Jin Kazama

is the main protagonist of the franchise. He is the son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama, who seeks to end the Mishima Bloodline in order to save the world from evil. He is also known as the Child of Destiny, as well as one of the few characters to have wings. 
Although he is the overall protagonist of the series, he has done morally questionable deeds, most notably in Tekken 6 where he served as one of the main antagonists, albeit with good intentions in mind. 
In Japanese, he is voiced by in all Tekken series. In English, he is voiced by in Street Fighter X Tekken, by (credited as Darren Daniels) in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, and in Tekken: Bloodline. In Tekken: The Motion Picture as a child, he is voiced by in Japanese and Jacob Franchek in English.
==Appearance==
Jin is a Japanese male with black hair that is spiked upwards, in a style similar to the hairstyle of his father, but with the bangs of his mother. In fact, in the early screen showings of Tekken 3, many fans assumed that the yet unnamed Jin Kazama is Kazuya in his early teen years, due to their similarities. Jin is also very muscular and toned, as evidenced by his large biceps, visible abs, and pectoral muscles.
Jin has a black mark on one of his arms, which Devil has branded onto him.
Jin has worn many outfits in the course of the Tekken series. Many of these outfits feature flames on them, and with the exception of a single outfit in Tekken 6, he always wears either gloves or gauntlets.
==Personality==
Jin's actions and surroundings fit the mold of a quintessential "tragic hero", excluding the lack of a tragic flaw as of Tekken 6. As with many tragedies, all of the major traumatic events that occur within the hero's life are beyond his control: his grandfather and father are two of the most malicious and ruthless individuals who have ever lived on the face of the earth. Also, his mother was cruelly and abruptly taken from him, while he was fifteen.
Jin has a very complex personality. He has the kindness of his mother, Jun Kazama and his grandmother, Kazumi Mishima.
Likewise, he has the fighting spirit and determination of his half-uncle, Lars and his great-grandfather, Jinpachi Mishima, as well as a hidden and silent personal to his legal nephew, Lee Chaolan. He also has the anger of his father, Kazuya Mishima and his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima.
By the events of Tekken 6, Jin uses his new position as the CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu to throw the world into war in hopes of a cure, although his intentions are entirely good-natured, since he seeks to use this to awaken and then destroy a much greater threat, Azazel. Believing that defeating this monster could help get rid of his curse, Jin might have destroyed countless people's property, ruined many lives and won lots of enemies through his actions. This may mean that Jin (no matter how painful it is for him) is willing to go out of his morals if that is what it takes to save the world. This again shows that no matter how indifferent and arrogant Jin seems to be, he is still a good man.
Jin's personality ranges from stoic and calm to rude and arrogant at times, and his words and actions hint at bitterness within him. Although he is portrayed as a monster in his devil form, in general, he is never portrayed as self-serving and cruel (unlike Kazuya and Heihachi), and everything that he does, he believes he does for a good reason. It is known that Jin used to be "sweet and nice" (as described by Xiaoyu and mentioned by other characters), before all of the above-mentioned events happened. Some of Jin's more playful side can be seen in Hwoarang's Tekken 4 ending, as he comes to Hwoarang's aid and smiles when they get in trouble as a consequence. In Tekken 5, whilst he is single-minded in his attention to his family's drama, Jin does still express concern and compassion towards Xiaoyu and Hwoarang. However, after everything he has gone through, Jin seemed to have lost much of his human compassion. In Tekken 6, he goes out of his way to taunt Lars Alexandersson for showing care towards Alisa Bosconovitch, and mocks both Lars and Alisa.
