UPDATED
Opening up for ROUND 2! Eddy, Fahk, & Victor have been added to the pool! (sorry ladies, nothing yet but...I think there'll be something soon...)
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Reina ft. CometCreates Demo: https://youtu.be/nwvnb--nidA?si=3BtanBCB6K6a1opX (Audio/Lines have been adjusted/fine tuned since then but this'll give you a example of what the results will be in-game)
-A Solo Director/Writer Production:
TEKKEN 8 PROJECT: ENGLISH DUB (No affiliation w/any other project(s)
Everyone wants to make TEKKEN dubs, whether it be for the games, movies, any form of media really, but...
Few are willing to make TEKKEN dubs that actually get integrated into a video game mod.
There's the difference.
A HUGE one.
Because anybody can mute pre-recorded gameplay footage or cutscenes, throw recorded lines over said footage/scenes, export the video, and call it a day.
Tsk tsk No, no no that's not what I'm doing.
I'm single-handedly tearing into the game files itself...
Replacing actual voice files, ONE. BY. ONE. 100+ WAVs for each character all replaced BY YOU!
Each WAV edited in Audacity then converted into a dedicated WEM file TEKKEN 8 uses to read audio using Wwise
Rebuilding the experience from the ground up.
This isn't a YouTube project.
This isn't a highlight reel.
This isn't "watch our dub"
This is plain and simple, straight forward:
--> Download the mod. (put in the ~mods folder) Launch the game. HEAR the difference. <--
-Every time your Character is selected.
-Every intro.
-Every special/unique character intro.
-Every attack/jabs/kicks etc.
-Every damage taken reaction.
-Every Rage Art.
-Every victory quote.
-Every K.O.
-Every match.
-Every. Single. Time.
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Now while other projects are dubbing footage...
I'm (to reiterate) dubbing TEKKEN 8 from the inside.
While others are editing videos...
I'm modifying the game.
While others are creating content...
I'm creating a whole new way to hear/experience T8.
That, my potential cast members IS the difference.
So now that I'm Almost finished with nearly each characters sample script for VAs to audition for, I'm now ready to actually start ACTIVELY receive auditions from VAs who are interested to help make it happen. (I mean c'mon who wouldn't want to be >IN< a video game/have this on your portfolio?)
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What I Look For When Casting (Let's not over complicate this, 1 role-1 slot)
-Mic Quality
This is a downloadable game mod, so clean audio matters. (I mean, it's for a game)
You don't need a professional studio, but recordings should be clear, free of heavy background noise, echo, hallway reverb, or excessive fuzzing/beeping. (there have been amazing takes I've received only to have noticeable noise in the back, rendering the take unfortunately unusable so I'd like to avoid that as much as possible)
-Confidence & Delivery
Commit to the performance/You can do it!
Confidence will usually if not always stand out over someone playing it close to the chest.
-Accents (Toughie as I'm sure you know why when it comes to certain characters)
Some characters NEED believable accents.
Characters such as Eddy, Shaheen, and to no ones surprise... Lili benefit greatly from VAs who can convincingly portray their unique vocal identity.
-Character Personality (Another big factor)
I'm looking for VAs who can understand a character's attitude, mannerisms, energy, and personality, not just read their scripted lines. (If you're a fellow TEKKEN player then you're already one step ahead the rest, however if I had to recommend non Tekken players a way to better understand these characters I'd say maybe watch their arcade endings, I would suggest the actual Tekken series cutscenes but that'd be too much for just an audition)
The goal isn't simply to speak the dialogue, I'm writing the dialogue in a way potential cast members can lip sync to, that way the dialogue doesn't seem "off" when delivering lines, I try to keep my character scripts as close to the original subtitle text as shown in game but if I have to add or take out certain words to help the delivery look natural I'll do it, cause trying so desperately to stick to the source isn't worth the 10 mins... plus it's a "Your trying too hard and that's just not classy" scenario... mixing it up isn't a bad thing.
-The goal is to make players believe that you as your character is speaking. (make sense?)
WHAT CHARACTERS WILL BE DUBBED OVER?
Now "I'm not gonna sugar coat it" I'm not wasting time redubbing characters that already have English voices. (that's pointless c'mon)
I'm asking you to bring English performances to the fighters who've never had them. (Unless they were in TEKKEN x Street Fighter ofc)
But here's where things get... interesting
Think there's only a few roles? Think again...
Some roster slots are completely transformed through character mods, meaning "brand-new characters", requiring new voices, equaling even more opportunities to join the project. (Think of a Legendary or Ultimate skin(s) in games that change one character to another)
MAJOR DESCRIPTION EDIT:
"WHAT ABOUT STORY/ARCADE MODE?"
