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Name	Jin Kazama
Series	''Tekken''
Firstgame	''Tekken 3'' (1997)
Voiceactor	Jacob Franchek (''Tekken: The Motion Picture'')Patrick Seitz (credited as Darren Daniels) (''Tekken: Blood Vengeance'')
Japanactor	Isshin Chiba
liveactor	Jon Foo (''Tekken'')
artist	Aya Takemura (''Tekken 3'', ''Tekken 4'', ''Tekken Tag'', ''Namco X Capcom'')
Inuniverse	}}

is a video game character in the ''Tekken'' fighting game series released by Namco Bandai. Trained by his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima in order to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament, Jin wishes to avenge his mother's apparent death. However, during the tournament it is revealed that Jin possesses the , a genetical abnormality within his body, which causes the betrayal of Heihachi who wants to take it. He is also antagonized by his father, Kazuya Mishima, to whom he inherited the gene. While dealing with them, Jin loses control of the Devil Gene, which causes his transformation into an alter-ego named , first introduced as a playable character in ''Tekken 5''.

Outside the video games, Jin has also appeared in the animated adaptations from the games as well as the live-action film. Jin was created to be an innoncent hero whose constant fights would lead him to become the series' main antagonist as crafted by the director, Katsuhiro Harada. Critical reception to him has been mostly positive with comments focused on his role within the story and techniques. However, the character's change of fighting style in ''Tekken 4'' resulted in mixed opinions by critics.

Description

Appearance

Jin is a young Japanese man with black hair which spikes up in a distinctive pattern. On his left arm, he bears a mark that was branded onto his skin by the Devil. His most recurring outfits usually comprise of a karate gi or jumpsuit—both with some sort of flame design (the color of which is varied throughout the series, and has been customizable since ''Tekken 5''). While Jin's gi costume usually consists only of trousers, gauntlets and footpads, in ''Tekken 4'', he also wore the jacket of the gi openly, exposing his torso. ''Tekken 4'' also introduced Jin's hooded jumpsuit, which he kept until ''Tekken 6''. Also, in both ''Tekken 3'', and ''Tekken Tag Tournament'', players can select a Mishima High School uniform for Jin to fight in. In ''Tekken 6'', he wears a long black coat similar to the one that he wore in his ending in ''Tekken 5''.

Devil Jin is nearly identical to Jin Kazama, except for his inhuman transformations and a change in clothing. In ''Tekken 3'', Devil Jin simply bore tattoos over his face, sported altered glowing red eyes with changed pupils, and grew black wings used for flight. In subsequent games, however, the transformation has been expanded upon. In ''Tekken 4'', there is a noticeable sequence to Jin's changes. As the transformation began, his body was surrounded by a purple haze, then the familiar tattoos formed on his chest and arms, and, finally, he grew two black wings from his back. This is as far as the sequence goes within that game, however, as Jin was stopped before his transformation was complete.

According to ''Tekken 5'''s story, Jin's transformation within that game recurred as a reaction to Jinpachi Mishima's return. Because of this, there is no visible transformation, and Devil Jin simply appears in his most advanced state to date. His new look includes horns, chains on his right arm, waist, and legs, and warped, talon-like fingers and a paır of gauntlets wıth spikes growing out of them. Like his father's Devil form, Jin also has a third eye upon his head used to fire a beam of energy at his opponents. However, like all characters within ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'', Devil Jin can be customized with an assortment of physical changes. In ''Tekken 6'', Devil Jin's appearance remains roughly unchanged. However, in actual gameplay, the chain on his waist must be purchased before it appears.

Personality

Jin's feud with his other Mishima family members and the inner turmoil caused by his "Devil Gene" are consistent topics throughout the series. This struggle has formed somewhat of a "tragic hero" role around the character, punctuated by his very name, Jin, which means "benevolence" in native Japanese.

According to the profile provided by the ''Tekken 3'' instruction booklet, Jin likes his mother's precepts and hates deception. Both values are demonstrated in his ending for ''Tekken 4'': Jin resolves to kill Heihachi Mishima for betraying him, but soon changes his mind and tells Heihachi "thank my mother, Jun Kazama." By the events of ''Tekken 6'', Jin's ambitions seem to have changed from stamping out the Mishima bloodline to global supremacy until the ending, where it is revealed what his true motives are.

