Profile
General:
Paul is a hot headed
biker with experience in Judo and other marital arts, and is known for
his famous punch "The Phoenix Smasher." He has been in every Tekken tournament
to date, and went undefeated through the entire King of Iron Fist
Tournament 3 and was even victorious against Ogre.
Swelling with pride, Paul returned home. However, Paul’s happy ending was
short-lived. Unknown to Paul, Ogre morphed into his second form - True
Ogre - and the tournament continued after his departure. Although Paul
asserted that he was the true champion of The King of Iron Fist Tournament
3, few believed him and even those that did eventually grew tired of his
attitude. Friends and admirers slowly disappeared, and his dojo eventually
went out of business from the lack of students. One day, Paul came across
a newspaper flyer announcing The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. Burning
with the desire to win this Tournament, he decides to give it his all once
again to prove that he is the one true champion, once and for all.
Paul Phoenix’s rematch with the bear called Kuma was fierce, and though victorious, he was utterly exhausted, leaving him unable to continue the King of Iron Fist Tournament 5. Unable to collect any prize money from the last tournament, Paul, who was already burdened by his mountain of debt, learns that a new King of Iron Fist Tournament will be held soon. Believing he that if he won the tournament, he could finally say goodbye to his loan troubles, Paul deeply though about ways to increase his chances of winning—participating on his own was out of the question. If he could assemble a team with someone, his chances of winning the prize money would greatly increase. And so he went over his plan with his best friend Marshall Law.
Origin:
Tekken
Other Appearances:
Tekken
2, Tekken 3, Tekken
Tag Tournament, Tekken 4, Tekken
5, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection,
Tekken:
Dark Resurrection, Tekken 6
Comment:
He may have a Polnarif/Benimaru/Guile
inspired hairstyle, but other than that, Paul is a unique Tekken character
known for his brute strength, and lately, his stupidity. I personally like
fighting against him... punching him in the face after countering his phoenix
smasher is quite satisfying to me. On the flipside, I also like catching
people with his phoenix smasher still to this day... gotta love Paul. He's
a classic and I'm glad he's still around after all these years.