
^7 Only in Tekken 5 and in the Devil Within mode. ^6 Only playable in story mode for a short amount of time in console version. ^5 Only in Tekken 7: FR (arcade and console)/Round 2.

^3 Only in Tekken 6: BR (arcade and console). ^1 NPC in Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: DR (PSP, arcade, and online only)/Unlockable in Tekken 5:DR (PS3 and offline only) ^ Not including arcade history mode of Tekken 5 and gallery mode of Tekken 7. (Notes are given below the table for more details). Yes = Only playable in update version/Unlockable.Ĭameo = Cameo appearance – characters appearing in cinematics, intros, trailer, background of a stage, or in a picture. Jack also have been playable in seven main installments with 7 different models and names (Jack, Jack-2, Gun Jack (Jack-3), Jack-5, Jack-6, Jack-7 and Jack-8), with Tekken 4 being the only game a Jack robot was absent from (although a Jack-4 was created, this version was mass-produced instead of only one produced like the other Jack robots, although Jack-4 made cameo appearance in Tekken 5 and appeared as a NPC in the story mode of Tekken 7). Three characters: Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, and Marshall Law would come close, having been playable in seven installments. While King and Kuma also have been playable in all the games but as two different characters, with King I and Kuma I being in first two games and King II and Kuma II being in remaining games. Only three characters have been playable in all eight main Tekken installments to date: Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams, and Paul Phoenix.


In the story mode of the game, each character generally has their own personal reasons for entering the tournament and competing for the prize. A few characters have supernatural origin, such as Devil and Ogre, while animal characters like Kuma the bear and Roger the kangaroo provide comic relief. Players can choose from a diverse cast that hails from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and fighting styles.
