Mr. de Rochefort is a minor character in the Tekken series. He is a member of the De Rochefort Family, Lili's father, and a wealthy oil magnate living in Monaco. He is the founder of Rochefort Enterprises.
Biography[]
Mr. de Rochefort is an oil magnate whose company, Rochefort Enterprises, had been in partnership with the Mishima Zaibatsu for many years. He is a pacifist, and was angry and disappointed with his daughter when she ran off to attend the Fifth King of Iron Fist Tournament. When she returned, he grounded Lili for fighting in the tournament. Shortly afterwards however, Jin Kazama ascended to the position of CEO of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and as part of his expansion and declaration of war, took over the oil fields of Rochefort Enterprises. The stress of this situation caused Mr. de Rochefort to collapse, inspiring Lili to seek vengeance against Jin and to try and regain her family's property and restore her father's mental health.
Personality[]
Mr. de Rochefort cares greatly for his daughter, but disapproves of her love of fighting. Whilst he is disappointed in Lili for fighting and grounds her, he also seems to spoil her with gifts like a large tanker and expensive cars, and is unable to stop Lili from doing as she pleases. He seems to have a sensitive side, as the stress of the corporate takeover of his company caused him to collapse. However, he also seems to have personal resilience that Lili admires, since she remarks at one point "I won't give up. I am my father's daughter after all".[1]
Appearance[]
Little is known about Mr. de Rochefort's appearance, other than a remark by Lili that Ganryu has "robust eyebrows" like him.[2][3]
Character Relationships[]
- Lili - His daughter.
- Sebastian - His butler.
- Heihachi Mishima - His business partner.
- Jin Kazama - Jin took over his oil company.
- Eliza - Eliza is said to have been imprisoned underneath the de Rochefort estate for centuries.[4] Due to this, Lili believes that Eliza is her sister, but the connection between Eliza and the de Rochefort family is not yet fully explained.
Trivia[]
- Lili addresses Mr. de Rochefort as "Father" most of the time in the main series, but addresses him as "Daddy" in Street Fighter X Tekken. She occasionally also calls him "Daddy" in Tekken 6 Scenario Campaign.[5]
- According to Lili, Mr. de Rochefort has robust eyebrows, just like Ganryu. Other than that, his physical appearance has not been confirmed by Namco. Additionally, it is unknown if he is married or not.
- When playing as Lili in Scenario Campaign, she states that her father knows many people working at the ICPO Branch Office, and is cautious so as not to be spotted and recognized herself. This implies a connection between Mr. de Rochefort or Rochefort Enterprises and the ICPO.