Tekken Characters - Characters

Characters

Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and fighting styles. A few characters have supernatural origin, such as Devil and Ogre, while animal characters like Kuma the bear provide comic relief. In the story mode of the game, each character generally has their own personal reasons for entering the tournament and competing for the prize.

Only six characters have appeared in all eight main Tekken installments to date: Heihachi Mishima, Paul Phoenix, Nina Williams, Yoshimitsu, King, Kuma (the latter two technically being two different characters with the same name). The Jack cyborgs, Anna Williams, Kazuya Mishima, Lee Chaolan and Lei Wulong also come close having appeared in seven installments.

Character 1 2 3 TTT 4 5 6 TTT2 Total
Alex No Yes2 No Yes2 No No No Yes3 3
Alisa Bosconovitch No No No No No No Yes1 Yes 2
Ancient Ogre No No Yes Yes No No No Yes3 3
Angel No Yes2 No Yes2 No No No Yes3 3
Anna Williams Yes3 Yes Yes3 Yes No Yes Yes Yes 7
Armor King I/II Yes3 Yes No Yes No Yes1 Yes Yes 6
Asuka Kazama No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 3
Azazel No No No No No No Boss4 No 1
Baek Doo San No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 5
Bob Richards No No No No No No Yes Yes 2
Bruce Irvin No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 5
Bryan Fury No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Christie Monteiro No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Combot No No No No Yes No No Yes3 2
Craig Marduk No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Devil/Devil Kazuya Yes2 3 Yes No Yes No No No Yes2 4
Devil Jin No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 3
Dr. Bosconovitch No No Yes3 No No No No Yes3 2
Eddy Gordo No No Yes Yes Yes2 3 Yes2 Yes Yes 6
Feng Wei No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 3
Forest Law No No Yes Yes No No No Yes3 3
Ganryu Yes3 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6
Gon No No Yes3 No No No No No 1
Heihachi Mishima Yes3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Hwoarang No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Jack series Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 7
Jin Kazama No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Jinpachi Mishima No No No No No Yes1 3 No Yes 2
Julia Chang/Jaycee No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Jun Kazama No Yes No Yes No No No Yes 3
Kazuya Mishima Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
King I/II Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Kuma I/II Yes3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Kunimitsu Yes3 Yes No Yes No No No Yes3 4
Lars Alexandersson No No No No No No Yes1 Yes 2
Lee Chaolan Yes3 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
Lei Wulong No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
Leo Kliesen No No No No No No Yes Yes 2
Lili de Rochefort No No No No No Yes1 Yes Yes 3
Ling Xiaoyu No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Marshall Law Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
Michelle Chang Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes3 4
Miguel Caballero Rojo No No No No No No Yes Yes 2
Miharu Hirano No No No No Yes2 3 No No Yes3 2
Mokujin No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 5
NANCY-MI847J No No No No No No Boss4 No 1
Nina Williams Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Panda No No Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes2 Yes 6
Paul Phoenix Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Prototype Jack Yes3 Yes No Yes No No No Yes3 4
Raven No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 3
Roger Sr./Jr. No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 5
Sebastian No No No No No No No Yes3 1
Sergei Dragunov No No No No No Yes1 Yes Yes 3
Slim Bob No No No No No No No Yes3 1
Steve Fox No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Tetsujin No No No Yes2 No No No No 1
Tiger Jackson No No Yes2 Yes2 No No No Yes 3
True Ogre No No Yes Yes No No No Yes 3
Unknown No No No Yes3 No No No Yes3 2
Violet No No No No Yes2 No No Yes3 2
Wang Jinrei Yes3 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6
Yoshimitsu Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
Zafina No No No No No No Yes Yes 2
Total 18 25 23 39 23 36 43 60

Notes:

^1 Update version only.
^2 Skin/palette swap.
^3 Playable in console versions only.
^4 Unplayable boss or enemy character.

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