King was so integral to Tekken's identity in the early titles. I haven't played Tekken since 3, and it's great to see his story staying grounded in generosity and kindness. Love that he reaches out to Marduk and settles his difference in such a honorific and human way!
What I love about King is that he's not a person looking for glory, those who take the title of King aren't looking to put their name out there, but to keep alive the Legend of King, and what it stands for. He's almost like a superhero; doesn't matter much whos under the mask.
King & Nacho Libre , are based on the same Catholic priest Luchador wrestling for the Orphens in Mexico in RL , same with Rocky Balboa and Popeye real life inspired characters. Namco just turn it up and made King the ulitamate badass
King and Armor King also got me into Tekken i remember watching my big brother play tekken 2 armor king was his favorite character god rest his soul he would have been so excited for Tekken 8
Wow… I had no idea that King’s story was that complex😮 I remember getting the toy when I was little from Toys R Us and he became one of my favorites after that😄
King I getting third in the first tournament is a pretty major feat, basically means he only lost out to Paul, Kazuya's rival, and Kazuya, the guy who would win the tournament.
To me i always related King and Sub-Zero . Both had multiple characters using the mantle. Both fought to avenge their former mentor, and both have their own things going on outside the main story… also helps that each one is my favorite character in each of their own games
I think Julia and King have a thing for each other. Its not explicitly there to see, but most of the time they're either together or against each other when Julia is part of the tournament.
Same man I found him fun to play as and as I tried to master him I found out you could catch punches and kicks before they hit you if you time it right... it really got my friends mad cause they couldn't hit me
@@Stylez-13nice! Did you ever learn his grab chains? I could never do them! I always did the forward circle big boot where he turns his back. When it contacted, it would send the opponent rolling backwards which then I'd run and do spinning drop kick. I always tried the charged clothesline too. I also played Tekken tag as King and Armoured King so yeah big fan of the character/s.
@@troybrannon910 very cool, think I'll be buying the new Tekken. I'm rubbish at fighting games but it looks so good. Definitely learning King and Bryan Fury if he is even still in the series. He was another favourite.
@@Jack-ni4ft Will be buying it as well. Used to be pretty good at fighting games but it appears as though age has taken a toll on me. An 8 year old could probably destroy me now
Been following u for years! Just wanna say while Im early. Since 2017 I have watched u for all three fighting games starting with mk and you are the goat main. You'll go down in TH-cam history for most thoroughly explained videos!!
Yeah, King is that marketable mascot for many an early Tekken fan before the edgy Mishima plot could ever hope to take hold. Who is this Jaguar man? Why are there multiples of him? And is that head real? Definitely a deciding factor for me that pushed Tekken a tier up past being (not) Virtua Fighter.
@@ksa7621virtua fighter is insanely hard. Seriously. But if you want to play, I believe 5 is the latest one (I think). It got remastered as well, so is available on all modern consoles and pc.
the only reason king isn't in the main story is because if he was, he put everybody in their place, there wouldn't be no war, there wouldn't be any fighting, just say no and they all stop hell, they had to kick him out of the series that they made it. Netflix just so that it can run because he was too good
We do have a conclusion that's canon to Tekken 7's narrative. Heihachi canceled the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7 in order to convince the world that he was dead and in order to focus on exposing Kazuya to the public, leaving any potential Finals match up in the dust.
I'll admit that I only started liking King in 7, and that was because I watched Lil Majin "the champion of the people" play him against that JDRC guy, hearing the crowd cheer behind him like the character himself. Wholesome
As someone who has played King and Armor King since Tekken 1, it was an amazing journey. I got to see him change and actually feel his changes too. Armor King's too (hoping he returns as DLC, fingers crossed). Such a satisfying and cool character. I feel like he's more important to Tekken's identity than even Jin because everyone knows Tekken is "the one with the tiger/jaguar/panther head wrestler". He's just that iconic, and has always been. Not just early, but now too, even with Kazuya and Jin being pushed by the story and marketing. I will always be a massive King fan. When I was younger, he was the first one I picked on the roster, and to this day, he's remained my favorite.
I like the detail coming from Tekken 1 forward . King was my first player In Tekken 1 fun times . Paul and Heihachi were the two hardest to fight . It shows the graphical and level of fighting forms Tekken puts into their characters over the years ❤️
Tekken 3 and Tekken 2 is what got me into fighting games and King was immediately my favourite and main character because of his cat mask. It also helped that I was new to wrestling so I was really into wrestling, King was a wrestler. I wasn't going to pre-order Tekken 8 until I saw that EB Games had a king Edition that comes with a King figurine. It became an instant pre-order at that point.
