Jin Kazama (Tekken)

Jin Kazama, also known as Fatal Lightning, The Child of Destiny, Lightning of Fate and Pitch-Black Wings, is one of the main characters from the Tekken series.
== Charactah Account ==
Jin is Jun's son from Kazuya, inheriting his Devil Gene. When Jun was attacked and seemingly killed by Ogre, Jin swore revenge and as instructed, studies Mishima Karate through his grandpa Heihachi (and also enrolls in school)... only to be betrayed once Jin defeats Ogre. This awakens his Devil Gene, transforming him into Devil Jin, after which he thrashes Heihachi before fleeing. Driven by utter spite for his family, he unlearns the Mishima Karate and learns traditional Karate, then enters the 4th King of Iron Fist Tournament, also hearing that his father Kazuya (that he equally hates for his Devil Gene that he inherited from Kazuya) is back from the dead. But, he ends up captured and awakened in a temple, where he proceeds to beat the crap out of Heihachi and Kazuya, only sparing them due to his mother's spirit's interference.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Tekken: Blood Vengeance
* Tekken: Bloodline
* Tekken: The Motion Picture
=== Light Novels ===
* Tekken: The Dark History of Mishima
=== Manga ===
* Tetsuman: Tekken Comic
=== Video Games ===
* Death by Degrees
* Namco X Capcom
* Project X Zone
* Project X Zone 2
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Tekken (Mobile)
* 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 Bowl
* Tekken Card Challenge
* Tekken Card Tournament
* Tekken Resolute
* Tekken Revolution
* Tekken Tag Tournament
* Tekken Tag Tournament 2
* The King of Fighters: All Star
== Trivia ==
* Jin's name originates from common Japanese names.
** Jin is of Japanese origin, meaning "benevolence". The kanji for Jin can also be read as Hitoshi, which is a common Japanese male given name.
** Kazama is comprised of Wind (kaze) and Interval (ma) and collectively the meaning is "while the wind is blowing". Kazama is also a common Japanese surname.
** Being Kazuya's son, technically Jin would be named "Jin Mishima". However, because he was solely raised by his mother, Jun, and because of his conflicting hatred for his Mishima blood, he kept his mother's surname instead. 
* During Jin's creation, the staff really emphasized that they wanted a "misfortunate character" for the future, which was what happened to Jin in Tekken 6.
* Before the release of Tekken 3, Jin was designed to be a character with "determination". At release, he became more of a character with a rather "dark side". 
* During his time at Mishima Polytechnical School, Jin was registered in mechanical engineering.
* Jin uses the art of Kyokushin style of karate since Tekken 4; he can be seen practicing Yantsu and Pinan Sono Yon Kata in Tekken 4.
* Jin's motion actor is Ryu Narushima (Narushima Ryuu) after having adopted traditional karate as his fighting style.
* Isshin Chiba is Jin's voice actor in all of his appearances, even in the Japanese dub of the 2010 film.
* In Tekken 6, if Jin customizes with "Devil Face" and press the following buttons: up + LP + RP, during gameplay, he will fire Devil Jin's "Hellfire Blast" beam upwards.
* During the events of Tekken 3, he has a schoolboy uniform; this, with his age of nineteen years old should make him a senior at Mishima Polytechnical School (while Ling Xiaoyu, at sixteen, should be a junior).
* Jin is said to have travelled to Brisbane, Australia to learn karate. At the time of Tekken's creation, Cameron Quinn – a well-known instructor of Kyokushin Karate, Mas Oyama's interpreter, and the author of The Budo Karate of Mas Oyama – was teaching students such as Garry O'Neill and Walter Schnaubelt at his well-known Kyokushin dojo in the city of Brisbane.
* In Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Jin's English voice actor, Patrick Seitz (credited as Darren Daniels), is also the voice actor of Bob in Tekken 6 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Ironically, Jin's stance in his Tekken 5 CG is somewhat similar to that of Bob's Tekken 6 CG.
* In Tekken 6, Jin is the only playable boss character. Even though NANCY is also playable, it is not playable in the PSP version and can only be played in Scenario Campaign.
* It is commonly established that Asuka is Jin's cousin, especially in Tekken 6/Bloodline Rebellion and Street Fighter X Tekken, however, according to Katsuhiro Harada, it is not that simple. Harada tries to state that Jin and Asuka, as well as Jun, are part of the same clan.
