We finally have a release date for the upcoming anime Tekken: Bloodline – August 18th!
In the newest trailer that dropped on July 18th, we saw the appearances of even more
fan favorites we can expect to see – Hwoarang, Julia Chang, and Nina Williams.
I'm personally excited for this series and have been looking forward to this all year,
as the Tekken lore has always been interesting, especially with the history of the Mishimas
beating each other up.
With that being said, what can we expect to see in Tekken: Bloodline?
This is my breakdown, analysis, and opinion on the Tekken Bloodline trailer, and everything
we know so far.
Let's first analyze the trailer shot-by-shot for what we do know.
The first shot is Jun talking to Jin in a place that looks like a combination of Vermillion
Gates and Infinte Azure, as she asks him “what is that haunts you?”
We then see someone's silhouette (most likely a young Jin) in front of a face that has its
eyes closed, and then they suddenly open, which shows that it is Ancient Ogre who is
watching, as Jun follows up with “Whose eyes peer at you from the darkness?”
The next shot cuts to Jin's right eye staring at the screen, as it crossfades with the back
of Heihachi's gi shown as he says “Kazama...”
Heihachi follows up with “Think of your helplessness when Ogre killed your mother,”
as we see shots of Jin crying possibly at the aftermath of the attack, Jun standing
her ground, Ancient Ogre throwing a punch that is blocked by Jun, and a resulting explosion
as we see Jin staring at the fire, as a picture of his mother holding him as a baby falls
to the ground.
Heihachi narrates with “In order to defeat him, you must purge the Kazama pacificsm and
stoke your Mishima fire,” as we see another shot of Jin facing the fire, thinking about
the days he trained with his mother, and again staring at the fire as we see the reflection
of Heihachi in his pupil.
Jun is shown as she's about to train with Jin, but it crossfades to Heihachi about to
train with Jin.
Heihachi continues with “I'm going to tear you down completely, then I will build you
back up.
Your body itself will be a weapon...
Mishima style is the only way,” when Jin is hit with a Lightning Bolt punch, followed
by a Tsunami Kick combo.
Heihachi unleashes a Demon Uppercut (though with his left hand instead of his right),
as he's narrating the aforementioned dialogue with Jin weaving between sandbags, Heihachi
hits Jin with a Demon Breath, then with a Flash Punch Combo as we saw in the initial
teaser, and Jin panting on the ground.
Jin manages to parry Heihachi's Shingetsusen, and grows stronger as he does push-ups on
his knuckles, striking sand with his hands, punches a tree, and learns to block Heihachi's
attack as we see his iconic gloves striking the rope-bound tree again.
Jin then uses a Left Right Combo on Heihachi, performs his own Shingetsusen, and breaks
some sort of bricks with a flame filter over the shot, as it fades out.
Heihachi says “it's time” as Jin gets into his classic stance.
We then see a zoom in of Heihachi welcoming guests to the King of Iron Fist Tournament
in a stadium.
King II looks up at Heihachi, as it zooms out showing him standing next to Feng Wei.
Heihachi remarks that “only the best can compete in the King of Iron Fist competition,”
as the stadium lights up and shows an upcoming match between Leroy Smith and Jin Kazama.
Another matchup is shown between Paul Phoenix and King II.
Paul greets the camera as he stands in front of a car next to Julia Chang and Nina Williams,
who also greets the camera (who is presumably Jin).
Jin remarks to Ling Xiaoyu that “Williams is a killer,” who responds with “she doesn't
look too dangerous,” as Nina is shown visibly angry.
Hwoarang laughs and remarks “that's the spirit!”
Nina questions if the two are friends, with both responding “no,” as Hwoarang hits
Jin with a backlash, but Jin parries it.
Leroy remarks that he'd love to “teach one of Heihachi's goons a lesson,” as he hits
a Viper Bow Kick but it gets blocked by Jin.
Jin remarks that he'll see Leroy in the ring as Jin counters with a Spinning Demon.
