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** Given Scenario Campaign in ''6'', it would appear that he holds a soft-spot for Jun, or at least views her neutrally, seeing as he describes her as fearless and mysterious.
** Heihachi's [[Pet the Dog]] moments with Kuma in a few games hint at a kinder man underneath that [[Badass Grandpa]] exterior. That, and the fact that his son is ''[[Eviler Than Thou|Kazuya]]''.
** Some fans believe Angel to be nothing more than a mask for Devil based on their ''Tekken 2'' story, but [[Your Mileage May Vary|it hasn't been confirmed]].
** What is Lee's exact position on the morality table? He's never been seen to make a formal [[Heel Face Turn]] and his endings show him to be a bit of a jerk, but he is one of the most helpful characters in ''6'''s storyline.
*** Most would peg him as a neutral entity. He's generally decent nowadays (with quite a few [[Pet the Dog]] moments in both ''6'' and ''Blood Vengeance'') and really only has it in for the Mishimas (adoptive half-brother Lars notwithstanding).
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkPcSe8xViw Tekken Tag Tournament 2.]'' Nothing more needs to be said.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20101024034546/http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/216615/heres-your-tekken-tag-2
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110114215441/http://tekkennation.com/junkazama_return.xhtml It's official.] [[Missing Mom|Jun Kazama]] [[The Bus Came Back|is coming back]] for ''TTT2''. And speaking of ''Tag 2'', [http://twitter.com/Harada_TEKKEN the music will be composed by none other than] Akitaka Tohyama, the same guy responsible for the musical scores of the original ''TTT'' and ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''. [[Rule of Three|And finally]], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STo3TH965hE this video.]
*** [http://www.youtube.com/user/Gaboyashalamb#p/u/2/QQbOPO5kuMY The soundtrack has been leaked,] complete with several remixes of older tunes.
** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieWp4FvXxk8 AOU 2011 Trailer] for ''Tag 2''. Is that Jun? Yes it is.
*** [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Her character's redesign, to a vocal minority.
** The announcement of ''Blood Vengeance'' as being a fully-CG movie, with a screenplay written by Dai Sato of ''Cowboy Bebop'' fame and direction by Youichi Mouri, who also directed the CG opening movies for ''Tekken 5'' and ''Bloodline Rebellion''.
*** The home version will come packed with the original ''Tekken Tag'' if you play it on the [[
** Speaking of which fan opinion of the first ''Tekken Tag'' went like this. "Yeah, ''Tekken 3'' was pretty cool, I'd be interested in seeing what this is li... what's this? Jun's one of the playable characters. Oh. ''I am getting this game.''"
** Cary Tagawa as Heihachi in the live-action movie. His performance in ''[[Mortal Kombat (film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' may have something to do with it.
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** Ogre gets similar scorn, but not because of his character ([[Flat Character|or lack thereof]]). He's seen as [[The Scrappy]] mainly because his inclusion forced the removal of Jun from the roster, something that has yet to be rectified three games later. Only time will tell if his inclusion in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' alongside Jun will rectify this.
** This seems to be the case amongst the ''Tekken'' community for Lars and Alisa, but the "hate" part is much more outspoken (especially for the latter).
* [[Crack Pairing]]:
** Ever since the second trailer for ''Tekken 6'', Hwoarang/Lili has gained some popularity simply because the two were depicted as [[Battle Couple|tag-teaming]] against Jin. That and (in terms of [[Foe Yay]]), [[Distaff Counterpart|Lili is Asuka as Hwo is to Jin]].
** Julia with King II, due to the maybe 14 seconds of dialogue they shared in ''T5'', although that dialogue had a very [[Soul Series|Kilik/Xianghua]] feel to it. {{spoiler|1=If she's the new luchador "Jaycee" in ''TTT2'' (note [http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5288864131_d92048af25_b.jpg the pendant]) then it seems like she's adopted a more wrestling-based style as well.}}
*** {{spoiler|1=Jaycee has virtually all of Julia's moves. Not to mention, Jaycee = J.C. = Julia Chang. It can also explain the wrestling moves she's always used...}}
** For some reason, Christie/Steve was big around the time of ''4''. It's still a common ship in [[Fan Fics]].
* [[Crazy Awesome]]: Yoshimitsu is unmatched in terms of this. No one--and we mean ''no one''--has a moveset revolving around [[Confusion Fu]] [[Up to Eleven|and then some]]. He can [[Not Quite Flight|rotate his mechanical hand to propel himself like a one-man helicopter]], [[Breath Weapon|spew poisoned breath]], enter [[Lotus Position]] and spin with enough velocity to reappear on the other side of the opponent, and even ''commit [[Seppuku]]'' and then spin (with the blade ''[[Deliberate Injury Gambit|still embedded in his stomach]]''), [[Bloody Murder|spraying his blood all over the place and damaging you with it]]! [[Rule of Funny|Or, he can just crash into you and fall down]].
