GENERAL/STORY:
Armor
King travels from one wrestling ring to another, searching for a worthy
challenger. The original Armor King watched with interest at King's
attempt to win the first tournament in need of money for his orphanage.
Although King did not win the tournament, he won third place, giving him
enough money to build his orphanage.
Soon after a child dies in his care,
King ran away, choosing the path of the drunkard. Armor King saw a total
change in his old rival as King no longer entered any wrestling tournaments
and disappeared for long periods of time. Armor King became worried about
his friend/rival and intervened just in time, as King was at the edge of
a breakdown. Finding King distraught and drunk in an alleyway, he convinces
him to get back into the spirit of fighting and enter the second tournament.
After meeting King at the tournament, he defeated him, despite the other
fighter's resolve and new techniques. Telling him of his orphanage, he
bids King to return to his foster children.
"The
mysterious masked wrestler, Armor King.... Just who is behind the steel
armor and black jaguar mask and what do they seek? The answer is veiled
in mystery." That is all that is said about him in his Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
prologue. Craig
Marduk murdered the original Armor King during the time of the King of Iron
Fist 4, but the Armor King's brother took his place and returned as "Armor
King" in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection.
During
the King of Iron Fist Tournament, Armor King attacked Craig Marduk and
than vanished. Who is this man hidden behind the black panther mask and
steel disguised as Armor King? What's his relationship to King and for
what reason did he attack Craig? Still hidden in mystery, the gong for
the King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 has all ready been rung.
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ORIGIN:
Tekken
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APPEARANCES:
Tekken
2, Tekken
Tag Tournament, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection,
Tekken:
Dark Resurrection,
Tekken 6, Tekken
6: Bloodline Rebellion,
Namco
X Capcom
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REVIEW:
Armor
King was always a mysterious and cool kind of character, but he's also
come a long way since his original appearance. His original epic return
was of course in Tekken Tag, complete with all new moves and combo throws.
History repeated itself in Tekken 5: DR and took his design even further.
His latest fighting style in Tekken 6 is easily his best incarnation yet, and let me tell you, his name should
be "Evil King." He's got some brutal, brutal throws, all of which just
make you say OUCH. All in all, he's a
really fun character to use if you learn him, and if you didn't already figure
it out, he fights completely different from the original King.
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