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{{disambig2|Kazuya's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''|the character in other contexts|Kazuya Mishima}} | |||
{{Infobox Character | |||
|name = Kazuya | |||
|image = {{tabber|title1=Gi|tab1=[[File:Kazuya SSBU.png|250px]]|title2=Suit|tab2=[[File:Kazuya-Alt 1 SSBU.png|250px]]}} | |||
|game = SSBU | |||
|universe = {{uv|Tekken}} | |||
|availability = [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|Downloadable]] | |||
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:{{Cquote|''Kazuya GETS READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE''|cite=Introduction tagline}} | |||
'''Kazuya''' ({{ja|カズヤ|Kazuya}}, ''Kazuya'') is an upcoming playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was officially announced at the E3 [[Nintendo Direct]] on June 15th, 2021 as the fifth [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|downloadable character]] from {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}} and will release on June 29th, 2021 (June 30th, 2021 in Europe and Asia). Kazuya is the second playable character from [[Bandai Namco]] after {{SSBU|Pac-Man}} and is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #81]]. | |||
Masanori Shinohara, Kazuya's voice actor since ''Tekken 4'', reprises his role in ''Ultimate'' in all regions of the game. | |||
==Moveset== | ==Moveset== | ||
Kazuya's moveset is heavily derived from his home series which consists of almost nothing but grabs, throws, punches, and kicks. Several of his moves involve him briefly morphing into Devil Kazuya before turning back to normal. Similar to fellow fighting game characters {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Ken}}, and {{SSBU|Terry}}, Kazuya utilizes unique hit sound effects, derived from ''Tekken 6'' onward, and he will turn around in a one-on-one match. Another unique feature that Kazuya shows is his unique visual hit effects, also derived from the ''Tekken'' series. | Kazuya's moveset is heavily derived from his home series which consists of almost nothing but grabs, throws, punches, and kicks. Several of his moves involve him briefly morphing into Devil Kazuya before turning back to normal. Similar to fellow fighting game characters {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Ken}}, and {{SSBU|Terry}}, Kazuya utilizes unique hit sound effects, derived from ''Tekken 6'' onward, and he will turn around in a one-on-one match. Another unique feature that Kazuya shows is his unique visual hit effects, also derived from the ''Tekken'' series. | ||
*'''Rage:''' Kazuya will be surrounded by a red aura after reaching 100% damage or 25% of his total health in stamina mode. In his home series, the rage effect increases the damage output of his moves, which is emulated with a 1.1x multiplier in ''SSBU''. There's no time limit on the Rage states, meaning that it won't run out on Kazuya, although it will end if Kazuya takes more than a certain amount of damage. Furthermore, if Kazuya uses Rage Drive and it misses, the Rage state will end quicker. In other words, if Kazuya's grab misses, he'll exit the Rage state in a flash. | *'''Rage:''' Kazuya will be surrounded by a red aura after reaching 100% damage or 25% of his total health in stamina mode. In his home series, the rage effect increases the damage output of his moves, which is emulated with a 1.1x multiplier in ''SSBU''. There's no time limit on the Rage states, meaning that it won't run out on Kazuya, although it will end if Kazuya takes more than a certain amount of damage. Furthermore, if Kazuya uses Rage Drive and it misses, the Rage state will end quicker. In other words, if Kazuya's grab misses, he'll exit the Rage state in a flash. | ||
*Several moves, including his special moves, smash attacks, and up-throw briefly turn him into [[Devil Kazuya]]. While the transformation itself is purely aesthetic, it indicates the attack is particularly strong. | *Several moves, including his special moves, smash attacks, and up-throw briefly turn him into [[Devil Kazuya]]. While the transformation itself is purely aesthetic, it indicates the attack is particularly strong. | ||
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!rowspan="10" colspan=2|[[/Neutral attack|Neutral attack]] | !rowspan="10" colspan=2|[[/Neutral attack|Neutral attack]] | ||