Alright let's clear this up...
Story Mode and Arcade endings WILL NOT be dubbed.
"But uhhh why fe?"
Because, realistically (be honest) how often do you replay them?
Most people play the story once (maybe twice), get the endings they're interested in seeing and move on, after that players time is spent in Practice, Online Ranked, and Quick Player Matches, (Heck even Tekken Ball if that's the players thing) the modes where you're always gonna be hearing the characters fight.
That's where I'm putting my time and effort into.
On top of that, TEKKEN 8s pre rendered cutscenes arent designed to be easily modded in the same way the in-game voice files are. Even if they were, I'd still rather invest potential hundreds of hours (yes hundreds, cause the game doesn't auto adjust the volume of modded voice/music files so I gotta do that manually) into dubbing the dialogue players will actually hear every time they load into a game than scenes they'll likely watch once and skip forever after.
again the goal is to make TEKKEN 8 feel like it officially launched with an English voice option (Like Dead or Alive for example)
That's where this project (and YOU!) is gonna shine.
I don't believe in half-finished character mods.
When a new fighter joins this project, they aren't just getting an English voice—they're getting the full TEKKEN treatment.
- Matchup-specific dialogue.
- Unique interactions from both fighters.
- Character writing designed to feel authentic to each franchise. (To the ABSOLUTE BEST of my ability)
As of now characters from the Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden series are planned to be added as soon as audition samples for the vanilla cast is made, but expect dialogue with vibes like:
Ryu confronting Heihachi.
Honoka starstruck by Lili.
Ayane "VS" Ryu.
Every intro will be HEAVILY thought out so it feels like these characters truly have crossed over.
This isn't JUST a character replacement. It's a roster expansion.
Scroll through the casting list, you might just find the character you've been waiting to see as a guest character in TEKKEN to voice!
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-QUALITY OVER SPEED
One thing that's important to me to get across to cast members (and be forewarned I will most likely be a broken record with this):
This is NOT a rush job.
I don't enjoy being pressured/rushed, and I don't think you VAs should be either.
This is a go-at-your-own-pace project.
Rather than me dropping a mountain of lines on you all at once, cast members will receive small, manageable batches of scripts alongside the matching WAV references i.e. a folder containing WAV files of intro dialogue(s) with the designated scripts for them, once those are recorded and sent to me then a folder containing victory dialogue... so on and so forth. (If cast members need reference videos I will provide them, although they will be available via the dedicated character channel as well). That way you can focus on quality performances without feeling overwhelmed.
If cast members need help, direction or just have questions in general, just ask me! it's really no trouble!
We're making this together, so let's stick together & help those who need it when better understanding their character.
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But anyways, if you're looking for another project where your voice gets dropped onto a muted cutscene to be watched once or twice this probably isn't for you. (This is something that'll span across T8's life cycle as we don't know if your character will have more dialogue added in future DLC updates)
But if you want to help build something players can actually download and experience for themselves...
Then "step up to the plate" as they say
Because I'm not throwing your voices onto TEKKEN 8...
I'm here to put your voices INSIDE it.
Auditions are open.
"GET READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE!"
*Showcase on Progress YouTube video coming soon... (Although there are snippets on my TikTok: @fe9211 )
DM me Via Discord: fe_9291 or Instagram: thefe9291
(Please state that you are coming from here and interested in this specific project. Bot Openings such as "Hello" followed by a "How are you?" (stiff convo vibes) & offering unwarranted services will also result in a block)
Opening up for ROUND 2! Eddy, Fahk, & Victor have been added to the pool! (sorry ladies, nothing yet but...I think there'll be something soon...)
(Samurai vibe performance pref./recc.)
Yoshimitsu is a character who was first introduced in the original Tekken game and has returned for all subsequent sequels in the Tekken series (primarily in main series installments due to his absence in some spin-off installments, Tekken Revolution). Additionally, an analogous character bearing the same name, weapon, clan, and basic information was later carried over into Namco's Soul series of fighting games as a major character, making his debut in the second game of the series, Soulcalibur, and has returned for all of the series main installments.
“You pour your strength into the abyss”
“I’m not interested in fighting you. Truly.”
(Cocky & care free, like a Shikamaru hybrid if you will)
Hwoarang is a character in the Tekken series who first appeared in Tekken 3 and has returned in all subsequent games. He is the Taekwondo student of Baek Doo San, and Jin Kazama's rival.