* [[Designated Hero]]: Heihachi was, more or less, the central character in ''Tekken 2'' alongside Jun.
* [[Draco in Leather Pants]]: Kazuya.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: The reason for Kazuya's return in ''4''. Also Nina, so much that she spawned her own [[Spin-Off]] game. It's also the reason of why both of them were the first ''Tekken'' fighters revealed in ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]''.
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** Lili is ''really popular'' for someone not involved in the whole Devil Gene business. She even appears as the sole ''Tekken'' representative in ''[[Queen's Blade|Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos]]'' and also pops up in ''SFxT''.
*** She was also among ''the first'' characters revealed for ''Tekken 6'', seen alongside Jin and Hwoarang in the E3 2006 trailer.
* [[Epileptic Trees]]: There has been some fan speculation that Angel came into existence because of Jun's presence.
** Heihachi's tenure as a [[Guest Fighter]] in the PS2 version of ''Soulcalibur II'' (most notably, {{spoiler|Heihachi accidentally cutting his hand with [[Artifact of Doom|a fragment of]] [[Evil Weapon|Soul]] [[The Corruption|Edge]]}}) has a few fans wondering about a possible connection between {{spoiler|Soul Edge and the Mishima bloodline}}. However, it should be noted that his participation in the series is non-canon.
*** {{spoiler|His ending in ''Soulcalibur II'' states it was [[All Just a Dream]], though...}}
** Quite a few people are convinced that Ogre is holding Jun's '''''[[Poison Oak Epileptic Trees|severed head]]''''' in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0JM1QdafWg arcade intro] to ''3''. Alternatively, this could be how Jin ''interpreted'' the events, seeing as he was knocked unconscious by Ogre.
** The true extent of Ogre's connection to Devil/the Devil Gene is ''ripe'' for these. Heihachi sought the Devil Gene in ''4'' so that he combine his genetic material with Ogre's to gain [[Immortality]] or create a new lifeform. In ''Devil Within'', True Ogre's presence causes the Devil inside Jin to flare out of control. In ''Dark Resurrection'', Dragunov's ending has him revive an inanimate figure resembling True Ogre using Devil Jin's power/lifeforce.
* [[Fan Dumb]]: Jun perhaps has one of the biggest in the series. [[Crossing the Line Twice|Fans even sent death threats to series director Katsuhiro Harada]]'s Twitter and Facebook accounts, demanding that she be brought back for ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''. Sadly, [[Extreme Doormat|he caved in to them]].
** Actually if he got six thousand tweets he'd bring her back. [[Fridge Brilliance|Looks like fans shored up the numbers and he'll give them Jun, just not the Jun they remember.]]
* [[Fanon]]: Fans believe Wang to be Xiaoyu's grandfather due to Xiaoyu addressing him as such. In this case, Xiao was calling him "Grandpa" in the same way that a person would say "Gramps" to a random elder. They ''are'' distant relatives and Wang trained her at one time, but Wang is not her grandfather.
** For a long while, most fansites had the story of Bruce being Lei Wulong's police partner, who lost his memory on the plane crash and was manipulated by Kazuya into becoming his bodyguard. This seems to be a confusion from his canon story, where Lei's actual nameless partner was with Bruce in the plane.
** Most of Roger and Alex's story in ''Tekken 2'', probably due to them having little to none back then. This includes being trained by Armor King and being saved/sent to a safe wild area by Jun.
** Jun's role as Kazuya's [[Morality Pet]] in ''The Motion Picture'' is sometimes used to depict their relationship for the series proper.
** Christie's grandfather is ''not'' named Ho Chi Myong; the name was created by a [[Fanfic]] writer.
* [[Fight Scene Failure]]: Averted in the movie: The quality of the film as a whole may be [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but the fight scenes are ''very'' well choreographed.
* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment]]: [[Daisuke Gouri|Heihachi Mishima...]] [[Author Existence Failure|is dead.]]