|rowspan="10"|Flash Punch Combo / 10-Hit Combo||...%||rowspan="10"| | |rowspan="10"|Flash Punch Combo / 10-Hit Combo||...%||rowspan="10"|Two quick punches from his left hand followed by a stronger punch from his right hand. If the move is tapped or held, he will do a series of 10 hits: two left-hand punches, a right-hand punch, a backhand strike, a left up kick, a right axe kick, a right low sweeping kick, a left low kick, a right electric punch, and a bursting uppercut. The last hit is [[unblockable]] and appears to cause [[Special Zoom]] if the Rage mechanic is activated. | ||
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[/ | !colspan="2"|[[/Forward tilt|Forward tilt]] | ||
|rowspan="2"| | |Oni Front Kick||...%||A short kick in front of him that results in a burst. | ||
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!colspan="2"|[[/Back tilt|Back tilt]] | |||
|Flash Tornado||...%||A tornado kick, similar to Ryu's held neutral attack. | |||
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!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[/Up tilt|Up tilt]] | |||
|rowspan="2"|Twin Pistons||...%||rowspan="2"|Two small uppercuts, with his left hand making a weak strike followed by his right hand making a slightly stronger strike. Press A again to follow up. | |||
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!colspan="2"|[[/Down tilt|Down tilt]] | |||
|Nejiri Uraken||...%||Spins, kneels, and strikes with his fist from underneath, creating a small burst. | |||
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!rowspan="4" colspan="2"|[[/Up-forward tilt|Up-forward tilt]] | |||
|rowspan="4"|Roundhouse to Triple Spin Kicks||...%||rowspan="4"|Does a roundhouse kick, followed by three spinning kicks, with the last kick striking at a high angle. Press the button 4 times do hit. | |||
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| | !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|[[/Down-forward tilt|Down-forward tilt]] | ||
|rowspan="2"|Tsunami Kick||...%||rowspan="2"|A high kick followed by an axe kick, similar to Ken's Inazuma Kick. | |||
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!colspan="2"|[[/Down-back tilt|Down-back tilt]] | |||
|Stature Smash||...%||A low-angled kick in front of him. Capable of tripping opponents. | |||
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| | !colspan="2"|[[/Up-back tilt|Up-back tilt]] | ||
|Jump Side Kick||...%||Quickly jumps and does a side kick high in the air. | |||
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| | !colspan="2"|[[/Crouch attack|Crouch attack]] | ||
|Crouch Jab||...%||A punch while ducking. | |||
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! | !colspan="2"|[[/Forward Crouch attack|Forward crouch attack]] | ||
| | |Tombstone Crusher||...%||Gets on his back and kicks from the floor. | ||
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| | !colspan="2"|[[/Back crouch attack|Back crouch attack]] | ||
|Crouch Spin Kick||...%||A rotating kick from below. | |||
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| | !colspan="2"|[[/Uncrouching attack|Uncrouching attack]] | ||
|Demon God Fist||...%||An electrified punch that briefly stuns opponents. | |||
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! | !colspan="2"|[[/Dash attack|Dash attack]] | ||
|Leaping Sidekick||...%||Leaps forward and kicks in front of him. | |||
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| | !colspan="2"|[[/Double dash attack|Double dash attack]] | ||
|Left Splits Kick||...%||Moves forward before stretching his left leg upwards, swinging it downwards immediately after. It can be done by moving right twice before pressing the A button. Capable of reflecting projectiles. | |||
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!colspan="2"|[[/Forward smash|Forward smash]] | !colspan="2"|[[/Forward smash|Forward smash]] | ||
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|[[Heaven's Door]]||...%||A grabbing attack where Kazuya flies into the air in his devil form with the opponent before diving and slamming them into the ground. If the Rage mechanic is activated, it will cause a Special Zoom effect and deals more damage. | |[[Heaven's Door]]||...%||A grabbing attack where Kazuya flies into the air in his devil form with the opponent before diving and slamming them into the ground. If the Rage mechanic is activated, it will cause a Special Zoom effect and deals more damage. | ||
