Jun Kazama
From Tekkenpedia
| Jun Kazama | |
| |
| Origin | Japan |
| Fighting Style | Kazama-Style Self Defense (風間流護身術) |
| Age | 22 |
| Blood Type | AB |
| Height | 5'7" |
| Weight | 119 lbs |
| Occupation | WWWC officer |
| Hobby | Birdwatching |
| Likes | Basking in the woods, Jin Kazama |
| Dislikes | Deception |
Contents |
[edit] Introduction
Jun Kazama is a character in the Tekken series. She is best known as the mother of the series protagonist, Jin Kazama. She made her only canonical appearance in Tekken 2. She also appeared in Tekken Tag Tournament, a non-canonical game. She was supposedly attacked and killed by Ogre before Tekken 3. Ogre has some of her moves, like her "Windmill Kick" move. However, this hasn't been confirmed yet, and she is currently labeled as "missing". She had a son, Jin Kazama, with Kazuya Mishima before her alleged death. Jin, seeking to avenge his mother, kills Ogre in his true form, True Ogre, in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 3.
[edit] The "Unknown" Controversy
The final boss of Tekken Tag Tournament is a character that is referred to as "Unknown". Unknown is an Asian-looking woman with glowing yellow eyes and purple slime coating her otherwise naked body. Behind her, some sort of wolf-like spirit acts out every move she performs, giving the impression that it is controlling her actions. Unknown has the ability to copy all of the other characters' abilities, and the player can switch fighting styles on the fly simply by pressing down on the Right analog stick. What's interesting to note, however, is that Unknown starts with the fighting style of Jun Kazama at the onset of every battle. This, in addition to their similar features, have led many to believe that Unknown is a possessed Jun Kazama. However, as Namco has not commented, nor featured Unknown in any subsequent Tekken games, this remains a heated controversy amongst fans.
[edit] Parallelism to Asuka Kazama
Another interesting fact is that Jun seems to be completely replaced by a recent addition to the series named Asuka Kazama (cousin of Jin Kazama), both in terms of gameplay (they have the same moves, but Asuka has more moves than Jun) and in spiritual power. Asuka first appeared in Tekken 5. In previous Tekken games, Jun Kazama possessed strange angelic powers that allowed her to temporarily quell evil entities (such as the Devils which possess Jin Kazama and, possibly, Kazuya Mishima). Similarly, in her ending in Tekken 5, Asuka manages to reverse Jin Kazama's Devil transformation simply by touching him. She did not seem to be aware of this power, however, nor did she seem to notice Jin's transformed state at all. At the end of their encounter, Jin accidentally fell face-first onto Asuka's breasts and, after a momentary look of embarrassment, Asuka retaliated by punching him into a wall of rock and stomping away angrily, never finding out about their relation.
What's interesting is that, if Asuka does not know about her power (or her relation to Jin), then it's possible that not everyone with Kazama blood has this ability. Jun seemed to be able to sense the Devil within Kazuya Mishima (Jin's father), but Asuka apparently has no such extraordinary sense, despite there being two or possibly three individuals within The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 5 who possessed a Devil Gene (Kazuya Mishima, Jin Kazama, and possibly Jinpachi Mishima.).
This may be attributed to several factors:
- Asuka's age, as she is five years younger than Jun was when she appeared in Tekken 2.
- Jun's title of "Chosen One" (which made her special even amongst other Kazamas, as stated in her Tekken 2 profile).
- Asuka's "less-than-pure" behavior. While Jun was peace-loving and mostly pacifistic, Asuka is eager to get into a fight.
[edit] Trivia
- Jun's name (Kazama Jun) written using kanji is 風間純 and かざまじゅん using kana.
- In Tekken 2, Jun used "Morning Fields Osaka" as her stage.
- Jun Kazama's Tekken 2 sub-boss is Wang Jinrei.
- Jun Kazama appears as a mid-boss in the arcade version of Tekken 2 if the "New Character" setting in Test Mode is set to "Baek & Lei", which can only be beaten using Marshall Law. This can be switched around so that she is one of the ten characters the player begins with.
- Also, if the "New Character" test setting is set to "Baek & Lei", Jun Kazama cannot be selected, as the bottom of the screen says, "Now 22 Characters Are Selectable!" during the demonstrations. To avoid this problem, change the test settings to "Jun & Lei" under the "New Character" setting. This adds one more character, which is the one described in this article.
- In the PlayStation 2 version of Tekken 5, however, Jun Kazama can be selected in Tekken 2 in Arcade History Mode even if the "New Character" test setting is set to "Baek & Lei" (the default is "Jun & Lei"). This does NOT apply to the arcade version of the game.
- In the Playstation Version of Tekken 2, playing with Devil/Angel, Jun will be the mid boss on Stage 9.
- In Tekken 2, her fights take place in Wiltshire, England, as Stonehenge can be seen in the background.
