History Characters / Tekken4

->'''Appears in:''' ''4'', ''5[=/=]Dark Resurrection'', ''6[=/=]Bloodline Rebellion'', ''Tag 2'', ''Revolution''

-> '''Voiced by:''' Xanthe Smith (4), Rumiko Varnes (5, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), Debi Mae West (5; Cutscenes Only), Nicole Balick (6; Cutscenes Only), Beatriz Villa (Tag 2 onward; Intros & Cutscenes Only)

* KickChick

%** Grows into DivergentCharacterEvolution by the time of ''Tag 2''.

* VocalDissonance: As said under NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent, none of Marduk's voice actors have affected anything resembling an Australian accent when performing as him. Furthermore, Marduk's ''5''-''6'' voice actor, John Owens, tended to play him with an almost nasal-pitched voice that didn't match Marduk's intimidating stature. Marduk's current V.A., T.J. Storm, gives him more of a suitably raspy voice.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Ezra Stanley (4), Guy Perryman (5, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), Creator/GideonEmery (6 onwards; Cutscenes Only)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Walter Roberts (4; Battle Voice, Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in Japanese release), Marcellus Nealy (4; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in International release), John Owens (5; Battle Voice, Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), T.J. Storm (6; Cutscenes Only, Tag 2-current; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes Only)

* VocalDissonance: As said under NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent, none of Marduk's voice actors have affected anything resembling an Australian accent when performing as him. Furthermore, Marduk's ''5''-''6'' voice actor, Marcellus Nealy, tended to play him with an almost nasal-pitched voice that didn't match Marduk's intimidating stature. Marduk's current V.A., T.J. Storm, gives him more of a suitably raspy voice.

* BareYourMidriff: Fights in a halter-neck bikini top.

* BareYourMidriff: Enforced in ''Tag 2'' due to her WalkingSwimsuitScene.

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[[Characters/Tekken1 Tekken 1]] ([[Characters/TekkenKazuyaMishima Kazuya Mishima]] | [[Characters/TekkenHeihachiMishima Heihachi Mishima]]) | [[{{Characters/Tekken2}} Tekken 2]] | [[{{Characters/Tekken3}} Tekken 3]] ([[{{Characters/TekkenJinKazama}} Jin Kazama]]) | [[Characters/TekkenTagTournament Tekken Tag Tournament]] | '''Tekken 4''' | [[{{Characters/Tekken5}} Tekken 5/Dark Resurrection]] | [[{{Characters/Tekken6}} Tekken 6/Bloodline Rebellion]] | [[Characters/TekkenTagTournament2 Tekken Tag Tournament 2]] | [[Characters/TekkenRevolution Tekken Revolution]] | [[{{Characters/Tekken7}} Tekken 7/Fated Retribution]]]]-]]]

-->[[{{Characters/Tekken1}} For tropes on Paul, Law, Nina, Yoshimitsu, Lee, and Violet]]
--->[[Characters/TekkenKazuyaMishima For tropes on Kazuya]]\\
[[Characters/TekkenHeihachiMishima For tropes on Heihachi]]
-->[[{{Characters/Tekken2}} For tropes on Lei]]\\
[[{{Characters/Tekken3}} For tropes on Hwoarang, Xiaoyu, King, Eddy, Kuma, Panda, Julia and Bryan]]
--->[[Characters/TekkenJinKazama For tropes on Jin]]

-> '''Voiced by:''' Xanthe Smith (4), Rumiko Varnes (5, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), Debi Mae West (5; Cutscenes Only), Nicole Balick (''6''; Cutscenes Only), Beatriz Villa (Tag 2 onward; Intros & Cutscenes Only)

-> '''Voiced by:''' Walter Roberts (4; Battle Voice, Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in Japanese release), Marcellus Nealy (4; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes in International release, 5; Battle Voice, Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), T.J. Storm (6; Cutscenes Only, Tag 2-current; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes Only)

[[quoteright:246:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Christie_Monteiro_7586.png]]

* AmbiguouslyBrown: TruthInTelevision given that she's from Brazil, which is a melting pot of mixed-race people.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: TruthInTelevision given that she's from Brazil, which is a melting pot of mixed race people.

* BareYourMidriff

%%** In form of a slap. To Eddy.

-> '''Voiced by:''' Walter Roberts (4), Marcellus Nealy (5, 6 onward; Battle Voice Only), T.J. Storm (6; Cutscenes Only, Tag 2-current; Intros, Win Poses, & Cutscenes Only)

* ArmorPiercingSlap: She delivers one to Eddy as a form of WhatTheHellHero when she found out he's working for the Zaibatsu, while her grandfather died while Eddy was away.

** In form of one ArmorPiercingSlap. To Eddy.

[[caption-width-right:350:Steve Fox in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution]]

->'''Appears in:''' ''4'', ''5[=/=]Dark Resurrection'', ''6[=/=]Bloodline Rebellion'', ''Tag 2'', ''Revolution'', ''7/Fated Retribution''

->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 hit-"man" 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 finding out he was a creation of the Mishima Zaibatsu and that the facility they birthed him in was still making "monsters like him", 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.

