"Indian Stance", where he heals himself while sitting Indian style. One is "Meditation", where he turns his back to his opponent and heals himself (excluding Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament, whereas if the player left him in Meditation stance, he will lose his own health). Even his standard upright position can be considered a stance apparently to keep things fair and nonlethal for his opponents in the ring, or to keep in check with the rules of the tournament, he instead fights normally in a such a way that keeps his weapon at bay, where his normal attacks execute standard punches and kicks and his specials allow him to freely wield the sword. Yoshimitsu's fighting style incorporates a blend of Ninjutsu, samurai style sword attacks derived from Kenjutsuand Battoujutsu, special stances, and supernatural moves.ĭue to his fighting style, Yoshimitsu is one of the first and incorporates the use of fighting stances in his martial arts, allowing him a variety of tactics and mobility for different fighters and situations. One of the running themes of many of Yoshimitsu's outfits involves the "Void" kanji.ĭespite his weird and imposing appearance, Yoshimitzu is a kind and noble person. Even his sword, also named Yoshimitsu, tends to change appearance. Yoshimitsu is the only character who's appearance drastically changes in every Tekken, taking advantage of the fact that he always conceals his identity on account of being a ninja. In the AWA fics, Yoshimitsu is set to appear in a future AWA storyline. During this tournament he gains a sworn enemy in Bryan Fury, and has to use a new sword later on due to his merciful ways getting in the way of the sword's desire to kill evil people. Post-timeskip he's hunting Ogre for his blood in order to help Bosconovitch cure his ailing daughter, and then in Tekken 4 he returns to his Robin Hood ways to forge a Manji political party. Bosconovitch's lab, and subsequent prosthetic spinning arm which was given to him by said doctor after he got him out of there, flowed into his purpose for the second tournament in rescuing the doctor again after his kidnapping by Kazuya. While this was the extent of his characterization at the end of T1, his maiming by a security system while attempting to rob Dr.
He has a rogue-like highwayman's personality in that he steals from the rich (Heihachi) and gives to the poor (Marshall Law as confirmed in an official guide). Yoshimitsu is a character from the Tekken franchise.Ī ninja that wields a soul-rending sword and oddly resembles a samurai much more than a ninja.