Steve Fox (スティーブ・フォックス Stību Fokkusu?) was introduced in Tekken 4, and he has returned for every subsequent game in the Tekken series. Steve found out during the fourth tournament that he was going to be assassinated by Nina Williams; fortunately, this did not happen due to Nina having a rare moment of emotion. He entered the fifth tournament to "settle the score" with the Mishima Zaibatsu. His father's identity remains a mystery, while his mother is Nina Williams.
History
Tekken 4
Prologue Text: Steve was a young British boxer enjoying his run as the middleweight champion of the world. Adopted during infancy, Steve sought the identity of his biological parents, as well as the origin of the scar on his arm. One day, Steve was ordered by a Mafia group to throw a high-stakes fight, but he refused and instead won the fight. Unfortunately, the Mafia made good on their threats and put a price on Steve's head. With the Mafia in hot pursuit, Steve fled England for the United States and led a life on the run. But Steve soon realized that no matter what he did, the Mafia would eventually catch and kill him. Motivated by this realization, Steve sought the limelight once again, and entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4.
Epilogue Text: Fortunately for us, Steve has an assassin gunning for him... We'll take advantage of this situation. Kill Steve by serving him up to the assassin.
Ending Description: Inside the Mishima Zaibatsu Data Room, Steve is trying to find some information on his past. From a computer, Steve learns that he was conceived through vitro-fertilization through Nina Williams.
The scene changes to the outside of "Union Jack" (which appears to be a hotel). A limousine parks in front the building and two men in suits get out. Steve comes out shortly afterward and begins walking towards the building. The man behind Steve pulls out a gun; however, it is shot out of his hand. Steve notices the gunshot and turns around.
He looks up into a building and sees Nina holding a sniper rifle. The second man tries to shoot Steve but also gets shot. The first man tries again but is shot again and then punched by Steve. Nina tries to escape but Steve pursues her, up until the point where they reach an alleyway. Steve seems to have lost Nina when she comes out from behind him with a gun. Steve begins to speak and Nina puts her gun down; the moment, however, is interrupted when Lei Wulong comes in, threatening to shoot Nina if she resists. Nina runs away while Steve stops Lei from chasing her.
Tekken 5
Prologue Text: Steve Fox, a boxing prodigy striving to be the world champion. Steve entered the previous tournament to look into the mystery of his birth. Lei Wulong helped Steve discover that he was actually a creation of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Steve vowed revenge. Just then, Steve learned of The King Of Iron Fist Tournament 5. The world champion enters without a second thought. A determined Steve says, "The Mishima Zaibatsu will never make another monster like me!".
Epilogue Text: After gaining control of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Steve heads to a certain location.
Ending Description: Steve heads to a laboratory of the Mishima Zaibatsu and he is shown destroying equipment in rage. Then he looks at a tank which either contains a life form or is the place that he was conceived. He punches the glass possibly to stop the creation of someone like him. After this, he takes out a lighter and burns the whole building down while walking away satisfied.
Tekken 6
Tekken 6 - Steve Fox Trailer
Prologue Text: Steve Fox destroyed the Mishima Zaibatsu laboratories and finally cleared his conscience. He then attempted to re-enter the world of boxing, but all the large tournaments were cancelled due to the outbreak of war around the globe. Without boxing, Steve lost his only livelihood, an unfortunate turn that quickly led to a very unfulfilling life. About the same time, Steve received an invitation from Marshall Law and Paul Phoenix to train with them. Steve saw this as a good opportunity to experience other fighting styles and accepted their invitation.
Ending Description: Steve, along with Paul Phoenix and Marshall Law, celebrate their victory in the tournament in a small hut. The Mishima Zaibatsu bring the money inside for them. Paul reminds them that they'll split the money 3 ways "just like we promised". However, Steve lightly rejects the money and tells them that the experience alone was reward enough and leaves the hut. After he leaves, Paul and Marshall delight in the fact that they have so much money, however, unknown to them, the Zaibatsu has placed a bomb inside one of the cases of money. Paul and Law continue to celebrate unaware that they only have five seconds left. Outside, Steve is shown quite far away from the hut as the bomb goes off, apparently killing his two new friends. He turns around and a shocked look overtakes his face.
Other appearances
Tekken 2010 Movie
Steve Fox appeared in the Tekken 2010 live action movie, portrayed by British singer/actor, Luke Goss. In the film, he is an older, retired fighter who sponsors Jin in the tournament after the latter defeated Marshall Law. In this movie Steve has apparently no bloodties to Nina, he knew Jun Kazama before her death and he becomes Jin's friend and mentor. He is killed by Jackhammers while breaking Jin and the other imprisoned participants out of their holding cells.
Street Fighter X Tekken
Steve appeared in Street Fighter X Tekken as a playable character. His tag partner is Hwoarang.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - 'Steve Fox Ending' HD
Steve appeared in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as a playable character.
Ending Description: Steve is shown practicing his boxing, groaning in pain when his arm starts to hurt. He then flashes back on memories of the Mishima Zaibatsu. We see members of the Mishima Zaibatsu testing on Steve, who they call "NT01", and Steve taking refuge with Emma Kliesen (Leo's mother) who is working for the Zaibatsu. We return to the present time, with Steve lying on the ground, looking over to a bright light and saying "Emma?".
Tekken Revolution
Steve Fox appears in Tekken Revolution as an unlockable character.
Intro and winning quotes
| Intro | Winning quote/pose |
|---|---|
| "Don't let me down!" | "Hey you! You wanna try me guv?" |
| Punches | Raises fist |
| Prays | Raises fist and says "Ha" |
| Raises fist | Punches |
Character Relationships
- Nina Williams - His mother. Steve is constantly seeking Nina in search of answers. When the two do meet, it is usually very breif.
