Kazuya Mishima

FULL NAME Kazuya Mishima ALSO KNOWN AS Devil Kazuya Son of a distinguished family (TK1) Cold-Blooded Son (TK1 & TK2) Cold Blooded Leader (TTT) Controller of the Devil (SFxTK) Ice-Cold Heir (TK7) The Iron Fist of Darkness (SSBU) Cold-Blooded Oppressor (TK8)[1] True Devil Kazuya (TK8) Blue Dark Star (TK8) STATUS Alive FIGHTING STYLE Mishima Style Fighting Karate ORIGIN Japan (he abandoned his nationality)[2][3] HEIGHT 181 cm (5′11¼″)[4] WEIGHT 76 kg (168 lbs) (TK1-TK2)[4] 85 kg (187 lbs) (TK8)[5] EYES Black (TK1-TK2) Heterochromatic (Left eye is glowing red, right eye is brown) (TK4-TK8) Brown (After losing the Devil Gene) (TK8) HAIR Brown (TK1) Black (TK2-onwards) LIKES Ultimate power His mother His grandfather His devil form His father's irritated expressions[6][2] (TK1, TK2) A world in chaos[6][2] (TK2) World domination Vengeance Jun Kazama (TK2)[7] Bruce Irvin Anna Williams DISLIKES His father His son His son’s devil form His adoptive younger brother His half-brother His half-sister Volcanoes (TK2) SPECIES Human (Devil Gene Carrier) GENDER Male AGE 5 (When he was thrown off a cliff by Heihachi)[4] 26 (TK1)[4] 28 (TK2)[2] 49 (TK4[8]-TK7) 50 (TK8)[9] DATE OF BIRTH November 2nd[10] BLOOD TYPE AB[4]

OCCUPATION Making trouble for his father (since he is the son of a distinguished family he has no lack of money) (TK1)[4] Independently Wealthy (TK1)[11] CEO of Mishima Zaibatsu (TK2) Head of the Mishima Family (TK2) Test subject/worker of G Corporation (after TK2-TK4) Head of G Corporation (TK6-onwards) HOBBY Collecting sneakers[4][2] (TK1, TK2, TK8) FAMILY Jinpachi Mishima (Grandfather) Heihachi Mishima (Father) Kazumi Mishima (Mother) Jun Kazama (His son's mother) Jin Kazama (Son) Lee Chaolan (Adoptive Brother) Lars Alexandersson (Half-Brother) Reina (Half-Sister) Devil Kazuya (Devil Gene counterpart) GAME APPEARANCES Tekken Tekken 2 Tekken 3 (cameo) Tekken 4 Tekken 5 Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Tekken 6 Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion Tekken 7 Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Tekken 8 Spin-off(s): Tekken Tag Tournament Tekken 3D: Prime Edition Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Tekken Resolute Tekken Card Tournament Tekken Revolution Tekken (Mobile) Others: Namco X Capcom (as Devil Kazuya) Street Fighter X Tekken Full Bokko Heroes X Galaga: TEKKEN Edition Project X Zone 2 The King of Fighters: All Star Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE VOICE ACTORS Japanese Jōji Nakata (TK1-TTT) Masanori Shinohara (TK4-present) Kazuhiro Yamaji (TK:TMP) Minami Takayama (TK:TMP as a child) Ryoko Shiraishi (TK5-TK7 as a child) English Adam Dudley (TK:TMP) Jacob Franchek (TK:TMP as a child) Kyle Hebert (TK:BV) Jordan Byrne (SFxTK) Eliot (TK:B)

Kazuya Mishima (三島 一八, Mishima Kazuya?) is one of the main characters in the Tekken series. He appears in every game in the series except Tekken 3, in which he only made two cameo appearances. Although he is seen as the main protagonist and hero of the first game, Kazuya became one of the main antagonists of the series ever since Tekken 2. Kazuya is the son of Heihachi Mishima and Kazumi Mishima, the possible love interest of Jun Kazama and the father of Jin Kazama. He is also the adoptive brother of Lee Chaolan, the half-brother of Lars Alexandersson and Reina, and the grandson of Jinpachi Mishima.

He is the main protagonist of Tekken, one of the main protagonists of Tekken 4 (alongside Jin), and the main antagonist of Tekken 2 and Tekken 8.

Kazuya was born the son of Heihachi Mishima and Kazumi Mishima and raised on the Mishima Estate, the Mishima Clan's enormous aristocratic home in Japan. Kazuya's mother loved and doted on him, as did Kazuya's grandfather, Jinpachi Mishima, who also taught him Mishima Style Fighting Karate from a young age. Kazuya's life took a turn for the worse however when he was five years old. First, his beloved grandfather disappeared (Kazuya would later discover he was imprisoned by Heihachi under the family temple, after Jinpachi failed to retake the Mishima Zaibatsu from Heihachi, who had previously launched a coup against him). Then, Kazuya's mother was killed by Heihachi. Unbeknown to Kazuya, his mother had been tasked with stopping Heihachi from going down a warmongering path at all costs.[12] When her cause seemed lost, she fell into a series of illnesses, and was eventually taken over by a demonic alter ego which attempted to kill Heihachi.

That same year, Kazuya confronted his father after learning of his mother's death, but he was defeated almost immediately by him. Heihachi proceeded to throw five-year-old Kazuya off a cliff.[13] Heihachi claimed that his son was weak and would have to survive and climb back up if he was to be his true heir and successor.[14] Heihachi later revealed he also wished to test if Kazuya had the supernatural ability to survive the fall, fearing he may have the same 'illness' as his mother.[13]

As a result of the fall, Kazuya's latent Devil Gene was awakened, a genetic curse that is activated by a fatal or near-death experience. In early game manuals, this was characterized as making a 'pact with the Devil'.[15] In later games however (Tekken 4-Tekken 7) it was clarified that Kazuya possessed a special genetic make-up passed on through his mother's family, that allows one to host an immaterial creature known only as Devil.[13] As well as granting superhuman power and transformative ability, this creature exacerbates negative emotions in its host, especially anger, hatred, and fear.[16] With the aid of this newly activated power, Kazuya was able to climb back up the cliff he had been thrown down.

After this, Kazuya was raised by Heihachi. According to some sources,[17] Kazuya was actually quite frail and timid as a boy and was the victim of years of abuse at the hands of Heihachi. In Tekken 7, he is more defiant towards Heihachi as a boy, though Kazuya is still small and powerless against him. Little is known about the rest of Kazuya's childhood, though it is clear he continued to be raised by his father. This is evidenced by Kazuya's profile in the first Tekken, which states that, since his father is a rich businessman, Kazuya does not need to worry about money, implying that Kazuya remained a part of Heihachi's household. It is also stated that Kazuya and his adoptive brother, Lee Chaolan, were raised from childhood as rivals, and that Heihachi adopted Lee because he was a skilled scrapper living on his own in the street, meaning Lee would have to be older than four years old when he was adopted.[18]

Kazuya and Lee were thus both raised together by Heihachi who taught them both the family fighting style. It is also known that, before the events of the first King of Iron Fist Tournament, Kazuya participated in martial arts tournaments or unofficial fights around the world. In one of these fights, Paul Phoenix fought him to a draw, and Paul subsequently considered Kazuya his rival. When the first King of Iron Fist Tournament was announced, 26-year-old Kazuya took the opportunity to get back at his father, setting the stage for the first game. Revenge would not be his only reason for entering the first tournament, however, as his character profile in the first Tekken stated that his reasons were both to exact revenge, and to use his father's vast fortune to carry out his plans for world domination. The Russian military even learned of these plans and entered the first Jack android into the tournament to stop him.

