Reception
Gaming Target listed Kazuya as the third best Tekken character, citing his history within the game as how he keeps reappearing despite his situations close to death. Alongside his father Heihachi, Kazuya was labelled as one of the most influential characters from the Tekken series by GameAxis Unwired. Both of them were also listed as one of the worst parents in gaming by Kotaku with Kazuya put for his antagonism with his son Jin while also being compared with Heihachi. By the time of Tekken 4, IGN called Kazuya "the closest thing we may have to a protagonist" in the series, citing his evil traits and his purposes to participate in the series' tournaments. G4TV stated that his history with Heihachi in the series was a reason to avoid writing storylines in fighting games due to how ridiculous it is. His Lightning Screw Uppercut special move was listed by GamesRadar as one of the most satisfying uppercuts in gaming's history.
Devil Kazuya was ranked by UGO.com as 15th "awesomest hidden character", citing the difficult requirements needed to unlock him in the first game from the series. On the other hand, Devil Kazuya was noted to be a stereotype of protagonists gaming characters who reveal an evil alter-ego which ruins the character's appealing traits. According to GamesRadar, a fight between Devil Kazuya and Akuma is one of the ones players want to see in Street Fighter X Tekken because of the two similarities between the two villains as well as the similarities in the development of their designs. Complex listed Devil Kazuya from Tekken 2 as the 9th coolest boss battle in video games. FHM listed Kazuya and Ryu as one of the "10 Awesome Fantasy Fights in Street Fighter X Tekken", adding "They’re the most recognizable (and most popular) faces of their respective franchises, so this is sure to be a battle of pride".
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