In the events of Tekken 6 in general, Jin becomes much more erratic in his behavior and his good intentions become warped, corrupted by his losing battle with his devil, the corrupting power of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and the whispering influence of Azazel. Jin uses his new position as the CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu to throw the world into chaos in the hopes of destroying his and the Devil Gene. Throughout this, he still believes his intentions are benevolent and justifies his actions as 'bringing balance to the world'. He seeks to use global warfare to awaken and then destroy a much greater threat, Azazel, which he believed would eradicate all of humanity after the Mishima's had already died out. Believing that defeating this monster could help get rid of his curse, Jin has been the cause of countless deaths and wars throughout the world, and gained many foes because of his actions. At this time, Jin also expressed a belief that by causing so much chaos and destruction, he would topple corrupt governments and corporations throughout the world, giving people a chance to retake their countries from evil governing organizations. Jin shows little interest in ruling such a world, unlike Heihachi and Kazuya, and seems primarily interested in destroying those parts of it that he believes are 'out of balance', a position that echoes both the destructiveness of his devil, and a warped version of his mother's precepts and Kazama teachings of harmony. This suggests that Jin has not completely lost himself to his devil, and still struggles against it, despite his once good intentions being distorted.
As of Tekken 7, Jin seems to be content to follow the desires of his uncles, who hid him from being hunted by Heihachi. On awakening in their care, he has accepted that it is his task to kill Kazuya and his devil. In the events following in Tekken 8, Jin shows clear remorse for his previous actions, thinking little of his own survival in his quest to atone and rid the world of the Devil Gene once and for all. It is only through his interactions with other characters that he begins to value his own life once more, particularly so after speaking with a vision of his mother, Jun.
==Biography==
===Tekken 3===
Born as the son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama, Jin was raised in a secluded area with only his mother, thereby developing such a great fondness towards her. He also learned the Kazama-Style Martial Arts from her.
On his fifteenth birthday, however, the ancient Fighting God Ogre arrived, and attacked Jun. Jin was swiftly defeated while attempting to protect his mother, and when he woke up, Jun was nowhere to be seen along with Ogre. Thinking that his mother was murdered, Jin swore revenge. As Jun told him, if anything happened to her, he should seek aid from his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, so he did. Heihachi took him in and trained him the Mishima-Style Karate and had him enrolled in the Mishima High School where he would be acquainted with Ling Xiaoyu. Later, in order to lure Ogre, Heihachi opened the third King of Iron Fist Tournament, which Jin participated.
The one who advanced to the final and defeated Ogre, however, was instead Paul Phoenix. However, when Paul left, feeling victorious, Ogre revealed its true, beastly form, True Ogre, in which Jin stepped in and defeated it, avenging his mother. However, in that very moment of victory, he was suddenly shot by none other than Heihachi, who saw him already outliving his usefulness to lure Ogre in. In that moment, Jin's Devil Gene awakened, angered by the betrayal and proceeded to swipe down Heihachi and his Tekken Force before retreating.
===Tekken 4===
After regaining his senses, Jin started to loathe his Mishima bloodline. Discarding what he learned from Heihachi, he trained in the arts of Traditional Karate, mixing it with the Kazama-style Martial Arts, while hiding in Brisbane, Australia. At the same time, he sent a message to his closest friend Xiaoyu to be aware of the Zaibatsu.
Two years after the tournament, Jin learned that his father, Kazuya, has returned from the dead and the fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament is underway. Sensing a chance to destroy his father and grandfather, Jin participated. But before he could fight against Kazuya in the semi-finals, he was ambushed by the Tekken Force and captured, locked inside Honmaru.
After a while of fighting the demons inside him along with the urges from his father to give in to his Devil powers, Jin woke up, broke from the chains tying him and proceeded to defeat both Kazuya and Heihachi. He was ready to finally kill his grandfather, but the spirit of Jun appeared before the blow was dealt. In honor of his mother, Jin spared the two and flew away.
===Tekken 5===
Jin flew away, but he was unconscious at the same time. When he did awake, he noticed that his surroundings were completely ruined. When he returned home to Yakushima, he was haunted with nightmares about his Devil Gene. Unsure with how long he could hold out, Jin decided to embark on a journey to vanquish the evil within him.
Later, the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament is announced. Jin participated and eventually found out that it was sponsored by his great-grandfather, Jinpachi Mishima. Jin defeated him and his Devil form, and inherited the Mishima Zaibatsu as a reward.
