Jun Kazama (風間 準 Kazama Jun?) is a character in the Tekken series who made her debut in Tekken 2. She is the mother of Jin Kazama, having raised him alone after failing to save Jin's father, Kazuya Mishima, from Devil's influence. Jin presumes she is dead after witnessing her being attacked by Ogre on his fifteenth birthday, at a time when Ogre was attacking and killing participants of the second King of Iron Fist Tournament. Jun's official status, however, is "missing".[3] She has had multiple cameos and references in every mainline game following Tekken 2 despite not canonically returning as a playable character until Tekken 8. In the non-canonical Tekken Tag Tournament 2, after being defeated in Arcade Mode, Jun transforms into Unknown, the final boss.
Biography[]
Jun was a wildlife surveillance officer of the conservation group WWWC. She used Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts, a martial art that has been handed down the Kazama family for generations.[1]
Jun grew up surrounded by nature on the island of Yakushima, where she was taught the ways of the Kazama-style martial arts and developed strong psychic abilities. Other people grew afraid of her due to her unusual abilities, and she spent many years isolated and alone. She only felt able to be herself around animals due to their purity of heart and freedom from negative thoughts. Eventually, she felt suffocated on the island and moved to Tokyo to study at university. City life distanced her from her spirituality[9] - until, one night, she had a dream of her father bidding her farewell. She subsequently learned that her father had passed away. This event stirred something in her, and she began to remember the animals she had been close to in Yakushima. She decided to become a wildlife surveillance officer for the WWWC, an animal conservation group.
It was during her time in Tokyo, while working for WWWC, that she heard of a man named Kazuya Mishima, who was involved in the smuggling of endangered animals.[10] Jun entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2, hoping to arrest Kazuya there; however, she immediately sensed a mysterious power surrounding Kazuya. She came to see him as a kindred spirit, someone who had been misunderstood as a result of his powers and forced to endure a life of loneliness as a result. She believed that she was one of the only people in the world who would be able to empathize with him and save him from his solitude. She approached Kazuya without fear and the two of them grew very close. Jun became pregnant with Kazuya's child.[11] Eventually, however, Kazuya confronted his father, who defeated him in battle and subsequently disposed of his son's body in an active volcano.[12]
Around this time, a strange figure resembling Kazuya appeared before Jun, and she realized it was the evil presence that had possessed him: Devil. Jun sensed that it wanted to afflict the soul of she and Kazuya's unborn child. Though she attempted to fend it off, its power was overwhelming. She prayed for a miracle and felt a strange sensation course through her.[13] Brilliant light flowed from her body, giving her tremendous strength which allowed her to defeat Devil. She believed that a reaction between her Kazama blood and Kazuya's blood was the cause of this great strength.
Jun returned to Yakushima. She gave birth to she and Kazuya's son, whom she named Jin for 'compassion.'[14] She raised him in the mountains, teaching him the way of Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts as he grew up.
As Jin approached his fifteenth birthday, Jun began to sense the approach of a great evil. Concerned, she warned Jin that, should anything happen to her, he was to seek out his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. On the day of Jin's fifteenth birthday, Jun's premonition came true when she was attacked by Ogre, a being that was seeking out the world's greatest martial artists in order to defeat them and absorb their abilities.[15] Jin rushed to his mother's side to aid her in battle, but was easily outmatched by Ogre and knocked unconscious. Jun led Ogre to a sanctum that had been utilised by the Kazama clan for generations. Drawing on the sanctum's power, she was able to defeat Ogre and make it retreat. Wounded, Jun was guided by a mysterious power to rest upon the sanctum's ancient altar, where she fell into a deep sleep.[16] When Jin awoke, he found his home destroyed and his mother nowhere to be found. Believing her to be dead, Jin acted upon her direction to seek out Heihachi and became determined to avenge her by killing Ogre.[15]
In the aftermath of the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, Jin was on the verge of killing Heihachi before a brief vision of his mother stayed his hand. Jin instead retreated, leaving Heihachi unconscious but alive.[17]
