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Doctor Bosconovitch (Japanese: ドクター・ボスコノビッチ Dokutā Bosukonobicchi?, Russian: Доктор Босконович), also referred to as Doctor B., is a character in the Tekken series. Doctor Bosconovitch is a genius doctor who has had a hand in creating most of the impressive robotics in the Tekken series, with his most notable works being the early Jack Series, Yoshimitsu's cybernetic arm, Bryan Fury's perpetual generator, and Alisa Bosconovitch.

Doctor Bosconovitch has cameo appearances in many Tekken games, but is only playable in Tekken 3, Tekken Card Challenge, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

Biography

Doctor Bosconovitch is a scientist specializing in robotics and regenerative technology. Ten years prior to the first King of Iron Fist Tournament, Doctor Bosconovitch was absorbed in creating a nuclear fuel repurposing system. Upon completing the system, he returned home for the first time in several days to discover that his daughter, 'Alisa', had died of an illness. Consumed by grief, Doctor Bosconovitch went into hiding in deep Siberia and began attempting to make an immortal android replica of his daughter bearing her name. He developed cold sleep technology to preserve the body of his daughter, and succeeded in creating a flexible metal alloy that was similar to human skin - however, before he could complete his work, he was captured by the KGB and forced to create robotic weapons, initially for the Soviet Union’s military, and then for the Russian military.[3]

Doctor Bosconovitch created the first Jack robot for the Russian military. Jack was entered into the King of Iron Fist Tournament for the purpose of assassinating Kazuya Mishima.[4] Jack failed to kill Kazuya, and was subsequently had his AI updated by Doctor Bosconovitch, becoming Jack-2.[5] At some point around this time, Doctor Bosconovitch was abducted by Kazuya Mishima and made head of the Mishima Zaibatsu’s R&D division, where he further developed perpetual engine technology[6] and cold sleep machines.[7] Yoshimitsu, the leader of the Manji Clan, infiltrated the Mishima Zaibatsu’s R&D division in an attempt to steal the secrets of the perpetual engine. Yoshimitsu’s break in was discovered, and he lost an arm in the ensuing firefight. Doctor Bosconovitch was able to fit Yoshimitsu with an artificial arm powered by the perpetual engine technology.[6]

Meanwhile, Jack-2’s new AI prompted it to disobey orders from the Russian military; he rescued a young girl and, during the time that the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 was taking place, attempted to save Doctor Bosconovitch from the Mishima Zaibatsu so that the Doctor could make him human. Separately, Yoshimitsu also attempted to free Doctor Bosconovitch.[6] Jack-2 failed to liberate Doctor Bosconovitch,[8] but Yoshimitsu succeeded.[7]

After being freed from the Mishima Zaibatsu, Doctor Bosconovitch continued his research into cold sleep technology.[7] Around the time that the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 was taking place, Yoshimitsu rescued Bryan Fury, whose cyborg body was failing, and took him to Doctor Bosconovitch.[9] Doctor Bosconovitch fitted Bryan with a perpetual power generator. Bryan subsequently attacked Doctor Bosconovitch and trashed his laboratory.[10]

Doctor Bosconovitch was later employed by the Mishima Zaibatsu under Jin Kazama’s leadership. Here, he completed his android replica of his daughter, Alisa Bosconovitch. Alisa was programmed to be Jin’s bodyguard, but also proved to have her own personality and desires when she met and travelled with Lars Alexandersson.[11]

Following the fall of the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corporation's global takeover, Doctor Bosconovitch became aligned with Yggdrasil, where he assisted Lee Chaolan in the development of mobile warfare units and the flying boat Víðópnir.[12] He also applied an update to Alisa in this time, removing the programming that had allowed Jin to control her,[13] and fitted Yoshimitsu with new reinforced armor.[14]

Personality

Doctor Bosconovitch is a polite, well-mannered man whose instinct is to help those around him. He is desperate in his attempts to revive his daughter Alisa, and even created an android in her likeness. Despite not having any fighting prowess, he is still willing to help in the fight against the Mishima Zaibatsu by providing information on them, undermining them through more secretive projects, or participating in the King of Iron Fist Tournament in person or by proxy. He detests his scoliosis and finds it fairly frustrating to deal with as it worsens with his age.