I always thought the First was the brother of the second one and Armor King was a revived version of the first, kinda like a Bi-Han and Kuai Liang storyline. I never knew about the orphanage plot.
I still remember my first time playing Tekken as a kid. I was at an arcade and they had a raggedy old Tekken 4 cabinet. King looked cool to me, idk I guess I just found wild animals badass as a child lmao. Picked him. I literally had no idea how to play so I just button mashed and he did a suplex. My mind was fucking blown because I was (still am) a huge pro wrestling fan. Ever since then, I was a King main.
I watched other "Tekken lore is silly" video and they said that the King lore is just as silly as Mexican melodrama tv series. And i couldn't agree more
Personally I didn’t like the reveal that armored King had a brother. I think that it would’ve been better had it been the revealed that the second armored King was the original king. I know Ogre had killed the first king but there are ways around it.
@@Tuturial464 but that is part of my thoughts. You could really play into the wrestling part of it. We know the original Armored King was sick. They could’ve said something like OG King took A King overseas booking as A King just never really made it public. Explains OG King’s disappearance. Granted there are holes in my story but would explain it.
I would be lying if I said that King wasn't one of the reasons I got into the franchise. I still remember the day I first saw him. I was very young, 5-7 years old, when I first got hands on Tekken 3. I looked through the roster, saw King and immediately pressed the button. I was always interested in great predators, so King immediately got my attention with his mask. The years passed and while I have played different characters with Jin having been my main through most of my time, at some point I always go back to King. I can feel for that man. Both of them. Turning over a new leaf. Attempting to make the world better by giving children a future and safety. And King II taking on the mantle to protect what his late teacher held so dear, making friends and enemies alike through his history of battle. Not to mention how he was able to forgive Marduk create a friendship. He is an amazing character and I do wish we get a proper conclusion to his, Armor King's and Marduk's arc. We will see if Tekken 8 deilvers on that front. Nonetheless, I am incredibly excited for the release! Catch you all in the ring!
My thoughts on King: It wasn't until I saw the graphics from Tekken 8 that I finally took notice. I mean, holy s**t, he's absolutely gorgeous physically. Still, I had no idea about his compelling back story until I watched a few history videos like yours. That only made me love his character even more. I'm not a closet furry ... totally out of the closet furry, and I'm gay, so the attraction of King is pretty immediate and strong for me. That being said, I think I'll probably just enjoy watching actually good players use King to his full advantage and make him look like the true champion he is. If I tried playing him in game, I'm sure he would fall well short of his potential. It's a tough game to master after all.
there is no secret here....king is the reason why started playing tekken back from when my cousin wanted to show me his new game (tekken 4), and I got hooked on the franchise (despite the fact that I only learned that your're supoosed to play king as gappler in tekken 5😅)
One half of what I dub the classic match with Yoshimitsu as that was the fight shown for the original Tekken clip in the old Demo 1 for PS1 (well it was the first King then but still). And how stars would allign as I would meet and befriend someone who loves and favours King like I do Yoshimitsu.
I love king and armored king and marduke they are some of my fav characters I love maining them I look forward to their story hopefully we all find out a conclusion in tekken 8
I'd be lying if I didn't admit that as a kid, I thought King was an actual Jaguar man 😂
So did I. 😂
Your not alone brother😂😂😂
Don't worry, so does King
Just me your not alone 😅
More proof we all live the same life 😂
King was so integral to Tekken's identity in the early titles. I haven't played Tekken since 3, and it's great to see his story staying grounded in generosity and kindness. Love that he reaches out to Marduk and settles his difference in such a honorific and human way!
Also didnt enter the series since T3..but will re-enter with T8 now
I really liked King’s story progression in the franchise.
Agreed 100%. Also, his gameplay progression. Out of all the Tekken characters, he just got better and better.
What I love about King is that he's not a person looking for glory, those who take the title of King aren't looking to put their name out there, but to keep alive the Legend of King, and what it stands for. He's almost like a superhero; doesn't matter much whos under the mask.
He fought against g-corp for the kids and the world
King & Nacho Libre , are based on the same Catholic priest Luchador wrestling for the Orphens in Mexico in RL , same with Rocky Balboa and Popeye real life inspired characters. Namco just turn it up and made King the ulitamate badass
@@joezar33 nooooo way, I need to know who he was
King and Armor King also got me into Tekken i remember watching my big brother play tekken 2 armor king was his favorite character god rest his soul he would have been so excited for Tekken 8
Sorry for your loss man he’s up there playing all the Tekkens ever to be released smiling down on you bro! Sending love your way 🙏🏾
RIP 🙏
RIP ...
