History Characters / Tekken4

* GutturalGrowler: And man, does he growl a lot.

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->'''Origin''': Japan

* ProgressivelyPrettier: Compare her model from ''Tekken 4'' to that of ''Tag 2''.

->'''Origin''': United Kingdom
->'''Fighting Style:''' ''Boxing''

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Between games (and sometimes within the same game), his accent can spontaneously switch from RP English to Cockney/SE English to some ungodly hybrid of the two. ''8'' (hopefully) settles the matter, with UK-born voice actor Creator/GideonEmery providing an appropriate and consistent SE England Estuary accent for Steve.

->'''Origin''': Brazil

* DanceBattler: As a student of Capoeira. She also likes to dance freely should she win a match.

* ExtremityExtremist: Capoeira and all.

* FauxActionGirl: For someone as talented as her, her win/loss record should really be much better. In nearly all of the tournaments in storyline, she's usually defeated very early in the tournament, with most of her plot points taking place outside of the tournament itself.

* MovesetClone: She becomes one for Eddy, seemingly taking the Ken route (speed-focusing).

* OrgasmicCombat: Moans and groans a lot during her fights (like most of the female Tekken fighters), but especially after being defeated. Possibly OrgasmicCombat as well.
* RaceLift: While her race is in question (above), in [[Film/Tekken2010 the live-action film]], she's played by the very white Creator/KellyOverton.

->'''Origin''': Australia
->'''Fighting Style:''' ''Vale Tudo''

->'''Fighting Style:''' ''Fighting algorithm derived from adversarial analysis''

** PowerCopying: In ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'', Combot has gotten an upgrade however. While still not exactly as Violet intended, Combot can be [[CharacterCustomization customized with moves]] from the whole roster now. (Though it's unknown if this is canon or not.)

* PunnyName

[[caption-width-right:1000: Counter-Punching Paragon]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Ferocious Beast]]

* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Between games (and sometimes within the same game), his accent can spontaneously switch from RP English to Cockney English to some ungodly hybrid of the two.

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He appears in ''Bloodline'', which is a retelling of ''Tekken 3'', the game before Marduk's debut. [[spoiler: He also loses to King, [[CallForward referencing]] their later rivalry-turned-friendship.]]

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: There's no indication that he's got anything resembling the Devil Gene, and he's not a robot like Jack or a cyborg like Bryan, but in his non-canon ending in Tekken 5 he's shown snapping ''all'' the ropes in a boxing ring at the same time by pulling them, then punching one of the corner posts so hard it bends out of shape. In ''7'' one of his intro animations has him toss a car over his head.

* HeelFaceTurn: After being defeated by King II in ''Tekken 5'', he becomes a lot more humble.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: His rival battle against Anna in ''5'' carries some rather unsettling implications, as he beats her unconscious and carries her away over his shoulder after she rebukes his advances, grinning creepily as he claims that he "always gets what he wants". Considering that Marduk was implied in ''Tekken 4'' to have been kicked out of the Vale Tudo circuit over his [[NoodleIncident vague involvement]] in a sexual scandal, it seems that he has trouble with boundaries and taking no for an answer. However, assuming King knows about the scandal, it seems that whatever happened to Marduk in the past wasn't bad enough to provoke further conflict between them since they became tag partners.

* {{Jerkass}}: Formerly. His earliest appearances had him being an AttentionWhore but settling things with King has at least made him less hostile. He’s still a pretty boisterous guy, and if his unique intro quote against Armor King in ''7'' is any indication, he's no less a trash talker:

* LoveableSexManiac: Since his first appearance, it's been established that Marduk's second biggest priority after tackling you to the ground in the ring is to find hot groupies to tackle into his bed. His aggressive "alpha male" attitude has led to unflattering comparisons with apes and Neanderthals by some of the female cast, however.
* ManlyMan: A loud, confident BoisterousBruiser with a CarpetOfVirility, a hard-hitting Vale Tudo fighting style and a [[LoveableSexManiac libido to match.]]

* PutOnABus: Didn't appear in ''Tekken 7'' with the justification that a rematch with Armor King II ended really brutal for both of them, putting them to hospital and King II is looking to pay their bills. [[TheBusCameBack They pop up later in]] as a part of season two DLC pack.

* TopHeavyGuy: The only character who could really fit the description in the series until Gigas made his debut in ''Tekken 7''. This informs his gameplay too: big beefy punches and stubby kicks. If you can keep your opponent locked down at arm's length, Marduk can proceed to deal very explosive damage. After ''Tekken 4'' he was made even more top-heavy thanks to a bit of ArtShift.

