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Hon-Maru Tekken4

Hon-Maru (本丸 Honmaru?) is a stage exclusive to the console version of Tekken 4, that also briefly appears in the story mode of Tekken 7. It is a temple located deep in the Mishima compound.

The temple is a two-tiered pagoda and ancestral place of worship on the Mishima Estate, situated on the edge of a cliff within a forest, nearby to a waterfall. It has a large golden Buddha statue on the top floor.

Background[]

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Hon-Maru as it appears in the Tekken 5 opening and Tekken 7 flashback.

After Jinpachi Mishima unsuccessfully led a coup to reclaim the Mishima Zaibatsu from his son, Heihachi Mishima, he was imprisoned beneath Hon-Maru. At some point he starved to death, and was possessed by a demonic entity.

During the 4th King of Iron Fist Tournament, Heihachi kidnapped Jin Kazama and imprisoned him on the top floor of Hon-Maru. After defeating Kazuya in the tournament, Heihachi led him to Hon-Maru, intending to also capture him. Jin fought both his father and grandfather here, before transforming into a devil and breaking through the roof, to flee.

Tekken 5 begins in Hon-Maru, with Kazuya and Heihachi being the target of a G Corporation attack. The temple is swarmed by JACK-4 robots. Heihachi and Kazuya briefly fight back to back to fend off the JACKs, before Kazuya throws his father into the fray and escapes in his devil form. The JACKs pile onto Heihachi and then simultaneously detonate, blowing up Hon-Maru. Raven observed Kazuya fleeing Hon-Maru and the subsequent explosion, prompting him to prematurely announce that "Heihachi Mishima is dead".

The explosion releases the seal binding Jinpachi Mishima in his demonic form beneath the temple, and he rises from the rubble. He claims the Mishima Zaibatsu, and with the last of his humanity, Jinpachi declares the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, in order to find someone strong enough to destroy him before he brings untold evil upon the world.

Stage Description[]

The player encounters the stage during the final battle in Jin's or Kazuya's story mode or by unlocking the stage permanently by successfully completing Tekken Force mode with any character. The setting is a sacred pagoda as there is a giant Buddha statue in the background. The entire floor of Hon-Maru appears to be constructed entirely of wood since the floor creaks whenever a character moves. There are also many lanterns illuminating the area that are held by golden Buddhist statues.

Hon-Maru also briefly appears in the story mode of Tekken 7 in a flashback sequence of the G Corporation attack where the player fights as Heihachi and Kazuya against the Jack-4s. The stage itself, however, seems to just be a slightly modified version of the intact Mishima Dojo (also seen in the story mode) along with a different hue.

Background Music[]

The stage BGM is titled "The Inner Shrine".

No. Song Duration Audio
01 The Inner Shrine 4:31

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Trivia[]

  • Hon-Maru is destroyed at the start of Tekken 5, though continues to play an important role in flashbacks in later games.
  • Heihachi, Kazuya, and Jin's Tekken 4 endings all take place in Hon-Maru.
  • This stage is included in the Tekken 4 minigame Tekken Force where Heihachi Mishima is the boss. After beating him in this mode, the stage is unlocked.
  • This is also where Heihachi recalls the explosion here in Lee Chaolan's Tekken 5 ending, and flashbacks in Raven's story mode interludes.
  • A temple like this is shown at the background of Final Stage and Final Stage 2.
  • The Tekken 7 stage, Mishima Dojo, is similar to Hon-Maru, and also has a large Buddha statue. This stage is first seen in the initial trailer for Tekken 7 where Kazumi Mishima is seen praying to the Buddha statue. The stage has a large spotlight that canvasses the middle area of the stage and parts of the floor appear to be stone as opposed to wood.
  • If Story Mode is finished with either Jin or Kazuya, the rankings will not be displayed on this stage after their endings are shown. The rankings will instead be displayed on the Statue stage (if this stage is not yet unlocked, it will be in the Arena stage)

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