As for how, that is expected to be revealed in the game when it’s out. With the latest Tekken 8 trailer, many fan theories have been proven true as Jun Kazama is indeed alive. Her last canonical appearance in the franchise was in Tekken 2 back in 1995, with her latest appearance being on Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in 2011 where she transforms into the mysterious Unknown, which isn’t canon. Prior to the events of Tekken 3, she was supposedly killed by Ogre as the creature was seeking out strong fighters, similar to Akuma from Street Fighter, except seemingly more ruthless. The father and son duo are expected to duke it out as it is the main plot point of Tekken 8 after Heihachi was supposedly killed off. At some point, she had a child with Kazuya Mishima named Jin Kazama. She entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament in order to test her abilities and protect her village from evil. However, Jun’s father was killed by an evil spirit, leaving Jun to continue her training on her own.ĭespite her young age, Jun Kazama proved to be a skilled and powerful fighter. As a child, Jun was trained in the Kazama style by her father, who was the current master of the style. Tekken 8 is currently in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, and you can check out IGN's full interview with Harada and Producer Michael Murray below.She was born and raised in the Kazama family, a family of martial artists who were dedicated to protecting their village from evil spirits. It's going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out from both a story and gameplay perspective for Tekken moving forward though we've yet to actually see Jun in action again just yet. This also allows for Bandai Namco to potentially further experiment and add to Jin's moveset in the new game too where it seems he and Devil Jin may have melded into 1 fighter. The director wouldn't delve much into how she will play like in Tekken 8, but he does confirm she still uses traditional Kazama style martial arts from earlier in the series. "Jun is kinda like his guide on the path that he's on, and people who are familiar with the series and her know that she has this special power with her that she can actually neutralize the Devil Gene and some of its effects," said Harada. So she may finally be back, or she'll remain more of a spiritual guide for his son as he attempts to destroy the man she saw potential in, at least at one point. Jun went missing years before the main events of Tekken 3 when she attempted to fight off Ogre while saving Jin and long presumed dead. Jin's protective mom was featured as a playable character in both Tekken Tag Tournament titles, but she hasn't really been a front-facing part of the franchise since all the way back in 1996. Harada also claims the developers were planning to add Jun back into the series sooner than now, but the Tekken series' story progression took longer to set in motion and looks different than initially penned. "I think she's centrally more important to Jin Kazama because people who are familiar with the character know he's got this Devil Gene power, and he's kinda typically wavering between his human side and that devil influence side," said Harada. Since it's still unknown whether or not Jun is truly alive and in the world of the living, she may end up playing a similar role to her would be mother-in-law, but instead of trying to destroy her bloodline using Akuma, she may well try to save it. Plus, he also shared some concept art for her new design as well. Harada reaffirmed Jun's playable status at the Tekken World Tour 2022 North America Regional Finals and also reminded fans that the character's classification is missing and not confirmed dead. "Obviously, this time she plays a very important role both to Kazuya and Jin, and I think some of that will actually portrayed when you actually get hands on with the game."Ĭonsidering the new game takes place just 6 months after the events of Tekken 7, it looks like we'll be moving the familial battle up a generation, which before focused on Heihachi, Kazumi and Kazuya. "This has been quite some time since she appeared in this type of capacity in the game being both part of the story and playable hasn't happened since Tekken 2," said Harada via IGN. Thankfully, longtime Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada confirmed to IGN that all 8 characters shown off so far are playable, including Jun.
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