Kazuya Mishima

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Shooting a beam at Heihachi's satellite and destroying an entire populated city in the process

### Kill Count

Thousands
Billions (attempted)

### Crimes

Mass murder
Mass destruction
Attempted genocide
Kidnapping
War crimes
Incrimination
Stalking
Serial rape
Abuse of Power
Universal endangerment
Terrorism
Property damage

### Type of Villain

Tragic Mastermind

**Kazuya Mishima** is the secondary antagonist of the *Tekken* franchise. He is the archenemy to his father Heihachi Mishima and his son Jin Kazama.

To list, he serves as the anti-heroic protagonist of the first game, the main antagonist of the second game, the overarching antagonist of the third game, the villainous protagonist (later secondary antagonist) of the fourth game, a major antagonist in the fifth game, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Jin Kazama) of the sixth game, and one of the two protagonist villains/main antagonists (alongside Heihachi Mishima) of the seventh game.

In Japanese, he was voiced by Jōji Nakat for a few games. In English, he was voiced by Jordan Byrne in one of the games, Adam Dudley in the film adaptation, and later Kyle Hebert in *Blood Vengeance*, one of the *Tekken* games.

## His Evil Ranking

### What Makes Him Villainous?

* As the protagonist of the original *Tekken,* he took the role too seriously. He joined a tournament, assaulted many people across the planet, and promised to kill his father, and he took sadistic pleasure in it.
* He was involved in mass crime sprees such as drug dealing, animal experimentation, and mass destruction.
* Even though he had a girlfriend, he didn't care for Jun Kazama because he showed no concern for her well-being.
* He attempted to kill Jin and steal his Devil gene.
* He killed his father, Heihachi Mishima, although he deserved it.
* He shot a beam at his father's satelitte, destroying an entire populated city in the process.
* He chose to continue the war after his father's death.
* Unlike everyone else in the Mishima family, Kazuya has no remorse, honor, justice, or sympathy, making him the worst member of the family.
* His actions cause people to view Kazuya as one of the evilest characters in video games.

### What Makes Him Irresistible?

* Despite Kazuya being a villain, he is positively loved by fans, as he is one of the best and most recognizable characters in the series.
* He is sympathized with others due to his tragic past with Heihachi abusing him. For example, Heihachi threw Kazuya off a cliff when he was young, regularly assaulted him, and adopted Lee Chalon to make Kazuya have a rival. This would understandably turn Kazuya into a villain while growing up.
* He genuinely cares for his mother, and was shocked and disheartened at Heihachi revealing that he killed his wife. Since then, Kazuya has tried to avenge Kazumi Mishima.

## Trivia

* Kazuya Mishima is one of the two *Super Smash Bros.* characters to be Irresistibly Villainous, alongside Sephiroth.
	+ Coincidentally, both fighters debuted in Fighter Pass Vol. 2, and both made their initial appearance in different months. Sephiroth was released in December 2020, and Kazuya was released in June 2021.
* Kazuya's behaviour to his girlfriend Jun Kazama is arguably the worst way anyone can treat their own lover. He is also comparable to the heroic character Rex from *Xenoblade Chronicles 2*, the villainous character Monika from *Doki Doki Literature Club!*, the heroic character Luz Noceda from *The Owl House*, and the heroic character Donald Duck from *Disney*.
	+ Rex has 3 girlfriends. They are Pyra, Mythra, and Pneuma (since Pneuma is the ascended form of Pyra and Mythra). Rex cares a lot about his three girlfriends, and even loved them in a romantic and heartwarming way. When he was fighting Malos, he revealed to Pyra and Mythra that he would not watch someone he loves suffer, implying that he is in love with the 3 girls. Rex would eventually date all 3 of the split personalities at the end of the game.
	+ Monika always calls the player her "boyfriend" for unknown reasons. This is also implied by Sayori when she states that Monika chose to do something else besides seeing her boyfriend when she came to the club late. It is later implied again by Natsuki when she calls the player "Monika's boyfriend". Monika also thinks that she is the perfect girlfriend who every male person wants to date.
	+ Luz Noceda does not have a boyfriend. Instead, she has a girlfriend named Amity Blight. Unlike Amity who is a lesbian, Luz is bisexual. Amity is revealed to have a crush on Luz when she kisses her on the cheek. Later on in the show, Luz asks Amity out on a date and they officially become a true couple.
	+ Donald Duck and Daisy Duck are currently dating. Donald cares a lot about Daisy and seems to love her to the point where Donald and Daisy seem to find some sort of comfort in each other. It's possible that Daisy is always shown to have Donald wrapped around her finger and can count on him to do anything, and it is very much confirmed that Daisy Duck will be Donald's wife in the future.
	+ Kazuya, however, shows no care for Jun Kazama and this is one of the reasons that caused Kazuya to become Irresistibly Villainous. He has no concern or worries about Jun's well-being, and this is implied by Jin Kazama multiple times.

## External Links

* Kazuya Mishima at the Villains Wiki
* Kazuya Mishima at the Near Pure Evil Wiki