Yoshimitsu
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| Yoshimitsu | |
| Origin | None (formerly Japan) |
| Fighting Style | Advanced Manji Ninja Arts (卍忍術進化型) |
| Age | Unknown |
| Blood Type | O |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Weight | 139 lbs |
| Occupation | Leader of the Manji Clan |
| Hobby | Watching sumo wrestling matches, surfing the net |
| Likes | Arcades |
| Dislikes | Villains and poor losers (in video games), Bryan Fury |
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[edit] Introduction
Yoshimitsu (unofficially nicknamed Yoshi) is a fictional character originally created for the Tekken series of fighting games, designed by Namco. Yoshimitsu made his first appearance in Tekken, and he has returned for all subsequent sequels to that game since his inception. Also, Yoshimitsu has been confirmed to appear in the next Tekken game, Tekken 6. Additionally, an analogous character bearing the same name, weapon, clan, and basic information, was later carried over into Namco’s Soul Series of fighting games as a secret character, making his debut in Soul Calibur and returning for Soul Calibur II and Soul Calibur III. Considering his frequent reappearances and his staple Namco status, it is reasonable to assume that he will likewise appear in all future sequels, as well.
[edit] Trivia
- When Yoshimitisu's name is written in Japanese it translates as either 吉光 or よしみつ.
- Yoshimitsu's name translated into English is "Good fortune light".
- Like Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, and Paul Phoenix, Yoshimitsu has been in all of the Tekken games.
- Yoshimitsu's sub-bosses are Ganryu, Kunimitsu, Raven, and Bryan Fury.
- Yoshimitsu's sub-bosses in the Tekken Force side game in Tekken 3 are (in order of appearance) Yoshimitsu, Mokujin, Bryan Fury, and Heihachi Mishima.
- Yoshimitsu's Tekken 3 incarnation was also one of the bonus characters available to play as or against in Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis, for the Playstation, alongside fellow Namco characters, including Richard Miller (from Time Crisis), Pac-Man, Reiko Nagase, and fellow Tekken characters Heihachi Mishima and Eddy Gordo. Furthermore, Yoshimitsu's Tekken 3 "energy sword" is one of the secret tennis racquets unlocked during the game.
- Yoshimitsu has a special move that only works when fighting Bryan Fury. The move is an imitation of Bryan's "Fury taunt", meaning that Yoshimitsu will lift his knee and wave his fist, but instead of laughing like Bryan, he spews Bad Breath from his mouth ([1]).
- It should be noted that, in Tekken 6, Yoshimitsu has gone under the most drastic change so far, regarding his play style, compared to the other characters. Harada notes that it will be much more difficult to use Yoshimitsu this time around, and they consider him an “Expert” character. Because a part of Yoshimitsu's Tekken 6 story includes the fact that his sword is now losing power, Yoshimitsu must take a new fighting style, Kenjutsu from the Manji clan; this includes both dual sword fighting and pure fist fighting.
[edit] Story
[edit] Version 1
The head of the ninja theft ring, the "Manji Group." The Manji Group steals only from people who profit from dishonest activities. They are a group of Robin Hoods who return things to poor people. While taking part in the tournament with himself as a decoy, his purpose is to have his subordinates steal the operating funds of the tournament.
[edit] Version 2
Yoshimitsu is the leader of the "Manjito", an international criminal organization. The "Manjito" only steal from those who profit by committing injustices, so they are a group of righteous robbers who eliminate merciless people. He fights in the King of Iron Fist Tournament for money to help the poor and defeats Ganryu and steals his ill-gotten money to give to the poor.
[edit] Ending Animation "Robin Hood"
Yoshimitsu and some other Manji clan members ride through what appears to be an alley of a village. They are on horses. Some people are in this alley. Yoshimitsu opens a box, and a lot of dollar bills come out of it. Marshall Law opens his mouth wide, while Mrs. Law looks at the falling money happily. Yoshimitsu looks back at the people as him and his Manji Clan members are shown riding away. Marshall Law, Mrs. Law, and a young Forest Law wave goodbye. Yoshimitsu and his Manji clan members are shown riding away again. The phrase "The End" is then shown in white letters on a black screen.
The leader of the "Manji Group", a group of notorious thieves. The scientist named Boskonovitch, who once saved his life, has been abducted by Kazuya. Yoshimitsu will stop at nothing to rescue Boskonovitch. To do so, he has entered the tournament.
