History Headscratchers / Tekken

*** To go with the "Nina just kicks that hard" theory, I would assume it DOES cause pain to Bryan... the problem is that, since Bryan is an UpToEleven CombatSadomasochist [[{{Squick}} he's too busy GETTING OFF on that pain that he doesn't care about being hurt!]]

* Akuma? ''Fucking Akuma''?! How are they ever gonna explain Akuma getting into the Tekkenverse?
** It probably has something to do with [[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken Pandora's Box]], which would also explain Ryu crossing over to VideoGame/AsurasWrath.
** Maybe it isn't the same Akuma, just an alternate universe version of him. I mean, why not? They've already had a Gon that isn't the same Gon as the real one.

** [[Troper/{{FALLOFALL}} This Troper]] always saw Heihachi's actions in that ending as a TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou moment. But, yeah, TakingTheBullet (or laser beam for that matter) probably wasn't the best way to show it. That ending wasn't canon, anyway.

** Jun does act aloof towards EVERYONE in ''Tag 2''. It's not known why (she was much nicer in ''Tekken 2'') but it could be that [[spoiler:Unknown's crazier personality has pervaded into Jun's mind somehow]]. In the arcade intro of ''Tag 2'' Lili spies on Jun with "scouter glasses" and Jun gives Lili a DeathGlare before shattering her glasses.

** 1) Alisa seems a RidiculouslyHumanRobot [[RobotGirl girl]], so she probably can actually feel pain (aside from her body weapons, specifically her exploding head). Maybe good ol' Bosconovitch gave her the ability to feel pain and deliberately designed her to be as "human" as possible as part of making her a replacement for his deceased daughter. In ''Tekken 6'' she does develop curiosity for human emotions and in ''7'' she [[spoiler:does cry actual tears of joy upon being reunited with Lars]], so perhaps the human feeling of pain is somehow programmed within her (which is why she does make pain grunts and yells when being hit in-game), as well. 2): There are a few females whose bust is not actually "impressive", namely Lili and Alisa (Angel as well if you include her). Theirs are more modest.

** For the life of me, I don't see how is Jin "treated as a hero" in Tekken 6 or any other games after that. His dialogue with Lars in the latter's Scenario Campaign makes it clear that he's a WellIntentionedExtremist and HeWhoFightsMonsters (Jin even quotes Nietzche's "if you gaze into the abyss long enough, the abyss also gazes back at you" on that one). That he's still the Protagonist of Tekken doesn't mean he's a hero. In this troper's opinion he's clearly been swinging from AntiHero to AntiVillain and back.

** The first ''Tag'' game made her appear either BrainwashedAndCrazy or [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the werewolf demon that accompanies her (in her ending she destroys this demon from within). The second game removed the werewolf demon and made her AmbiguouslyEvil instead; there's no mention of her actions nor motivations as she has no given backstory and her ending is basically her [[DyingAsYourself dying as Jun]], but there are hints that she is actually insane (her PsychoticSmirk and the "Continue?" screen you get after losing to her in Arcade Mode are rather creepy). Then there's the fact that, in the arcade version of the ''Tag 2'' intro, when Lili spies on Jun with her "scouter" and Jun looks back at Lili with rather murderous intent right before she telekinetically shatters Lili's glasses, it's implied that some of Unknown's personality has pervaded Jun's and this is why Jun now acts aloof.

** 1) Alisa seems a RidiculouslyHumanRobot [[RobotGirl girl]], so she probably can actually feel pain (aside from her body weapons, specifically her exploding head). Maybe good ol' Bosconovitch gave her the ability to feel pain and deliberately designed her to be as "human" as possible as part of making her a replacement for his deceased daughter. In ''Tekken 6'' she does develop curiosity for human emotions and in ''7'' she [[spoiler:does cry actual tears of joy upon being reunited with Lars]], so perhaps the human feeling on pain is programmed within her, as well. 2): There are a few females whose bust is not actually "impressive", namely Lili and Alisa (Angel as well if you include her). Theirs are more modest.

** 1) Alisa seems a RidiculouslyHumanRobot [[RobotGirl girl]], so she probably can actually feel pain (aside from her body weapons, specifically her exploding head). Maybe good ol' Bosconovitch gave her the ability to feel pain and deliberately designed her to be as "human" as possible as part of making her a replacement for her deceased daughter. In ''Tekken 6'' she does develop curiosity for human emotions and in ''7'' she [[spoiler:does cry actual tears of joy upon being reunited with Lars]], so perhaps the human feeling on pain is programmed within her, as well. 2): There are a few females whose bust is not actually "impressive", namely Lili and Alisa (Angel as well if you include her). Theirs are more modest.

** Alisa seems a RidiculouslyHumanRobot [[RobotGirl girl]], so she probably can actually feel pain (aside from her body weapons, specifically her exploding head). Maybe good ol' Bosconovitch gave her the ability to feel pain and deliberately designed her to be as "human" as possible as part of making her a replacement for her deceased daughter. In ''Tekken 6'' she does develop curiosity for human emotions and in ''7'' she does cry actual tears of joy upon being reunited with Lars, so perhaps the human feeling on pain is programmed within her, as well.

*** No, Jun is not TheLancer to Angel; Jun is TheHero of ''2'' while Angel is more of the BigGood. Jun is TheHero of ''Tekken 2'' (because both Heihachi and Kazuya are evil, Jun is out to stop Kazuya while all the other fighters are side characters), and both Jun and Angel are working towards the same goal (redeeming or otherwise turning Kazuya good) but they are not teaming up, they aren't working in concert, and they are dealing with Kazuya's redemption in their own separate, independent ways — Jun is dealing directly with Kazuya, while Angel is dealing with Devil. In fact, while it is hinted that Angel is aware of Jun (in her ending), the reverse is not hinted to be true, Jun doesn't even seem to know about Angel's existence. The only connection between Jun and Angel is their common goal of redeeming Kazuya and that they both apparently can dispel the effects of the Devil Gene on him (a trait also shared with Asuka as seen in her ''Tekken 5'' ending) but there is no connection or relationship between them otherwise.