Doctor Bosconovitch is described as a man for whom scientific advancement comes first, and morality second. Whilst he objects to working under the tyranny of Kazuya Mishima who kidnapped him, he seems to have little qualms over working for Jin Kazama during his declaration of global warfare, and was given a private laboratory by the Zaibatsu at this time to work on his robotics. Bosconovitch frequently has mercy on those around him - helping out an injured Yoshimitsu and Bryan Fury, even though the latter went on to attack him. His method for helping Bryan however was contrary to his initial explanation to Bryan, demonstrating that patient consent is not particularly high in Doctor Bosconovitch's concerns.

In Tekken 6, Alisa mentions that she has had many conversations with 'her father', Doctor Bosconovitch, and that he once told her that "home is where the heart is".[15] Whilst being a man for whom scientific pragmatism is most important then, Doctor Bosconovitch seems guided over all by a desire to do good and be able to love his daughter again as he did when she lived.

Appearance

Doctor Bosconovitch is a frail, thin, elderly man with a balding head of white hair and blue eyes. He also wears reading spectacles and is typically seen wearing lab coats over smart suits, adorned with a bright orange tie. He also has two golden plated teeth, one of his top incisors and the other is the bottom second premolar.

Outfits

Main Article: Doctor Bosconovitch/Outfits

Story

Tekken 2

Doctor Bosconovitch was kidnapped by Kazuya Mishima in the run-up to the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 and was forced to work for him. Some of the many projects involved the creation of the bio-weapons Roger and Alex, as well as the repairing of the Prototype Jack unit. After completing his tasks, and before being executed, Doctor Bosconovitch is rescued by the friend he helped save previously, Yoshimitsu.

Tekken 3

Doctor Bosconovitch was a leading scientist of the former USSR. At the age of 12, he designed a new type of ballistic missile, and instantly became famous in the scientific world. After losing his own daughter, Alisa, Bosconovitch has been doing research on human resurrections and cold-sleep machines. Through these experiments, he became active in cloning and the creation of androids, such as Jack.

With no sense of good or evil, he works only to somehow revive Alisa.

Before the second King of Iron Fist tournament, he was captured by Kazuya Mishima and was forced to do genetic research pertaining to martial artists. However, he was also able to create a new type of cold-sleep machine. He is responsible for saving Yoshimitsu from death, and Bosconovitch himself was also saved from the Mishimas' by Yoshimitsu.

Now, Bosconovitch is infected with a mysterious disease. In order to cure himself and to revive his daughter, he needs the blood of the Fighting God. He is the only man in the world who knows the truth behind the mysterious fighting god in this tournament.

Ending Description: A bubbling green substance is shown in a jar labelled "Ogre's Blood". Yoshimitsu is shown looking at a rat in a cage. Next, it is revealed that Doctor Bosconovitch is beside him. They are apparently testing Ogre's blood on the rat. The rat starts to drink it. Yoshimitsu and Doctor Bosconovitch 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 as Yoshimitsu is shown running out of the building while holding Doctor Bosconovitch under one of his arms. The rat, now gigantic, bursts through the building.

Note: this ending is the same as Yoshimitsu's

Tekken 4

Doctor Bosconovitch appears in Bryan Fury's Tekken 4 ending. In it, he explains to Bryan how he needs to get access to his cybernetic body since he believes it is the key to defeating a "bioweapon" of Bryan's creator, Dr. Abel. In return, he will fully mechanize Bryan and allow him to be completely reborn in a new body, prolonging his life in the process. Bryan lays supine on the table and Bosconovitch holds a gun-shaped device containing sleeping gas. Bidding him sweet dreams, he injects the gas into Bryan. Throughout, he speaks in a very gentle, paternal tone and is very calm.

