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Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
Portrayed by | Ian Anthony Dale (Tekken film) Kefi Abrikh (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Live-Action Short Film) Kane Kosugi (Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge) |
Voiced by | English Japanese |
Motion capture | Ryu Narushima Noriyuki Osada (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Masaki Onishi (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) (stunts) |
First appearance | King I King II |
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Created by | Seiichi Ishii (King I) Katsuhiro Harada (King II) |
Voiced by | Kōji Tsujitani (Drama CD) (King I) Masayuki Hirai (Tekken: Bloodline) (King II, Japanese) Leandro Cano (Tekken: Bloodline) (King II, English) |
Motion capture | Minoru Suzuki[1] Osami Shibuya[1] |
First appearance | Tekken 3 (1997) |
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Designed by | Yoshinari Mizushima |
Portrayed by | Jon Foo (2009 film) Dallas James Liu (2009 film) (young) |
Voiced by | English Japanese |
Motion capture | Ryu Narushima |
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Gender | Male |
Occupation |
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Fighting style | Mishima-ryu Karate (Devil Jin) (Tekken 5-Tekken 7) |
Family | Jinpachi Mishima (great-grandfather) Heihachi Mishima (grandfather) Kazumi Mishima (grandmother) Kazuya Mishima (father) Jun Kazama (mother) Lars Alexandersson (half-uncle) Lee Chaolan (adoptive uncle) |
Origin | Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
First appearance | Tekken 3 (1997) |
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Portrayed by | Claudia Alan (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 "Girl Power" trailer) Xuan Thanh Nguyen (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 live-action short film) |
Voiced by | English Japanese |
Motion capture | Maya Asaba (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Yuka Hino (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) (stunts) |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Student |
Fighting style | Baguazhang,[1] Piguaquan[2] |
Family | Wang Jinrei (distant relative) |
Origin | China |
Nationality | Chinese |
First appearance | Tekken (1994) |
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Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
Designed by | Roberto Ferrari (Death by Degrees) |
Portrayed by | Candîce Hillebrand (film) Summer Daniels (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 "Girl Power" trailer) |
Voiced by | English Japanese |
Motion capture | Kumiko Kamata (Blood Vengeance) |
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Gender | Female |
Occupation | Assassin (T–T2, T4–T5, T7–T8) Bodyguard (T6–T7) MI6 operative (Death by Degrees)[2] Commander of the G Corporation forces (T8) |
Fighting style | Assassination arts (fusion of Koppojutsu, Submission Wrestling and Jujutsu) |
Family | Richard Williams (father) Heather Williams (mother) Anna Williams (sister) Steve Fox (son) |
Origin | Ireland[2] |
Nationality | Irish |
Date of Birth | 28 December |
Hair colour | Blonde |
Eye colour | Blue |
First appearance | Tekken (1994)[1] |
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Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
Portrayed by | Cung Le (Tekken film) Alex Vu (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 live-action short film)[2] |
Voiced by | English Japanese |
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Occupation | Restaurateur (Tekken 1–3) Dojo owner (Tekken 2) Dishwasher (Tekken 4) |
Fighting style | Jeet Kune Do |
Origin | United States |
Nationality | Chinese American |
As Tekken is set in modern times while Soulcalibur takes place in a medieval fantasy setting, the first Soulcalibur Yoshimitsu was originally considered to be an ancestor to Tekken's Yoshimitsu; however, the introduction of Yoshimitsu II revealed that Yoshimitsus are willingly killed and replaced by a younger protégé as part of a secret ritual, in order to make "Yoshimitsu" appear immortal to outsiders. Therefore, the Tekken version of the character is implied to have inherited the mantle in a similar way. The characters have been well-received by critics.
First appearance | Tekken (1994)[1] |
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Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
Designed by | Aya Takemura (Tekken 3, Tekken 4, Tekken Tag Tournament, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III) |
Portrayed by | Gary Ray Stearns (Tekken film) |
Voiced by | Engli Japanese |
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Occupation | Ninja Pensions administrator (Tekken) |
Fighting style | Manji-style ninjutsu and kenjutsu |
Origin | Manji Clan, Sengoku Japan (Soulcalibur) Manji Clan, Heisei Japan (Tekken) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Design and gameplay
Julia Chang is a young American woman with brown hair that she usually ties into braids. She made her debut in Tekken 3 at the age of 18, measuring 165 cm and 54 kg.[6] Julia uses various Chinese martial arts, with many techniques similar to those of her adoptive mother.[7] Like her adoptive mother, Julia usually dons a Native American-stylized outfit, with a crop top, a short denim skirt, cowgirl boots, and a small Native American feathered headdress (this headdress is absent in Tekken 4). As Julia becomes a member of a reforestation group starting in Tekken 4, she gains a researcher outfit and glasses. Her main costume in Tekken 7 is also more casual and modern, but she also has Native American attires including her classic outfit.
First game | Tekken 3 (1997)[1] |
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Voiced by | English Japanese |
In-universe information | |
Occupation | Archaeology college student[5] Streamer (Tekken 7) |
Fighting style | Xingyiquan[5] |
Family | Michelle Chang (adoptive mother) |
Origin | United States |
Nationality | American[5] |
EDDY GORDO
Eddy Gordo (Japanese: エディ・ゴルド, Hepburn: Edi Gorudo) is a fictional character from the Tekken series developed and published by Namco Bandai Games. The character is a Brazilian capoeira fighter. Introduced in Tekken 3 in 1997, Eddy has since appeared in every game thereafter (albeit he is not a participant in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 story-wise), although he shares the same character slot as Christie Monteiro in Tekken 4 and Tekken 5, but regained his own slot in subsequent games beginning with Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
Eddy's storyline from his debut through Tekken 5 revolved around his quest for revenge for the murder of his parents, culminating in the defeat of Kazuya Mishima during the events of Tekken 5. From Tekken 5 onward, Eddy's plot focused on his and Christie Monteiro's search for a cure to an unknown illness that Christie's grandfather, Eddy's Capoeira master, was suffering from. Eddy was the first capoeira practitioner to appear in the Tekken franchise, followed by Tiger Jackson, a palette swap of Eddy in Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament; and Christie Monteiro, Eddy's replacement in Tekken 4. Eddy has received heavy criticism in the fighting video game community for the low skill floor associated with Eddy's play style; however, the character, along with Christie, has been credited with popularizing the art of capoeira to a new audience within the larger gaming and martial arts community, and has influenced popular culture.
First appearance | Tekken 3 (1997) |
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Portrayed by | Lateef Crowder[1] |
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Motion capture | Marcelo "Caveirinha" Pereira[5][6] |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Capoeirista Tekken Force member (Only in Tekken 6) |
Fighting style | Capoeira[7] |
Origin | Brazil[7] |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Jack, sometimes capitalized as JACK, is the name of a series of robots that are upgraded in each main installment in the Tekken series of fighting games. There has been a playable Jack model in every main Tekken game, except for Tekken 4. Prototype Jack is seen as separate to the main line.