Appearances

''Tekken'' games

Jin's first appearance was within ''Tekken 3'', where he is introduced as a boy "claiming to be Heihachi's grandson" as a result of being the child of Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima. Jin was raised by his mother until his 15th birthday, when Jun was attacked by Ogre and disappeared. Swearing revenge, Jin with his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. During ''Tekken 3'', Jin destroys the Ogre in the King of Iron First fighting tournament, but is betrayed by Heihachi. Jin's Devil Gene then awakes, allowing him to surivive Heihachi's attack and escape. During this game, Jin also meets fighter Hwoarang whose rivalry would develop in following games. His following apeparance is in ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' which does not contain a storyline.

By ''Tekken 4'', Jin fell into a pit of self-hatred, despising everything related to the Mishimas. Learning a new karate style for two years, Jin enters into a new tournament where he is to confront his father. Defeating Kazuya after his Devil form awakenes, Jin tries to kill Heihachi, but spares him after remembering his mother. Immediately after leaving Heihachi, Jin's Devil form goes berserk and appears for the first time as a playable character and sub-boss. Seeking to control the Devil Gene, Jin enters the King of Iron Fist tournament whose host, Jinpachi Mishima, is responsable for Jin's change. In the same game, a mini-game focusing on Jin's prologue is featured.

In the aftermath of the fifth Iron Fist Tournament, Jin has been revealed as the winner and is now the new CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu grou. During ''Tekken 6'' Jin begins using the company for world conquest, having started a war agains all the nations. Jin hosts a new tournament to rid himself of Kazuya and his enemies. Jin plays the primary antagonist in ''Tekken 6'''s "Scenario Campaign" mode. He is confronted by his uncle Lars Alexandersson who is rallying a faction within the Zaibatsu's Tekken Force military to take down their corrupt leader. Lars eventually catches up to Jin in the courtyard of Azazel's chamber, after which it is revealed what Jin's true motivation is: Jin has been throwing the world into disarray in an effort to awaken the beast known as Azazel. Jin's ultimate goal in awakening such a monster is to fight it in a suicidal battle and free himself of the the Devil Gene. During the ending of Scenario Campaign, Jin's plan is successful and Azazel awakens. Jin rushes at the monster, plunging both of them into the depths of the temple, which is promptly sealed by the sands of the desert. After the credits, Jin's body is unearthed at the temple site by a crew led by Raven.

Jin is one of the first four fighters demonstrated in the debut gameplay trailer for ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''.

Other appearances

Jin is also featured in ''Namco × Capcom'', where he joins forces with Ryu and Ken Masters from ''Street Fighter'' and seeks to defeat Devil Kazuya who was his father through the Devil Gene. He appears on a promotional poster for the Namco-produced crossover fighting game ''Tekken X Street Fighter'', along with ''Street Fighter'''s Ryu (as well as their alter egos "Devil Jin" and "Evil Ryu", respectively). The Capcom-equivalent project, ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', has so far not confirmed Jin's presence in the game, but he is mentioned in the trailer by Kazuya, who states that Jin desires to see Ryu.

In the 2010 live-action film ''Tekken'', Jin is portrayed by Jon Foo. This version of Jin differs slightly, wherein he was never raised by Heihachi and his mother was killed during a crackdown on insurgents by the Tekken Corporation. In addition, though he is still the illegitimate son of Kazuya, no mention of the Devil Gene is referenced in the film, and he speaks with an English accent (given that Foo is English). He enters the Iron Fist tournament to take revenge on Heihachi for his mother's death, but during the tournament, he learns that it was Kazuya who was responsible for the crackdown. He progresses through the tournament, falling in love with Christie Monteiro and forming alliances with Steve Fox, Raven and even Heihachi himself when Kazuya overthrows him. Eventually, Jin makes it to the final, beating Yoshimitsu and even Bryan Fury, and defeats his father in battle, yet refuses to kill him for the sake of their blood relation.

Jin also appears in the new CGI movie ''Tekken: Blood Vengeance'' which takes place between ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6''.

Creation and design

''Tekken'' series director Katsuhiro Harada has stated that Jin is his favorite character in the overall series alongside Heihachi Mishima as he states that the story from ''Tekken'' is written from Jin's perspective because of being the main character. Jin's concept was that of an innocent young kid corrupted with evil powers that would become one of the series' greatest villains as crafted by Harada for ten years. As a result of being introduced as the protagonist from ''Tekken 3'', Jin's movements were made to be balanced so that he would not have neither strong or weak movesets, which caused difficulties in the design of the character. As Jin has no model for his fighting style, several of his karate moves were created by the ''Tekken'' staff. In ''Tekken 6'', Jin's alternative outifit was designed by Clamp, a group of four Japanese manga artists.