Tekken 2 saw Kazuya's true nature revealed in full. Kazuya won the Iron Fist Tournament, threw his father off the same cliff he'd thrown him, and then took over as the new CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu, the family's economic empire. After killing his father (or so he thought), instead of bringing justice and honor to the Mishima Zaibatsu and righting the wrongs of his father, Kazuya repeated the corrupt practices of his father and turned it into an even much more ruthless and evil organization.[19] His crimes included kidnapping, extorting money from several businesses and many organizations, ordering assassinations, and smuggling endangered animal species. He even seized control of nearly all of Japan's northernmost and second-largest island, Hokkaido, and planned to build his own independent nation and a strong military force there.

During this time he also abandoned his nationality,[2] suggesting his earlier plans for world domination were still his end goal. As part of realizing this dream, he attempted to genetically engineer animal soldiers and even genetically engineered a dinosaur from fossils and kangaroo DNA. In order to demonstrate his martial superiority, Kazuya decided to hold another Iron Fist tournament.[20] Before or during the tournament, Kazuya encountered a woman, Jun Kazama, whom he later described as mysterious and approaching without fear.[20] The two became close,[7] as Jun sought to save him from the influence of Devil,[21] and later bore his child. At this time, Kazuya's Devil was trying to completely take over his mind and body, and both Jun and the mysterious entity, known as Angel, struggled to keep it from controlling him entirely. At the final round of the tournament, however, waited none other than the man Kazuya thought he killed two years ago: his father. Conflicted by Jun and Angel's influence, Kazuya was defeated by Heihachi. Heihachi then flew his body over a volcano and tossed him into it, apparently killing Kazuya.[22] Kazuya's Devil was split in two and part of it escaped his body to eventually make contact with his son,[23] who succeeded his father as the series' new protagonist. This would not be the end for Kazuya, however. Against all odds, a newly established, cutting edge, bio-technology company, G Corporation, located Kazuya's remains days later. After an unknown period of time, G Corporation succeeded in restoring Kazuya to life. They eventually reached an agreement with him to use him as a test subject. Kazuya had learned from his mistakes: the next time he faced Heihachi, he wanted to be in full control of his Devil powers. Of course, this plan did not go as Kazuya intended.

[24] Twenty years after Kazuya had been thrown into a volcano, Heihachi heard rumors that G Corporation had some of Kazuya's remains. Heihachi desired to make use of Kazuya's genetic material in order to enhance his own power by creating a synthetic Devil Gene. Heihachi had his Tekken Force invade G Corporation. He launched a dual strike on G Corporation laboratories in Nepal and Nebraska. At the Nebraska facility, however, Kazuya was revealed to be alive and took out Heihachi's Tekken Force squad.[25]

Once Kazuya's existence was revealed, Heihachi set up a fourth Iron Fist Tournament in order to lure Kazuya and his son, Jin Kazama, out into the open. At the end of the previous tournament, Heihachi had shot Jin, revealing that Kazuya's son also possessed the Devil Gene. Jin had fled and been in hiding for two years. Heihachi needed genetic material from one of them for his Devil-Human Integration Program.[25] Kazuya entered the fourth tournament, despite knowing it was a trap set up by his father.[24] He was due to fight his son (and meet him for the first time) in the semi-finals of the tournament, but Jin was kidnapped by Heihachi's Tekken Force before this could happen.[26] They instead met after Kazuya won the final round of the tournament against Heihachi.[27] Heihachi took Kazuya to where he had imprisoned Jin in Hon-Maru. On meeting Jin, Kazuya became possessed by his Devil. It took over his consciousness without transforming, threw Heihachi aside, and sought to absorb the rest of itself from an unconscious Jin, taunting him as it did. Kazuya was able to fight his Devil for control, however, mimicking Devil's own technique to instead assert total control over Devil himself. Kazuya was able silence his Devil and merge with it.

Ever since this event, Kazuya has been able to transform into his Devil form at will. Despite this, he was still defeated by Jin, who attacked him and then Heihachi, before showing mercy and fleeing into the night.[28]

Still at Hon-Maru, Kazuya and Heihachi were subsequently attacked by JACK robots. After initially working together, Kazuya threw Heihachi into the robots and fled as they were detonating. The resulting explosion unleashed the re-animated Jinpachi Mishima from his tomb under Hon-Maru. Jinpachi had starved to death, and a vengeful spirit now possessed him. Struggling against this spirit, with his last remaining human consciousness, Jinpachi took over the Zaibatsu and called a fifth tournament in order to find a fighter stronger enough to kill the vengeful spirit and lay him to rest.[29] Kazuya spent most of the Iron Fist Tournament 5 seeking the perpetrator of the attack on Hon-Maru. When it was revealed that G Corporation had betrayed him and ordered the attack, Kazuya killed the G Corp executives responsible and seized control of the corporation. He became its new CEO between the events of Tekken 5 and Tekken 6.[30] Jin Kazama, however, had gone on to win the Iron Fist Tournament, and with Heihachi still absent, Jin ascended as the Zaibatsu's new CEO.

Jin then declared war on the world, apparently without reason. He later revealed he believed he was avoiding a greater evil, seeking to destroy the Devil Gene, toppling corrupt governments and corporations, and was apparently also influenced by the growing control of his own Devil and Azazel over him.[31] Kazuya found himself in the position of being one of the few powers large enough to challenge the Zaibatsu's warmongering. He militarized G Corporation and declared war on the Mishima Zaibatsu, and at this time was heralded as a hero for his actions. Kazuya followed Jin to a desert in the Middle East, where a source of power linked to the Devil Gene was rumored to reside. He withdrew however after meeting his half-brother, Lars Alexandersson, and instead chose to re-gather his power back in Japan.[32] After Jin went missing following his confrontation with Azazel in the desert, Heihachi returned from the shadows and took control of the Mishima Zaibatsu in Jin's absence. At the start of Tekken 7, the war between the Zaibatsu and G Corporation thus continued. After waging media warfare against one another, Kazuya and Heihachi finally met in a volcano to confront one another, though not before Heihachi had revealed Kazuya's Devil form in a live broadcast, and dictated his version of past events to a journalist. In their final confrontation, Kazuya defeated his father, and threw his body into volcanic magma. Despite there being no current head of the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corporation apparently winning the war, the violence continued and Kazuya appeared to be set once more on world domination.

