King II

King II is a supporting character in the video game series. He is a luchadore from Mexico who supports orphans across the world and the successor of King I. He has appeared in all main Tekken games after Tekken 2, making him one of the most recognizable characters in the series.
==Personality==
King is described as a wrestler with a heart of gold. He fights in the tournaments in order to earn money to support his orphanage. Although he is considered rather calm and disciplined, he firstly started off as a man seeking vengeance as in Tekken 3 he seeks to avenge King I's death at the hands of Ogre while in Tekken 4 and Tekken 5 he fights to avenge his master's death at the hands of Marduk. However, King II is a man who is able to forgive and to be measured. 
In his Tekken 4 ending he spares Marduk after seeing a portrait of him with his elderly parents on a medical tray next to his bed. Later in Tekken 5 he decides to fully forgive him and reform him, thus starting a friendship between the two. He is shown to be a caring person as despite Armor King II having a grudge against him for forgiving Marduk, he still tries to befriend him and make peace with him.
==Story==
King is a pro wrestler from Mexico with a mysterious jaguar mask. The original King (who appeared in Tekken & Tekken 2) died sometime before Tekken 3, during the three years prior the events of the game. The second (and current) King appears in Tekken 3 through Tekken 7. 
"King II" was a street urchin who was brought up in a Mexican orphanage owned by the original masked fighter. By the age of 24, this wrestler worked hard with King until one day, news broke of King's tragic death. Seeing that the orphanage would crumble into ruin (the money gained from King's wrestling matches was the only funding received), this man donned the mask of King and imitated his style. Unfortunately, he had only seen King's wrestling moves as a child, and he lost every competition he entered. One day however, another man with a mask visited the new King, introducing himself as an old friend. This man revealed himself to be Armor King, who was interested in finding out if the rumors of a new King were true.
For four years the two of them trained, and the new King learned quickly; maturing into a forceful wrestler with extreme power, known as King the Second. By this time, the now 28 year old wrestler was a worthy heir to the throne, however he longed to punish the one responsible for the original King's death. With rumors of the "God of Fight" circulating, Armor King revealed to his student that the elusive entity was the one most likely responsible. Armor King watched as the new King, fueled with rage, set his sights on avenging his foster father's death and proving himself worthy of wearing the mask.
Before the events of Tekken 4, King discovers that his mentor and foster father, Armor King, was killed in a bar fight. King pledged on Armor King's grave that he would seek revenge against the man responsive for his mentor's death. The man was currently serving time in an Arizona State Penitentiary. With the money he saved from professional wrestling tournaments, King arranged for the murderer's release from prison and sent him a plane ticket. With his plans in motion, King headed for the Tournament to await his sworn enemy, the Vale Tudo fighter - Craig Marduk.
King is later enraged to find out that Marduk has been defeating opponents in a black jaguar mask (identical to Armor King's), and he has issued a televised challenge to King for fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament. Seeing Marduk disgrace his master, King steps into the ring once again to settle the score once and for all. He defeats Marduk once again and the two develop an unlikely friendship for each other.
Surprisingly, a friendship between King and with Craig Marduk developed during the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament. At the end of the previous tournament, King caught wind of an attack upon Craig. He blew a gasket when he heard the assailant looked exactly like Armor King. "Who in the hell would do such a tasteless imitation?!" King said. King was determined to learn the true identity of Craig's attacker. During that time, King heard the sixth King of Iron Fist Tournament would soon be held. He decided to enter the tournament with Craig.
In Tekken 7, by the time Marduk had recovered before Armor King did, just as he was about to finish him, King stopped him from doing so, reminding him the day King redeemed him. The friendship they forged means they can still make peace with Armor King II, Marduk's murderous intent being the same mistake King had done with the formerly injured Vale Tudo fighter back after the end of the fourth tournament. To avoid bloodshed, King suggested Marduk to write Armor King II a letter challenging him to a retirement match, where the loser would have to stop fighting for good, and the latter accepted.
In Tekken 8, King is among the participants of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, being the winner of the Latin America block, and he faces Steve in the opening matches. Despite this, their match was rendered meaningless when the entire tournament was suspended following an attack by Yggdrasil and the United Nations. King would be among the fighters that join Lars Alexandersson in defending Yakushima from G Corporation.
In the good ending, King helps run a soup kitchen with Panda, Kuma II, Marshall Law, Paul Phoenix, and Steve in New York.
==Skills and Fighting Style==
King 's fighting style is lucha libre, or simply known as wrestling, he can perform extreme grabs, clutches, suplexes, and powerbombs. He is physically strong as well, at one point, he hoisted up his own rival, Marduk and delivers a tombstone on him. His wrestling form is called, "Catch" form wrestling, wrestling that focuses on grappling, lock, and clutch formation.
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