Eddy Gordo

**Eddy Gordo** (エディ・ゴルド *Edi Gorudo*) first appeared in *Tekken 3*, and he has returned to every game released after. In *Tekken 4* and *Tekken 5*, he was merely a "costume" swap for Christie Monteiro. However, in *Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection* onward, he is given his own character space again.

Debuting at Tekken 3, Eddy's family was once one of Brazil's most notable families, being not only rich but also playing an important role in terms of the law. Eddy's father would later be fatally shot, during his attempt to destroy a drug cartel, before dying, he told his son to admit to killing his father, in order to stay in prison as protection from any further attempts at their family. It was during this time that Eddy met hismaster. During a prison riot, Eddy witnessed the old man's skill in Capoeira and requested to be taught in the art. Finishing his prison time after eight long years, Eddy swore to finally get revenge on his father's killer, but not before he repaid his debt to his master by teaching hisgranddaughter. Deciding to lay low momentarily, Eddy later resurfaced when his master was finally released, but the terminal illness that had plagued him, had begun taking its toll, turning the once, great Capoeira master, into a disheveled old man. Unable to win the next tournament, Eddy forced himself to serve the winner, Jin Kazama, in his world conquest to save the old man. Though clearly shocked and reluctant, Eddy used to serve Jin loyally, in the hopes that his master will finally be cured, but in the end, his master died because of his sickness and Eddy left his ranks in anger. An interesting note is that Eddy's dialogue with Wang implies that Eddy's master has passed away during the sixth tournament, but the master actually died at the end of the tournament. He would later build and run an orphanage in his name back in his hometown of Brazil, as seen in his TTT2 ending.

An overall cool-headed and laid-back person, Eddy lived an enviable life, having a loving family, retaining a good personality, and being more blessed in terms of material belongings. However, the loss of his family and blessings at the hands of an unknown drug group. Later it would be revealed that Kazuya Mishima was responsible for the death of Eddy's father, something that Eddy would eventually learn himself. With his prison time, Eddy looked up to his master as a father figure, being taught rigorously for eight years, and in debt, Eddy would teach his master's granddaughter. In regards to Eddy's relationship with Christie, the two are extremely close. This is mainly due to Eddy being the one who taught Christie in the absence of her grandfather, this would eventually cause a bond so close, that fans speculate it to be a romantic one. Another noteworthy thing is that Eddy does his best to avoid Christie, hoping to not involve her with regards to him being a member of the Tekken Force, and Christie's immediate response to find Eddy after his many disappearances.

Early into his introduction, Eddy was thought to be an alter ego of Tiger Jackson this was somewhat disproved as Eddy's Tekken Tag Tournament ending. Later, in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it was cited that the two are not related at all, and the art book of Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion reveals that Tiger was an unused concept of Eddy.