Kunimitsu II

Kunimitsu
Full Name	Kunimitsu II
Status	Alive
Fighting Style	Manji Ninja Arts
Origin	Japan
Eyes	Grey
Hair	Black (w/red and purple highlights)
Likes	Her mother
Dislikes	Yoshimitsu
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Age	Unknown
Date of birth	January 13th
Occupation	Phantom Thief Kunoichi Student at Mishima Polytechnical School (undercover)
Family	Unnamed great grandfather Kunimitsu (mother) Unnamed father
Game Appearances	Tekken 7: Fated Retribution (DLC)
Voice Actors	Saori Hayami

• This article details Kunimitsu II (TK7).
• For her mother (TK - TK2), see Kunimitsu.

Kunimitsu (州光, Kunimitsu^?) is a title given to two kunoichi characters in the Tekken fighting game series.

Kunimitsu II is the daughter of the first Kunimitsu, who participated in the first two mainline Tekken games. Kunimitsu II made her debut in Tekken 7: Fated Retribution as DLC in the Season 4 Pass.

Both Kunimitsu I and Kunimitsu II are kunoichi who wear respective Fox masks, and utilize close-ranged weapons.

Biography

Personality

Loyal and loving to her family, Kunimitsu dedicated herself to her shinobi training, taking up her mother's Manji Ninja Arts as the main template for her fighting style. After eventually surpassing her mother, she took up her mother's title, admiring her, and became a phantom thief, pilfering various high-stake items for high-class clients to give her family funds for a comfortable life. When her mother fell ill, she learns of the phantom sword Yoshimitsu; the legendary blade her great-grandfather desired to replicate, but could not attain as her mother was defeated by Yoshimitsu. Determined to make her mother happy, she seeks after the very sword her mother covets.

Appearance

Kunimitsu II is a ninja who wields a kodachi and primarily a tanto (akin to her mother who used a kunai). She has long black hair with a full fringe streaked with red and purple, and a high ponytail with the tips also dyed with red and purple highlights. She has purple eyeshadow and two purple-red markings under each of her eyes, typically representing kitsune fox spirits. She has gray eyes, and also appears to have a similar beauty mark on her chin as her mother, although hers is on the right side of her lip.

Outfits

Main article: Kunimitsu II/Outfits

Her default outfit is a black ninja garb with three sheathed kunai, two fox tails with red tips, and her own kitsune mask. She also wears a long tattered scarf with cherry blossom patterns.

Story

Tekken 7

TEKKEN 7 – Season 4 Launch Trailer

Kunimitsu II revealed in Tekken 7 Season 4 Launch Trailer

Official Website Profile (English)
An interest shared with her mother, Kunimitsu was especially interested in industrial technology, so she accepted and decided to go to Mishima Polytechnical School undercover as a student to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu. It was rumored that the school was somehow connected to the Tekken Force, the special operations unit of the Mishima Zaibatsu.

One day, Kunimitsu got a call that her mother's condition had worsened. She rushed to see her bedridden mother and heard the story of the only thing her mother could not obtain in the past. Kunimitsu was then determined to obtain the sword called "Yoshimitsu" from Yoshimitsu to cheer her mother up.

Official Website Profile (Japanese)
Denouncing her Japanese nationality, Kunimitsu (I) joined the Manji Clan — headed by none other than Yoshimitsu — to learn the art of Manji Ninjutsu and hone her thieving skills, stealing from the rich to give to the poor under the Manji Clan’s guidance.

However, her sights soon turned toward more personal pursuits, and she set out to steal a highly coveted Native American treasure from Michelle Chang in the very first King of Iron Fist Tournament. After ultimately being defeated, Kunimitsu then sought out the Yoshimitsu sword on her grandfather’s behalf, who wished to create a replica of the weapon — but her efforts were thwarted by Yoshimitsu himself, causing her to retreat to her family home out of humiliation.

Later on, she married a shinobi ninja and gave birth to a daughter, who took up her parents’ ninja ways and even surpassed them in skill. Using the name of her mother — who had grown ill over time — Kunimitsu II began working as a freelancer, taking on various jobs from high-paying clients like governments and large corporations to purloin important items for their benefit.