Six months later, Kazuya was confronted by Jin Kazama in New York. The two battled, with Kazuya emerging victorious after transforming into Devil. He then issued an announcement to the world at large: he would be hosting a new King of Iron Fist Tournament, and rather than a battle for money or control of the Mishima Zaibatsu, this tournament would decide the fate of the fighters' country of origin.

Tournament matches were held across the world, with the finals taking place in a coliseum in Italy. Kazuya appeared in-person for these final matches, harnessing the chaotic emotions of the audience in order to enact his plan: to resurrect Azazel. He successfully drew Zafina to the coliseum, and released Azazel, who had been sealed away within her right arm. The two did battle, and Kazuya once again was victorious. He absorbed Azazel's power and became True Devil Kazuya. Jin retreated to Yakushima while Kazuya was held off and eventually forced to withdraw through the combined efforts of Lars Alexandersson, Lee Chaolan, Alisa Bosconovitch, Victor Chevalier, Reina, and Claudio Serafino. Kazuya sent armed forces to Yakushima in order to stop Jin from regaining control of his Devil Gene, planning to kill Jin with his own hands. When Kazuya himself arrived on the battlefield, he wiped out multiple units from both sides with a powerful laser blast. After finding Jin, who had been unconscious within a shrine for an undetermined amount of time, Kazuya was held off from his attack by Lars.

The two fought, but before Kazuya could land the final, possibly fatal blow, Jin reawakened to rescue Lars. Kazuya and Jin began to battle in their respective Devil forms, until Kazuya formed a large ball of energy with the intention of destroying the island and all those upon it. In order to stop this attack Jin was able to transform into an angelic form, which he then used to continue his fight with Kazuya.

The two appeared to be evenly matched, with the battle continuing until Jin's Kazama abilities were able to purify both he and Kazuya, ridding them both of their Devil Gene. Kazuya ultimately failed to defeat Jin, left unconscious in the remnants of a comet that had fallen to the earth. Some time after this battle, Kazuya's unconscious form appeared to have been found by Jun Kazama.

Kazuya is driven by his need for control, power, and revenge against his father. After initially appearing to be a sympathetic protagonist in Tekken, from Tekken 2 onwards he has shown that everything comes second to his plans for complete control and power. Since Heihachi's death, Kazuya has continued crusading for power and is driven now by the desire for complete control and world domination, an ambition of his that has been hinted at from the very start.[33]

There are very few individuals that Kazuya is not cold or cruel towards. He often laughs at others' misfortune, talks down to them, and in the course of his quest for complete domination, has amassed a large number of enemies, many of whom have been personally injured by his exploits. A notable exception to this concerns Jun Kazama. It is stated that two became close[7], that Jun believed that there was goodness in Kazuya, and that he could be saved from the devil inside him.[34] The entity Angel is a testament to there being some truth to Jun's beliefs, as this creature is described as an aspect of Kazuya reflecting good still left in him.[35] After he merges with his devil in Tekken 4 however, Kazuya's emotions and desires seem to be more in line with that of his devil and Angel has no more canonical mentions. His methods become noticeably more cruel as well, with human abduction and experimentation explicitly sanctioned under his rule as G Corp CEO and wanton assassination of those who oppose his economic monopoly.[36]

Despite this, Kazuya does initially show respect and affection towards his grandfather in Tekken 5, and in Tekken 7 continues to harbor anger towards Heihachi for killing his mother, whom he loved dearly. He reproaches Heihachi for killing his mother, and laughs at the idea that Kazumi would want to kill him, since he believed she cared for him.[12] Kazuya also seems to have a sense of personal honor. He is insulted by Heihachi's accusation in Tekken 5 that he would order JACKs to kill him, calling such a method crude. This is in keeping with Kazuya's overall approach in the games, where, despite at numerous times having the advantage of corporate backing, his personal feud with Heihachi is always confined to tournaments and fights with his own bare hands. This is noticeably different from Heihachi, who has used a gun, abduction, and blackmail during the course of the Iron Fist Tournaments, and attempted to kill Kazuya with a laser satellite while he was engaged in fighting Akuma. Whilst he is merciless to those who betray him, Kazuya frequently seems to command the loyalty and respect of those under him. Both Anna Williams and Bruce Irvin return to work for him when he takes over G Corporation and both are entrusted with high ranking positions close to Kazuya, where they only answer to him. Kazuya has a practical appreciation for those under him, as evidenced by him calling off his troops when Akuma arrives,[37] telling them they are no match for him and to send Akuma to him instead. Whilst an older Kazuya is more set in his quest for power and use of his Devil Gene, he is also more calculating and less erratic in his decisions than his younger self, allowing him to rely on those close to him and build a firm powerbase from within G Corporation.

Unlike his father or adopted younger brother, Kazuya does not like the limelight. His desire for power seems to stem from an obsession with control and he has little interest in fame. When Kazuya takes over the Mishima Zaibatsu in Tekken 2, he "disappears into the shadows", and likewise, both as an experiment, and later as CEO of G Corporation, he prefers control from the shadows,[38] rather than making public appearances and announcements. This is likely related to his devil form, which he has striven to keep secret from the public. Kazuya, unlike his devil,[39] is invested in using scientific study and advancement. He has a personal stake in understanding his own genetics, and has the patience and long-term planning to see research as a necessary step on his path to control and revenge.[40] He has a cunning streak and, much like his brother and father, is capable of being devious and scheming.

Kazuya's true desires are made fully clear to the public by the events of Tekken 8, as he had continued on a path of desctruction after Heihachi's defeat, and announces a tournament wherein the losers and their country of origin will be destroyed. This displays his lack of care for the weak, and his focus on only the strong being worthy of survival. This could be attributed to his upbringing, during which he was taught only with cruelty by Heihachi. Unlike his son, Kazuya feels no remorse for those he has harmed in his path towards control, making no effort to embrace a positive change even at times where he comes close to defeat. Though it initially seems as though those positive aspects Jun Kazama had seen in Kazuya previously had dissipated, the ending scene of the good ending of Tekken 8 shows Jun approaching Kazuya's unconscious body, implying that he could perhaps still be swayed to change.

Kazuya has black hair swept into a spike at the back of his head. Since Tekken 4, his left eye constantly glows red, and his body is a patchwork of numerous scars and burn marks after his reconstruction by the G Corporation. His main outfit in the series has consisted of karate pants with red gloves, however in Tekken 7 it changed to a trench coat and suit. As a boss in Tekken 2, he wore a purple tuxedo, which has made sporadic reappearances throughout the series.

