Revisiting Tekken 4 | The Real Paul (1994 - 2004)

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  • @hi-tec5574
    @hi-tec5574 5 ปีที่แล้ว +651

    Let's also remember that Paul fought Kazuya to a draw

    • @bettercallpaul3579
      @bettercallpaul3579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Yeah! he should be fighting against Kazuya in tekken 7. but no, it didn't happen. so i have only one request for Harada. Paul and Kazuya should happen in tekken 8 because he hasn't fought him in 20 years.
      and please namco, make him serious again.

    • @shadowofficer1193
      @shadowofficer1193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@bettercallpaul3579 Honestly, after how much effort has been spent on showing off the strength of the Mishima bloodline and the Devil Gene, I really don't think that re-establishing that rivalry is possible at this point. Besides, they only made Paul his supposed rival at the start so they could mirror the Ryu and Ken rivalry of Street Fighter.
      It's also unfortunate because we're left with all these other characters that had scores to settle with a member of the Mishima family (Eddy, Miguel, Lee, etc) and you know they could never succeed at this point.

    • @bettercallpaul3579
      @bettercallpaul3579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shadowofficer1193 i'm still hoping that Kazuya and Paul suppose to happen in tekken 8. and this rivalry will happen once again for Paul's Rematch.

    • @Mike.325
      @Mike.325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      JAY RETRO facts

    • @ReapingRose115
      @ReapingRose115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Don't forget that Paul can fight Kuma
      A literal bear that knows Mishima Style Arts
      Sure it's a joke character but if your name isn't Saejima or Kiryu, you're either armed or running xD

  • @ReisSns
    @ReisSns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    man...I still love T4 style..
    the cutscenes...the narrator...the music...everything about this game is really awesome.

    • @EsThirt33n
      @EsThirt33n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Agreed, in hindsight comparing with past tekkens the story presentation in tekken 4 is more memorable. I love the narrator/announcer and artwork for prologues and epilogues.
      Tekken 3 announcer is my next favorite.

    • @davisonicfan1894
      @davisonicfan1894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Welp, The narrator I prefer Tekken 3 narrator

    • @davisonicfan1894
      @davisonicfan1894 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But the rest is awesome

  • @TheMelku_
    @TheMelku_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Paul got the same treatment as Yamcha.

    • @Callestere
      @Callestere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Melku44 appropriate profile pic.

    • @Tekinoftekken
      @Tekinoftekken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It happends :/

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      When you realize he's a joke/badass character this man defeated ogre, a bear that was train by heihachi, surpriselying managed to survive feng wei a Chinese man destroyed a mountain and a huge lava boulder. Yea he ran away but he's able to keep up and take hit from this man. Sheeesh

    • @fasoooli2751
      @fasoooli2751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Tekinoftekken too much bro ._.

    • @aryanshyam8933
      @aryanshyam8933 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      In story prety much yes but not in being powerful terms

  • @Foxdude89
    @Foxdude89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    You know what I find interesting? If you play T6 Scenario Campaign as Kazuya and face Paul at the end, Kaz will say something along the lines of ‘You’re not what you used to be’. I think the devs are aware of his bad change but still won’t take him back to his routes.

  • @Mr440c
    @Mr440c 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Holy shit that ending sent shivers down my spine! "Ain't my style" - almost cried.

    • @FreeAimDog
      @FreeAimDog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lol you got scared

    • @realchezboi
      @realchezboi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FreeAimDog REEEAUGGGAAGGHHHHH

    • @KnifeOnCat
      @KnifeOnCat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For some reason I felt that too

  • @LordRaptor
    @LordRaptor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    I remember buying Tekken 4, after years of wanting Tekken 3, I picked up Paul in story mode right away and I see "Paul went undefeated through the entire KOIFT 3, and even triumphed over Ogre"
    I was like: "really?! wow! that's exactly what I wanted, I can't wait to see his ending"
    I beat T4, and I'm greeted with this epic ending and I say:
    "wow...I can't wait for Tekken 5."
    later that year, Tekken 5 comes out, I buy it, I'm ready to play Paul once again, I play story mode, and I'm instantly underwhelmed and disappointed...

    • @Absalohm
      @Absalohm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I feel you man :'(

    • @LordRaptor
      @LordRaptor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Captain Wesker, well, my first game was Tekken 3, I played 2 and Tag before Tekken 4, but the first Tekken game I actually owned was Tekken 4, but everyone I knew had Tekken 3, so I got to play plenty of it.

    • @RocaShone
      @RocaShone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yeah, i had a similar experience. I went through Paul's story mode in Tekken 5, finished and went "Oh, he wants to beat up aliens. That's kinda funny, i guess but now i'm gonna play it again to unlock his true ending." Much disappointment was had that day.

    • @eddieretroexp
      @eddieretroexp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I always felt Paul should have won 3 and Law should have won 4.