Paul and Jin wish each other luck as the former says “Who needs luck?
I got the skills.”
King II is then hit by a Shoulder Smash, a Shredder, and a Phoenix Smash.
The next shot shows a young woman standing next to Heihachi as a door opens, who is then
seen talking to Jin, asking him to “not advertise you're related to Mr. Kazuya Mishima,”
as we see Kazuya defeating Heihachi presumably at the end of the first King of Iron Fist
Tournament.
Nina tells Jin that Kazuya was evil personified, and warns Jin not to get involved with the
Mishima bloodline.
Heihachi is shown (presumably from the years of training Jin), and then hits Jin with a
Wind God Fist followed by a Demon Uppercut.
King II is shown fighting Jin, using a Lasso Kick, then Hwoarang sends Jin through a wall
with a Rejector.
We see Heihachi powering up and hits Jin with a Demon Breath during the tournament as Paul
looks on.
Heihachi narrates with “Every opponent you defeat is one step closer to defeating Ogre,”
as we see a shot of Ancient Ogre, Jin hitting Heihachi in the air with a Demon Steel Pedal,
and landing afterward (though this could be Ancient Ogre arriving and not from Jin kicking
Heihachi).
Jin says “Challenge accepted” while his eyes glow red and Ancient Ogre screams as
his eyes glow.
We see some very quick cuts which show Nina running toward her opponent most likely, Jin
running towards Ancient Ogre (which makes sense with the previous shot I mentioned),
Julia Chang fighting Heihachi as he does a Demon Breath, a bloodied Jin who is then hit
by Hwoarang with a Firecracker.
Heihachi stares at Jin, Jin is shocked my lightning, Jin then stares at the screen,
Heihachi also is looking at lightning, Ancient Ogre is shown from when he attacked Jun and
Jin, and finally Jin hitting Hwoarang with a Rising Uppercut as the final shot cuts to
the logo.
Here are my observations on what we can expect in the show that has been confirmed in the
teaser and trailer.
As I deduced in my previous video, Tekken: Bloodline will take place after the events
of Tekken 2 all the way up until at least the end of the 3rd King of the Iron Fist Tournament
that took place in Tekken 3, as we saw that Jin as an adult is going to fight Ancient
Ogre.
It'll be very interesting to see firsthand how Jin adapts to the Mishima fighting style,
and how Heihachi is going to treat Jin the same way he treated Kazuya as a kid (minus
being thrown off a cliff or into a volcano).
It's very possible that we can see some flashbacks to what occurred in both Tekken 1 and 2, as
we saw Kazuya defeat Heihachi as a nod to the first tournament, and we know Heihachi
reclaims the Mishima Zaibatsu because he canonically defeated Kazuya at the end of Tekken 2.
Speaking of tournaments, so far, these fighters are who we know that are going to be competing
outside of Jin and Heihachi: Paul Phoenix, King II, Nina Williams, Julia Chang, Hwoarang,
Leroy Smith, Ling Xiaoyu, and to my surprise, Feng Wei.
It's interesting that Bloodline is taking the same approach that Tekken: The Motion
Picture did by bringing in characters who canonically did not appear until later games,
as Feng didn't debut until Tekken 5 and Leroy Smith debuted in Tekken 7.
For example, although the movie was supposed to be an adaptation of the Tekken 1 storyline,
Bruce Irvin, Dr. Boskonvitch, Jane, Jack-2, Jun Kazama, Jin Kazama, and Lei Wulong, who
all appeared in Tekken 2 or onward, all make appearances (and if you want to count the
opening sequence, even though the characters shown don't appear in the film itself, then
we can also include the plethora of Tekken 3 characters that appear in said sequence).
It's clear that Devil Jin will be playing a part as previously suspected, given the
glow in Jin's eyes as he says “challenge accepted,” and perhaps this could also be
evidenced by the lightning that Jin and Heihachi stare at in their respective shots.