Tekken 5

While breaking into the Mishima Zaibatsu's vault, Yoshimitsu found an injured Bryan Fury, and he brought him to Doctor Bosconovitch. Bryan entrusts the doctor with giving him a "perfect" body. However, the doctor found Bryan's body too complex, and he instead installed a perpetual generator. Bryan proceeded to attack the doctor, as well as Manji Clan members who were with him. He did survive the attack but was severely hurt. When Yoshimitsu arrived to visit Doctor Bosconovitch, he finds the lab in ruins, and his comrades dead. Seeing this, Yoshimitsu vowed vengeance on Bryan, so he entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5.

Tekken 6

Deep within a lush and thriving forest lies a heavily defended research facility. This facility was a research institute named after its director, Bosconovitch. This facility was very important, as it was here that the Mishima Financial Group's most sensitive military equipment was developed.

Located at the core of the research center was a room that kept its most prized possession: a clear capsule, in which a young girl slept soundly. Her name: Alisa Bosconovitch. She was created by Doctor Bosconovitch and designed to serve Jin Kazama.

Tekken 8

Following the rise of G Corporation's regime since the death of Heihachi at the hands of Kazuya, signalling the downfall of Mishima Zaibatsu, Doctor Bosconovitch co-operates with Lee to provide latest supplies for the Yggdrasil rebel army. He helps Lee Chaolan develop the enormous flying boat, "Víðópnir," in addition to developing mobile warfare units using motorbikes.[12] He also constructs reinforced armor for his old friend, Yoshimitsu,[14] and reunites with his daughter, Alisa Bosconovitch. Alisa begs him to check for a malfunction as she is confused by her emotional responses. Dr Bosconovitch updates her software but tells her there is no malfunction to be found and that her free-will inhibiting software had been removed. He bids his daughter to go and be free to do as she likes.[13]

Other Appearances

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Tekken: The Motion Picture

Doctor Bosconovitch is featured in Tekken: The Motion Picture. Lei Wulong, Jane, and Jack-2 visit him in his science lab. Jack-2 needs his help because Jane is ill. When the destruction button is hit by Lee Chaolan, Doctor Bosconovitch, Lei, Jane and Jack-2 escaped. Unfortunately, Jack-2's torso is crushed by a door. Doctor Bosconovitch and Lei promised to look after Jane for Jack-2.

Tekken Card Challenge

Doctor Bosconovitch is an unlockable character. This is officially his full appearance in the game because the game is only for WonderSwan.

To unlock him, the player must defeat him once or twice in adventure mode with Yoshimitsu or Bryan Fury. His rivals are Yoshimitsu, Anna Williams, and Nina Williams.

Tekken Tag Tournament

While not a playable character in Tekken Tag Tournament, Doctor Bosconovitch can be seen in the crowd of people cheering in the mini-game, Tekken Bowl. It is even possible to K.O. him using a bowling ball.

He was originally meant to appear in Tekken Tag Tournament along with Dr. Abel, Marshall Law, and Devil Kazuya (here referred to as just "Devil", but not as Devil Kazuya which was unused). This was revealed through unused announcer voices in the arcade version. While Devil was added to the final version, Marshall Law, Doctor Abel, and Doctor Bosconovitch were not.

Death by Degrees

Although he does not appear in person in Death by Degrees, Nina Williams's spin-off game, he is mentioned several times in journals and documents as "Geppetto Boskonovitch". He has a laboratory on the Solitaria Penitentiary island, although it's abandoned. In Lukas' journal, Lukas shows resentment towards Bosconovitch, as Bosconovitch gets all the attention and they are shutting Lukas down, and he takes "that souvenir Bosconovitch left behind" to aid him in his plans to make the people that shut him down pay. Bosconovitch is the creator of Type J and the J Robots. Inside his locker in his laboratory is a document titled "Type J" report, detailing testing of Type J's abilities. In it, it states that the cranial area fell short of specified modifications, due to an emphasis on weight reduction, so a strong shock to the cranial area places great stress on the sensors. In the worst-case scenario, the A.I. unit could be destroyed. "Therefore it is of utmost importance that we implement a fix at once...".

