differing sources (such as Tekken: The Motion Picture and a brief scene in Ling Xiaoyu's Tekken 5 ending), Kazuya was actually quite frail, kind and timid as a boy and was the victim of years of abuse at the hands of Heihachi. Indeed, Kazuya originally entered the first Rave War/King of Iron Fist Tournament in order to face off against his father, who was played up to be a corrupt corporate tyrant. Kazuya's clothing of choice, simple white pants and red gloves and footpads, even helped to draw parallels to another "mysterious loner" hero. So most people (both within the game and in real life), simply wrote Kazuya off as the cliché fighting game hero. There was only one clue as to Kazuya's true intents and nature: His secret PS One palette swap, which turned out to be Devil.
Tekken 2 saw Kazuya's true nature revealed in full. After he believed his father was dead, instead of bringing justice to the Mishima Zaibatsu and righting the wrongs of his father, Kazuya repeated the corrupt practices of his father and turned it into an even more ruthless organization. While Heihachi was merely ruthless, Kazuya acted absolutely without a conscience. He hired assassins to eliminate any of his critics or rivals (such as the father of Eddy Gordo), he attempted to extort money from several businesses and organizations, and he even smuggled endangered species and conducted genetic experiments on them (Alex and Roger).
Of course, the reason for his evil deeds was because of the Devil Gene and had allowed his hatred for Heihachi to consume him. Angel, an unknown entity, constantly battled with Devil to determine the actions of Kazuya. Heihachi managed to take advantage of his son's battle of personalities and defeated him in the second King of Iron First Tournament. Kazuya was then thrown into a volcano and nearly killed while the Devil in his body escaped and eventually made contact with Kazuya's son, Jin Kazama, who succeeded his father as the series' new protagonist for the time being.
Before his downfall, Kazuya was protected by Bruce Irvin, Ganryu, and Anna Williams. He was also an assassination target for Nina Williams. He also became attracted to Jun Kazama; he said in his own words "she was so mysterious". This lead to a possible one night stand with Jun and the birth of his only son, Jin Kazama.
Since his original appearance, Kazuya's character has gone through many transformations: From hero, to villain, to anti-hero and back again. Whatever was left of his good side appears to be totally suppressed by his Devil persona. Kazuya no longer fights against his darker side and the two seem to have come to mutual terms, as Kazuya can transform into Devil when he chooses (such as in the Tekken 5 introduction). This is one of the main factors that makes him well known amongst Tekken fans.
Games in order of appearance:
Tekken, 1995.
Tekken 2, 1996.
Tekken Tag Tournament, 2000.
Tekken 4, 2002.
Tekken 5, 2005.
Tekken 6, 2009.
Tekken 3D Prime Edition, 2012.
Street Fighter X Tekken, 2012.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 2012.
Story
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Story
- Prologue (Manual)
- Kazuya is the cold blooded son of Heihachi Mishima. At the age of 5 he was thrown off a cliff by his father. Kazuya survived and vows revenge to defeat his father, he enters the first tournament to kill Heihachi.
- Ending, "A Father's Fall" (Unofficial Synopsis)
- After defeating his father, Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya assumes control over the entire Mishima Zaibatsu. His first act as the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu was to take his father's supposed lifeless body and throw it off the same cliff he was thrown off by his father so many years ago. After the deed is done, he turns his head and smiles.
Triva
- Kazuya's stage 8 sub-boss is Lee Chaolan. On the PlayStation version, once you complete Arcade Mode with Kazuya, Lee becomes selectable as a hidden character.
- Kazuya has a 3rd costume, exclusive to the PlayStation version. It becomes playable by beating 8 consecutive challenging stages of the Galaga minigame, which starts while Tekken is loading.
Gameplay
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Story
- Prologue (Manual)
- After defeating his father, Heihachi Mishima, and throwing his lifeless body from a cliff (as Heihachi did to his son previously) Kazuya appointed himself the new head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. After 2 years had passed, Kazuya organized the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2.