"Aww what? that's all ya got?" (Victory quote)
"Wouldn't exactly call that a fight" (Victory quote)
"sighhhhh well alriighhhtt" or/& "Yeahhhh shuut uuuuupppp" (one of his intros)
[Maybe your own interpretation of a tomboy, like Tomo from "Tomo-chan Is a Girl!"]
Asuka Kazama is a character in the Tekken series who was first introduced in Tekken 5 and she has returned for every subsequent game in the series. Asuka is a hot-headed schoolgirl from Osaka, and a member of the Kazama Clan. While she was originally purported to be the cousin of Jin Kazama and the niece of Jun Kazama, Katsuhiro Harada has suggested their family relation is more complicated than that. In Tekken 8, Asuka is described as being a distant relative of Jin.
"You ready to throw down?" (Pre-fight/Intro)
*stretches* "Alright, Time for my workout." (Pre-fight/Intro)
*dusting hands off vocal exertions* (phew) "That's my lesson for today alright? (Victory quote)
Lidia Sobieska is a karateka and the Prime Minister of Poland within the Tekken series. She made her debut in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution as DLC in the Season 4 Pass, and was the final character announced for the game.
She returned in Tekken 8 as the summer DLC fighter in the first Season Pass.
*getting out of car* "the meeting? Yes before then I'll have things wrapped up" ( Pre-fight/Intro)
"meeting won't start for a while, perhaps I can go see about that restaurant" (Victory quote)
Azucena grew up in the mountains of Peru, on the Ortiz Farm, where she learned the trade of coffee farming from her father. It was as a youngster growing up on the coffee plantation that she decided her dream was to be the world's best coffee farmer.
"My blend is truly the one to be had, don't you think so?" (Pre-Fight/Intro)
"Ha!" *light dancing grunts* the coffee queen has arrived!" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"if-were talking best blends, it's no doubt... The Azucena blend!" (Victory quote)
(Looking for a Robotic Neutral Voice)
Alisa Bosconovitch is a character in the Tekken series who was introduced in Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. She is an android created by Doctor Bosconovitch, designed to look like his deceased daughter.
"I understand, subroutine... launching" (V.S. Jin)
"Yes, Leave it to me" (V.S. Lars)
"You okay?" (V.S. above two characters win quote)
Ling Xiaoyu is a character who was introduced to the Tekken series in Tekken 3 and has returned in every subsequent release. Her initial goal in the games is to build her own amusement park, which got her involved with the Mishima family and the King of Iron Fist Tournament as her means to win enough money to do so. She eventually becomes more focused on said family's issues, in particular those of Jin Kazama, in the process.
"Alright-you-ready?" (Pre-fight/Intro)
*your version/take/interpretation of a exertion* "that was easy, you know?" (Victory quote)
"This. >Ones.< Mine." (Victory quote) [Non-TKN players: she skips in-between words, I'd refer to her trailer]
VA: Piri
"I truly wonder, will this conflict ever conclude?..." (Pre-fight/Intro)
"I'll show you what the Kazama style is truly about" (Pre-fight/Intro)
(Consistent Older man voice. gonna be a TOUGH one to audition for I won't lie to you...)
Heihachi Mishima is one of the main characters in the Tekken series. He debuted in the first game of the series and has returned for all subsequent titles. Though seen as the main protagonist of Tekken 2, he is one of the main antagonists of the series and almost always responsible for the cataclysmic events within. He was seen as one of the antagonists of Tekken 3, an antagonist in Tekken 4, and central to the stories of Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, but returned as one of the main protagonists of Tekken 7. Heihachi is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, the husband of Kazumi Mishima, the father of Kazuya Mishima, Lars Alexandersson, and Reina, the adoptive father of Lee Chaolan, and the paternal grandfather of Jin Kazama.
"Ah yes you'll do quite well, as a training dummy I mean" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"Hmph, You think your tougher than me do you? Demonstrate" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"From the depths of hell, I've returned stronger than ever!" (Victory quote)
[Please Read]
I’m searching for someone new to take on Reina’s voice. Theres no rush to fill the role as I want to find someone who truly understands her character and can capture her confidence, intensity, and unique personality.
Reina is a character with a lot of layers (how would you describe her? Like two-face? Putting on a friendly face but secretly a devious troublemaker?) anyways, I’m looking for someone who can step up and make the role their own. If you believe you have what it takes to bring Reina to life, then step forward let’s hear what you’ve got!