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Several months later, during a fight between Devil Jin and his father, Jin found himself struggling to hold back a massive attack.[18] Jun sensed that Jin was in grave danger and borrowed power from the sanctum to send out a small white bird made of light out to enter Jin's mind.[19] The bird provided Jin with a vision of Jun in a field of flowers. Jun reminded Jin that a Kazama's power was to foster life and cleanse evil, which strengthened Jin's resolve to live and protect those he loved. Jin was then able to assume a new form, Angel Jin, and Jun told him to use his power to save himself and his father.[18] When the bird returned to Jun, she awoke on the sanctum's altar and hoped that both Jin and Kazuya would come out of the conflict unharmed.[19]
In his angel form, Jin was able to purge his father and himself of their Devil Genes;[20] he subsequently reverted to his human form and defeated Kazuya in a one-on-one fight. Jun later found Kazuya unconscious on the battlefield where Jin had left him.[21]
Personality[]
Not much is known of Jun's personality aside from the few hints that other characters have given throughout the series; for example, Kazuya describes her as "mysterious" in his Tekken 6 prologue. Jun seems to embody tranquility and purity and is shown to have a peaceful and animal-loving nature. This is evident in her mission to save Kazuya from the corruption of Devil in Tekken 2, the forest animals' natural affinity towards her (shown in her Tekken 2 and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 endings), her choice of vocation as an animal welfare officer, and her ability to suppress the Devil Gene (as hinted at by Angel's presence in Kazuya, as well as in her Tekken Tag Tournament ending, and during her special tag win-pose with Devil Jin in Tekken Tag Tournament 2).
Jun is someone for whom spirituality is important. After coming to Tokyo for her work, she became disillusioned being so far from nature, only becoming renewed in her dedication after she was visited by the ghost of her father. Her Tekken 2 profile describes her as being able to 'commune' with nature, and that her meeting with her dead father helped her understand paranormal phenomena. Her desire to save Kazuya is always referred to in spiritual terms and she has some psychic or empathetic abilities of her own.
That Jun became close to Kazuya,[8] and desired to free him of Devil despite his part in illegal animal smuggling suggests that Jun may have had a forgiving outlook and a propensity to see past a person's negative traits.
Jun held a deep and strong love for she and Kazuya's son, Jin Kazama. Having raised Jin as a single parent since his birth, she and Jin appear to have shared a very powerful bond. Her interactions with Jin and Kazuya in Tekken 8 show that she still holds this love for Jin and still cares deeply for Kazuya, as she intends to save them both from meeting their destruction by clashing.
Appearance[]
Jun is one of the tallest women in the Tekken series. She has shoulder-length black hair and brown eyes. She has bangs that frame her face, and wears a white headband or scarf in her hair. She often has a monochrome palette, wearing clothes of white and black, emphasizing her purity of character. She wears functional clothes, usually associated either with her work as a WWWC officer, or martial arts training gear.
Outfits[]
- Main article: Jun Kazama/Outfits
Story[]
Tekken 2[]
Manual, NTSC
Jun is an officer of the WWWC, a wildlife protection organization. She is highly spiritual and can sense a mysterious power surrounding Kazuya. Besides her duty to arrest Kazuya, who smuggles protected animals, she wants to free Kazuya of his evil power during the tournament.[22]
Manual, PAL
*The PAL manual frames the character profiles as a Mishima Zaibatsu intel report.
Kazama has been investigating our Rare Species Export Division for some time. She also seems to have some knowledge of our supernatural colleague. Suggest we use Wang Jinfrey [sic] to counter this threat.[23]
Official Website Profile (Japanese)
Jun Kazama, an Animal Protection Officer for an environmental protection group (WWWC), uses Kazama Traditional Martial Arts, a martial form that has been passed down from generation to generation inside the Kazama family.
Brought up within Yakushima Island's abundant nature, Jun was instructed in the secrets of Kazama Aiki-Jujutsu, but unfortunately dwelling in Tokyo for a long period of time has cost her the ability to commune with Mother Nature.
One night, Jun saw her late father's spirit and came to understand paranormal phenomenon.
