Heihachi Mishima
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| Heihachi Mishima | |
| Origin | (T3) Japan, (T4, T5) Japan (later denied by the Japanese government) |
| Fighting Style | Mishima-Style Fighting Karate(三島流喧嘩空手) |
| Age | (T1) 52, (T2) 54, (T3) 73, (T4, T5) 75 |
| Blood Type | B |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Weight | 181 lbs |
| Occupation | (T2) Study, (T3) Leader of Mishima Financial Empire |
| Hobby | Meditation, bathing, collecting shoes |
| Likes | (T2) Geta collection, (T3) Ruling the world |
| Dislikes | Explosions |
Contents |
Introduction
Heihachi Mishima (三島 平八, Mishima Heihachi; his given name in Japanese translates to "Flat Eight" in English. All Mishima given names end with the kanji 八 (meaning eight), pronounced as "Ya", "Pachi", or "Hachi").
He 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 Tekkenites Eddy Gordo, and Yoshimitsu in his Tekken 3 incarnation.
Heihachi Mishima is the host of Tekken, Tekken 3, and Tekken 4. He is the father of Kazuya Mishima and grandfather of Jin Kazama. He fights with the power of the Mishima Style Fighting Karate. He is the founder and the "Commander" of the Tekken Force Unit.
Family Life
Heihachi was born as the heir to the rich, powerful, and well-respected Jinpachi Mishima, the owner of the powerful Mishima Zaibatsu and a world-famous martial arts master. During this time, Heihachi married and eventually had a son of his own--Kazuya. Heihachi's wife, it's believed, died either in childbirth or not long afterwards. Heihachi raised Kazuya harshly; in his mind, he was forging a strong heir to eventually pass the Mishima Zaibatsu to. Much to his chagrin, Kazuya grew up kind and frail, perhaps due to the more loving treatment he received from his grandfather, Jinpachi. (See Kazuya's Tekken 5 ending) At some point, Heihachi betrayed Jinpachi and stole the Zaibatsu from his father. His motives for this act are as-of-yet unknown, but it can be speculated that he disagreed of Jinpachi's lack of ruthless aggression and his "soft" treatment of Kazuya. After assuming control, Heihachi began to steer the Zaibatsu into the military industry while his father vanished. After some time, Jinpachi attempted to launch a coup to retake the Zaibatsu from his son, but failed and was ultimately imprisoned underneath Hon Maru, where he would remain for either close to, if not, exactly 50 years.
Creation of a Devil
Finally fed up with Kazuya's "weakness", Heihachi tossed his son down a deep ravine, claiming that if he were truly his son, he'd be able to survive the fall and climb back up. Kazuya actually managed to do so, but only because he'd made a deal with the Devil in order to survive (See Devil Gene). To further motivate Kazuya, Heihachi adopted a Chinese orphan named Lee Chaolan and raised him as a rival to his true son. It's assumed that Heihachi never really cared about Lee at all, and only used him to irritate Kazuya. Over the years, Kazuya traveled abroad and competed in martial arts championships, becoming an undefeated champion (The only blemish on his record being a draw against Paul Phoenix). Eventually, Heihachi decided it was time to test his son's strength and announced the Rave War/King of Iron First Tournament.
Much to Heihachi's surprise, he is beaten by his son. Kazuya tosses him off a cliff just as had been done to him when he was younger by Heihachi. However, being the tough man that he was, Heihachi survived and returned two years later as a competitor in Kazuya's second KOIF Tournament. After winning the contest, he has a showdown with Kazuya, and defeats him. Afterwards, he tosses Kazuya, who had proven to be much too dangerous, into a volcano and kills him.
Heihachi's Scheme
Sometime later, he created the Tekken Force (Tekkenshu in the Japanese version), and used them as a quick-response group to appease the nations of the world. One day, 15 years after the end of the second KOIF tournament, the Tekken Force find ruins in Central Mexico and discover Ogre, who destroys them all. Later, Heihachi is approached by a young man claiming to be his grandson, Jin Kazama. Heihachi takes in Jin and teaches him Mishima style karate for his own selfish purposes of using him as bait for Ogre. At the same time, Heihachi notices that Jin Kazama possess the same "dangerous power" as his father, and resolves to eliminate him when he's served his purpose. At the conclusion of the tournament, Jin succeeds and defeats Ogre, but Heihachi betrays him and shoots him in the forehead. Surprisingly, Jin survives, transforms into Devil Jin and strikes Heihachi down before escaping.