[[caption-width-right:246:Christie in Tag 2]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Marduk in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution - Round 2]]

[[caption-width-right:217:Combot in Tag 2]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Miharu in Tag 2]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click to see her in ''4''.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hirano_miharu_tekken_and_1_more_drawn_by_kawano_takuji__dceaf99e6f9d11a45a17815118e3adeb.png[[/labelnote]]]]

* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Her default 1P costume in ''[=TTT2=]''.

* CurbStompBattle: In his (non-canon) ending from ''4'', he returns to the Vale Tudo circuit where he was one champion for private reflection in the arena. He's approached by the current champion who mocks and taunts him, and challenges him to a fight. Marduk lays him out with a single headbutt, then walks away casually stomping on him like a boss.
** On the flipside, King's ending in ''4'' has King laying one on Marduk that leaves the guy in the hospital.

* IHaveAFamily: {{Subverted}}. Marduk doesn't get a chance to say this ([[CurbStompBattle seeing as King had just finished using Marduk's body to paint the town red]]), but when King sees a picture of Marduk's family, he decides to relent and spare him.

* BadassAdorable

* BrickJoke: Miharu, Xiaoyu, and Alisa are approached to appear as extras in some movie in her ''Tag 2'' ending. Lili's ending shows that they are part of a ploy to one-up Asuka.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* CuteBruiser
* {{Joshikousei}}

* PaletteSwap: For Xiaoyu, natch.
** Grows into DivergentCharacterEvolution by the time of ''Tag 2''.

!!Tropes associated with Steve:

!!Tropes associated with Christie:

!!Tropes associated with Craig:

* EarNotch: His left ear has bite marks, which fits a Vale Tudo fighter from the old school, where fouls were kind of usual (contrary to popular belief, biting has rarely been legal through Vale Tudo history, but that hasn't stopped people from trying it).
* EasilyForgiven: With King II. Armor King II, on the other hand, is ''not'' going this route.
** It helps that Marduk's killing of Armor King I was not quite intentional (Marduk was convicted for second degree manslaughter, i.e. homicide as a consequence of reckless action, not out of premeditated intent), and in fact the result of a brawl GoneHorriblyWrong.

* IHaveAFamily: Subversion. Marduk doesn't get a chance to say this ([[CurbStompBattle seeing as King had just finished using Marduk's body to paint the town red]]), but when King sees a picture of Marduk's family, he decides to relent and spare him.
* 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 any further conflict between them ever since they became tag partners.
* InTheHood: His ''7'' attire has him wearing a training hood to the fight. Like Jin's infamous hoodie, it can fall off during the fight.
* IronicName: In ancient Mesopotamia, Marduk was a heroic god of justice. Craig Marduk, on the other hand, is many things, but definitely not heroic... at least before ''Tekken 6''.

* LargeHam: On top of having a voice like a foghorn, Marduk tends to emphasise every word, grunt and roar with over-the-top gesticulations.

* MightyGlacier: As one of the largest characters in the series, he naturally has some lumbering yet powerful moves. Don't be fooled by his size, though; he can be a LightningBruiser as well on occasion.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: He's Australian, yet sounds ''American''. Which is odd considering Steve (for example) is voiced with an English accent, befitting his background.

* VocalDissonance: As said under NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent, none of Marduk's voice actors have affected anything resembling an Australian accent when performing as him. Furthermore, Marduk's ''5''-''6'' voice actor, Marcellus Nealy, tended to play him with an almost nasal-pitched voice that really didn't match Marduk's intimidating stature. Marduk's current V.A., T.J. Storm, gives him more of a suitably raspy voice.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: [[TopHeavyGuy With a physique]] [[CarpetOfVirility like that]], is it any wonder he bares it all?
* TheWorfEffect: Read the above blurb. Let's just say that the King family has been taking turns beating his ass after the death of Armor King.

!!Tropes associated with Combot:

!!Tropes associated with Miharu:

* ButtonMashing: A happy amateur can throw out a great number of devastating combos just playing with his left and right punches, enough to infuriate players with considerably more technical skill. It helps that Steve's basic jabs tend to be several frames faster than most of the other characters', making spamming a viable tactic even at higher levels of play.
* CombatPragmatist: He's a boxer, but that doesn't stop him from using a few kick attacks in his repertoire, which would be illegal in a real boxing match. Since the ''King of Iron Fist'' tournaments don't have a rule against using kicks, everything is fine for Steve however. He also has a few other moves illegal in boxing, such as a few elbow and shoulder attacks. Nevertheless, Steve keeps the illegal moves to a minimum (which is more than can be said about boxers in most other fighting games), showing that he is an honourable fighter who wants to represent the sport of boxing as well as he can.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was created by the Mishima Zaibatsu through in-vitro breeding using egg cells from Nina as part of a testing program aimed at creating a SuperSoldier using the Devil Gene. Thanks to [[MotherlyScientist Emma Kliesen]] falsely declaring him dead, and smuggling him out of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Steve is the only known survivor from said program.