Gameplay

In his early appearances, Jin's moves were a blend between both of his parents, Jun Kazama, and Kazuya Mishima—a combination of "Kazama-Style Self Defense" and "Mishima Fighting Karate". He fights in this style in both ''Tekken 3'' and ''Tekken Tag Tournament''. In ''Tekken 4'', however, this style was discarded in favor of "traditional" karate. As Jin's power was therefore reduced, in following games he would go through minor changes.

Devil Jin incorporates moves from Jin's previous incarnations, which makes him a stronger fighter than Jin. On the other hand, Devil Jin is weak in low attacks.

Reception

Jin has also been featured in various types of merchandising including action figures from both his ''Tekken 3'' and ''Tekken 4'' appearances. Video game publications have mostly praised Jin's character, topping various lists. In Gamest's 1997 Heroes Collection, Jin was voted as the staff's thirty-first favorite character. He shared the spot with three other characters, including ''Street Fighter'' characters, Charlie, and Yang. Also, Gaming Target rated him as the fourth best ''Tekken'' character in a list, commenting on his popular heroic and demonic traits which caused comparison between him and other fighting game protagonists. In ''Game Informer''s "Top Ten Best Fighting Game Characters" Jin was fourth with comments comparing him ''Star Wars'' character Luke Skywalker. In IGN's "Franchise Players 2: Reader's Choice", Jin was one of the video game characters voted to be featured in a live-action movie with the site commenting his role in the ''Tekken'' series noting that it could be the "focal point" of any film. The staff from site did not choose as a result of the poor quality from films based on fighting games. In the book ''Trigger Happy'', writer Steven Poole labelled Jin as an amalgam of "body-building action grunts" including popular martial arts film protagonists.

Multiple reactions were made in response to Jin's special moves and their changes across the series. His inital moveset was noted to be based on his relatives' techniques, with the change shown in ''Tekken 4'' labelled as a "nice touch" by Leon Hunt in the book ''Kung Fu cult masters'' as it demostrates the character's feeling towards Kazuya and Heihachi. GameSpot shared similar comments, stating that Jin was one of the most notable changed characters from ''Tekken 4''. Other publishers such as IGN and ''Computer and Video Games'' came to regard Jin's incarnation from ''Tekken 4'' as a character almost completely different from his original form although both shared different opinions regarding the result. While the former site found such modifications entertaining as it meant learning new moves, the latter criticized the change as it meant the practice from veteran players pointless. Nevertheless, ''Computer and Video Games'' still called Jin the "top-ranked character" from ''Tekken 4'' because of his balanced movesets. Capcom's senior community manager Seth Killian has found the character too powerful to the point that his constant defeats with him led him to quit the ''Tekken'' series. In regards to Jin's ''Tekken 5'' fighting style, GameSpy stated that now players would need to be patient playing as him, as he lost his overpowered moves. Because of such change in ''Tekken 5'' regarding Jin's moves, the same site recommended players to use Devil Jin's incarnation in such game if they missed his original techniques. In promoting ''Tekken 6'' Namco Bandai featured various trailers with Jin as the focus. Jin's design in the trailers has received positive response by GameSpot as the character "has never looked better." In a GamesRadar article by Michael Grimm, a fight between Devil Jin and Evil Ryu was written as one of the ones players wanted to see in ''Street Fighter X Tekken'' as the two are evil alter egos from two existing characters sharing also similar designs and movesets to their original forms.

References

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name	Gozo Shioda
birth date	September 09, 1915
birth place	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
death date	July 17, 1994
death place	Japan
martial art	Yoshinkan Aikido
teacher	Morihei Ueshiba
rank	10th ''dan'' aikido
children	Tetsutaro Shioda, Yasuhisa Shioda
students	Kiyoyuki Terada, Takashi Kushida, Kyoichi Inoue, Thomas Makiyama, Yukio Utada, Tsutomu Chida, Tsuneo Ando, Michiharu Mori, Yasuhisa Shioda
url	http://www.yoshinkan.net/
footnotes	}}

was a Japanese master of aikido who founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido. He was one of aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba's most senior students. Shioda held the rank of 10th ''dan'' in aikido.