- Ending "Evil Smile" (Unofficial Synopsis)
- Kazuya Mishima defeats Devil in a brutal battle. Disgusted that he could have trusted someone so weak with his life, and impressed with himself in the sense that he defeated a supposed powerful being, Kazuya simply walks away. Devil, however, regains consciousness, and he tries to kill Kazuya with an eye beam, but Heihachi takes the blast in an attempt to save his son. Kazuya stares at Heihachi, who is standing up and not moving very much for a moment before smiling. Kazuya grabs his father and uses him as a human shield to block Devil's blasts, and once he gets close, he throws Heihachi's lifeless body at Devil, distracting him. When Devil turns around, Kazuya hits Devil with a Dragon Uppercut, effectively knocking him out. Kazuya then smiles victoriously.
Trivia
- The exact nature of the intimate relationship between Kazuya and Jun has been left rather ambiguous. Many fans like to believe that some degree of love and mutual attraction was involved, however, these ideas are often based on non-canon storyline such as Tekken Tag Tournament or Tekken: The Motion Picture. The canon games describe Jun as being "mysteriously drawn to Kazuya". Namco describes both characters as to "drawn to one another".
- In Tekken 2, Kazuya's stage is "Darkness Temple".
Gameplay
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- Prologue (In-Game Text)
- 20 years ago after losing to his father Heihachi in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, Kazuya was thrown in a mouth of a volcano. A few days later, G Corporation, a biotech firm making revolutionary advances in the field of biogenetics researches brought him back to life, with G Corporation's aid Kazuya investigated the biomechanics of the devil gene within him by subjecting himself to various experiments. Kazuya believed that once he unlocked the power of the devil gene he would be powerful enough to defeat his father and destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu. 20 years later the Tekken Forces attacked G Corporation and stole their data, Kazuya was also targeted in the fight. Then Kazuya learns of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 which was a trap by Heihachi to lure him out. Despite this knowledge Kazuya enters the tournament knowing that this is his chance.
- Epilogue (In-Game Text)
- The tournament officials sent Kazuya a message: The winner of Round 7 by default is Kazuya Mishima. Please proceed to the final stage. Though Kazuya sensed Heihachi's hand in Jin Kazama's disappearance, a fearless grin crept upon his face as he headed towards the final stage. Heihachi led Kazuya deep within the Mishima Zaibatsu compound. A massive temple stood in the midst of a forest enshrouded in fog. The two entered the building...
- Ending, "Fin Kazuya" (Unofficial Synopsis)
- After defeating Heihachi in the King Of Iron Fist Tournament, he demands to see Jin (since Jin is being held captive). Kazuya is then taken to Honmaru and sees his son for the first time in his life, Moments later the Devil Gene takes over Kazuya and Devil Kazuya dispatches of Heihachi quickly and taunts Jin to unleash the devil gene with him. Jin awakes with the intention to kill him but is defeated by Kazuya. Kazuya then stands over his son's fallen body and absorbs his devil gene, becoming complete once again. Kazuya then transforms into Devil without the red eyes, signifying his control over the Devil gene.
Trivia
- Since Tekken 4, Kazuya has been voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa.
- From Tekken 4 onwards, Kazuya's left iris has become permanently red.
- Kazuya is the third stage boss for the Tekken Force mini-game. This stage is known as the "Corridor."
- Because Kazuya Mishima was not featured in Tekken 3, many fans believed that Namco were going to kill off the character completely. By the time plans of a Tekken 4 was announced, this created a loud outcry amongst the fans, who wanted Kazuya to return to the series.
Gameplay
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- Interludes (Unofficial Synopsis)
- Stage 4 Raven: Raven calls Kazuya "the coward who ran away from danger" and Kazuya asks how he knew about what happened. When Raven refuses to explain, Kazuya makes him talk by defeating him. Raven says the reason was observation. Kazuya interrogates Raven further by kicking him. Raven then tells him about "what was under the temple."
