As a result, Heihachi was portrayed as an antagonistic father to his son something that the Japanese players could relate to. However, Harada claims that in that period, parents were harsh with their children in Japan. Harada was born in 1970, after World War II. Heihachi's story and traits are based on Harada's history with his father. Despite promotion from Tekken 5 claiming that the character has died in the intro, Namco Bandai denied this statement in interviews. In response to claims that the story of Tekken was complicated, Harada denied as he saw it as a "simple" struggle between members from the Mishima family.
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He further described Heihachi as a "very human character", stating that while focus has been placed on his appearance, he found the character's philosophy more interesting, and that in the series he was a "perfect portrayal of the evil that lurks in men's hearts", an evil "far more hideous than any made-up monster". Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has stated that Heihachi is his favorite character in the series overall and the character he most frequently selects when playing. Nevertheless, his popularity has led him to become one of Namco's and Tekken's mascots. However, critics joked about his design and expressed a lack of interest in his role in Tekken 7, where he is one of the most important characters. Critical reception to Heihachi has been positive with journalists praising his moves and characterization. Harada referred to Heihachi as one of his favorite characters from the series. In contrast to the main Tekken games, Heihachi also appeared in many games with a younger appearance. He is also featured in the printed, animated and live-action adaptations of the Tekken series. Outside of Tekken spin-off titles, Heihachi also appears as a playable character in other games such as Soul Calibur II, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Street Fighter X Tekken, and the Project X Zone games.
Heihachi's backstory and motives are revealed in Tekken 7, which is said to be his final appearance in story. Heihachi wants to defeat his son and grandson, Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama respectively. This happens across the series and one of the creators of Tekken Katsuhiro Harada has called it a "family feud". He is opposed by many of his relatives who wish for his death out of revenge and to take over the Zaibatsu. He was a boss character in two additional installments. He was the protagonist of Tekken 2, and the final antagonist of Tekken 7. Introduced as the boss character from the first Tekken video game from 1994, Heihachi appears as the leader of a military firm known as the Mishima Zaibatsu. Heihachi Mishima ( Japanese: 三島 平八, Hepburn: Mishima Heihachi) is a fictional character of Namco's Tekken fighting game series, serving as its main antagonist. Stateless (Citizenship revoked by the Government of Japan ) Mishima-ryu Karate (based on Goju-ryu karate) Kouji Kawamoto ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance) (stunts) Syuichi Masuda ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Unshō Ishizuka ( Tekken: Blood Vengeance – Tekken 7 (archived voice in KOF All Star and Super Smash Bros.Daisuke Gōri ( Tekken 3 – Tekken 6, Tekken: The Motion Picture, Soulcalibur II, Death by Degrees, Namco × Capcom, Ridge Racer 6).Banjō Ginga ( Tekken, Japanese dub of the live-action Tekken films).