

Eventually he was successful in building an orphanage, but funds were tight. He then became a man with a mission he dreamed of building an orphanage for street children, hoping to save them from becoming the kind of person he used to be. He became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. After recovering, King realized the error of his ways and resolved to start a new life. The Marquez priests saved him from death. In one of his fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. The first King used to be a ruthless street brawling orphan with no care in the world except for fighting. Reception of the character has been very positive since the beginning of the series, with King described as a "fan favorite" and considered one of the series' most iconic characters.Ĭharacter backstory King I The character of King has been in all the Tekken games to date, with King I being in Tekken and Tekken 2, and King II debuting in Tekken 3 and being in every subsequent game since. The characters were inspired by the pro wrestler Satoru Sayama, as well as Mexican wrestler Fray Tormenta, a Catholic priest who became a masked wrestler in order to support an orphanage. King ( Japanese: キング, Hepburn: Kingu) is the name of two fictional characters in the Tekken fighting game series. Leandro Cano ( Tekken: Bloodline) (King II, English) Masayuki Hirai ( Tekken: Bloodline) (King II, Japanese)