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Shit, man you should definitely play as armored king a few times once in awhile to honor him
I'm sorry for your loss.
One of the best wrestlers in fighting game history
The best IMO
THE
The best
Is there even a tekken fan that isn’t a king fan? I doubt it’s possible. Bow to the king
“KING! KING! KING! KING!”
KING! KING! KING! KING!
KING! KING! KING! KING!
KING! KING! KING! KING!
KING! KING! KING! KING!
I'm a bit older, but seeing King on a Tekken machine when I was a kid got me playing fighting games again.
Same here, I'm trying to buy tekken 8 so I can play King again with my brother
I used to always think his mask was actually his head
It is do not let people lie to you (make it your own canon)
Right
Wow… I had no idea that King’s story was that complex😮 I remember getting the toy when I was little from Toys R Us and he became one of my favorites after that😄
King is one of the best characters in fighting games. Especially King II, his story is compelling, especially with his rivalry with Marduk.
Well it's heavily inspired of the story of Fray Tormenta and Mistico
King I getting third in the first tournament is a pretty major feat, basically means he only lost out to Paul, Kazuya's rival, and Kazuya, the guy who would win the tournament.
They buried that rivalry and just left paul in the dust,
Shame.
@@Ihatethewaythatyounot like he could keep to the modern Mishima standards
To me i always related King and Sub-Zero . Both had multiple characters using the mantle. Both fought to avenge their former mentor, and both have their own things going on outside the main story… also helps that each one is my favorite character in each of their own games
This is a dope analogy
I think Julia and King have a thing for each other. Its not explicitly there to see, but most of the time they're either together or against each other when Julia is part of the tournament.
The nerdy save the world girl and the priest?, damn I'm in
I love that you’re remastering/remaking these and I adore these history videos
i wondered why i was drawn to king as a kid besides his appearance, his background has twists & turns that make him so interesting
King Have Always Been My Favorite Character Since Tekken 1.
Plus Him Paul Nina Yoshimistu Law Jacc have The Perfect Attendance Card Too 😮
King is my 1st favorite Tekken character I really glad he part of the story of Tekken 8 hope we can see more of him in the story mode to come
King is my favorite Tekken character and in the past when I played he'd alway's be the one I'd chosse to play as.
One of my absolute favourite fighting game characters. When I used to play Tekken 3 as a kid, I was weirdly obsessed with him and armoured King 😄
Same man I found him fun to play as and as I tried to master him I found out you could catch punches and kicks before they hit you if you time it right... it really got my friends mad cause they couldn't hit me
@@Stylez-13nice! Did you ever learn his grab chains? I could never do them! I always did the forward circle big boot where he turns his back. When it contacted, it would send the opponent rolling backwards which then I'd run and do spinning drop kick. I always tried the charged clothesline too. I also played Tekken tag as King and Armoured King so yeah big fan of the character/s.
I still remember how to do all his T3 chains. Made it a whole lot easier when it made it to consoles and you could configure your R + L buttons
@@troybrannon910 very cool, think I'll be buying the new Tekken. I'm rubbish at fighting games but it looks so good. Definitely learning King and Bryan Fury if he is even still in the series. He was another favourite.
@@Jack-ni4ft Will be buying it as well. Used to be pretty good at fighting games but it appears as though age has taken a toll on me. An 8 year old could probably destroy me now
My favourite wrestler.
I was so confused of how many kings there are thanks for this
This is my favorite tekken character ever ❤❤❤❤
King = The Goat Of Tekken
Been following u for years! Just wanna say while Im early. Since 2017 I have watched u for all three fighting games starting with mk and you are the goat main. You'll go down in TH-cam history for most thoroughly explained videos!!
My favorite King of Kings
Simply the greatest wrestler of all time. The reason why I got into Tekken in the first place.
0:27 one of your favourite, but MY favourite, ever since I started playing Tekken, he and Lee were my favourite characters
king is just so cool
T5 King has the best drip
Yeah, King is that marketable mascot for many an early Tekken fan before the edgy Mishima plot could ever hope to take hold.
Who is this Jaguar man?
Why are there multiples of him?
And is that head real?
Definitely a deciding factor for me that pushed Tekken a tier up past being (not) Virtua Fighter.
