Heihachi Mishima

Heihachi Mishima
Tekken character
Heihachi Mishima in Tekken 6
First game	Tekken (1994)
Created by	Seiichi Ishii
Designed by	Aya Takemura (Tekken 3–5, Tekken Tag, Soulcalibur II, Namco X Capcom) Takuji Kawano (Tekken 4–5, Soulcalibur II)
Voiced by (English)	John Paul Shephard (Tekken: The Motion Picture) Kevin Michael Richardson (Soulcalibur II) Jamieson Price (Tekken: Blood Vengeance, Street Fighter X Tekken)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Banjō Ginga (Tekken, Japanese dub of the live-action Tekken films) Wataru Takagi (Tekken 2) Daisuke Gōri (Tekken 3 - Tekken 6, Tekken: The Motion Picture, Soulcalibur II, Death by Degrees, Namco x Capcom, Ridge Racer 6) Unshō Ishizuka (Tekken: Blood Vengeance - onwards)
Motion capture	Syuichi Masuda (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) Kouji Kawamoto (Tekken: Blood Vengeance) (stunts)
Portrayed by	Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Japan
Nationality	Japanese (although it was denied by the Japanese government)
Fighting style	Mishima-ryu Karate (based on Goju-ryu karate)
Occupation	Head of Mishima Financial Empire (Tekken, Tekken 3, Tekken 4, Tekken 7)

Heihachi Mishima (Japanese: 三島 平八, Hepburn: Mishima Heihachi^?) is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of the Tekken fighting game series, given that he is almost always responsible for the series' events, though his impact has appeared to decrease as the series goes on as of Tekken 5 onwards. First appearing in the first game as the main antagonist, he is one of only four characters (the others being Yoshimitsu, Paul Phoenix and Nina Williams) to have appeared in all major installments in the series, making one appearance within the series as the main character (in Tekken 2) and three as a boss (Tekken, Tekken 3, and Tekken 4).

Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada has stated that Heihachi is his favorite character in the overall series and the character he most frequently selects when playing. He further described Heihachi as a "very human character", stating that while focus had been placed on his appearance he found the character's philosophy more interesting, and that in the series he was a "perfect portrayal of the evil that lurks in men's hearts", an evil "far more hideous than any made-up monster or demon."

Heihachi is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, the husband of the late Kazumi Mishima, the father of Kazuya Mishima and Lars Alexandersson, the adopted father of Lee Chaolan, and the grandfather of Jin Kazama. He fights with Mishima style of Karate and is the founder and the Commander of the Tekken Force Unit. He has hosted half of the King of the Iron Fist Tournaments with the second, fifth and sixth King of Iron Fist Tournaments being hosted by Kazuya, Jinpachi, and Jin respectively.