Raijin Stance (三島流・封殺陣の構え Mishima-Ryū: Fūsatsujin no Kamae?, lit. "Mishima-Style: Stance of Suppression Array") is a stance used by Heihachi Mishima from Tekken 5 until Tekken 8, where it is replaced by Thunder God's Kamae.
Description[]
Until Tekken 6, Raijin Stance involved Heihachi stepping back into a forward-facing horse stance, drawing his fists to just under his ribs, and clenching his fists and stomach to gather energy. If Heihachi stayed in the stance for a longer amount of time, blue ki sparked around his fists, and the damage of his attacks was enhanced.
In Tekken Tag Tournament 2 the move was reanimated, so that Heihachi now stomps forward into a side-oriented horse stance, executing a down block with an open left hand while his right remains a closed fist at his hip. Ki no longer charges in this animation, though the transition to the stance now has an automatic punch parry.
Raijin Stance also appears in Street Fighter X Tekken, although it functions a bit differently; performed by pressing half-circle back and any punch button, rather than acting as a stance that allows Heihachi to perform different moves, Heihachi will instead automatically rush forward and do an attack—one that resembles Paul Phoenix's Demolition Man—the moment the punch button is released. In the EX version of the attack, Heihachi will follow up with an attack that resembles Demon Breath. The amount of distance Heihachi moves forward changes depending on what punch button was used to initiate the attack. If the punch button is held down for 51 frames, when it is released, Heihachi will do the EX version of the attack. If held down for 100 frames (or 51 frames, if initiated by doing the EX version by pressing two punch buttons), then he will do his Super Art, Raijin's Wrath.
During Raijin Stance[]
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulverizer | RAI 1 | m | |
| Raijin's Wrath | RAI 1,2 | m,m | |
| Lightning Bolt | RAI 2 | ! |
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulverizer | RAI 1 | m | |
| Raijin's Wrath | RAI 1,2 | m,m | |
| Lightning Bolt | RAI 2 | ! |
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulverizer | RAI 1 | m | |
| Raijin's Wrath | RAI 1,2 | m,m | Second hit will Bound |
| Lightning Bolt | RAI 2 | ! |
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusatsujin Hasaiken | RAI 1 | h | |
| Raijin's Wrath | RAI 2,1 | m,m | Second hit will Bound |
| Lightning Bolt | RAI 1+2 | ! |
Normal
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fusatsujin Hasaiken | RAI 1 | h | |
| Raijin's Wrath | RAI 2,1 | m,m | |
| Lightning Bolt | RAI 1+2 | ! |
| Move | Command | Hit Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raijin Stance | f+3+4 | - | Punch Parry removed and is now Power Crush Will transition to Omen Thunder God Fist if an attack is absorbed. |