Yggdrasil

**Yggdrasil** is an organization from the *Tekken* series. It is the name of Lars Alexandersson's rebel army, created prior to the events of *Tekken 6* when Lars led a faction of Tekken Force in revolt against Jin Kazama's tyrannical leadership of the Mishima Zaibatsu.

Yggdrasil directly opposes the Mishima Zaibatsu, but it is more broadly against the war in general, and considers G Corporation its enemy as well. One of Heihachi Mishima's bodyguards in *Tekken 6* informs Heihachi that Lars's rebel army consists of around 30,000 soldiers. According to Lars, when Yggdrasil seceded from Tekken Force, over half of Tekken Force's members left to form the rebel army, making it a massive coup that devastated the Zaibatsu's armed forces.

In *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*, during the times Yggdrasil visits Hell, especially when one of their ward is in the Hazbin Hotel, the Yggdrasil directly defends this hotel as well as opposes the entire evil demons, especially I.M.P. and Overlords.

## Description

### Background

Yggdrasil’s origins are in the Mishima Zaibatsu and its Tekken Force. Prior the events of *Tekken 6*, a Tekken Force Captain, Lars Alexandersson, was angered by Jin Kazama’s leadership of Zaibatsu and his warmongering. Apparently a popular and charismatic leader, Lars and around half of Tekken Force (about 30,000 troops) defected to form the rebel army, Yggdrasil. Their primary mission was to bring an end to Jin Kazama's global war. They took the emblem of a lion and used a red and black color scheme to differentiate themselves from those Tekken Force who remained loyal to Jin. They initially set up a base in Northern Europe, where they were funded by an anonymous sponsor. This sponsor was later revealed to be Lee Chaolan, who often invested money from his company, Violet Systems, into defectors and enemies of the Mishima Zaibatsu.

### Events of Tekken 6

The event starts with a raid conducted by Yggdrasil on a secret laboratory owned by the Mishima Zaibatsu. During the raid however, a third faction entered the scene, a squadron of JACKs sent by the Zaibatsu's corporate rival, G Corporation. Not expecting to deal with this additional level of force, Yggdrasil engaged in a fierce fight that eventually resulted in the detonation of a JACK. As a result of the explosion, their leader, Lars, suffered amnesia, setting back the operations of the rebel army.

Whilst Lars was regaining his memories with the help of a Zaibatsu-built android, Alisa Bosconovitch, Tougou was left in charge of organizing Yggdrasil. Tougou had contacts that helped Yggdrasil’s early establishment, for example receiving information from United Nations agent, Raven. Once Lars regained his memories, leadership was passed back to him. Yggdrasil was involved in raiding G-Corp to free Julia Chang, at Lee Chaolan’s behest, and also worked with Lei Wulong and Interpol against G-Corp as well. One of the largest Yggdrasil raids was on a Tekken Force compound, where a full scale firefight took place between the two armies, and may also have involved a coordinated attack with G Corporation on the compound. Another large raid was on G Corporation headquarters, Millennium Tower. During this raid, Tougou was killed by G Corp soldiers.

Yggdrasil pursued Jin to the Middle East with the help of intelligence from Raven. Lars was involved in confronting Azazel and Jin. Raven and the UN then recovered Jin’s body from the desert.

### Events of Tekken 7

After Jin escaped from the UN helicopter, Lars rescued him from UN soldiers and Jin was taken into Yggdrasil custody. Yggdrasil’s power at this stage was sufficient enough that the Mishima Zaibatsu chose not pursue Lars when they heard he had captured Jin, despite also wanting to get hold of Jin. Capturing Jin in this way also placed Yggdrasil in opposition to the UN and their former ally, Raven. Yggdrasil used a facility provided by Lee Chaolan as their base of operations. Lee described himself as a sponsor of defectors from the Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin was taken to this facility and guarded by Lars and Yggdrasil soldiers, whilst he was unconscious. Yggdrasil’s base was subsequently attacked by Tekken Force under Heihachi Mishima's orders, who had taken over the corporation in Jin's absence. Tekken Force, led by Nina Williams intended to capture Jin and take him back to the Zaibatsu. Yggdrasil fought Tekken Force, but were ordered to evacuate the facility. Lee then detonated the building with Tekken Force and Nina still inside, although Nina survived.

