Characters of the Tekken series


's Tekken media franchise is known for its diverse cast of characters hailing from various nationalities, all coming together to compete in the King of Iron Fist tournament. In addition to the human characters, Tekken also features non-human characters for comic relief, such as the bear [|Kuma], his love interest [|Panda], the boxing kangaroo [|Roger], and the dinosaur [|Alex]. Certain characters like Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Lee Chaolan, and Jun Kazama have their own alternative versions. Each character has their own goals for participating in the tournament.

Character appearances

Only four characters have been playable in all eight main Tekken games to date. Three were featured at launch: Nina Williams, [|Paul Phoenix] and Yoshimitsu. The other character was Heihachi Mishima, who became playable but outside the main roster as paid downloadable content in Tekken 8. Of the four, only Nina and Paul are playable in all the side games as well. King and Kuma have also been playable in all the main games, but as two different characters. Four characters, Anna Williams, Kazuya Mishima, Lee Chaolan and Marshall Law, would come close, having been playable in seven main games. The [|JACK] series have also been playable in seven main games in different iterations.

Table

Comparison table
= Playable by default.
= Playable via update or unlockable.
/ = Playable, whether by default, unlockable, or via update, but as a palette swap or in-battle transformation of another character instead of a standalone character.
= Paid downloadable content.
= Third-party character.
= Non-playable character.
= Cameo appearance.
= To be confirmed.
= Not included.
+ = Including the update games.
CharacterTKTK2TK3TCCTTTTK4TK5 +TK6 +TTT2TRTK7 +TMTK8Total
Akuma52
Alex4
Alisa Bosconovitch35
Ancient Ogre7
[|Angel]3
Angel Jin111
Anna Williams511
Armor King I6
Armor King II256
Asuka Kazama7
Azazel53
Azucena1
Baek Doo San5
Bob56
Bruce Irvin6
Bryan Fury11
Christie Monteiro7
Claudio Serafino2
Clive Rosfield1
Combot53
Craig Marduk56
Crow4
Devil Jin8
Devil Kazumi1
Devil Kazuya8
Dr. Bosconovitch8
Eddy Gordo59
Eliza53
Fahkumram52
Feng Wei7
Forest Law5
Ganryu57
Geese Howard51
Gigas1
Gon1
GUN JACK 74
Halloween Dragunov1
Heihachi Mishima12
Hwoarang1210
Isaak1
JACK1
JACK-23
JACK-51
JACK-684
JACK-72
JACK-81
Jaycee2
Jin Kazama11
Jinpachi Mishima15
Josie Rizal1
Julia Chang58
Jun Kazama7
Katarina Alves2
Kazumi Mishima1
Kazuya Mishima12
Kid Kazuya5 6 81
King I/II99101010101010101010101013
Kinjin3
Kuma I/II9910101010101010105 101012
Kunimitsu I56
Kunimitsu II52
Lars Alexandersson35
Lee Chaolan511
Lei Wulong59
Leo6
Leroy Smith52
Lidia Sobieska52
[|Lili]27
Ling Xiaoyu11
Lucky Chloe1
Marshall Law11
Master [|Raven]51
Miary Zo1
Michelle Chang5
Miguel55
Miharu Hirano2
Mokujin10
NANCY-MI847J452
Negan5 81
Nina Williams513
Noctis Lucis Caelum51
Panda510
Paul Phoenix13
Prototype Jack4
Raven5
Reina1
Revenant1
Rodeo1
Roger5
Roger Jr.4
Ruby1
Sebastian23
Sergei Dragunov27
Shaheen3
Slim Bob2
Steve Fox8
Summer Asuka1
Summer Bob1
Summer Lili1
Summer Nina1
Super Combot DX131
Tetsujin4
Tiger Jackson25
Tiger Miyagi1
True Ogre76
Unknown2
Victor Chevalier1
Violet54
Wang Jinrei7
Yoshimitsu11
Yue1
Zafina54
Total 18252421392336426230543743-
Total 17252321392332
36 		39
41 		59 + 129 + 127 + 1
52 + 1 		3740 + 1

Notes:
Not including arcade history mode of Tekken 5 and gallery mode of Tekken 7 and Tekken 8.
NPC in Tekken 5 and Tekken 5: DR /Unlockable in Tekken 5:DR
Only in Tekken 5: DR.
Only in Tekken 6: BR .
Playable in a campaign level.
Only in Tekken 7: FR /Round 2.
Only playable in story mode for a short amount of time in the console version.
Only in Devil Within mode.
Not playable or available in Round 2.
As King I/Kuma I.
As King II/Kuma II.
Only playable in story mode in The Dark Awakens.
Unlockable if not selected in Adventure Mode.
Only playable in Fight Lab mode for the prologue.