Paul Phoenix
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Paul Phoenix is a video game character from the Tekken fighting game series. He is a staple of the series and is content with proving that no one can match his strength.
Paul is one of only four Tekken characters (the others being Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams and Yoshimitsu) to have appeared in every game in the series. Paul also appears in the Namco game Urban Reign along with his friend, Marshall Law. He is unlocked by completing challenge mode.
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[edit] History
Paul is a Judo expert and a good friend of the Law family. His mixture of karate and judo styles have achieved legendary status, but a seemingly minor complication always arises that prevents him from winning the tournament, as in the case when a traffic jam prevents his confrontation with his rival, Kazuya Mishima.
[edit] Tekken 3
In Tekken 3, Paul remained undefeated throughout the entire tournament, and he even defeated Ogre. Swelling with pride and feeling victorious, Paul left the tournament, thinking that he was the victor. Unknown to Paul, however, Ogre morphed into his perfect form, True Ogre, and the Tournament continued in his absence. In the end, Jin Kazama would be the true victor of the 3rd Tournament, being victorious over True Ogre, and avenging the apparent death of his mother, Jun Kazama. Jin must have let Paul take the claim of the tournament's winner, as he only wanted to kill Ogre.
[edit] Tekken 4
Jin Kazama's victory however, was something that Paul did not believe, and he even tried to claim that he won the tournament. He used the prize money to build his own dojo, but hardly anyone believed his notion about the greatest fighter there is, and even those who did eventually got sick and tired of his attitude. They therefore turned on him. Gradually, the people's respect for "the world's strongest fighter" declined, and his dojo went bankrupt. When Paul received word of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he entered in order to prove, once and for all, that he was the world's greatest fighter.
[edit] Tekken 5
Rolling through his opponents one-by-one, Paul felt excited at the prospects of facing Kazuya Mishima, whom he had not faced in over 20 years. However, he once again found Kuma standing in his way. His mind distracted, Paul did not take Kuma seriously at first, and by the time he realized his mistake, he was quickly overwhelmed by the bear and defeated. His loss to Kuma shamed Paul greatly, and he realized he had strayed from the path of a true martial artist and started his training all over again. When the fifth tournament was announced, Paul entered to prove that he is, literally, "the toughest fighter in the universe".
[edit] Tekken 6
Paul Phoenix’s rematch with Kuma was fierce, and though victorious, he was utterly exhausted, leaving him unable to continue the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Unable to collect any prize money from the last tournament, Paul, who was already burdened by his mountain of debt, learns that a new King of Iron Fist Tournament will be held soon. Believing that if he won the tournament, he could finally say goodbye to his loan troubles, Paul deeply thought about ways to increase his chances of winning—participating on his own was out of the question. If he could assemble a team with someone, his chances of winning the prize money would greatly increase. And so he went over his plan with his best friend Marshall Law - but thinking a three-man team was better than two, renowned boxer Steve Fox caught his attention.
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 Paul from Tekken 5: DR |
[edit] Trivia
- Paul's looks and fighting style seemed to be based on Chuck Norris.
- He likes pizzas and motorcycles, but hates traffic jams in Japan (because he was caught in one as he was making his way to the second tournament).
- Paul (along with Heihachi, Nina and Yoshimitsu) has appeared in every Tekken game.
- Paul's signature hairstyle is his famous "high top" as seen on every game.
- Paul is one of the strongest non-supernatural characters in the series .
