As a wrestler, King is very muscular and, at over six feet tall, he towers over most of the other playable characters in the series.
It is also this that led him to drink, in an attempt to drown out what he saw as his failure to protect those in his care.Īside from a brief shot in the Tekken intro movie, King's face is always hidden behind his trademark jaguar mask, so his eye and hair color is unknown. King is also revealed to be a sensitive and soft-hearted man, something which can be seen as an exploitable weak spot by his opponents. The fact that he would go on to become his one-time rivals friend also suggests that he has a positive outlook, favoring peace and friendship over holding grudges. This led one of the orphans in his care to don the jaguar mask himself and take on the title of King II, in order to provide further funding for the orphanage and continue the first King's legacy.ĭespite his fearsome reputation in the wrestling ring, King is actually a kind and considerate individual, with his own troubled childhood leading him to dedicate himself to helping disadvantaged children, to prevent them from going through the same issues he faced. Sometime after the second tournament, King was attacked and killed by Ogre, the god of fighting. However, King lost in the tournament, and resorted to teaching the orphans his fighting skills instead, as a means of self-defense. With the help of his friend, King fully recovered from his depression and alcoholism and trained intensely for the tournament, with the intention of winning the prize money to fund the orphanage. Armor King, worried for his friend, sought him out and helped him get his life back on track, and persuaded him to resume training for a second King of Iron Fist tournament. He took to the streets, stumbling around in a drunken stupor. King turned to drink, and the death of a child in his care pushed him to breaking point. King and Armor King would go on to put aside their differences, and the two became friends and sparring partners.Īs time passed, however, the orphanage began to struggle. King went on to claim third place in the tournament, securing enough prize money to fund the running of the orphanage. The two met in the tournament and King emerged victorious. When Armor King came across the tournament and saw his rival participating, he entered, keen to better his rival and reinstate his name in the wrestling world. Seizing the opportunity, King entered the tournament. Īs King continued fighting to fund the orphanage, he comes across the King of Iron Fist Tournament, a martial arts tournament with a large cash prize. King has won many titles since, whilst the injury caused Armor King's career to plummet. Early in his career King accidentally crushed the eye of Armor King during a match. It was at this time that King came to the attention of his future rival Armor King, one of a wrestling Tag Team who also wore Jaguar masks. To bring income to the orphanage, King fought in wrestling matches, donning his now iconic Jaguar mask to conceal his identity and acquiring the title "Beast Priest". King was successful in building an orphanage, but funds were tight. He then became a man with a mission: he dreamed of building an orphanage for street children, hoping to save them from becoming the kind of fighter he used to be. He became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. After recovering, King realized the error of his ways and resolved to start a new life. The Marquez priests took him in, saving him from death. In one of his fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. King used to be a street brawling orphan with no care in the world except fighting.
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