Heihachi Mishima
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| Heihachi Mishima | |
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 Heihachi Mishima in Tekken 6. |
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| Game series | Tekken series |
| First game | Tekken |
| Voiced by | Video GamesBanjou Ginga (Tekken 1 & 2) Daisuke Gouri (Tekken 3 - Tekken 6) Anime Daisuke Gōri (Japanese) John Paul Shepard (English) |
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| Fighting style | Mishima Style Karate |
| Home country |  Japan (though is denied by the Japanese government) |
| Age | 52 (Tekken) 54 (Tekken 2) 73 (Tekken 3) 75 (Tekken 4 - Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection) 76 (Tekken 6) |
| Height | 5' 10 1/2" (179 cm) |
| Weight | 181 lbs (82 kg) |
| Blood type | B |
| Occupation | Former leader of Mishima Financial Empire |
Heihachi Mishima (三島 平八 Mishima Heihachi?) is a fictional Japanese character in the Tekken fighting game series. He is one of only four characters (the others being Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams and Yoshimitsu) to have appeared in every game in the series. The official backstory for each game somehow involves Heihachi or his immediate actions, and he makes two appearances within the series as the main antagonist (in both Tekken and Tekken 4), marking him as one of series' central characters.
Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has stated that Heihachi is his favorite character in the overall series. [1]
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[edit] History
Heihachi is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, the father of Kazuya Mishima, the adopted father of Lee Chaolan and the grandfather of Jin Kazama. He fights with the power of Mishima Style Karate and is the founder and the Commander of the Tekken Force Unit. He has hosted half of the King of the Iron First Tournaments with the second, fifth and sixth King of Iron Fist Tournaments being hosted by Kazuya, Jinpachi, and Jin respectively.
[edit] The First and Second Tournaments
Finally fed up with Kazuya's "weakness", Heihachi tossed his son down a deep ravine, claiming that if he were truly his son, he'd be able to survive the fall and climb back up. Kazuya actually managed to do so, but only because he had made a deal with the Devil in order to survive. To further motivate Kazuya, Heihachi adopted a Chinese orphan named Lee Chaolan and raised him as a rival to his true son. Over the years, Kazuya traveled abroad and competed in martial arts championships, becoming an undefeated champion (the only blemish on his record being a draw against Paul Phoenix). Eventually, Heihachi decided it was time to test his son's strength, and he announced the King of Iron Fist Tournament.
Much to Heihachi's surprise, he was defeated by his son, Kazuya. Kazuya tossed Heihachi from a cliff just as Heihachi did when he was younger. However, being no ordinary man, Heihachi survived and returned two years later as a competitor in Kazuya's second King of Iron Fist Tournament. After winning the contest, he battles his adopted son Lee and has a showdown with Kazuya and defeats him. Afterwards, he tosses Kazuya, who had proven to be much too dangerous, into a volcano and kills him.
[edit] Tekken 3
Sometime later, he created the Tekken Force (Tekkenshu in the Japanese version), and used them as a quick-response group to appease the nations of the world. One day, 15 years after the end of the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, the Tekken Force found ruins in Central Mexico and discovered Ogre, who destroyed them all. Later, Heihachi was approached by a 15-year-old boy claiming to be his grandson, Jin Kazama. Heihachi took him in and taught him Mishima Style Karate, intent on using him as bait for Ogre. Four years later, Heihachi announced that he would be hosting the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 which would surely lure Ogre to the gathering of fighters. At the conclusion of the tournament, Jin succeeded and defeated True Ogre, but Heihachi betrayed him and shot him in the forehead. Surprisingly, Jin survived, transformed into Devil Jin, and struck Heihachi before escaping.
[edit] Tekken 4
Afterwards, Heihachi intended to combine his own DNA with that of Ogre, but he discovered that he would need the Devil Gene that he knew Jin possessed in order to combine the DNA. Heihachi searched desperately for Jin over the next two years, but could not locate him anywhere. Fortunately for Heihachi, Jin was not the only one with a compatible Devil Gene. Heihachi discovered evidence that his son Kazuya's body was taken by G Corporation (a rival company) and used for research. Heihachi's Tekken Force raided G Corporation's facilities to discover that Kazuya had been resurrected by the corporation. Heihachi decided to hold the fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament (with his very company's ownership as the grand prize) in an attempt to lure Kazuya so that he may extract the Devil Gene. At the same time, he expected Jin Kazama to become involved, so he set a trap. His plan was to send the Tekken Force to capture Jin, make the two Devil hosts fight one another, and then defeat the winner while he was hopelessly weakened. With Jin captured by the Tekken Force, Heihachi faced Kazuya in the finals of the tournament, and Heihachi won the fight. He then led Kazuya to his Hon-Maru compound, where Jin was being held captive. Everything went as planned, except that Jin was able to defeat both his father and Heihachi. Luckily, Heihachi was spared Jin's wrath when a vision of Jun Kazama stopped Jin in his tracks. Heihachi is left unconscious as Jin takes flight from Hon-Maru.