* The flame on Jin's pants has been 4 different colors. Red, Teal, White, and Blue, with the color of his gauntlets matching the flame in each of his appearances.
* He has won the most tournaments out of all the characters in the series, with three wins; these wins were Tekken 3, Tekken 5, and Tekken 6.
* In contrast to Kazuya Mishima who uses "kisama" as his second person pronoun to anyone (save for Jinpachi), Jin's choice for the second person pronoun differs depending on who he is talking to. He uses either "kisama" or "omae" to Kazuya, but uses "kimi" to Xiaoyu.
* Not only is he a new character, but he effectively replaces his parents Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama in this game, possessing elements of both of their fighting styles.
* His Tekken Force bosses are Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams, and Hwoarang.
* His advertising slogan was "Lightning of Fate" (Unmei no Inazuma).
* In Heihachi's ending and his ending, as well as his CGI in both Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament, he has a white drawstring at the center of his black trousers; in his in-game appearance, however, the white drawstring is not seen.
* In the opening, Jin is seen in his casual clothes, as he sits inside of a car watching Hwoarang, who is waiting at his motorcycle. At the end of the opening, Jin was seen in his primary outfit, being marked by the Devil on his left arm.
* Jin, along with Xiaoyu, has two secret win animations.
** His third win animation has him perform a right punch and a Dragon Uppercut, followed by him raising his left fist.
** His fourth win animation is Devil's/Angel's win animation in Tekken 2. He folds his arms, looks away from the screen, and grunts, saying "Hmph!".
* Jin has an unlockable third outfit. After playing as him 50 times, the player can select Jin's school uniform by pressing either the triangle or start button.
* In the rare "Tekken 3 Symphony Orchestra" calendar by Namco, Jin is seen in a black formal suit, wielding a conductor's baton.
* In the EMBU opening sequence, Jin can be seen wearing all three of his outfits at different points in the sequence.
* He appears in Hwoarang's ending, clinging his injured right arm while being pursued by the Tekken Forces. After Hwoarang saves him from the Tekken Forces, Jin escapes the warehouse by jumping through the window, while demonstrating his Devil powers.
* He also appears in Heihachi's ending in his primary outfit. In an unconscious state, Jin starts to go through his Devil transformation before being thrown out of the helicopter by his grandfather.
* Jin has special "game over" animations with Hwoarang, Kazuya, Heihachi, and Xiaoyu.
* Heihachi Mishima is his sub-boss by default.
* Kazuya Mishima is his sub-boss if unlocked.
* His sub-boss is Kazuya.
* He is a final boss to Hwoarang and Kazuya.
* He and Kazuya are the only ones to fight in Hon-Maru in Story Mode.
* Because he was in Australia for two years, it is possible that he mastered the English language. However, he and Lei Wulong are the only two characters who speak with a broken English accent, as shown in Hwoarang's ending.
* Jin appears in both the first and second part of the EMBU opening, performing his traditional karate moves in his primary outfit.
* He appears in Hwoarang's ending in his 2P outfit; in both Kazuya's and Heihachi's ending, however, he is seen in his primary outfit, but without the top of his gi.
* So far, this is the only Tekken game where Jin has to be unlocked.
* He is a sub-boss to Ling Xiaoyu and Hwoarang.
* He and Mokujin are the only characters who do not appear in the opening intro, but in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection console opening, he briefly appears after waking up in a ravaged forest due to his Devil Gene going berserk after Jinpachi's release at Hon-Maru.
* He and Julia Chang are the only recurring characters who keep their 2P outfit from Tekken 4 but not their 1P outfit.
* He appears in Asuka's ending in his devil form clothes, but maintains wearing his spiral-patterned gauntlets from his primary outfit after being healed by her "touch".
* His opponents in story mode are Lars Alexandersson, Azazel, Kazuya Mishima and Heihachi Mishima.
* His sub-boss in Arena Mode is Kazuya and his final boss is Heihachi.
* He has an alternate costume that is similar to Street Fighter villain M. Bison's default costume.
* Jin can be customized to look like M. Bison from the Street Fighter series, Light Yagami/Kira from the Death Note series, Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, and Vergil, the main antagonist from Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening.
