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| “ | For millennia, we, the Hachijos, have existed to destroy scum like you! I am here to fulfill my destiny. | „ |
| ~ Kazumi Mishima before attacking Heihachi Mishima. |
Kazumi Mishima is one of the overarching antagonists of the Tekken franchise. She was the late wife of Heihachi, mother of Kazuya and grandmother of Jin Kazama.
Being an assassin from the Hachijo Clan, it was revealed that she was a wielder of the Devil Gene who came to destroy the Mishima clan, causing the downfall and eventual feud between Heihachi and Kazuya. This also led to the origins of the Devil Gene, an ancient curse created by Azazel with it being revealed that he gave many people the devil gene which included The Hachijos.
Her demon alter-ego living in her body, Devil Kazumi, is believed to be the origin of Devil and Devil Jin. The Devil humanoid forms are mostly considered manifestations of the same entity, the Devil.
She is voiced by Yumi Hara.
Biography[]
Overview[]
Kazumi is described in her introduction gameplay as being a serious and very determined woman who is ready to fight her opponents along with her pet tiger but she is also mysterious, cunning and seductive as seen in her pre-quotes when she calls her husband, Heihachi, as well when she summons her pet tiger to attack her opponents. Another of her pre-fight quotes shows that she is very sad and disappointed and upset towards her husband for his actions. In one of her win animations, however, she becomes calm and a worrywart and can sense other presences known to her probably her own son, Kazuya, who thinks she was dead and she cannot accept her fate because of her Devil Gene. Although when she faces her son in a fight, she convinces him to use his powers which is enough to wake up the city despite the latter wanting to gain more power as his own. Another one of her pre-quotes is shown that she formally bows to her opponent and kindly wants to accept her kindest regard. But in one of her win animations where she calmly wonders while walking away to her defeated opponent and becomes impressed with her opponent's moves.
An interesting note is that Kazumi also shares her husband Heihachi's affinity to train their pets to fight their opponents. In Kazumi's case, she trains her pet tiger which she can summon as she pleases as part of her combo moves, unlike the latter who trains Kuma but cannot summon him.
In one of her win animations, she is shown to pet her tiger happily after defeating her opponent. Same goes to her devil form, Devil Kazumi who happily pets her white tiger.
Tekken[]
| “ | She first came to my father Jinpachi's dojo when she was but a small child. Alongside me, she devoted her days to training. In essence, she was my rival. The world of martial arts is a lonely one, challenging your mind, body, and soul. In time, Kazumi and I were inseparable. When Kazuya was born, we were overjoyed. Kazumi was especially enamored with him and always doted on the boy. As you pointed out, everything went to hell that one year. During training, Kazumi suddenly collapsed. Kazumi was burning up like she was on fire. I rushed her to a bed... The next day, though, her fever had subsided. But she remembered nothing and went on as normal. It was like she had a split personality: one side human, one side something else. It went on like that for a while until one day... She was sent to the Mishima dojo to murder me. It was meant to be... | „ |
| ~ Heihachi explaining Kazumi's backstory and motives. |
Kazumi Hachijo joined Jinpachi Mishima's dojo to devote a countless amount of time training. She became a sort of rival with Jinpachi's son, Heihachi. The two became inseparable friends, and eventually fell in love and got married. They give birth to Kazuya, and Kazumi was overjoyed and doted on her son. On one fateful day, Kazumi fell ill after one of training regimens. On the next day, she recovered, but she had now developed a split personality, with one side being human and the other being unnatural.
Kazumi fights her husband.
Kazumi's unusual behavior escalated until one day, she attacked Heihachi during his training with the intent of killing him. In self-defense, Heihachi fought her and incapacitated her. Kazumi was defeated, but her devil form revealed herself to Heihachi and attacked him again, only to be surprisingly defeated by Heihachi. Devil Kazumi found herself caught by the neck by Heihachi. She then warned Heihachi that he would start a never-ending cycle of hatred if he killed her. In her final breath, Devil Kazumi told Heihachi that if he loved her, he would release her. In rage, however, Heihachi declared that she is no longer his Kazumi, and crushed her neck, killing her.
Heihachi stares at Kazumi's corpse.
In Tekken 7: Fated Retribution during Akuma's reveal trailer, Kazumi is shown to have an antagonistic side towards her own husband and her own son when she is seen talking to Akuma telling him to kill both of them for their absolute power as Akuma made a promise to "repay her debt" when she was killed. This behavior is also seen in the Story Mode when she becomes hostile towards her husband and sadistically mocks him for marrying her in the first place. This is due to her family's plot to kill him.
It is later revealed that Kazumi truly loved her new family, but since the Hachijo clan have existed to keep overambitious men like Heihachi monitored and kill them when deemed too dangerous, leaving her emotionally conflicted. As much as she loved her husband and Kazuya, she was prepared to sacrifice them for the good of the world, foreseeing that Kazuya would go down an evil path if she failed her mission. And to that end, she surrendered herself to her Devil form to gain the power to kill Heihachi when he initiated a hostile takeover of the Mishima Household. An act that would end in failure and her death.
In the end, as she is now currently a ghost after her physical body is dead, she herself feels extremely guilty for following her family's order and being the one who caused Heihachi's downfall when he regrettably kills her and inflicted the conflicts on his entire family, as seen in her Japanese website profile.
It is revealed in Tekken 8 that the Hachijo is a descendant clan of Azazel's servants, having been entrusted to make a false prophecy of Mishima clan's downfall through Heihachi, then later Kazuya to be fulfilled and ensured Azazel's terror reign supreme by sending Kazumi to accomplish her machinations. However, six months Heihachi's death at the hands of Kazuya in Tekken 7, Kazumi's grandson Jin Kazama, whose plan revealed in Tekken 6 to destroy Azazel and the Devil Gene has completed his purification of his devil self and reborn as an angel of hope decimated Kazuya's Devil Gene and Azazel out of existence, and defeated Kazuya, thus averting Kazumi's machinations that first occurred in almost two decades. However Jin's victorious to restore world peace is only a beginning when Reina, Heihachi's illegitimate daughter is revealed to be a Devil Gene user, who let herself be killed by True Devil Kazuya in a crossfire to properly awaken her dormant devil and continue her father's legacy.
Quotes[]
| “ | You're here. That must mean... The time... has come. Kazuya? I must stop him. I must stop Heihachi. By now, I'm sure that Heihachi has realized he was born with my powers. | „ |
| ~ Kazumi in Tekken 7 reveal trailer. |
| “ | If I die, if I can't stop Heihachi... then you must do it for me. Kazuya? That boy... is still too young. And... Heihachi will soon realize that he was born with my powers. Heihachi is more powerful than you realize. Who knows... what Heihachi will do to Kazuya? Or to countless others? It is up to me. I must stop Heihachi. Even if this power consumes me and kills me in the process! I love Heihachi. And he loves me. | „ |
| ~ Kazumi |
| “ | My beloved Heihachi will inevitably engulf the world in war and destruction resulting in the loss of many innocent lives. | „ |
| ~ Kazumi |
| “ | Kill him for me... and also... Kazuya... | „ |
| ~ Kazumi |
| “ | H-Heihachi...! What are you doing...? Can you kill me, Heihachi? If you kill me, this everlasting chain of hatred... If you love me, Heihachi, release me... | „ |
| ~ Kazumi's last words before her neck was snapped by Heihachi. |
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