Heihachi Mishima

**Heihachi Mishima** (三島 平八 *Mishima Heihachi*?) is one of the main characters in the *Tekken* series and he debuted in the first game in the series and has returned for all subsequent titles. Though seen as an anti-villain of the second *Tekken* game, he is one of the main antagonists of the series as he is almost always responsible for the events, though his impact on the story has seemed to decrease since *Tekken 5* as he has became a minor character to the storyline. But in *Tekken 7* however, Heihachi is part of the main storyline once again and is also the main antagonist of the game. It was confirmed that he was not the one who started the Mishima feud in the first place, as it was his wife, Kazumi Mishima who started it all. Heihachi is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, the ex-husband of Kazumi Mishima, the father of Kazuya Mishima and Lars Alexandersson, the adoptive father of Lee Chaolan, and the grandfather of Jin Kazama.

## Biography

Heihachi Mishima is the host of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 7th King of Iron Fist Tournaments. He is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, serving as the final boss of 1 and 4 and the sub-boss of 3 and 7. He is the father of Kazuya Mishima and Lars Alexandersson, adoptive father of Lee Chaolan, grandfather of Jin Kazama, and the husband of Kazumi Mishima. Heihachi's fighting style is Mishima Style Fighting Karate. He is also the inaugural "Commander" of the Tekken Force Unit, establishing the unit between the 2nd and 3rd tournaments.

## Gameplay

With so many devastating and over-the-top moves, Heihachi is one of the best choices for players who like aggressive strategies. His damage potential is insanely high, and most of his best moves have little to no risk. For example, his infamous Demon Uppercut is a very damaging launcher, easy to perform, and almost impossible to punish if blocked.

Unlike Kazuya, Heihachi doesn't have any troubles into pressuring the opponent with pokes, and like every Mishima, he has great punishers, although Kazuya's and Devil Jin's are much more varied and useful.

### Fighting Style

Heihachi fights using Mishima Style Fighting Karate. His style is similar to Gojuryu Karate.

## Quotes

 Who are you fools? (貴様ら、誰じゃ？ *kisama-ra, dare ja*）
 I'll squash you like a bug! （捻り潰してくれるわ*hineri tsubushite kureru wa*)
 Shall we begin? (始めるとするか *hajimeru to suru ka*)

Note: Namco's translation is not the literal translation.

## TMNT X Pokemon

Heihachi is one of the many villains you will face throughout the game. He's one of the strongest and the most difficult on the difficulty scale.

## Trivia

General:

* Heihachi Mishima is one of the four *Tekken* characters that have appeared in all of the *Tekken* games (the others being Nina Williams, Paul Phoenix and Yoshimitsu).
* His given name in Japanese is 平八 which is literally "flat eight" in English. All Mishima given names end with the kanji "八" (meaning "eight"). It can be read as *hachi*, *hatsu*, *ya*, *yattsu* or *yō*. The surname of all members of the Mishima family 三島 (*Mishima*) mean "third island".
* Heihachi's fighting style is heavily based on Okinawan karate styles such as Shorin-ryu and Goju-ryu.
* Heihachi has been voiced by Daisuke Gōri prior to his death on January 17, 2010, from *Tekken 3* to *Tekken 6*, but he was voiced by Banjo Ginga in *Tekken* and *Tekken 2*.
	+ From *Tekken Tag Tournament 2* and onwards, he is voiced by Unshō Ishizuka who is best known for voicing Moichi Taoka from the manga and anime, *Slam Dunk*, Zabuza Momochi from *Naruto*, Bunta Fujiwara from *Initial D*, Admiral Kizaru from *One Piece,* and Joseph Joestar from *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders*
* He is also one of the bonus characters available to play as or against in *Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis* for the PlayStation, alongside fellow Namco characters, including *Tekken* characters Eddy Gordoand Yoshimitsu (in his *Tekken 3* incarnation). Heihachi also appears as a playable character in the PlayStation 2 version of *Soulcalibur II*.
	+ In the PlayStation 2 version of *Soulcalibur II*, the player can choose to change the voice languages to either English or Japanese. If Japanese is chosen, he is voiced by Daisuke Gōri. If English is chosen, he will have the English voice actor Victor Stone. His "Destined Battle" is against **Raphael**.
* The tiger's head design at the back of Heihachi's karate gi primary outfit is for the memory of his ex-wife, Kazumi who also has a pet tiger.
* He has sponsored the most tournaments out of all the characters, as he is the host of *Tekken*, *Tekken 3*,*Tekken 4*, & *Tekken 7*, he is also the antagonist in those games.
* His English version in *Tekken: Blood Vengeance* and *Street Fighter X Tekken*, Jamieson Price is known for voicing Iron Tager from the *BlazBlue* fighting games, along with Algol from the *Soulcalibur* series, & Noob Saibot from the *Mortal Kombat* series.
* Heihachi has a small cameo appearance in *Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U*as an additional DLC costume for the Mii Brawler character; resembling his rejuvenated self from *Tekken Tag Tournament 2*. His Mii personification also sports a quick appearance at the end of Ryu's reveal trailer for *Smash Bros.*where he engages Ryu in a fight. This also alludes to the fact Heihachi was initially considered to be the crossover representative for Bandai Namco in *Smash Bros.*, but was later dropped from the roster in favor of Pac-Man.

***Tekken**:*

* Heihachi's opponents in Arcade mode are all of the sub-bosses, with Devil Kazuya being the final boss.
* He is the main antagonist and the final boss of the game.

***Tekken 2**:*

* His sub-boss is Lee Chaolan.
* He is an anti-villain of the game.