** He also can be customized to look like his old Tekken 5 and Dark Resurrection's 2P outfit.
* He was listed on Lei Wulong's international crime data.
* His Emperor's Armor customization set resembles Lars's default outfit, considering that both are related to Tekken Force in some way.
* In the Tekken 6 console opening, the button shirt and pants from his CEO outfit are all black instead of gray and dark purple from his in-game appearance and his Tekken 5 ending. He also wears this during both Miguel Caballero Rojo's ending and Ling Xiaoyu's dream from her ending.
* During Scenario Campaign mode, before he drives his motorcycle with his bodyguard Nina, going back to the Zaibatsu, he is seen without his trenchcoat, and the color of his button shirt is white instead of gray.
** In the fifth trailer of Street Fighter X Tekken, he also wears this outfit while fighting against M. Bison, but without the black lightning designs.
* When the player chooses to play as Baek Doo San in his boss stage, Jin recognizes him for founding the resistance, and Baek wants to stop Jin from his madness; however, when the player chooses to play as Jin in Baek's boss stage, it has a different outcome, where Baek was impressed to see Jin come to fight the resistance by himself. Jin thanked him for his compliments, before taking him down in one fell swoop, much to Baek's fury.
** Interestingly, when Jin fights his rival Hwoarang at his boss stage, Jin recognizes Hwoarang as the resistance leader who asks him where his Master Baek is. Jin arrogantly smirks at his rival saying. "I wonder." making Hwoarang get mad for his arrogance. This implies that Jin defeats Baek at his boss stage.
* He is the second boss in the Mishima Zaibatsu, Central Tower and being the final boss in Scenario Campaign mode at Azazel's Temple, Central Corridor.
* When playing as Jin against the final boss in Scenario Campaign, he was seen fighting against his mirror self without the ability as a final boss, as his mirror-self has one. This also happens as an arcade mid-boss, where he does not have the ability to start off in rage mode when he fights his mirror self, but his mirror-self has this ability while fighting in his primary outfit.
* His fate in this game and how he defeats Azazel is similar to Kyo's and Iori's defeat of Orochi in The King of Fighters '97.
* Jin, Xiaoyu, M. Bison, and Juri are featured in one of the game's trailers.
* Jin is voiced in English by Brad Swaile for this game, as his Tekken: Blood Vengeance voice actor, Patrick Seitz, currently voices both Bob and Hugo in the game.
* He is one of four Tekken characters to have projectiles in this game; the others being Steve, Nina, and Alisa.
* His Cross Art is now his Rage Art in Tekken 7 where he was shown to stun his opponent by knocking them to his/her face with a high straight punch and unleashes several punches similar to the Median Line Destruction to his opponent and knocking his opponent with a devastating straight thrust.
* He has a special win pose with Kazuya, Hwoarang, Nina, Jun, Devil Jin, Asuka, Zafina, Lars, Xiaoyu, and Miguel.
** He also has special tag throws with some of the characters mentioned above.
* His special win pose with Jun is one of the rare cases in the entire series where (non-Devil) Jin can be seen smiling.
* In the Wii U version of the game, he gains a special outfit based on Link from Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series.
* In his ending, the devil tattoo on his left arm is mistakenly missing when he held Unknown who reverts back to his mother, Jun, before disappearing.
* In the E3 2013 debut trailer for Tekken Revolution, Jin is quoted as saying "Power is everything, overwhelming and absolute." (Chikara dake wo motometeita, attou-teki na chikara wo.) and "Power is everything." (soo... chikara koso subete da.). These lines were taken from the Scenario Campaign prologue in Tekken 6.
* Jin was added to the roster along with Ling Xiaoyu in an update on July 2, 2013, as part of the 1,000,000 download event.
* Jin's extra costumes include his emperor armor from Tekken 6, as well as a casual suit.
* Jin's team partner is Xiaoyu.
* Jin and Xiaoyu appear in the game prologue 2.
* His caption is "I see, I decide my own destiny!"(sō da, ore no yukumichi wa, ore ga kimeru!).
* When he and Xiaoyu fight Batsu Ichimonji in his stage, he asks him about his school uniform. Batsu impulsively replies that he was just like from the moral's school committee which he refers to him as his classmate Kyosuke Kagami which is also from the moral's committee.