===Tekken 6===
Upon taking over the Zaibatsu, Jin's personality had changed. Like his father and grandfather, he became a ruthless leader and plunged the world into a warzone, declaring war on all nations that opposed him. Noticing that everyone now wanted a piece of him for his atrocities, Jin opened the sixth King of Iron Fist Tournament.
At the end of the Scenario Campaign, after being defeated by his uncle Lars Alexandersson, Jin's true nature was revealed. The reason why he plunged the world into utter chaos was to gather enough negative energy to bring forth the creature known as Azazel, the one who generated the Devil Gene in the first place. Jin's theory is that if he killed Azazel, the Devil Gene would be no more, he would free both himself and the world from the accursed gene. He ends up pushing both himself and Azazel into oblivion, possibly killing themselves.
However, when Raven investigated the place where this took place in the near future, he found Jin's body, still with his Devil's mark, indicating that he may have survived the ordeal.
===Tekken 7===
Jin appears as a supporting character in Tekken 7 slowly recovering from his fight against Azazel from the previous game. He is eventually rescued by Lars after being chased by UN Officers.
During the middle of the story, Nina attempts to apprehend Jin from Lars, but fails in capturing after Jin is airlifted by Lee Chaolan to another location where he fully recovers from his injuries.
During the epilogue of the main story, Jin has fully recovered and vows to end the war, kill Kazuya and save the world.
===Tekken 8===
Jin returns as the main protagonist of Tekken 8. After the death of his grandfather Heihachi Mishima, he will fight Kazuya once more to stop his conquest for world domination. As he is no longer alone anymore, Jin receives aids from more than just his two uncles, Lars and Lee.
Under Lars's command, Jin began preparing for Operation Lightning, a strike intended to eliminate Kazuya.
Operation Lightning commenced in New York City. Jin confronted Kazuya, and the two fought using the power of their Devil Genes. However, Jin failed to maintain control over his devil form; he transformed completely and ultimately lost to Kazuya. Unconscious under rubble in the city, Jin had a vision of his devil form extending a hand to him, but he rejected its offer of assistance as he thought that doing so would make him no better than his father (who had merged his mind with that of his own devil form). Alisa rescued Jin from the rubble.
One week later, Jin was recuperating at an Yggdrasil base. He and Lars sparred, only for Lee to interrupt and share the troubling news that Jin's strength and abilities had diminished. At Lars's request, Jin attempted to call upon his devil powers, but found himself unable to access them. Three days later, Jin almost collapsed whilst training. Alisa went to his aid. Jin thanked her for saving him and she told Jin that he was the hope of mankind. Based on past experiences, Jin came to believe that he would regain his ability to use his devil powers if he was put at risk of death, and told Lars and Lee of his intention to enter the eighth King of Iron Fist Tournament. Lars was concerned that the tournament was a trap set by G Corporation, but Jin resolved to enter regardless. Jin believed that he needed to defeat Kazuya even at the cost of his own life.
Three days later, Jin was present at the arena for the tournament's Asia Preliminaries. There, he encountered a young woman called Reina, who told him she attended Mishima Polytechnic just as he once had. Jin ignored her in this instance, but was matched against her in the semifinals. As they fought, Jin realized she was using Mishima Style Fighting Karate like his late grandfather, Heihachi. After Reina landed a blow on him, Jin's devil powers briefly reawakened, seemingly in response to the risk of death he associated with Heihachi's style. After this, Reina suddenly forfeited the match. Hwoarang then entered the ring despite not being scheduled to fight Jin next. The two fought, and Jin felt a heat within his body that he had previously forgotten. His devil powers awoke in response to it, and he was able to defeat Hwoarang. Jin was unsure why he did not lose himself to his devil powers in this instance. Hwoarang remarked on Jin's 'weird power', but then noted that it was 'just another part' of Jin.
When Niklas and Leo Kliesen arrived at Yggdrasil's base to discuss findings about the Devil Gene with Yggdrasil's leadership, Leo recognized Jin as the one who waged war as head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Leo asked to spar, and Jin obliged. Later, Niklas explained that devils were humans that possessed a fraction of Azazel's power. These devils were able to access their superhuman powers by drawing upon their desire. Lars hypothesized that Kazuya's power came from his avarice, but Leo told Jin that they did not sense any selfish emotions in him whilst they were sparring, only warmth.