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** Lee's ''5'' ending. {{spoiler|To elaborate: he wins the tournament and makes Heihachi his ''butler''. While he's attending to him (and his girls) by his estate pool, he mutters threats under his breath... just as Lee reminds him that there is a bomb in the bowtie he's wearing, and Lee has the detonator with him. Heihachi resumes his duties quickly and frantically, while Lee utters his trademark "Excellent!"}}
** In Bob's ending from ''6'', {{spoiler|he loses all of his weight, prompting him to [[Freak-Out]] and bang his head against the wall of his house until he passes out.}}
* [[Game Breaker]]:
** Paul's Phoenix Smasher. It's incredibly easy to pull off, has very little vulnerability, and does and '''obscene''' amount if you hit someone on counter.
*** However, it takes SO long to wind up. If the opponent catches up with you while you're charging it...
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*** [[Rule of Three|Same goes for the Jacks and their]] [[Megaton Punch]]/Gigaton Punch.
** Heihachi's incarnation in ''5''. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXw4s3DV3uE As you can see], his jab combos can punish you like there's no tomorrow and his juggles are dangerous. Summed up by this comment:
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** Jin in ''4''. His Laser Scraper combo (if properly-timed) and a recovery time that was faster in most situations than most of the cast gave him viable tools to constantly apply pressure to his opponents. The end result? You're looking at the sole occupant of [[Character Tiers|top tier]] in high-level [[Tournament Play]]. Jin endured quite a bit of [[Tier-Induced Scrappy]] disdain during this time.
** Devil Jin is just as bad, as according to [[Character Tiers]], he's the ''only'' A+ tier character in ''5'' (true to form, his dad and grandpa are no. 2 and no. 3).
** Steve Fox in the original [[
*** In fact, he was considered a main reason for the ''Dark Resurrection'' update to ''5''.
** In ''3'', [[Guest Fighter]] [[Gon]] is this [[Hitbox Dissonance|due to his really small size]].
* [[Hate Dumb]]: Asuka has one. The amount of hate this poor girl gets is nearly unmatched by any other character in the series, and it's usually for the perceived [[Replacement Scrappy]] status (see below), or because she's "[[Hollywood Homely|fat and ugly]]" compared to the rest of the cast, instead of legitimate faults.
* [[
* [[I Knew It!]]: What many fans said after {{spoiler|1=the reveal during the [[Final Boss]] battle in ''TTT2''. Jun Kazama is indeed Unknown.}}
* [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships]]: Jin has been literally coupled with ALL the characters in the series, might that character be male or female, and even including his [[Incest Yay Shipping|family members]].
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** In ''[[Tekken: Blood Vengeance|Blood Vengeance]]'', we have Xiaoyu and Alisa as well. {{spoiler|Xiaoyu, wearing only a [[Modesty Towel]], hugs Alisa and sleeps on Alisa's lap.}}
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Black Winter Night Sky (the opening theme of ''Tekken 2'') seems to have become a minor one, It's being used for everything from ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWZKBnZVQg&NR=1 Sailor Moon]'' to ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKITLzaZzCs Dead Space.]''
* [[Memetic Outfit]]: The [[In the Hood|hoodie]] Jin sports in ''4'' (popular enough that it returned for ''5'' and was used as his attire in ''[[Namco X Capcom]]''), Kazuya's purple tuxedo from ''2'' onward.
* [[Memetic Sex God]]: Asuka Kazama in ''5'', Lars Alexandersson in ''6''.
* [[Moe]]: Xiaoyu.
* [[Mondegreen]]: In ''3'', the audio for Jin's (Left) Spinning High Kick (foward + left kick; that's f + 3 for those of you fluent in ''Tekken'' lingo) sounds like "Guess who!"
* [[Moral Event Horizon]]:
** Bryan's slaughter of the Manji clan after they had JUST saved his life.
** Kazuya offing his grandfather Jinpachi, perhaps the ''only'' person who he had a good, loving relationship with, in his ending in ''5'', thus cruelly subverting what was meant to be a [[Pet the Dog]] moment.
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* [[Replacement Scrappy]]
** A lot of people hate Combot for being a robotic Mokujin.
** Asuka for Jun, [[Your Mileage May Vary|to some]].
* [[Robo Ship]]: Lars/Alisa. Guess who's the robo... It doesn't help that Lars gets pretty emotional about Alisa towards the end of Scenario Campaign.
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: Some people think [[Four Is Death|the fourth entry]] killed the series.
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* [[He's Just Hiding|She's Just Hiding]]: There is a surprisingly large contingent of fans waiting for the reappearance of Kunimitsu from ''Tekken 2'', even despite the fact that her original moves and later costume have been subsumed into Yoshimitsu's repertoire.
