Yoshimitsu
From the Tekken Wiki
Yoshimitsu (meaning "Good fortune light") is a fictional character originally created for the Tekken series of fighting games, designed by Namco. Yoshimitsu made his first appearance in Tekken, and he has returned for all subsequent sequels to that game since his inception. Additionally, an analogous character bearing the same name, weapon, clan and basic information, was later carried over into Namco’s Soul series as a secret character, making his debut in a series of fighting games Soulcalibur and returning for Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, and Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. It can also be noted that he looks different in every game he is in, although his 'Player 2' costumes in the Tekken series are generally similar. He can also be customized with items to look like his Tekken 3 costume in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. Yoshimitsu is one of only four Tekken characters (the others being Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, and Paul Phoenix) to have appeared in every game in the series.
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[edit] History
Yoshimitsu initially entered the first tournament as a decoy, so that Kunimitsu and the other members of the Manji clan would be able to steal the tournament’s funds unobserved. But eventually, he heard of a powerful sumo wrestler, called Ganryu engaging in fraud and other corrupt activity, who had likewise entered the tournament. This base disrespect for the sumo code infuriated Yoshimitsu, he defeated Ganryu, stole his fortune and distributed it amongst the poor.
Sometime later, angered by Kunimitsu's insistence that the clan merge with the Mishima Zaibatsu, as well as her attempts to steal the clan’s sacred tachi, he expelled her from the clan and found that, strangely, she had gone to Kazuya Mishima for aid. Suspicious of what she might have been plotting, Yoshimitsu and the clan broke into the Mishima Headquarters, and Yoshimitsu’s arm was lost during the raid. While there, he came across Doctor Boskonovitch, who saw the injured Manji ninja and helped him escape, later replacing his lost arm with a bio-mechanical prosthetic.
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Soon afterwards, Doctor Boskonovitch’s daughter died very unexpectedly; and to preserve her body, the doctor began experimenting with cryogenics. While bringing him stolen money to fund his studies, Yoshimitsu discovered that the doctor had contracted an unknown pathological organism, which had likely been a result of the doctor’s exposure to his own experiments. Doctor Boskonovitch told Yoshmitsu that if he were able to retrieve a sample of Ogre's blood, he may be able to discover a cure for his daughter. And to get this sample, Yoshimitsu would have to enter the third tournament. Although neither him or the doctor won the tournament, Jin Kazama is the one to kill Ogre and after that, Yoshimitsu and Doctor Boskonovitch managed to find blood samples from Ogre's remains.
[edit] Tekken 4
Yoshimitsu continued as the leader of the Manji Ninja Clan, but they eventually fell on hard times, losing funding and members for various reasons. Worried about the future of his clan, he began to reconsider the union between them and the Mishima Zaibatsu. So when he heard of the fourth tournament, he immediately joined, hoping to defeat Heihachi Mishima and become leader of the union he now desired.
[edit] Tekken 5
Shortly thereafter, Yoshimitsu returned to Doctor Boskonovitch’s lab to find it completely destroyed, the doctor injured, and many of his clan members killed. Yoshimitsu was determined to get his revenge in the fifth tournament, and he was ready to confront the culprit, Bryan Fury.
Ending
Yoshimitsu finally finds Bryan Fury and attempts to attack him. Bryan fires at him with his signature 20mm Vulcan but misses. Yoshimitsu dives at Bryan and slashes at his body. Bryan's body explodes and is seemingly killed. Yoshimitsu whispers "Retribution".
[edit] Tekken 6
Trying to avenge his fallen Manji clan comrades, while going after Bryan , 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 if not done in time will make the user go insane. Yoshimitsu realizes that he can no longer use his old sword and decides to use another blade that seals the properties of the cursed sword. He then decides to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.
[edit] Trivia
- His appearance in Soulcalibur IV would be a hint as to how these two swords are used in battle. He gained a new stance (Intimidation) that can be entered from his ->-> RP ( -> -> B in Soul Calibur) by holding the button. He can now also walk by using the two swords in Flea (might replace Yoshimitsu's clashing shoulder charge with charging through the opponent, then walking all over them with the swords). Both of these abilities were added to his movelist in Tekken 6.
- It is believed that he is somehow related to the Yoshimitsu from the Soul Calibur series. The either descendants of one another or even possibly the same person.
- On the handheld and console versions of Tekken 5: DR, Yoshimitsu can be customized to appear as he did in Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag.
- Yoshimitsu is one of the few characters that is in the entire Tekken series, the others being Paul Pheonix, Heihachi, and Nina Williams.
- Yoshimitsu is the only character that has such extreme changes in appearance between tournaments.
- Those who pre-ordered Tekken 6 recieved a special alternate costume for Yoshimitsu designed by Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade.
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 Yoshimitsu from Tekken 3 |
 Yoshimitsu from Tekken TAG |
 Yoshimitsu from Tekken 4 |
 Yoshimitsu artwork from Tekken 4 |
 Yoshimitsu from Tekken 5 |
 Yoshimitsu from Tekken 6 |
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