Yoshimitsu

Yoshimitsu

Yoshimitsu of the Manji Clan

Nationality : Japanese

Occupation : Leader of the Manji Clan

Age : Unknown

Alignment : Good

Yoshimitsu (吉光) makes his first appearance in 1994's Tekken. In the game's story, Yoshimitsu enters the first tournament as a decoy, so that other members of the Manji Party can steal the tournament's funds unobserved.

Yoshimitsu in Tekken 1

Tekken 1

As head of the Manji party, Yoshimitsu entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament as a distraction, to allow the Manji to steal the tournament's funds unobserved. Whilst participating, Yoshimitsu encountered Ganryu, a corrupt sumo wrestler. Contemptuous of Ganryu's disrespect for the sumo code, Yoshimitsu stole Ganryu's ill gotten money and gave it to the poor.

Ending: Yoshimitsu and some other Manji clan members ride through what appears to be an alley of a village. They are on horses. Some people are in this alley. Yoshimitsu opens a box, and a lot of dollar bills come out of it. Marshall Law opens his mouth wide, while Marshall's wife and a young Forrest Law looks at the falling money happily. Yoshimitsu looks back at the people as him and his Manji Clan members are shown riding away. The three of them wave goodbye. Yoshimitsu and his Manji clan members are shown riding away again. The phrase "The End" is then shown in white letters on a black screen.

Tekken 2


Yoshimitsu in Tekken 2

Yoshimitsu learned that the scientist named Boskonovitch, who once saved his life, had been abducted by Kazuya Mishima. To rescue Boskonovitch, he entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, and was able to save his friend.
Ending: A white helicopter is shown flying away. Yoshimitsu looks up at it. Then, he jumps onto the helicopter and breaks the windshield. Yoshimitsu grabs Doctor Boskonovitch and jumps out of the helicopter. Yoshimitsu uses his prosthetic arm and his sword to hover as the helicopter explodes in the background. Then, the camera focuses on Yoshimitsu.

Tekken 3

Yoshimitsu in Tekken 3

Lending a helping hand... Boskonovitch created the Cold Sleep machine during his experiments in his search for eternal life. The technology, still unproven, was used to preserve his young daughter, who suddenly passed away. Yoshimitsu raised research funds, and as the leader of the Manji party, he helped the poor and disadvantaged.
Yoshimitsu visited Boskonovitch when he learned of the many martial artist disappearances. Yoshimitsu was surprised to find Boskonovitch suffering from a mysterious pathological organism. It's believed to have been contracted during lab experiments while making the Cold Sleep machine.
Boskonovitch claims he needs blood from Ogre to live. Indebted to Boskonovitch for saving his life, Yoshimitsu enters the tournament to help an old friend.

Ending: A bubbling green substance is shown in a jar labeled "Ogre's Blood". Yoshimitsu is shown looking at a rat in a cage. Next, it is revealed that Doctor Boskonovitch is beside him. They are apparently testing Ogre's blood on the rat. The rat starts to drink it. Yoshimitsu and Doctor Boskonovitch turn their heads and look at each other. After a few seconds, they go back to watching the rat drink Ogre's blood. The rat turns its face so that it is facing the screen. Dramatic music starts playing. Yoshimitsu is shown running out of the building while holding Doctor Boskonovitch under one of his arms. The rat, now gigantic, bursts through the building.

Tekken 4


Yoshimitsu in Tekken 4

As the leader of the Manji Party, Yoshimitsu dedicated himself to providing food, medical assistance, and shelter to the ever-increasing number of political refugees around the world. Unfortunately, with a constant lack of necessary funding and manpower, Yoshimitsu was unsure about the future of his organization.

When Yoshimitsu heard about The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he envisioned a union between the Manji Party and the Mishima Zaibatsu. With this dream in mind, Yoshimitsu decides to enter the Tournament immediately. He must defeat Heihachi Mishima at any cost.