** This is also the general presumption for Jun Kazama after her run-in with Ogre prior to ''3''. [[Word of God|The official verdict]] is that she's "missing"/"in hiding."
* [[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer]]: ''Tekken Bowl'' in the [[
* [[Smurfette Breakout]]: Nina Williams, the only woman to have appeared in every ''[[Tekken]]'' game, got her own spin-off game titled ''Death By Degrees'' based off her assassin background.
* [[Tear Jerker]]: Hwoarang's reaction to Baek's death in Baek's ''6'' ending, wherein a very distressed Hwoarang screams "Sa buh nim!"<ref>"Master!" in Korean</ref> as Baek lays dying.
** {{spoiler|Alisa's "death" in Scenario Campaign. The accompanying music also enforces the sad mood. However, [[Earn Your Happy Ending|if you complete all of the missions of Scenario Campaign (including the secret ones)]], you'll unlock journal entries detailing her restoration, with all of her memories intact.}}
* [[That One Boss]]:
** Alisa. The first time you fight her is arguably one of the hardest parts of the campaign mode in ''6''. Not only does she have long range attacks, the ability to recover health, and a nigh inescapable grapple (you'd think your character would eventually learn not to accept her head [[Idiot Ball|when she hands it to him]],) but she can also break any combo on a low blow by initiating her chainsaw-hand transformation. Make sure you save your chickens.
*** Then there's the battle with her in Hard Mode. Have fun with her brand-new frost brand!
*** To make things worse, you fight her after [[The Dragon|Nina]] and [[Big Bad|Jin]], with no chance to save!
** Jinpachi in ''5''. Just look at the "[[SNK Boss]]" excerpt under his entry.
** Azazel, with his insane crystal-based moves and rolling attack.
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** About that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPT_qqJ12s4 CGI film...] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|^___^]]
** Very much YMMV. While it does depart from the game storyline, it also maintains a lot of the core story and character elements. The actors look and dress like their counterparts, and the fighting styles displayed are fairly distinct. Taken on its own merits, it is well-written, well-acted, and well-paced. I doubt it would have done well had it been released in the US theatrically simply because so many people would hide behind this trope.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: In the first ''Tekken'', Kunimitsu was nearly identical to Yoshimitsu in terms of looks and the two even shared the same voice.
** Kunimitsu's Japanese profile in ''Tekken'' actually uses ''He'' when speaking of her (him?).
** Leo. To the point that there's [[Flame War|a split]] on whether Leo is a boy with a [[Cross-Dressing Voices|high-pitched voice]], or just a tomboy. It didn't help that the Japanese used ''gender-neutral pronouns'' (or just the character's name) when referring to Leo. (What most don't know when regarding Leo is that s/he is 19 years old, and thus an adult. The term "boy" wouldn't really apply in most countries; this is a "man" if Leo is male. Anyway, technicalities.) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvzFEKWzN8k It was finally revealed by] [[Word of God|Harada himself]] that Leo is, in fact, female.
* [[Win Back the Crowd]]: ''5'' seems to have some element of this, following the poor reception of ''4''. Designing the stages closer to older ''Tekken'' games (infinite stages return and walled stages are much simpler in design), making the gameplay closer to ''3'', and [[The Bus Came Back|bringing back]] a good number of characters missing (canonically) since ''Tekken 2'' (quite a few of them presumed to be dead, due to the existence of Ogre).
* [[The Woobie]]:
** Poor, poor Jin... He also plays triple duty as a [[Stoic Woobie]] and a [[Iron Woobie]]. He eventually gives in and succumbs to becoming a [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]].
** Steve: a lesser example, but the dude's got it rough.
** Dr. Bosconovitch. This guy seems to ''never'' have a good ending, or not least, [[Yank the Dog's Chain|not for long]]. He's kidnapped by Kazuya, his daughter dies ({{spoiler|but appears to have be reanimated to some degree in the form of Alisa}}) and he's afflicted by a mysterious disease (thus requiring Ogre's blood), and [[Ungrateful Bastard|Bryan]] severely injures him after Yoshimitsu ''saves Bryan's life'' and Dr. B. offers to ''repair Bryan''.
*** This even extends to his cameo in ''TTT'', where you can actually ''[[Comedic Sociopathy|K.O. him with the bowling ball]]''.
** Anna is something of a [[Jerkass Woobie]]. A very tragic backstory involving her family, but she can be quite the bitch. However, there ''are'' [[Pet the Dog|hints]] that [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Anna is a bit softer than she lets on.]]
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