Asuka Kazama (Japanese: Kazama Asuka) is a character in the Tekken video game series.Introduced in the video game Tekken 5, Asuka Kazama is more famously known as the cousin of the series' protagonist, Jin Kazama. Not surprisingly, since Asuka and Jin have the same surname, it is known, through an official statement made by Namco, that they are cousins.
History
Asuka's official story states that she was taught Kazama-style Traditional Martial Arts by her father, a dojo-master near Osaka, ever since she was a small girl. By nature, Asuka believes very strongly in justice and devotes much of her free time to being a vigilante of sorts, breaking up fights nearby and saving kittens (as seen in the PlayStation 2 version of the Tekken 5 opening). At the time in which the game takes place, Asuka is seventeen years old and is a high school student.
Asuka returned home from school one day to find that her dojo was in shambles. The students there had been beaten severely and her father was so badly hurt that he had to be taken to the hospital. In the next several days, a detective from Hong Kong, Lei Wulong, came to her and explained that the culprit would likely be entering The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. In order to get her personal revenge and redeem her dojo, Asuka enters the tournament as well.
Ending
Asuka defeats Jinpachi Mishima, who dissolves into dust. Meanwhile, the advanced effects of Devil Jin's transformation disappear (the horns and the wings are gone), leaving a half-transformed Jin. Asuka rushes to Jin and tries to revive him, wondering what she should do. Though she is unaware of it, her touch undoes the final remnants of the Devil Jin transformation, and Jin wakes up in his human state. Alarmed at his unfamiliar surroundings, Jin tries to stand up quickly, tripping over Asuka and landing face-first between her breasts. Enough time passes for a small rock to roll to the ground before Jin finally sits up. Asuka, embarrassed at first, immediately turns angry and demands for Jin to explain himself. Jin, however, seems to be completely oblivious to the moment and continues to wonder where he is. Believing this to be a front, Asuka angrily punches Jin into a large rock, calling him a pervert as she does this, and then she stomps away angrily, leaving Jin to ask, "What was that all about?" Afterwards, a rock falls on his head.
General description
General description
In appearance, Asuka dresses in a blue halter top and blue short shorts (changed to red and black respectively in Tekken: Dark Resurrection), as well as matching gauntlets and lightly armored boots that are undoubtedly used as fighting gear. Her secondary costumes include a traditional Aikido (or Miko) uniform, a Japanese parochial schoolgirl uniform with a yellow sweater vest and pleated skirt, as well as a visual kei geisha-like outfit with Japanese kanji ( 通天阁 which is the current Chinese writing and may also be an older Japanese writing of Osaka's 通天閣 / "Tsutenkaku"), written on her exposed leg. The latter two costumes are available on the PlayStation 2 and PSP version of the game.
In personality, Asuka is brash and arrogant; traits that other Kazamas in the series lacked. Though her profile states that she breaks up fights regularly ("by knockout", as added in the game's prologue), she seems to have no qualms about fighting herself and even seemingly revels in it. In her story mode, after defeating her target (Feng Wei), she decides to remain a
t the tournament in order to "have fun". Her pre- and post-match quotes also demonstrate her confidence.
Asuka speaks with a very heavy Kansai Japanese dialect (Kansai is a region of western Japan encompassing the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe).
Trivia
In personality, Asuka is brash and arrogant; traits that other Kazamas in the series lacked. Though her profile states that she breaks up fights regularly ("by knockout", as added in the game's prologue), she seems to have no qualms about fighting herself and even seemingly revels in it. In her story mode, after defeating her target (Feng Wei), she decides to remain a
t the tournament in order to "have fun". Her pre- and post-match quotes also demonstrate her confidence.Asuka speaks with a very heavy Kansai Japanese dialect (Kansai is a region of western Japan encompassing the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe).
Trivia
Asuka's name means "Flying Bird of the Open Space". This is evidenced by the bird flying near the tower that Asuka is on top of in the Tekken 5 opening movie. When playing through Devil Jin's Story mode, Asuka interrupts Devil Jin before he can fight Jinpachi Mishima at Stage Eight. The regular final stage fight occurs afterwards. Her main sub-boss is Feng Wei, the man who hospitalized her father. Asuka Kazama is scheduled to appear in Tekken 6.
STATS
Game series Tekken series
First game Tekken 5
Voice actor(s) Ryoko Shiraishi
Fighting style Kazama Style Ancient Martial Arts
Home country Japan
Age 17
Height 5' 3" (160 cm)
Weight 107 lbs (49 Kg)
Blood type AB
Occupation High school student.
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