Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has stated that Heihachi is his favorite character in the series overall and the character he most frequently selects when playing the game. However, critics made fun of his design and expressed a lack of interest in his role in Tekken 7, where he is one of the most important characters in the game. Critical reception to Heihachi has been positive with journalists praising his moves and characterization. Harada referred to Heihachi as one of his most favorite characters from the series. In contrast to the main Tekken installments, Heihachi also appeared in many games with a younger appearance especially in Tekken Tag Tournament 2. He is also featured in the printed, animated and live-action adaptations of the Tekken series. Outside of Tekken spin-off titles, Heihachi also appears as a playable character in other games such as Namco x Capcom, Soul Calibur II, The King of Fighters All Star, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Street Fighter X Tekken, Project X Zone and its sequel Project X Zone 2. Heihachi's backstory and motives are revealed in Tekken 7.

Heihachi wants to defeat his son and grandson, Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama respectively. This happens across the series and one of the creators of Tekken Katsuhiro Harada has called it a 'family feud'. He is opposed by many of his relatives who wish for his death out of revenge and to take over the Mishima Zaibatsu. Heihachi was the protagonist of Tekken 2 and one of the two main characters of Tekken 7 along with his son Kazuya Mishima, furthermore Heihachi was a boss character in two additional main installments of the series. Introduced as the boss character from the first Tekken video game from 1994, Heihachi appears as the CEO/leader of a military firm known as the Mishima Zaibatsu founded by his father named Jinpachi Mishima. Heihachi Mishima ( Japanese: 三島平八, Hepburn: Mishima Heihachi ) is a fictional character in Tekken fighting game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco), serving as its main antagonist. Stateless (Citizenship revoked by the Government of Japan) (formerly Japanese) Mishima-ryu Karate (based on Goju-ryu karate) Kouji Kawamoto ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance) (stunts)ĬEO/Leader of Mishima Zaibatsu (Tekken, Tekken 3-Tekken 4, Tekken 7) Syuichi Masuda ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Tōru Ōkawa ( Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster).

Unshō Ishizuka ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance – Tekken 7 (archived voice in KOF All Star and Super Smash Bros.

Daisuke Gōri ( Tekken 3 – Tekken 6, Tekken: The Motion Picture, Soulcalibur II, Death by Degrees, Namco × Capcom, Ridge Racer 6).

Banjō Ginga ( Tekken, Japanese dub of the live-action Tekken films).

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