[ALSO Now Ik I said in the main description that I think watching the actual game cutscenes wasnt necessary for just an audition but since this is a newcomer, meaning her first appearance I highly recc. watching the cutscenes involving her to get an idea of how her tone in voice shifts from friendly... to confident... to hostile or the mix can go either way, she seems sadistic but not completely insane]
"Hold on, Weren't you supposed to be dead?" (V.S. Armor King)
"Jin senpai, we can finally have our fight" (V.S. Jin)
"I'll have you dancing... in the palm of my hand!" (One of her intros)
VA: Brad Swaile w/supporting vocals by KingTheSayian
"Strength alone cannot change your destiny"
"Stand aside..."
"Even if I lose it all... I will, never give up"
VA: KingTheSayian
"It's useless to resist... why even bother trying?" (V.S. Jin Pre-fight/Intro)
"It's over, your journey ends here!" (V.S. Clive Rosefield Victory quote)
(Closest to a Arabian Accent)
Shaheen is a character in the Tekken series who was introduced in Tekken 7 as one of the new playable characters.
“Be buried beneath an endless sea of scorching sand!”
"I don't want to hurt you, but if push comes to shove I'll do what I must"
Lee Chaolan was introduced in the original Tekken and returned for every subsequent game, except for Tekken 3. He has also at times appeared under his alter-ego dubbed Violet, who appeared as playable in Tekken 4, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, and Tekken 7: Fated Retribution. Lee is the founder and CEO of the robotics corporation Violet Systems. A Chinese orphan, young Lee was seen and then adopted by Heihachi Mishima who raised him as a rival to a young Kazuya Mishima in Heihachi's dojo. Lee is one of the most popular characters in the series for his manipulative style of play, smug personality and his trademark thumbs up and catchphrase "excellent".
"Don't you see that fighting is elegance at it's purest" (Victory quote)
"This should prove entertaining no?" (Pre-fight/Intro)
*Spinning hyeah* "Let's go, come on" (Pre-fight/Intro)
VA: DuelShocker258
"This is going to be effortless" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"Light of Sirus Heed my call once more" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"I... may have gone too far..." (Victory quote)
Male VA: Angel
Leo Kliesen is a character from the Tekken fighting game series. Leo was one of the newcomers first introduced in Tekken 6 and has returned for all subsequent games. Leo is from Germany and uses the fighting style of Baji Quan
"You can do this, relax ok?"
"You all ready? Then let's go!"
"Well I'm in luck"
Fahkumram is a Muay Thai fighter who is fighting under duress for the Thai military. He hopes to regain freedom for his family and himself.
[COMING SOON]
[Or drop in-game translations]
Victor is a refined, suave man of elegance from an aristocratic background. He has been motivated ever since childhood by a desire to save those in need. He is thrifty and enjoys dalliances in romance, and is described as having broken many hearts.[2] From his voice lines, he appears to be someone with immeasurable self-confidence and no small degree of arrogance. He is a tactically minded man, observing the trends of global politics and corporate rises in power and setting out to challenge these threats. This is also attested to by one of his in-fight voice lines: "Checkmate". Victor is also fascinated with Japanese culture thanks to his stay with his father's mercenary friend in Japan.
[COMING SOON]
[Or drop in-game translations]
[Brazilian accent recc.]
Eddy Gordo is a Capoeira master. He was born to a one of the richest families in Brazil and was on track to inherit the family business. In Eddy's late teens, his father was working to destroy Brazil's drug cartel.
When Eddy was 19, he came home from school to find his father shot and dying. Eddy's father told Eddy to falsely confess to killing him because prison would be the safest place for him now. Eddy obeyed his father's last wish and was incarcerated. Prison life was difficult, and Eddy hungered for revenge against his father's killers. During a prison riot, he noticed an old man using Capoeira. Eddy became his student, becoming a Capoeira master in the eight years he trained under the old man.[8] During this time, the old man told Eddy that he had a granddaughter, and asked Eddy to pass the art of Capoeira on to her.[9
[COMING SOON]
[Or drop the in-game translation(s)]
VA: thewaifubeater (checkout his YT!)
"You stopping me wasn't going to happen" (Victory quote)
"oho*, your-in-my-way" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"This victory secures tomorrows prosperity" (Victory quote)
VA: RedonJuice (Checkout her Tiktok!)
Kunimitsu II is the daughter of the first Kunimitsu, who participated in the first two mainline Tekken games. Kunimitsu II made her debut in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution as DLC in the Season 4 Pass.
Both Kunimitsu I and Kunimitsu II are kunoichi who wear respective Fox masks, and utilize close-ranged weapons.
