King

King is a legacy title adopted by an orphan who has followed on the former King's footsteps after his death.

Name:

King

Publisher:

Company-Licensed

Real name:

Aliases:

King II

Birth date:

None

Gender:

Male

Powers:

Agility
Berserker Strength
Feral
Stamina
Unarmed Combat
Weapon Master

First issue:

Tekken: Tatakai no Kanatani (2000) #1

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Character Evolution

King is the name given to a series of characters from Namco's Tekken series, all of whom wear a distinctive Jaguar mask.

Tekken 3

Some time between Tekken 2 and 3 King is murdered by the God of Fighting, Ogre, following his awakening by Heihachi Mishima. The sad news reached the orphanage where a young man aged 24, who had trained hard as a pupil of King's until his death, decided to take the mask and name in honour of his former mentor. One day a man showed up to see if the rumours of King's death were true, this man introduced himself as Armor King. Upon meeting King's successor and witnessing his determination, Armor King offered to take over as his teacher. For 4 years King worked hard, knowing that one day he might get the chance to avenge the fallen King by defeating Ogre. He enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, taking this chance to put into practice everything that he has learned.

King's ending

In his ending cinematic, King is in the ring against another wrestler with Armor King watching from the side, he wins the match easily and is given the belt. He notices Armor King is gone and runs to the dressing room where he finds Armor King with his head down, maskless.

Tekken 4

King discovered that Armor King had been killed during a bar fight. Insensed by outrage and grief at losing another mentor he vows to find the man responsible, a man who goes by the name Craig Marduk. Craig was arrested for his crime and sent to prison in Arizona. King proceeds to bribe the prison officials to ensure Marduk's early release and then sends him a challenge, to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4.

King's ending

In his ending cutscene, King is seen entering a hospital with a bouquet of flowers. He opens a door and sees Marduk with an oxygen mask on his face. King raises his fist to deliver the final blow but changes his mind when he sees the picture of Marduk's parents on the bedside table.

Tekken 5

King is outraged to learn that Craig Marduk has been fighting using a black jaguar mask which belonged to Armor King, King's former mentor. Seeing Marduk disgrace his master leads King to issue a public statement challenging Marduk to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, the most prestigious fighting tournament in the world, to settle the score. King and Marduk meet in the tournament and King bests his opponent for the second time. This time Marduk takes his defeat humbly and admits that King is the better fighter.

King's ending

King is once again in a wrestling ring. This time he appears to be losing to 2 opponents. King's tag partner is revealed to be Craig Marduk and together they take out their opponents. The final shot is of Marduk and King each lifting a belt

Tekken 6

King and Marduk realized that they had more in common than they thought and their friendship grows after the conclusion of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Marduk rushes to tell King one day that he was attacked by a mysterious figure, a figure who appeared to be Armor King, the man he once murdered. Eager to learn more King enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6, knowing that there is no way the real Armor King would miss the tournament.

King's ending

King is in a room . He is holding a picture of his mentor Armor King. When he tries to put it back, it falls instead and accidentally breaks with another picture behind it. He slowly looks at the other picture. King concerned asks "What's this?" It was revealed that there was another person with the Armor King mask alongside the original Armor King thus revealing that there are two Armor Kings.