If played with the English voices, Soulcalibur II is the one of the only instances Heihachi speaks English (the others being Tekken: The Motion Picture, Tekken: Blood Vengeance (with English voices selected), the 2010 Tekken Film, and Street Fighter X Tekken).In spite of being an unarmed character in a weapon fighting game, Heihachi is generally agreed to be the overall best guest fighter across console versions of Soulcalibur II (at least when it comes to the tier list, though most tournaments ban guest characters).Heihachi also appeared in Namco x Capcom, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and in Project X Zone and its sequel.
Recently revealed by Katsuhiro Harada, Chief Producer of the Tekken franchise, is that Heihachi's lack of reliance on the abilities of the Devil Gene is due to the fact that he lacks said gene.This is a notable trait of his in the Tekken series, as Heihachi chooses to train his own body and use only his own skill to fight, rather than rely on the power of the Devil Gene like other Mishima family members. This implies that Heihachi is at his most powerful when relying solely on his own power. All of Heihachi's "weapons" are armguards, except for his ultimate weapon, Tekken, which appears to be nothing.Even Kuma is stronger than you! (after fighting Inferno in Arcade mode).You think you can beat me? That's mildly amusing.That's it? That was boring! (after his Destined Battle with Raphael).(before his Destined Battle with Raphael) I'd love to show this to that idiot son of mine!.That's all you've got? Not even worth my breath!.After defeating the best, Heihachi came to and realized that he was back in his familiar time. And in the end, Heihachi challenged the demonic sword that stood in the very center of the fray. He fought capable warriors day and night, defeating them one after another. Seeking battles, Heihachi threw himself into the vortex of chaos surrounding the evil blade. He eventually decided that finding and obtaining Soul Edge was the perfect challenge to test his strength and proceeded to seek it out. Now, he was right in the midst of it all. He knew the history behind the fragment, which was ripe with battles between warriors fighting for its possession. Though he wanted to return to his own time, part of him was trembling with anticipation of what was about to transpire. He had somehow traveled back in time to the later sixteenth century.
After he wandered for a while, he concluded that he was no longer in modern day Japan. He was stunned, but nevertheless remained collected. A feeling of uneasiness washed over him as he was no longer at the resort he had been at just a few moments ago. Grabbing the fragment in excitement, he accidentally cut his fingertip and after a moment of dizziness passed, Heihachi looked around at his surroundings. According to old picture scrolls, this shard was a piece of Soul Edge, a notorious sword from medieval Europe. There he encountered an ancient metallic fragment. Many of his appearances feature him wearing a sleeveless black gi with a tiger head sewn in and geta which is used here as his secondary costume.Īfter completing his mountain training with his pet bear, Kuma, Heihachi stopped by at a hot springs resort to recuperate. His primary attire consists a stylized blue hakama with gold markings and a shirt tied around his waist.
His skin is covered in scars to demonstrate the battles he has been through. Appearing post Tekken 2, Heihachi has long white balding hair that spikes upward, features thick eyebrows and facial hair. Heihachi appears as an aged man with impressive muscular stature.