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Kuma.

Origin	Unknown.
Fighting Style	Advanced Bear Fighting.
Age	22-26 (human years).
Blood Type	Unknown.
Height	280 cm.
Weight	210 kg.
Occupation	Bodyguard to Heihachi Mishima.
Hobby	Training and cooking salmon.
Likes	Television and Heihachi.
Dislikes	14" black and white TVs (difficult to see) and Paul Phoenix.

1 Introduction
2 Story
3 Character Relationships

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Introduction

Kuma is a bear. He entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament and The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 to defeat his rival, Paul Phoenix. Paul was Kuma's sub-boss in both Tekken 1 and Tekken 2. However, Kuma fails to defeat him both times. Shortly after the second tournament, Kuma dies of old age. Kuma 2nd takes his place, name, and moves in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 and all subsequent games and tournaments. "Kuma" means "bear" in Japanese.

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Story

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Tekken 1

Tekken 1 Kuma.

Kuma is Heihachi Mishima's pet and bodyguard. Kuma was trained in the arts of Kuma Shinken by Heihachi. Generally speaking, bears are cruel animals, and Kuma is the worst of the lot. What makes Kuma even more terrible is the fact that his favorite food is human flesh. Before fighting Heihachi Mishima, Paul Phoenix must face Kuma's overwhelming power. Be careful not to get eaten.

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Tekken 2

Tekken 2 Kuma.

Kuma was once an abandened pup in the forests of the Mishima estate. Heihachi Mishima found Kuma and took him in as his pet. When Kuma reached adulthood, Heihachi built him an outhouse to cater for his impressively large frame. Heihachi taught the bear simple commands and hand signals, which Kuma picked up at an alarming speed. Kuma was even taught rudimental Japanese. After two years, Heihachi realized the power contained in Kuma, and so he trained Kuma in the arts of Kuma Shinken. None of Heihachi's associates could understand why Kuma was so intelligent, which lead to a lot of them fleeing the estate in fear of the bear's intellect. This was further reinforced by Kuma's penchant for the taste of human flesh. Despite Kuma's unflinching loyalty to his master, Kuma liked to leave the side of Heihachi to sleep, even during the summer. This lazy approach means that Kuma's fighting style has never really matured and is very disjointed. This was demonstrated in the previous The King of Iron Fist Tournament, where Kuma was easily defeated by Paul Phoenix. Kuma was very impressed with Paul's fighting prowess, as he thought that the only strong human was Heihachi. Heihachi was defeated in the last tournament by Kazuya Mishima, and so the two retreated into a mountain dojo to re-train. Kuma travelled to the second tournament with his master, vowing to destroy Paul Phoenix this time. If anyone gets in his way, he will eat them.

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Tekken 3

Kuma dies of old age shortly after the second tournament, and a new bear, Kuma 2nd, takes his place, name, and moves in Tekken 3 and subsequent games and tournaments.

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