Sep 15, 1996 About Genre Fighting Rating Rated 'T ' for Animated Violence, Suggestive ThemesSummary The Iron Fist Tournament continues with Tekken 2. There are more than 20 characters to choose from, including. For Tekken 2 on the Arcade Games, GameFAQs has 11 cheat codes and secrets.
King is a pro wrestlerfrom Mexico with a mysterious jaguar mask.The original King (who appeared in Tekken & Tekken 2) diedsometime before Tekken 5. The second (and current) King appears in Tekken 3through Tekken 7. King was inspired by the legendary Japanese prowrestler known as Tiger Mask, who also inspired the creation of a manga(1968). King was also inspired by real life Mexican wrestler Fray Tormenta, aCatholic priest who became a masked wrestler in order to support an orphanage.The original King wasonce a ruthlessstreet brawling orphan with no care in the world except fighting. During one ofhis fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery.The Marquez Priests saved him from death. After recovering, King realized theerror of his ways and resolved to start a new life. He became a Catholic priestand renounced his old fighting ways.
He then became a man with a mission; hedreamt of building an orphanage for street children, hoping to save them frombecoming the kind of person he used to be.King has oneproblem, however. He lacks the necessary funds to achieve his dream. Kingdiscovers The King of Iron Fist Tournament and hopes to win the prize money.King enters the tournament and manages to get third place, winning enough prizemoney for the orphanage.
King opened his orphanage, which became verysuccessful. After a child died in his care, King became depressed and, giving uphis jaguar mask, returned to the street and became a raging alcoholic. He wouldhave perished had he not been convinced by his old rival, toagain wear the jaguar mask and join The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2.King trained intenselyand recovered from his alcoholism.
He battled Armor King at the tournament andlost. After the tournament, King participated in both pro-wrestling and martialarts tournaments to win money for his orphanage. He also taught his fightingskills to the children under his care as a means of self-defense. Sometime lateron, the God Of Fighting, was awakenedfrom an ancient ruin in Mexico by Heihachi Mishima's Tekken Force.
Ogre attackedseveral martial artists around the world, including King, who was killedafterwards.' King II' was a street urchin who was brought up in a Mexican orphanage owned by the originalmasked fighter. By the age of 24, this wrestler worked hardwith King until one day, news broke of King's tragic death. Seeing that theorphanage would crumble into ruin (the money gained from King's wrestlingmatches was the only funding received), this man donned the mask of King andimitated his style. Unfortunately, he had only seen King's wrestling moves as achild, and he lost every competition he entered.
One day however, another manwith a mask visited the new King, introducing himself as an old friend. This manrevealed himself to be Armor King, who was interested in finding out if therumors of a new King were true.For four years the twoof them trained, and the new King learned quickly; maturing into a forcefulwrestler with extreme power, known as King the Second. By this time, the now 28year old wrestler was a worthy heir to the throne, however he longed to punishthe one responsible for the original King's death. With rumors of the 'Godof Fight' circulating, Armor King revealed to his student that the elusiveentity was the one most likely responsible. Armor King watched as the new King,fueled with rage, set his sights on avenging his foster father's death andproving himself worthy of wearing the mask.Before theevents of Tekken 4, King discovers that his mentor and foster father,Armor King, was killed in a bar fight. King pledged on ArmorKing's grave that he would seek revenge against the man responsive forhis mentor's death. The man was currently serving time in an Arizona StatePenitentiary.
With the money he saved from professional wrestling tournaments,King arranged for the murderer's release from prison and sent him a planeticket. With his plans in motion, King headed for the Tournament to awaithis sworn enemy, the Vale Tudo fighter.King is later enraged to find out that Marduk has been defeating opponents in ablack jaguar mask (identical to Armor King's), and he has issued a televisedchallenge to King for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.
Seeing Marduk disgracehis master, King steps into the ring once again to settle the score once and forall. He defeats Marduk once again and the two develop an unlikely friendship foreach other.Surprisingly, a friendshipbetween King and with Craig Marduk developed during the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.At the end of the previous tournament, King caught wind of an attack uponCraig. He blew a gasket when he heard the assailant looked exactly likeArmor King. 'Who in the hell would do such a tasteless imitation?!'
King was determined to learn the true identity of Craig's attacker.During that time, King heard the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 would soonbe held. He decided to enter the tournament with Craig.ORIGIN:OTHERAPPEARANCES:,. PageUpdated: Sept. 6th, 2019As the token pro-wrestler of the Tekken series, King has always managedto be an interesting, distinguishable character in the fighting genre. In everysequel to Tekken, he always added some awesome new moves.
Thankfully,King's opponents also always take good 'bumps' during King's throws (ala the great animation of Tekken), so his throws always look spectacular. In myopinion, King is oneof the best tributes to pro-wrestling the genre has ever seen, as he can performmany iconic WWE moves, and even moves from other fighting game wrestlers! I'dsay King hasthe smoothest, flashiest, and most brutal wrestling moves out of any fightinggame wrestler in existence. I can't think of much that he lacks as a design.All I know is, I can't ask for much more out of a well-rounded fighting gamewrestler. King is a really fun character to useif you master his moveset, and I'd highly recommend learning him to anypro-wrestling fan (Along with ).On a side note: If Ihear one more person refer to King as 'that guy with the lion-head'.