Ending:

Yoshimitsu is shown walking up to Heihachi Mishima, who is surrounded by a bunch of men in suits, in the Mishima Manor. Heihachi refuses to hand over his company to the Manji, and prepares to have Yoshimitsu killed. Before he can, he is interrupted with the news that the Manji have airlifted the vault, Yoshimitsu having anticipated Heihachi's actions. Heihachi's men attack Yoshimitsu, but he escapes, flying through the roof.

Tekken 5

Yoshimitsu in Tekken 5

Tekken 5

Yoshimitsu. A ninja helping the poor. While breaking into the Mishima Zaibatsu's vault,he found an injured Bryan Fury and helped him escape. A month later,when Yoshimitsu visits Dr. Boskonovitch's lab,he finds his comrades dead. This was Bryan's thanks. "He shall pay for what he has done," says Yoshimitsu. Learning Bryan will fight in The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 5,Yoshimitsu sharpens his sword and enters the fray.

Ending:

Bryan Fury is shown walking with a Gatling Gun, then halts, and starts to initiate it's catastrophic power, to a withered pillar. In the midst of confusion of his action, Yoshimitsu is then seen visible to dash, avoiding getting hit by The Gatling Gun. as the Gatling Gun's bullets close to Yoshimitsu, he then disappears. Bryan Fury is now verifying Yoshimitsu's location. Yoshimitsu is then visible in the air, while doing an abundance of spins with his sword(Yoshimitsu) towards Bryan Fury's location. While being suprised, Yoshimitsu's attack is successful. Bryan then yells out an angered cry, and is then is dismantled dust. Yoshimitsu then mentions, "Retribution" (most likely to Bryan's betrayal, and murder of the Manji Clan members, as well as Doctor Boskonovitch's fall from Bryan Fury).

Tekken 6

Yoshimitsu in Tekken 6

Tekken 6
Trying to avenge his fallen Manji clan comrades, while going after Bryan Fury, Yoshimitsu realizes that his sword is weakening. His sword is a cursed blade. By killing evil doers and villains the sword would retain its power, otherwise the cursed sword will make the user go insane. Yoshimitsu realizes that he can no longer use his old sword and decides to use another blade called Fumaken, that seals the properties of the cursed sword. He then decides to enter The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.

Ending:

After defeating Azazel, Yoshimitsu then walks toward him. The Mystical Orb (within Azazel's chest), is then held by Yoshimitsu, then levitates; then in an instant, is swirling around Yoshimitsu, then to his cursed sword. Yoshimitsu then struggles just to hold his (Yoshimitsu)sword, which has been consumed/strengthened by the orb in Azazel's chest, to become an even more forbidden power. Yoshimitsu is then shown to try to recover from the sword's transformation (,with an esoteric aura from Azazel's Orb within his chect) , then laughs hysterically. He then sends an immensely powerful slash that is then shown outside of Azazel's chamber, to have severed a part of the chamber. What happens next, is unknown.

Tekken Tag 2 Tournament

Yoshimitsu is also playable character in Tekken tag 2 Tournament.

In 2006, Namco released a Yoshimitsu figurine as part of a Tekken 5 set based upon his promotional artwork for the game. While not posable, the PVC figure came with equipable clothing items modeled after those in the game.
Yoshimitsu is one of only four characters to appear in every Tekken game, along with Heihachi Mishima, Paul Phoenix and Nina Williams. Additionally, Yoshimitsu appears in Namco's Soul series of fighting games, making his debut to the series in Soulcalibur as an unlockable character and returning for the subsequent installments.

In the 2009 live-action film Tekken, Yoshimitsu is portrayed by stuntman Gary Ray Stearns. He participates in the Iron Fist tournament and is pitted against Jin Kazama. While Yoshimitsu holds his own and nearly kills him, Jin eventually defeats him with a punch directly into his masked face after Yoshimitsu is distracted by an alarm.

Appearance in Other Games

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