Jin Kazama
character in Tekken
Jin Kazama (Japanese: 風間 仁, Hepburn: Kazama Jin) is a character and the protagonist of Bandai Namco's Tekken series. Introduced in the 1997 game Tekken 3, he has been the central character of the series from that game onwards. Trained by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima, Jin wishes to avenge the apparent death of his mother, Jun Kazama, at the hands of Ogre. However, Heihachi betrays Jin to awaken a genetic abnormality within the latter's body known as the Devil Gene (Japanese: デビルの血, Hepburn: Debiru no Chi; lit. "Devil's blood"), leading Jin to seek revenge against his grandfather in later installments.
He is also antagonized by his father, Kazuya Mishima, from whom he inherited the devil gene at birth. While dealing with his relatives, Jin loses control of the Devil Gene, which causes his transformation into an alter ego named Devil Jin (Japanese: デビル仁, Hepburn: Debiru Jin), first introduced as a non-playable character in Tekken 3 and playable ever since Tekken 5. Outside of video games, Jin has appeared in animated and live-action films adapted from the games and has also appeared as a playable character in several other game franchises.
Initially conceptualized as an innocent man, Jin was developed as the series' new protagonist and a replacement for Kazuya, who he was based on visually. His constant fights with his family members would eventually lead him to become an antiheroic character, as crafted by Bandai Namco's director Katsuhiro Harada ever since his introduction.
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