King
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King is a video game character in the Tekken fighting game series.
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Introduction
King is a masked wrestler who fights to help fund and support his orphanage. Armor King is King's friend and rival, and Armor King is King's sub-boss in both Tekken 1 and Tekken 2, King's only appearances in the Tekken series. King was supposedly attacked and killed by Ogre, which is why King makes no further appearances. King 2nd takes King's place, name, and moves in Tekken 3 and subsequent games.
History
Tekken 1
King is a famous wrestler from Mexico. King used to be a ruthless street brawler with no care in the world except fighting. In one of King's fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. The Marquez priests saved him from death. After recovering, King realized how wrong he was, and he wanted to start a new life. It was then that he became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. He then became a man with a mission: to build an orphanage so that street children will have a home to go to and not end up like what he used to be. Needing finances for the building of the orphanage, King discovers The King of Iron Fist Tournament. Against the monastery's order not to join, King enters the tournament. He did receive the money, but with a heavy price: he was excommunicated from his order.
King's Tekken 1 Story, taken from the console version's booklet: A mysterious masked wrestler. He is an outstanding young man who usually takes care of orphans. However, once he puts on his mask he turns into an extremely strong masked wrestler who cannot be stopped by anybody. He is taking part in the tournament in order to get funds to found an orphanage. In the past he was an orphan himself and was taken in by a friendly family.
Tekken 2
King underwent somewhat of a breakdown after losing to Armor King in the previous tournament. King received some payment, but it wasn't enough to start the orphanage he had promised to the children of his homeland. Too ashamed to return home to the ones he loved so much, he removed his mask and once again went back to the streets. Soon, he began to heavily drink alcohol. Armor King found King and convinced him to wear the Jaguar Mask again and join The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2. The second tournament gave King another reason to live: for the sake of the children in his orphanage. After the second tournament, King participated in both pro-wrestling and martial arts tournaments to win money for his orphanage. He also taught his fighting skills to the children under his care as a means of self-defense.
King's Tekken 2 Story, taken from the console version's booklet: King helps orphans by managing an orphanage with money he earns from Pro Wrestling. Unfortunately, the orphanage is running out of money and King has turned to heavy drinking. He decides to participate in the tournament to regain the children's hearts and to pull his life together.
Tekken 3
Unfortunately, King was attacked and supposedly killed by Ogre. King 2nd takes his place, name, and moves in Tekken 3 and subsequent games.
Character Relationships
- Friend and rival of Armor King
- Supposedly killed by Ogre
- King 2nd is his successor.