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!colspan=2|[[/Command input|Command input]] | !colspan=2|[[/Command input|Command input]] | ||
|[[Crouch Dash]]||—||He is able to dash while crouching. During this, his hurtbox is lowered significantly, allowing him to dodge attacks such as Ryu and Ken's Hadoken. It can be done by doing the | |[[Crouch Dash]]||—||He is able to dash while crouching. During this, his hurtbox is lowered significantly, allowing him to dodge attacks such as Ryu and Ken's Hadoken. It can be done by doing the → ↓ ↘ motion, like in his home series. (the dash itself) | ||
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!colspan=2|[[/Command input/Command input 1|Command input 1]] | !colspan=2|[[/Command input/Command input 1|Command input 1]] | ||
|[[Wind God Fist]]||...%|| Done by pressing A after Crouch Dash. If the direction and the button are pressed at the same time, it will become Electric Wind God Fist, inflicting Stun to the opponent. (dash, attack) | |[[Wind God Fist]]||...%||Dashes forward and does an electrified hook. Done by pressing A after Crouch Dash. If the direction and the button are pressed at the same time, it will become Electric Wind God Fist, inflicting Stun to the opponent. (dash, attack) | ||
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!colspan=2|[[/Command input/Command input 2|Command input 2]] | !colspan=2|[[/Command input/Command input 2|Command input 2]] | ||
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|[[Spinning Demon to Left Hook]]||...%||Does a low sweeping kick followed by a hook from his left hand. During the move, he can dodge the enemy's projectile. Done by pressing B after Crouch Dash. (dash, special) | |[[Spinning Demon to Left Hook]]||...%||Does a low sweeping kick followed by a hook from his left hand. During the move, he can dodge the enemy's projectile. Done by pressing B after Crouch Dash. (dash, special) | ||
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!colspan=2|[[/Final Smash|Final Smash]] | |||
|[[Final Blaster]]||...%||In his devil form, Kazuya uses Devil Blaster to attack the opponent. If done, he will say {{ja|ここが貴様の墓場だ!|Koko ga kisama no hakaba da!}} (''"This will be your burial ground!"''), and shoot out multiple lasers from his chest and wings that strike opponents while in a volcanic landscape. It is based on a variation of his Rage Art exclusive to Tekken 7's story mode that Kazuya uses in his final battle against Heihachi Mishima. | |||
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===[[Taunt|Taunts]]=== | |||
*'''[[/Side taunt|Side Taunt]]''': Called Demon's Wrath, Starts with a high-angled kick with his left leg, followed by a quick straight punch from his left fist, then a low-angled kick from his right leg, followed by a short punch in front of him with his left fist that launches the opponent. It is the strongest taunt attack in the game. Demon's Wrath is a move used by Kazuya since ''Tekken 4''. | |||
*Crosses his arms and grins. | |||
*Transforms into his devil form and roars while spreading his arms and wings out before transforming back to his normal form. | |||
=== | ===[[Idle Pose|Idle Poses]]=== | ||
*Enters a stance with one arm pointed towards the ground, and the other one curled to the side of his midsection. | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" | ===Victory poses=== | ||
! | Uniquely, Kazuya is the first fighter in ''Smash'' history to not have a victory theme. Instead, his victory screens feature the announcer from ''Tekken 7'' (voiced by Josh Keller) saying "Kazuya Mishima wins", rather than the ''Smash'' announcer (Xander Mobus). | ||
! | *Flying kicks in, then punches towards the screen in his devil form, before transforming back to normal while holding the punching pose. Based on one of his victory screens in ''Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'' onwards. | ||
! | *Performs two roundhouse kicks, then stomps his foot on the floor while turning into his devil form. He then reverts to normal before holding a fighting stance. Based on one of his victory screens in ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6''. | ||
*Crosses his arms, then looks off to the side. Based on one of his victory screens in the original ''Tekken''. | |||
==Role in [[World of Light]]== | |||
