Tekken

King, a well known wrestler from Mexico, was also a vicious street fighter who lived for combat. During one fight King was brutally wounded and left for dead, delirious he stumbled to the nearest building which happened to be a monastery. The priests who lived there took him under their wing and looked after him until he recovered. It was through the kindness that these men showed him that he saw the error of his ways, King set about making amends and from that point forward joined the priests to aid them with their work. King also had a mission, he wanted to build a home for all the children living on the streets as he once did, hoping that they wouldn't have to become the kind of man that he had once been.

King hears rumours of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, and the huge cash prize that awaited the winner, with which he could make his orphanage dream a reality. Against the monastery's wishes he enters the tournament, his punishment being his excommunication from the group.

King's ending

From his efforts in the tournament King is able to achieve 3rd place, the prize money being more than enough to pay for the creation of an orphanage. Along the way he also meets a rival wrestler by the name of Armor King for the first time.

In King's ending cinematic, an orphanage is shown from which a group of children run out to meet King who is standing outside, King raises his hands in joy.

Tekken 2

King built his orphanage and for a while he was happy looking after the children, but one day a freak accident caused a child in his care to die. King left the orphanage, too distraught and ashamed to return, he turned to alcohol and once again lived rough on the streets. When Armor King found him he was a wreck, both physically and mentally. To try and keep him from destroying himself Armor King convinced him that he should enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2. King trains hard and enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament and does well until he eventually loses to Armor King. This spurs King on to enter more tournaments and win more money to support the children in his care. He also trained with some of the more athletic of the children in the orphanage.

King's ending

It is Christmas time and King is standing outside his orphanage watching through the window and the children celebrating. Ashamed at having lost in the tournament King leaves some presents at the door and begins to walk away. The door opens and the happy children run to join him.

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, becoming the next King.

Video game appearances

• Tekken
• Tekken 2