Jun has joined the tournament determined to arrest Kazuya for smuggling protected animals, and to release him from the mystic forces surrounding him.[1]
Ending Description, "Purity"
The screen shows two birds flying over a forest. It then shows a chipmunk in a tree, nibbling on an acorn before looking up. A horse is shown looking up as well. A yellow bus drops Jun off at a forest area (presumably a protected wildlife environment). Jun steps off with the sun beaming in front of her as she breathes in the fresh air while closing her eyes blissfully. Suddenly, four various birds, a gazelle, the horse, and a chipmunk surround her. A bird lands on her shoulder as the chipmunk crawls up her arm and perches itself on her shoulder as well. She is then shown riding sideways on the horse being accompanied by three normal birds, along with a huge owl and the chipmunk, into the sunset. Jun gets off and peacefully walks towards the scenic view of the sunset before her.
Tekken 3[]
Jun taught and trained Jin her Kazama self-defense fighting style. Years later, Jun sensed the approaching of great evil and told Jin that if anything should happen to her, that he should seek out his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima.
Jun's words proved to be prophetic, and sometime after Jin's fifteenth birthday, Ogre did indeed attack. Jun screamed for Jin to run away, but Jin wished to protect his beloved mother and prepared to fight Ogre in order to save Jun. Ogre, however, was too much for Jin and knocked him unconscious. What happened next is unknown, but by the time Jin woke up, the Kazama house was burnt to the ground and Jun was missing. Jin desperately searched for her, but she was nowhere to be found or seen. Jin assumed that Jun was dead and swore revenge on Ogre.[15]
Tekken 4[]
Jun makes a cameo appearance as a vision to Jin as he is about to finish off Heihachi. She briefly appears clad in white before him, before her face fades into a statue of the Buddha in the Hon-Maru shrine. This causes Jin to spare Heihachi's life and fly away while saying, "Be thankful for my mother--Jun Kazama" (母さんー風間準に感謝しろ Kāsan--Kazama Jun ni kansha shiro). As Jin departs, he leaves behind a small flurry of black feathers, along with one single white feather.
Tekken 5[]
In the Devil Within mode, Jin has heard that Jun may be alive. However, he does not find her anywhere. Instead, Jin confronts his worst nightmare, True Ogre, again.
Tekken 6[]
Jun is seen and mentioned numerous times during the prologue for the Scenario Campaign Mode for Tekken 6, in which Jin, Kazuya, and Heihachi retell the main events of the previous Tekken games. In this prologue, Kazuya Mishima describes how he met Jun. He also describes how he found her to be fearless and mysterious. Jin then describes how much he misses his mother and how he wishes that she were still with him. He then goes on to explain that he defeated Ogre in honor of Jun, also recapping his Tekken 4 ending where he spared Heihachi's life, then flew away after saying, "Thank my mother...Jun Kazama...".
Tekken 8[]
Official Website Profile (EU English)
Jun Kazama is Jin Kazama's mother and a practitioner of the Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts. Jun displayed a propensity in communicating with animals from a very young age. She went on to become a wildlife surveillance officer for a conservation group where she pursued Kazuya Mishima, who was suspected of smuggling protected animals. The two met and became close at the second King of Iron Fist Tournament.[8]
Official Website Profile (Japanese; US English) & Closed Alpha Test Character Profile
Jun Kazama, the mother of Jin, is a practitioner of the Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts. Jun displayed a propensity in communicating with animals from a very young age.
She went on to become a wildlife surveillance officer for a conservation group where she pursued Kazuya Mishima, who was suspected of smuggling protected animals.
The two met and became close at the second The King of Iron Fist Tournament. Soon after, Jun became pregnant with Jin.
Jun went on to raise Jin in the same place where she was born, in the remote mountains of Yakushima. However, seven years ago, one day when Jin turned 15 years old, Jun was attacked by a mysterious being known as Ogre and disappeared without a trace.[24]
Character Episode Prologue
Several years ago, Jun Kazama faced the mighty Ogre in Yakushima, where she narrowly escaped death by fleeing to the Kazama Sanctum.
As she drifted in and out of consciousness, she was overcome with scenes of a deadly struggle between her beloved, Kazuya Mishima, and son, Jin Kazama.
Upon waking from her long nightmare, Jun realized her visions were a reflection of how the pair stood in the real world.
She set off for Italy to put an end to this quarrel between father and son.
"Kazuya, Jin... I'll save the both of you, I swear it."
