Jin Kazama
Jin Kazama is a male video game character who features in Tekken.
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Biography
Jin Kazama (Japanese: 風間 仁 Hepburn: Kazama Jin) was a Japanese male who was born in the modern age where he was the son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama.
His mother then took him as they moved to a remote location in the mountains of her home island of Yakushima. Whilst there, she raised her son and looked to train him in the Kazama family's self-defense fighting style. When he was 15 years old, he came to learn that he was the son of Kazuya Mishima. During this time, his mother was seemingly killed at the hands of Ogre and he managed to survive the monsters attack. He later went to seek out his grandfather Heihachi Mishima where he trained in martial arts under his supervision. This was because he intended to fight and defeat Ogre in order to avenge his mother.
After defeating Ogre, he was confronted by the Tekken Force who had been ordered by Heihachi to kill Jin. Though seemingly killed, he revived when his body began to mutate into a devil where he defeated his grandfather and proceeded to escape from the scene. The experience caused him to hate everything about the Mishima bloodline and he looked to distance himself from it. Jin came to relocate to Brisbane, Australia where the young man trained quietly in a secluded small dojo that was nestled amongst the towering buildings. One day, he came to hear rumours of a new King of Iron Fist Tournament being announce and decided to use this as a opportunity to exterminate the Mishima clan leading to him entering into the fight.
With Jinpachi defeated, his great grandfather turned to sand and dissipated whereupon Jin took the throne of the Mishima Zaibatsu for himself.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Jin Kazama was a Japanese male who had black hair that spike at the back of his head making him similar to his father though he had fringes similar to his mother. By adulthood, he was notable for his muscular body yet low fat percentage that showcased his many years of hard training. He came to be known by a number of titles that included Lightning of Fate, Fatal Lightning, the Child of Destiny and as the Destroyer of Worlds. Succumbing to the Devil Gene led to him being known as Devil Jin (Japanese: デビル仁, Hepburn: Debiru Jin).
It was originally said that he used to be a sweet and nice person.
Jin was the son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama though he was raised by his mother alone. He later came to learn that Hehiachi Mishima was his paternal grandfather who proved to be a reliable teacher.
After Heihachi's betrayal, Jin came to loathe everything about the Mishima family ranging from his relations, his bloodline, their fighting style and even the Devil Gene inside of him. This led to him gaining a burning desire to destroy the evil Mishima bloodline of his father and grandfather. He once swore to end everything by killing his father Kazuya though was shown to show mercy when he saw visions of his mother.
It was a desire to avenge the loss of his mother that saw him training in order to fight against Ogre.
Powers and abilities
From his father, he came to inherit the Devil Gene (デビルの血 Debiru no Chi?, Devil's Blood) that was a supernatural genetic abnormality within him. This caused him to be host to a parasitic 'devil' that resided within him whose influence and power was corrupting on him. Kazama was plagued by nightmares constantly caused by the devil within him and risked succumbing to its influence.
He came to train under Heihachi Mishima who was a reliable teacher and learnt martial arts under him. It was noted that he spent four years mastering the Kazama and Mishima fighting styles as he began his path as a martial artist. Jin later gave up the Mishima-Ryu fighting style where he underwent learning from a dojo master's training and mastered traditional karate.
Notes
- Jin Kazama was designed by Yoshinari Mizushima and featured in the setting of the Tekken universe.
- Yūsuke Kozaki was responsible for the characters design in Tekken 7.
In other media
Films
- In Tekken: The Motion Picture, Jin Kazama was briefly shown in the anime film as as a child.
- In Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Jin Kazama appeared in the CGI film that provided an alternate take on the events between Tekken 5 and 6.
- In Tekken, Jin Kazama appeared in the 2009 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Jon Foo.
Video games
- In Namco x Capcom, Jin Kazama appeared as a playable character in the crossover fighting video game.
Appearances
- Tekken 3:
- Tekken 7:
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