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General:
Baek, a TaeKwonDo master, entered King of Iron Fist Tournament 5 along with his disciple Hwoarang. However Baek withdrew from the tournament, when he found out that Hwoarang lost from his rival Jin and was seriously injured. Baek then rushed to the hospital to visit Hwoarang. Although Hwoarang's condition wasn't considered as something serious after his treatment, he wouldn't wake up and Baek started blaming himself for being an inadequate instructor.

It took 3 days for Hwoarang to regain consciousness. They discussed the details and Hwoarang told Baek that not only he has to recover, but to strengthen himself even further. Baek sensed his strong will and his unprecedented modesty and hence he decided to teach him everything he knows. Baek & Hwoarang returned to Korea, and endeavored to practice intensely. Eventually the announcement of King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 came from the Mishima Zaibatsu and Baek decided to enter the tournament one last time, to widen his personal experience.

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Origin:
Tekken 2

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Other Appearances:
Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken 5, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Tekken: Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6

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Comment:
I've been doing TaeKwonDo for about 15 years, so I can appreciate this design even more than the average fighting game fan. Baek's Tekken 5: DR appearance truly re-defined his design... His fluid footwork and numerous fancy kicks show off what TaeKwonDo is all about. Even a few of his hand strikes are the same ones I've been doing/teaching for years. Baek, under the control of an experienced Tekken player, can fight much like a real TaeKwonDo practitioner (minus the cheap juggles of course). His stance where he keeps his leg up and hops around is also a TaeKwonDo footwork trademark... And faking into a spin back kick from that stance? That's one of my favorite moves, in real life that is... Too good.