Ending Description
On a bright and sunny day on a large open field, Jun is sitting in front of a tent watching Jin and Kazuya sparring against each other. She is surprised when Kazuya tricks Jin into thinking the match is over before landing one more strike while Jin is unprepared. Jun calls out to them both to stop them from fighting, and the two look over at her, laughing happily. However, it turns out that it was all a dream, and Jun wakes up in the middle of the night in the same field. Jun feels despair at her isolation from her family, sitting next to her white bird. The camera comes close to show that the blanket over her has a G-Corporation logo on it, signifying that it was a gift from Kazuya.
Summary of In-Game Events
Jun is seen in several flashbacks, one where she is reaching out towards Jin's hand when he was a little boy, and one where she is singing a lullaby to him. She later appears in front of Devil Jin in his vision while he is trying to stop a devastating attack from True Devil Kazuya. Jun reminds Jin that the Kazama Style exists to protect the well-being of those precious to him. Then, a small white bird lands on her hand and turns into a flower, which she places in Jin's, telling him not to forget the fact that his own life is well worth protecting. When Jin asks her if he has the right to desire to live, she responds that a Kazama's power fosters life and cleanses evil. After Jin transforms into his angel form, Jun gives him one final word advice as a mother; to go forth and use his power to save himself and Kazuya.
In the good ending, Jun approaches an unconscious Kazuya after Jin defeated him in the final battle and spared his life.
Other Appearances[]
Tekken: The Motion Picture[]
Jun is one of the central main characters in Tekken: The Motion Picture. As a child, Jun witnessed Kazuya Mishima being thrown off of a cliff by his father, Heihachi Mishima. She climbed down the cliff to try and save Kazuya, but unfortunately, she was unable to find him. She was haunted by this experience all through her childhood and into her adulthood. In the present day, Jun is an officer of the WWWC, a wildlife protection organization. She is highly psychic and can sense a mysterious power surrounding Kazuya (who is revealed to have survived the fall from the cliff).
She is teamed up with police officer Lei Wulong and their assignment is to investigate the Mishima Conglomerate's genetic engineering of bio-weapons, but she is constantly drawn to Kazuya; she feels that she can't let him give in to his hatred and kill his father, Heihachi. After many confrontations, Jun discovers that Kazuya is possessed by the Devil but is able to convince Kazuya to spare Heihachi's life. The story jumps to the future to show that Jun is living a peaceful and happy life with her son, Jin. However, she is able to sense something strange in the air (most likely Ogre). She promises Jin that everything will be alright and the two leave together hand in hand.
Tekken Tag Tournament[]
Jun appeared as a playable character in Tekken Tag Tournament.
Ending Description
Jun finds her son in his devil form lying unconscious on the ground in Unknown's stage. She touches Devil Jin's forehead and turns him into his normal form but still unconscious. Jun smiles. When Jin wakes up, Jun is gone.
Tekken Tag Special Alliance Partners:
Tekken Movie (2010)[]
Jun Kazama appeared in the live-action Tekken movie. In this version, she is a single parent of Jin Kazama and dies from an explosion set in motion by Kazuya Mishima's Jackhammer forces. She was a Tekken fighter before, and serves as a source for Jin's motivation during his course in the tournament. Unlike in the Tekken games, she was sexually assaulted by Kazuya Mishima, which is how she became pregnant with her son Jin. Jun is portrayed by actress Tamlyn Tomita.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2[]
Profile (Version 1)
The mother of Jin Kazama, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Trained in the Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts. What secrets lie behind those sorrowful eyes...?[25]
Profile (Version 2)
Mother of Jin Kazama, head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Jun is also a master of Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts. She searches for something with those sorrowful eyes.[26]
Ending Description
Jun stands in the middle of a dark forest. Bright, mystical lights and the spirits of woodland creatures converge on her. She opens her arms wide to accept the energy, and turns into a ball of white energy, which shoots into the sky and bursts, creating many stars.
- Jin Kazama
- Kazuya Mishima
- Devil
- Devil Jin
- Asuka Kazama
- Heihachi Mishima
- Jinpachi Mishima
- Kuma
- Emilie De Rochefort
- Panda
- Unknown
Tekken Revolution[]
Jun appears as an unlockable playable character in Tekken Revolution. She was included along with Armor King as part of the Winter Campaign event.