Jin attended the next stage of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, which was held in a coliseum in Italy. There, he faced Leroy Smith, who impressed upon him the importance of fighting from the heart rather than relying on physical strength alone. Jin defeated Leroy, and then Kazuya emerged. Yggdrasil and the United Nations' forces stormed the arena, having combined their strength in order to take out Kazuya. Xiaoyu, Claudio Serafino, and Zafina, who now had Azazel's spirit sealed within her, also entered the arena. In the chaos, Kazuya assumed his devil form and captured Zafina, using his power to expel Azazel from her. Jin caught Zafina as she fell. Wounded, Zafina told Jin that he needed to return to the 'point of origin' to purge himself of evil. Jin realized he must go to his birthplace, Yakushima. Meanwhile, Kazuya absorbed Azazel's power and took on a more powerful monstrous form. Claudio told Jin that any attempt to combat Kazuya in this form would fail at this time, and told him to do as Zafina said. One of the fighters present at the tournament, Emilie De Rochefort, offered to take Jin to Yakushima on her private jet. Jin left for Yakushima with Xiaoyu accompanying him.
Once they arrived on Yakushima, Jin and Xiaoyu traveled to the shrine where Jin and his mother once trained together. Xiaoyu asked Jin what he wanted to be when he grew up, and he told her he never desired anything beyond protecting his mother and their home. They reached a clearing and Xiaoyu suggested that they spar to see if it would help Jin discover what he needed to do. After they fought, Jin heard a lullaby from his childhood. He followed the sound of it into the opening of a sanctum. His body faltered, and he promised Xiaoyu he would return before falling unconscious. Xiaoyu watched over him and fought off waves of Jack-7 robots to protect him while he was vulnerable. Lars also traveled to the sanctum to assist, and fought Kazuya when he reached the area.
Meanwhile, Jin faced his devil form on a plane of his subconscious. His devil form taunted him, telling him that power derived from anger and hatred was essential, and that Jin could atone for his past actions only through solitude. Jin rejected these ideas, stating that awareness of his past mistakes was what would allow him to move forward. Jin then encountered his devil form as a mirror image of himself. Jin resolved that he was done rejecting his devil form as an innate part of himself, acknowledging that he could only move on if he accepted all he was and all he had done. Devil Jin asked him what it was he truly desired, and Jin stated that he was determined to protect those precious to him. His devil form granted him all of its power, and Jin realized that it had made efforts to protect him in the past. He thanked it, and apologized for misunderstanding its intentions previously.
Jin awoke in time to save Lars from the path of one of Kazuya's lasers. In his newly regained devil form, Jin fought Kazuya. Jin was able to hold his own against Kazuya, but eventually found himself struggling to hold back a massive attack that Kazuya intended to destroy Yakushima with. As he attempted to hold the attack off, Jin had a vision of his mother, Jun. She told him that a noble death would cause pain to those around him. She reminded him that the Kazama way was to protect the well-being of those around him and himself. Jin asked his mother if he had the right to desire life after all he had done. She reminded him that a Kazama's power was to foster life and cleanse evil. Jin assumed a new form, Angel Jin. Jun told him he could use his power to save himself and his father.
In his new form, Jin was able to redirect Kazuya's attack to the ocean, saving Yakushima. Angel Jin and Devil Kazuya fought, and through this fight, both Jin and Kazuya were purified of their Devil Genes. With their devil powers gone, they continued their fight. Jin was able to use all his teachings from his mother's Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts to the Mishima Style Fighting Karate he once rejected to defeat Kazuya due to determination to protect those he cared about, and his fresh resolve to live. After besting Kazuya in their battle, Jin left Kazuya unconscious and went to regroup with his loved ones. He believed the world to finally have been freed from the influence of devils and their powers. Jin then went on to go traveling with Xiaoyu.