- Stage 8 Heihachi Mishima: Heihachi accuses Kazuya of betraying him but Kazuya tells him about the sponsor "beneath Hon Maru." Kazuya defeats Heihachi and says the competition will be better.
- Final Stage Jinpachi Mishima: Kazuya bows to Jinpachi and says that it is an honor to meet him. Jinpachi then challenges him to a fight.
- Ending, "Grandfather Knock-Out!" (Unofficial Synopsis)
- After defeating Jinpachi Mishima's devil form, Kazuya stands over his grandfather's body and tries to wake him up. Jinpachi awakes, and Kazuya smiles, with a flash of childhood memories flooding back (Jinpachi and Kazuya are said to have been close in Kazuya's early life). Kazuya, however, ruins the moment, when he evilly grins and kills his grandfather, thus turning him into dust. Then, Kazuya laughs.
Trivia
- Two of Kazuya's childhood memories were seen in Tekken 5. His special bonding with his grandfather Jinpachi Mishima seen in Kazuya's ending, and a few seconds before he was thrown into a ravine by his father Heihachi seen in Ling Xiaoyu's ending. The latter however had a comical twist and is thus not entirely true.
- Kazuya received a new win animation in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection in which he performs his Hell Lancer move, then the Glorious Demon God Fist move, while turning his head slightly and shouting, "Doryah!".
- Kazuya's purple tuxedo makes a return as a selectable attire for him. However, its been redone as it is now longer and is red on the inside.
- In the opening movie, Kazuya is wearing his new pants with flames instead of the ones that have clouds and lightning.
Gameplay
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- Prologue Official Site
- After he had killed the G Corporation officials who betrayed him, Kazuya Mishima succeeded in taking control of the corporation from behind the scenes. In the meantime, the world was quickly slipping into chaos due to the activities of the Mishima Zaibatsu, led by Jin Kazama. Kazuya could never accept a world controlled by anyone but himself, and he set out to use the military power of the G Corporation to suppress the Mishima Zaibatsu. At this point, the G Corporation was praised by the nations of the world for its heroic actions. When the G Corporation's public influence had become great enough, Kazuya used it to announce a hefty bounty for anyone who could capture Jin alive. In reply, the Mishima Zaibatsu announced The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6. This was just as Kazuya had predicted, and it put a satisfied smile on his face.
- Ending, "Reclaimed" (Unofficial Synopsis)
- The Tekken Force surrounds the temple in attempt to shoot whatever comes out. Then Kazuya emerges from the temple and lifted up the defeated Devil Jin for everyone to see. The Tekken Force then saluated Kazuya. Kazuya smiled and laugh evilly.
- Scenario Campaign
- Kazuya Mishima appears in the Scenario Campaign mode as one of the main antagonists. In Scenario Campaign mode Lars defeats Kazuya twice. The last words Kazuya said to Lars was to warn him about the curse of the Mishima bloodline. He then walked off with his bodyguard Anna at his side.
Trivia
- In the "Gamescom" trailer for Bloodline Rebellion, Kazuya can be heard saying about, "It's the fate of our family to fight and betray each other. The Curse of The Mishima Bloodline"
- Kazuya's final boss in Arena is Devil Jin. Additionally, his sub-boss is Heihachi Mishima.
- His item move allows him to shoot lasers
- In the intro of Bloodline Rebellion his Player 2 outfit is white but in the game it's purple
Spin-Offs and Related Games
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Tekken Tag Tournament is a non-canonical Tekken game containing no plot.
- Ending (Unofficial Synopsis)
- It appears that Kazuya has defeated Jin Kazama. Kazuya crosses his arms, uncrosses them, and then he starts to walk away. Jin starts transforming into Devil Jin. Kazuya notices this and turns around to prepare and fight again. This ending takes place in Ogre's Tekken Tag Tournament stage.
Trivia
- While playing as Kazuya with Devil as his partner, instead of tagging in and out the two will simply transform into each other.