    • @gishathosaurus6828
      @gishathosaurus6828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You're not the only one, man.... also, Paul's Tekken Tag Tournament 1 ending is sad, but respectful in a way

  • @hashmash1134
    @hashmash1134 5 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    Sigh..why did they make him such a joke. This ending honestly sent the message to me "be yourself" and as a kid back then that helped a lot growing up.

  • @ponchorulloda6220
    @ponchorulloda6220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Canon-wise, Paul is one of the strongest non-Mishima caharacters. He tied with Kazuya and would have won the 3rd Kiing of Iron First if Ogre didn't morph.

    • @anthonym9977
      @anthonym9977 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also made it to the finals in tekken 2, and I think tekken 1 too

    • @pinkguycomments69
      @pinkguycomments69 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He would have won the 3rd tournament regardless if Ogre didn't morph, I believe he could have beaten True Ogre

  • @KareemHillJr
    @KareemHillJr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +449

    Bandai is slowly turning the entire Tekken roster into joke characters.

    • @irvinmorales1409
      @irvinmorales1409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Unless you're a Mishima.

    • @chalachouchou
      @chalachouchou 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@irvinmorales1409 uhh they clowned Heihachi at some point

    • @irvinmorales1409
      @irvinmorales1409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@chalachouchou
      Most of that was non-canon. Story line wise, Heihachi has always played a huge role.

    • @Mike.325
      @Mike.325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Akirafan99 facts

    • @irvinmorales1409
      @irvinmorales1409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@baradona11
      Him sending Kaz, Jin, and Jinpachi to space on a rocket in T5 was great as well.

  • @Eedorian
    @Eedorian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    At 9:12 MainManSWE complains about Law spamming standing 4 and flips.
    *Spams deathfist the entire match*

  • @titsbitchmcgee7502
    @titsbitchmcgee7502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Paul was one of the only people to ever to fight Kazuya to a draw. The same Kazuya who was in his prime and beat Heihachi.

  • @Rukunetsu
    @Rukunetsu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I gotta say - if there's one things I'll always remember from this game it's one song.
    Authentic Sky.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Inner Shrine was the one that carved into my memory instantly. That epic triple-way match between the Mishima's is something Bamco can no longer capture, sadly.

    • @realbattleonfilm8299
      @realbattleonfilm8299 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Touch and Go

    • @HamzaAli55659
      @HamzaAli55659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      authentic sky an absolute masterpiece beautiful music in the history of tekken 😍😍😍😍😍

    • @DrCooch
      @DrCooch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I always loved the Airport theme. Very Nostalgic and calming

    • @isaaccooper862
      @isaaccooper862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Don't forget Fear and Uninhabited

  • @rickeylee2820
    @rickeylee2820 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Paul Phoenix went from American Bada** to American Dumba**
    In Tekken 7, Negan hits him with the Vampire Bat aka NERF Bat. Paul just can't seem to catch a break nowadays.

  • @Callestere
    @Callestere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This makes me think of TTT1. While not canon, still acknowledges his rivalry with Kazuya. RIP old Paul.

  • @E24KLawson
    @E24KLawson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Paul Phoenix is a prime example of how the story began to go downhill in Tekken 5, as good of a game as it was. How does someone go from fighting Kazuya to a draw and being the victor against a grizzly bear and an Aztec God of Fighting to a complete moron who babbles on about being the toughest in the universe while thinking aliens exist?

    • @rewoperomdeeni5340
      @rewoperomdeeni5340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yea but alien tho must exist cuz we cant the only living creature in the universe

    • @theloquendist1706
      @theloquendist1706 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also the one who defetead Ogre in T3. Paul is a very strong character in the Tekken universe however after T4, they transform him in a joke

    • @E24KLawson
      @E24KLawson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      TheLoquendist Already mentioned in my comment.
      "...being the victor against a grizzly bear and an Aztec God of Fighting (Ogre)..."

    • @MrJormageddon
      @MrJormageddon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      But aliens DO exist in the Tekken universe. Ogre is even strongly implied to be one himself.

    • @E24KLawson
      @E24KLawson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MrJormageddon Touché, but if you look back at Paul's character development from T1 to T4, it still sounds so silly coming from someone like him.

  • @OldManBears
    @OldManBears 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I know his flat top hair is iconic, but I totally miss the alt costume with the non ridiculous hair.

  • @willznuts
    @willznuts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Tekken 4 is a Masterpiece; it's the last time a Tekken game felt like you were in a true street fight. The story and mechanics (although highly influenced by VF3TB) were amazing. If it weren't for the juggle criticisms, this game would've received more revisions and would've reached it's APEX. R.I.P. Serious Paul.

    • @thatdude_dl1666
      @thatdude_dl1666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My goodness yes.

    • @DirectorHMAN
      @DirectorHMAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The juggles are nowhere near as bad as modern tekkens. You cant continuously hit people in the air. Yh there were some balance issues but on VS mode it was never apparent

  • @ItsDoctorAmatic
    @ItsDoctorAmatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I like how the ending of Pauls story in T4 is a callback to Paul's part of the Tekken 2 intro.