***Tekken: The Motion Picture**:*

* Heihachi bizarrely speaks mostly in third person.
* His reason for throwing Kazuya down a cliff is better explained. However, this is mostly not canon to the storyline.

***Tekken 3**:*

* Heihachi is unlocked after beating the game seven times.
* When Ogre is defeated, he absorbs Heihachi to transform into True Ogre. However, if Ogre is defeated with Heihachi, Jin Kazama will be absorbed instead.
* Heihachi Mishima's bosses in the *Tekken Force* side game are (in order of appearance) Eddy Gordo, Julia Chang, Jin Kazama, and himself.
* He serves as the secondary antagonist of the game's storyline.

***Tekken Card Challenge**:*

* Heihachi's rivals in *Tekken Card Challenge* are Julia Chang, Jin Kazama, and Ling Xiaoyu.

***Tekken Tag Tournament**:*

* If teamed with Kuma or Panda, they will be able to use Heihachi's "Demon's Boar (b+2)" move.

***Tekken 4**:*

* Heihachi becomes playable after beating the game 8 times.
* He is the final boss in the mini-game "Tekken Force". His stage is ironically "Hon-Maru".
* Heihachi wore hand and foot wraps when Jin defeated him. However, he only wore wrist and ankle bands in the Tekken 5 opening when the Jack-4's attacked him.
* He is usually fought in the Arena stage.
* Like the first *Tekken*, he is the main antagonist and final boss of the game.

***Death by Degrees**:*

* Heihachi makes a cameo appearance where he is shown on a screen talking to Enrique Ortega about the terms of which Enrique can use the Tekken Force.
* In Death by Degrees, Heihachi will become a final boss rather than Anna if Anna Mode is played.

***Tekken 5* & *Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection****:*

* Heihachi is unlocked by beating Story mode 9 times with different characters.
* His win animation, "*Come back when you're ready to fight!*" (when holding square button, he says this while picking up his defeated opponent by the head, and then slamming their face into the ground), works on all characters except Yoshimitsu.
* Fighting Heihachi in "Time Attack" mode triggers a brief cutscene. In it, Heihachi introduces himself as "The **true** leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu".
* In Kuma and his own ending, he wears his CEO tiger suit from *Tekken 4*.
* He also appears in Lee's ending as a waiter and intern in black trunks.
* Heihachi's sub-bosses are Jack-5, and Kazuya Mishima.
* His appearance in the game is non-canon, as it was confirmed that he never participated in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.

***Tekken 6**:*

* In Scenario Campaign mode, Heihachi is a boss at the Mishima Estate. After Lars Alexandersson defeats him, Heihachi realizes that Lars is his long lost "illegitimate son".
* Heihachi's first two opponents in the "Arena" mode are Jack-6 and Kazuya Mishima.
* Heihachi can be customized to look like Jiraiya "The Pervy Sage" from the Naruto series, Raiden from the Mortal Kombat series, & Akuma from Capcom's *Street Fighter* series.
* He appears in Lee's ending in Tekken 6 where he was bound in ropes along with Kazuya and Jin in fireworks.
* He is a minor antagonist of the game's story mode.
* He is the final boss in Jin's story.

***Tekken Tag Tournament 2**:*

* He shares win poses with Kazuya, Jin, Lars, Ogre, Jinpachi, Xiaoyu and Kuma.
	+ With Kazuya/Jin: He folds his arms and glares at his partner, who does the same to him.
	+ With Kuma: Kuma tries and fails to congratulate Heihachi.
	+ With Jinpachi: They approach and headbutt each other.
* He appears in the dinner scene with his family and the Kazama relatives on Lars' ending.

***Street Fighter X Tekken**:*

* His official partner is Kuma.
	+ Their special intro has Heihachi preparing for battle and calling Kuma, before suddenly looking and pointing at Kuma confusedly, wondering if Kuma had been paying attention.
* His swap costume is modeled after Sodom, a character from Capcom's *Final Fight* series who was also playable in the *Street Fighter Alpha* series. According to the download blurb, Heihachi taught Sodom how to truly appreciate Japanese culture, and Sodom sent him a samurai suit as a token of thanks.
* Akuma's swap costume has him don Heihachi's infamous fundoshi from *Tekken 4* as well as his signature hair style.
* In his rival battle with Guile and Abel, Heihachi notes Guile's peculiar similarities to Paul due to Guile's hair style.
* His Super Art is the "Raijin's Wrath" involves him punching his opponent along with his Demon's Boar in mid-air as he grabs his opponent while surging himself with blue lightning and throws his opponent with a devastating kick. His Cross Art was one of his combos in *Tekken 6*, as he punches his opponent with an elbow and slamming his opponent while passes to his tag partner by throwing them on the ground.

***Tekken 7:***

* Heihachi has two CGI appearances which are his CGI art and his CGI as a sub-boss.
* He is the penultimate in the arcade version and can be replaced with Jin.
* In the arcade opening in *Tekken 7: Fated Retribution* during his confrontation against *Street Fighter'*sAkuma who also serves as a guest character in the same game, his lightning is now purple similar to his illegitimate son, Lars instead of blue in-game.
* Heihachi's *Tekken Tag Tournament 2* design (which it is his younger self), is only seen in flashbacks in Story Mode, however he can be customized to look like his younger self, but he will still have wrinkles in his face.
* Unlike other rage drives that send the opponent to the ground and guarantee ground hits, which are middle and single hit, and launches standing opponents, Heihachi's rage drive (b+2,1+2) is a two-hit middle, high move that bounds when used on standing opponents. Also, it is not possible to make the 2nd hit do 60% damage on the wall due to it being a high.