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GENERAL/STORY:
After losing to Paul
Phoenix in the last Tournament, Kuma realized that he had lost touch
with his animal roots. As long as he was Heihachi's
pet, he would be unable to harness the power of his natural instincts,
no matter how much he trained. Determined to revive his wild instincts,
Kuma trained by himself in the mountains of Hokkaido (a northern island
of Japan).
Life in the wilderness was more brutal than any training Kuma
went through with Heihachi. Despite this, Kuma continued his harsh regimen
because he burned with the desire to defeat Paul. His efforts paid off,
his skills improved dramatically to the point where he developed his own
attacks. One thing Kuma could not get rid of, however, was his habit for
watching television. He went down to the village every so often to watch
TV through the windows of the villagers' houses, much to the surprise of
the villagers.
After waking from hibernation during his second year of
training, Kuma went down to the village as usual to watch some TV. When
he looked through the window of one house, he saw a commercial announcing
The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. Kuma's instincts raged for battle,
and he headed for the tournament site. Paul would be at the Tournament
without a doubt, and Kuma was determined to defeat him.
After the death of
his former master Heihachi Mishima, Kuma believed no one but he could rescue
the Mishima financial Group (MFG) from its captor, eager to do just that
Kuma confronted the MFG. However, the MFG’s new CEO, Jin
Kazama, was waiting. Kuma was easily beaten and discarded in the Hokkaido
wilderness. Though defeated his fighting spirit was not lost. Kuma has always
had a crush on Panda, but Panda always
rejects him.
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ORIGIN:
Tekken
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OTHER
APPEARANCES:
Tekken
2, Tekken 3, Tekken
Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken
5, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection,
Tekken:
Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6, Tekken
6: Bloodline Rebellion
REVIEW:
Kuma is of
course the first bear to ever appear fighting game, and is really a hit
character if you ask me. It never gets old seeing a huge bear doing spinning back
kicks among other cool "karate" moves, not to mention dancing and
rolling around.
Kuma's fighting style has developed greatly from sequel to sequel, and has
acquired some hilarious animations. On a side note, Kuma's endings are hilarious
as well!
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