  • @mrmowjorisin
    @mrmowjorisin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    Keep the tekken 4 story vids coming.
    I'm pretty interested in your takes of the character stories

  • @bioswat96
    @bioswat96 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    This video in 1 word:
    *WRAAAAAAAAAAUGH*

  • @lonewander6772
    @lonewander6772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I liked his voice in T4. Now he sounds like an gruff old dude with a sore throat.

    • @E24KLawson
      @E24KLawson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank Eric Kelso for voicing him in T4 and T5. Now, it's been Jamieson Price voicing him in T6 onwards.

    • @chocostix7652
      @chocostix7652 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wait Jamieson Price? Damn, such a wasted voice.

    • @shadowclonemaster
      @shadowclonemaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love hearing, "Osu!", "No pain no gain!", "Gotcha!", "Nothing like a good work out!" & Eric Kelso grunts.

  • @ohshititsthebigbrother4787
    @ohshititsthebigbrother4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The thing about Paul being used as a comic relief character is that in the earlier games he wasn't portrayed as the idiot that he now is made out to be in the newer additions of Tekken, but in what happened to him. He couldn't make it in time to fight Kazuya in the second tournament after their first fight that lasted for hours because of a multi-car accident on the expressway, he also defeated Ogre in the third tournament but walked away because he thought it was over, before Ogre actually morphed into his second form. He was looked up to, and in Tekken 4 he's potrayed as this character fallen from grace, because no one would believe that he actually won the third tournament, thus his dojo went out of business from the lack of students, losing friends and admirers at the same time. It's in Tekken 5 and afterwards that his portrayal took a turn in the wrong direction, because the focus went on the Mishima Saga, and instead chose to make Kuma II Paul's rival.

    • @mightykanohii
      @mightykanohii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For some stupid reason, too many characters get their potencial wasted just for giggles. For example : Paul , Law, Asuka, Lilith , Eddy , Anna ( I havent' played Tekken 7 story mode only watched a few character endings so please don't spoil).

    • @edmanrapperu
      @edmanrapperu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mightykanohii Eddy has Mass Effect Andromeda facial animations, almost no voice lines and gets dabbed on by Lucky Chloe.
      Sad...

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mightykanohii Paul just going around fighting people, what can lili do besides being a annoying ever time Tekken characters talk to her she interrupted them or keeps talking (tk6 campaign dialogue) asuka thinks everyone get a beating without asking them questions first of why they deserved it, Law just wants Money to feed his family or business Anna working for kazuya i don't see how she a big impact around the mishima destruction's, plus she only wanted to find a suitable husband to lean on and never fight again but that change quickly, Eddy story shouldn't continue because fighting kazuya is a suicidal act, we know what kazuya capable of Even heihachi and shin akuma struggle to take him down,

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shenelljohnson74
      - Paul should get a Terry Bogard treatment, not like some dumbass like he is portrayed in later games.
      - I agree with Lili being an annoying little twat that adds nothing to Asuka's story.
      - Law will be Law. Money was always his motivation upon entering the tournament.
      - Anna is working for Kazuya. She can still be relevant somehow but she needs a new rival aside from her sister Nina.
      - Eddy should have faced Kazuya at least one time. Of course he would lost, but there is Christie to replace him on the next game.
      - Akuma is so irrelevant and adds nothing to the main plot. I don't know what Harada is thinking, putting him in the storyline.
      - Asuka should be involved in the main storyline with her carrying the Kazama blood.

    • @kain1144
      @kain1144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Paul fought Kazuya to a draw before any tournament happened,
      It was a street fight
      in Tekken 1 he lost to Kazuya after hours of fighting, that's how Kazuya won the tournament...
      in t2 Paul couldn't make it in time to fight Kaz

  • @andrebastos3785
    @andrebastos3785 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The skyscraper rooftop stage in T4 is my favorite. I like the music in T7 and how they change the soundtrack when the match point is reached, but I love how T4 crescendoes the music after the round's final hit. When the drums kick in in authentic sky, the soundtrack for the rooftop stage, its just a marvel to listen to.

    • @HamzaAli55659
      @HamzaAli55659 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      i know right authentic sky is just bone chilling hauntungly beautiful best music in tekken history

    • @MuhammadAli-fj8qh
      @MuhammadAli-fj8qh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HamzaAli55659 listen to touch and go
      Airport theme

    • @HamzaAli55659
      @HamzaAli55659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MuhammadAli-fj8qh i have them downloaded in my phone ✌😍💕

  • @ultralowspekken
    @ultralowspekken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    He received the Knuckles The Echidna treatnent. He's red, he punches things, he's sort of an asshole
    Edit: omg forgot about that ending. I knew something was familiar in his T7 intro

  • @princehakeem6513
    @princehakeem6513 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Looking at Paul's story for T4 makes me disappointed to know that in T5 he was willing to let his best friend's son die for a hopeless goal lol. Also knowing he of all people beat ogre makes me confident that even Chloe can

    • @callakracker
      @callakracker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He wasn't trying to let him die. It wasn't about the money for Paul. If you lose to him, Paul says he will give all the prize money to Law when he wins to save his son. Paul only truly cares about the glory.