* DesignerBabies: Steve was created as part of a Mishima Zaibatsu genetic engineering project to create Devil Gene-enhanced super soldiers, with his mother Nina being inseminated while in suspended animation. Steve has painful flashbacks and muscle spasms thanks to the experiments they performed on him as a child. While the experiment was deemed a failure, whatever they did to him seems to have given him above-average strength, speed and intelligence, on top of his good genes from Nina, making him a true force to be reckoned with in the ring.
* DifficultButAwesome: To use Steve at his best, you must be perceptive of your opponent's attacks as Steve's kick buttons are only used for dodging and weaving (meaning you can evade enemy strikes consistently but only if you're catching onto how your opponent is attacking). Furthermore you have to keep straight what punching attacks each tap of the kick button will permit you to do so you have an answer for any situation. However he is extremely fast, tricky due to his ability to dodge and counter as part of his repertoire, and his attacks have great priority due to their speed. A good Steve player can KO an opponent three times before they ever hit the ground.
* DisappearedDad: We all know his [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal beautiful blonde bombshell]] of a mother, but his father's identity remains unknown.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: While Steve was not conceived by Nina directly, she still had her egg cells removed without her knowledge or consent. And the way [[ThatThingIsNotMyChild Nina acts towards him once they meet]] has overtones of a woman rejecting a child that she conceived against her will.
* EveryScarHasAStory: The one on his left arm, probably from his unusual birth. ''Tag 2'' suggests that it's actually from the Mishima Zaibatsu's early Devil Gene experiments, and ''7'' confirms it. The Zaibatsu wanted to implant the Devil Gene in him to create a super-soldier.
* ExtremityExtremist: Kicking is for wimps! Using the kick buttons gives him ducking and weaving manoeuvres that are used for both evasion and a StanceSystem, making him a MechanicallyUnusualFighter. He compensates for his lack of kicks with a ''massive'' arsenal of punching attacks.
** However, one of his few kicking moves is [[CombatPragmatist a stomp on his opponent's foot]] (A textbook cheat move in Boxing, since one can always pretend it was accidental), which can be followed by a quick right hook.
*** He's also had a jumping football kick since Tekken 5. While clumsy looking and amateurish, it makes for a damn good launcher for juggle combos.
** In ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'', he does have an actual kick as an item move. Unfortunately, [[AgonyOfTheFeet it hurts quite a bit]], [[AmusingInjuries causing him to hop up and down clutching the foot he kicked with]].
* GeniusBruiser: Although it hasn't really been mentioned since his first appearance, Steve is an Oxford University graduate. Considering the [[DesignerBabies nature]] of his birth, it makes sense for him to be both super athletic and super intelligent.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Good old fashioned boxing.

* IAmAMonster: He feels resentment after finding out about his origins, and is determined to stop the Mishima Zaibatsu from creating any more "monsters" like himself.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: In ''Tekken 6'', 20-something Steve joins the 40-something Paul and Law's team to enter the sixth tournament.
* InTheHood: Wears a hooded boxing robe in ''Tekken 7:FR''. Works as a DevelopmentGag for him as it is based on an early sketch of his ''Tekken 4'' design, where he wore almost the same outfit, just with a different pattern. Like Jin Kazama's hoodie, it can fall off during the course of the fight.

* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: As said, his kick buttons are instead used for dodging, with only a tiny portion of actual kicks included in his moveset. His left and right dodges also count as stances from which he can perform unique moves.
* MissingMom: Well, kind of hard for the mom to be around when she's been in cryogenic stasis. This obliquely applies to Emma Kliesen as well -- she dared to treat the young Steve like a human boy and not a test subject, and was reassigned by her superiors.

* PowerFist: Which of course, fits right into his fighting style.

* {{Shoryuken}}: His [[StanceSystem Peekaboo-Stance]][=-=]specific Dreadnought Uppercut is basically this.
* SmugSuper: Steve is rarely seen without a cocky grin and a "come get some" attitude, but it's important to remember that he was created to be a legit super-soldier, so he has every right to be smug.
* StanceSystem: His Flicker stance and later the Peekaboo stance introduced in 6.

* WorldsBestWarrior: In the boxing world, Steve completely dominates the sport. He tends to dominate the tier lists of several past Tekken games, as well.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: In ''Tekken 4'', but she appears more brunette in subsequent games.

* BaldOfEvil: Between ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6'' (when he and King made amends). 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.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: [[TopHeavyGuy With a physique]] [[CarpetOfVirility like that]], is it any wonder he bares it all?

%%* BaldOfEvil: Between ''Tekken 5'' and ''Tekken 6'' (when he and King made amends). Also averted with his secondary outfit in ''4'' that gave him a full head of very long black hair.
* BloodKnight
* BoisterousBruiser

%%* MightyGlacier: Don't be fooled by his size; he can be a LightningBruiser as well on occasion.

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He had a sexual scandal in the past around this. He also rapes Anna off-screen if his rival outro in ''5'' is any indication.

* WalkingShirtlessScene

* ShesGotLegs: She usually has one costume that leaves the legs completely bare, and [[https://youtu.be/LZN06PBoOLE?t=27s even shows then off in a winpose of hers]].

* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: His main outfits are usually emblazoned with the ''Union Flag'' of his native United Kingdom.