Early life

Shioda was born on September 9, 1915, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. His father was Seiichi Shioda, a physician who also taught judo and kendo. Shioda was a weak child, and reportedly credited his survival to his father's pediatric skills. While still at school, Shioda trained in judo, attaining the rank of 3rd ''dan'' before completing secondary school. He also trained in kendo during his youth.

Shioda began training under the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba, in 1932. His training as an ''uchi-deshi'' (live-in student) under Ueshiba continued for eight years. Shioda was a small man, standing at around 5' 1" to 5' 2" (155–157 cm) and weighing around 102 lb. to 108 lb. (46–49 kg).

Aikido career

In the late 1920s, when Shioda was 18 years old, he joined Ueshiba's dojo. He lived and trained there for eight years, distinguishing himself as a student.

Shioda graduated from Takushoku University in 1941, and was posted to administrative positions in China, Taiwan, and Borneo during World War II. In one incident in China, he was drinking in a bar with an army friend in Shanghai when the friend got into an argument with a local gang member. Three of his fellow gang members came to his assistance. Shioda and his friend were cornered by the gang. In the ensuing fight, Shioda broke the leg of one of the gang members, the arm of another, and stopped another by punching him in the stomach, all using his aikido skills. Shioda later described this incident as his 'aikido enlightenment' and wrote that one could only truly appreciate what aikido was about once one had used it in a life-or-death situation.

Shioda returned to Japan in 1946 and spent several months trying to locate his family on Kyushu. He rejoined Ueshiba for a month of intensive training, but was forced to dedicate the next few years to earning a living in post-war Japan. He began teaching aikido in 1950. That year, he taught for the company Nihon Kokan at the Asano Shipyards in Yokohama. In 1954, he entered the All Japan Kobudo demonstration, and won the prize for the most outstanding demonstration. This marked a turning point for the growth of aikido. Shioda's performance attracted sponsorship that enabled him to build an aikido ''dojo'' (training hall).

In 1955, Shioda founded the Yoshinkan style of aikido, which emphasizes self-defense applications. The name "Yoshinkan" was the name Shioda's father had used for his own ''dojo''. According to biographer Stanley Pranin, this separation from his master's school has been little understood. Pranin notes that Ueshiba's school independently recovered later on, so that "there never occurred a formal split between the two organizations despite their rather different approaches to aikido. The two groups simply evolved independently while maintaining more or less cordial ties."

In an interview with Andy Adams for ''Black Belt'' magazine, Shioda said, "I don't really feel that I broke away from the mainstream of aikido since there was nothing to break away from back then. Uyeshiba sensei (the late Morihei Uyeshiba, founder of aikido) was farming, his son Kisshomaru was working for some company, and the sensei's aikido dojo at Iwama in Ibaragi Prefecture was being rented out as a dance hall" (p. 34). Speaking about that same period, Moriteru Ueshiba said, "there was not yet much activity at the Hombu Dojo. For a time my father [Kisshomaru Ueshiba] was actually in Iwama instead ... starting around 1949, he worked for about seven years at a company called Osaka Shoji. He had no other choice. Even if you have a dojo, you can't make a living if nobody is coming to train, which was largely the case after the war. So, he took a job as an ordinary company employee during the day and taught only in the mornings and evenings."

In 1957, Shioda developed the Senshusei course, an intensive aikido training program, for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. In 1961, Ueshiba promoted Shioda to the rank of 9th ''dan''. In 1973, Shioda sent Takashi Kushida, one of his most senior students, to introduce Yoshinkan aikido to the United States of America.

Later life

In 1983, Shioda received the 'Hanshi' rank from the International Budo Federation (IBF), followed by the rank of 10th ''dan'' from the IBF in 1985. In 1990, together with his son Yasuhisa Shioda, he established the International Yoshinkan Aikido Federation. That same year, he established the international Senshusei program to develop Yoshinkan Aikido instructors across the world.

Shioda died on July 17, 1994. He wrote a few books on his martial art: ''Dynamic Aikido'' (1968, published in paperback format in 1977), ''Total Aikido: The master course'' (1997, co-authored, published posthumously), and ''Aikido Shugyo: Harmony in confrontation'' (2002, published posthumously). Shioda viewed aikido as being "not a sport but a budo. Either you defeat your opponent or he defeats you. You cannot complain that he did not follow the rules. You have to overcome your opponent in a way appropriate to each situation."

See also

''Angry White Pyjamas''

References

External links

Yoshinkan Aikido Yoshinkan Aikido

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