*** No, Jun is not TheLancer to Angel; Jun is TheHero of ''2'' while Angel is the BigGood.

** The first ''Tag'' game made her appear either BrainwashedAndCrazy or [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the werewolf demon that accompanies her (in her ending she destroys this demon from within). The second game removed the werewolf demon and made her AmbiguouslyEvil instead; there's no mention of her actions nor motivations as she has no given backstory and her ending is basically her [[DyingAsYourself dying as Jun]], but there are hints that she is actually insane (her PsychoticSmirk and the "Continue?" screen you get after losing to her in Arcade Mode are rather creepy). Then there's the fact that, in the arcade version of the ''Tag 2'', when Lili spies on Junknown with her "scouter", Jun is looking back at Lili with rather murderous intent right before she telekinetically shatters Lili's glasses. It's implied that some of Unknown's personality has pervaded Jun's and this is why Jun now acts aloof.

** Jun is not TheLancer to Angel; Jun is TheHero while Angel is the BigGood.

** The first ''Tag'' game made her appear either BrainwashedAndCrazy or [[DemonicPossession possessed]] by the werewolf demon that accompanies her (in her ending she destroys this demon from within). The second game removed the werewolf demon and made her AmbiguouslyEvil instead; there's no mention of her actions nor motivations as she has no given backstory and her ending is basically her [[DyingAsYourself dying as Jun]], but there are hints that she is actually insane (her PsychoticSmirk and the "Continue?" screen you get after losing to her in Arcade Mode).

* Did something happened that is related to the franchise's events that made it so, [[InSpiteOfANail even without some]] [[Main/TheWalkingDead zombie apocalypse]] happening, [[GuestFighter Negan]] still managed to found and lead a community of survivors in the US?

** It was pretty much an OneNightStand with her, one would guess. The story of ''6'' does make it clear that their relationship was consensual - Kaz did feel attraction for Jun and viceversa. They most likely had an OneNightStand while competing in the second King of Iron Fist (''Tekken 2''), but their relationship went to nowhere as Kaz was soon knocked out and dropped into a volcano by Hei, and Jun went missing after her encounter with Ogre prior to the third tournament.

** Clearly an homage to ''MobileSuitGundam''. Even the mansion you fight on is reminiscent of an episode in ''MobileSuitGundamZZ''.

** Jin ''can'' morph into Devil Jin and vice versa ([[http://www.tekkenzaibatsu.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=4433332#post4433332 see here for more details]]), but it's an alternative way of tagging out (so, unlike Kazuya/Devil in ''TTT'', you don't leave yourself open to combos/miss out on combo opportunities due to the transformation time). As for why (Ancient) Ogre/(True) Ogre can't do the same, beats me. There have been theories that perhaps Ancient Ogre isn't the Ogre that transformed into True Ogre back in ''3'', but is just one of many other Ogres ([[spoiler:perhaps given credence by A. Ogre's ending]]), so make of that as you will.

*** A good joke is that Angel is after True Ogre in the console TTT2 intro because he stole her swimwear. (In this game, True Ogre has 3 customization items that happen to be bikinis hanging off his horns; the bikinis come in 3 colors just like the swimwear for all characters that do have one).

*** Ok, to add an ademendum to the last part, Jin would only go to Heihachi AFTER Jun died (which, [[GiantSpaceFleeFromNowhere thanks to Ogre]], [[BusCrash probably made it happen FAR faster than what Jun intended]]) - and again, if she sent Jin to somebody else, they wouldn't just face Heihachi chasing after them, but [[HiredGuns the entire TEKKEN Force]], (which, in even the earliest games, were depicted as a full-fledged NGOSuperpower). In essence, if Jun sent Jin to [[NatureHero Michelle]] or [[SuperCop Lei]], they would have a "YouAndWhatArmy" moment when Heihachi sics the TEKKEN Force on them - [[CurbStompBattle and likely would've lost in that moment too]].

* How the characters from different countries understand each other?

** Several if not all characters in the series have their own reasons for joining the tournament, not to mention the big prize money the Mishima Zaibatsu offers and the claim to the title of the WorldsStrongestMan. Sadly, ''anyone'' who is not a Mishima isn't particularly important in the main plot, so, yeah. Being a [[{{Tekken}} King of Iron Fist Tournament contestant]] [[MemeticMutation is suffering]].

* Okay, spoilers for 7 I guess; Heihachi gambits the situation where he proves to the world that Kazuya is a devil before obliterating G Corp's HQ with his KillSat. Fine, but soon after Kazuya blows the satellite out of the sky and it destroys a town, while G Corp rather transparently starts the rumor that Mishima Zaibatsu dropped it out of the sky for... lulz, I guess? The whole world then kinda forgets that G Corp was run by an actual devil and starts blaming the Zaibatsu because they're only capable of doing one thing at a time. Question: Why the hell did Mishima not try and spin this in any way? Why did they not claim (somewhat rightly) that G Corp espionage was responsible for the disaster? Hell, why not secure footage from one of a million potential sources that shows Devil Kazuya's shoop-da-whoop from G Corp's ruins. Why did they not even try to say "hey, that incident was terrible, but the rumors we caused it intentionally have no grounds because it's far more likely that our corporate rival - ''which was ran by a victim's DEVIL'' - did it than the possibility that Heihachi got drunk one night and stumbled onto the 'CRASH MULTI-TRILLION YEN SATELLITE INTO MIANUS FOR A CHUCKLE' button."