Tekken (Titan Comics)[]
Jun has several cameo appearances in this comic. Jin remembers how he spared Heihachi and Kazuya upon seeing a vision of Jun, noting he spared them as an act of compassion in her name. During the final battle in issue 4, Heihachi mocks Jin's weakness in comparison to Kazuya's skills. Kazuya remarks Jin has "nothing to do with him", and that Jin isn't half the fighter Jun was.
Tekken: Bloodline[]
Jun was a previous participant of the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, but has now moved to a remote part of Yakushima as a single mother of Jin. While constantly dodging questions about Jin's father, Jun homeschools and trains Jin for most of her time and tries to teach him discipline and self-control, even against opponents he genuinely resents. She scolds him for giving into his anger when he beats up one of his bullies, and instead teaches him to act in proportionate self-defense, demonstrating this when said bully's drunken father attempts to attack her and Jin.
Later that night, however, she is attacked by Ogre, who is hunting fighters from the second tournament. Sensing Ogre's arrival beforehand, Jun has Jin hide inside their home while she engages the creature, telling Jin to seek out his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima, should anything befall her. As she is being beaten, restrained, and choked by Ogre, she urges Jin to flee, who ignores her request and makes futile attacks on the creature to try and release his mother. Eventually Jun is released as Ogre turns his attention towards Jin, but Jun realizes this and retaliates to protect Jin. In the end, she locks Ogre in an armbar long enough for the fire inside the destroyed house to reach the gas tanks, causing a massive explosion that engulfs both her and Ogre.
On her late instruction, Jin goes to meet his grandfather, Heihachi Mishima. Jin keeps a burned photo of himself and Jun as a memento and constantly struggles to balance both her teachings, and the aggression needed for Mishima Style Fighting Karate. Jin apologizes to Jun's spirit when he finally gives in to anger after he is shot, activating his Devil Gene.
Gameplay[]
Jun's fighting style in Tekken 2 is more technical than most other characters, and while some attacks have start-up frames that leave her vulnerable, they can be chained to rack up big damage, while mix-up options add a degree of unpredictability. As a result, Jun favors a more defensive style of play, utilizing her strengths to punish her opponents' mistakes.
Prior to the Tekken Tag series, Jun does not have any counter throws, while Tekken Tag 2 sees her moveset expanded with many new moves, at the cost of several Throw moves, such as her Armbar, Right attack button throw, and Suplex being removed.
In Tekken 8, many of Jun's new moves involve utilizing ki to damage her opponent, including in her Heat state where she can enhance attacks or lengthen strings with the use of said energy. While using this energy, certain moves will cause Jun to take chip damage, which can then only be healed by performing moves while in the Heat state. Jun also retains many of her moves from Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
Fighting Style[]
Jun fights using the Kazama Style martial arts.
Moves[]
- Jun Kazama/Tekken 2 Movelist
- Jun Kazama/Tekken Tag Tournament Movelist
- Jun Kazama/Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Movelist
- Jun Kazama/Tekken Revolution Movelist
- Jun Kazama/Tekken 8 Movelist
Character Relationships[]
- Kazuya Mishima - Her son's father. Jun entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 with the intention of arresting Kazuya for illegal wildlife smuggling, but became aware of Devil's presence and sought to free Kazuya of its influence. Kazuya considered her to be mysterious and fearless. The two became close during the second Iron Fist Tournament.[8]
- Jin Kazama - Her beloved son. Jun raised Jin in Yakushima until he was fifteen and taught him Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts. Jin swore to avenge her after she was apparently killed by Ogre, and he misses her greatly throughout the series.
- Devil Kazuya - Jun sensed Devil's presence within Kazuya and desired to save him from it in Tekken 2.
- Asuka Kazama - Her relative, likely her niece, but stated to have come from a side branch of the Kazama family.[27]
- Mr. Kazama - Her relative. As with Asuka, he is stated to have come from a side branch of the Kazama family.[27] Alisa Bosconovitch believes that Mr. Kazama is Jun's sibling,[28] though information within Tekken 8, as well as Harada himself previously, state that the relationship is more distant than this.[29]
- Unknown - Her non-canonical alternate form.
