Not many arcade games can say their story matters like Tekken can.
Here is every Tekken game published by Bandai Namco, ranked in chronological order.
Here are the most important and memorable story moments in the series.
Every known participant in the eighth King of the Iron Fist Tournament.
The Hachijo clan, carriers of demonic blood, saw themselves as a force for good.
Guided by a vision of the future, Kazumi was assigned to murder Heihachi before he threatened the world.
In a bitterly ironic development, she ended up falling in love with him and having his child.
When she tried to fulfil her mission, Heihachi won out and killed her instead.
His reasoning was that a worthy successor wouldn’t die from a fall.
Kazuya survived, but just barely.
The child agreed, beginning his descent into darkness before he ever really had a chance to be good.
Heihachi, however, had adopted Lee Chaolan as a successor by this point.
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The most important debutant is Jin Kazama, who would go on to become the series protagonist.
In Tekken 3, Paul actually defeats Ogre and leaves, believing himself to have won the tournament.
Unfortunately for him, Ogre morphs into True Ogre, opening himself up for another round.
Since Paul is off celebrating too early, Jin advances in the tournament and wins.
Up till this point, he had been little more than a replacement character for Kazuya.
These maternal figures are caring, helpful, or just downright lovable.
Heihachi leads Kazuya to the temple of Hon-Maru, where the latter attempts to absorb Jin’s devil powers.
Jinpachi, though supposed to be long dead at this point, is re-animated by an ancient evil.
That fighter is Jin, who finally seizes control of the Zaibatsu.
The G Corporation, led by Kazuya, is the only organization powerful enough to combat the Zaibatsu.
However, Jin is attempting to become a martyr.
Jin fails to do this, but Azazel is sealed into newcomer Zafina’s arm for the time being.
The winner is Kazuya, but his victory is hollow.
At this point in the series, Heihachi is simply too strong to die.
Instead, he develops amnesia and is taken in by a clan of Tekken Monks.
To achieve the ultimate Mishima fighting power, they charge him with the task of stopping a meteorite.
No, we’re not making this up.
Heihachi stops the meteorite with a headbutt, but doing so also fixes his hippocampus.
This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest story moments in fighting game history.
The way it is holistically communicated to you through gameplay is simply the cherry on top.
Jin adjusts his gauntlet, and his classic theme from Tekken 3 starts playing.
After the battle, Jin reaffirms his friendly rivalry with Hwoarang and acknowledges Xiayou’s feelings for him.
After a quarter of a century, our boy finally gets his happy ending.
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