Outfits

Main article: Kazuya Mishima/Outfits

Manual, NTSC Cold blooded son of a distinguished family. Oldest son of Heihachi Mishima, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, sponsor of the tournament. His participation in this tournament is for the purpose of causing a world scale coup d'etat after causing the death of his father. The scar on his chest was caused by his father's dropping him into a trench at the age of five.[4]

Manual, PAL An arrogant loner, Kazuya, is the eldest son of Heihachi Mishima, distinguished head of the tournament sponsors, the Mishima Corporation. His appearance in the tournament is just part of a long term battle of wills with his father.[41]

Version 3 Kazuya is the eldest son of the tournament's sponsor, the Mishima Financial Group's CEO, Heihachi Mishima. Kazuya's purpose for participating in this tournament is to kill his father, and to use the power his father commands to orchestrate a worldwide coup d'état.

He received the scar across his chest when his father dropped him from a ravine at the age of five.[6]

Version 4 Kazuya enters the tournament and makes it to the final against Heihachi. Apathetic towards the tournament's considerable prize money, Kazuya engages his father in a vicious, bloody battle in which Kazuya emerges victorious. Kazuya then proceeds to throw Heihachi's broken body off the same cliff Heihachi threw Kazuya off many years ago and smiles with his revenge completed. Ending Description, "A Father's Fall" Having beaten Heihachi, Kazuya picks Heihachi's body up and throws it off the cliff, and smiles in satisfaction.

Kazuya defeated Heihachi in the previous tournament, and in doing so inherited all the power of the Mishima Financial Group's head; he now takes pride in surpassing Heihachi's power.

Presently, Kazuya has nearly seized all of Hokkaido for the purpose of building his ideal independent nation, where he's trying to establish a strong military force.[2]

Ending Description, "Evil Smile" Kazuya is shown to have expelled and defeated Devil, and starts to walk away. However, unbeknown to him, Devil starts to rise from where it has fallen and is about to shoot Kazuya with a laser from its eye. As Devil fires, Heihachi jumps in front of Kazuya and blocks the attack. Kazuya is initially surprised by his father's act of protection, and at first seems to consider taking this to heart, but then he shakes his head, grabs his father, and uses him as a human shield. Devil shoots a flurry of lasers, each causing Heihachi's body to spasm. Kazuya runs toward Devil, holding Heihachi's body to shield him from Devil's attacks. Kazuya throws Heihachi at Devil, who hits Heihachi away. Kazuya then finishes Devil off with a Dragon Uppercut, and smiles with satisfaction, having rid himself of both Devil and Heihachi.

At some point, Kazuya encountered Jun Kazama, who was in Tokyo to stop the Mishima Zaibatsu's illegal animal trading. During this time, Jun became pregnant with Kazuya's son. When Jun entered the tournament, she was aware of an evil within Kazuya that she wished to free him from. The confusion within Kazuya that arose from meeting Jun, caused him to lose concentration in his final fight with Heihachi.[citation needed] When Heihachi made it to the final round to face Kazuya, he started to gain the upper hand against him. As a last resort, Kazuya transformed into his devil form and continued the fight, but Heihachi still emerged victorious. In retribution, Heihachi threw Kazuya's body into the mouth of a volcano and escaped on a helicopter as the volcano erupted, leaving Kazuya to be presumed dead.

Kazuya did not return as a playable character for Tekken 3, as he was stated to be dead at the time and he was replaced by his son, Jin Kazama. Kazuya himself, however, is still briefly seen in the short arcade version opening movie where he appears alongside Jun Kazama, giving a smirk to the camera before their son, Jin Kazama, is seen. Pictures of him are also seen in Eddy Gordo's ending where Eddy learns that Kazuya was the one behind the death of his parents.

Manual, NTSC & Prologue Twenty years ago, Kazuya lost to Heihachi and was thrown into the mouth of a volcano. A few days later, he was brought back to life by G Corporation, a biotech firm making revolutionary advances in the field of biogenetics research.

With G Corporation's aid, Kazuya investigated the biomechanics of the Devil Gene within him by subjecting himself to various experiments. Kazuya believed that once he unlocked and controlled the power of the Devil Gene, he would be powerful enough to defeat Heihachi and destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu.

Twenty years later, the Tekken Forces attacked G Corporation's facility and stole their research data. Kazuya was also targeted in the attack.

Kazuya was infuriated by Heihachi's interference once again. He was determined more than ever to exact his vengeance. Kazuya was not fooled by the sudden announcement of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. He knew that it was a trap orchestrated by Heihachi to lure him out.

Despite this knowledge, Kazuya enters the Tournament - this is his chance to defeat Heihachi.[42]

Twenty years previously, having been defeated by his father Heihachi, Kazuya morphed into his devil form to narrowly avoid death. Now he has returned...

Interested in the biology behind Kazuya's death-defying ability, biotech firm G Corporation nursed him back from the brink. Kazuya allowed this research to continue, as he sought a personal understanding of the Mishima Family's Devil Gene. He hoped to use this understanding and his elevated position in the G Corporation management to overthrow Heihachi and the Mishima Financial Empire.

When one of G Corporation's research facilities was suddenly attacked, raided and wrecked by Heihachi's Tekken Force, Kazuya's rage resurfaced - it was time to face his father again. It was time for one of them to die...[8]

Official Strategy Guide Defeated by Heihachi and thrown into the mouth of a volcano 20 years ago, Kazuya was brought back to life by G Corporation, a biotech firm making revolutionary advances in the field of biogenetic research.

With G Corporation's aid, Kazuya investigated the biomechanics of the Devil Gene within his body by subjecting himself to genetic experiments. Kazuya believed that once he unlocked and controlled the power of the Devil Gene, he would be powerful enough to defeat Heihachi and destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu. Twenty years later, the Tekken Forces attacked G Corporation's research facility without warning and succeeded in stealing research data for the Mishima Zaibatsu. Kazuya learned that he was also a target in the attack.

Infuriated by Heihachi's interference in his plans once again, Kazuya was determined more than ever to seek revenge against Heihachi. Kazuya instantly recognized the announcement of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 as a trap set by Heihachi to lure him out.

Despite this knowledge, Kazuya entered the tournament. It was his chance to defeat Heihachi.

The tournament officials sent Kazuya a message: The winner of Round 7 by default is Kazuya Mishima. Please proceed to the final stage. Though Kazuya sensed Heihachi's hand in Jin Kazama's disappearance, a fearless grin crept upon his face as he headed towards the final stage. Heihachi led Kazuya deep within the Mishima Zaibatsu compound. A massive temple stood in the midst of a forest enshrouded in fog. The two entered the building...

When Kazuya sees Jin, he is overpowered by his devil, who takes control of his body, though without transforming. Devil's eyes glow red, and it steps forward and says, "So you were with him after all, my half..." Heihachi immediately knows something was wrong, turning to Devil and asking, "Who are you?!" Devil gives a huff of amusement and says, "I am what you refer to as 'Devil'. Twenty years ago, I lost a part of myself when you nearly killed me. Now, I'll retrieve what's rightfully mine from him! The time has come for my resurrection!" Heihachi gasps and steps back. "You saved me the trouble of having to search for him," Devil says. "For your troubles, I'll give you a taste of my power!" He then shoots a laser from his eyes, throwing Heihachi back and knocking him unconscious. Devil laughs: "What's the matter? Didn't your precious science provide all the answers you needed... about my power?"

