Tekken 7: The Mishima Saga (Episodes 1-4)
0The Mishima Family (三島一族 Mishima Ichizoku?) is one of the most important families in the Tekken series.
All the main protagonists and antagonists are from this family and they have the most rivalries between themselves and with other fighters outside the family. There is a curse within them that causes them to turn against each other when they are joining forces. However, this only seems to have begun with Heihachi as no Mishima before him is known to display the same behavior.
Some of the Mishimas who really have a desire for peace manage to break free from the accursed feuds. Some members are also known for having the Devil Gene which actually originates from the Hachijo Clan's bloodline, while some of them want to end the Mishima Bloodline due to the Hachijo blood that put the entire present events into motion.
Tekken 7 story-wise, was meant to serve as the conclusion of the "Mishima clan saga" and answer (amongst other Tekken mysteries) many questions regarding the family. However, as of the story progress where Heihachi is finally killed at Kazuya's, the clan's saga still continues.
The Mishima family was originally a warrior clan that served the Japanese Emperor. The family capitalised on the outbreak of World War II and built an industrial empire that focused on providing militaristic resources to Japan.
The military-industrial empire of the Mishimas survived even after the surrender of Japan to the Allies, but Jinpachi Mishima started moving the focus of his corporation away from the military.
Jinpachi instead focused more on martial arts training and opened a personal dojo where he taught his son Heihachi Mishima and the young Kazumi, who was a member of the Hachijo Clan, a family of secret assassins that carried the Devil Gene in their blood.
Heihachi and Kazumi formed a lasting bond and the two fell in love over time, giving birth to a son named Kazuya Mishima. Heihachi however was very hard, training him to be a fighter and showing no love for him.
Beginning of the Mishima curse
Kazumi realized that both of them would become a threat to the world and made Akuma, whom she once saved, promise to kill them both. Heihachi had also adopted Lee Chaolan and used him as a rival for Kazuya, to motivate the latter to keep pushing onwards and bettering himself.
Heihachi also forcefully seized the control of the family corporation from Jinpachi and had him imprisoned underneath Hon-Maru, believing him to be weak. The same year, Kazumi was killed by him after she tried to assassinate him. Kazumi had tried to kill him earlier too, though he initially believed she had a split personality. This was proven false when she revealed her devil form and stated she was actively trying to kill him to protect the world.
Kazuya however realized that Heihachi was responsible for killing his mother. The young Kazuya fought his father near a cliff in the same year and was beaten within an inch of his life. To test whether it was the Hachijo blood that carried the Devil Gene, Heihachi tossed him off a cliff, leading to the beginning of the events of the Tekken series.
Heihachi to be fully sure that it was the Hachijo bloodline and not the Mishima bloodline that carried the Devil Gene, impregnated another woman. The child conceived of this union was Lars Alexandersson and as expected, never showed any signs of carrying the Devil Gene.
Source: https://tekken.fandom.com/wiki/Mishima_Clan
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