==Other Media==
===Tekken (2010 film)===
He was played by Jon Foo.
===Tekken: Blood Vengeance===
Jin appears in the Tekken: Blood Vengeance movie as one of the main characters. He is still the CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Like G Corporation, the Zaibatsu's rival company led by Kazuya Mishima, Jin is seeking out Shin Kamiya and his involvement with the Mutare Experiment (the M-Cell). He sends Nina Williams, his bodyguard, to Russia, to activate an android named Alisa Bosconovitch and use her as a spy to gather information about Shin, who's now a student at an international school in Kyoto, Japan.
Later, Ling Xiaoyu and Alisa are able to find Shin at Kyoto Castle, where he reveals that the cause of his immortality is because of the Mutare Experiment. Jin then arrives at the castle, where he reunites with Shin, whom he was good friends with back at the Mishima Polytechnical School. After a brief conversation with his old friend, Kazuya arrives. Then, a surprisingly alive Heihachi Mishima, who survived an explosion by G Corporation's Jacks sent to kill him and Kazuya, reveals himself and tells everyone that the experiments were engineered by him. After Shin confronts Heihachi, Jin then realizes that Shin was the sole survivor of the Mutare Experiment.
Shin then uses the cell's power to try and kill Heihachi, but Heihachi attempts to kill Shin by putting him in a deadly shoulder lock, spilling most of the teenager's blood and the M-Cell's power. Xiaoyu, Alisa, and a furious Jin demand Heihachi to stop, but Heihachi heartlessly kills Shin, ridding him of the Mutare Experiment's power. After Shin dies in the arms of Xiaoyu and Alisa, Jin, angered at the process of his friend dying, decides to battle Heihachi, and his father, Kazuya, and end the Mishima Bloodline once and for all. Xiaoyu attempts to stop the fighting, but it's no use. Jin, Kazuya, and Heihachi engage in an epic three-way brawl, all the way down to the bottom of Kyoto Castle. After Heihachi defeats Kazuya, Jin defeats and seemingly kills his grandfather by punching him through a brick wall and sending him falling to his apparent death, avenging Shin.
Afterwards, Kazuya regains consciousness and confronts Jin. He then transforms into his devil form and physically strikes Jin (possibly with telekinesis), sending him through the wall and taking the battle outside. Jin attempts to defeat him without the usage of his Devil powers, but Jin was no match for his demonic father, and Devil Kazuya cruelly urges him to transform into Devil Jin. Alisa then attempts to defeat Devil Kazuya instead, but is shut down by Jin. Annoyed that Jin has been using a "doll" to do his work, Devil Kazuya crushes Alisa in half with one single stomp, throwing Xiaoyu into despair. Afterwards, Jin finally transforms into Devil Jin, in order to put an end to the Mishima Bloodline, though his form is completely unstable and out of control; Devil Kazuya then easily defeats his son. However, as he believes he's victorious, Jin finally takes control of his new form, surprising Devil Kazuya and revealing that he never needed the M-Cell. With his Devil powers, now utilized, Jin successfully defeats his father, sending him plummeting into a nearby waterfall and declaring that the Devil's power is now his.
Afterwards, Jin finds Xiaoyu weeping uncontrollably next to Alisa's destroyed body. After the two friends have a brief conversation about their friendship, Heihachi is revealed to still be alive. Underneath the ruins of the castle, he destroys the coffin harboring the spirits of the Mokujin, which was the material that the castle was made of. This causes Heihachi to then transform into a giant monster, in order for him to annihilate his grandson. Though the Mokujin tries to stop him, he ignores them and attempts to use their power to kill Jin. However, Alisa reactivates herself, and sacrifices herself to strike Heihachi's weak point; because of this, Jin finally defeats his grandfather and sends the monster tumbling to the ground. Heihachi's fate, along with Kazuya's, is unknown.
With the battle finally over, Jin puts Alisa back online, much to Xiaoyu's joy. He then tells Xiaoyu that in time, she will come to defeat him and he'll be waiting. Jin then flies back to the Mishima Zaibatsu.