  • @TKDKicks100
    @TKDKicks100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Exactly!! Paul was a badass in the earlier Tekken games!
    Now he's a clown! My old original main

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He's always been a clown sense tk1 fighting a bear then somehow got late in the tk3 tournament.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@shenelljohnson74 he can be goofy at times but not a total moron. He should be something like an uncle you want to hang around, but not one you want to mess with.

    • @danielreid703
      @danielreid703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@suiken3149 Paul phoenix has always been funny character and he has always been strong at the same time

    • @redblack8766
      @redblack8766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@shenelljohnson74 Yes, got into (or got himself into) funny/dumb situations since Tekken 1, but not to the ridiculous degree it's gotten starting with Tekken 5. Previously he was a funny yet *very* competent guy. Nowadays they seem to focus too much on the "funny" that it's more sad than funny.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@danielreid703 That is what I an saying. However, since t5, he started to be treated like a jobber.

  • @TH3SLEEPING
    @TH3SLEEPING 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    They need to hire back the Story writer and sound designer for T8

  • @therealmccoy2004
    @therealmccoy2004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Have mercy.. I was 11 years old in 94. I remember playing in the arcades

    • @gamwpanagia
      @gamwpanagia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The 90s...happy years...

    • @mshklh2099
      @mshklh2099 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      gamwpanagia agree

    • @fazares
      @fazares 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      my age..1983 eheh

  • @nindschaYT
    @nindschaYT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The worst thing is that he never got to face Kazuya. They tease us for so long and nothing. Hwoarang wanted to face Jin in T3 but he didn't have any chance. In the next tournament he was stopped by the military (deserted). When T5 approached he got the chance. Where's Paul's?
    PS: Forgot to mention they actually give you a fight in story mode with some cutscenes between Hwo and Jin (t4) but it wasn't canon.

    • @EternalSilverDragon
      @EternalSilverDragon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He fought Kazuya in T1 and lost. But then he made it to the final round in T2 (against Kazuya) but couldn't get to the match on time because he got stuck in a traffic jam.

    • @maxcanonstunner6532
      @maxcanonstunner6532 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EternalSilverDragon actually it's a draw.

    • @EternalSilverDragon
      @EternalSilverDragon ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@maxcanonstunner6532 The draw that happened between Kazuya and Paul was in a street fight prior to T1. Paul, who had only ever experienced winning up until that point, wasn't satisfied with a draw and so he decided to enter the first Tekken tournament so he can settle things with Kazuya.
      Their match in the penultimate round of the first Tekken tournament was almost another draw. It was an exhaustive match with neither fighter willing to give up, but after about 3 hours, Kazuya finally clinched the win.

  • @animationman7772
    @animationman7772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I never notice paul has a more personality in tekken 4 and never thinking too much deeply cause sometimes tekken giving people laugh well I wish this old paul is still alive.

  • @slightlyloyal1442
    @slightlyloyal1442 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That ending never goes old. Takes me back to Summer 2004.

  • @anaturalending2000
    @anaturalending2000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Before he became a Joke

    • @Athenya
      @Athenya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His rival character in T1 and 2 was Kuma

    • @Theterminato2013
      @Theterminato2013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ikr, Paul was badass from Tekken 1-4. Then Namco did him dirty in Tekken 5 onwards which pisses me off. Fuk Harada.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Athenya Even the older Kuma had that scary look. And Paul's real rival was Kazuya as he pull a draw against him in the first game.

    • @Athenya
      @Athenya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@suiken3149 Kuma only had a scarier look because of how limited the graphics where, its very hard to make him look fluffy and cute on the PS1.
      Besides do you even remember what Paul's endings was about in the older games?
      Also isn't it only T4 that states he pulled a draw against Kazuya?
      Because the actual games only implies that he fought Kuma as his mid boss (Which is usually refered to as the characters rival)

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Athenya Yes, I've watch Kuma's ending in 2 and 3. Are you aware that Kuma in 2 is different from Kuma from 3? Kuma's ending in Tekken 2 isn't actually funny because it's just basically the same as Paul's ending in Tekken 1.
      Kuma in T2 is not the same Kuma that flirts with Panda. This Kuma is actually vicious and eats human meat, as described in his bio.

  • @driveinmichigan549
    @driveinmichigan549 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Paul has the most camera zoom in hits like when a deathfist hits, on his triple hop kick...

  • @LuckiSir
    @LuckiSir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Paul's ending in Tekken 4 is so underrated.

  • @LucidFlameX
    @LucidFlameX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I don't even play Paul, and I am still kind of upset at what they did to him.

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He been like this sense tk1 to 2 fighting kuma, da hell. He's a joke but a badass character. Nothing changes.

  • @irvinmorales1409
    @irvinmorales1409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    In Tekken lore, if you're not a Mishima or a Kazama, you're basically nothing.

