(Leroy, for one, doesn’t appear in the games until much later.) It’s a smart choice: Jin is a classic tragic hero, haunted by his saintly mother and his evil father Kazuya, with strong motivations that could easily be corrupted by the iconic villain Heihachi.

The storyline appears to lean heavily on the events of 1997’s Tekken 3, if not to follow it exactly. I’m going to tear you down completely, then I will build you back up. In order to defeat him, you must purge the Kazama pacifism and stoke your Mishima fire. Think of your helplessness when Ogre killed your mother. Over the montage of footage, Heihachi offers some ominous narration: “Kazama.

In addition to previously seen characters Paul, King, and Kazuya, the trailer introduces us to some other Iron Fist entrants: Leroy Smith, Julia Chang, the assassin Nina Williams, Ling Xiaoyu, and Jin’s rival Hwoarang (looking fresh-faced in a very old-school outfit). Netflix has pinned a release date on its anime adaptation of Namco’s famous fighting game series: Tekken: Bloodline will premiere on August 18.Ī new trailer picks up where the initial teaser left off, showing protagonist Jin Kazama training with his ruthless grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, and entering the King of Iron Fist Tournament in the hope of avenging his mother Jun Kazama’s death at the hands of the mighty Ogre.

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