Tekken Hybrid

In Tekken Tag Tournament HD, he returned again as an onlooker in the crowd of Tekken Bowl. There is also a trophy named after him called "Doctor B!" with the description being "K.O. an onlooker in Tekken Bowl." with an icon of Bryan as the picture (probably because he attacked him in Tekken 5).

The player must move the aim all the way to the left, towards Doctor Bosconovitch. Once the ball is thrown and successfully hits him, the side of the screen will read "K.O.", with an arrow pointing to where Doctor Bosconovitch had been standing without directly showing him. The screen will also have a message that reads "Caution: Please do not try this at home." (this message also shows up when a player overcharges the meter of the bowling ball), with the Trophy being unlocked.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Doctor Bosconovitch appeared as a playable character in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 via free downloadable content.

Profile:
A genius scientist from Russia. After facing the passing of his daughter years ago, he immersed himself in his work on regeneration and cryogenic sleep. He goes about his work with little regard for what is considered "good" or "evil".[16]

Tekken_Tag_Tournament_2_Doctor_Bosconovitch_Arcade_Ending

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Doctor Bosconovitch Arcade Ending

Ending Description
Doctor Bosconovitch is engaging actively in analysis research testing the devil gene present in the blood samples of Jin and Kazuya to compare the results to Lars. The results show that since Heihachi and Jinpachi are related to Lars, it's quite possible that Lars will develop baldness very early between his 20's and 50's due to not inheriting the Devil Gene. Jin and Kazuya both contain the Devil Gene, so therefore baldness is not a likely occurrence. After Bosconovitch makes this remarkable discovery, the screen changes to a scene of Lars and his teammates flying in a helicopter that has a side window open. Lars politely asks one of his teammates to close the window, alluding to he could feel a light breeze through his hair, hinting towards baldness even earlier than expected.

Tekken: Bloodline

Doctor Bosconovitch is researcher working for Heihachi Mishima and the Mishima Zaibatsu in Tekken: Bloodline. He has been working with Heihachi on his plans to capture Ogre in order to use Ogre's genetic material in experiments. Midway through the tournament, Bosconovitch informs Heihachi of the newly-built containment cell meant for Ogre.

Gameplay

In Tekken 3, Doctor Bosconovitch mostly uses moves taken from other fighters to make himself a unique mash-up fighter, while also tending to fall over after combos or specific moves due to his scoliosis.

In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, the doctor has a dedicated moveset that displays his lack of fighting prowess and showcases his back condition even further. Doctor Bosconovitch plays as a slow, but surprisingly powerful fighter; he relies on follow-ups from his unique stances such as Mad Pain or Electric Charge, and usage of hard-hitting yet easy to initiate combos. The doctor employs the use of small remote bombs which he keeps in his pockets; they can be used to steady himself or propel him into the air to aid in dodging or heavy attacks. With the use of Electric Charge, Dr. Bosconovitch also owns the longest active unblockable move in the game, Parallel Lightning Spark, that can push opponents far away from him if they decide to stand and attempt to block. For utility, a fair amount of the doctor's moves cause him to lose balance and double as a pseudo-feint. The move Surprise Tumble can also force a fall and be used to psych out opponents or bait them into an attempt at punishing. Despite their sluggish nature, his moves and basic juggles can do large amounts of damage if the player is brave enough to throw them out, hoping to counterattack and risking counterattack themselves.

One must play the Doctor fairly carefully, as his moves have some of the worst frame data in the Tekken series to date, with his quickest move being slightly slower than the universal leg swing kick. He also has a lack of ranged attacks, his farthest ranged move being Bomb Sweep, which causes him to slide along the ground underneath his opponent with high ending lag and is very easy to punish if blocked. 