I would imagine that this would also come into play due to Jin seeing Ancient Ogre again
for the first time, and would explain why he more than likely would run through all
of the fighters, as he did in the video game.
Last but not least, Leroy Smith facing Jin one-on-one is going to be exciting, as it's
clear that he personally is seeking revenge, as it was the Mishima Zaibatsu responsible
for the large-scale gang war that destroyed his home and family.
Here are some theories of what could occur, or some storylines that I'd like to see.
Perhaps the reason Feng Wei is competing in the tournament is his own personal vendetta
with Heihachi.
According to his background when he debuted in Tekken 5, he learns that the Mishimas stole
the Shinken scrolls, which contain secrets that would allow him to master his art.
One rival of his, Lei Wulong, who is also a prominent Tekken character, is notably absent
from the teasers that we've seen.
In Tekken 5 and 6, Lei attempts to arrest Feng for his crimes, so perhaps we will also
see Lei in the tournament and have a confrontation with Feng.
It's possible that the woman who is standing next to Heihachi and warns Jin about mentioning
his relationship to Kazuya is Emma Kliesen, the mother of Leo Kliesen who first appeared
in Tekken 6.
Although the woman seen in the trailer is brunette, if her shirt and coat swapped colors,
she would look like Emma in Steve's Tekken Tag 2 ending.
In the canon, Emma worked for the Mishima Zaibatsu under Heihachi, and worked in genetic
research.
Most notably, while Nina Williams was cryogenically frozen, the research program used her eggs
to give birth to Steve Fox, who Emma was in charge of observing, and helped Steve fake
his death so he could have a chance at life.
Prior to the events of Tekken 6, she worked for G Corporation but died at the hands of
Kazuya.
As we know canonically Nina Williams re-awakens from her sleep before the 3rd King of Iron
Fist Tournament takes place and is there to assassinate Jin, these events would all line
up for Tekken Bloodline for this person to be Emma.
This could be further solidified by Jin's statement, as he tells Ling that Nina is a
“killer.”
Nina is also the one who asks if Hwoarang and Jin are friends, as a nod to their longstanding
frenemy relationship from the Tekken games.
Perhaps we can the first fight that took place between the two that leads to Hwoarang wanting
to fight Jin again, as in the game's storyline, the two fought to a draw in South Korea, which
tarnished his reputation.
It's interesting that some other prominent characters are absent, such as Bryan Fury,
Eddy Gordo, and Forrest Law, as all 3 of these are classic characters in my opinion and also
have their own prominent roles and rivalries with other characters in the story.
Yoshimitsu is also absent, but perhaps we'll see some of these characters in the season
itself in a later season.
I think it's also understandable that perhaps Bloodline aims to not cram so many characters
in at once, or at least have the right amount so characters have a prominent role and is
not just there for fan service.
I'm really hoping for more time for Kazuya to be on screen, but I do appreciate the fact
that they are focusing more on Jin than Kazuya, but it would still be nice to see if we see
some sort of interaction between father and son.
Here are my final thoughts about Tekken: Bloodline before seeing the series.
With the new sneak peak we've been given, I'm even more hyped for this series than I
was before.
I'm surprised that they are adding newer characters like Feng and Leroy into the anime, and even
having some characters sport some of their later looks such as Julia and Nina.
I'm glad to see some of my previous predictions were correct in some things that we will be
seeing, such as more time focused on Jin learning the Mishima style, the rivalry between Jin
and Hwoarang, Jin and Xiayou interacting, Devil Jin, and Jin facing off with Ancient
Ogre.
I'm really hoping for Tekken to be up there with Detective Pikachu, Sonic, Castlevania,
and others as one of the better video game adaptations, given the mixed reception of
Resident Evil.
Perhaps if anything, we can also see some future Tekken seasons diving into the events
before Tekken 3 and afterwards, particularly with Tekken 4, as that is one of my favorites.
Either way, I'm excited for Tekken Bloodline and will be tuning in August 18th!
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