Kazuya Mishima

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Kazuya
{{{content1}}} {{{content2}}} Official artwork of Kazuya from Tekken 6 and Tekken 7.
Universe	Tekken
Debut	Tekken (1994)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Astro's Playroom (2020, cameo)
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
Gender	Male
Created by	Seiichi Ishii
Article on Wikipedia	Kazuya Mishima

Kazuya Mishima (三島 一八, Kazuya Mishima) is a major character from the Tekken series of fighting games. He has acted as both main protagonist and main antagonist multiple times, alternating roles between entries.

Origin

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Born from the union between Kazumi and Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya began his life with happiness. Heihachi would later say that he and Kazumi were "overjoyed" to have a son, and they treated him with utmost care. Kazuya began martial arts training at a very young age, under the guidance of his father and his grandfather, Jinpachi.

Heihachi, at age 31, overthrows Jinpachi and takes over his family business, renaming it to Mishima Zaibatsu. Under his control, it becomes a corporation bent on warfare, fueling Heihachi's desire to conquer the world. This change startles Kazumi, who realizes that Heihachi is becoming a threat to the world, and conspires to kill him before he can cause any further damage. Meanwhile, Heihachi thwarts his father's coup attempt by restraining him in a prison built on the Mishima estate called Hon-Maru, where he eventually dies of starvation.

When he was five, Kazumi discovered that Kazuya had inherited her Devil Gene, offering him the possibility of transforming into a demon. Knowing that her husband could discover the truth at any moment, and still seeing him as a threat to humanity, Kazumi makes a pact with the demon Akuma; having saved his life in the past, Akuma is indebted to her. Kazumi asks Akuma to kill Heihachi should she fail to do so herself, and to kill Kazuya should he follow the same path as his father. Heihachi soon discovers the truth about his wife and kills her soon thereafter, leaving him alone with Kazuya.

The five-year-old Kazuya, aware that Heihachi was responsible for his mother's death, directly confronts his father, but he is easily defeated. As punishment for his weakness, Heihachi throws Kazuya off the top of a cliff, to confirm that he had inherited the Devil Gene and to test that he could succeed him as the heir of Mishima Zaibatsu. Kazuya nearly dies from the fall, but the incident causes his Devil Gene to activate and his demonic powers to awaken, allowing him to climb back out of the ravine.

Following this incident, Kazuya continued to train to prepare his revenge against his father. During one of these trips, he fought Paul Phoenix; the match ended in the draw. Since then, Paul has seen Kazuya as his rival, and he continually attempts to rematch him, with no success.

In Tekken, a 26-year-old Kazuya participates in the first King of Iron Fist Tournament that Heihachi organizes. The winner of this tournament would be rewarded with a large sum of money. Kazuya participates in hopes of revenge and taking the family business. Making it to the final fight against his father, Kazuya defeats Heihachi with his "Demon Kazuya" form, and throws his body off the same cliff from which Heihachi threw him more than two decades prior.

After the end of this tournament and the apparent death of Heihachi, Kazuya inherits his father's corporate empire. This sudden influx of wealth and power gives Kazuya an obsession with surpassing his father in every way. Under his control, Mishima Zaibatsu becomes a military force and seizes Hokkaido to create an independent nation. Two years after the end of the first tournament, Kazuya announces the second King of Iron Fist Tournament to prove his dominance.

During the events of Tekken 2, Kazuya meets a woman named Jun Kazama, who attempts to stop the Zaibatsu's illegal animal trading. They later fall in love and eventually bear a son, Jin Kazama. Kazuya's love for Jun causes him to question his corrupted lifestyle, but he proceeds with the tournament regardless. The final opponent is Heihachi, who had survived his fall and came out of hiding to take revenge on his son. Despite Kazuya unlocking his devil form as a last resort, Heihachi reigns victorious. He throws Kazuya into an active volcano from a helicopter, whereupon he is presumed dead.

While Kazuya does not physically appear in Tekken 3, he makes a cameo in the opening movie next to Jin Kazama. Pictures of him are also seen in Eddy Gordo's arcade ending.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Kazuya as he appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Kazuya is part of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 as Challenger Pack 10. He was revealed on June 15, 2021, during E3 2021. His design is based on his appearance in Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, with an alternate costume based on his appearance in Tekken 7. Kazuya will appear as a playable character.

Trivia

• Kazuya is the second third party villain to be playable in Smash, the first is Sephiroth from Final Fantasy.
• Kazuya’s appearance in Smash marks the second time he is playable in a 2D fighting game with the first being Street Fighter X Tekken.