Since then, Paul has seen Kazuya as his rival, and he continually attempts to rematch him, albeit with no success. During one of these trips, he fought Paul Phoenix the match ended in a draw. Kazuya nearly dies from the fall, but the incident causes his Devil Gene to activate and his demonic powers to awaken, allowing him to climb back out of the ravine.įollowing this incident, Kazuya continued to train to prepare his revenge against his father. As punishment for his weakness, Heihachi throws Kazuya off the top of a cliff, to confirm that he had inherited the Devil Gene and to test that he could succeed him as the heir of Mishima Zaibatsu. The 5-year-old Kazuya, aware that Heihachi was responsible for his mother's death, directly confronts his father, but he is easily defeated. Heihachi soon discovers the truth about his wife and kills her soon thereafter, leaving him alone with Kazuya. Kazumi asks Akuma to kill Heihachi should she fail to do so herself, and to kill Kazuya should he follow the same path as his father. Knowing that her husband could discover the truth at any moment, and still seeing him as a threat to humanity, Kazumi makes a pact with the demon Akuma (from Street Fighter) having saved his life in the past, Akuma is indebted to her.

When he was five, Kazumi discovered that Kazuya had inherited her Devil Gene, offering him the possibility of transforming into a demon. Meanwhile, Heihachi thwarts his father's coup attempt by restraining him in a prison built on the Mishima estate called Hon-Maru, where he eventually dies of starvation. This change startles Kazumi, who realizes that Heihachi is becoming a threat to the world, and conspires to kill him before he can cause any further damage.

Under his control, it becomes a corporation bent on warfare, fueling Heihachi's desire to conquer the world. Heihachi, at age 31, overthrows Jinpachi and takes over his family business, renaming it from Tekken Zaibatsu to Mishima Zaibatsu. Kazuya began martial arts training at a very young age, under the guidance of his father and his grandfather, Jinpachi. Heihachi would later say that he and Kazumi were 'overjoyed' to have a son, and they treated him with the utmost care. Official artwork of Devil Kazuya from Tekken Pachislot 2nd.īorn from the union between Kazumi and Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya began his life with happiness.

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