19 Facts About Craig Marduk

1.

Craig Marduk is a fictional character from the Tekken fighting game series released by Namco Bandai Games.

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2.

Craig Marduk was introduced in Tekken 4, and he has returned for all subsequent releases, though he is only available in Tekken 7 as a DLC character.

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3.

Craig Marduk started out as a villain until becoming a redeemed villain at the end Tekken 5, as well as the tag-team partner of King.

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4.

Craig Marduk was an Australian undefeated Vale Tudo fighter for four years, but when he was involved in a minor scandal, his sponsors were glad to release him.

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5.

Craig Marduk had been living around the world in such countries like New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, and Brazil before eventually expatriating to the United States.

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6.

Craig Marduk was imprisoned in Arizona for accidentally killing someone during a bar fight.

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7.

The man that Craig Marduk killed in the bar brawl was Armor King, and Armor King's protege, King, was the one who paid for Craig Marduk's release, wanting him to enter the tournament in order to find him and exact revenge for killing his mentor.

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8.

Craig Marduk appears in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Tekken 3D: Prime Edition.

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9.

Craig Marduk appears in Capcom-made crossover fighting game Street Fighter X Tekken, with King as his official tag partner.

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10.

Craig Marduk wears green and purple shorts with logos on them, green kneepads with name on them, and purple and green gloves.

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11.

Craig Marduk has purple and green necklace and mixed-coloured tattoo on his arm, although from Tekken 5 and onwards the tattoo becomes black.

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12.

Craig Marduk holds great similarities to pro wrestler Nathan Jones and MMA fighter Bob Sapp.

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13.

Jones and Craig Marduk are about the same size, Australian, served prison time, and are often portrayed as crude muscle-heads.

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14.

Craig Marduk's injured left ear is believed to be a reference to the Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II fight where Tyson bit Holyfield's ear.

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15.

Craig Marduk is a character with strong moves, great throws and a unique Mount grapple, Marduk is a powerful fighter built around a high-risk, high-damage strategy.

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16.

Craig Marduk has a strong and unique stance, which offers a number of good tackles and attacks.

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17.

Craig Marduk has some moves taken from the Japanese mixed martial artist Kazushi Sakuraba.

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18.

Craig Marduk is the only character who uses a knee for a low kick.

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19.

Craig Marduk is graceless, plodding, and brutal – he's pure fun to play.

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