** Interestingly, both Jin and Kyosuke are voiced by the same seiyū, Isshin Chiba, in which Batsu recognizes the similarities between their voices.
* When he and Xiaoyu fight Alisa in her stage, she does not recognize him as her master, as she was reprogrammed by someone else. However, after she gets reprogrammed back, she instantly recognizes Jin. He then asks her to join the team and help them out.
* To one of Xiaoyu's win quotes, where she mentions the word "excellent", Jin tells her not to use this word, and Heihachi says that it brings back bad memories. This is a reference to Lee Chaolan's famous catchphrase within the Tekken universe.
* When Jin interacts other characters in the game, he is shown to have his eyes closed while speaking to them, even with his grandfather Heihachi during the fight; however, when fighting a boss, with Xiaoyu, or other fighters like Akira or Batsu, he has his eyes open.
* When Jin, Kazuya, Heihachi, and Xiaoyu meet Unknown, Jin's genes start to react, but he doesn't understand why.
** When he learns that Unknown is his mother, he defeats her and makes sure she never returns, unlike in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, where he held Unknown before she reverted back to her human self, Jun.
* His rage art is taken from a Tekken Tag Tournament 2 item move. He also performed the move in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, during his fight with Kazuya and Heihachi.
* Even though he is not playable in the Story Mode of the game, he actually does have a character episode, where he appears in his devil form. He briefly appears in Hwoarang's character ending when Devil Jin reverted back into Jin in a purple haze.
* In one of his win animations, which he maintains from Tekken 6, Jin is shown in a close-up, performing Mental Alertnes, as he says "I'll get you..." This sentence originally comes from his previous Tekken 5 win animation, in which he says the same words but with a different animation.
* In Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, Jin regains his CEO outfit from Tekken 6 and Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion, as part of his customization; however, by default, his button shirt is now white instead of grey, and his pants are grey instead of purplish black and his belt is dark brown, and his overall appearance is based on both Hwoarang and his devil form's ending in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. This outfit is used again in Tekken (Mobile), serving as his 4-Star appearance.
* One of his customized items has his red lightning effect changed to blue, resembling the blue lightning he previously had in Tekken 3.
* In Ultimate Tekken Bowl, Jin's hood is not knocked off if the roll is overcharged, in contrast to actual battles where his hood can be knocked off by his opponent.
** The color of his bowling ball is red with his devil tattoo imprinted on it.
* He and his father, Kazuya, can be customized to resemble Ryu from the Street Fighter series.
** Jin can also be customized in both of Ryu's premium costumes, such as his gang leader school uniform, and his second alternate costume in Street Fighter V.
* He appears in a supportive role in the Story Mode where he was rescued by Lars at the Middle East, recovering in his comatose state at Violet Systems while being protected by Lars, Lee and Alisa and vowing to kill his father at the end of the Story Mode.
** In this mode, Jin is depicted wearing his devil form's new main outfit while recovering from his coma but in a few cutscenes where Lars shows it to both Lee and Alisa at the medical facility of Violet Systems and being infiltrated by Nina and the Tekken Force, he is briefly shown without the top of his outfit.
** In both Hwoarang's and his devil form's endings, he wears this outfit.
* He appears in Miguel's ending being beaten up by Miguel himself who later spares him from his finishing blow.
** Interestingly, Jin survives from Miguel's powerful assault, when he hits him with a brass knuckles, as the weapon itself in real life can give the opponent a concussion with one knockout blow or even death.
** Jin would actually survive from the assault considering how he has the Devil Gene.
* Jin's featured act is "Jin-gle Bells", which is a play on words of the song Jingle Bells. Jin is also a boss in this act, where the player fights him in every mode. Once he is defeated and the act is cleared, he will gain 1 to 4-Star fragments each, whereas other fragments will need to be obtained in the live events, in order to unlock him as a playable character.
** Once Jin becomes playable, another boss featured event called "Jinfinity War" will be available, which is a play on words of the Marvel film, The Avengers: Infinity War. This act was also used for the live events to gain more of the token to get the boxes in order to get his 1 to 4-Star fragments.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Jin Kazama at Tekken Wiki
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