Devil then turns to Jin and stretches out a hand. An aura glows around Jin, then his devil markings appear. Devil draws back his hand, confused. "What?!" it says. "Why won't you change?" After a moment of thought, Devil says, "Is it because of that Kazama blood?!"

Devil suddenly cries in pain and bolts of blue electricity roll up its body. It writhes in agony and says "Kazuya! What are you do-...?!" Devil falls to its knees. "No! It can't be!"

Kazuya's eyes stop glowing red, and his voice no longer has Devil's otherworldly timbre: "I see... Didn't know about this method of unifying our power." Kazuya stands, his electricity fading. "This is the end of you..." he says to his devil. "Now you'll become... a part of me." He looks up at Jin, "All I need to do is destroy you, then everything will be mine! Rise! Jin Kazama!"

Jin suddenly wakes up. He looks at his chains, and struggles to free himself. He breaks out and falls to the floor. Jin gasps and struggles with against his devil. He says to Kazuya: "You! If only you were dead... Once I kill you, it'll all be over!"

Kazuya defeats Jin, then stands over Jin's fallen body. Kazuya stretches out a hand and another aura glows around Jin. The aura draws up into Kazuya's hand as Kazuya begins to laugh. "Finally, everything is mine!" Kazuya throws back his head and laughs maniacally. As he does, there is a flash and he transforms fully into his devil.

White text comes up on a black screen that reads: That day, the Mishima Zaibatsu compound and the area surrounding it vanished without a trace. The truth behind the incident never came to light.

At the seventh stage, Kazuya was slated to fight Jin, but Jin disappeared. He had been abducted by Tekken Force soldiers under Heihachi's command. Kazuya was declared the winner by default and sent to the final round, where he met Heihachi and demanded to know his son's whereabouts.

After winning his tournament fight against Heihachi, Kazuya was taken by his father to Hon-Maru, a temple within the Mishima compound in the woods, where Jin was being held captive. Kazuya was initially surprised to see Jin chained up, but was then overpowered by his devil, who took control of his body. Devil explained that it lost half of itself when Kazuya was thrown into a volcano and that its other half resides within Jin. Devil knocked Heihachi out with a laser and then unsuccessfully attempted to draw the Devil Gene from Jin. Devil speculated that it must be Jin's Kazama blood that was preventing the assimilation. While Devil was distracted, Kazuya was able to take back control of his body, fighting down Devil and then merging their power. Kazuya then called for Jin to awaken. Once Jin woke up however, they fought and Jin succeeded in defeating Kazuya, who was then knocked unconscious.

Kazuya suffered a defeat at the hands of Heihachi and was later defeated again by Jin at Honmaru. Kazuya escaped from Honmaru when the enemies were off guard. He morphed into a devil before taking flight just as Honmaru exploded. He entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament to exact revenge.[44]

Manual, PAL Having been beaten by both Heihachi Mishima and Jin Kazama in the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Kazuya fled Honmaru during an invasion by a battalion of JACKs. Leaving his father at the mercy of the brutal robots, Kazuya took flight just as Honmaru exploded. When the announcement that the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 was to be held, revenge filled Kazuya's veins and his decision to enter the competition was swift.[45]

Official Strategy Guide During the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Kazuya Mishima, son of Heihachi Mishima and the one who possesses the devil gene, suffered a defeat at the hands of Heihachi, and later Jin at the Honmaru.

When he finally regained consciousness he was surrounded by a JACK-4 squad.

"G Corporation! So they plan to take me out, too."

Kazuya teamed with Heihachi to fight off the successive waves of JACKs, until he saw his chance and left the Honmaru without Heihachi.

He morphed into a devil and takes flight just as the Honmaru exploded. Kazuya, determined to exact revenge on those who betrayed him, decided to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.[46]

Kazuya Mishima, knocked unconscious by Jin in the battle of Honmaru.

As he came to, he was attacked by JACKs.

"Damn! Are they after me too?!" says Kazuya.

For a while, Kazuya and Heihachi fought as father and son. But Devil Kazuya flew away, leaving Heihachi to die alone.'

Kazuya enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, to make the traitors pay.[47]

Summary of In-Game Events Following their defeat by Jin, Kazuya and Heihachi are ambushed by a squad of Jack-4s, who have been sent by G Corporation to destroy Kazuya and Heihachi. The father and son are forced to work together to fight the Jacks until Kazuya throws Heihachi into a group of them and leaves him to die in the ensuing explosion. Heihachi is pronounced dead, but someone has mysteriously taken over the Mishima Zaibatsu and announced the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Kazuya enters to track down those who betrayed him and discover the sponsor's identity.

During the tournament, Kazuya crosses paths with Raven, who recognizes him after seeing him flying away from Hon-Maru. Kazuya defeats Raven and interrogates him. When he makes Raven talk, Kazuya discovers that he was betrayed by G Corporation, and that something was awakened from under Hon-Maru. Kazuya realizes what Heihachi has done, and speculates that, in fact, it is his grandfather Jinpachi Mishima, who is somehow controlling the Zaibatsu now. In a (non-canonical) interlude with Heihachi, he accuses Heihachi of imprisoning his grandfather under Hon-Maru and explains to him that he's now been released. It is unknown how far Kazuya progressed through the tournament, but he likely departed for revenge against G Corp shortly after his match against Raven. Kazuya was reunited with Bruce Irvin during the tournament, who left with him to help him exact his revenge, though it is unknown if the two fought each other in the tournament itself.

After initially greeting his grandfather with respect, Kazuya fights and defeats him. He holds the dying Jinpachi in his arms and tries to wake him up. Jinpachi barely regains consciousness, Kazuya then smiles softly at his grandfather, as he remembers one of the few happy moments of his childhood, spent affectionately training with his beloved grandfather. After a few moments, Kazuya's expression suddenly changes, one of his eyes turns red, alerting Jinpachi, who is too exhausted to react, and he punches through Jinpachi's chest, destroying him and turning him to dust. Kazuya grins and looks over one shoulder, eye glowing red, and begins to laugh maniacally.

Official Strategy Guide After he had killed the G Corporation officials who betrayed him, Kazuya Mishima succeeded in taking control of the corporation from behind the scenes. In the meantime, the world was quickly slipping into chaos due to the activities of the Mishima Zaibatsu, led by Jin Kazama. Kazuya could never accept a world controlled by anyone but himself, and he set out to use the military power of the G Corporation to suppress the Mishima Zaibatsu. At this point, the G Corporation was praised by the nations of the world for its heroic actions.

