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Kazuya Mishima (三島一八, Mishima Kazuya) is a character in the Tekken fighting game series. His first name means "eighteen" (lit. "one eight") in English; apparently he shares the second given Kanji with his grandfather and father.

History

Kazuya Mishima is the son of Heihachi Mishima, owner of the worldwide conglomorate Mishima Zaibatsu. When Kazuya was a child, he was thrown off of a cliff by his father, who claimed that his son was weak and if he was to be his successor, he was to not only live through the fall, but climb back up the rocky wall as well. Kazuya's survival was assured through a deal with the Devil -- if he could survive the event, he would kill Heihachi as revenge.

Tekken

Over the years, Kazuya entered martial arts tournaments all over the world, becoming an undefeated champion. (Only Paul Phoenix ever managed a draw with him.) When the first Tekken tournament was announced, Kazuya took the opportunity for vengeance. The young Mishima overcame all opponents and came to battle Heihachi for the title "King of the Iron Fist", apathetic towards the tournament's proposed one billion dollar prize. Fueled by his hatred for his father, Kazuya won the fight and tossed Heihachi's unconscious body off of the same cliff he had fallen down as a child. This action was (more or less) what Heihachi had wanted to occur all along, as he wanted a ruthless and aggressive heir to take over the Mishima Zaibatsu after his death.

Tekken 2

Two years after the events of the original Tekken, a second King of Iron Fist tournament was announced by Kazuya, who claimed the Mishima Zaibatsu in his father's absence. Under Kazuya's leadership, the Zaibatsu became more corrupt than ever and engaged in many illegal activities such as assassination, extortion, and the smuggling of endangered species. Heihachi entered the tournament, seemingly unphased by the damage subjected to him during the first tournament. He reclaimed the Mishima Zaibatsu by defeating his son and Devil. To make sure that Kazuya would never again disrespect him, Heihachi threw his son into the mouth of a volcano. It would be nearly 20 years before Kazuya would reappear.

Before his defeat at the hands of his father, however, Kazuya ensured his legacy. In the game storyline, Kazuya became intimate with Jun Kazama, who conceived a child. Namco's ambiguity about this encounter has led to many theories in the fan community about what really happened. Some favor rape while others believed a full blown relationship occurred. Still others believe the two were possessed by the Devil. An anime based on the Tekken series suggested that a confrontation between Kazuya and Jun Kazama sparked strange feelings in the two combatants, and the resultant exploration of those feelings ended in the conception of their son, Jin Kazama. As a result, many take this to be the truth although Namco hasn't verified it.

Tekken 3

Note: Kazuya does not appear as a playable character in Tekken 3. These events occurred while the tournament was taking place.

G Corporation, a biotech organization making advancements in the field of biogenetics research, ressurected Kazuya shortly after his "death." Kazuya investigated the biomechanics of the Devil Gene that was in him by subjecting himself to various experiments. If he found out the secret to controlling the Gene, he could become Devil once again and defeat Heihachi. Unfortunately, two years after the conclusion of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, a G-Corporation research facility in Nebraska was raided by the Mishima Zaibatsu's Tekken Force secret police squad, and their research was stolen. Kazuya was found moments after the raid and destroyed the Tekken Force. Angry that Heihachi had ruined his plans, he vowed to "take everything back".

Tekken 4

Kazuya entered the fourth tournament in hopes of beating Heihachi, as well as claiming the "lost part" of the devil gene within him belonging to his son, Jin. In the final round of the tournament, Heihachi said he would reveal the location of Jin Kazama only after his defeat, which Kazuya had little problem with. After their battle, Heihachi escorted Kazuya to his Hon-Maru dojo. After subconsciously taunting his son, Kazuya lost to Jin and was knocked unconscious, and Jin Kazama then defeated Heihachi Mishima as well. Jin prepared to kill his predecessors, Heihachi first, until a vision of his mother appeared. Jin then let Kazuya and Heihachi live, using his Devil's wings to fly away.

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