Kuma II

Full Name: Kuma II Also Known as: Rage Bear, Master of the Salmon Fighting Style: Heihachi-style Improved Kuma Shinken Origin: None Height: 280 cm (9′2″) Weight: 360 kg (793 lbs)

Likes

Salmon, Various TV shows (mainly cartoons and mostly multi-colored), His master, Panda, Roger Jr.

Dislikes

Black and white/Noir colored TVs (difficult to see), Bear-related foods (except salmon), Paul Phoenix, Jin Kazama (Formerly), Kazuya Mishima Species: Bear Gender: Male Age: 11 Date of birth: April 26th Occupation: Bodyguard, Tekken Force Officer (Formerly) Hobby: Training and cooking salmon Family: Heihachi Mishima (Master), Kuma I (Father) (Deceased) Kuma (クマ, Kuma; literally meaning "Bear" in Japanese) is the name of two characters within the Tekken series, both of which were bears and bodyguards to Heihachi Mishima. Kuma II is the son of the original Kuma, who died of old age sometime after the second King of Iron Fist Tournament. Kuma II is only referred as Kuma for short. Appearance Kuma is a big grizzly bear. Biography Kuma II is the son of Kuma. Like his father before him, Kuma II was Heihachi Mishima’s pet. Kuma II is in love with Panda, but she does not reciprocate his feelings and consistently rebuffs his advances. Kuma II’s father died of old age during his travels with Heihachi. Kuma II became Heihachi’s new pet and bodyguard. One day, while watching TV, Kuma saw footage of Paul Phoenix fighting. He immediately began training with the intention of fighting and defeating Paul. Kuma II entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 but was defeated by Paul. Kuma II came to believe that he had lost to Paul because his comfortable life as a pet had left him unable to harness the power of his instincts. Kuma II traveled to the mountains of Hokkaido and trained alone in the wilderness. His skills improved dramatically, and he began developing his own original attacks. He would occasionally go to a nearby village to watch television through villagers’ windows. One day, Kuma II saw a commercial for the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. Knowing that Paul Phoenix would be at the tournament, Kuma II resolved to enter and defeat him. Kuma II succeeded in defeating Paul at the tournament. Kuma’s happiness was short-lived, however, as news reached him of his master Heihachi’s apparent death. He grieved his master, but learned that the Mishima Zaibatsu, the business conglomerate Heihachi had been head of, was in chaos. Kuma II went to the Zaibatsu’s headquarters with the intention of saving the conglomerate for his late master – however, he was thrown out by security and was forced to return to the mountains. He entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, aiming to take control of the Mishima Zaibatsu via this avenue instead. Kuma II faced Paul once again in the tournament and lost to him by a small margin. Kuma II went to the Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters again regardless, believing he was the only one who could save it. He was confused to find that Jin Kazama, Heihachi Mishima’s grandson, had taken control of the Zaibatsu. Jin defeated Kuma II, and he was dumped out of a helicopter back into the Hokkaido wilderness. Kuma II survived the fall and, undeterred, set out for the Mishima Zaibatsu headquarters once again, determined to defeat Jin and take up leadership of the Mishima Zaibatsu as its rightful successor. During his journey, Kuma II was met by a Tekken Force squad who informed him that Heihachi was alive and had returned to lead the Mishima Zaibatsu. Kuma II reunited with Heihachi and was made a member of Tekken Force. A Tekken Force squad including Kuma II was sent to Southeast Asia on disaster relief missions. Though locals were often wary of Kuma II to start, he was successful in winning them over with his playful nature and strong work ethic. One day, however, Heihachi set out for a fateful match against his son, Kazuya Mishima, and never returned. Kuma II believed his master was still out there somewhere, waiting for his return with no avail. On learning that G Corporation was gaining the upper hand over the Mishima Zaibatsu in their war, Kuma II travelled back to the Zaibatsu headquarters to provide backup; however upon arriving, he realized that G Corp’s advantage was too great, and the Zaibatsu’s remaining leadership had already surrendered. He worried that Heihachi would have nowhere to return to if the Zaibatsu was dismantled, and resolved to keep fighting for it even if he was the last one standing. Having rescued Mishima Heavy Industries' elite engineers from G Corp’s clutches, he began to oversee development of a weapon that he hoped would turn the tides in their favor. Kuma entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 8 and won the Southeast Asia/Oceania Block preliminary, allowing him to progress to the tournament's next stage at a coliseum in Italy. In reality, the corrupted Thai government whom Fahkumram is forced to worked for took a bribe from the Zaibatsu in exchange for assuring Kuma represented Southeast Asia/Oceania in the preliminaries. He later aligned himself with Yggdrasil in a battle against Kazuya's G Corporation forces. During the battle, Kuma saw an opportunity to take out Paul (despite the two of them fighting on the same side) - however, he was hit with a missile before he could land an attack on Paul, leading Paul to mistakenly believe that Kuma's intention had been to save him. Abilities Kuma fights using an "original" fighting style called Kuma Shinken. Kuma utilizes more moves from Heihachi's Mishima-Style Fighting Karate such as his Wind God Fist, his Dragon Uppercut, and his Demon Breath. Kuma does not speak at all, instead communicating through growls and roars. Despite this, the other characters can understand him. Kuma understands Japanese, English and German. Personality Unlike his father, Kuma II is shown to be friendlier, more upbeat, more sociable, and more intelligent. He is not as aggressive as his father, and is shown to have a good heart, not wanting to pick fights with children or his love-interest, Panda. Despite his good actions and personality, Kuma is shown to be just as ready to betray members of his family as the other Mishimas, as seen in his non-canonical Tekken 5 ending, where after Heihachi returns, Kuma double-crosses him and opens a trapdoor beneath his feet. This is perhaps another sign of his awareness, however, as Heihachi is regularly shown to care less for Kuma than he did Kuma's father, and had in fact attempted to covertly steal the Zaibatsu back from Kuma in Kuma's non-canonical Tekken 4 ending prior to this. In spite of these non-canonical endings, Kuma seems to care deeply for his master; devoting himself to protecting the Zaibatsu should Heihachi return to retake it, and even wearing Heihachi's gi and belt in his honor, as well as advancing his knowledge of Mishima Ryu. Character Relationships Heihachi Mishima - His master and owner. Kuma shows a high regard for Heihachi. Going as far as to wear his gi and obi, when he was thought to have died and temporarily disappeared for six months. Kuma I - His father. Paul Phoenix - Kuma's long-time rival. Panda - Kuma's romantic interest, even though his feelings are unrequited. Jin Kazama - Banished back to the Hokkaido wilderness by him, which led Kuma to enter the sixth tournament to defeat Jin. However, Kuma joins his side against Kazuya. Kazuya Mishima - His master's son, who defeated his father. Kuma enters the eighth tournament, and then joins Jin's side against Kazuya to avenge Heihachi's presumed death. Wang Jinrei - Acquainted with Wang. Lee Chaolan - They are allies against Kazuya. Combot - Was mentioned to have fought Combot but doesn't know it's name. Josie Rizal - They were both opponents before where he acts as the final challenge of Josie's test. Ling Xiaoyu - Xiaoyu called out Kuma on his endless pursuit for Panda's love and tells him to move on and forget about her. Fahkumram - Kuma was put in place to represent the Southeast Asia/Oceania Block over Fahkumram during the eighth tournament, after the remnants of the Mishima Zaibatsu bribed a senior officer in the Thai military to allow it. Cameo Kuma makes a few cameo appearances in Hyperdimension Neptunia: Victory and it's remake, with the DLC character named "Tekken". [Kuma II is a character from the Tekken franchise.]