- Heihachi Mishima - Her son's grandfather. Jun told Jin to seek out Heihachi if anything should happen to her, and states in her Rage Art dialogue against Heihachi that she trusted him. She seems to bear a grudge against him now due to his treatment of Jin, saying that she will never forgive Heihachi. She stopped Kazuya from killing him in Tekken: The Motion Picture (non-canon).
- Ancient Ogre - Jun was attacked by Ogre before Tekken 3 began and went missing as a result. Her son, Jin, killed Ogre to avenge her.
- Devil Jin - Her son's Devil form. Jun fought this half of Devil off whilst Jin was still in her womb.
- Lei Wulong - Her friend and ally in Tekken: The Motion Picture (non-canon).
- Michelle Chang - Jun rescued her from Kazuya Mishima in Tekken: The Motion Picture (non-canon).
- Steve Fox - Her co-competitor in the former Iron Fist tournament in the 2010 live-action movie (non-canon).
- Reina - Reina seems to bear a one-sided grudge against Jun.
Quotes[]
Etymology[]
- The name Jun means "rule, standard, associate, "to correspond" (準).
- Jun's costume 'theme' seems to be white, which may be a reference to the universal symbol of good and purity.
- Ironically, Jun can be read as Hitoshi (ひとし) when used as a male given name, similarly to her son's name Jin (仁). Due to her character design, her name is commonly mistaken as (純 Jun) meaning "pure".
- Jun's costume 'theme' seems to be white, which may be a reference to the universal symbol of good and purity.
- Jun's surname Kazama means "wind" (風) (kaze) and "interval" (間) (ma) and collectively the meaning is "while the wind is blowing". Kazama is also a common Japanese surname.
Trivia[]
General:
- It is possible that Jun named her son, Jin (仁), after Jinpachi (仁八), the grandfather Kazuya respected and admired. If so, this would imply a degree of intimacy in Jun and Kazuya's relationship, and that Kazuya was able to relate some of his past to her and chose to tell her about his relationship with his grandfather.
- Katsuhiro Harada, the Tekken series' current director, has said that Jun desires to "save" Kazuya in many ways, regardless of how many times she fails to do so.[30]
- An early prototype version of Jun's Tekken 2 design had her hair tied into double buns rather than worn down.[31]
- The Tekken 6 artbook revealed that Unknown was originally meant to be Jun's sister, but the idea was dropped as the main story element when Tekken Tag Tournament became non-canonical.[32]
- Ogre has some of Jun's moves, including her Windmill Kick.
- Jun has the ability to "repress" the Devil Gene in her son, Jin with a single touch (as seen in her Tekken Tag Tournament ending). Asuka Kazama, who is known to be related to her, also has the same ability, but has yet to realize this power in canon.[33]
- A variation on this power is also shown during Jun's special win pose with Devil Jin in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, where she prevents Devil Jin from approaching her with an outstretched hand.
- Jun shares a personal interest with her son, Jin: forest bathing.
- In Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Asuka's hair can be Customized to look like Jun's.
- Jun would be 41 during Tekken 3, and 43 during Tekken 4, Tekken 5, Tekken 6 and Tekken 7. If she is still alive, she is tied with Nina Williams as the oldest female playable human character in the Tekken series at 43 years old. Note that Nina was cryogenically frozen, thus retaining the appearance of a 24-year-old woman.
- In the Tekken 5 Devil Within mode, Jin hears that Jun may be alive and held within G Corporation. Jin cannot find Jun in the game, and it is likely that the mode is non-canonical.
- In Tekken 6's Scenario Campaign mode, Alisa stated that a sibling of Jun's has opened the "Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts" dojo in Asuka's stage.
- Her Hit Effect has changed throughout the series: in Tekken 2, it was white with a silver hue, which was later applied to both Kuma II and Panda in Tekken 3. In Tekken Tag Tournament, it was light yellow, and in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, it reverted back to white, with the silver hue replaced with a glowing blue hue. In Tekken 8, it is mainly yellow with portions of red and purple, as well as occasionally appearing in the shape of large black birds.