I have heard of virtua fighter a lot, should i play it? If so which one?
@@ksa7621virtua fighter is insanely hard. Seriously. But if you want to play, I believe 5 is the latest one (I think). It got remastered as well, so is available on all modern consoles and pc.
@@pian-0g445thanks
THE GOAT!
The KING
Feel like the dlc characters in the previous game should already be in the new roster but one can only dream
King has easily one of the best history in tekken and yet namco just forgets he exists, in t7 AND t8 his endings were trash, it really pisses me off
For a next Tekken story I think the protagonists should take a back seat and maybe let king and maybe a few other characters take the centre stage.
the only reason king isn't in the main story is because if he was, he put everybody in their place, there wouldn't be no war, there wouldn't be any fighting, just say no and they all stop hell, they had to kick him out of the series that they made it. Netflix just so that it can run because he was too good
Didn’t mean he played a part in the stories.
King has been my favorite character. He was the one that got me into Tekken
Didn't you all know that the native language of Mexico is Jaguar? Graor.
I wish they would have continues the character storylines in tekken 7. I was pissed they didn't show what happened to armor kings brother and marduk.
I know right
If king not in tekken anymore
Theres no tekken anymore
We do have a conclusion that's canon to Tekken 7's narrative. Heihachi canceled the King of Iron Fist Tournament 7 in order to convince the world that he was dead and in order to focus on exposing Kazuya to the public, leaving any potential Finals match up in the dust.
Playing against someone who knows how to use King and those chain throws would make you break a controller
I wonder if there ever be a 3rd King in future Tekken games ? 🐆
If it would be, I think Murdok could be the 3rd king if armor king and him can squash their beef.
My older cousin used to beat me so badly with King’s chain throws that I used to cry as a kid and never wanted to play king 😭
actually a very dark backstory for a dude who cosplays a jaguar 24/7
Hold up .. did king just hit the pedigree?
I'll admit that I only started liking King in 7, and that was because I watched Lil Majin "the champion of the people" play him against that JDRC guy, hearing the crowd cheer behind him like the character himself. Wholesome
As someone who has played King and Armor King since Tekken 1, it was an amazing journey. I got to see him change and actually feel his changes too. Armor King's too (hoping he returns as DLC, fingers crossed). Such a satisfying and cool character. I feel like he's more important to Tekken's identity than even Jin because everyone knows Tekken is "the one with the tiger/jaguar/panther head wrestler". He's just that iconic, and has always been. Not just early, but now too, even with Kazuya and Jin being pushed by the story and marketing. I will always be a massive King fan. When I was younger, he was the first one I picked on the roster, and to this day, he's remained my favorite.
I learn that you always have to pick your favorite character in fighting game,s or someone pick it for you
Please do *'The Williams Sisters'* next
I wanna know more about those two sexy assassins
The first time I saw King was in last summer and the game was Street Fighter x Tekken and from the graphics from it
I thought he was a man/lion hybrid
Yes bro! I was waiting for this I'm pumped. He's my #1
I like the detail coming from Tekken 1 forward . King was my first player In Tekken 1 fun times . Paul and Heihachi were the two hardest to fight . It shows the graphical and level of fighting forms Tekken puts into their characters over the years ❤️
King and armored king was my favorite to play Tekken 2 king I fight my hardest when playing with him
Great videos
Can you do Lei Lei Lei Wu Long
I heard he's tied to Brian's story
Favorite of Tekken King ll himself.
Real question.
Who wins, King or Zangief
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Awesome
I wonder if in Tekken 8 story mode he will be playable in a part
King is a iconic wrestler in Tekken!
Tekken 3 and Tekken 2 is what got me into fighting games and King was immediately my favourite and main character because of his cat mask. It also helped that I was new to wrestling so I was really into wrestling, King was a wrestler.
I wasn't going to pre-order Tekken 8 until I saw that EB Games had a king Edition that comes with a King figurine. It became an instant pre-order at that point.
When the first Tekken came out in 94 I was drawn to King fun fact the first king wasn't a Jaguar he was a leopard
I always thought the First was the brother of the second one and Armor King was a revived version of the first, kinda like a Bi-Han and Kuai Liang storyline. I never knew about the orphanage plot.
There is a lot of Japanese kids in Mexico
I still remember my first time playing Tekken as a kid. I was at an arcade and they had a raggedy old Tekken 4 cabinet. King looked cool to me, idk I guess I just found wild animals badass as a child lmao.
