Immediately working on his orphanage, the children of Mexico (and King himself) have never been happier. While he was unable to win the tournament, King came in a close third place and managed to take enough prize money home. Afterwards, King was the winner of this battle, moving up to the third, final fight. A tough match ensued, with King ultimately damaging Armor King's left eye. He had to beat Armor King if he was going to see any of that prize money and make his dream become reality.Īfter fighting through the tournament rounds successfully, King faced his rival in the competition. Knowing full well that Armor King is no pushover, King continued to train with this in mind. Upon hearing that CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Heihachi, would be holding a fighting tournament with a $1 million prize, King immediately entered the first King of Iron Fist tournament. He increased his training and pushed himself harder each day so that he could be the victor.Īt this time, King found out that his friendly rival, Armor King, would be entering and competing in the tournament also. Now that King has his life purpose, he was going to need a lot of cash to make his orphanage a reality. Some time after this goes on, King then decides that he wants to do more and build his very own orphanage for the poverty stricken orphans of Mexico.Īrmor King and King Mentor and Student Tekken With the money that King also receives from his Luchadore wrestling matches, he donates to his monastery and orphans. Thanks to the monastery priests, King was looked after and managed to recover with a new outlook on life.īeing ordained and becoming a Catholic priest himself, King looks to the orphans of his region in the hopes that he can guide them from becoming anything like his former self. One day, King was very badly injured in one of his brawls but managed to make his way to the steps of a Marquez monastery. King definitely grew up in the School of Hard Knocks. King's IntroĪs a young child, King was an orphan who wandered the streets of Mexico with no other purpose but to get in street fights. King II, as he is known from Tekken 3 onward.

However, both of their stories encompass the persona that is one of the best fighting characters in gaming history. As you will come to find (if you didn't know already), King dies tragically in Tekken 3 and is replaced with another fighter, under the guise of King (King II). A fan favorite due to his easily recognizable costume, tragic story, along with difficult, grappling combos, King has actually had two iterations. Donning his iconic jaguar mask and wrestling gear, King is one of the few fighters to appear across all the Tekkengames.

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