44 Facts About Kazuya Mishima

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Kazuya Mishima is a fictional character in Bandai Namco's Tekken fighting game series, first featured as the protagonist in the original 1994 game and later became one of the major antagonists and antihero of the series.

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The son of worldwide conglomerate Mishima Zaibatsu CEO Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya seeks revenge against his father for throwing him down a cliff years earlier.

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Kazuya Mishima becomes corrupted in later games, seeking to obtain more power and later eventually comes into conflict with his son Jin Kazama.

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Kazuya Mishima possesses the Devil Gene, a demonic mutation he inherited from his late mother, Kazumi Mishima, which can transform him into a demonic version of himself known as Devil Kazuya.

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Devil Kazuya Mishima has often appeared as a separate character in previous installments prior to becoming part of Kazuya Mishima's moveset in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and later games.

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Kazuya Mishima is present in related series media and other games.

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7.

Harada called Kazuya Mishima's final fight with Heihachi a "major milestone in the storyline".

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Kazuya Mishima teamed up with Nina for the crossover game Street Fighter X Tekken.

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9.

Kazuya Mishima was made more powerful, with his ten-hit combo easily taking down enemies.

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10.

Shinohara said that Kazuya Mishima is a character the fandom enjoys due to his cruel demanor.

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Kazuya Mishima's moves include techniques often used by his father and Jin, but some are unique.

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12.

Kazuya Mishima saw Kazuya as a fun character due to how powerful he is.

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GameSpy said that while Kazuya Mishima retained his previous moves in Tekken 5, new additions over-powered the character to the point that players disliked using him.

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In Tekken 2, Kazuya has taken over the Mishima Zaibatsu, which engages in illegal activities such as assassination, extortion, arms dealing, and the smuggling of protected species.

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Kazuya Mishima is the game's final boss, and his alter-ego Devil is a hidden boss.

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The Devil is said to appear as an overpowered version of Kazuya Mishima who became one with him before the events of the first Tekken game.

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17.

Kazuya Mishima, influenced by Devil, knocks Heihachi out of the room with his psychic power and taunts Jin to wake him up.

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18.

When he makes Raven talk, Kazuya Mishima discovers that he was betrayed by G Corporation, and that something was awakened from under Hon-Maru.

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The world sees G Corporation as its only savior, although Kazuya Mishima intends to kill Jin and dominate the world himself.

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Kazuya Mishima uses the company's influence to stop Jin from world domination.

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21.

Kazuya Mishima meets his half-brother, Lars Alexandersson, before he can face Jin.

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However, later after Heihachi's death, Jin, who recovers from coma thanks to Lars, Lee and Alisa, senses that Kazuya Mishima's devil remains active, in addition to Lee and Alisa's confirmation of Kazuya Mishima's terror of the world instead of ending the ongoing world war, indicating his survival from his second encounter against Akuma.

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Kazuya Mishima appears in the non-canonical Tekken Tag Tournament, confronting his son's devil form at the end.

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24.

Kazuya Mishima appeared in devil form in the crossover strategy RPG Namco × Capcom, with several other Namco and Capcom characters.

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Kazuya Mishima made a playable debut in human form— transforming into his devil form—in the sequel of Namco × Capcom successor, Project X Zone 2, teaming up with his son, Jin.

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Kazuya Mishima's image is downloadable content in Namco's Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, and it appears as in Taiko: Drum Master V Version.

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27.

Kazuya Mishima was one of the first characters featured in the Capcom's crossover fighting game, Street Fighter X Tekken.

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28.

Kazuya Mishima wants to seize Pandora's Box to control the devil gene, and hires Nina Williams to assist him.

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Kazuya Mishima appeared in CyberConnect2's tactical role-playing game Full Bokko Heroes X in his Tekken 7 design, with a chibi look.

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30.

Kazuya Mishima appears in SNK's mobile phone game The King of Fighters All Star.

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31.

Kazuya Mishima makes a cameo appearance with Heihachi in the PlayStation 5 game, Astro's Playroom.

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32.

Kazuya Mishima appears as a DLC character along with Devil in Super Smash Bros.

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33.

Later, an amiibo figure of Kazuya Mishima has been confirmed at Nintendo Direct in October 2021.

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34.

Kazuya Mishima appears as a playable character in Fist of the North Star Legends ReVIVE.

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35.

Kazuya Mishima is the protagonist in the 1998 original video animation Tekken: The Motion Picture.

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36.

Kazuya Mishima is voiced by Kazuhiro Yamaji in the original Japanese version and Adam Dudley in the English dub.

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37.

Kazuya Mishima is featured in the Tekken Forever and Tekken Saga comics.

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38.

Kazuya Mishima is Heihachi's right-hand man at Tekken Corporation, hoping to take over his father's company.

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39.

An amnesiac after experiments by his father, Kazuya Mishima spends the movie fighting until he regains his memory.

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Kazuya Mishima is present in the CGI-animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance, an alternate version of the events between Tekken 5 and Tekken 6; Kazuya, an antagonist, faces his father and son and is defeated by the latter.

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41.

Complex writers praised his dark backstory, saying that Kazuya Mishima became increasingly attractive over time, calling him the greatest character of the franchise.

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42.

Kazuya Mishima was compared to his father, Heihachi, due to their similar natures and rivalry.

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43.

Kazuya Mishima's Spinning Demon was performed by Eric Jacobus, attracting Harada's attention.

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44.

Kazuya Mishima went on to say that Tekken has a lot of fascinating characters, and claimed that Kazuya is one of the most uninteresting characters in Super Smash Bros.

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