{"id":257777,"date":"2025-10-07T04:58:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T04:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T04:58:39","slug":"tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tekken&#8217;s Kazuya Is Joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Nintendo Direct kicked off with the announcement of a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/super-smash-bros-ultimate\/a-raucous-clash-reunion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a> fighter. Kazuya Mishima of Tekken fame is making his way into the crossover fighter, and he\u2019s got a volcano big enough to toss all of his victims into.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kazuya is one of Tekken\u2019s most popular and longest tenured characters, appearing in most of the mainline entries. He\u2019s generally regarded as a villain, and if you don\u2019t think he is, his menacing red eye, evil cackle, and ability to transform into a literal demon would prove\u00a0otherwise. His moveset appears largely identical to his Tekken arsenal but has been translated to fit the style of Smash, of course. Kazuya can also utilize his powerful devil form to wipe the floor with his opponents. Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/15\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to watch embedded media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The reveal trailer shows him taking his iron fist to Smash\u2019s many opponents, including his own father, the equally villainous Heihachi Mishima. This likely confirms that Heihachi will serve as an echo fighter to Kazuya. I\u2019m most excited to pit Kazuya against Ryu and Ken to renew their Street Fighter X Tekken rivalry (but not Tekken X Street Fighter. That would be ridiculous).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>If you want to learn more about how Kazuya functions in Smash, director Masahiro Sakurai will host a deep dive presentation breaking down Kazuya\u2019s moveset. That video airs June 28 at 9 a.m. Pacific. That\u2019s likely when we\u2019ll find out the date that Kazuya will join the game along with any other surprises. Will Kazuya be treated to a special mode like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2020\/12\/17\/sephiroth-in-super-smash-bros-ultimate-everything-you-need-to-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sephiroth Challenge<\/a>?\u00a0 You\u2019ll just have to tune in to find out. Or just wait for us to write about it. Either works.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>What do you think of Kazuya\u2019s addition to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Do you also hope his stage hovers over a volcano to knock opponents into? Let us know in the comments! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/e3-2021\/2021\/06\/15\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Nintendo Direct kicked off with the announcement of a new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter. Kazuya Mishima of Tekken fame is making his way into the crossover fighter, and he\u2019s got a volcano big enough to toss all of his victims into.\u00a0 Kazuya is one of Tekken\u2019s most popular and longest tenured characters, appearing in most of the mainline entries. He\u2019s generally regarded as a villain, and if you don\u2019t think he is, his menacing red eye, evil cackle, and ability to transform into a literal demon would prove\u00a0otherwise. His moveset appears largely identical to his Tekken arsenal but has been translated to fit the style of Smash, of course. Kazuya can also utilize his powerful devil form to wipe the floor with his&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/tekkens-kazuya-is-joining-super-smash-bros-ultimate\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":257778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tekken&#039;s Kazuya Is Joining Super Smash Bros. 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