Social A New Challenger Enters! Kazuya Mishima Social Thread!

[Michael the Spikester]

I’m ****ing excited! We got a Namco character and it was specifically the one I wanted from the specific series! This is awesome.

Glad and also happy you got someone you wanted. When Kazuya comes out, hope he's as you expect.

 

[Perkilator]

特別番組「カズヤのつかいかた」、6月28日(月) 23時に放送決定！
配信を前に #スマブラSP のディレクター桜井さんが、新ファイターのつかいかたを詳しくご紹介。
番組内では配信日も発表予定です！

— 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ【スマブラ公式】 (@SmashBrosJP) June 15, 2021

Kazuya's presentation is on the 28th.

 

[UserKev]

Slept on pick.

I expected more in terms of his moveset, but at least Kazuya has a badass design. Loved the trailer.

He never needed our support..

 

[Jovahexeon Joranvexeon]

I’m ****ing excited! We got a Namco character and it was specifically the one I wanted from the specific series! This is awesome.

Congrats on hosting the first ever 1-pager support thread to get inducted into the roster. Kazuya's trailer was nothing short of amazing!

 

[TCT~Phantom]

SnakeFighter64 congrats on holding true and proving all of us wrong on Namco and Kazuya, he looks sick as heck.

 

[SSGuy]

Congratulations! I think this character is going to be really awesome.

It's really funny how we now have Capcom vs SNK as well as Street Fighter X Tekken in Smash Bros now.

 

[Neverx]

Congrats, TEKKEN is an awesome series and it's great to see it finally get representation!

 

[Megadoomer]

Glad to see Kazuya making it in! Tekken seemed like a long overdue addition for Smash Bros., and while I'm not super familiar with Kazuya (of the four Tekken games that I've played, he's the second-to-last unlockable character in one, and the other three have so many characters that I haven't gotten around to playing as him much), it's great to see him in Smash Bros.

I'm pleased to see that they've added so many villains to this game (I think Kazuya counts as a villain? From what I've seen, a case could be made for him or Heihachi), since that was my biggest complaint about the roster in previous Smash games. In this one alone, we got Ridley, K. Rool, Dark Samus, technically Piranha Plant, Wolf returning, Sephiroth, and now Kazuya, which is a significant boost from when it was just Bowser, Bowser Junior, and Ganondorf. (and Dedede, if you stretch it)

Also, in case anyone missed it, this was posted on Harada's Twitter:

Also, Kazuya's page is up on the Smash websites (no alternate palettes yet; just the two costumes), and this screenshot is great.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

Another reason I think Kazuya was chosen is out of respect towards Heihachi's voice actor. That and Kazuya being the protagonist of the first Tekken game is why he got picked over Heihachi and Jin but mostly the latter.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Another reason I think Kazuya was chosen is out of respect towards Heihachi's voice actor. That and Kazuya being the protagonist of the first Tekken game is why he got picked over Heihachi and Jin but mostly the latter.

That and Kazuya has free access to Devil powers while Jin kind of doesn’t.

 

[Xehanort1372019]

Congrats on getting your guy!

 

[Honest Slug]

Another reason I think Kazuya was chosen is out of respect towards Heihachi's voice actor. That and Kazuya being the protagonist of the first Tekken game is why he got picked over Heihachi and Jin but mostly the latter.

I always thought Heihachi was Sakurai's Tekken character of Choice, this certainly makes more sense of the situation. I was quite confused as someone unfamiliar with Tekken outside of Heihachi popping up in Smash speculation.

 

[DragonKent17]

Yoshimitsu better be a Mii Swordfighter costume (but please better be the iconic Tekken 3 skullman design).

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

While I expected only one fighter to be revealed today, I didn't expect the fighter to be Kazuya.

 

[kirbsmash]

I AM SO DAMN HAPPY!!

 

[Jovahexeon Joranvexeon]

That and Kazuya has free access to Devil powers while Jin kind of doesn’t.

So glad they gave the man his boss suit for this game!

 

[Flik]

I let out a loud evil laugh like I never did before, feels good to actually get one of my most wanted.

Yoshimitsu better be a Mii Swordfighter costume (but please better be the iconic Tekken 3 skullman design).

I want a King costume, my second favorite character in Tekken.

 

[Dukefire]

If I can piece together how Kazuya will fight. Of course, he's from a fighting game, so always face his opponent during 1V1 fights.

He has the Devil Gene and the Rage bar(heard that noice cue), so enhancements?

Haven't seen the Final Smash yet, but it has to do with the Devil transformation.

