Jin Kazama

Article by: Polo
Pictured from: Tekken 3
Created by: Namco
First appearance: 1997

Bio

Flashing a focused, no-nonsense demeanor, Jin Kazama is a classically spirited martial artist who hasn't forgotten his familial strengths. Under intense training by his paternal grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, Jin's learned Mishima-style crouching dashes, wide kicks, and opponent-juggling punches, all of which blend with his prior-learned self-defense tactics. Meditative strolls through a forest bring calm to his soul, while his mind devours the precepts of his prophetic mother, Jun. Her last plea was for him to seek his grandfather's aid, for she sensed a beastly evil approaching. It came shortly after her son's fifteenth birthday.

The entity, called Ogre, thwarted Jin's attempt to protect his mother, knocking him unconscious. When he came to, both Ogre and Jun were missing, and he feared the worst. Heihachi proposed that his grandson fight in the King of Iron Fist Tournament in order to lure the demon out in the open, exact revenge, and prove himself. But little does Jin know what Ogre is after, or what powers his shoulder tattoo hides...

Quote

"It is only a matter of time before I am completely overcome by the devil gene."

Selected game appearances

Arcade

• Tekken 3 (1997)
• Tekken 4 (2001)

PlayStation 2

• Tekken Tag Tournament (2000)
• Namco × Capcom (2005)

PlayStation Portable

• Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (2006)

References

• Wikipedia - "Jin Kazama"
• The Fighter's Generation - "Jin Kazama"
• Tekken 3 instruction manual
• Tekken Zaibatsu