- Harada has stated that Jun is a terrible cook and that Jin says her cooking "kills the ingredients for a second time".[34]
- Jun is bad at cooking because she is often distracted by the ecological impact of what she is making.[35]
- In an interview covering the Tekken 8 story and gameplay trailer, Harada stated that Jun's closeness to animals is because of her profession in wildlife conservation, but also because of her high level as a fighter. In East Asian martial arts myths, martial artists project an aura as powerful fighters, but extremely adept fighters are able to avoid projecting such a spirit. The birds and animals approaching Jun thus also show that she is able to avoid projecting such an aura because she is an extremely proficient fighter.[36]
- The WWWC which Jun works for is most likely a reference to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
- Jun's stage is Morning Fields.
- Wang Jinrei is her sub-boss.
- When playing as Devil or Angel, Jun is fought as the Stage 9 boss instead of Kazuya Mishima.
- Jun made a cameo in the arcade opening cinematic.[37]
- Jun has some leftover code in Tekken 3 arcade machines, and can be made playable through a cheat engine. Jun has her own portrait, but the in-game version of her takes Nina's model and Jin's moves.[39]
- Jun appears in both the arcade and console opening cinematics.[40][41]
- Jun's ending is similar to Angel's. In Jun's ending, she releases Jin from the hold of the Devil Gene while he lies on the ground unconscious,[42] and in Angel's, Angel will do the same for Kazuya.[43] Both Jun and Angel disappear before Jin and Kazuya awaken.
- Unknown always starts with Jun's moveset. This foreshadowed their theorized connection, which was later confirmed in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
- Her sub-boss is Kazuya Mishima. If Kazuya is not available, Jun's sub-boss will instead be Devil. If both Kazuya and Devil are unavailable, her sub-boss will be Heihachi.
- Jun appears in Devil's ending.[44]
- Jun appears briefly in Jin's ending cutscene as a vision Jin sees which convinces him not to kill Heihachi.
Tekken 6/Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion:
- Jun appears in 'The Story of the Mishimas', a motion comic that serves as a prologue to Scenario Campaign.
- Jun returned in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 with an entirely new stance and moves that separate her from Asuka Kazama, though she still retains her White Heron Dance/Blizzard Combo and other moves of the Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts.
- Jun appears in the arcade release's opening cinematic, watching a tournament fight from a distance. Lili spots her and tries to analyze her, only to be seen by Jun and have her opera glasses destroyed.[45]
- This is likely a nod to the presence of Unknown as well as Jun's psychic abilities.
- Jun appears after Ogre's defeat in the Arcade and Time Attack modes, where she emerges from a bright white light, ready to fight. After being defeated, Jun will transform into the game's final boss, Unknown. In this game, Unknown's wolf spirit from Tekken Tag Tournament is nowhere to be seen.
- Jun's special win pose with Jin has the pair simply stand back-to-back, with Jun and Jin quietly smiling towards the other.
- Jun's special win pose with Kazuya is similar to Jin's where the pair stand back-to-back. While Kazuya crosses his arms and doesn't show any emotion, Jun's face shows a hint of sadness and concern.
- Jun's item move has her drop into the fight using an umbrella.
- If the player is defeated in Arcade mode by Jun Kazama, a special continue screen will be seen: the camera goes into first-person perspective of the defeated character as the countdown goes down, and Jun walks up to them. She stands over the character, while staring at them with an emotionless expression. As the countdown reaches zero, Jun will show an expression that appears to be disdain, and then walks away, off camera.
- Jun appears in Jin, Devil Jin, and Lars's ending cutscenes.
- During the Test version, Jun notably had grunts[46] that were removed during the arcade launch.
- The crows shown in one of Jun's intro animations as well as those that appear briefly during some of her moves have three legs each. This is likely a reference to the Shinto god Yatagarasu, which was known to be a god of guidance.
- When using her Rage Art against Kazuya, and her son, Jin, she explains that a Kazama's power "fosters life and cleanses evil".
- Kazuya's Rage Art K.O. animation will not play against Jun.
- In Raven's reveal and gameplay trailer, there was a brief glimpse of Jun walking through the sand of the desert stage glowing with a bright aura.