For Mii Costumes, Lloyd will be returning for one. IDK about the others coming soon.

 

[kirbsmash]

So, um, when will this be moved?

 

[Megadoomer]

So, um, when will this be moved?

Whenever a Kazuya subforum gets made. (as far as I know, only admins can do that)

 

[Capybara Gaming]

So is his stage the Mishima Dojo?

 

[Wigglerman]

This dude gunna be NUUUUTS. I can't stop rewatching the trailer because I keep picking up little details I keep missing.

 

[MattX20]

Well, grats to getting your most wanted. He was definitely not on most people's radars when it came to Smash

 

[SnakeFighter64]

So glad they gave the man his boss suit for this game!

Dapper suit man hype! I am really happy about this.

Now we just need to wait and see about a certain orange marsupial

 

[zferolie]

COngrats! He wasn't in my top pics but Tekken makes sense and i'm sure he will be fun and unique

Also, thats 2 fighters in a row with very few pages for their support page getting into smash. Shows Sakurai plays to his own horn

EDIT:

Wow, Sephiroth only had 9 pages before being announced, but Kazuya’s a 1-Pager! It’s always cool to see people who wanted these characters way before their announcements. Props to Kazuya and I’m hoping for a Mokujin costume!

My Pyra and Mythra thread had 2 pages. SO thats 3 characters in a row that had under 10 pages before their reveal

 

[CommanderZaktan]

This music is in Smash. It played in a short video of Kazuya's moves.

 

[GolisoPower]

This makes me wondering: do you guys think Sakurai will replicate Tekken Advance's control scheme for his moveset? Tekken is usually a 4-button fighter, but Tekken Advance is a GameBoy Advance game, which makes it a 2-button fighter. Whether or not Kazuya will be a Ryu with Min Min controls is still up in the air, but that at least gives Sakurai some precedent for how to make him feel like an actual Tekken character.

 

[Shovel Knight]

Congrats, all! I'm very excited Namco finally got a 2nd rep and what a better choice than Tekken? Looking forward to all Kazuya has to offer, and how much content Sakurai has in store for Tekken. Hopefully copious amounts of music, because this series is full of hits.

 

[Geno Boost]

there is now a chance we get Mokujin deluxe mii costume in smash i hope it happens

 

[Nap1400]

I decided to let out my inner Tekken nerd and write down all the inputs for the attacks Sakurai showed off in that brief demonstration. Knowing how he does things, I imagine it's a good indicator of how he'll map the moves to a Smash style.

Spoiler

tsunami kick - df 4,4; wr 4,4
searing edge - uf 3
flash punch combo - 1,1,2
steel pedal drop - left side throw
flash tornado - b 4
nejiri uraken - d 1+2
crouch spin kick - d 3
twin pistons - wr 1, 2
sternum smash - no input, just a move added as a grab pummel
jumping sobat - no direct reference, it might be a reference to every character's uf * 3 but i dunno
spinning demon to left hook - cd 3,1
dragon uppercut - cd 1
tombstone crusher - fc df 3+4
gates of hell - fc df,d,df 1+2
wind god fist - cd 2
crouch jab - d 1
roundhouse to triple spin kicks - uf 4 4 4 4
rising toe kick - uf * 4
stature smash - db 4
crouch dash (cd) - f * d,df
left splits kick - not in tekken 7, but right splits kick is f 4
stonehead - f,(f) 1+2
demon god fist - wr 2
oni front kick - f 3
double face kick - 1+3
demon scissors - [4 3]
jump side kick - uf * 3
demon's wrath - b 3,1,4,1
leaping side kick - f,f,f 3
jumping knuckle - uf 1
air inferno - uf 1+2 in devil transformation
10 hit combo - smash is referencing ten hit combo 1 which is f,f * 2,1,2,2,3,4,4,3,2,1

My guess is that based on the amount of moves here, Kazuya is going to have tilt attacks for all 8 directions, not just the usual side down and up. Probably gonna have the most extensive movelist of the cast which, let's face it, is probably the most Tekken aspect out of all of this.

 

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[DragonKent17]

God I hope we get a repeat of SNK's music selection because there are simply too many good tracks in Tekken to narrow it down to just 10 or so.

I didn't like Street Fighter being SF2 restrictive when Alpha series, III and IV being there but oh well

 

[GolisoPower]

A few ideas here:

• Do you think they hired Josh Keller to replace Xander Mobus as the announcer if you select Mishima Dojo? Just saying, I could imagine him saying "Terry Bogard Wins" or "Simon Belmont Wins" in results screens.
• Do you think Kazuya has Min Min-style controls to fit all those attacks he's got?
• Will Mishima Dojo have progressive fire spreading as you fight, like with the Heihachi vs. Akuma fight?

