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Key Protagonists and Antagonists

Central figures of the Mishima bloodline and the primary playable Fighters.

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Characters of the Tekken series

Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tekken media franchise is known for its diverse cast of characters hailing from various nationalities, all coming together to compete in the King of Iron Fist tournament. In addition to the human characters, Tekken also features non-human characters for comic relief, such as the bear Kuma, his love interest Panda, the boxing kangaroo Roger, and the dinosaur Alex. Certain characters like Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Lee Chaolan, and Jun Kazama have their own alternative versions. Each character has their own goals for participating in the tournament.

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Heihachi Mishima

Heihachi Mishima is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of Bandai Namco's Tekken series. Introduced as a boss character in the first Tekken game from 1994, Heihachi is depicted as the abusive father of Kazuya Mishima and the CEO of a military firm known as the Mishima Zaibatsu, which was founded by his own father, Jinpachi Mishima. Heihachi has served as the protagonist of Tekken 2 and Tekken 7, as well as a boss character in several other installments of the series. As one of the main characters, he is one of the four characters to be playable in all eight main installments.

Kazuya Mishima

Kazuya Mishima

Kazuya Mishima is a character and one of the main antagonists of Bandai Namco's Tekken series. Debuting as the protagonist of the original game, Kazuya has since become one of the series' most prominent villains after serving as the penultimate boss of the series' second installment. The son of wealthy zaibatsu CEO Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya seeks revenge against his father for throwing him off a cliff years earlier. Kazuya becomes corrupted in later games, seeking to obtain more power and eventually coming into conflict with his own son, Jin. Kazuya Mishima possesses the Devil Gene, a demonic mutation, which he inherited from his late mother, Kazumi, which can transform him into a demonic version of himself known as Devil Kazuya . Devil Kazuya has often appeared as a separate character in older installments prior to becoming part of Kazuya's moveset in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and later games. Kazuya Mishima is also present in related series media and other games.

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