Learn about Mishima Heihachi, head of the Mishima Corporation and host of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, in Tekken 5. Discover his fighting style and survival.
Mishima Heihachi is a character in Tekken 5. His name can be broken down: "Mi" means "three," "Shima" means "islands," "Hei" means "flat, calm, peaceful, equal," and "Hachi" means "eight." His fighting style is Mishima-style Fighting Karate, and he is Japanese.
In the official Namco Japanese story, Mishima Heihachi was the head of the Mishima Corporation and the host of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4. After losing to Kazama Jin, he was attacked by an unknown battalion of Jacks and betrayed by Kazuya. He was caught in a self-destructing Jack battalion explosion but survived due to his superhuman body. A month later, upon hearing that someone was controlling the Mishima Corporation and opening The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, Heihachi, fully recovered with abnormal regenerative powers, entered the tournament, vowing not to give up the Mishima Corporation.
Heihachi is playable in Tekken 5. His name may allude to the Japanese author Mishima Yukio, who was obsessed with dying in battle. The "Hachi" in his name is shared with characters like Jinpachi and Kazuya and might reference the warlike deity Hachiman (or Yawata).
- Heihachi's survival of the explosion is attributed to his superhuman body and abnormal regenerative powers.
- The name "Hachi" may be a nod to the Japanese deity Hachiman.
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