 

[Flyboy]

This was so, so, so cool! As a Heihachi supporter, I thought Tekken was down for the count after we got that costume with Arms, and it was heartbreaking because I wanted to see one of the biggest fighting games ever get into THE biggest fighting game ever. Now we finally have that! Tekken in Smash, so awesome! Congratulations! I'm so happy the Mishima Dojo is his stage, too!

 

[Megadoomer]

A few ideas here:

• Do you think they hired Josh Keller to replace Xander Mobus as the announcer if you select Mishima Dojo? Just saying, I could imagine him saying "Terry Bogard Wins" or "Simon Belmont Wins" in results screens.
• Do you think Kazuya has Min Min-style controls to fit all those attacks he's got?
• Will Mishima Dojo have progressive fire spreading as you fight, like with the Heihachi vs. Akuma fight?

For the first point, couldn't they just have taken clips directly from Tekken 7?

Tekken 7 All Characters in Selection Screen with Announcer

Josh Keller is the voice actor of the Tekken 7 announcer/narrator.You can visit his website here: http://www.letshearjosh.com/Are we getting Season 5 and Tek...

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[Arcadenik]

Very happy to see Tekken finally get a playable fighter in Smash. Kazuya is a very good pick. Congratulations to the fans.

Now Namco got both Pac-Man and Tekken, the next Namco series that should get a playable fighter IMO is Tales. I’m rooting for Lloyd (and Ms. Pac-Man as semi-clone or Echo of Pac-Man).

Also, the fighting game genre got Street Fighter, King of Fighters (actually Fatal Fury), and Tekken... the next fighting game series that should get a playable fighter IMO is Mortal Kombat. I’m rooting for Scorpion and Sub-Zero.

I wonder which Tekken characters will be Mii costumes.

 

[GolisoPower]

For the first point, couldn't they just have taken clips directly from Tekken 7?

Tekken 7 All Characters in Selection Screen with Announcer

Josh Keller is the voice actor of the Tekken 7 announcer/narrator.You can visit his website here: http://www.letshearjosh.com/Are we getting Season 5 and Tek...

www.youtube.com

Well, right, but I don't think there are any lines for the characters in Smash. The only thing I think they could recycle is when he calls Kazuya and the win declaration, tbh.

 

[Perkilator]

Okay, a few things:

• What would Kazuya's Classic Mode be like?
• What Spirits would be on a Tekken Spirit Board?
• What would make a good list of songs?
• Out of all the symbols they could've gone with...they chose Kazuya's fist for Tekken. What is it with these new franchises getting lame symbols when the no-brainers are right there?

 

[BlazGreen]

My guesses/hopes for the music tracks

Night in Chicago - Arcade (Tekken)
Fiji -Arranged (Tekken)
Marine Stadium - Arranged (Tekken)
Kazuya/Devil - Arcade (Tekken 2)
Emotionless Passion (Tekken 2)
Heihachi - Arcade (Tekken 2)
Jin Kazama - Arranged (Tekken 3)
Character Select - Arcade (Tekken 3)
Yoshimitsu - Arranged (Tekken 3)
Ogre (Tekken Tag)
School (Tekken Tag)
Xiaoyu (Tekken Tag)
Authentic Sky (Tekken 4)
Kitsch (Tekken 4)
King of Iron Fist Arena (Tekken 4)
Moonlit Wilderness (Tekken 5)
The Finalizer (Tekken 5)
Estrada da Estrela (Tekken 5 DR)
Electric Fountain (Tekken 6)
Fallen Colony (Tekken 6)
Lightning Storm (Tekken 6)
Piano Intro (Tekken Tag 2)
Tool Pusher (Tekken Tag 2)
Plucking Tulips (Tekken Tag 2)
Heat Haze (Tekken 7)
Infinite Azure (Tekken 7)
Twilight Conflict (Tekken 7)

27 tracks so still nowhere near as many as Terry but I doubt the selection will be as balanced as mine.

 

[spicynun]

I'm gonna be honest, even in hindsight this one doesn't make sense to me but I'm still hyped because I love Tekken. Even if someone told me Kazuya would be in, I wouldn't believe them. The Heihachi mii costume seemed like damning evidence for why there wouldn't be Tekken because 1. Heihachi is the most popular character and 2. Why have a Tekken mii costume outside of a Tekken character. Goes to show it's incredibly hard to predict.