===Project X Zone===
Jin makes an appearance in Project X Zone. He is a playable character where he is partnered up with Xiaoyu.
Jin also makes an appearance in Project X Zone 2. Jin returns as a playable character with his father, Kazuya, replacing Xiaoyu as his partner.
====Crosspedia Entry====
The young head of the massive Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin possesses the "Devil Gene," giving him the potential for the superhuman combat powers of a devil. He is aware that the power of the Devil Gene growing stronger within him every day. Knowing that eventually he is fated to lose control and go on a terrible rampage, he creates a plan intended to cut him free from his cursed bloodline. He has a deep hatred of his father Kazuya and his grandfather Heihachi, who both continue to hound him for their own selfish reasons. Although he learned Mishima-Style Fighting Karate from Heihachi, he has since broken with the Mishima-Style. He now fights using traditional karate (based on Kyokushin).
== Relationships ==
* Jin and Jun: Jin's beloved mother, whom he shared a strong bond with; Jun was the person who mattered to him the most and loved her, as she was affectionate to Jin. When Jin was fifteen, Jun sensed Ogre's presence, and told Jin that if something happens to her, he must go find his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. When Ogre later attacked her, Jin tried to defend her despite her cries for him to run away, but was ultimately knocked unconscious. After Jin awoke, Jun was nowhere to be found, leading Jin to presume that she was dead. Following his mother's wishes, an enraged Jin contacted his grandfather and begged him to train him to avenge his mother Later, in Tekken 4, a vision of her prevented Jin from killing his grandfather Heihachi, reminding Jin of her teachings. In Tekken 8, Jin sees a vision of Jun which helps him conquer and purify the Devil Gene in his blood, which results in the birth of Angel Jin.
* Jin and Kazuya: His father. It is unknown what Jin thought of Kazuya before the events of Tekken 4, but Kazuya's devil tried to extract Jin's Devil Gene forcefully from him at the end of Tekken 4. When Jin awoke, he told Kazuya he wished he would die, and the two fought, with Jin winning. Since then, Jin has desired to destroy the Mishima line, and especially the Devil Gene and his father who revels in its power. Kazuya opposed the war Jin started with the Mishima Zaibatsu by taking over and militarizing G Corporation, with a proxy war taking place between them throughout Tekken 6. In Tekken 7, Kazuya seemed to lose interest in Jin's Devil Gene (mainly due to him being focused on more important matters), but Jin still expresses a desire to stop Kazuya once he awakens from a coma. In Tekken 8, Jin's fight with Kazuya becomes much more personal, and Jin wishes to stop Kazuya in his totalitarian plans for world domination. He attempts to assassinate Kazuya whilst the latter is in a helicopter, though Kazuya's devil overpowers Jin's in the ensuing fight. The two only became evenly matched later on, when Jin morphs into Angel Jin. On clashing, both Jin and Kazuya became purified of their devils as well he will crush Kazuya's delusions of grandeur. Their conflict persisted however, with now-human father and son continuing the fight. Jin emerged the victor, and chose to leave Kazuya unconscious and defeated, apparently breaking a Mishima cycle of attempting to kill the loser.
* Jin and Heihachi: Jin's grandfather. Heihachi took him in and raised him during the events leading up to Tekken 3 after his mother, Jun, was presumed dead. Jin was trained by Heihachi in the Mishima Style Fighting Karate to prepare him to fight Ogre. After Heihachi's betrayal and attempt to kill him at the end of the third King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin developed a powerful hatred for Heihachi and his family lineage, leading him to reject all aspects of his Mishima heritage. In Tekken 4, after defeating Heihachi, a vision of his mother, Jun, made Jin decide against killing his grandfather in that moment, sparing his life. During Jin's fight with Reina, Jin is reminded of Heihachi after seeing the way she fights with Mishima-Ryu karate. This briefly activates Jin's devil gene.
