History NightmareFuel / Tekken

* Special mention also has to go to Kazuya, whose remorseless acts of villainy reach increasingly fucked-up levels as the series progresses. Basically, whenever you see that evil grin and that killer glare in his glowing red eye, something '''very bad''' is about to happen (or already has happened). Examples of his many disturbing arcade mode endings can be seen throughout this page.

** Heihachi's ImplacableMan status grows increasingly extreme in each installment. Akuma confirms that Heihachi doesn't weaken with age; [[GatheringSteam he only gets stronger]]. While undeniably badass, it is somewhat unsettling as it has long been confirmed that he does not have the Devil Gene, so by all accounts, Heihachi is a normal human who can somehow survive several bomb blasts to the face and deflect missiles with his bare fists. Considering that both Jinpachi and Lars, Heihachi's father and bastard son respectively, also have electrical auras and superhuman strength, the Mishimas may have some genetic gift of their own, but this is unconfirmed. By ''7'', Heihachi is able to raid the Mishima Zaibatsu HQ and take down the entire Tekken Force singlehanded, without any weapons or back-up of his own, not unlike Tai Lung's prison escape scene in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.

* The arcade intro is a surprisingly dark and loud theme announcing the game's presence as a visage of Heihachi's face gradually settles into a raw grimace of anger over the game's logo. It practically seems tailor-made to invoke ''vengeance'', especially to those that saw Kazuya's ending in the first game and presumed Heihachi dead.

* The arcade version's cinematic attract mode famously shows Ogre holding up a round object in a victorious pose. The object is cloaked in shadow, so it's hard to tell what it is, but it looks weirdly... hairy. Considering that backstory of the game explicitly states that Jun was (seemingly) murdered by Ogre, combined with the montage of Jin being tormented by visions of his mother and father in the same intro, some fans drew a disturbing conclusion that Ogre was holding Jun's ''severed head''. Thankfully, WordOfGod has repeatedly denied that this is the case, but nobody has answered the question of what the hell he is holding if not. Perhaps the head of another defeated fighter, like the original King (who, thanks to retcons in later instalments, is the only confirmed fatality of Ogre's rampage)?

* The cinematic intro has a disturbing edge, reflecting this game's overall darker, cyberpunk-inspired tone. It begins with Heihachi taking a beaten, scarred Kazuya (seemingly still in Devil form) to the mouth of an active volcano and watching his lifeless body tumble into the abyss, a recreation of Heihachi's ''Tekken 2'' ending, though with much creepier music. Years later, he sends his troops to raid the G Corporation headquarters, but they are stopped in their tracks by a shadowy, red-eyed figure. Against all logic, Kazuya is alive and he is ''pissed''. Speaking directly to his father through a defeated Tekken Force soldier's helmet cam, Kazuya threatens in no uncertain terms that he is coming to take '''everything''' back, before smashing the soldier's skull. Good thing Heihachi isn't intimidated, because we certainly are!

* The setting completely goes to hell in this game after Jin declares the Mishima Zaibatsu an independent state and instigates World War III. Miguel represents the victims of the Zaibatsu's indiscriminate rampage, as he sets off on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge after his sister is murdered by Tekken Force bomber planes. Place yourself in his shoes: you're relaxing in a nearby café while your beloved sister and future brother-in-law are enjoying their wedding day when, without any warning, fighter jets zoom overhead and bomb the church they're in, killing everyone in the vicinity. A terrifying but very real possibility for anyone who has lived in a war-torn country, but scarier still when the entire planet is on the enemy state's hit-list and you have [[ParanoiaFuel no way of knowing when or where they will strike next]].

* TheStinger at the end of the story, regardless of the endings, shows Reina swearing to her late father Heihachi, and then, she transforms into her devil form and flies away. [[HereWeGoAgain Looks like the brawl between Mishimas will never end]].

* Veteran players may have grown desensitised to it, but the central conflict at the heart of the series -- the family feud between the Mishimas (and Kazamas and Hachijos) is all kinds of screwed up. Sons, fathers, grandfathers all fighting each other to the death... most people probably couldn't comprehend that level of hatred and spite between blood relations. There's no cliched "WeCanRuleTogether" type of dynamic at play here, they all just want each other '''dead'''. As just one example, put yourself in Jin's shoes: [[BigScrewedUpFamily your father, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, adoptive uncle, half-uncle, cousin, and even your grandfather's pet bear]] (and, if you take non-canonical DemonicPossession into play, your mother as well) all want to kill you (half of them even ''before'' you start WorldWarIII). And it's all [[BigBadEnsemble your paternal grandparents' fault, alongside the ancient demonic beast the grandmother's family worship]].