When the G Corporation's public influence had become great enough, Kazuya used it to announce a hefty bounty for anyone who could capture Jin alive. In reply, the Mishima Zaibatsu announced The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6. This was just as Kazuya had predicted, and it put a satisfied smile on his face.[48]

Prologue Killing the G Corporation officials who had betrayed him, Kazuya Mishima succeeded in taking control of the corporation from behind the scenes. However, in the meantime, the world was quickly slipping into chaos due to the activities of the Mishima Zaibatsu, led by Jin Kazama. Kazuya could never accept a world controlled by anyone but himself, and so he set out to use the military power of the G Corporation to suppress the Mishima Zaibatsu. At this point, the G Corporation was praised by the nations of the world for its heroic actions.

Judging that the G Corporation's public influence had become great enough, Kazuya utilized public opinion to its fullest to announce a hefty bounty for anyone who could capture Jin alive.

In response, the Mishima Zaibatsu quickly announced The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6. This was just as Kazuya had predicted. He smiled in satisfaction.[49]

Kazuya left the fifth tournament early having discovered the information he needs on those who tried to betray him. Kazuya had found out that G Corporation officials tried to have him assassinated, believing him to be too much of a threat. In retaliation, with the help of his former employee, Bruce Irvin, Kazuya has the officials murdered, and seizes sole control of G Corporation. He then begins to grow G Corporation's military power in order to rival the Mishima Zaibatsu. The Zaibatsu, led by Jin, has already begun world conquest and declared war on the world to destroy a greater evil. At this time, the world's population sees G Corporation as its only savior, though, in reality, Kazuya has more sinister motives of world domination. Kazuya utilizes the company's newfound popularity to his advantage and issues a bounty to be placed on Jin's head.

After learning about Azazel, the presumed source for the Devil Gene, Kazuya along with G Corporation arrive at Azazel's Temple, somewhere in the Egyptian desert. Kazuya seeks to obtain Azazel's power for himself, but he is stopped, however, by Lars Alexandersson, a rogue Tekken Force captain whom he discovers to be his half-brother. The battle ends without an outcome with Kazuya merely leaving and warning his half-brother about the cursed fate of Mishimas to betray one another. Tekken Force are lined up before Azazel's temple and point their guns towards the temple entrance. Kazuya emerges from within the temple and holds up the body of Devil Jin for all to see. On seeing the body of their leader, Tekken Force slowly lower their weapons. They then quickly stand to attention and salute Kazuya, recognizing him as the new leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Kazuya smirks and gives a maniacal laugh.

Kazuya Mishima – the son of Heihachi Mishima, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu and King of the Iron Fist. Although he once defeated Heihachi and took over the Mishima Zaibatsu, he lost to Heihachi in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, and was thrown into the crater of a volcano. At that time, Kazuya was able to save his life by becoming Devil. He allowed his body to be studied by G Corporation, a new company who were continuing to make breakthroughs in the field of genetics, and succeeded in being able to control the power of the devil freely. After that, Kazuya succeeded in taking over G Corporation. He controlled G Corporation from behind the scenes, and fought a fierce war with the Mishima Zaibatsu, led by his son Jin Kazama. Now, the war is gradually starting to tilt in G Corporation’s favor.[13]

Summary of In-Game Events Several decades ago, Kazuya confronted his father Heihachi over the murder of his mother. He desperately tried to fight his father, but Heihachi easily overpowered and defeated the boy. Kazuya was then tossed off a cliff.

In the present day, Kazuya watches from G Corporation's Millennium Tower as Heihachi announces his return and the a new King of Iron Fist Tournament. Kazuya is unsurprised that his father is still alive. Learning that his father is searching for Jin, Kazuya tells his subordinates to hasten the preparations for his plans.

Later, Kazuya sends his Jack-6 army to spy on and kill Heihachi. Heihachi at this time happened to be the target of Akuma, an assassin sent long ago by Kazumi Mishima. After learning that Akuma was sent by his mother to kill both Heihachi and himself, Kazuya laughs, disbelieving that his mother would ever order such a thing.

Heihachi's 'death' at the hands of Akuma is announced, though Kazuya doubts that this is true. Kazuya then becomes Akuma's next target. After telling his G Corp soldiers to stand down, as Akuma is too strong for them, Kazuya tells his soldiers to direct Akuma to G Corp's helipad. The two fight, and due to Akuma's strength, Kazuya is forced to transform into his devil form to try and best him. Unbeknown to him, this was the set up Heihachi had hoped for, as he is broadcasting Kazuya's transformation live to the world, thus exposing his devil form. After having done so, Heihachi interrupted the fight by obliterating Millennium Tower with the Zaibatsu's space laser.

Kazuya survives the attack, though public opinion has now turned against G Corporation due to Kazuya's devil form being exposed to the world. Intent on reversing the tide of public opinion, Kazuya shoots a Devil Blaster at Heihachi's satellite, causing it to plummet down to Earth and destroy an entire city. The world mistakenly believes that the Mishima Zaibatsu lost control of its own satellite, and public opinion sways back to G Corporation's side once again.

A few hours later, Kazuya finally confronts Heihachi inside a volcano. As they fight, Kazuya changes into his devil form and nearly defeats his father. But Heihachi musters all of his remaining strength and strikes back, causing his son to revert back to his human form. Even though the two of them have become severely weakened at this point, they continue to exchange blows. Heihachi headbutts Kazuya, knocking him to the ground. Looking up at the man he has always hated ever since he was a small child, Kazuya finally kills Heihachi with a deadly blow to the chest, stopping his father's heart. Kazuya takes Heihachi's corpse and tosses him into volcanic magma. As he does so, he repeats his father's teaching that 'All that matters is who's left standing, nothing else'.

Shortly afterwards, Kazuya is once again confronted by Akuma, who has also survived the attack at G Corporation tower. Transforming into his Devil once again, Kazuya fights Akuma in a heated battle. In the end, Kazuya fires a powerful Devil Blaster at Akuma's Hadoken, and the collision destroyed the volcanic surroundings.

Although the final outcome of the battle is unknown, Kazuya's influence over the world is still present, as G Corporation has not ended the war and various nations face an incoming invasion.

Using the full extent of his devil power and G Corporation, Kazuya Mishima went on a conquest for world domination. After defeating his father Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya intensifies his offensive to eliminate the leaderless Mishima Zaibatsu. This brutal war divided the world in two, and in the end G Corporation came out on top.

However, G corporation showed no signs of relenting, and continued to dominate the world by force. The Union of Nations was appalled by these actions, and they gathered various world leaders in New York to discuss how to impose sanctions against G Corporation. But then, Kazuya himself showed up to the meeting and announced that he would continue to wage war. He then unleashed G Corporation's army on New York, setting the entire city ablaze.[51] Character Episode Prologue Kazuya Mishima defeated Heihachi Mishima, the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and put an end to their protractive rivalry.

Heihachi disappeared after losing the match against Kazuya and, without a head, the Mishima Zaibatsu spiraled into crisis.

To elect a new head of the organization, the group announced it was holding a new entry in The King of Iron Fist Tournament.

This was the chance that Kazuya had been waiting for: the chance to achieve total world domination.

