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YOSHIMITSU country of origin: None (formerly Japan) fighting style: Advanced Manji Ninjutsu weapon: Katana / lightsabre weapon name: Yoshimitsu! age: Unknown height: 178 cm (5'10") weight: 63 kg (139 lbs) blood type: O occupation: Leader of the Manji Clan hobby: Watching sumo, Net surfing likes: Video game arcades (especially those in Shinjuku, Japan) dislikes: Villains, poor losers (video games)

History

Official
An automaton [???!!! His Tekken2 outfit doesn´t look like a robo-Yoshi! *Tenshimitsu*] in the form of a ninja swordsmaster, nobody knows where Yoshimitsu comes from or why he has entered the tournament. He has been linked with a notorious syndicate of thieves however...
Version 1
A Ninja from space, also head of the world theft ring, the "Manji Group." The Manji Group steals only from people who profit from dishonest activities. They are a group of Robin Hoods who return things to poor people. While taking part in the tournament with himself as a decoy, his purpose is to have his clansmen steal the operating funds of the tournament.
Version 2
Yoshimitsu is the leader of the "Manjito", an international criminal organization. The "Manjito" only steal from those who profit by committing injustices, so they are a group of righteous robbers who eliminate merciless people. While he serves as a decoy in the tournament, Yoshimitsu's henchmen will be stealing the operating funds of the Rave War.

Leader of the Manji/Swastika clan of ninja bandits from a remote mountain region, Yoshimitsu is reputed to have clawed his way out of the bowels of the earth to lead the posse of outlaws from obscurity. The ninjas swoop down from their hideout to rob and pillage, distributing their gains amongst the poor villagers.After dismissing a female assassin(Kunimitsu) from his ranks, for stealing, Yoshimitsu plans a more difficult mission; attempting to infiltrate the Soviet laboratory of Dr Boskonovitch to steal the infinite energy engine that Jack-2 is powered by.
Unfortunately, his team was spotted and, during their retreat, military lasers severed Yoshimitsu's left arm. The mission proved to be a partial success as the scientist accompanied the group out of the Akihabara. To relay his gratitude, Bosconovich fitted Yoshimitsu with a cybernetic arm. It was when Kazuya's men kidnapped the doctor that Yoshimitsu flew into a rage and entered the second tournament to free his venerable scientist.

Official: "Lending a helping hand..."
Boskonovitch created the Cold Sleep machine during his experiments in his search for eternal life. The technology, still unproven, was used to preserve his young daughter, who suddenly passed away.
Yoshimitsu raised research funds and as the leader of the Manji party, he helped the poor and disadvantaged. Yoshimitsu visited Boskonovitch when he learned of the many martial artist disappearances. The "Yo-man" was surprised to find Boskonovitch suffering from a mysterious pathological organism. It's believed to have been contracted during lab experiments while making the Cold Sleep machine.
Like some weird sci-fi story, Boskonovitch claims he needs blood from Ogre to live. Indebted to Boskonovitch for saving his life, Yoshimitsu enters the tournament to help an old friend.
Version 1
Dr Bosconovitch saved Yoshimitsu's life, but the circumstances are still not totally clear.[ Well, I think that Dr Boskonovitch saved Yoshi´s life after he was seriously wounded by the military lasers mentioned above^_^ *Tenshimitsu*] Whatever the story, Yoshimitsu now fights for the poor and disadvantaged. This also helps fund Bosconovitch's experiments. Yoshi entered the 3rd Iron Fist Tournament to obtain the blood of Ogre, the God of Fighting. With this, Dr B can complete his research and bring his daughter back to life after she died during the doctors "cold sleep" experiment.
Version 2
Yoshimitsu is the leader of the Manji Clan, a notorious gang of Robin Hood-like space thieves. He entered the Tournament upon learning that his friend Dr. Boskonovitch needs Ogre's blood to live. Yoshimitsu now fights to save the life of the man who once saved him.

As the leader of the Manji Party, Yoshimitsu dedicated himself to providing food, medical assistance, and shelter to the ever-increasing number of political refugees around the world. Unfortunately, with a constant lack of necessary funding and manpower, Yoshimitsu was unsure about the future of his organization.When Yoshimitsu heard about The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, he envisioned a union between the Manji Party and the Mishima Zaibatsu. With this dream in mind, Yoshimitsu decides to enter the Tournament immediately. He must defeat Heihachi Mishima at any cost.

Yoshimitsu of course has his own arenas in Tekken. :) Although I don't really know which stage was his in Tekken 1 [ the stages were completely random... ], I can tell you for sure that Yoshi has his very very own stage in Tekken 2, 3 and Tag. Tekken 4 is a little bit enigmatic since not one, but TWO stages match Yoshi [ Jungle Stage... just because it's a forest, and of course Shinjuku! ]

Tekken 2 - Serene Forest
Let's start with Tekken 2. As far as I know, his stage is called "Serene Forest". It's a dark, damp coniferous forest, which matches Yoshimitsu perfectly in my opinion. Not to mention just awesome Background Music! [ Yeah, we have it in our collection in "Sounds & Music" page! ]. Here you can view the only picture I found: [ Click here to view the picture ]

Tekken 3 - Serene Forest... again!
Tekken 3 stage: it's Serene Forest again! But... a little bit different. :) Below are thumbnail images which link to Serene Forest pictures: we can notice a gate and a wall. :) Now something interesting: first screenshot was taken from the Official Namco Tekken 3 Site, and the second... is the in-game screenshot! It's clearly visible that the in-game forest was edited a little bit :)

Of course we cannot forget about the famous Tekken 3 Yoshimitsu Theme written by [as far as I know ] Sanodg. :) Excellent! We just had to have it in our collection, and so you can dowlnoad it in mentioned above "Sounds & music" section. Highly recommended!

Tekken 4 - Jungle
Deep in the untainted wilderness of Yambaru, on the Islands of Okinawa, the peacefull singing of the exotic birds is roughly disturbed by the few combatants that dare to travel into the wild and steamy jungle. For what reason this wilderness is Yoshimitsu's location of choice is unknown; Perhaps there is a Manji hideout in this remote region, or perhaps he came here to meditate and train.
Anyway, Yoshimitsu seems to be well adapted to the jungle- his new 'bug' combat armor perfectly blends in the surrounding plants and trees, while his sharp claws help him moving around in the dense vegetation.

The stage is in fact amazing! Very detailed and very Green. See pictures below!

-Tactical information-
Location: Sub-tropical Jungle
Features: Medium sized stage with a small stream, no spectators.
Hazards: One big tree in the middle
Daytime: Day
Background Music: Didgerhythm.
Starting locations: 1

Tekken 4 - Shinjuku
Golden Gai, the infamous Kabukicho region and the many popular Arcade-halls make Shinjuku one of Tokyo's most popular spots and one of Yoshimitsu's favourite places to hang-out.
It's nightlife has flourished since the Edo period, when this region became the first stop on the old Tokaido road to Kyoto. Be carefull, though, when you are walking in the crowded streets of Shinjuku by night; since from time to time streetfights occur and entire phone boots in front of the cinema's ticket office get smashed in the heat of battle.

-Tactical information-
Location: Shinjuku, Tokyo-to prefacture, Japan.
Features: Pretty open, medium crowd of spectators present.
Hazards: Walls, 4 phone-boots.
Daytime: Night
Background Music: Bit Crusher.
Starting locations: 3

Shinjuku: how it really looks!				... and in-game view :)