Jin Kazama

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"Don’t get in my way." - Jin Kazama

## Profile

### Background

Jin Kazama is was first introduced in Tekken 3, and he returned to every subsequent game. He is the protagonist and "anti-hero" of the Tekken series and the antagonist of Tekken 6. Jin's actions and surroundings fit the mold of a quintessential "tragic hero," except for his lack of a tragic flaw. As with many tragedies, all of the major traumatic events that occur within the hero's life are wholly beyond his control. First and foremost, there's the fact that Jin's grandfather and father are two of the most ruthless individuals who've ever lived. Secondly, his mother was cruelly and abruptly taken from him while he was still a helpless teen. Third, he was betrayed and shot by his grandfather, whom he trusted and loved deeply. Finally, the return of his great-grandfather, has caused him to begin losing his internal struggle with the Devil within. Each of these occur to a helpless and unassuming Jin, who is simply doing what he can to set things right at every turn.

### Personality

It is known that Jin used to be "sweet and nice" (as described by Ling Xiaoyu and mentioned by other characters), before all of the above-mentioned events happened. However after everything he went through, he seemed to have lost all his human feelings.

Jin's personality ranges from stoic and calm to rude and arrogant at various moments, and his words and actions hint toward the bitterness within. Although he is portrayed as a monster in his devil form, in general, he is never portrayed as evil (unlike Kazuya and Heihachi), and everything that he does, he does for a good reason.

He also has one personality trait in common with many Japanese action heroes. Once Jin's mind is focused in any particular direction, it is immensely difficult to get him to change or even notice the events and people around him. People close to him, including Hwoarang, and Xiaoyu, are always going to extremes to gain Jin's attention, and yet, he maintains an indifferent demeanor towards them.

Jin's disinterest in close relations perhaps results from the Devil Gene. As a result of his family's bloodline curse, Jin thinks that the people he loves will likely suffer if he ever completely succumbs to the Devil Gene or becomes one with it like his father. In short, during Tekken 4, Jin planned to destroy his father, and grandfather, and then himself, dying without children to put an end to the Mishima curse once and for all. However, Jin could not go through with it after defeating his two predecessors, so it's unknown if he has given up on this plan completely since he saw the image of his mother, Jun.

In the events of Tekken 6, Jin uses his new position as the CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu to throw the world into chaos in hopes of a cure, although his intentions are entirely benevolent since he seeks to use this to awaken and then destroy a much greater threat, Azazel. Believing that defeating this monster could help get rid of his curse, Jin might have destroyed countless peoples' property, ruined many lives, and gained lots of enemies through the course of his actions. This may mean that Jin, no matter how painful it is for him, is willing to go out of his moral comfort zone, if it means saving the world. This again shows that no matter how indifferent and arrogant Jin seems to be, he is still a good man.

## Abilities

In Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament, Jin fought using Mishima Style Fighting Karate, learned from his grandfather, Heihachi, and Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts learned from his mother, Jun. Jin later discarded this fighting style in favor of traditional Karate, mostly derived from Kyokushin.

Jin can also morph into his devil form, Transforming into "Devil Jin."

# References

https://tekken.fandom.com/wiki/Jin\_Kazama

https://eng.tekkenpedia.com/wiki/Jin\_Kazama/