* TechnicalPacifist: Portrayed as scared of fighting, but she is able to put up a good fight when she has to (perhaps even better than Xiaoyu), and after a win, she's really into it, [[BloodKnight to the point that she sometimes challenges her tag partner to a fight immediately afterward]].

[[folder:Steve Fox]]

[[folder:Christie Monteiro]]

[[folder:Craig Marduk]]

[[folder:Miharu Hirano]]

-> ''Hey, you! You wanna try me, guv?''

->Adopted from near-birth with a strange mark on his arm and a graduate of Oxford University, Steve became a boxer and quickly became one of the best in the business. After he refused to throw a fight for the mafia, Steve entered the fourth tournament as one last hurrah before the hitman caught up to him. After failing to win the tournament, he busted up the mob boss after him with the help of Lei Wulong. Later, they both found out that the hitman hired to kill Steve was Nina Williams, his biological mother. Steve entered the 5th tournament, and after discovering he was a creation of the Mishima Zaibatsu and that the facility they birthed him in was still making "monsters like him", he burst in there and wrecked the place, burning it to the ground. He later decided to train with Law and Paul for the sixth tournament. With their run in the 6th tournament ending in defeat once again, Steve decides to resume his search for answers regarding his true parentage. Eventually as the 7th tournament is underway, he is finally able to confront Nina once again, who reveals that although they are indeed mother and son, she has no interest in him. As Nina is being pursued, Steve draws their fire away from her, allowing her to escape. As the dust settles, however, Steve realizes that now that his long search has finally come to a close, he is left empty and without purpose. Paul and Law try to cheer him up and convince him to train with them once again for the 8th tournament. Coming to the realization that only his two fists can help him move forward and find a new path, he declines their offer to train and instead seeks to discover a new style of boxing.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Jojo Otani (4; Battle Voice, Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in Japanese release), Ezra J. Stanley (4; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in International release), Guy Perryman (5, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), Creator/GideonEmery (6 onwards; Cutscenes Only)

* AgeLift: In the [[{{Film/Tekken}} live action]] he's portrayed by English former 80s singer Luke Goss as a veteran Tekken fighter connected to Jun Kazama. Despite being older than expected, Goss does have the blond, chiselled look required.

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/KellyOverton in {{Film/Tekken}}

* RaceLift: While her race is in question (above), in the [[{{Film/Tekken}} live action]], she's played by the very white Creator/KellyOverton.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Absolute Victor]]

->Adopted from near-birth with a strange mark on his arm. A graduate of Oxford University, Steve became a boxer and quickly became one of the best in the business. After he refused to throw a fight for the mafia, Steve entered the fourth tournament as one last hurrah before the hitman caught up to him. After failing to win the tournament, he busted up the mob boss after him with the help of Lei Wulong. Later, they both found out that the hitman hired to kill Steve was Nina Williams, his biological mother. Steve entered the 5th tournament, and after discovering he was a creation of the Mishima Zaibatsu and that the facility they birthed him in was still making "monsters like him", he burst in there and wrecked the place, burning it to the ground. He later decided to train with Law and Paul for the sixth tournament.

->'''Appears in:''' ''4''-''7'', ''Tag 2'', ''Revolution''

* LightningBruiser: Quick as a whip, has some very sneaky attacks and deceptive movement patterns, and is the best dang character in ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion''.

* LightningBruiser: Quick as a whip, has some very sneaky attacks and deceptive movement patterns, and is the best dang character in ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion'' (and even before that, always a [[CharacterTiers high-tier character]] in any of his appearances).

''Characters/Tekken1'' ([[Characters/TekkenKazuyaMishima Kazuya Mishima]] | [[Characters/TekkenHeihachiMishima Heihachi Mishima]]) | ''Characters/Tekken2'' | ''Characters/Tekken3'' ([[Characters/TekkenJinKazama Jin Kazama]]) | ''Characters/TekkenTagTournament'' | '''''Tekken 4''''' | ''Characters/Tekken5'' | ''Characters/Tekken6'' | ''Characters/TekkenTagTournament2'' | ''Characters/TekkenRevolution'' | ''Characters/Tekken7'']]-]]]

* RatedMForManly: A loud, confident BoisterousBruiser with a CarpetOfVirility, a hard-hitting Vale Tudo fighting style and a [[LoveableSexManiac libido to match.]]

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Justified given her fighting discipline. She does wear sandals in her alternate outfits, though.

* BaldOfEvil: He was an abrasive, chrome-domed jerk until he made amends with King at the end of ''5'', marking his HeelFaceTurn. Also averted with his secondary outfit in ''4'' that gave him a full head of very long black hair.

* TopHeavyGuy: The only character who could really fit the description in the series until Gigas made his debut in ''Tekken 7''. After ''Tekken 4'' he was made even more top-heavy thanks to a bit of ArtShift.