* Jin and Xiaoyu: Jin knew Xiaoyu and became her friend prior to the third tournament while they trained under his grandfather, Heihachi, and attended the Mishima Polytechnical School together. When Jin was in hiding, he sent Xiaoyu an anonymous message warning her that Heihachi may be looking to have her killed; Xiaoyu knew the message was from Jin, and entered the fourth tournament (and subsequent tournaments) in hopes of being reunited with him. Xiaoyu is implied to have a crush on Jin and is occasionally teased about it by other characters, especially Miharu. Devil Jin appears to experience discomfort when encountering Xiaoyu, as if Jin's connection to her is overpowering or inhibiting it. This can be observed in Devil Jin's Scenario Campaign dialogues and in a non-canon Tekken Pachislot 4 game cutscene. In Tekken 8, Jin reunites with Xiaoyu at the coliseum, and the two later travel together to Yakushima. While on Yakushima, Jin and Xiaoyu share their goals and ambitions and after sparring, with Xiaoyu telling Jin to "not lose sight of the things he wants to protect". After Jin falls unconscious, Xiaoyu defends Jin from G Corporation's forces. At the end of the story, the two are reunited on a highway in the USA.
* Jin and Hwoarang: Jin's rival, whom he shows varying degrees of respect to. The two fought to a draw prior to Tekken 3. Hwoarang's main goal since then has been to defeat Jin, which he finally achieved in the fifth tournament; however, he was attacked and defeated by Jin's devil form immediately afterwards. Hwoarang defeated Devil Jin during Tekken 7, and saved him from a grenade, temporarily sustaining a serious eye injury in the process. As with Xiaoyu, Devil Jin appears to experience some degree of pain when encountering Hwoarang due to Jin's connection with him. Jin fights Hwoarang at the Asia Preliminaries tournament in Tekken 8. The fight reignites Jin's fighting desire and allows him to reconnect with his devil gene, and emerge victorious. Hwoarang encourages Jin to embrace devil as a part of him and his ability, just like any other.
* Jin and Devil Jin: The malicious physiological transformation Jin undergoes that manifests itself as a result of the Devil Gene. Jin despises his devil self which results in him isolating himself from others. Jin's devil gene activated for the first time at the climax of the third King of Iron Fist Tournament after Heihachi's betrayal. During the fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament Jin's devil gene forcefully awakened due to Devil Kazuya trying to merge its devil gene with Jin's. Prior to the fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin lost more and more control to his devil, destroying a forest in one incident of lapsed control. Devil Jin is implied to have much greater influence over Jin's psyche in Tekken 6, though Jin himself believes himself to be fully in control. Jin utilizes Devil Jin's power in order to defeat Azazel. After being apprehended by the United Nations, Devil Jin breaks free and destroys the helicopter he was being transported in. Jin stumbled into a desert town, and lost control to his devil, though Devil Jin was defeated by Hwoarang, who had been hunting for Jin. In Tekken 8, Jin has a more complicated relationship with his Devil. He at first loses the ability to morph into it, as he rejects its aid, and later realizes that it is desire that allows him to gain power over the gene. A fight with Hwoarang reignites his ability to connect with Devil, and Hwoarang encourages Jin to accept this part of himself. In a soul-searching journey into his subconscious at a shrine in his birthplace, Jin confronts his devil, and discovers its more neutral desires simply to protect him. Forming a pact of acceptance with his devil, Devil Jin fights Kazuya once more, until a vision of his mother allows Jin to enhance his devil powers into angelic ones. A clash with Kazuya purifies devils within both, which seemingly results in Devil Jin's demise.
* Jin and Lars: His uncle and former subordinate. In Tekken 6, Lars led a rebellion against Jin after Lars could no longer tolerate the Mishima Zaiabtsu's warmongering. Jin later mocked Lars's attempts to stop him, and his care for the android, Alisa Bosconovitch, whom Jin ordered to attack Lars. In Tekken 7, Lars rescues Jin from United Nations custody in order to use him as a weapon against Kazuya. As of Tekken 8, however, the two have a much more favorable relationship, with Jin looking up to Lars for training and leadership. The two appear to have put their differences aside in order to team up and stop Kazuya, with Jin expressing remorse for his previous actions. Lars defends Jin in Yakushima from Kazuya, even at the risk of his own life.