One day, Kunimitsu II received a mission from a high-profile client, who asked her to investigate the Mishima Zaibatsu by going undercover at the Mishima Polytechnical School as a high school student. The client suspected that the school was somehow connected to the Tekken Force, the special operations unit of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Taking after her mother’s interest in industrial technology, Kunimitsu II readily agreed to the job — until she received news that her mother’s fragile condition had worsened.

Rushing back to her family home, Kunimitsu II learned of the one treasure that her now-bedridden mother hadn’t been able to steal in the past. Determined to cheer her up, she set out to retrieve the sword that her grandfather had once coveted many years ago… a sword that caused her mother to retreat from ninja life.

Character Relationships

• Kunimitsu I - Her mother and predecessor.
• Yoshimitsu - He expelled her mother from the Manji Clan after she was found stealing from the clan's funds. Later, in Tekken 2, her mother targeted his sword for the sake of her grandfather, to allow him to make a duplicate before his death. She eventually carried out her mother’s task.
• Master Raven - Her opponent in her Tekken 7 launch trailer.

Gameplay

Kunimitsu II plays similarly to her mother, but with changes that make her more advances, such as wielding two weapons like Yoshimitsu before her.

Kunimitsu II is a great rushdown character who can control the space with her qcf1 and qcf1+2 if her opponent tries to sidestep. qcf1 itself being one of the best projectiles and whiff punishers in Tekken history due its infinite range and speed. Her mixup potential is strong with numerous ways to enter FC. She also has a good rage drive due to its ability to re-wall splat.

The combination of being easy to use, a strong mix-up game, and amazing space control make Kunimitsu II a force to be reckoned with in battle.

Fighting Style

Kunimitsu II fights using Ninjutsu and tantojutsu.

Moves

Kunimitsu Moves

• Kunimitsu II/Tekken 7 Movelist

Quotes

Kunimitsu II/Quotes

Trivia

• The name Kunimitsu means "state, province" (州) (Kuni) and "light" (光) (Mitsu).
• Kunimitsu's appearance and mannerisms are drawn from Japanese folkore surrounding the kitsune - foxes, who were believed to be messengers of the kami. They possess trickster and shapeshifting qualities, though sometimes also play more neutral or good roles in folklore. Kunimitsu's mask is based on a kabuki fox mask, with the markings on it distinctively reserved for portraying fox spirits. Kunimitsu's facial markings when her mask is removed, echo those of her mask to continue to associate her with kitsune traits. Her multiple tails are a reference to the way that kitsune spirits are depicted with greater power, the greater the number of tails they possess.
• In replacing her mother and predecessor, Kunimitsu parallels the character Yoshimitsu II in Soulcalibur V, who replaces his predecessor Yoshimitsu. As Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu are both in the same Manji Clan, it is possible that this is meant to imply that clan members each have titles which they pass on to a successor.
• Kunimitsu can play the flute, as seen in her Tekken 7 Season 4 reveal trailer and in her special intro on the Vermilion Gates stage.
• Like Geese Howard, Kunimitsu also has a special intro when she is paired with her home stage in a player match.
• When fighting against Alisa, Leroy, Master Raven, Negan, Noctis, and Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu will say "Interesting weapon you have there..." and "I'll be taking your weapon." as her intro and outro lines respectively.
  • While this intro plays for Noctis and Negan, the win quote will not.
  • This win quote does not seem to take into account the fact that Alisa's weapons cannot be easily removed from her, as this would require her to be dismantled before they could be stolen.
• Her Piercing Kunai Throw is similar to the Flying Thunder God Kunai technique from the Naruto franchise.
• According to Katsuhiro Harada, as of March 24 2021, she is one of the most used characters online in Tekken 7.
• According to Harada, Kunimitsu II was created to replace her mother to "move the story forward".
• Despite always having a tanto on her right hand, if she takes her opponent down and attacks with her right hand, she will use punches.

Gallery

Main article: Kunimitsu II/Gallery