* Veteran players may have grown desensitised to it, but the central conflict at the heart of the series -- the family feud between the Mishimas (and Kazamas and Hachijos) is all kinds of screwed up. Sons, fathers, grandfathers all fighting each other to the death... most people probably couldn't comprehend that level of hatred and spite between blood relations. There's no cliched "WeCanRuleTogether" type of dynamic at play here, they all just want each other '''dead'''. As just one example, put yourself in Jin's shoes: [[BigScrewedUpFamily your father, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, adoptive uncle, half-uncle, cousin, and even your grandfather's pet bear]] (and, if you take non-canonical DemonicPossession into play, your mother as well) all want to kill you. And it's all your paternal grandmother and her family's fault alongside the ancient demonic beast they worship.

* Veteran players may have grown desensitised to it, but the central conflict at the heart of the series -- the family feud between the Mishimas (and Kazamas and Hachijos) is all kinds of screwed up. Sons, fathers, grandfathers all fighting each other to the death... most people probably couldn't comprehend that level of hatred and spite between blood relations. There's no cliched "WeCanRuleTogether" type of dynamic at play here, they all just want each other '''dead'''. As just one example, put yourself in Jin's shoes: [[BigScrewedUpFamily your father, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, adoptive uncle, half-uncle, cousin, and even your grandfather's pet bear]] (and, if you take non-canonical DemonicPossession into play, your mother as well) all want to kill you. And it's all your paternal grandmother and her family's fault.

* The utterly sociopathic mindset Heihachi has throughout the series, which [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters trumps any kind of monster and devil the series has to offer]]. WordOfGod even confirms that Heihachi's douchebaggery represents the evil that lurks in men's hearts. At first, you can chalk it up to his being a stereotypically fundamentalist father figure (Harada speculates that this is the core appeal of the character for Japanese audiences, for whom harsh parenting is the norm), but then the series progresses and you find out that his problems extend deeper, deeper, and ''deeper''. To sum it up on just how serious it is: had Heihachi not exist, the series would not too.
** He offed his wife, Kazumi, possibly because she possessed the Devil Gene, despite the fact that she's a MartialPacifist. The Story Mode of ''T7'' does [[TragicVillain show]] that he's very [[ApologeticAttacker reluctant]] to do it, and he did it mostly because of self-defense.
** [[SelfMadeOrphan He imprisoned Jinpachi]] just to make sure that he wouldn't be a hindrance to his quest to TakeOverTheWorld. Kazuya lost another good person in his life, and this time, there's no one to stop Heihachi from corrupting him.
** [[AbusiveParents He threw his 5-year-old son]] down the ravine. And the reason for it? He wanted to prove that Kazuya possesses the Devil Gene, which would save him if it exists. [[FridgeHorror Which means that]] if he doesn't possess it, he wouldn't survive, not that that would bother Heihachi. His original excuse was even pettier, as he simply wanted to test if Kazuya was tough enough to take over the Zaibatsu. Before the event, Kazuya UsedToBeASweetKid, but afterwards, he JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope and became the series' second recurring antagonist. Had it not happen, the history of the Devil Gene might turn out very differently indeed. Later, he makes sure that he stays dead by [[OffingTheOffspring throwing him into a volcano]].
** He has his grandson gunned down and then [[BoomHeadshot caps him off in the head]] without a shred of remorse because [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Jin had outlived his usefulness]]. Worse, Heihachi had successfully tricked Jin into trusting him with the believable façade of a supportive, eccentric grandfather. This event is what triggers Jin's hatred of his family and the Devil Gene which eventually leads him to pull a FaceHeelTurn and plunge the world into chaos in order to destroy the progenitor of his curse.

** Heihachi's ImplacableMan status grows increasingly extreme in each instalment. Akuma confirms that Heihachi doesn't weaken with age; [[GatheringSteam he only gets stronger]]. While undeniably badass, it is somewhat unsettling as it has long been confirmed that he does not have the Devil Gene, so by all accounts, Heihachi is a normal human who can somehow survive several bomb blasts to the face and deflect missiles with his bare fists. Considering that both Jinpachi and Lars, Heihachi's father and bastard son respectively, also have electrical auras and superhuman strength, the Mishimas may have some genetic gift of their own, but this is unconfirmed. By ''7'', Heihachi is able to raid the Mishima Zaibatsu HQ and take down the entire Tekken Force singlehanded, without any weapons or back-up of his own, not unlike Tai Lung's prison escape scene in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''.

* Kazuya's [[https://youtu.be/nDIuSFvqFhI?t=80 brand new Devil form]] in the story trailer makes the previous form mentioned above look like a Care Bear.
* TheStinger at the end of the story, regardless of the endings, shows Reina swearing to her late father Heihachi, and then, she transforms into her devil form and flies away.

* Kazuya's [[https://youtu.be/nDIuSFvqFhI?t=80 new Devil form]] in the story trailer. Jin must find a way to stop his father or die trying.