As his sword is cursed, it will lose its power and drive its user insane if it does not kill evildoers for a prolonged amount of time. While trying to find Bryan, Yoshimitsu learns that his sword is weakening. Swearing revenge, Yoshimitsu enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 ( Tekken 5) to hunt Bryan. Bosconovitch tells him that Bryan woke up only a month after the injection and went on a rampage with his new body. However, when Yoshimitsu visits Bosconovitch's lab a month later, he finds it destroyed and many of his compatriots dead. Bosconovitch then injects Bryan with drugs to put him to a year-long sleep. He takes him to Bosconovitch's lab so the doctor can transfer Bryan to a new body. While Yoshimitsu is robbing the Mishima Zaibatsu mansion near the end of the tournament, he discovers an unconscious Bryan Fury. Upon learning of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he forms an alliance with Mishima Zaibatsu and enters the tournament. Two years later, during the events of Tekken 4, Yoshimitsu realizes that the future of his clan is waning due to a lack of necessary funds and manpower. The outcome of Yoshimitsu's search for Ogre's blood is unknown, though he most likely succeeds. During the tournament, he is targeted by Bryan Fury, a cyborg sent to kill him (and capture Dr. Yoshimitsu then enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3 in order to obtain the Ogre's blood. Bosconovitch tells him that the disease can only be cured using the blood of Ogre, a god recently awakened from its deep slumber. Bosconovitch, who is suffering from a disease that he caught when he built the Cold Sleep machine. Yoshimitsu defeats her and drops out of the tournament to rescue the doctor after learning his location. Also, Kunimitsu, Yoshimitsu's former Manji Clan second-in-command, returns to the tournament in order to steal the clan's tachi. In Tekken 2, Yoshimitsu learns that Bosconovitch has been kidnapped by the Mishima Zaibatsu and enters the second Tekken tournament to rescue him. Grateful for his help, he tells Bosconovitch that he may call on him whenever he needs help. Though Yoshimitsu loses his arm during the operation, Bosconovitch helps him escape and fits him with a mechanical prosthetic replacement. Bosconovitch's lab in order to steal his Eternal Energy device. His base disrespect for the sumo code infuriates Yoshimitsu, who defeats him. During the tournament, Yoshimitsu learns of Ganryu, a sumo wrestler whose disrespectful attitude in the ring cost him his promotion to the rank of yokozuna. In the game's story, Yoshimitsu enters the first tournament as a decoy so as to allow other Manji to steal the tournament's funds unobserved. Upon the inauguration of a new leader, their predecessor is ritually sacrificed, and the blade absorbs the person's power and skill. The clan is dedicated to helping the weak and fighting oppression. Kunimitsu's story in Tekken 2 reveals that Yoshimitsu's blade is passed down through the Manji Clan's leaders. Yoshimitsu was first introduced in 1994's original Tekken. The characters have been well-received by critics.Īppearances Tekken series First and second game
Therefore, the Tekken version of the character is implied to have inherited the mantle in a similar way. Īs Tekken is set in modern times while Soulcalibur takes place in a medieval fantasy setting, the first Soulcalibur Yoshimitsu was originally considered to be an ancestor to Tekken 's Yoshimitsu however, the introduction of Yoshimitsu II revealed that Yoshimitsus are willingly killed and replaced by a younger protégé as part of a secret ritual, in order to make "Yoshimitsu" appear immortal to outsiders. All Yoshimitsus are their era's leader of the honorable Manji clan, practitioners of ninjutsu, and master swordsmen with a mask and mechanical prosthetic arms. The second version of Yoshimitsu appeared in every Soulcalibur game since the 1998 self-titled installment except for 2012's Soulcalibur V, which instead features a third version of the character, informally known as Yoshimitsu II.
The first version of Yoshimitsu made his debut in the original Tekken in 1994, and is one of three characters (with Paul Phoenix and Nina Williams) to appear in every main installment of the series. Yoshimitsu ( 吉光) is a name used by three different characters who appear in the Tekken and Soulcalibur series of fighting games by Namco.