History WMG / Tekken

** Does it even need to be said? With his street fighting prowess and penchant for NoHoldsBarredBeatdowns, Kiryu would feel right at home.

** Not entirely sure if there's still bad blood between Creator/{{Namco}} and Creator/KoeiTecmo, but if they've made up, which they might have done after Itagaki's departure, this could be possible - and it would make sense.

** Not entirely sure if there's still bad blood between Creator/Namco and Creator/TeamNinja, but if they've made up, which they might have done after Itagaki's departure, this could be possible - and it would make sense.

** [[VideoGame/FatalFury Geese Howard]]
** [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Talim]]
** [[VideoGame/{{Yakuza}} Kazuma Kiryu]]
** [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive5 Marie Rose and Honoka]]
** [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]]

** [[Characters/{{Soulcalibur}} Talim]]
** [[VideoGame/Yakuza Kazuma Kiryu]]

** [[Characters/{{Soulcalibur}} Talim]]

Much like the situation with SNK's VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters and VideoGame/FatalFury series, we have two different incarnations of the same character in two different universes. Whether any other SF characters exist in the Tekken universe or any Tekken characters exist in the SF universe at all remains to be seen.

Ok, so the videos have been leaked and thousands of fans are triumphantly proclaiming IKnewIt. [[Tropers/{{X2X}} I'm]] not surprised either, given the circumstances, but I'm going to have to ask you all to hold your horses anyway. Compare [[spoiler:Unknown in ''Tag'' to [[FanNickname Junknown]] in ''Tag 2''.]] If you look at the former, it's very clear that the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intention of]] [[spoiler:Unknown being Jun's sister]] was the angle the dev team was going with before ''Tag'' became a non-canonical spin-off. [[spoiler:There are several discrepancies between the two, such as Unknown being two inches shorter than Jun, having tanner skin, a slightly different hairstyle (even before she was possessed by the wolf demon, [[http://eng.tekkenpedia.com/wiki/images/3/38/Art21.jpg as indicated by artwork]]), and [[WomanInBlack dressing in dark clothes]] (as opposed to Jun's preference for [[WomanInWhite white]]). Unknown's MamaBear [[BigDamnHeroes moment]] in Ogre's ending can still work if it's an aunt protecting her nephew, considering that we know little about Jin's childhood besides him living with Jun; it could even simply be Jun's sister spurned on by an urge to avenge Jun's possible death at Ogre's hands.]] Now, look at the latter. Throughout ''Tag 2''[='s=] promotion, [[spoiler:Jun has been hyped in the exact same way Kazuya was back in the original ''Tag''. If I'm not mistaken, more focus has been placed on Jun's return than the appearance of Young Heihachi or characters like Jinpachi and True Ogre coming back. It was fan intervention that helped bring back Kazuya in ''4'' after ''Tag'', and since Jun has this ''massive'' EnsembleDarkhorse thing going for her, it's possible that the same kind of publicity could work in Jun's favor. Thus, we have Junknown (who, unlike her original incarnation, looks ''exactly'' like Jun)]]. Keep in mind that [[spoiler:Jun's [[WordOfGod official status]] in the series is simply [[HesJustHiding "missing"]], as opposed to the KilledOffForReal King I and Armor King I. Instead of trying of work in a plot point for a character who technically doesn't exist, Harada probably just went with the flow and confirmed what was most likely the most prolific {{Epileptic Tree|s}} in series history. After all, the man's been ''bombarded'' with messages asking for Jun to return to the series and Harada ''easily'' received the six thousand tweets for Jun's return here. Perhaps this was done in order to justify and lay down the groundwork for Jun should she come back for real in the next installment.]]

It only makes sense. His declaration of war in ''6'' was all part of a BatmanGambit to take out Azazel, and that didn't rid him of the Devil Gene. All that death being for naught, Jin will feel immense guilt for his actions, possibly feeling he's let his mother down. Wanting to redeem himself, Jin will set out alone to deal with Kazuya, Heihachi and Kazumi once and for all, with the motivation to cleanse himself of the Devil Gene being his only guide.

* It's probably the fault of Pandora's Box, meaning the Akuma we see here is from the universe VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken takes place in. This would also explain Ryu's presence in VideoGame/AsurasWrath and/or VideoGame/SuperSmashBros, and could very well help to explain Lars crossing over into the Manga/{{Naruto}} universe for [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm2 Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]].