Personality
Loyal and loving to her family, Kunimitsu dedicated herself to her shinobi training, taking up her mother's Manji Ninja Arts as the main template for her fighting style. After eventually surpassing her mother, she took up her mother's title, admiring her, and became a phantom thief, pilfering various high-stake items for high-class clients to give her family funds for a comfortable life. When her mother fell ill, she learned of the phantom sword Yoshimitsu; the legendary blade her great-grandfather desired to replicate, but could not attain as her mother was defeated by Yoshimitsu. Determined to make her mother happy, she sought after the very sword her mother coveted.
"Thief, Kunimitsu, right on cue"
"I'll demonstrate to you... real ninjutsu"
Lili, along with Sergei Dragunov and the second Armor King, Lili was one of the three new characters introduced in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
A Monegasque high school student, Lili is a member of the De Rochefort Family. She is the daughter and only child of Mr. de Rochefort, a wealthy oil magnate and head of Rochefort Enterprises. She resides in a luxurious suburban mansion with her father and their butler Sebastian.
"How about, keeping this between us"
"You-beating-me?, perish the thought"
(looking for a consistent Chinese accent)
Feng Wei was introduced in Tekken 5 as one of the three new characters (the other two being Asuka Kazama and Raven) and has returned for all subsequent games.
*Say something you think would fit*
[ABOVE MENTIONED MOD BY UMIN]
VA: Z.T.K
Ryu Hayabusa (Peregrine Falcon's Dragon) is the protagonist in the Ninja Gaiden series developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. A member of the Hayabusa Ninja Clan famous for his battle prowess, Ryu is also known by many titles, including "the Super Ninja" or "the Singular Super Ninja", "Dragon Ninja", "the Modern Day Ninja", and "the Ultimate Ninja".
"You sought this battle, and now you have it" (Pre-fight/Intro)
"Your fists won't save you" (V.S. Heihachi)
"Your skill will decide whether you're worthy of that mask" (V.S. Kunimitsu II)
(DM if interested to be put on a list of people to send her audition zip once completed, going to finish original TEKKEN characters first)
Ayane is a character from the Dead Or Alive game series. Though only making small appearances in Ninja Gaiden (Xbox), she is a playable character in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge.
[COMING SOON]
[ABOVE MENTIONED MOD BY UMIN]
(DM if interested to be put on a list of people to send her audition zip once completed, going to finish original TEKKEN characters first)
Honoka is a young student and self-taught martial artist, who made her debut in Dead or Alive 5 Last Round.
She later becomes an important character in Dead or Alive 6 due to her connection to Raidou.
Honoka is the daughter of Raidou, the biological niece of Shiden and Ayame, the cousin of both Hayate and Kasumi and the cousin and half-sister of Ayane.
[COMING SOON]
VA: Kingthesayian
[Face & Hair replacement Mod for Kazuya by ESNOL plus my voice modding ability allows Kazuya's roster slot to be completely transformed, made my own [Assisted] Background Bio] -->
-An fe_9291 fan story [AGAIN assisted] Bio: (I made the concept the way it was assisted was unreal and just had to share it...)
A Different Timeline: NOVEL Like STORY LENGTH (WHY IT'S HERE AT THE BOTTOM)
Jin Kazama — The Heir of Absolute Power
Five years had passed since the events of the first King of Iron Fist Tournament. Heihachi Mishima was presumed dead. For five long years, there had been no sign of the Mishima patriarch. No rumors. No sightings. No return from the grave. For once, Kazuya Mishima was free from the shadow of his father. But freedom did not bring him peace. Without Heihachi to defeat, Kazuya found himself questioning what remained of his purpose. The hatred that had driven him for so long had finally been deprived of its target. It was Jun Kazama who offered him another path. She convinced him to leave the chaos of the Mishima world behind and come with her to Yakushima. There, away from the bloodshed and ambition that had consumed his life, they would raise their child together. Their son was born soon after. Jin Kazama. For the first time in his life, Kazuya Mishima was a father. And unlike the man he had been raised to become, he did not abandon his son. Jin's childhood was unlike anything the world would have expected from the son of Kazuya Mishima. He was raised beneath the quiet forests of Yakushima, surrounded by his mother's compassion and his father's stern but genuine affection. Both parents trained him. Jun favored the teachings of the Kazama Style—discipline, balance, defense, and control. Kazuya, however, believed Jin possessed something greater. Something inherited through his blood. The Mishima bloodline. And with it came the Devil Gene. Kazuya never intended to destroy his son. He intended to prepare him. As Jin approached his teenage years, Kazuya began noticing something familiar in him. The determination in his eyes. The