  • @sebshifter
    @sebshifter 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm probably the only one who sorta miss Kurt Cobain haircut Paul

    • @ev5837
      @ev5837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You aren't the only one 😔

    • @ev5837
      @ev5837 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kazuya would look like that too lmao

  • @SShaBazzz
    @SShaBazzz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Exactly. Couldnt agree more. I will always be a Paul main but I cant take his character seriously.

  • @felipec.8487
    @felipec.8487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Ahh, the good old PS2 days feelsgoodman

  • @unciervoenciervado
    @unciervoenciervado 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Im going to be honest: Paul reminds me of GSP.
    GSP was the best fighter there was. But brain damage caught up to him, and he started believing in aliens.
    Maybe they can get inspiration in GSP when he unretired to face Bisping and won his belt, to ride into the sunset for good now.
    A Paul vs Kazuya storyline where Paul puts his career on the line, or something like that for Tekken 8. If GSP could make a comeback, so can Paul.

  • @dave9020
    @dave9020 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Can't get enough of Tekken 4

  • @crazy911wman
    @crazy911wman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thats the part of character development. He obviously faced schizophrenia and he became a child again. And jokes aside I really miss badass biker from tekken 3.

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was clown out when he defeated ogre when he transform. Then miss the tournament again, nothing changes especially law tk3 ending he think he's all that. His arrogant won't go no where.

    • @ceeso2002
      @ceeso2002 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul still seemed joke like in 3. The ending alone is what shows it

    • @Plutonic_Blue
      @Plutonic_Blue 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alex B Paul was a more serious version back then with a little bit of humor. He was a good balance of humorous/badass that could fuck you up and has goals and aspirations. Current Paul now is no longer the charismatic, badass, enigmatic biker brawler. But an overly arrogant, dumb sounding fool. He’s not low key anymore. It’s almost like a complete mirror opposite of who he used to be

  • @slightlyloyal1442
    @slightlyloyal1442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That beach (kitsch) stage reminds me so much of my summer childhood when i was 7. Everything was peaceful.
    Absolutley stupid that they removed the dramatic k.o replay system.

  • @pescharliearchive
    @pescharliearchive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Paul's Tekken 4 ending might just be my favourite ending in all of fighting games

  • @luispulido9159
    @luispulido9159 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Worst part is original Paul could be funny too. For example, Law's ending in Tekken 2, where he teaches Paul how to do a summersault, only fo him to smugly try and fail, is still funny. It played off of his overconfidence, showing a goofier side to him without disregarding his legitimacy as a grounded character. There was no need at all to choose one version over the other.

  • @Sizifus
    @Sizifus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Pardon my french...
    R E T A R D E D..."
    lol

  • @mdc_dashie
    @mdc_dashie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’m just laughing at how MainMan is playing Paul. He’s playing it as he would describe T7 Ranked Paul players “deathfist hurfhgh”

  • @salem2772
    @salem2772 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love old school Paul.

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes he was the exact same joker we no, in tk2 fighting kuma. His arrogant always guide him.

  • @welsh_steel2285
    @welsh_steel2285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Paul, before Harada's finger loomed over Paul's character. Who but UFO spooks could love this characters personality...

  • @Aurongroove
    @Aurongroove 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This was why I stopped playing Paul.
    R.I.P. real Paul.
    Tekken 1~4.

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was still kuma rival in tk2, he defeated ogre but didn't stop him while transform, law ending shows him still having his arrogant. Tk4 ending went over your head extremely bad, to the point not even abel didn't take him seriously. Cuz he was dumb but NOT weak.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shenelljohnson74 Kuma in Tekken 2 was a ferocious bear who eats people. Very different from Kuma Jr. who have love struggles with Panda.

  • @durakashin2740
    @durakashin2740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Man Paul is my favorite character in Tekken. It all started when I looked at his hair. I really loved him but when I saw his Tekken 4 story my respect for the man grew like never before. I still like him but he's too much a clown now. Tekken 4 is my favorite Tekken (even though I've NEVER played it) because it has that 2000s aesthetic and feel and the 2000 were the best years in my life.

    • @DirectorHMAN
      @DirectorHMAN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Play it dude, it's awesome 😱 even today

    • @shaghilathar3588
      @shaghilathar3588 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude play it on any emulator any chance you get. It's the only fighting game where I'm happy no matter which stage gets selected because all the tracks are close to perfect

    • @durakashin2740
      @durakashin2740 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shaghilathar3588 don't worry I bought it for Ps2 and man, it truly is a wonderful game😤

  • @bgasman
    @bgasman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul Phoenix is amazing!

  • @ColeMeCrazy
    @ColeMeCrazy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I miss this Paul.

  • @ClarkeyTMR
    @ClarkeyTMR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really glad you're making these T4 videos. It's my favourite Tekken for the same reasons as well.