After triumphing, Kazuya sits down to have an interview. For his first question, he is asked of his thoughts and reasons for conquering the world, but Kazuya dismisses the question as irrelevant and moves on. For the second question, he is asked of his significant other. Kazuya responds that his path was filled with combat and hardship, and that he and Jun first met on the field of battle. He says that he has no use for weaklings, and that Jun was strong. For the final question, Kazuya is asked for personal hobbies. Rather than answer directly, Kazuya opens a room behind his desk, revealing shelves upon shelves of sneakers, proudly declaring that "Anything and everything will be mine!".

Summary of In-Game Events Kazuya is seen on a helicopter during G Corporation's attack on Manhattan, until a helicopter was brought down by Jin Kazama with his motorcycle, forcing Kazuya to come out of the helicopter. Then, Kazuya taunts Jin by telling him that he was the one who started the war. Kazuya and Jin fought each other once more, and Jin had the advantage by transforming into his devil form. However, Kazuya transformed into his own devil form and got the upper hand, overwhelming and utterly defeating Jin with a giant laser. Soon after, Kazuya made an announcement to all around the world in order to rewrite the rules. He then destroys all the satellites from space and officially announced The King of Iron Fist Tournament held in Italy, this time with his new rules: Those who lose in the tournament will perish along with their respective country.

Back to the G Corporation HQ, Kazuya is watching the Preliminaries of the tournament, including the Asian B Block Preliminaries in Japan where Jin participated and won. After that, Kazuya was informed by his new bodyguard, Nina Williams, that Zafina was located in Italy with the Sirius Marksmen, Claudio Serafino. The following day, The King of Iron Fist Tournament has officially begun at the Coliseum of Fate in Italy, and after the first round of the tournament is finished, Kazuya appears and announces that the winning country shall receive due compensation for their achievements. Suddenly, the tournament was stopped by an assault from Yggdrasil and the United Nations. Kazuya expected this to happen, however, as he transforms into his devil form and attacks Zafina after she arrived at the center of the coliseum. Kazuya had intentionally used the tournament finals to gather enough dark energy from within the coliseum to unseal Azazel from Zafina's left arm. Once Azazel was released, Kazuya threw Zafina aside. Soon after, Kazuya fought and defeated Azazel by absorbing him, transforming Kazuya into his true devil form. After Jin was taken to Yakushima, Kazuya fought the other fighters and took them down at ease. Then, he was confronted by a new girl named "Reina", who learned the Mishima Style Martial Arts. Kazuya easily overwhelmed Reina, but then he was distracted and caught by Claudio. However, Kazuya avoided Claudio's Spear of Kephalos and dealt a finishing blow on Claudio, but not before Claudio redirected his own fatal blow back at Kazuya. Soon after, Kazuya was wounded on his left shoulder and was forced to retreat. After returning to the G Corporation HQ, Kazuya was informed once again by Nina that Jin is located at Yakushima. Not wanting anyone else to interfere, Kazuya tells her that he will be the one to kill Jin by his own hands. Still feeling the pain on his left shoulder, Kazuya makes sure that Azazel does not escape from him.

During the war on Yakushima, Kazuya arrives on the battlefield and obliterates everyone from both armies, including Reina who just stood there to face her own death, though Kazuya was unaware that Reina possessed her own Devil Gene. Then, he found out where Jin is at and he landed in front of the shrine. However, Kazuya was interfered by Lars Alexandersson who is trying to protect Jin. Kazuya is overwhelming Lars, but he was then hit by Lars' headbutt, the same way Heihachi Mishima hit Kazuya with his head. Kazuya then shoot his giant laser to kill Lars, until Jin came back to save Lars at the last second. Kazuya and Jin fought each other once again in their respective devil forms, though Jin's devil form has a white wing. Then, Kazuya launched a devastating attack that can destroy all of Yakushima, but then he was shocked that Jin transformed into his angel form and stopped that devastating attack. Upon that attack, Kazuya and Jin were thrown upwards into space and continued their fight. Kazuya's true devil form was evenly matched with Jin's angel form, and when they collide their attacks, it purifies them both from the Devil Gene completely, and destroying Azazel for good. Even with the Devil Gene gone, Kazuya will stop at nothing from fighting Jin as the fight continues one last time. During the final battle, Kazuya has the advantage by knocking Jin down, until Jin got up and Kazuya was countered by Jin, forcing Kazuya to unleash his true power to fight back against Jin. Soon after, Kazuya and Jin dealt their finishing blows on each other's faces.

In the good ending, Kazuya was defeated by Jin and was left unconscious, being spared by his son. Some time after, Kazuya's unconscious body is approached by what appears to be Jun.

In the bad ending, Kazuya finally defeats Jin and threw him off the cliff, the same way he threw Heihachi off the cliff. Back at the G Corporation HQ, Kazuya decides that he will keep fighting and dominate the entire world, even without his Devil Gene.

Kazuya's playstyle favors waiting to punish opponents. While this gameplan as well as the level of execution required creates a high barrier for entry, he is one of the most simplistic characters in the series. His moveset favors powerful single strikes, with the caveat that many are slow or leave him vulnerable if blocked. His most rewarding method of play is centered around block and whiff punishment. His Electric Wind Godfist is one of the best, if not the best punisher in every game he is in. In summation, he is overall best used as a defensive character, and good timing is required to main him.

Despite his rather heavy reliance on good timing and strong defense, Kazuya is a formidable force of steady aggression in the hands of an experienced player. With an important sense of both movement, blocking, and punishment, Kazuya's onslaught is virtually unstoppable. This is very much a high-risk tactic, and even then his approach, especially his crouch dash options, can falter from well-timed sidesteps from the opponent.

Starting with Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Kazuya gains the ability to morph into his devil form at will, though needs to use Rage to do so in Tekken 7. His devil form gives him some demonic powers, like the ability to fly and shoot laser beams. This also slightly changes his moveset, giving him access to Elkeid, Devil Fist, and most notably the ability to perform Twin Pistons from a standing position, which can be used as a solid launcher. However, he lost most of D/F+1 follow-ups in Devil Form.

In Tekken 8, Kazuya retains many of his moves from the previous games, and his ability to morph into Devil is now a part of his Heat state.

Kazuya fights using Mishima Style Fighting Karate. His version of it is inspired by elements of Shotokan karate with hip-turning swing blows.

Moves

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Heihachi Mishima

His father and archenemy. Kazuya hates Heihachi more than anything or anyone else. His hatred was caused by Heihachi's murder of his mother, Kazumi. After this, Heihachi threw Kazuya off a cliff when he was five years old, causing the huge scar across his chest. This caused his Devil powers to activate, turning him away from his peaceful nature to become ruthless and cold. Ever since that event, Kazuya has wanted to kill Heihachi. Kazuya was subsequently raised by Heihachi and endured years of his ruthless training and cruelty, alongside his adopted brother Lee Chaolan.

Although Kazuya successfully defeated his father in the first tournament, Heihachi survived, and later, during the events of the second tournament, defeated him and threw his body in a volcano. This caused Kazuya's body immeasurable damage, further scarring him, and lost him a considerable amount of his Devil power.

