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Craig Marduk is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. He is a professional Vale Tudo fighter who hails from Australia.

History

Tekken 4

Craig Marduk's bio, according to official Tekken 4 story.

"As a Vale Tudo fighter, Craig Marduk was undefeated in four years as a professional. His fighting style was so savage that he had caused embarrassment to his own professional organisation on more than one occasion. When he was implicated in a minor scandal, his backers were only too glad to dump him.

Imprisoned in Arizona for a murder committed in a thirty-man bar brawl, Marduk was suddenly released thanks to the influence of an anonymous benefactor. On his release he received a mystery package containing a newspaper clipping about the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, and an airline ticket."

Unfortunately for Marduk, the man he had killed in the brawl was Armor King. Swearing revenge, Armor's protege King paid for Marduk's release using money he had earned in wrestling tournaments. He had also sent the newspaper clipping and airline ticket, so that he could exact revenge on Marduk when he entered the tournament.

The two met at the tournament, where King apparently hospitalised Marduk. King paid a visit to Marduk in the hospital to finish him off once and for all. Just as he was about to deliver the final blow, King noticed a photograph next to Marduk's bed. Upon inspecting the photo, which was of Marduk and his elderly parents, King realised the foolishness of his desire for vengeance and walked away.

Tekken 5

Marduk entered the fifth Iron Fist tournament to get revenge on King after his defeat at the hands of the masked wrestler. Wearing Armor King's black jaguar mask, Marduk entered a Vale Tudo tournament and challenged King after emerging undefeated

Marduk's ending in Tekken 5 shows him entering a boxing ring at the beginning of a match. He shoves the referee away, before grabbing both combatants by the head and clobbering them together. We are then shown a disgusted Steve Fox watching from the crowd, who clearly sees Marduk's disrespect for the sport he loves. When Marduk issues an open challenge to the televsion camera, Steve rises from the crowd, before Marduk laughs endlessly as the epilogue ends. However, this ending cannot yet assumed to be true, as in King's storyline and ending they are seen befriending each other and, subsequently, teaming up to win a championship tag match.

Moves List

(U.S.)

Upcoming Motion Picture

Charles Stone III is set to direct a major motion picture based on the Tekken series of games. Many fans feel that if Marduk is featured in the film, he should be played by professional wrestler Nathan Jones. This seems ideal due to both hailing from Australia, both having served time in prison and both being large professional fighters. Many of these fans also feel that King, without a doubt, should be played by another professional wrestler; The Rock.

Trivia

Craig Marduk is based on a combination of two sources. The name and look is based primarily on pro wrestler Bill Goldberg, whereas the Vale Tudo style could be a reference to popular MMA fighter Bob Sapp.

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