  • @LINKchris87
    @LINKchris87 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Paul was one of the coolest characters, he was Kazuyas nemesis on the first games.
    He is still great to play, but lore-wise they made him a clown.
    Instead of the new characters whixh have been more and more lackluster after Tekken 5 (Claudio, Katarina, Gigas, Zafina, Eliza, Lucky Chloe, etc even though some as Dragunov and Lars are great) I would prefer them to bring back the best possible version of classic characters.
    What about bringing Paul back to glory? What about recovering Jun and Kunimitsu and making them return in even better shape than they showed in Tag 2? Doctor B? Michelle Chang?
    And what about bringing back creative stages as the ones in Tekken 4? DoA has been showing a levwl of interactivity that would be great to have in Tekken.
    I'd like to see that!

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's already a joke character, but he's badass at the same time he fought kuma in tk2 why are you surprised. Defeated ogre until he transform. Tk4 paul attitude is the same as always. He's been arrogant. Listening to mainman can destroyed ur brain cells.

  • @partycrasher854
    @partycrasher854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Tekken developers got lazy with the lore from tekken 5 onwards.

    • @PegAsi_
      @PegAsi_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Tekken 5 lore was pretty good. The characters involved with Jinpachi, some pretty sad even. The king story, , Jin and hwo. It had some pretty good stories.
      Tekken 6 wasn't laziness but it was more so, it was just bad lol. (well Scenario Campaign was good but not as good as it should of been.) Paul has sucked since tekken 5 though...

    • @c.t.a.5983
      @c.t.a.5983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      At this point, y'all are underrating Tekken 5.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@c.t.a.5983 Tekken 5 is great on content and overall gameplay. But it is the start of bad writing for the franchise.
      - Feng Wei destroying mountains? It will make Ogre and Devil look like a joke.
      - Jinpachi being alive and strong as an oak at the age of 120? Would have been more believable if Jinpachi was introduced as Heihachi's older brother.
      - Heihachi survived without much damage after the explosion? This is where Tekken start to look ridiculous. Would have been handled better if he was somehow revived with a new body like Kazuya or something like that.
      - Asuka, a great potential for the main plot, wasted for some petty rivalry with a spoiled, rich kid.

    • @kain1144
      @kain1144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@PegAsi_ Tekken 5 storyline was horrible imo and it had the worst canon ending ever

    • @Rebazar
      @Rebazar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      T5 still had awesome endings. The newer ones are so low effort and bad :(

  • @clarkt7yt158
    @clarkt7yt158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Tekken 4 - still good . I love the walls

  • @loxzone1
    @loxzone1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I liked Kaz, Paul and Jin's face models up untill T5

  • @Frailty8
    @Frailty8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man these videos are taking me back. Fantastic stuff

  • @partycrasher854
    @partycrasher854 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tekken could take a page out of Mortal Kombats story. Especially now. I dont play MK but the story interests me. Even the character interactions before a fight you learn a little about the lore and relationships of the characters.

    • @trillaapinooo1396
      @trillaapinooo1396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Too much work for harada😂

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      If did that several characters would get kill off i don't think fan's want that.

    • @partycrasher854
      @partycrasher854 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shenelljohnson74 im not talking about fatalities. Its mortal kombats emphasis on the storyline and general lore. Tekkens story telling is boring and only centers around the mishimas. Its a shame beacuse Tekkens lore and character bios was interesting back in the day.

    • @shenelljohnson74
      @shenelljohnson74 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@partycrasher854 if yoshi continue Fighting Bryan one of them dies, if nina fight's Anna seriously Anna dies, if Julia went after kazuya she well also die, knowing kazuya murders intention, If Marduk and armor king fought each other to a bloody mess, what im trying to say is if those characters go any further in the story mode they won't be in next installment. You saw what happened to soul calibur 5 right, they took it too serious to the point half those characters die or went missing because of nightmares sword opening up portal and crap. Plus not everyone a joke, feng wei, Bryan, Master raven, dragonov, shaheen, Alisa 🙄 somehow, King, Marduk, Lars, and Miguel, Claudio all has serious arcs in the story mode. You just compare a 2D vs 3D game one takes alot of money and time the other has nothing in comparable. Just like dbzf has interaction because it's 2D, 2D takes less work. 3D doesn't.

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shenelljohnson74 Or you can just disable them like Harada did with Baek and other characters. Ganryu stopped entering the tournament after getting dumped by Julia. Anna getting tired of catfight with her sister or introducing Yoshi/Bryan to a new rival after something interupted them. Be creative with your imagination because that how developers should be.

  • @JinKazshima
    @JinKazshima 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I instantly liked the video before even watching, these are the types of videos wanna watch.

  • @oraora8214
    @oraora8214 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I noticed that in Tekken 4 a lot of the moves move your character at greater distance than in Tekken 7. Sometimes it looks silly as if they are sliding on the ice.

