Headscratchers / Tekken 6

• Why is Jin Kazama treated by the game as retaining his Hero status? He's simply a well-written villain; he had a good reason for starting WWIII in his opinion, but that doesn't exactly wash away the blood of innocents that he's drenched in by the time he defeats Azazel. Paul, Lars and Heihachi all prove that the strength of people is tough enough to take down supernaturals in the Tekken universe, so Jin's assertion that he is the only person capable of defeating Azazel seems like pure arrogance. Sometimes you have to Take a Third Option, and Jin...didn't.
  • But Lars wasn't actually able to kill Azazel. He beat him in a fight, but the latter just got back up again. I think what Jin meant is that he was the only one who could put the latter down permanently. I do think he may qualify as more of a Well-Intentioned Extremist then a full on hero. In fact, I bet Jin himself would never consider himself a hero after what he's done.
  • Maybe he's been corrupted by the Devil Gene?
  • 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 Well-Intentioned Extremist and He Who Fights Monsters (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. He's clearly been swinging the gamut from Anti-Hero to Anti-Villain and back. Also, regarding "humans being strong enough to beat up supernaturals" in the Tekkenverse, the only human who did this feat was young Heihachi in his physical prime, when he defeated and killed Devil Kazumi as seen in Tekken 7's Story Mode. Canonically Paul defeated Ogre's first humanoid form in the third tournament, but did not defeat Ogre's True form. Similarly Lars defeated Azazel in Tekken 6 Scenario Campaign but failed to account for Golden Azazel (who was defeated by Devil Jin in the end).
• What the heck is the "Fallen Colony"?
  • Canonically, there's colonies floating in Earth's orbit. "Fallen Colony" is one that's plummeting to the ground (or suspended in mid-air).
  • Clearly an homage to Gundam. Even the mansion you fight on is reminiscent of an episode in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.
• Why doesn't Law fight Azazel in Arena Mode? Raven doesn't because he's Lars' assistant at the time, so there's that. But every other character does. And while Law, Paul and Steve are all in a slate to share their efforts, and divide the prize, Paul and Steve fight Jin and Azazel, but Law doesn't. I really don't get it.
• What IS the story? Did the tournament ever happen or does Scenario Campaign replace it?
  • I believe that the sixth tournament does happen but Scenario Campaign does apply only for Lars and Alisa (who are the two new characters for Bloodline Rebellion). Since those two have no Prologue or Epilogue in their Arcade and they both are the focus of Scenario Campaign it's easy to assume this does happen. What's not very clear is if their adventures in SC happen before, after or simultaneously along the tournament.