Doctor Bosconovitch is best played in a conservatively defensive style, waiting for his opponents to overextend and then doubling down on powerful Mad Pain combos and Zen finishers. His effectiveness is best utilized with a tag partner that can cover his major weaknesses. Competitively, he is most commonly used to extend combos with his powerful attacks to keep the opponent in the air for longer, or punish characters who rely on using low sweeping tools.

Fighting Style

Doctor Bosconovitch does not necessarily have a fighting style. He simply uses what little knowledge he knows about fighting and attempts to attack with a severe absence of training. His innate lack of balance from being a frail, old man and his continuous problem with scoliosis attributes to this, as he tends to fall over or stumble when attacking. He also lacks pain discipline and instinctively reaches for and tends to areas where he is hurt, like in his 'fighting' stance, Mad Pain. He has adopted a fighting stance similar to Yoshimitsu's Meditation stance, named "Zen", which he uses in tandem with his remote bombs to propel himself around the arena and charge into opponents with. Like the Jacks, Doctor Bosconovitch also uses the famous Russian dance, the Cossack Kick, as a form of airborne attack and uses static electricity to catch opponents off guard, which is surprisingly effective. 

Moves

Doctor Bosconovitch Moves

Character Relationships

  • Kazuya Mishima - Doctor Bosconovitch was kidnapped by him and forced to work for him in Tekken 2. As of Tekken 8 Bosconovitch is working with Lars against Kazuya.
  • The Jack series - Doctor Bosconovitch created the Prototype Jack unit and several of the main Jack robots, including the original Jack.
  • Yoshimitsu - Doctor Bosconovitch's friend who he at one point saved, and who later saved him in return from Kazuya. Bosconovitch also gave him his cybernetic arm as well as designing Yoshimitsu's armor for Tekken 7 and Tekken 8
  • Manji Clan - As a result of his close friendship with Yoshimitsu, Doctor Bosconovitch has also worked closely with, and under the protection of, the Manji Clan. Many of the Manji were slaughtered in Bosconovitch's lab when he was working on Bryan Fury.
  • Nina and Anna Williams - Doctor Bosconovitch built the machines in which the sisters underwent Cold Sleep shortly after Tekken 2.
  • Ogre - Doctor Bosconovitch wanted Ogre's blood to save himself and his daughter in Tekken 3.
  • Bryan Fury - Doctor Bosconovitch saved Bryan's life by installing a perpetual generator in his body after Tekken 4. Once Bryan woke up, however, he attacked Bosconovitch and destroyed his lab before the events of Tekken 5.
  • Alex - Doctor Bosconovitch created him.
  • Roger - Doctor Bosconovitch created him.
  • Doctor Abel - Doctor Bosconovitch's rival. Abel is jealous of Doctor Bosconovitch's genius and creations.
  • Alisa Bosconovitch - Doctor Bosconovitch created her in the image of his deceased beloved daughter (whose name was also Alisa). Following their reunion in Tekken 8, Doctor Bosconovitch updates her software and encourages Alisa to used her free will.
  • Jin Kazama - Doctor Bosconovitch worked for Jin in Tekken 6 by creating Alisa. Both becomes allies once again on helping the rebellion against Kazuya's regime in Tekken 8.
  • Lee Chaolan - They both worked under Kazuya's Mishima Zaibatsu during Tekken 2. In Tekken 8, Doctor Bosconovitch aids Lee in the construction of advanced robotics and vehicles for the rebel cause.
  • Lars Alexandersson - As of Tekken 8 Doctor Bosconovitch has allied himself with Lars's cause and his rebel army, Yggdrasil. He has been working on updating and constructing robotics for Lars's army.

