Kazuya of the tekken series is one of my favorite game heroes of all time. Well, he is not exactly a hero, to be precise; he's more of a hybrid between a hero and a villain. I think the whole concept of having an inner angel and an inner demon fighting over the same body is something that we can all relate to.
Tekken3 was the first game I ever played on the PS1. Since then I've been a huge fan of the series and have done all kinds of research to understand more about the storyline. I find the Tekken storyline much more deep and interesting than that of any other fighting games (SoulBlade/Calibur, MortalKombat, StreetFighter etc.).
Tekken 3 on PS1
The story is all about how three descendants: Heihachi, Kazuya and Jin fight over the Mishima Zaibatsu which is the family corporation promising world dominance.
It all started when Heihachi threw his son Kazuya, over a cliff. Why you ask? Well, he wanted to test whether his son was worthy of inheriting the Mishima Zaibatsu throne. Heihachi figured that if his son could survive the fall, he would make a good commander for the corporation. But the unwritten fact remains that Heihachi never expected Kazuya to survive the fall and he just wanted the family corporation all to himself.
Kazuya didn't survive the fall. He died after which-due to the sins committed by his forefathers-he was sent to hell. There he met with the devil and eventually made a pact with him. Well to put the result bluntly, Kazuya traded his soul with the devil to escape death. But since he was initially a good guy he still had the 'Angel gene in him'. So that's how he's considered half evil. His red eye is a symbol of this inner evil.
Kazuya Mishima
Later Kazuya gets a son named Jin. Jin inherits the devil gene from his father. However he has no idea whatsoever on how to control his forsaken power. This situation portrays Jin as a young boy who does not have control over his truly awesome powers. Kinda like The Hulk, I guess.
Devil Jin
Well, that's the main storyline of tekken to put it short. And in each game new characters are introduced with their own storyline-which is in some insane way connected to the Mishima storyline.
Jin is the main protagonist of the series. Heihachi is the main antagonist and Kazuya falls somewhere in the middle. This is again because Kazuya's half good and half evil.And that's again the reason why he's my favorite tekken character. I think all of us can relate to him because everyone has an inner demon:twisted:...ain't that right?
-Thank You for reading!
-GM95