[edit] Tekken 5
Right after Jin's departure, an army of Jack-4 units, sent by G Corporation, invaded Hon-Maru. Heihachi and Kazuya fought together, managing to destroy several Jack-4s, but Kazuya threw Heihachi to the Jack-4s, and he used the opportunity to escape by transforming into Devil, and then he flew away. One of the Jack-4s activated a self-destruct sequence, detonating and completely destroying Hon-Maru, leading everyone to believe that Heihachi was dead. In reality, Heihachi was thrown miles from the site, landing in a graveyard and remaining unconscious for 8 weeks. But Heihachi, no ordinary man, survived the near-impossible odds.
[edit] Tekken 6
After the assault on Hon-Maru by the Jack force, Heihachi emerges from the rubble only to realize that the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 has already passed in his absence. He makes his way back to the Zaibatsu headquarters where he discovers the Tekken Force soldiers blocking his passage. This is the work of Jin Kazama, the victor of the 5th Iron Fist tournament and now in command of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Enraged, Heihachi vows that he will recover everything he lost and to do so, will participate in the recently-announced King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.
[edit] Other appearances
- Heihachi makes a very brief appearance on the Tekken spin-off game, Death by Degrees. He appears on a monitor talking with Enrique Ortega, explaining that he has assigned the Tekken Force to help him. When Nina Williams arrives, he recognizes her as the great assassin, and signs off leaving Enrique to fight her. Heihachi also has his own mode, Heihachi mode, unlocked when Anna mode is completed. The player can also choose on the last stage on Nina mode, whether they want to fight against Heihachi or Anna Williams (in case Anna mode has been completed).
- Heihachi is one of the bonus characters available to play as or against in Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis for the PlayStation, alongside fellow Namco characters, including Richard Miller (from Time Crisis), Pac-Man, Reiko Nagase and fellow Tekkenites Eddy Gordo, and Yoshimitsu in his Tekken 3 incarnation.
- He also makes an appearance as a playable character in the PS2 version of Soul Calibur II.
- In the manga series, GTO, the title character, Onizuka, arm-wrestles a man who looks strikingly like Heihachi Mishima as he appeared in Tekkens 1 & 2. When Onizuka defeats this look-alike, one of the onlookers says, "So much for the Mishima style!"
- Heihachi also makes a guest appearance in the RPG Tales of the Abyss as one of Anise's custom dolls.
- Heihachi also appears in Pac-Man Fever, alongside Tiger Jackson, Astaroth from Soul Calibur, Reiko from Ridge Racer, and Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man.
- Heihachi makes a cameo appearance in the popular Italian satirical comic Don Zauker, where he fights the musclebound and libidinous exorcist, just to be beaten and shown "who has the best God".
- Heihachi appears in Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 as an unlockable character.
- Heihachi also appears in Namco x Capcom as a playable character.
- In Ridge Racer 6, Heihachi can be heard as one of the race commentators (as an unlockable feature). He does not appear physically in the game, however.
[edit] Heihachi's endings
Tekken 2
- Heihachi defeats Kazuya and throws him into a volcano. He then flies away in a helicopter, smiling as the volcano erupts.
Tekken 3
- Heihachi defeats True Ogre, who then dissolves into nothing. He finds Jin Kazama's unconscious body, and he brings it aboard his helicopter with him. While in the air, Heihachi discovers Devil markings appearing on Jin's face. Rather than confront a Devil-possessed Jin, Heihachi throws Jin's body out of the helicopter. Heihachi watches as Jin falls towards the ground.
Tekken Tag Tournament
- A smiling Heihachi reminisces about brutalizing Jin and Kazuya.
Tekken 4
- Heihachi and Kazuya arrive in Hon-Maru to find that Jin has been chained up. Heihachi then turns on Kazuya, chaining him up as well. Heihachi is going to extract the Devil Gene from both of them, which he will use to complete his world domination plan.
Tekken 5
- Heihachi has Jinpachi, Kazuya, and Jin chained to the top of a rocketship, and he uses binoculars to watch as it blasts off into the sky, laughing maniacally.
NOTE:This is one of the endings without Jinpachi's death.
Soul Calibur II
- Heihachi, after defeating many combatants, shatters Soul Edge with a single punch and returns to his time.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ Tekken 3 team interview. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
