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Anna Williams (Tekken)

Anna Williams
Tekken character
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Anna Williams in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
First game Tekken (1994)
Created by Seiichi Ishii
Voiced by (English) Claire Hamilton (The Motion Picture)
Lenne Hardt (Tekken 5 - Tekken 6 (archive footage), Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (grunts), Tekken 3D: Prime Edition)
Debra Jean Rogers (Death by Degrees)
Tara Platt (Tekken 6, Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - onwards)
Voiced by (Japanese) Yumi Tōma (Tekken 1 - Tekken Tag Tournament)
Kaori Yamagata (The Motion Picture, Drama CD)
Tamako Nohama (Japanese dub of the Tekken film)
Akeno Watanabe (Blood Vengeance)
Motion capture Mayu Hiratsuka (Blood Vengeance)
Portrayed by Marian Zapico (live-action film)
Elle Navarro (Tekken Tag Tournament 2 trailer "Girl Power")
Fictional profile
Birthplace Ireland
Nationality Irish
Fighting style Assassination Arts (based on Hapkido and others such as koppo-jutsu)
Occupation Bodyguard (Tekken 2, Tekken 6)
Paramilitary (Death by Degrees, Blood Vengeance)
Assassin (The Motion Picture, live-action film)

Anna Williams (Japanese: アンナ・ウィリアムズ Hepburn: Anna Wiriamuzu?) is a fictional character in the Tekken fighting game series, first appearing in Tekken in 1994. Anna is the narcissistic and arrogant younger sister of the quiet and serious Nina Williams, the personal bodyguard of Kazuya Mishima and second-in-command at G Corporation. She is also, although unbeknownst to her, the aunt of boxing competitor Steve Fox. She is defined by her rivalry with Nina, a trait that has been around since the original Tekken game.

Anna originally shared most of her moves with her sister Nina, but has since gained a more idiosyncratic moveset. In the other Tekken media, including films, Anna usually appears in role of a minor villain. The character was met with positive critical reception.

Anna Williams was born and raised in Ireland together with her elder sister Nina. She and Nina were taught various martial arts by their father, a former assassin Richard Williams since young age. Anna was also personally trained by her mother. When Richard died under mysterious circumstances the sisters blamed each other, leading to a long-standing rivalry between them. After this, both sisters went their separate ways with Nina using her skills to become an assassin, and Anna joining the paramilitary and becoming an officer in the Tekken Force.

Anna plays only a very minor role in the story of the first game, appearing as a sub-boss character for Nina. Her story was further expanded in later games. In Tekken 2, as in the first tournament, the 20-year-old Nina was once again hired to assassinate the sponsor of the current tournament, Kazuya Mishima. Whether at Kazuya's discretion or Anna's own volition, Anna became a bodyguard for Kazuya, along with Ganryu and Bruce Irvin, who were all charged with Kazuya's protection. Nina was later captured by Mishima Zaibatsu forces and used in Dr. Bosconovitch's cryonics research. Learning about this, Anna volunteered to be another test subject, requesting that she be woken in the future at the same time as Nina. Her reason for doing this is unknown, but the two most reasonable explanations would be because she didn't want to feel lonely without Nina, and she didn't wanted her sister's age preserved in a cryonic sleep while she herself continues to age.


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