Iswear I'm going Rock Bottom their candyass. For those that still don't know: King wears a Jaguar MASK and is based off of the famous Japanesemanga character, Tiger Mask. Tell your friends.:)FightingStyle / MovesetPersonality/ CharismaOutfit(s)/ AppearanceEffectivenessin seriesOverallScore.
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Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge | |
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Directed by | Wych Kaos |
Produced by | Steven Paul Pimol Srivikorn |
Written by | Nicole Jones Steven Paul |
Based on | Tekken by Namco |
Starring | Kane Kosugi Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Rade Šerbedžija Gary Daniels Kelly Wenham |
Music by | Misha Segal |
Cinematography | Wych Kaos |
Edited by | Vance Null Robert Ferretti |
Production company | |
Release date | |
Running time | 89 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge (also known as Tekken: A Man Called X) is a 2014 American martial arts film directed by Wych Kaos. It is the prequel to the 2009 film Tekken, itself based on the fighting gameseries of the same name. The film stars Kane Kosugi, Rade Šerbedžija, and Kelly Wenham. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Gary Daniels reprise their roles as Heihachi Mishima and Bryan Fury, respectively.[2][3] On January 14, 2014, Kane Kosugi said that he would not be starring in the upcoming live-action Tekken prequel, as the company apologized and explained that due to an error on its part, it reported on December 27, 2013 that Kosugi would be playing the titular character 'X' in the film.[4]
Plot[edit]
A man with no recollection of his past wakes up in an apartment in a district outside Tekken City before he is chased by armed men and nabbed by a female assassin named Rhona Anders. He is brought to a guerrilla leader known as 'The Minister', who gives him the letter 'K' as his codename and has an explosive surgically implanted in his chest, should he fail his mission or attempt to leave the organization. Despite his amnesia, 'K' displays exceptional skills in fighting and marksmanship. He befriends the district's local janitor, whose son killed his wife and crippled him before disappearing three years prior. After defeating an opponent in a sparring match, 'K' is ordered by the Minister to kill him or the janitor; 'K' declines and tells the Minister to let the janitor go, to which the Minister's henchman breaks the defeated opponent's neck.
Over the next few days, 'K' is given an apartment unit where he plots his next targets. He befriends a tenant named Laura after saving her from a couple of muggers. After one of his jobs, he tells Rhona he wants out. Recalling the events from where he first woke up, 'K' returns to the apartment building from the beginning of the film and asks the manager for records on his previous stay, to which the manager only has him signed under the initials 'K. M.' On his next job, 'K' battles and is defeated by his target, Bryan Fury, who warns him to walk away from his job before disappearing. The next morning, 'K' confronts Rhona about Fury, who is revealed to be a former associate of the Minister. As Laura is a nurse, 'K' has her remove the explosive from his chest.
'K' receives a call from Fury, who warns him that the Minister has 'K' marked as a target. He meets up with Rhona that night before they both encounter Fury, who shows them a newspaper article and tells them they are all pawns of the Minister. Later, Rhona stabs the Minister in the back, but 'K' later on discovers that Laura has been abducted by Gentek Factory. The duo sneak into Gentek, where Rhona battles and defeats the Minister's female assassins. 'K' meets Heihachi Mishima, who reveals that 'K' is his son Kazuya Mishima. Like the ancient Spartans sending their male children to the wilderness to survive alone, Heihachi had Kazuya brainwashed and set loose to test his survival skills. Heihachi shows Laura who has been brainwashed also. The brainwashing process has changed her from calm and sweet girl into seductive hot lady. Kazuya's body is filled with rage when Heihachi kills Laura after they are kissing each other. Kazuya then battles two fighters named Rip and Thorn. After defeating the two combatants, Kazuya accepts his bloodline and has Rhona accompany him to find Heihachi, who stands over the skyline of Tekken City.
Cast[edit]
- Kane Kosugi as 'K' / Kazuya Mishima
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Heihachi Mishima
- Rade Šerbedžija as The Minister
- Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury
- Kelly Wenham as Rhona Anders
- Paige Lindquist as Laura
- Charlotte Kirk as Chloe/ Schoolgirl Assassin
- Biljana Misic as Natasha
- Sahajak Boonthanakit as the Janitor
- Ron Smoorenburg as Thorn
- Russell Geoffrey Banks as Jimmy the Thief
- Eoin O'Brien as Ezra
- Brahim Achabbakhe as Rip
- Abishek J. Bajaj as Apartment Manager
Reception[edit]
Manly Movie gave the film a score of three out of 10, commenting that 'It's like the producers and writers have no idea who these characters are, and had no intention of giving a crap, but were advised that certain actors were free for a cameo – use them.'[1]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Review: Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge'. Manly Movie. 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^'Kane Kosugi Battles Amnesia and Assassins in Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge'. Beyond Hollywood. 2014-08-13. Archived from the original on 2014-09-05. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- ^'Kane Kosugi to Star in Live-Action Tekken Prequel Film'. Anime News Network. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^'Kane Kosugi Will Not Star in Live-Action Tekken Prequel Film'. Anime News Network. January 14, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge on IMDb
- Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge at Rotten Tomatoes
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