[edit] Ending Animation "The Rescue"
A white helicopter is shown flying away. Yoshimitsu looks up at it. Then, he jumps onto the helicopter and breaks the windshield. Yoshimitsu grabs Doctor Boskonovitch and jumps out of the helicopter. Yoshimitsu uses his prosthetic arm and his sword to hover as the helicopter explodes in the background. Then, the camera focuses on Yoshimitsu.
[edit] Version 1
Yoshimitsu is the leader of the Manji Clan, a notorious gang of Robin Hood-like space thieves. He entered the Tournament upon learning that his friend, Dr. Boskonovitch, needs Ogre's blood to live. Yoshimitsu now fights to save the life of the man who once saved him.
[edit] Version 2
Lending a helping hand... Boskonovitch created the Cold Sleep machine during his experiments in his search for eternal life. The technology, still unproven, was used to preserve his young daughter, who suddenly passed away. Yoshimitsu raised research funds, and as the leader of the Manji party, he helped the poor and disadvantaged.
Yoshimitsu visited Boskonovitch when he learned of the many martial artist disappearances. Yoshimitsu was surprised to find Boskonovitch suffering from a mysterious pathological organism. It's believed to have been contracted during lab experiments while making the Cold Sleep machine.
Boskonovitch claims he needs blood from Ogre to live. Indebted to Boskonovitch for saving his life, Yoshimitsu enters the tournament to help an old friend.
[edit] Ending Animation "Ogre's Blood"
A bubbling green substance is shown in a jar labelled "Ogre's Blood". Yoshimitsu is shown looking at a rat in a cage. Next, it is revealed that Doctor Boskonovitch is beside him. They are apparently testing Ogre's blood on the rat. The rat starts to drink it. Yoshimitsu and Doctor Boskonovitch turn their heads and look at each other. After a few seconds, they go back to watching the rat drink Ogre's blood. The rat turns its face so that it is facing the screen. Dramatic music starts playing. Yoshimitsu is shown running out of the building while holding Doctor Boskonovitch under one of his arms. The rat, now gigantic, bursts through the building.
[edit] Tekken Tag Tournament
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Yoshimitsu is featured as a playable character in Tekken Tag Tournament. However, Tekken Tag Tournament is not a part of the Tekken series' canonical storyline.
[edit] Ending Animation
Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu are about to fight in Yoshimitsu's first Tekken Tag Tournament stage. They run at each other. As they run towards each other, Yoshimitsu creates clones of himself, most likely in order to confuse or distract Kunimitsu. They strike with their weapons, and the clones of Yoshimitsu disappear. After they clash, Kunimitsu falls to the ground. Then, Yoshimitsu performs his "Standing Sword Salute" win animation that he had in Tekken and Tekken 2.
As the leader of the Manji Party, Yoshimitsu dedicated himself to providing food, medical assistance, and shelter to the ever-increasing number of political refugees around the world. Unfortunately, with a constant lack of necessary funding and manpower, Yoshimitsu was unsure about the future of his organization.
When Yoshimitsu heard about The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he envisioned a union between the Manji Party and the Mishima Zaibatsu. With this dream in mind, Yoshimitsu decides to enter the Tournament immediately. He must defeat Heihachi Mishima at any cost.
[edit] Ending Animation
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When word of victory reached the Manji Clan, they were ecstatic--their long-awaited wish would finally come true...
Yoshimitsu, however, knew better than to trust Heihachi Mishima. Yoshimitsu gave an order to his clan members and headed to the Mishima Manor.
End of the text.
Yoshimitsu is shown walking up to Heihachi Mishima, who is surrounded by a bunch of men in suits, in the Mishima Manor. When Yoshimitsu stops walking, Heihachi says, "You may have won the tournament... But I will never hand over Mishima Zaibatsu to the Manji Party! You Manji are nothing but a bunch of con artists. You incite the masses with your false promises--and get in our way." While Heihachi says this, the men in suits pull guns on Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu replies, "Those who tread the path of evil shall face judgment eventually." Heihachi laughs. Heihachi is interrupted when someone on an intercom says, "Someone has broken into the central treasury vault! Sir, the Manji have lifted the entire vault with a helicopter!" Heihachi replies by saying, "What?!" Heihachi listens to the sound of the helicopter for a few seconds. Then, the camera focuses on Yoshimitsu for a few seconds. Angry, Heihachi shouts, "You! Shoot him!" The men in suits shoot at Yoshimitsu. The bullets just ricochet off of Yoshimitsu's body armor. Yoshimitsu pulls out a smoke grenade and throws it on the ground. A smoke screen comes out of the object, allowing Yoshimitsu to fly through the roof of the building (Yoshimitsu uses the wings on his back to fly). Heihachi runs up to the place where Yoshimitsu flew through the roof and screams, "After him!" Heihachi looks up at the place where Yoshimitsu flew through the roof of the building and says, "Damn you!"