Picked him. I literally had no idea how to play so I just button mashed and he did a suplex. My mind was fucking blown because I was (still am) a huge pro wrestling fan.
Ever since then, I was a King main.
My favorite kitty cat
Fun Fact King translated in to Spanish Means REY 🎉🤯🤔You see where I’m going
I hate to say it, but we need Armor King in Tekken 8 - I don't care how many moves King has inherited from him.
I watched other "Tekken lore is silly" video and they said that the King lore is just as silly as Mexican melodrama tv series. And i couldn't agree more
Hail to the King, baby.
TEKKEN vidoes > MK1 videos. keep it up big homie
My first Tekken was Tekken 4 and the first time I ever saw King I burst out laughing uncontrollably. Just a Jaguar head on a buff body 😂😂
So king went into the tournament because his two buddies beat each other to death and was like “ight I’ll pay the bills.”
King is the incarnation of: WHAT a Man.
Take off you damn hat boy, you are infront of a saint.
I still play Tekken one and Tekken two and Tekken three an my favorite player is king an he should unmasked all ready how he looks after the mask
Indeed... I thought he was an actual jaguar back in the day
Is Armor King related to him?
King is one of my favourite characters in the game. Love to see more story lines with him.
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Hello guys
For me it was Amor King who got me into Tekken.
King and Armor King 🐐
Didn’t they do surgery and made the chettah his face?
That's me!
Personally I didn’t like the reveal that armored King had a brother. I think that it would’ve been better had it been the revealed that the second armored King was the original king. I know Ogre had killed the first king but there are ways around it.
True, but that what keeps the Lucha Libre tradition alive. The mantle passes down kind of like captain falcon
@@Tuturial464 but that is part of my thoughts. You could really play into the wrestling part of it. We know the original Armored King was sick. They could’ve said something like OG King took A King overseas booking as A King just never really made it public. Explains OG King’s disappearance. Granted there are holes in my story but would explain it.
I would be lying if I said that King wasn't one of the reasons I got into the franchise. I still remember the day I first saw him. I was very young, 5-7 years old, when I first got hands on Tekken 3. I looked through the roster, saw King and immediately pressed the button. I was always interested in great predators, so King immediately got my attention with his mask.
The years passed and while I have played different characters with Jin having been my main through most of my time, at some point I always go back to King. I can feel for that man. Both of them. Turning over a new leaf. Attempting to make the world better by giving children a future and safety. And King II taking on the mantle to protect what his late teacher held so dear, making friends and enemies alike through his history of battle. Not to mention how he was able to forgive Marduk create a friendship.
He is an amazing character and I do wish we get a proper conclusion to his, Armor King's and Marduk's arc. We will see if Tekken 8 deilvers on that front.
Nonetheless, I am incredibly excited for the release! Catch you all in the ring!
My thoughts on King: It wasn't until I saw the graphics from Tekken 8 that I finally took notice. I mean, holy s**t, he's absolutely gorgeous physically. Still, I had no idea about his compelling back story until I watched a few history videos like yours. That only made me love his character even more. I'm not a closet furry ... totally out of the closet furry, and I'm gay, so the attraction of King is pretty immediate and strong for me. That being said, I think I'll probably just enjoy watching actually good players use King to his full advantage and make him look like the true champion he is. If I tried playing him in game, I'm sure he would fall well short of his potential. It's a tough game to master after all.
there is no secret here....king is the reason why started playing tekken back from when my cousin wanted to show me his new game (tekken 4), and I got hooked on the franchise (despite the fact that I only learned that your're supoosed to play king as gappler in tekken 5😅)
One half of what I dub the classic match with Yoshimitsu as that was the fight shown for the original Tekken clip in the old Demo 1 for PS1 (well it was the first King then but still). And how stars would allign as I would meet and befriend someone who loves and favours King like I do Yoshimitsu.
If only Paul and Law got such a cool story, instead of becoming joke characters.
I want a history of my favorite tekken character. Could we please get one of Hworang?
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King, Marduk and AK endings in T6 blew my mind since they actually made a continuous story with each of them
I loved this character in the tekken games
Me and my siblings used to watch tiger mask so we immediately liked king
In case you didn't know king is inspired by tiger mask
I love king and armored king and marduke they are some of my fav characters I love maining them I look forward to their story hopefully we all find out a conclusion in tekken 8
So armor king never took off the mask. Lol
King's story is actually a telenovela
Did Nacho Libre steal King’s backstory?
This sounds la Nacho Libre