King I

King, also known as King I, is the first holder of the King title in the Tekken series. He is a luchadore from Mexico who supports orphans across the world. In the games, he is never seen without his jaguar mask. After his death at the hands of Ogre, King is succeeded by one of his orphan children.
==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.
King was once a ruthless street brawling orphan with no care in the world except fighting. During one of his fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. The Marquez Priests saved him from death. After recovering, King realized the error of his ways and resolved to start a new life. He became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. He then became a man with a mission; he dreamt of building an orphanage for street children, hoping to save them from becoming the kind of person he used to be.
King has one problem, however. He lacks the necessary funds to achieve his dream. King discovers The King of Iron Fist Tournament and hopes to win the prize money. King enters the tournament and manages to get third place, winning enough prize money for the orphanage. King opened his orphanage, which became very successful. After a child died in his care, King became depressed and, giving up his jaguar mask, returned to the street and became a raging alcoholic. He would have perished had he not been convinced by his old rival, Armor King, to again wear the jaguar mask and join The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2.
King trained intensely and recovered from his alcoholism. He battled Armor King at the tournament and lost. After the tournament, King participated in both pro-wrestling and martial arts tournaments to win money for his orphanage. He also taught his fighting skills to the children under his care as a means of self-defense.
Fifteen years since the end of the second tournament, Ogre, the God of Fighting, was awakened from an ancient ruin in Mexico by Heihachi Mishima's Tekken Force. Ogre started to attack several martial artists around the world, including King, who was killed afterwards. One of the orphans in his care took the jaguar mask himself and the title of King II, in order to provide further funding for the orphanage and continue the first King's legacy.
==Personality==
In spite of his fearsome reputation in the wrestling ring, King is actually a kind and considerate individual, with his own troubled childhood leading him to dedicate himself to helping disadvantaged children, to prevent them from going through the same issues he faced. The fact that he would go on to become his one-time rivals friend also suggests that he has a positive outlook, favoring peace and friendship over holding grudges. King is also revealed to be a sensitive and soft-hearted man, something which can be seen as an exploitable weak spot by his opponents. It is also this that led him to drink, in an attempt to drown out what he saw as his failure to protect those in his care.
==Gallery==
===Images===
King_Artwork_-_Tekken_1.jpg|King I.
Tekken_Intro_King.png|King in the intro.
The Art of Tekken - King I.png
Tekken_King_Unmasked.png|Brief shot of King's face in the intro.
Tekken King Ending.png|King in his ending
2163932-king1.jpg|TK2 pose
Tekken2_King.png|King's second outfit.
Tekken2_Intro_King.png|King in the Tekken 2 intro.
Tekken2_King_Ending.png|King in his ending.
===Videos===
KING MOVE LIST - Tekken 1
==Trivia==
*King was inspired by the legendary Japanese pro wrestler Satoru Sayama (better known as Tiger Mask) and a Mexican wrestler named Fray Tormenta, a Catholic priest who became a masked wrestler in order to support an orphanage.
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