    • @MrVince329
      @MrVince329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lee's Mist Step distance in this game was pretty unreal XD. Wallsplat at an angle in a rounded stage meant an infinite combo with his step chains

  • @b0ltun0
    @b0ltun0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the deathfist is so satisfying ngl

  • @Moidization
    @Moidization 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    what i liked about earlier tekkens was that mostly, if not all the characters were given alot of love, its one of the reasons i dont really enjoy mk games story that much because characters who are supposed to be badass for example noob saibot or erron black are just boring lackeys who are just there to lose. tekken 7 only cares about the mishima family story. someone like me wants to see if armour king did get his revenge for marduk killing his brother. for a fighting game it nice to show all your characters being fleshed out and actually having character. i dont expect a mortal kombat level kindve story telling. stick to tekken 4 style with a prologue and epilogue and add in a rival cutscene then im happy because you can get the funniest and coolest interaction with one of my favourites being ryu hayabusa and jann lee from doa 4 with them showing off their nunchaku skills lol

  • @JohnnyDarko01
    @JohnnyDarko01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Im glad you did this video man. A lot of people might not care about tekkens story but the characters are really what got me into the game for tekken 3, tag and 4 for me. I feel like bryan's laugh is way worse. I feel like hworang was a LOT cooler back then also.

  • @adriellopez8091
    @adriellopez8091 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hopefully Paul and Kazuyas old rivalry will at least be mentioned in t8

  • @frazikram1
    @frazikram1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loving the Tekken 4 videos

  • @stevemarston
    @stevemarston 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stage 5 is aesthetically perfect. My eyes love it.

  • @arthurmallmann5768
    @arthurmallmann5768 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hopefully we'll see comic relief versions of Kazuya and Heihachi, now that their stories have ended. 😊

    • @Vale96.
      @Vale96. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are already:
      1) Kuma's ending in Tekken 4.
      2) Heihachi's ending in Tekken 5.
      3) Lee's ending in Tekken 5.
      4) Kuma's ending in Tekken 5.
      5) Heihachi's ending in Tekken 6.
      6) Kuma's ending in Tekken 6.
      7) Lee's ending in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
      8) Shaheen's side-story ending in Tekken 7.

    • @SilverEye_7
      @SilverEye_7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah. Jin vs Kazuya is next.

  • @anonymousnobody326
    @anonymousnobody326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was honestly fuming when I played his Story Battle in Tekken 7 and the best they had for him was a comedy fight with Panda.
    WTF happened to the Paul that fought Kazuya to a draw and f’ed up Ogre?

  • @danqfrank44
    @danqfrank44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always liked the casino stage. Super awesome

  • @chrisanyma8249
    @chrisanyma8249 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i so agree with you man, thanx for this video!

  • @Gazzoosethe1
    @Gazzoosethe1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Real paul died after tekken 4

  • @frazikram1
    @frazikram1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Make Paul Badass Again

  • @Drewsk.i
    @Drewsk.i 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stages in this game are so much better

  • @eddieretroexp
    @eddieretroexp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not just a dojo, Marshall's Dojo😁

  • @DirectorHMAN
    @DirectorHMAN ปีที่แล้ว

    Mainman the shoulder,back barge is so great in this game surprised you didn't use it.

    • @DirectorHMAN
      @DirectorHMAN ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah I see u started using in stage 5 haha, it's so fast and powerful

  • @LLawlietTK
    @LLawlietTK 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paul was badass... Now is just a clown, i don't know why, Harada.

  • @slimshadow2085
    @slimshadow2085 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    To sum up the vid:
    UUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAGHH!!!

  • @itsRique_
    @itsRique_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Paul in Tekken 4 with long hair was best hairstyle

    • @nonGigi
      @nonGigi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That Kurt Cobain style was amazing

    • @magmovies9323
      @magmovies9323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was never really on board with it, plus it makes him look more generic. If you drew a silhouette of Paul with his original upright hairstyle, you would immediately know it was him. I don't think the same can be said with his hair down.

    • @Theterminato2013
      @Theterminato2013 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paul looks like Triple H and Edge with his long hairstyle.

  • @TheHappySaturnian
    @TheHappySaturnian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It would be cool if on tekken 7 the patch in a thing where we can use previous HUDs from other tekkens like his Tekken 4 mod

  • @brilliantblue4007
    @brilliantblue4007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omg I miss Tekken 4 and 5 sooo much. They were my childhood games on of my first games Tekken and Driver parallel lines. I started to play them when I was 3 yrs old. I liked evrey character especially Marduk and their movies and the intro was just so awesome. I remember when I had a fear of when Heihachi threw Kazuya off a cliff, god I thought it was so scary when the song off the scene started to play and Heihachi just came there with his son on his hands. I even used to wear socks on my hands, wear black pants and paint red fire on the pants just to look like Jin Kazama. Ahh miss Tekken 5.

  • @TakaComics
    @TakaComics 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MainMan: I hate Xiaoyu! Don't duck my deathfist.
    *Yoshimitsu sits down and avoids a deathfist*
    MainMan: ..........

  • @markflugence1760
    @markflugence1760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I would love to see them down size the roster and bring back character depth in the next tekken. But i dont think they will.

    • @Absalohm
      @Absalohm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Totally agree... There's so much potential with every character they could really create a deep story. What's funny though is that they introduced Asuka KAZAMA, related to JIN KAZAMA THE FUCKING PROTAGONIST, but NO, she's a joke character as well... smh

    • @suiken3149
      @suiken3149 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meh. FGC peeps will cry like they did with this one.