- The kanji for "Jun" means "pure" in Japanese.
- Many believe that Tekken Tag Tournament's boss character, Unknown, is in fact a possessed version of Jun.
- In Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Asuka Kazama can be customized to look like a younger Jun. A similar short neck hairstyle and white hairband can be equipped so that Asuka Kazama can resemble Jun. The only difference is that the customized hair is brown while Jun had black hair.
- Rumoured to be one of the four new characters in Tekken 6.
- It is assumed, but unproven, that the father of Asuka Kazama is Jun's brother.
- It is commonly believed that she was responcible for creating the Angel side of Kazuya Mishima's soul.
- In Tekken 2, because of the intimate meeting with Kazuya, there is speculation to whether or not the meeting was consensual. Also because of this, they could possibly have an awkward relationship.
- According to Asuka's Tekken 5 prologue, it is stated that her father taught her the Kazama style martial arts, which is also Jun's fighting style. This could imply that Asuka's father taught her (Jun) this fighting style, but nothing has been confirmed.
- In Tekken: The Motion Picture, the invitation given to Jun spelled "Wellcome" instead of "Welcome".
[edit] Story
Jun is an officer of the WWWC, a wildlife protection organization. She is called "The Chosen One" by her Kazama relatives. She is highly psychic and can sense a mysterious power surrounding Kazuya Mishima. At the behest of her father's ghost, she sets out to free Kazuya, who smuggles environmentally-protected animals, and also wants to free him of his evil power during the tournament.
When the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 was coming to an end, Jun Kazama comes to the stunning realization that Kazuya's supernatural strength stems from Devil. But she cannot help being drawn to him, propelled by a mystic force beyond her control.
[edit] Ending Animation "Purity"
A forest is shown. Birds, a squirrel, and a horse can be seen. A yellow bus pulls up at the forest. Jun Kazama steps out of the bus and into the forest. Jun takes a deep breath. Some birds, a horse, a deer, and a squirrel come up to her. Jun lets the squirrel climb up one of her arms and onto her shoulder. A bird is resting on Jun's other shoulder. Then, Jun is shown on the horse's back, riding off into the distance. It appears that the sun has almost set. After a while, Jun gets off of the horse's back and walks a little bit further. Jun begins to watch the sunset.
[edit] Tekken: The Motion Picture
Jun is an officer of the WWWC, a wildlife protection organization. She is highly psychic and can sense a mysterious power surrounding Kazuya Mishima. Her assignment is to investigate the Mishima Conglomerate's genetic engineering of bio-weapons, but she is constantly drawn to Kazuya; she can't let him give in to his hatred and kill his father, Heihachi Mishima.
[edit] Tekken 3
During The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, Jun Kazama wound up impregnated by Kazuya Mishima. At the conclusion of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, Devil left Kazuya and attempted to possess Jun's unborn child. But Jun defeated Devil and later gave birth to a son, Jin. After raising Jin for 15 years, Jun sensed that approaching of Ogre and warned Jin to seek out his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, should anything happen to her. One night, Ogre did indeed attack, and Jun went missing.
She was also featured as a short cameo for the arcade opening for Tekken 3, alongside Kazuya Mishima (who also made a short cameo) and Jin Kazama.
[edit] Tekken Tag Tournament
Gallery - Movelist - Juggle Notations - Juggle Videos - Fan Art - Strategy
Jun Kazama also appeared in Tekken Tag Tournament as a playable character, but that title has no bearing on the official story. This is Jun Kazama's last appearance as a playable character in a Tekken game.
[edit] Ending Animation
Jun stands beside Jin Kazama, who is laying on the ground and on his back. They are in Unknown's stage. She crouches, and it is revealed that Jin has Devil markings on his forehead. Jun touches his forehead, the screen flashes white for a second, and the Devil markings disappear. Jun smiles slightly. When Jin regains consciousness and rises slightly, which is just a few seconds later, Jun is nowhere to be seen. It is assumed that it was Jun's spirit that healed Jin Kazama.
[edit] Tekken 4
In Jin's Tekken 4 ending, he sees a vision of Jun right before he is about to kill Heihachi Mishima. It is not known if this was his mother's spirit or merely a hallucination. It could be more likely to be her spirit since Jin was interfered by somewhat like a light before he glances at her.
[edit] Tekken 5
In the optional "Devil Within" minigame, Jin Kazama finds clues that lead him to believe that Jun is alive. However, it just turns out to be Ogre. It is not known if Devil Within is canonical or not.
[edit] Character Relationships
- Had Jin Kazama with Kazuya Mishima.
- Thought to be attacked and killed by Ogre, which has not been confirmed so far.
- Possible aunt to Asuka Kazama.
- Possible sister to Asuka's father.
- Was Lei Wulong's partner in Tekken: The Motion Picture.
- Saved Michelle Chang from being killed by Kazuya Mishima in Tekken: The Motion Picture.
