Kuma II

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“	GGGGRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!	„
	~ Kuma Growl in battle mode

​Kuma (クマ; literally meaning "Bear") is the name of two characters within the Tekken series, both of which were bears, bodyguards to Heihachi Mishima as well as father and son towards each other.

Introduction

Kuma II was first introduced in Tekken 3, and returned for all subsequent games. He replaced Kuma I, his father, which died of old age during the years after the second tournament. Just like his father, the second Kuma is Heihachi Mishima's pet and bodyguard. Kuma is in love with Panda, but she neither feels the same nor has any interest in him. It is noted that although she does not love him, she does occasionally give him a thought. Continuing his father's rivalry, Kuma would inherit his father's rival, Paul Phoenix, and the two would continue on fighting each other, carrying on from the original Kuma. Upon his loss in the third tournament however, he realized the necessity of taking his training to another level. Through this, he immediately left the Mishima Estate in order to train in the wilderness. Described as the harshest training regimen he received, Kuma pushed himself to limits with the wild, but his addiction to television would lead him to the announcement of the fourth tournament, and his inevitable match with Paul once more.

In the fourth tournament, he finally achieved victory over Paul, but much to the bear's surprise, Heihachi was no longer in control of the Zaibatsu, leading to Kuma's desire to reclaim the corporation for his master. In the process, he would fight with Paul once more, this time on the losing end. Despite his loss, Kuma still continued to the corporation's headquarters.

Believing his master Heihachi dead, Kuma went to the Mishima Zaibatsu and became a candidate for rising as the new leader (much to Japan's surprise). He would faced its new head, Jin Kazama and the two had to fight for the Zaibatsu. Kuma was defeated by Jin, and was immediately banished back to the Hokkaido wilderness. Burning with a new rage, Kuma immediately set out with the desire to defeat Jin.

Kuma is considerably more of a joke character compared to Panda and his more cruel father. It is unknown how he met Panda (presumably when Heihachi was teaching them Kuma Shin Ken), but he has always had a very unrequited but humorous love for her. This jokingly leaves him on the receiving end of her attacks, and the concern of her owner, Xiaoyu.

Despite leaving him in the fourth tournament, Kuma is still devoted and loyal to Heihachi, though in recent adaptations, Kuma and Heihachi's love for one another has been put into question. The first example occurred in Tekken 5 when Kuma dropped Heihachi into a trap door during Kuma's ending. In Street Fighter X Tekken, Kuma and Heihachi fight over the power provided by Pandora, though Kuma jokingly receives most of it's power. (It should be noted that Heihachi had actually refused to dissect Kuma in order to research the sources of the power.). In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Heihachi and Kuma's winpose shows Heihachi as someone more stern towards his pet.

Gallery

Kuma in Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Kuma in Tekken 6

Kuma in Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion

Kuma in Tekken 5

Kuma in Tekken 3

Kuma in Street Fighter X Tekken

Kuma as a member of the Tekken Force in Tekken 7

SFXT Kuma Render

Kuma and Hehachi Story Mode of SFXT

Kuma sit in battle mode

Kuma Bent down on his knee

He is going to fart

Kuma Special/Ultimate Move: Fatal wind.

Kuma is the king of farts.

Kuma loves farts.

Kuma and Kuro

Trivia

• Along with Ogre, Paul Phoenix, Bryan Fury, and Feng Wei, Kuma is one of the strongest "non-Mishima" fighters in the series, among those who rely in brute strength to win. This due to the fact he managed to be a challenge for Paul and once he took all his strength from him that he had to abandon the 5th tournament (Paul is best known for defeating Ancient Ogre, not ever being defeated by a Mishima, and be a challenge for Kazuya). Such strength comes out from his bear nature and being trained by Heihachi. So far Kuma has been defeated by Paul, Panda, and Jin Kazama when the bear faced him to become leader of the Mishima Zaibatsu.