* Jin and Jinpachi: His deceased great-grandfather. The two met in Tekken 5, and Jin defeated him to free him from the spirit possessing him and to take control of the Mishima Zaibatsu.
* Jin and Lee: Jin's adoptive uncle, who protected him during his coma in Tekken 7, and rescued him from an attack from Nina Williams and Tekken Force. Despite Lee being the one who provided intel to the rebels against Jin-led Zaibatsu during Tekken 6, both Lee and Jin have nothing personal towards each other, unlike their relations with both Kazuya and Heihachi. The two later join forces in Tekken 8 in order to stop Kazuya.
* Jin and Kazumi: His deceased grandmother and original source of his Devil Gene. It is unknown whether Jin knows of her or not.
* Jin and Asuka: His relative, likely his first cousin. Although Asuka has expressed anger towards Jin previously for his warmongering, the two end up working together in Tekken 8, with Asuka accompanying Jin to Yakushima.
* Jin and Nina: Nina was brainwashed by Ogre in Tekken 3 to assassinate Jin. She later acted as his hired second-in-command and bodyguard in Tekken 6. She might have been aware of Jin's true intentions for the world and she took her duties and the mission very seriously. Nina sent by Heihachi to capture Jin, but failed in Tekken 7. She took Kazuya's side in Tekken 8, pitting her against Jin once more.
* Jin and Eddy: His captain of Tekken Force in Tekken 6. Along with Nina Williams, Jin hired Eddy in the wake of his rise to the head of the Zaibatsu, vowing to help save the life of Eddy's master in exchange for Eddy's expertise. They, however, failed to save Eddy's master, however, as the Zaibatsu's tech was also far from capable of curing his disease.
* Jin and Miguel: Miguel holds great contempt for Jin, as he caused the death of Miguel's sister in an air-raid before Tekken 6. Miguel encountered Jin during the non-canon events of Tekken 7, and managed to defeat him. However, he spared his life after noticing Jin's absence of care for his own life, wishing to exact his revenge once Jin's life had filled with hope.
* Jin and Alisa: Alisa was created to protect Jin. Jin was able to control Alisa's actions through voice control, such as shutting her down, or overriding her free will to attack various targets. With the help of Lee, Alisa was freed from Jin's control in Tekken 7. She later protected Jin of her own volition. The two share a conversation in Tekken 8, that indicates there is no lasting animosity between them.
* Jin and Azazel: Azazel communicated to Jin telepathically, instructing him to wreak havoc in the world in order to awaken it. Jin obeyed, but with the intention of destroying the demon and his own devil gene in the process. Despite defeating Azazel, he failed to destroy his Devil Gene at the end of Tekken 6, though, in clashing with Kazuya who had absorbed what was left of Azazel in Tekken 8, Jin seems to have successfully purified both Devils and Azazel.
* Jin and Zafina: She warned Jin of Azazel's awakening, although he was already aware of this. In Tekken 8, she urges Jin to return to Yakushima in order to regain control of his Devil powers, knowing he is the only one who can defeat Kazuya.
* Jin and Raven: He monitors and later retrieves Jin at the conclusion of the Scenario Campaign. The helicopter he and his UN soldiers are transporting Jin in is blown up at the start of Tekken 7.
* Jin and Lili: Jin's Zaibatsu forcefully took over the oil fields belonging to her father's company. Lili held great animosity for Jin, as this action caused the company to go into dire financial straits and her father to fall ill with stress. She later helps Jin travel to Yakushima in Tekken 8 in order to assist him in defeating Kazuya.
* Jin and Reina: Jin's aunt. Reina refers to Jin as her senpai, but he claims he does not know her. Jin is unaware of her relation to the Mishima clan.
* Jin and Angel Jin: Jin's angelic form that was obtained after seeing a vision of Jun, which allowed him to purify the devil gene in his blood. With this power he was able to go toe-to-toe with True Devil Kazuya and purify both of them of their devil powers.
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