instinctive precision of his movements. The potential hidden beneath his discipline. It reminded him of himself. But there was something else. Something darker. Kazuya could feel it. Something was coming. One night, unable to sleep, Jin quietly slipped outside to train beneath the moonlight. He expected to be alone. He wasn't. A few meters away stood his father. Kazuya had been awake as well, staring into the darkness, lost in thoughts he refused to share. Their eyes met. Neither spoke at first. Then Kazuya looked at his son and realized something. Perhaps Jin was ready. What began that night became a secret shared between father and son. While Jun slept, Kazuya trained Jin in the Mishima Style of Karate. Jun had forbidden it. Kazuya ignored her. He taught Jin the techniques that had been passed down through generations of the Mishima family. He taught him how to channel his strength rather than suppress it. How to strike with absolute precision. How to turn his body into a weapon. Jin struggled at first. Then he learned. Then he mastered it. The first time Jin successfully unleashed the technique with full force, Kazuya's expression changed. The power was nearly identical to his own. His son was no longer merely learning the Mishima Style. He was becoming its successor. Months passed. Then a year. Jin's training intensified. And so did the signs of something awakening inside him. His eyes would occasionally change. His strength would surge beyond what his body should have been capable of. And sometimes, when his emotions became too intense, dark energy would briefly emerge from within him. The Devil Gene was awakening. Kazuya welcomed it. To him, it was proof that Jin was becoming strong enough to survive whatever future awaited him. Jun saw things differently. She had already sensed the darkness within Kazuya years ago. Now she could feel another presence. Something new. Something growing. Something belonging to her son. Eventually, she discovered the truth. Kazuya and Jin had been training together in secret. She confronted them, furious that they had gone behind her back. But before Jun could finish scolding either of them—the earth trembled. A monstrous presence descended upon Yakushima. Ogre. The ancient creature had come. But this time, the battle was different. Kazuya was there. Jin was there. And Jin was no longer the inexperienced fighter he had been destined to become in another life. The Mishima teachings had transformed him. Together, father, mother, and son fought as one. Jun's Kazama Style. Kazuya's Mishima Karate. Jin's mastery of both. The battle was brutal. But Ogre fell. For a brief moment, there was silence. It seemed as though the nightmare had ended. Then the sound of a helicopter approached from above. The three looked toward the sky. A figure descended from the aircraft. The sunlight obscured his face. But Kazuya knew. He knew before the figure ever touched the ground. A man who had supposedly been dead for five years had returned. Heihachi Mishima. The silence that followed was absolute. Then—BANG. A gunshot shattered the night. Kazuya and Jin turned simultaneously. Jun stood behind them. A small red stain had appeared on her side. Her eyes widened. She staggered. And collapsed. "Mother!" Jin caught her before she hit the ground. Panic overtook him. He pressed his hands against the wound, desperately trying to stop the bleeding, begging her to stay awake, begging her not to leave him. But Heihachi was already leaving. Kazuya's eyes burned with rage. He transformed. The Devil consumed him as he launched himself after his father. Jin remained behind with Jun. For a few moments, the world became nothing but his mother's weakening breath. Jun looked into her son's eyes. The child she had protected. The boy she had raised. The son she had loved more than anything in the world. "Jin..." Her voice was barely audible. "Please..." Jin's eyes filled with tears. "Whatever happens..." Jun struggled to breathe. "...don't let anger decide who you are." She smiled weakly. "I love you." Her eyes closed. And never opened again. Jin froze. The world around him seemed to disappear. His mother was gone. The person who had always taught him that strength meant nothing without compassion was gone. Then Jin realized something. His father had gone after the man responsible. Heihachi. His grandfather. The man who had just murdered his mother. Jin stood. His grief became anger. Dark wings erupted from his back. He had not yet mastered the Devil Gene enough to transform completely, but he didn't need to. He took to the sky. He followed the battle. And when he finally caught sight of them, he witnessed something that would haunt him for the rest of his life. Kazuya had caught up to Heihachi. The two were locked in combat high above the ground, father and son finally facing one another again after five years. But then two more helicopters emerged from the darkness. Electric nets launched through the air and wrapped themselves around Kazuya's body. He screamed as electricity surged through him, paralyzing his