Yggdrasil relocated to another Violet Systems building, where Lars revealed that his intention in sheltering Jin was to use him to put an end to the war. The Mishima Zaibatsu broadcasted footage of Kazuya Mishima’s battle in his devil form against Akuma at G Corp. Helipad, and then fired an orbital laser satellite to supposedly eliminate them. A surprised Lars ordered his troops to investigate the footage for confirmation on whether it was a hoax or not.

At this time, Yggdrasil were also harboring a [[w:c:tekken:The Journalist|journalist] who was researching the history of the Mishima Clan in order to understand the origins of the war that had claimed his family. After Kazuya destroyed the Zaibatsu’s orbital satellite, public opinion turned against the Zaibatsu once more, causing a desperate Heihachi to instead turn to the journalist so that he could reveal the truth of the Mishima Clan's past on his own terms. It was revealed that Heihachi knew of the journalist's alliance with Yggdrasil, since he called Lars to pick the journalist up once he was done with him. Heihachi then went on to settle his score with Kazuya for a final time in a volcanic crater. Lars, Alisa, the journalist, Lee, and Yggdrasil forces watched the fight via a Violet Systems' spy satellite.

With Heihachi finally 'dead' at the hands of Kazuya, G Corporation is intent on continuing the war (revealed during the events of *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*) Lars's plan is to use Jin against Kazuya, a task Jin seems ready to take on now that he has awakened from his coma.

## Members

* Lars Alexandersson - Captain (Callsign: Alpha Leader)
* Alisa Bosconovitch - Often accompanies Lars on missions, specializes in reconnaissance
* Vaggie and Justice - Members working as undercover
* YoRHa No.2 Type B - Accompanies both Lars and Alisa on missions
* Tifa Lockhart
* Hellboy
* Sandy Cheeks
* Doomguy
* Alyx Vance
* Spawn
* Various members from *Tekken* universe

## Corporate Relationships

* Mishima Zaibatsu - Their main enemies. Yggdrasil seceded from Tekken Force. And are called "traitors" by them.
* G Corporation - Yggdrasil also oppose G Corporation. They were attacked by them whilst raiding the Mishima Zaibatsu, and later Yggdrasil led a raid on G-Corp HQ.
* Immediate Murder Professionals - Rival organization. During Yggdrasil's research on this, they discovered a "bratty" child who was murdered, which made Lars consider this having gone too far. When the I.M.P. is shown having several villains and even G Corporation as their alliance as well as Yggdrasil's current ward as their target, the Yggdrasil began opposing them until they were ended up becoming rivals. The rivalry between Yggdrasil and I.M.P. later becomes immense following the banishment of the three cherubs.
* C.H.E.R.U.B. - Formed strong alliance with them. The Yggdrasil gives C.H.E.R.U.B. order to help Jin Kazama free him from the Devil Gene and prevent the I.M.P. from killing him.
* Black Hat Organization - Their enemy organization, especially with the Black Hat Org.'s alliance with I.M.P. and G Corporation.
* Vital Situation, Swift Elimination - Their ally organization.
* Galactic Empire - With the Empire's alliance with Zaibatsu, the Yggdrasil directly opposes them as well.
* Wild Dog Organization - Their enemy organization when Yggdrasil and V.S.S.E. work together to eliminate Wild Dog.
* Overlords - Their enemies, as Yggdrasil considers them the most infamous demons.
* The Resistance - Both are rebels fighting the Zaibatsu, but Lars and Alisa attacked them whilst Lars was amnesiac, causing the groups to work against each other.
* Violet Systems - Yggdrasil initially turn down an alliance with Violet Systems (TK6), but the company is later revealed to be bankrolling Yggdrasil and becomes an open patron to them (TK7). Violet Systems provides Yggdrasil with their infrastructure and intelligence.
* United Nations - UN agent Raven initially worked with Yggdrasil (TK6). They later became enemies when Yggdrasil fought off UN agents to abduct Jin Kazama from them (TK7). However, they are ultimately reunited and it is decided they work together to eliminate the evil demons, especially I.M.P. and Overlords (TKxHH).