Afterwards, 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. Heihachi searches desperately for Jin over the next two years, but cannot locate him anywhere. Fortunately, for Heihachi, Jin was not the only one with a compatible Devil Gene. Heihachi discovers evidence that his son Kazuya's body was taken by G-Corporation (a rival company) and used for research. Heihachi's Tekken Forces raid the G Corporation's facilities to discover that Kazuya has been resurrected by the corporation. Heihachi decides to hold the fourth Tekken Tournament (with his very company's ownership as the grand prize) in an attempt to lure Kazuya so that he may extract the Devil Gene. At the same time, he expects Jin Kazama to become involved, so he sets a trap. His plan is to send the Tekken Force to capture Jin, make the two Devil hosts fight one another, and then defeat the winner while he's hopelessly weakened. Everything goes as planned, except that Jin is able to defeat both his father and Heihachi. Luckily, Heihachi is spared Jin's wrath when a vision of Jin's mother stops him in his tracks.
"Death" and Resurrection
Right after Jin's departure, an army of Jack 5 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, leading everyone to believe Heihachi is dead. In reality, Heihachi was thrown miles from the site, landing in a graveyard and remaining unconscious for weeks. But Heihachi, no ordinary man, survives the near-impossible odds to take part in the 5th tournament.
Analysis of Heihachi
Heihachi is considered by most fans to be somewhat of an "anti-hero"; not as evil as Kazuya, and not as noble as Jin. At times, his actions are cold-hearted (he used his own grandson as bait for a murderous monster) and sometimes, they are inspirational (he has survived every attempt on his life thus far from pure willpower). But, in general, Heihachi is not above betrayal, deceit, or commiting small crimes in pursuit of what he perceives as a "greater good". Blood relation means nothing to him, once he believes that you are a threat, he will eliminate you without any hesitation.
Heihachi is basically the epitome of a self-made man. Heihachi believes in complete self-reliance and in being the best in every endeavor. The only charity he will give or alliance he will accept is in a case where it can be beneficial to himself. Thus, Heihachi treated his own son cruelly in an attempt to instill him with the same toughness. When Kazuya proved too stubborn, he resorted to drastic measures; an action that has come back to bite him on several instances. Occasionally, Heihachi will reward people that he deems as extraordinary. For example, he adopted Lee Chaolan after witnessing the orphan fighting, he took in Jin Kazama (and many believe he actually came to respect the boy's determination to defeat Ogre before he sensed the Devil Gene and decided to eliminate him), and admitted Ling Xiaoyu into his school (complete with a Panda bodyguard) after she aggressively attacked one of his yachts. Of course, he also had ulterior motives to each of these actions, which fits into his personal code of mutual gain.
It's not yet known why Heihachi has become so interested in creating an "ultimate lifeform" by combining the DNA of himself, Ogre and Devil, but it can be assumed that because he no longer wishes to succeed his company to either of his hereditary heirs (Kazuya and Jin), that the best he could do now would be to clone an heir and ensure that it would be worthy. Another theory is that he wants to find a way to use Ogre and Devil's blood to make himself an immortal, thus making an heir unnecessary. A third theory is that his interest may simply have something to do with his desire to take over the world using these lifeforms. The answer to this will likely come in future Tekken installments.
Trivia
- Despite being 75 years old (as of Tekken 5), Heihachi appears to be in superhuman health. However, he's still not Tekken's oldest combatant. Both his father Jinpachi and Wang Jinrei are his seniors by at least 30 years.
- Heihachi's closest friend was Kuma, his bear bodyguard. After Kuma's death, Heihachi raised Kuma's son, Kuma Jr., but that Kuma left Heihachi to train in the wild after it lost to Paul Phoenix in Tekken 3.
- It's unknown why Heihachi doesn't have a Devil Gene. A possible theory is that he considers it an insult to his code of self-reliance.
- In Tekken 3, when Ogre is defeated he seems to absorb Heihachi to transform into True Ogre. (Unless you defeat Ogre with Heihachi, in which case it is Jin who gets absorbed.)