This would explain why she's so...worried sometimes. Harada described her as "a bit of a crybaby", and this could be why. And hey, sometimes people with anxiety issues can have a bit of an energetic front to themselves, so this would make sense.

Jin's FaceHeelTurn in 6 may have been false, but engulfing the world in conflict is kinda hard to let go. That same game pushed our [[AnimeHair anime haired]] half-Swede Lars as our new protagonist...but like a lot of the other characters Tekken has introduced since 6, he's recieved...more than a bit of scrutiny by the fanbase, and while some people have warmed up to him, there's still a lot of people who really don't like him. As far as this Troper knows, Tekken 7 debutant Claudio hasn't succumbed to anywhere near as much hate, and he might actually tie into the story quite well with him leading an organisation out to take out all carriers of the Devil Gene (Kazumi, Kazuya and Jin). So making him the new protagonist would work quite well.

Harada, or someone higher up in the dev team, claims that while Akuma himself is canon to the Tekken 7 story, Street Fighter as a whole isn't necessarily.

Considering Akuma's roots as a secret boss character, and that Oni is his OneWingedAngel form, this would make a lot of sense considering how Akuma is being presented in the game.

** Although this causes another problem because Kazumi shares the Mishima family electric effects, despite not of Mishima blood (only a Mishima by marriage). If the electrical effect comes from her as a result of the Devil Gene, then only Kazuya and Jin should be able to do it.

Jin's FaceHeelTurn in 6 may have been false, but engulfing the world in conflict is kinda hard to let go. That same game pushed our [[AnimeHair anime haired]] half-Swede Lars as our new protagonist...but like a lot of the other characters Tekken has introduced since 6, he's recieved...more than a bit of scrutiny by the fanbase, and while some people have warmed up to him, there's still a lot of people who really don't like him. As far as this Troper knows, Tekken 7 debutant Claudio hasn't succumbed to anywhere near as much hate, and he might actually tie into the story quite well with him leading an organisation out to take out all carriers of the Devil Gene (Kazumi, Kazuya and Jin). So making him the new protagonist would work quite well.

[[WMG: Josie has anxiety issues]]

* It's been officially stated that Josie is such a crybaby because she has a DarkAndTroubledPast. What exactly this entails and whether it just caused her to develop anxiety issues or something much worse is unknown.

This would explain why she's so...worried sometimes. Harada described her as "a bit of a crybaby", and this could be why. And hey, sometimes people with anxiety issues can have a bit of an energetic front to themselves, so this would make sense.

When he wasn't training, fighting, or perusing Ryu, it's likely that Akuma might have watching all seven Tekken Tournaments from the shadows, waiting for the right time to make his move.

When he wasn't training, fighting, or perusing Ryu, it's likely that Akuma might have watching all seven Tekken Tournaments from the shadows, waiting for the right time to make his move.

Akuma's defining trait is his [[BloodKnight love of battle]], so he wouldn't take too well to being unable to reach his full potential, or worse, being unable to fight at all. It follows that he might really appreciate anyone who healed him of such an injury. Maybe. [[BlueAndOrangeMorality It's a bit hard to tell with him.]]

All these Devil gene users, will bring forth the god of fighting once more, and His new form... Perfect Ogre/Toshin which will be a golden skin version of Ogre base form and bright burning red hair. All the power of Ogre's monster form refined with the skill and precision of his base. Also eye lasers.

** Well, Steve is a thing, so cloning Marduk to make Gigas also seems to be a plausible idea. There are a lot of opportunities to get DNA, like Marduk's time at the hospital after Tekken 4, maybe even random blood samples after Tekken or MMA tournament matches.

* Actually this has been confirmed in his opening to 5, Mokujin is a wooden doll that awakes when a great power shows itself. 3: Ogre 5: Jinpachi 6: Azazel TTT2: Unknown

* What if the damages Forest sustained from Lili, somehow led to his "motorcycle" accident before Tekken 5, and the reason Marshall was in debt in medical bills, in the first place? Hmm... Lili being the daughter of a wealthy tycoon in Morocco probably made her untouchable in the eyes of the law. I'd be pissed at her too.