- In the Arcade version, it was impossible to team Kazuya with Angel as she would just turn into Devil. This is not a problem in the PlayStation 2 version of the game.
Gameplay
In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Kazuya gained some news moves and a lot of property changes. He also has the ability to turn into Devil, serving as a stance, rather than as a new character; he can now utilize a number of Devil-related moves, including Devil Twister SS+2 and Devil Fist f,f+2 and the laser beams.
Story
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 is a non-canonical Tekken game containing no plot.
- Ending (Unofficial Synopsis)
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Gamplay
Kazuya will be featured as a playable character in Tekken 3D Prime Edition in his Tekken 6 incarnation.
Story
Tekken 3D Prime Edition is a non-canonical Tekken game containing no plot.
Trivia
- Kazuya's last three opponents in Quick Battle Mode are Lars, Heihachi and Jin.
Gameplay
Kazuya Mishima is featured as a playable character in Street Fighter X Tekken, an crossover game between the Tekken and Street Fighter franchises.
Story official site [1]
- 'A cold-blooded killer who has awakened the power of the devil. Supporting the G corporation from behind the scenes, he works in secret to reacquire the Mishima Zaibatsu. An arrogant and brutal man, he has fought countless times against his father, Heihachi, and his son, Jin. Kazuya seeks to use Pandora to strengthen the devil power within him so that he can wrestle control of the Mishima Zaibatsu away from Jin.
Story(in-game text) From information obtained by the G Corporation, Kazuya learns that Pandora's box possesses incredible power. He now believes that by using the power of the box, the Devil Gene can now be amplified. With that he can now defeat his son, Jin, and take control of the Mishima Zaibatsu. As he plots Nina appears...
Kazuya: Now there's a face I haven't seen for a while
An assassin unrivaled in strength and well-versed in the movements of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Nina Williams has been hired by Kazuya to help him obtain Pandora in exchange for a vast sum of money. The woman who had once been ordered to assassinate Kazuya, now works in the shadows with him, as he begins his journey for the box.
Nina:Spare me the small talk I'm only here for the job.
Kazuya: Of course. And until that job is completed you will do exactly as you're told
Rival Battle While Kazuya and Nina are walking they notice Ken and Ryu. Though Nina says that they are simply punks Kazuya points out that for punks they have made a name for themselves
Ending As the pair walk towards Pandora Nina suddenly confronts Kazuya and tells him "someone else" needs Pandora more. Unsurprised he calls on G Corporation soldiers to attack her. Though Nina defeats all the soldiers and successfully escapes Kazuya is unfazed and approaches Pandora.
Epilogue It is shown that Kazuya had successfully taken Pandora back to G Corporation with hopes of restoring the incomplete Devil Gene resting within him
Trivia
- His title is "Controller of the Devil"
- He can fire lasers even though he isn't Devil also the color of his laser is red instead of yellow
- His official partner is Nina. Their special intro has her ask Kazuya if they should take their opponents alive. Kazuya says that it's preferable but accidents are bound to happen
- Kazuya and Nina's rivals are Ryu and Ken.
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Story (Unofficial Synposis)
- His father, Heihachi Mishima, threw him off of a cliff as a young boy to see if he could climb back up, as the lion cubs do. Kazuya survived, and during his arduous struggle back up the cliff, he swore to get revenge against his father. This hatred is the dominant force in his life. His entire existence has been spent preparing for this one act of violent revenge. As Kazuya was going to die, an evil spirit flowed through him. "Will you help me?" Kazuya asked? "Yes, in exchange for your soul." the spirit spoke. Kazuya answered yes and the spirit bonded with him. 16 years later, a research team called WWWC had been searching for a boy fallen off a cliff (which was Kazuya). The first researcher to find Kazuya was Jun Kazama, who successfully stopped him from getting revenge on Heihachi. Jun is shown to be impregnated by Kazuya during the conclusion of the movie.