Due to his status as downloadable content, Kazuya does not have a legitimate role in World of Light. Instead, he is unlocked for use in the mode after freeing 10 fighters from Galeem's control. If loading an existing save file that meets this condition prior to downloading Kazuya, he is immediately unlocked. | |||
<!--==Spirit== | |||
Kazuya's fighter spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 coins. Unlocking Kazuya in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''. | |||
<center> | |||
<gallery> | |||
SSBU spirit Kazuya.png|1439. '''''Kazuya''''' | |||
</gallery> | |||
</center>--> | |||
==In Spirit battles== | |||
===As the main opponent=== | |||
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" | |||
! colspan=4|Spirit | |||
! colspan=7|Battle parameters | |||
! colspan=1|Inspiration | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | ! style="width:5%;"|No. | ||
! style="width:5%;"|Image | |||
! Name | |||
! Series | |||
! Enemy Fighter(s) | |||
! style="width:5%;"|Type | |||
! style="width:5%;"|Power | |||
! Stage | |||
! Rules | |||
! Conditions | |||
! Music | |||
! Character | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | |{{SpiritTableName|Jin Kazama|size=64|hideimage=y}} | ||
|[[/ | |''Tekken'' Series | ||
|•{{SSBU|Kazuya}} <!--{{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}}--><br>•{{SSBU|Kazuya}} {{Head|Kazuya|g=SSBU|s=20px}} | |||
|{{SpiritType|Shield}} | |||
|9,400 | |||
|[[Castle Siege]] | |||
|N/A | |||
|•[[Stamina battle]] | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Kazuya |Alternate costumes]]== | |||
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|[[ | |colspan=8|[[File:Kazuya Palette (SSBU).png|link=Alternate costume (SSBU)#Kazuya|1000px]] | ||
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|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Suit}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Red}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=White}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Blue}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Purple}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Black}} | |||
|{{Head| Kazuya |g=SSBU|s=50px|cl=Yellow}} | |||
--> | |||
|} | |} | ||
== | ==[[List of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character trailers#Kazuya|Reveal trailer]]== | ||
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==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Kazuya Gets Ready For the Next Battle.png|Kazuya's splash art | |||
KazuyaArtwork.jpg|Artwork of Kazuya, as posted by the official Twitter account of ''Tekken'''s director, Katsuhiro Harada. | |||
SSBUWebsiteKazuya1.jpg|Kazuya on [[Mishima Dojo]]. | |||
SSBUWebsiteKazuya2.jpg|Kazuya fighting {{SSBU|Ness}} on [[Skyworld]]. | |||
| | SSBUWebsiteKazuya3.jpg|Kazuya attacking {{SSBU|Wolf}} on [[Great Bay]]. | ||
|[[ | SSBUWebsiteKazuya4.jpg|Kazuya fighting against {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Ken}} and {{SSBU|Terry}} on Mishima Dojo. | ||
SSBUWebsiteKazuya5.jpg|Devil Kazuya fighting {{SSBU|Little Mac}} on [[Boxing Ring]]. | |||
SSBUWebsiteKazuya6.jpg|Devil Kazuya attacking {{SSBU|Mario}} on [[Prism Tower]]. | |||
| | SephirothTW.jpg|Kazuya with {{SSBU|Sephiroth}} on Northern Cave. | ||
KazuyaTW.jpg|Kazuya fighting {{SSBU|Ganondorf}} on Mishima Dojo. | |||
| | KazuyaTW2.jpg|Kazuya with {{SSBU|Mario}} on Mishima Dojo. | ||
|} | KazuyaTW.3.jpg|Kazuya fighting Terry and Ryu. | ||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
[[File:SSBUxKazuya.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The European Super Smash Bros. website saying "x KAZUYA" instead of "x TEKKEN".]] | |||
*Kazuya's reveal trailer contains multiple references to the ''Tekken'' franchise: | |||
