Paul Phoenix

Paul Phoenix, also known as Aiming for the Top and Blazing Brawler, is a character from the Tekken series.
== Charactah Account ==
Self-appointed "toughest man in the universe", the only guy to ever fight Kazuya to a draw, and one of only two people to beat Jin in a tournament match (the second being Hwoarang). Afterward, he has been eager to settle the score with Kazuya, but always encounters bad luck with the situation, especially with Kuma I and Kuma II, who ends up as his true rivals of all people. By the time of the 5th tournament, he is highly in debt to the government, and in 6 he teams up with Marshall Law and Steve Fox to split the prize money three ways.
To be fair, though, he managed to defeat Ogre. But he wasn't declared the winner because he left without witnessing the birth of True Ogre, which Jin promptly beats. He also beat Heihachi, Jin (in the process of reaching Ogre), and tied with Kazuya. So far, he is the only character to maintain a positive net victory against the Mishima clan.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Tekken: Bloodline
* Tekken: The Motion Picture
=== Video Games ===
* Galaga: TEKKEN Edition
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Tekken
* Tekken (Mobile)
* Tekken 2
* Tekken 3
* Tekken 3D: Prime Edition
* Tekken 4
* Tekken 5
* Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
* Tekken 6
* Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
* Tekken 7
* Tekken 7: Fated Retribution
* Tekken Advance
* Tekken Arena
* Tekken Card Challenge
* Tekken Card Tournament
* Tekken Resolute
* Tekken Revolution
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2
* The King of Fighters: All Star
* Urban Reign
== Trivia ==
* Along with Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, and Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix has appeared in every single Tekken game to date.
* According to current canon, Kazuya Mishima and Kuma II are the only two characters ever to have defeated Paul in a tournament. This means that Paul could be regarded as one of the most powerful or "toughest" fighters in the Tekken universe, somewhat ironic considering Paul has become more of a comedic character in recent installments. Naturally, Paul is comically oblivious to this feat. This does, however, mean that his claim of being the best in the universe is not entirely without merit.
* It was admitted by Katsuhiro Harada in an interview with EDGE Magazine that Paul's hairstyle and first name are based on Jean Pierre Polnareff from the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
* Paul's hairstyle is similar to Street Fighter character Guile's hairstyle, but with a taller height.
* A running gag throughout the series, first seen in his friend Law's Tekken 2 ending, is Paul's inability to fully complete a somersault when trying to mimic Law, constantly throwing himself up in the air and falling face-first onto the ground. He is eventually able to fully perform a somersault in front of Law during a win animation in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, much to both of their surprise. At some point after Tekken 2, Paul even received the Incomplete Somersault as one of his moves, and in Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection, it also became one of his hidden win animations, before becoming a normal one in Tekken 7.
* Another running joke is Paul's obsession with punching through walls, first seen in his Tekken ending, where he can be seen smashing through a brick wall with a crude drawing of his "rival", Kazuya, on it. This was then later mimicked in Kuma I's Tekken 2 ending where Kuma smashes through a similar wall with a drawing of Paul instead. The wall would then not be smashed until years later in Tekken 5, once again in Paul's ending, but this time with a crude picture of an alien, Paul's new enemy, on it instead. Then, in the Scenario Campaign mode in Tekken 6, where Paul appears as a boss, he enters the stage by once again punching through a wall. Then finally in Tekken 7, Paul can now intimidate his opponent by smashing through a brick wall, which he apparently stacked himself moments earlier, as one of his intro animations.
* Paul Phoenix also bears striking similarities to Street Fighter character, Ken Masters. They are both American martial artists with blond hair who wear a red torn judo gi and brown karate gloves. They also have best friends and rivals who are of Asian descent (Ken Masters has Ryu while Paul has Marshall Law). Also, Paul's hairstyle in his Tekken 4 alternate outfit is similar to, and can also later be customized to look like, that of Ken Masters'.
** Interestingly, Ken's new outfit in Street Fighter V is very reminiscent of Paul's main outfit from Tekken 4.
* Paul is the only character without an iWR (instant While Running) attack. Shaheen in Tekken 7 was also like this for a time, but he gained a running attack in the Season 2 balance update.
* Paul sports a scorpion tattoo on his right arm.
* One of Paul's voice actors, Jamieson Price, also voiced Heihachi Mishima in Tekken: Blood Vengeance and Street Fighter X Tekken.
* Paul currently has the most official matches in the King of Iron Fist Tournament, with a total of 5; his matches against Kuma in the first two tournaments, and his three against the second Kuma in the following three tournaments. While Jin has the most fights overall, his fight against Heihachi and Kazuya in Tekken 4 were considered outside the actual tournament, leaving him with a total of 4 official matches.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Paul Phoenix at Tekken Wiki
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