Kazuya serves as both the sub and final boss of the game. Heihachi regains his leadership role in the Zaibatsu and inexplicably creates world peace.
The two eventually have a rematch at the tournament's climax, where Kazuya is beaten by his father he is later knocked unconscious and thrown into a volcano as it erupts, seemingly killing him. Two years after the first Tekken, Kazuya hosts another King of Iron Fist Tournament Heihachi, having revealed to have survived his fall and hid in the mountains to train, enters the competition in order to take back control of the company. With his father gone, he assumes control of the Zaibatsu as the ultimate reward for winning.Īs CEO, Kazuya uses the influence of the Zaibatsu for his own villainous intentions, turning the company into a far more ruthless organization some of the crimes committed range from creating genetically engineered animal soldiers to seizing the entire island of Hokkaido. Kazuya faces Heihachi as his final opponent and manages to defeat him, later throwing his unconscious body off of a cliff much like what happened to himself. Kazuya enters the tournament to exact revenge on his father, who had abused him for years and threw him into a volcano years prior as a test of strength. Kazuya is introduced in the first Tekken as an entrant in The 1st King of Iron Fist Tournament, a martial arts competition devised by Heihachi Mishima and sponsored by his financial company, the Mishima Zaibatsu. He primarily fights using the signature Mishima Style Fighting Karate, which was taught to him by Heihachi.
He is the son of Kazumi and Heihachi Mishima, husband to Jun Kazama, father to series protagonist Jin Kazama, half-brother to secondary protagonist Lars Alexandersson, adoptive brother to Lee Chaolan, and grandson of Jinpachi Mishima. However, his true colors were eventually revealed as a power-hungry, anger-fueled villain hellbent on world domination (though his dark side is largely hinted at in the PlayStation port of the first Tekken). On the contrary, Harada says that he takes player feedback and reactions just as much, if not more seriously than what the hard statistics show.īetween the likes of Capcom, Arc System Works and now Harada at Bandai Namco, fighting game developers are being more open than ever about what they're seeing in their titles, which hopefully leads to even better communication in the years to come.Kazuya Mishima is a middle-aged man who initially presented himself as a hero who defied his criminal father and defeated him in combat. This information comes as Harada has been speaking out about sharing more developer data with fans to help them get more context for their questions and get more of a behind the scenes look at what his team is seeing compared to the public perception.Įven if a fighter like Gigas is performing really well online, that doesn't mean Bandai Namco is going to rush in and nerf him down. Kazumi: 34th place - Katsuhiro Harada May 6, 2021Ĭonsidering Kazumi's strong connection to Tekken 7's story and her canonical death, her inclusion in future titles isn't a given, especially if she's not as high of a player choice right now.Īs for who's actually performing the best online, Harada previously revealed it's Ganryu who now has the top win percentage, and Gigas used to previously hold that title as well. Heihachi Worldwide Ranked Match usage data March 1st to 31st, 2021 Kazumi is usually seen as among the strongest competitively in the game for years now with players like RB|Arslan Ash winning multiple majors with her although it doesn't appear to have boosted her overall popularity much. Interestingly, the latest member added to the family tree in Tekken 7, Kazumi, is much farther down the list at 34th out of the 51 characters currently in the game.
Jin is the only other fighter among them to crack the top 10 with his devilish counterpart coming in a bit lower at 14th. The most popular of the dysfunctional family was Kazuya at second place overall though the director didn't share who was number one this time - but there's a good chance it was King. In response to a fan question that has since been deleted, Harada states that Heihachi was in 18th place for worldwide ranked match usage this March, which actually puts him as the second-lowest among his bloodline.