Story (Unofficial Synposis) Kazuya appears in the Tekken Movie as one of the main antagonists. In the film he tries to kill Jin and betray his father, Heihachi Mishima and take control once and for all. Years before the main story, Kazuya rapes and abuses Jun who then gives birth to Jin. During the Final battle of the tournament he is ultimately defeated and almost killed by his son, Jin Kazama.
Kazuya will be featured in the upcoming Tekken movie called Tekken: Blood Vengeance.
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Character Trivia
- Kazuya appears in the Tekken 3 arcade opening, alongside Jun Kazama (who both had cameo appearances) and Jin Kazama.
- It is often believed that Kazuya is a homage to Dragonball Z's Vegeta character, since the two characters have many distinguishing similarities, in concern of their character traits, their attitudes, and their personalities. Also, their physical appearance, most noticeably their hair styles, are similar also. Namco has however neither confirmed nor denied that this was a homage or even intentional.
- Kazuya's sub-bosses include Lee Chaolan, Roger, Heihachi Mishima, and Raven.
- Before the release of Tekken 3, many Tekken fans believed that the early sketches of Jin Kazama were Kazuya Mishima in his teen years, due to their similarities.
Character Relationships
| Jinpachi Mishima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lars Alexandersson | Heihachi Mishima | Kazumi Mishima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Chaolan | Kazuya Mishima | Jun Kazama | Asuka's father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jin Kazama | Asuka Kazama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Father and enemy of Jin Kazama.
- Son of Heihachi Mishima, who is also an enemy and Kazumi Mishima.
- Grandson of Jinpachi Mishima, who was his father figure in his childhood.
- Adoptive brother of Lee Chaolan, who considers him to be a rival. He also defeated Lee in Tekken 4 (as shown in Lee's Tekken 5 prologue)
- Half-brother and enemy of Lars Alexandersson.
- Was intimate with and impregnated Jun Kazama during Tekken 2.
- Target of the Tekken Force in both Tekken 4 and Tekken 6.
- Considered a rival by Paul Phoenix.
- Devil is Kazuya's devil form. Angel battled with Devil to try to save Kazuya's soul in Tekken 2.
- Hired Anna Williams, Ganryu, and Bruce Irvin as bodyguards in Tekken 2. In Tekken 6, Anna and Bruce once again work for Kazuya, who is now the head of G Corporation.
- Lei Wulong entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 to try to bust Kazuya and crush his organization.
- Kidnapped Doctor Boskonovitch (who is later rescued by Yoshimitsu) and Michelle Chang's mother for her amulet in Tekken 2.
- Assassination target of Nina Williams during Tekken 2 and enemy in Tekken 6 due to her affiliations with Jin. In Street Fighter X Tekken however she is his official tag team partner
- While he was the leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu in Tekken 2 he had Alex, Roger, Prototype Jack, and Jack-2 to be created. He also demanded G Corporation to create Jack-6 as a response to Mishima Zaibatsu's Nancy-MI847J in Tekken 6.
- Was responsible for the deaths of Eddy Gordo's parents and Leo's mother, making them both swear revenge against him.
- Won his fight against Baek Doo San in Tekken: The Motion Picture.
- Attacked by a squad of Jack-4s shown in the Tekken 5 opening movie.
- Wants to get revenge on Armor King for helping the G Corporation's test subjects escape.
- Yoshimitsu, Anna, and Nina work for him in the 2010 Tekken Movie.
- Was responsible for Steve Fox' death in the 2010 Tekken Movie.
- Blackmails Bryan Fury into killing Jin in the Tekken Movie.
- Defeated Street Fighter's Dan Hibiki in the debut trailer of Street Fighter x Tekken
- Fought alongside Nina against Street Fighter's Ryu and Ken masters in a Street Fighter x Tekken trailer.
- However, in their ending, Nina betrayed him in order to retrieve the Pandore box for "someone who needs it more", presumably Jin.