    • @markflugence1760
      @markflugence1760 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@suiken3149 Yea i can def hear the crying already lol. But with a down size it may help with the problem of "bloating" in Tekken that TMM talked about in another vid.

    • @markflugence1760
      @markflugence1760 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Absalohm Yea and how Asuka had like this magical healing power in her T5 ending but they never say anything about it again.

    • @Vale96.
      @Vale96. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Absalohm Yeah, I think she should've been the main protagonist of the TK6 Campaign and would've unwillingly cured Jin at the end, after Azazel's fight.
      In Tekken 7, Jin could've always been in a coma but cured this time and kept away from everyone in a hideout by Raven.

  • @sospyro
    @sospyro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Paul wins the king of iron fist tournament 4, then he becames Brad Pitt!

  • @jonnymaldonado5974
    @jonnymaldonado5974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Paul has fallen so hard from grace that in SFxTK Sakura's win quote compares him to DAN...
    TO DAN HIBIKI!!

    • @Lost_Yeti
      @Lost_Yeti ปีที่แล้ว

      I mean i hate joke paul but dan is unironically a beast compared to bullshit like akuma and m.bison. he's like krillin where all others are so ridiculous but lets not forget he can access the satsu no hado with the kanji for father in his back. He not only developed his own martial art but if they stopped making him a joke character he'd be dangerous af

  • @DamenLu
    @DamenLu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Best ending of all tekken series, R.I.P True Paul.

  • @sakhiweshezi
    @sakhiweshezi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The same goes for Marshall Law. I’m a Law super fan because my dad was obsessed with Bruce Lee as I was growing up. I remember we played Tekken 5 together for the first time and he said, “Wow, they put Bruce Lee in the game…” Anyway, that’s not the point I’m trying to make. Law and Paul have always been (or maybe till around Tekken 4,) the strongest non Mishima characters. At some stage, Law even knocked out Paul in 28 seconds. It’s just said to see them reduced to comic relief. Someone email Harada to have Law and Paul back on top again..👊🏼

  • @robby6382
    @robby6382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul needs buffs
    On his character arch

  • @johntrellston9514
    @johntrellston9514 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    tbh Tekken 4 looks LIT how good was it?

    • @joshbouman1654
      @joshbouman1654 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a kid I thought it felt kinda slow and clunky compared to 2, 3 amd tag.

  • @d0gh0t
    @d0gh0t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Paul is aways the most Badass

  • @Seki1987
    @Seki1987 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:42 i love the Temple!

  • @vanj5668
    @vanj5668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul was seious that time. But some stages like the roof top in tekken 4 needs to be in tekken 7

  • @blue_miata5982
    @blue_miata5982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny that the end of Paul's ending is a callback to Paul in the intro of Tekken 2.

  • @eeqqson24
    @eeqqson24 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep doing these pls :D

  • @quentindickerson7287
    @quentindickerson7287 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This content is amazing

  • @bastiwen
    @bastiwen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Paul was my favourite in Tekken 2 and I remember when I bought Tekken 5 as a 10 year old even at that age I thought it was stupid. Tekken has been going down hill story wise as a whole since Tekken 5 I feel but for some characters like Paul it's even worse. Developpers don't care about the story anymore, just look at Tekken 7 ending for fuck's sake ! Those were some TTT1 level shit except maybe for Miguel who made sense in the lore and added somthing to his character. The rest were either bad endings or complete jokes (Yoshimitsu...)

  • @IchigoVizardful
    @IchigoVizardful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Classic Kurt Cobain Paul is Best Paul

    • @smartie354
      @smartie354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. It was all I played him as back inna day. Rarely used that 1p default costume with the flame boots👎

    • @IchigoVizardful
      @IchigoVizardful 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yup, Default 1p is slightly generic at best...but then again, I love Tekken 4 because this game is in its experimental phase which is trying to do something different and refreshing.
      Doing its best efforts to be a next generation urban-themed 3d fighter.

    • @smartie354
      @smartie354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@IchigoVizardful
      Well stated. I'm probably in the minority, but I like that T4 introduced walled arenas. Also, the difference in terrain elevation, even to a small degree, added a level of strategy to think of the proper moves & using one's environment to their advantage.

    • @IchigoVizardful
      @IchigoVizardful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I couldn't agree with you more, the fact that T4 possesses every intricate detail in its aesthetics is definitely astonishing. It pisses me off that some if not most people passed it off as a "bad or weird game" that it was considered the black sheep of Tekken games.
      No doubt it was truly a game that's ahead of its time.

    • @IchigoVizardful
      @IchigoVizardful 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sad that this game is truly underappreciated even to many.
      Fuck those so called "purist" I tell ya..

  • @mhhndeable
    @mhhndeable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Between tekken 4 and 5. Paul rode his bike into a tree and lost his memories except the tekken tournament and desire to be the strongest. 👍

  • @systemkillerinner3
    @systemkillerinner3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Paul Phoenix is a the real legend