- Heihachi actually forgot that he'd left Jinpachi imprisoned under Hon-Maru, according to both his and Kazuya's Story Mode dialogue.
- Heihachi has been voiced by Daisuke Gouri since Tekken 3, but he was voiced by Banjou Ginga on the first 2 Tekken games.
Story
Tekken 5
Head of the Mishima Zaibatsu and sponsor of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Heihachi Mishima.
After losing to Jin Kazama, Heihachi was cornered by a group of Jack robots in Honmaru. Heihachi and Kazuya began to fight off the Jacks together but Kazuya fled and Heihachi was caught in the explosion when the Jacks detonated.
The tremendous exlosion would have killed a normal man but Heihachi, no ordinary man, managed to survive.
A month later, Heihachi learned that someone had taken control of the Mishima Zaibatsu and planned to hold the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Heihachi, having fully recovered, was determined to enter the tournament.
"I don't know who's behind this but the Mishima Zaibatsu is mine!"
Ending Animation
Tekken 4
Two years ago, Heihachi failed to capture Ogre. He made his researchers collect blood and tissue left behind by Ogre and attempted to create a new life form by combining its genetic material with his own. The experiment failed, however, and Heihachi learned that he lacked the Devil Gene necessary to integrate Ogre's genome into his.
In order to obtain the Devil Gene, Heihachi searched for Jin, who transformed into a devil during the last Tournament. During the search, Heihachi learned that the body of his son, Kazuya - whom he killed 20 years ago - was stored at a cutting-edge biotech firm called G Corporation.
Heihachi ordered his Tekken Force to raid G Corporation in an attempt to obtain Kazuya's remains. They obliterated G Corporation's laboratory, and the mission appeared to be successful. .That was until Kazuya, revived by G Corporation, retaliated and caused the mission to fail.
Heihachi needed Kazuya or Jin's body to create the new life form. After much deliberation, an evil smile crept onto Heihachi's lips.
The next day, an announcement was made for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, with the Mishima Zaibatsu as the prize.
Ending Animation "Heihachi Fin"
Tekken 3
Family matters... Heihachi retrieved the Mishima Financial Empire by defeating his son.
Scheming to further develop the MFE, Heihachi organized "Tekken Force", the MFE's private corps, and dispatched them to settle disputes and bring wasteland under cultivation to feed the poor countries of the world, in order to gain the support of leaders worldwide.
Fifteen years later, a secret excavation of Central American ruins by the Tekken Forces unearths an unusual find. They were annihilated by a mysterious being. Heihachi realized that the mysterious being could be the legendary Ogre, and took action to realize his life's goal: to capture Ogre and therefore rule the world.
One day, Heihachi was visited by a 15-year-old boy named Jin Kazama. Being informed that Jin was his grandson and hearing what had happened to his mother, [Jun Kazama|Jun]], Heihachi reasoned that Ogre thrives on the "strong souls" of others. Heihachi trained Jin to use him as a decoy to lure Ogre.
In Jin's 19th year, Heihachi declared to the world that the third "King of the Iron Fist Tournament" was forthcoming. At the same time he noticed that Jin, the youngest of Mishima bloodline, began to show the same dangerous power Kazuya had. Heihachi decided to dispose of Jin after he lures Ogre, in order to end the doomed destiny of the MFE.
Ending Animation "A Grandsons Fall"
Tekken 2
Version 1
Beaten by Kazuya in the previous tournament, in an instant he lost both his fame and family. Having spent his previous time indulging in deviant acts instead of training, he vows to regain what he has lost.
Version 2
Ever since his son, Kazuya Mishima took over the Mishima conglomerate, Heihachi has been training to regain what was once his. After he defeats his son and watches the death of Kazuya, Heihachi will gain back the Mishima Financial Empire.
Ending Animation "A Sons Fall"
Tekken 1
During the first Tekken tournament, Heihachi was defeated by his son Kazuya. Kazuya then took over the Mishima Financial Empire and ruled it to his heart's content.
Character Relationships
- Father to Kazuya Mishima
- Adopted Father of Lee Chaolan
- Grandfather to Jin Kazama
- Son of Jinpachi Mishima
- Owner of Kuma
- Owner of Kuma 2nd
- Held hostage and killed Michelle Chang's family
- Rival of Devil in Tekken.
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