Tekken 3/Jin Kazama/Introduction

Introduction

Jin, the son of Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima, has received rigorous training from Heihachi Mishima from the age of 15 in order to avenge the death of his mother, at the hands of Ogre. Having mastered Kazama-style judo and Mishima-style karate, Jin enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3, with the aim of killing Ogre, in the name of Jun Kazama.

The classic Mishima gameplan is represented in Jin, in it's most powerful iteration to date. Tricky to punish Hellsweeps, safe on block launchers and the absurd Electric Wind God Fist put opponents in one of the most devastating 50/50's in Tekken history. While Jin does not have many weaknesses, a keen awareness of his strengths and the execution to pull off some of his moves are needed to really make this character the monster that he is.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Versatile Toolkit: Jin has nearly everything you would want in a character, good movement, safe launchers, high damage and more. Wavedash 50/50: The classic Mishima 50/50 is present in Tekken 3 and it is as oppressive as always. The unreactable Hellsweep can be made incredibly difficult to punish due to the 4,4 extension, and Jin’s wide array of mids from Wavedash can cover many different options by the defender. Not to forget the ever powerful Electric Wind God Fist. Keepout: No walls, absurd movement and excellent fast, safe keepout can be abused by Jin players to make it a massive struggle for any character to get a life lead. WGF is only -6, EWGF pushes you a mile away on block and 1,1,2 is as hitconfirmable as always, letting you stay safe and always keeping your opponent an arm's length away.

Execution: Despite his absurd strength, Jin makes it hard to consistently access to strength. Wavedashes, EWGF’s and optimal combos and the notorious running 3 on block followup need to be practiced to truly make this character into the monster he is. Sidestep Left: A classic weakness of the Mishima mixup, as sidestep left not only takes you out of the way of the Electric and many mids, but avoids the Hellsweep. However, Jin can counter this by simply doing another Wavedash, as it tracks.