muscles. Heihachi had prepared for this moment. From one of the helicopters, he retrieved a weapon developed in secret by the underground Mishima Zaibatsu for the past six years. A weapon specifically designed to destroy Devil-blooded beings. An anti-Devil rocket. Kazuya struggled against the net. He couldn't move. He couldn't escape. The missile fired. It struck him directly. The explosion tore through the sky and sent Kazuya tumbling from above. "Father!" Jin descended after him. He found Kazuya barely alive, still tangled within the remains of the electric net. Blood poured from his mouth. His body was broken. Jin tore the net apart with his bare hands and pulled his father into his arms. "Father... please..." Kazuya slowly opened his eyes. He looked at his son and knew immediately. There was no saving him. His time was almost over. "Jin..." Kazuya whispered. Jin shook his head desperately. "No. You're going to be okay. We'll get you home. Mom can—" He stopped. The words died in his throat. His mother was gone. Kazuya knew it too. "Jin," he said again. "Listen to me." Jin tightened his grip around his father's hand. Kazuya struggled to breathe. "Your mother believed anger was dangerous. She believed it would cloud your judgment." Jin's eyes filled with tears. "But the truth is... power is everything." Jin stared at him. "You need power to defeat that man." Kazuya's eyes hardened. "Heihachi. Your grandfather." Kazuya knew Jin wasn't ready. Not yet. "I've trained you well. But you must continue. Become stronger. Hone your skills. Master everything I've taught you before you confront him." Then Kazuya did something Jin never expected. The Devil energy inside his body began to move. It flowed through his veins, gathering within his chest. Jin watched in confusion as the darkness began pouring from his father into him. "Father... what are you doing?" Kazuya said nothing. The power surged into Jin. He screamed. His body convulsed as the Devil Gene awakened completely. His wings expanded. His eyes changed. Dark energy exploded outward, shaking the earth around them. Kazuya had given his son everything he had left. The half of his Devil power he had retained after passing the other half into Jun when Jin was conceived now belonged to Jin. His father's power. His mother's blood. The Mishima legacy. The Kazama legacy. All of it existed within him. Kazuya looked at his son one final time. Despite the pain, despite knowing he was dying, he smiled. "I believe in you." Jin's breathing trembled. Kazuya's fingers slowly loosened around his hand. "Never forget..." His voice faded. "Power is everything." His eyes began to close. "...Total and absolute." His hand went limp. Jin stared at it. He didn't move. He didn't breathe. He simply sat there, holding the hand of the father who had just died in his arms. His mother was dead. His father was dead. And the man responsible was still alive. Heihachi Mishima had taken everything from him. Jin thought about Jun's final words. Don't let anger decide who you are. Then he remembered Kazuya's. Power is everything. Two final lessons. Two opposing philosophies. His mother's path was one of compassion, restraint, and forgiveness. His father's was one of strength, dominance, and absolute power. Jin had spent his entire life believing he could carry both. But now, standing alone with the corpses of the two people he loved most, something inside him had changed. Grief had become hatred. Love had become vengeance. And the Devil Gene within him whispered the answer he wanted to hear. If strength could not save them, then he would become stronger. If mercy could not protect them, then he would abandon mercy. If Heihachi could take everything from him, Jin would take everything from Heihachi. He would master the Mishima Style. He would master the Devil within him. He would surpass Kazuya. He would surpass Heihachi. He would become stronger than every warrior who stood between him and his vengeance. Jin Kazama rose from the ground and looked toward the horizon where his grandfather had disappeared. The boy who had once dreamed of living peacefully with his parents was gone. In his place stood the heir to two bloodlines, carrying the power of both the Kazama and Mishima families within his body. His mother's final words would forever echo somewhere inside him. His father's final lesson would become his creed. And from that night onward, Jin Kazama would walk a path his mother had desperately hoped he never would. A path paved with rage, blood, and power. He would hunt Heihachi Mishima to the ends of the earth. He would destroy anyone who stood in his way. And if the world itself decided to stand against him, then the world would burn with it. Because Jin Kazama no longer sought peace. He no longer sought forgiveness. He no longer sought to understand the darkness within him. He embraced it. And he would become something the Mishima bloodline had never produced before. Not merely a Devil. Not merely a Kazama. Not merely a Mishima. But the absolute culmination of both. Power was everything. Total and absolute.