- Anna Williams - His aunt. The two have never physically met before so their actual relationship is unknown.
- Richard Williams - His deceased grandfather.
- Mrs. Williams - His deceased grandmother.
- Lei Wulong - His friend and partner, who wanted to help him destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu.
- Hwoarang - His occasional rival. Hwoarang is also Steve's partner in Street Fighter X Tekken.
- Marshall Law - His friend.
- Forest Law - His friend.
- Paul Phoenix - His friend.
- Lee Chaolan - Steve looks up to Lee and refers to him as the "Silver-Haired Demon".
- Jin Kazama - His friend and protege in the 2010 film (non-canon).
- Jun Kazama - His past love interest in the 2010 film (non-canon).
- Emma Kliesen - His guardian who treated him as a human during his childhood before Tekken 4 in his Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ending.
Gameplay
With an unique fighting style based on bobs, sways and punches, and almost no kicks, Steve is one of the most unorthodox characters in the series. He has incredibly fast and effective punches and combos, very strong low attacks, and can lay the pressure on his opponent like few others in the roster. Perhaps one of the most dangerous fighters in the roster, Steve can turn around a fight with his hard-hitting blows and high-low combos in a flash, and his counter-hits are among the most effective around.
Fighting Style
Steve uses Boxing as his fighting style.
Trivia
General:
- Steve's character was originally given the name Dean Earwicker. This was changed after a substantial amount of negative feedback from the Tekken community. The name has been referenced three times in the Tekken series:
- The first time was in Tekken 4's Tekken Force side game, where a Tekken Force member that is encountered at the fourth stage (the "Mishima Fortress" stage) is named "Dean Earwicker". This Tekken Force member also has a stance similar to Steve's.
- The second time was in Tekken 5's "Arcade Battle" mode, where a Tekken Lord Steve Fox is named "Dean Earwicker".
- The third time was in Tekken 6's "Arcade Battle" and "Ghost Battle" modes, where an Overlord Steve Fox is also named "Dean Earwicker".
- The fourth time was in Tekken Tag Tournament 2's "Ghost Battle", where a Vanquisher Steve Fox (with Hwoarang) is also named "Dean Earwicker".
- Because he is a boxer, Steve Fox does not have normal kick attacks. However, there are a few instances where Steve uses his legs to attack, such as his get-up kicks, jumping kicks, and a single attack where he stomps on the opponent's foot.
- Another move of Steve's, his Endless Roll (4~3~f 1,2... _2,1...) (PAB d/f 3+4~F 1,2... _2,1... in Tekken 6), is a variation of the Dempsey Roll, which was created and first used by the Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of the 1920's, Jack Dempsey. This move was further popularized by the use of the protagonist Makunoichi Ippo in the popular Japanese manga and anime series Hajime no Ippo.
- Steve's unblockable move, Hellfire (qcb,F+2), is the only unblockable attack where damage can be reduced by blocking it. When blocked, its properties also change.
- While customizing the 2nd outfit as '70's, he dressed up almost like Renn Kiriyama who portrayed as Shotaro Hidari / Kamen Rider Double's left half body from Kamen Rider W.
- Using the black "slicked back base" hair and the spiky front addition and turning his boxing shorts green (Default Costume 1), one may customize Steve to resemble Little Mac from "Punch-Out!!" on the original Nintendo Entertainment System.
- Steve is most likely unaware that Anna Williams is Nina's sister and thus his aunt, or that Emma Kliesen was killed by Kazuya Mishima.
- Steve's ending is connected to Nina Williams and Lei Wulong's endings.
- Steve is one of the few characters to have a determined sub-boss fight in Arcade mode. His sub-boss is his mother, Nina, and the fight takes place in the Statue stage.
- Steve's sub-bosses are Lei Wulong and Heihachi Mishima.
- In this game, Namco broke the Japanese-English barrier built into Tekken 4, allowing the characters to speak in their native languages instead of either English or Japanese. As a result, Steve was given a stereotypical working class Southern UK/Irish accent, contradicting the North London accent he had in Tekken 4. This accent is still, but barely present in Tekken 6.
- In the first picture in his prologue, Steve is fighting against Paul Phoenix. Coincidentally enough, Steve would receive an invite to train with Paul, and his friend Marshall Law, in Tekken 6.
- In the Scenario Campaign mode, Steve is a boss at the Abyss Gate stage.
- Steve's Stage 1 and Stage 2 opponents in Scenario Campaign's "Arena" mode are Heihachi and Nina.
- His item move shows that he is making a low kick, only for his leg to get hurt.
- It is possible that Steve's ending (along with the endings of Eddy, Christie, Leo, Alex, Roger Jr., Zafina and Miguel) is actually canon, despite Tekken Tag Tournament 2 being non-canon to the main storyline.
- The parts of Steve's Player 1 costume is purchasable in Tekken Tag Tournament 2's customization.
- Steve only has 4 partners in Ghost Battle unlike most characters; these are (in order of lowest to highest ranks) Roger Jr, Paul Phoenix, Hwoarang and Marshall Law.
Other:
- While in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, he used his Player 2 costume; in Street Fighter X Tekken, he used his Player 1 costume.
- The trailer announcing Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition depicted Steve Fox wearing the exclusive Star Fox-based costume for the Nintendo character Fox McCloud.
- Steve is referred to as the "Stinging Hook" in Street Fighter X Tekken. In said game, Balrog has Steve's outfit as his Swap Costume.
- In Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Steve's dossier is briefly seen when Anna Williams opens a file containing dossiers of various persons of interest. However he is incorrectly identified as Heihachi Mishima.