**Kazuya's repeated act of tossing other fighters into a volcano during his reveal trailer is a reference to Heihachi Mishima doing the same thing throughout the ''Tekken'' franchise, as well as Kazuya tossing Heihachi off a cliff in his endings in ''Tekken 1'' and ''Tekken 7''. | |||
**The segment with him and [[King K. Rool]] about to punch each other on [[Boxing Ring]] is a reference to the [https://youtu.be/nYC3ds_6y8k?t=3 Bandai Namco logo animation in ''Tekken 7''], with K. Rool replacing Jin Kazama, and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' symbol replacing the Bandai Namco logo. | |||
**Kazuya can be seen fighting Ken and using his Crouch Dash to slip under one of his Hadoukens before retaliating with a Dragon Uppercut. This is a reference to a trailer for ''Street Fighter x Tekken'' where he and Nina fight Ryu and Ken. | |||
**Before his Final Smash is shown, he is shown slamming [[Incineroar]] into the ground. Incineroar is a stand-in for Heihachi, as both characters shared the same late-Japanese voice actor and Heihachi's Gi bears a tiger emblem. | |||
**The two initial gameplay scenes of the reveal trailer as well as the beginning of Kazuya's gameplay demonstration feature unique pannings of the camera, which are similarly done before a round in the ''Tekken'' series. | |||
*According to Sakurai, Kazuya's inclusion was difficult due to how different ''Tekken''{{'}}s gameplay was from ''Smash Bros.'',<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMy8Ah4eQ8g</ref> and wanting to capture the essence of ''Tekken'' in ''Smash''. This reflects previous comments he made about [[Heihachi Mishima]], which he turned down in ''Smash 4'' due to similar reasons. | |||
**Additionally, Sakurai has claimed Kazuya was chosen over Heihachi due to the Devil Gene factor allowing Sakurai the perfect opportunity to make special moves revolving around Devil Kazuya, leaving standard attacks to normal Kazuya. | |||
*The splash art for Kazuya is the second that uses a font other than DF Gothic Japanese, the first being that of {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}. This does not apply to the splash art used in the Japanese trailer, which uses the DF Gothic Japanese font with the usual "Joins the battle!" tagline. | |||
**The 3D text for his "Gets ready for the next battle" tagline is taken from ''Tekken 7'' 's battle loading screen, albeit with "Get" replaced with "Gets" to be grammatically correct. | |||
*Kazuya is the fourth fighter in ''Ultimate'' to speak Japanese in all regions. However, unlike [[Cloud]] and [[Sephiroth]], whose Japanese speaking is because of union issues with their English voice actors, while [[Terry]] had few ''The King of Fighters'' games involving English voice acting (namely ''Maximum Impact 2'' and ''XII''), Kazuya's Japanese speaking is in line with his home series, as all characters in the ''Tekken'' franchise (outside of a few spin-offs and crossovers like animated ''Tekken'' movies, and particularly ''Street Fighter x Tekken'') are only voiced in their native language (Japanese in Kazuya's case). | |||
*Kazuya was released on the same day (June 29) exactly one year after {{SSBU|Min Min}} was released. Like Min Min, Kazuya also originates from a fighting game series where all characters are voiced in their native languages. | |||
*For unknown reasons, the European versions of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' website say "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Kazuya" instead of ''Tekken'' in his newcomer banner. Likewise, the website was updated to remove the series names and logos for all characters in the "Sort by Series" section. However, the European video presentations still show the ''Tekken'' name and logo. | |||
**This is similar to how in the US broadcasts of Nintendo Directs, some M-rated games had their name replaced with a character's name, usually the protagonist or a prominent character. | |||
*Kazuya's name is written in kanji for the ''Tekken'' series, but in the Japanese version for ''Ultimate'', it is spelled out in katakana. | |||
*Kazuya's artwork pose on the "Everyone is Here!" banner is similar to his pose in artwork for ''Tekken 6''. | |||
*It appears that some of Kazuya's animations are pulled straight from ''Tekken 7'', such as a quirk regarding Spinning Demon causing Kazuya's back to appear twisted for a few frames.<ref>[https://twitter.com/fffightinfacts/status/1406327632111849478]</ref> | |||
*Kazuya is the fourth character whose render on the official ''Ultimate'' website does not cast a shadow. The others are {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}, {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and {{SSBU|Pyra}}/{{SSBU|Mythra}}. | |||
=== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Third party characters]] | |||
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[[Category:Downloadable content]] | |||
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