[edit] Tekken 5 Manual Version
Yoshimitsu, head of the Manji Party that helps the starving people of the world. When members of the party were threatened, Yoshimitsu rushed to their aid, but many members were slaughtered. When Yoshimitsu heard the perpetrator had entered the tournament, he signed up as well, seeking revenge on behalf of his dead friends.
[edit] Official Version
Yoshimitsu, head of the Manji Clan, plans to use money from winning the tournament to help the starving people of the world.
At the end of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Yoshimitsu broke into the Mishima Zaibatsu vaults and stole the money for his own. During this operation, Yoshimitsu notices the fallen Bryan Fury and takes him to Dr. Boskonovitch.
One month later, an S.O.S. goes out from Dr. Boskonovitch's research facility. Yoshimitsu rushes to the facility and finds everything in ruins and many members of the Manji Clan slaughtered. Yoshimitsu finds the defeated Dr. Boskonovitch in the deepest section of the research laboratories and learns it was Bryan, with his newly implanted perpetual power generator, that was responsible for the carnage.
"He destroyed those who helped him... I'll never forgive him". Yoshimitsu's fist shakes with anger.
When Yoshimitsu hears that Bryan has entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, he signs up as well, seeking revenge on behalf of his dead Manji Clan members.
[edit] Interludes
Stage 4: Raven
Yoshimitsu challenges Raven and calls him a wannabe ninja. If the player loses, Raven will try to teach Yoshimitsu the hand signs of his style of ninjutsu. If the player wins, Yoshimitsu does a backflip, sits on the ground, and slashes the air with his sword (this is one of Yoshimitsu's win animations).
Stage 7: Bryan Fury
Yoshimitsu finds Bryan and defeats him and is about to deliver the final blow before Bryan runs away.
Final Stage: Jinpachi Mishima
Yoshimitsu walks through Final Stage 2. Jinpachi (in human form) walks up behind him and says, "I'm impressed that you've made it this far. I am Jinpachi Mishima. My goal... My goal is to destroy all existence!" Shortly after Jinpachi starts to speak, Yoshimitsu turns around and notices him. After he finishes speaking, Jinpachi transforms into his "Devil" form.
[edit] Ending Animation
Bryan Fury is walking towards a destroyed and burning building with a gatling gun. A closeup of Bryan's face is shown. Bryan looks around the place. He notices something and starts shooting at it. It is revealed that it was Yoshimitsu that Bryan noticed. Yoshimitsu runs, trying to dodge the bullets. Yoshimitsu successfully does this, and then he disappears. Since Yoshimitsu disappeared, Bryan stops shooting and looks around. Suddenly, Yoshimitsu reappears from above. A closeup of Bryan's eyes is shown as he gasps, noticing Yoshimitsu. Yoshimitsu slices through Bryan with his sword, and then Yoshimitsu lands behind Bryan. Bryan screams in agony as he explodes. A closeup of Yoshimitsu's face is shown as he says, "Retribution."
[edit] Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
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Yoshimitsu's storyline is unchanged between Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
Trying to avenge his fallen Manji clan comrades, while going after Bryan Fury, Yoshimitsu realizes that his sword is weakening.
His sword is a cursed blade. By killing evil doers and villains the sword would retain its power, otherwise the cursed sword will make the user go insane. Yoshimitsu realizes that he can no longer use his old sword and decides to use another blade that seals the properties of the cursed sword. He then decides to enter The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.
[edit] Character Relationships
- Robbed Ganryu of his ill-gotten money in Tekken.
- Expelled Kunimitsu from the Manji Clan.
- Enemy of Bryan Fury in Tekken 5.
- Was saved by Doctor Boskonovitch when a raid of the Mishima Zaibatsu went horribly wrong.