Quotes

Trivia

General:

  • Doctor Bosconovitch's last name is a reference to the game Bosconian, an Asteroids-like video game made by Namco in 1981.
  • Despite there being multiple Russian characters in the Tekken series, he is the only one who can actually be seen speaking Russian, as Dragunov is voluntarily mute, Alisa speaks Japanese, and the Jacks only grunt.
  • In Yoshimitsu's profile book for Tekken 2, Bosconovitch's name is spelt "Vasconovich".[17] The spelling error was fixed in the European version, which also has different profile text.
  • Doctor Bosconovitch was a fairly late addition to the roster of the PlayStation version of Tekken 3; in an early 1998 interview, the developers said the only hidden character presently implemented in the game was Gon, and that they were still considering whether to add Bosconovitch as well.[18]
  • In the Japanese version of Tekken 3, Doctor Bosconovitch's in-game name is spelt "DOCTOR.B." with an erroneous period after the R. This error was fixed in the US and EU versions.
  • In Tekken 3, Doctor Bosconovitch's name is spelt "Boskonovitch" when he is saved after defeating him in the final stage of Tekken Force.
  • He is referred as "Geppetto Boskonovitch" in the Tekken spin-off game, Death by Degrees.
    • This is likely his canonical name, as the name "G. Boskonovich" appears in Roger Jr.'s Tekken 5 ending.
  • In Tekken 5, a Tekken Lord ranked Jack-5 was named after Doctor Bosconovitch.
  • Alisa mentions "her father" (Doctor Bosconovitch) several times to Lars in the Scenario Campaign cutscenes in Tekken 6.
    • Lee also compliments the doctor's handiwork in the ending cutscene.
  • In his original appearance, most of Doctor Bosconovitch's moves are taken from other characters in the Tekken series (such as Lei, Heihachi, Yoshimitsu, Jack, Xiaoyu, and others). Some moves have been slightly altered to fit his frail state and habit of falling down. His fighting style is named either "Various" due to this fact or "Panic Fighting".
  • Doctor Bosconovitch is the only character outside of mimicry characters to have more than one kind of starting position when a round begins, being either stuck in full crouch or fully grounded on his back or on his chest in Tekken 3.
    • Holding 3 on the VS. screen will start the round with Doctor Bosconovitch in a crouched position.
    • Holding 4 on the VS. screen will start the round with Doctor Bosconovitch in a face down, head first position.
    • On round 2 and beyond, and in Tekken Ball mode, Doctor Bosconovitch will always start on the ground in a Knock Down Position.

Tekken 3:

  • Because he suffers from scoliosis, a disease that affects his spine, Doctor Bosconovitch will usually fall to the ground after performing a move unless "f" is pressed after performing it. In fact, in one of Bosconovitch's pre-fight animations, he falls to the ground after performing it.
  • His Player Two outfit is basically Yoshimitsu's Player One outfit with a gold and blue color scheme.
  • Doctor Bosconovitch is available by completing the Tekken Force side game four times with the given "keys" at the end of each level. On the fourth playthrough, the player will fight Doctor Bosconovitch after having defeated Heihachi Mishima in stage four (Mishima Fortress). After Bosconovitch is defeated, he will become a playable character.

Tekken Tag Tournament 2:

  • Doctor Bosconovitch has a special tag throw with Alisa, where he headbutts the opponent and becomes dizzy and almost falls, until Alisa grabs him in her arms and sweeps the downed opponent by flying into them forward and backwards. She then puts down Doctor Bosconovitch, who retreats off the screen, while Alisa becomes the active fighter.
  • He has a special win pose with Alisa where she does a backflip in the air, floats around Doctor Bosconovitch, lands in front of him and then strikes a cute pose.[19]
  • He has a special win pose with Bryan where Doctor Bosconovitch tries to greet or praise him but Bryan ignores him and walks away.
  • He has a special win pose with Yoshimitsu where they both shake hands and nod as Yoshimitsu begins to fly upwards using his sword and takes Doctor Bosconovitch with him as a reference to Yoshimitsu's Tekken 2 ending.[20]
  • His item move is a plastic Alisa head that works the same as Alisa's Spam Bomb, although with less damage.

Other:

  • Though Doctor Bosconovitch doesn't appear in Tekken: Blood Vengeance, he is mentioned by Alisa who wants to search for him as part of her program.
  • Doctor Bosconovitch also makes a cameo appearance in the group picture in Tekken 3 (Comic).

Gallery

Doctor Bosconovitch/Gallery

References

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