- In her special interaction with Heihachi Mishima during execution of her Rage Art, Jun shows her anger towards him for what he had done to Jin in the previous games while blaming herself for sending her son to meet him in the first place.
Other:
- Jun wears a pink tank top instead of white, and white pants instead of black in issue 2 of the Tekken 3 (Comic).
Gallery[]
- Main article: Jun Kazama/Gallery
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Tekken 2 Official Japanese Website Profile. English Translation: Tekken Zaibatsu "Tekken & Tekken 2 Character Profiles".
- ^ Tekken 8 Jun Gameplay Reveal Trailer
- ^ a b TEKKEN World Tour 2022: North America Regional Finals Interview with Katsuhiro Harada and Michael Murray]
- ^ Tekken 8's Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode addition shows Jun slumbering within the Kazama Sanctum after Ogre's attack, seeming to reawaken after aiding Jin in defeating Kazuya.
- ^ In-game Tekken 8 profile
- ^ See Jun Kazama's Tekken 8 Official Japanese Website Profile, which states that Ogre's attack took place 'seven years ago'. The Tekken 3 story write up states that this attack happened four years prior to the events of Tekken 3.
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 4:21 PM Jun 13, 2024. Note that information is not stated in-game and only comes from a database of information provided by series developer Katsuhiro Harada.
- ^ a b c d Tekken 8 Official English Website Profile.
- ^ Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, Jun's Journal, Entry #1.
- ^ Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, Jun's Journal, Entry #2.
- ^ Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, Jun's Journal, Entry #3.
- ^ Heihachi's Tekken 2 Ending Cutscene.
- ^ Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, Jun's Journal, Entry #4.
- ^ Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, Jun's Journal, Entry #5.
- ^ a b c Tekken 3 Official Website Story Synopsis
- ^ Tekken 8 Side Story: Jun Kazama.
- ^ Jin Kazama's Tekken 4 Story Battle ending cinematic.
- ^ a b Tekken 8: The Dark Awakens Story Mode, Chapter 13: Awakening.
- ^ a b Tekken 8: Unforgotten Echoes Story Mode, For My Beloved Son.
- ^ Tekken 8: The Dark Awakens Story Mode, Chapter 14: Clash Above The Heavens.
- ^ Tekken 8: The Dark Awakens Story Mode, Epilogue (Hope).
- ^ Tekken 2 Playstation NTSC Manual, p.24.
- ^ Tekken 2 PlayStation PAL Manual, p.6.
- ^ Tekken 8 Official Japanese Website Profile; Closed Alpha Test Character Command List; Tekken 8 Official USEnglish Website Profile.
- ^ User blog:Erenaeoth/Tekken Zaibatsu Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Character Profiles#Jun Kazama
- ^ Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U profile.
- ^ a b There are at least four instances in Tekken 6 that confirm Jin and Asuka to be cousins and Mr Kazama and Jun to be siblings. Previously, the only source stating otherwise was a tweet from Harada stating that the relationship is actually more distant. Tekken 8 states similar information.
- ^ Lars Alexandersson/Scenario Campaign Dialogues#Asuka Kazaama
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 4:11am Oct 1, 2011.
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 10:13pm Feb 22, 2013.
- ^ Jun's Tekken 2 gallery page.
- ^ Tekken 6 Art Book, Namco (2009).
- ^ Asuka Kazama's Tekken 5 Ending Cutscene.
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 6:53am 30 Mar 2021.
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 1:52am 21 Feb, 2013.
- ^ Tekken 8: The Full Game Awards Trailer Breakdown With Katsuhiro Harada, IGN.
- ^ Tekken 3 Arcade Opening Cinematic.
- ^ Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN, Twitter, 11:10pm 21 Feb, 2014.
- ^ Video displaying Jun's leftover code in Tekken 3.
- ^ Tekken Tag Tournament Arcade Opening Cinematic.
- ^ Tekken Tag Tournament Console Opening Cinematic.
- ^ Jun Kazama's Tekken Tag Tournament Ending Cutscene.
- ^ Angel's Tekken Tag Tournament Ending Cutscene.
- ^ Devil's Tekken Tag Tournament Ending Cutscene.
- ^ Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade Opening Cinematic.
- ^ https://youtu.be/ExYX5NpytIk?feature=shared&t=212