With that said, the Mishima Style became his weapon. The Devil Gene became his shield. And pain became something he simply accepted. Anyone who stood between Jin and his goal was dealt with... Ruthlessly. He didn't fight anymore. He destroyed. Fighters who challenged him expecting an honorable battle found themselves lying broken on the ground, some suffered shattered ribs. Others left with broken limbs. Some were burned by the Devil's power. Jin never stopped to think twice about his actions, he simply walked away. Hwoarang learned this the hard way. Their first encounter should have been the beginning of a rivalry. Two young fighters. Two opposing personalities. A battle that would continue for years. Instead, Jin unleashed everything. Hwoarang refused to stay down. Jin could tell he'd be an endless nuisance so it was decided that he would end this encounterr in a single blow, channeling his devil gene powers, he made his right arm transform into a devil version of his transformation but was encased in a continuous electric aura. Clenching his fist Jin also sprouted his wings and leaped full force forward and unleashing a devasting punch which sent Hwoarang crashing into the ground. Silence followed. Jin stood over him. Hwoarang didn't move. He had been pushed into a coma. Jin stared down at him for several seconds. Then he turned away. No words. No victory speech. Nothing. Just footsteps fading into the distance. The rivalry was over before it ever began. Then there was Xiaoyu. She remembered the old Jin. The kind one. The quiet one. The boy who would actually listen. She believed that somewhere underneath the anger, he was still there. She was wrong. She stopped and planted herself in front of Jin... he stopped. Xiaoyu looked into his eyes, searching for the person she remembered. For one brief moment, she thought she saw him. Then Jin pushed her aside, she hit the ground. Her eyes widened, He didn't turn around. "Don't get in my way." He walked on. And Xiaoyu realized the truth. She wasn't looking at a friend anymore. She was looking at someone who had forgotten how to let people care about him. Asuka tried next. She carried the Kazama name. She believed that would mean something to him. She stepped toward Jin. "A Kazama would never do things li—" Jin's hand snapped around her arm. His grip tightened. Asuka winced. Jin stared directly into her eyes. His voice was quiet. Controlled. But beneath it was rage. "Kazamas not all I am." He released her. "Back off if you know what's good for you." He shoved her aside. Asuka stumbled backward. Jin continued walking. She watched him disappear. And somewhere in the back of her mind, she wondered what had happened to the boy who had once been raised by Jun Kazama. The answer was simple. He had lost everything. And instead of grieving, he had chosen power. Because power couldn't die. Power couldn't abandon him. Power couldn't be shot in front of him. Power couldn't disappear from his arms. People could. His mother did. His father did. But power remained. So Jin embraced it. The Devil began answering his anger. Black wings erupted from his back. His eyes burned with an unnatural glow. The darkness that Jun had feared became something Jin welcomed. He stopped asking whether the Devil was consuming him. He stopped caring. Every time the Devil appeared, he felt stronger. Every time he became stronger, he felt safer. And the safer he felt, the more he needed it. But there were nights when the anger wasn't enough. Nights when Jin found himself alone, staring at the sky. He would close his eyes and remember his mother's voice. Jin... whatever happens... don't let anger decide who you are. His eyes would open. The memory would vanish. And for just a second, he would look like a lost child again. Then he'd remember his father's voice. Power is everything. His fist would tighten. Lightning would crackle around his hand. Total and absolute. And the child would disappear again. Jin wasn't becoming a monster because he wanted to be one. He was becoming one because he was terrified of being powerless. Terrified of loving someone only to watch them die. Terrified of caring because caring meant giving the world something it could take from him. So he stopped caring. Or at least, he tried to convince himself that he did. But somewhere deep inside, beneath the Devil, beneath the rage, beneath the Mishima blood running through his veins, Jin still remembered. He remembered his mother's smile. He remembered his father's hand on his shoulder. He remembered being loved. And that was the one thing he could never destroy. Because no matter how powerful he became, he could never punch away the pain. He could never fight his memories. He could never defeat the past. So he chose the only enemy he knew how to defeat. Heihachi Mishima. The man who had taken everything from him. Jin's eyes opened. The Devil manifested behind him. His wings stretched across the night sky. Lightning erupted around his body. He looked toward the horizon. Somewhere out there was his grandfather. Somewhere out there was the man responsible. And Jin would find him. He would hunt him. He would destroy anyone who stood between them. He didn't care who they were. Friend. Rival. Family. It didn't matter anymore. Because Jin Kazama had learned the most dangerous lesson imaginable. The world did not reward the weak. It punished them. So he would never be weak again. The wind grew stronger. Jin lowered his head. Then he whispered the words that had become his father's final legacy. "Power..." His eyes opened. "...is everything." The Devil roared behind him. Jin looked toward the horizon. "Total..." Lightning exploded from his body. "...and absolute." And somewhere beneath the darkness, the last remaining piece of the boy Jun Kazama had raised quietly whispered one final warning. Don't become what they were. Jin ignored it. He spread his wings. And disappeared into the night...
[trust me, let me cook]