Paul Phoenix

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**Paul Phoenix** is a character in the *Tekken series* who made his debut in the first *Tekken* game and since then has appeared in every game, especially *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel*. He is a hot-headed, aggressive character, determined more than ever to win the King of Iron Fist Tournament to prove he is the best fighter in the entire universe.

## Biography

Paul Phoenix emerges to represent hope of defeating Kazuya Mishima and Kuma as they have been found out as his rivals. In Pentagram City, Paul went around there with his greatest friend. However, looking at the Hazbin Hotel, they seem to be interested and eventually enter there. Due to Paul's comical behavior, Paul talks with Charlie Morningstar and Vaggie about that error of his ways to vent his facetiousness. With Paul's laziness that results in him being bankrupt and in desperate need of money, Paul tends himself to make his little work by partly running Marshall Law's dojo, even when Law is away. Moreover, both Paul and Vaggie share their hatred towards Kuma and Kazuya as she proved Paul that Vaggie considers Kuma as an extreme annoyance. In egregious addition, Vaggie even said that she is going to hunt him down and eat him. Speaking of Kazuya, Vaggie also explained him about the Overlords and how Kazuya managed becoming one of those. However, Paul and Vaggie have met Kazuya for another time. Frankly, not just him, but also one of Kazuya's best friend, the first Overlord that Paul saw here, emerged to confront Paul, they then decided to fight until Paul and Vaggie eventually knocked them down. When hearing the announcement of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, Paul takes this opportunity to prove he is the best fighter in the entire universe, even by fighting more other Overlords.

## Tag Alliance Partners

* Dominic Toretto
* Hellboy
* Kazuya Mishima
* Kuma
* Loona
* Marshall Law
* Ogre
* Scorpion
* Sir Pentious
* Spawn
* Steve Fox
* Striker
* Valentino
* Vark
* Velvette
* Vox

## Quotes

### Intro

* "*No pain, no gain!*"
* "*Osu!*"
* "*I'm going for the gold.*"
* "*I'll let you taste the power of my fists!*" (against Bryan)
* "*Can you handle my power? Let's go!*" (against Law)
* "*Come here, Muskrat!*" (against Vox)

### Win

* "*Nothing like a good workout!*"
* "*Gotcha!*"
* "*I'm in top condition!*"
* "*Don't worry! I'll win for you!*" (after defeating his friend)
* "*I'm number one!*" (after completing final stage only)

### Rage Art

* "*I'll show you!*"
* "*Strongest in the universe!*"

## Trivia

### General

* According to current canon, Kazuya Mishima and Kuma are the only two characters ever to have defeated Paul in a tournament. This means that Paul could be regarded as one of the most powerful or "toughest" fighters in the *Tekken* universe. This means that his claim of being the toughest in the universe is not entirely without merit.
* It was admitted by Katsuhiro Harada in an interview with EDGE Magazine that Paul's hairstyle and first name are based on Jean Pierre Polnareff from the manga *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure*.
* Paul Phoenix has some similarities to the *Street Fighter* character Ken Masters. They are both American martial artists with blond hair who wear a red torn Judo gi and brown Karate gloves. They also have best friends and rivals who are of Asian descent (Ken Masters has Ryu while Paul has Marshall Law). Also, Paul's hairstyle in his *Tekken 4* alternate outfit is similar to, and can also be customized in later games to look like, that of Ken Masters.

### Tekken X Hazbin Hotel

* Paul has some retcons, which reveals he is not considered as the comic relief in *Tekken X Hazbin Hotel* due to the fact many fans have disappointed seeing how he is ever since *Tekken 5*.
* The following of Paul's sub-bosses that he will face:
	+ **3rd stage:** Kuma, Vark, or Velvette
	+ **6th stage:** Blitzo, Valentino, or Zestial