History Franchise / Tekken

* WorldOfBuxom: Most girls have quite a respectable bust in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''. Subverted with other females, however, like Xiaoyu, Jun, and Leo (although she does have her own bikini outfit). ''7'' introduces Katarina and Master Raven.

* SamusIsAGirl: Kunimitsu was a PaletteSwap of Yoshimitsu in the first game, which led to people believing she was a man until subsequent installments. Leo also counts to a lesser extent; she appears less masculine than Kuni did in her debut, but nonetheless masculine enough for many fans to believe she was a man until her true gender was revealed; it doesn't help that some translations of ''Tag 2'' mistakenly refer to her as male.

** Ten out of the eleven European human characters in the series have blue eyes (the exception is Miguel, who has brown eyes). As many as seven of them have blond hair, too (Dr. B and Sebastian's hairs have grayed out, so they may/may not have blond hair originally). The majority is justified, although Lili being a platinum blonde-haired, blue eyed, light-skinned girl from Monaco is highly unlikely in real life[[note]]the majority of Monégasques, like most Mediterranean peoples, have brown hair, brown eyes, and olive skin[[/note]]. Lars' blond hair and blue eyes are similarly unrealistic, since he is half-Japanese; as Heihachi has black hair and brown eyes, both of which are dominant traits, he should have inherited them instead.

*** In the interest of fairness it needs to be pointed out that this doesn't apply to each female character in equal measure. Xiaoyu and Jun still have moderately-sized breasts and a number of the default female costumes are actually quite conservative -- the only way to get them to show the levels of flesh mentioned above is to customize them. There is also Leo (officially female) who has no jiggle physics, no Fanservice type clothes (except a bikini) and no flirty animations. And Angel has maid and Santa outfits, but no bikini; which makes sense since it's kind of hard to work around her wings, which cannot be modified or removed in customization.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Kazuya pulls this on Leo when confronted about the death of her mother. Miguel presumes this of Jin during their confrontation in Miguel's Character Episode.

* AmbiguousGender: Leo. WordOfGod says 'Leo is Leo' in a tweet regarding their gender. They can also be customized in TekkenTagTournament2 to have both female and male swimsuits.

* AmbiguousGender: Leo. WordOfGod says 'Leo is Leo' in a tweet regarding their gender. They can also be customized in TTT2 to have both female and male swimsuits.

* AmbiguousGender: Leo. WordOfGod says female and she gets a bikini in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' to affirm this fact. If one goes by voicing, though, it is hazy; Veronica Taylor provides Leo's voice during the time she is speaking English, but when she switches to speaking German, [[CrossdressingVoices a male voice actor is provided]]. In ''Tekken 7'' she can be customized to wear both male and female clothing too, blurring the line even further. If we go by her full name - Eleonora Kliesen, so a girl. This, however, was debunked as Leo is confirmed to be androgynous, in part due to having different genders of voice actors voicing them in different languages.

''Tekken'' (鉄拳, lit. "Iron Fist") is one of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's most popular franchises and the most successful 3D {{fighting game}} series of all time, such that it is a TropeCodifier for that subgenre.

On the deeper side, ''Tekken'' is quite different than most 2D fighters. Gone are staples like projectiles or energy attacks, with only a select few members of the cast able to use either of them. Instead, ''Tekken'' mostly focuses around supernaturally empowered martial arts. Every character fights with their own unique style, such as King's [[WrestlerInAllOfUs Japan Pro Wrestling]] techniques, to more exotic variants like Eddy Gordo's capoiera. Most ''Tekken'' matches are quite compact, often taking place at much closer ranges than other fighting games. The emphasis on movement and damaging punishment opportunities means that the game is a careful balance of risk and reward.

''Tekken'' is renowned for its fast paced and demanding gameplay. The game makes judicious use of extremely precise hitboxes for all of its characters and places heavy emphasis on frame data. If someone punches for example, you can just duck under it entirely. Punches and kicks are uniquely mapped to the four face buttons, with each one corresponding to a limb. If you press a button that uses the right arms, then the character will almost certainly strike with that arm. Combos and special inputs are thus a bit more intuitive than other fighting games, making the series surprisingly accessible for newcomers.

** In ''Tekken Tag 2'', now almost every single character is speaking their native language, not just a variant of English, Japanese and Chinese from the previous games. Particularly, Lili, Leo, Miguel, Eddy and Christie used to be English speakers before ''Tag 2''.

Released in 1995 for the arcades and 1996 for PS. Introduces Survival, Team Battle, and Time Attack modes, which would become staples in future games. Total playable characters: 25.

Released in 1997 for the arcades and 1998 for PS. Gameplay is overhauled, with an emphasis on third axis fighting and more fluid movement; this is arguably the moment where the series fully gains its voice. The console version features a guest character (Manga/{{Gon}}), something that would not be repeated again until ''Tekken 7''. Total playable characters: 21 (arcades), 23 (PS).

Released in 2005. It is an action game spinoff starring Nina Williams.

Released in 2007. (Re)introduces "Rage", this time activating when the character is in low health. Juggling opportunities are extended with the new "Bound" mechanic, in which a character can be staggered and launched into the air. Total playable characters: 39.

** The Mishimas "tradition" throwing each other off of high places (particularly cliffs or volcanoes.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: There's Kuma for Panda, Ganryu for Michelle, and later her replacement Julia, and Xiaoyu for Jin (until ''8'' where Jin likely returns these feelings)

* {{Bifauxnen}}: Leo Kliesen is actually a girl. [[RetCon Initially anyway,]] Now it a [[AmbiguousGender maybe.]]

* {{Bifauxnen}}: Leo Kliesen is actually a girl.

Set to release in 2024, it will be the first ''Tekken'' installment to release for ninth gen consoles, and seemingly, the first mainline installment that bypasses arcades completely in favor of home consoles. Introduces the Heat system, a franchise-first SuperMode that switches and powers up a character’s moveset and encourages aggressive play. Total playable characters: 32.

*** To put this into perspective, there have only been ''two'' times where the Mishimas have been shown to be on good terms with one another. One of these was during Kazuya's childhood when he played/trained with his grandfather Jinpachi; the other is a dream sequence of Lars' in ''Tag 2'' where the collective (playable) Mishima/Kazama family (barring Jinpachi and Lee) get together to enjoy dinner.

* BilingualDialogue: Characters understand each other even though one speaks English, one speaks Japanese. They even understand what animals are talking about, when all they hear are growls. Hell, they understand Mokujin, a ''wooden dummy!''