Twenty years later, after he had recovered, Kazuya vowed to kill his father once and for all. While Kazuya was still researching his own devil genetics, Heihachi launched a strike on G Corporation, disrupting Kazuya's work. Heihachi intended to capture Kazuya at the end of the fourth tournament, but their losses to Jin and G Corporation's betrayal of Kazuya forced them to briefly work together, before Kazuya turned on Heihachi and left him to fend for himself. In Tekken 7, Heihachi reveals Kazuya's devil form to the world via broadcast and tells his story to a journalist. Kazuya successfully killed Heihachi in their final battle, aptly also in a volcano.

His deceased grandfather. Jinpachi trained Kazuya in the Mishima Karate when he was a child and before Jinpachi was imprisoned under Hon-Maru by Heihachi. Unlike Heihachi, Kazuya liked his grandfather very much and Jinpachi enjoyed spending time with him too, this being one of Kazuya's few happy childhood memories.

In his Tekken 5 interludes, Kazuya is polite and respectful towards his grandfather. In his ending, Kazuya smiles affectionately as he looks down at his grandfather. A flashback is seen where Jinpachi and Kazuya spend time training Mishima Karate together. However, Kazuya's Devil side suddenly kicks in, causing him to finish off his weakened grandfather and laugh menacingly.

Jinpachi's affection for his grandson is also hinted at in their Tekken Tag Tournament 2 intro pose, where Jinpachi says Kazuya's name sadly, apparently regretful of what Kazuya has become.

Kazumi Mishima

His deceased mother. Kazuya loved and was fond of his mother, and Kazumi was always devoted to him when he was a baby. In Tekken 7, a young Kazuya is furious with his father when he finds out he killed Kazumi, and attacks him despite the hopelessness of his position. Later, an adult Kazuya was surprised to hear that Kazumi was trying to kill both him and Heihachi, and thought it was absurd, causing him to laugh in disbelief. He was also confused about how Akuma knew Kazumi and his first questions to Akuma were about his mother, though Akuma dismisses his queries in favor of just fighting him.

His son's mother. Kazuya and Jun became close during the second King of Iron Fist Tournament.[7] Kazuya describes Jun as a "mysterious" woman "approaching without fear".[20]

Jun originally wanted to arrest Kazuya for his experiments on animals but she also saw the mystic powers surrounding him and wanted to free him from his devil. Sometime before the final confrontation between Kazuya and Heihachi, Jun and Kazuya became intimate, resulting in Jun's pregnancy. She later gave birth to Jin on Yakushima.

In their Tekken Tag Tournament 2 win pose, Kazuya and Jun look at each other while they have their backs turned, with Jun looking sorrowful, perhaps expressing sadness at her failure to save Kazuya from Devil. In Devil Kazuya's Tekken Tag Tournament ending, he comes across Jun unconscious on the ground and carefully lifts her into his arms before flying away, implying Kazuya has some degree of care for Jun.

In their Tekken 8 intro and outro poses together, Kazuya expresses surprise at seeing Jun alive, while Jun expresses a desire to save him. In his non-canonical Tekken 8 character episode, Kazuya expresses a continuing fondness for Jun, seemingly flustered when asked of her, and possessing her photograph on his mantelpiece. He states that he admires her strength.

It is possible that Jun named their son, Jin (仁), after Jinpachi (仁八), the grandfather Kazuya respected and admired.[54] If so, this would imply a degree of intimacy in Jun and Kazuya's relationship, as Kazuya was able to relate some of his past to her and chose to tell her of his care for his grandfather. This respect would thus seem to be mutual, as Jun chose the name for their son after Kazuya was thrown into a volcano, honoring his respect for his grandfather.

His son and enemy. Kazuya wants to extract Jin's portion of the Devil that left Kazuya's body after the second tournament. Kazuya and Jin first met in Tekken 4 but their duel did not take place in the tournament because Tekken Force had kidnapped Jin, allowing Kazuya to win his official tournament match against him without confronting him. After losing his fight to Heihachi, Kazuya was taken to the temple of Hon-Maru, where Jin was imprisoned. Initially shocked by Jin's imprisonment, Kazuya was taken over by his Devil and tried to absorb back Jin's half of the Devil power, but failed, as seemingly Jin's Kazama blood prevented this. After merging with his Devil, Kazuya tried to defeat Jin to take the other half of his Devil, but failed to do so.

In Tekken 6, Kazuya was unable to accept a world dominated by anyone but himself, and took over and militarized G Corporation in order to oppose Jin's Mishima Zaibatsu. In Tekken 7, Kazuya learned that after Heihachi took over the Zaibatsu, he was searching for Jin. Kazuya seemed uninterested in pursuing his son, though he had other things to deal with, such as Akuma coming to kill him and claiming to have been sent by Kazuya's mother, as well as Kazuya's feud with Heihachi being of utmost most importance to him. At the end of Tekken 7, after seeing what the world looked like under Kazuya's control, Jin agreed with Lars that it was up to him to kill Kazuya. In Tekken 8, Kazuya initially faces off against Jin in New York. After defeating him and sensing his hesitance to accept his Devil form, Kazuya instead turns his attention towards the eighth King of Iron Fist tournament to lure Zafina and acquire Azazel's power. After obtaining his True Devil form by absorbing Azazel, Kazuya focuses his efforts on defeating Jin once and for all as his son is the only one that could potentially stop him.

Whilst it is clear Jin resents Kazuya for the megalomaniacal path he has chosen and his commitment to utilizing the Devil Gene, it is unclear what Kazuya thinks of his son personally. In Devil Jin's Scenario Campaign dialogues, Kazuya is disappointed that Jin's Devil is able to seize hold of him, stating "Look at you. So you've given yourself over entirely to the power of the devil. You weren't half the man I thought you were, Jin Kazama." He seems to expect something of Jin, or admire some quality in him, possibly in his capacity as Jun's son, or as an inheritor of his own blood and perseverance. This sits alongside his desire to take Jin's Devil from him. During their final battle in Tekken 8, he admitted that Jin's refusal to give up was "almost admirable."

His adopted brother and rival. Kazuya and Lee despise each other, with Lee always wanting to beat him since they were forced to be rivals by Heihachi since childhood. Kazuya has a low and mostly indifferent opinion toward Lee, seeing him as nothing more than a nuisance unworthy of his time. While he doesn't hate him as much as Heihachi, enjoys humiliating him. Kazuya made Lee his secretary during his tenure as CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu, a position he seems to have given his brother to humiliate him, though it is noticeable that he did still accept to have Lee working for him, despite their differences. Whilst often demeaning towards Lee, Kazuya seems to maintain some rivalry and mild respect towards him, as he is concerned by the growth and strength of Violet Systems, at least in his Tekken 6 Scenario Campaign Dialogues. He and Lee bicker with one another and are quick to anger in their Tekken 5 interludes with one another, forgoing each of their more reserved manners of speech in favor of familiar insults.