Jun Kazama facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jun Kazama |
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Jun Kazama in Tekken Tag Tournament 2
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| First game | Tekken 2 (1995) |
| Created by | Seiichi Ishii |
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| Portrayed by | Tamlyn Tomita (live-action film) |
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| Birthplace | Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Fighting style | Kazama-ryū Bujutsu (based on Koryū) |
| Occupation | Wildlife organization officer |
Jun Kazama(Kazama Jun) is a fictional character from the Tekken fighting game series, who made her debut in Tekken 2. Following a relationship with Kazuya Mishima, she became the mother of Jin Kazama.
A nature lover, Jun plays an important role in the story in spite of her absence for most of the series. While she was cut from the main series after her debut, Jun has continued to appear in the series' spin-offs, including the Tekken Tag Tournament series, where her alter-ego, Unknown serves as the final boss in all Tag Tournament entries so far. Despite her relatively few appearances, the character has gained considerable popularity among the fans of the series.
Design and gameplay
Jun is a young Japanese woman with fair skin and short black hair. Her given name, Jun, is written as 準 which, while literally means "to conform", can also mean "pure", if written as 純. True to this, she is associated with the color white, which symbolizes purity and innocence. She is mainly seen wearing a sleeveless white shirt with black cropped trousers, white socks and black shoes, which is her main outfit in Tekken 2. Her alternate outfit consists of a light blue safari-themed outfit, which models her occupation as a member of WWWC organization.
Tekken Tag Tournament adds a martial arts-themed outfit based on karate gi. That game's promotional images also has her wearing a simple, sleeveless white dress, which also appears in the game's opening. With the exception of the martial arts outfit, she wears a white hairband in all of her outfits. In her Tekken Tag Tournament 2 design, while her outfit still has a white theme, her left leg has a motif similar to her son Jin's karate gi, only with crows instead of flames, which may or may not symbolize her change in personality.
Jun practices "Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts", which is a mixed martial arts based on other famous martial arts. It mainly based on aiki-jutsu and jujutsu. When she returned in the series in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, she was given a greatly updated move-set that.
According to Hyper, "Queen of confusion, Jun has the most befuddling attacks of any character" in Tekken 2. Her attacks generally deal big damage and she has many excellent counter-attacks. In Tekken Tag Tournament, Jun remains a specialist in defense, using his fast dodges, low parry and devastating counters. At the same time, her combos that strike at all levels make her also a good offensive character, retaining her potential for causing confusion and frustration. Once mastered, she can surprise any enemy. Her juggle combo capabilities are unlimited and, as always, her striking power causes big damage. Jun Kazama is the final boss in Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
In other media and merchandise
Jun appears as one of the main characters of Tekken: The Motion Picture, which focused on Jun as she tries to free Kazuya from evil and stop him from killing his father, Heihachi. She is portrayed by Japanese actress Tamlyn Tomita in the 2010 live-action film Tekken. She also appears as a main character in both the Tekken Forever comic and the ASPECT Comics' Tekken series.
In merchandising, Jun is featured as a plush toy based on her appearance in Tekken 2 and an action figure based on her appearance in Tekken Tag Tournament. Along with Kazuya, is featured in a Play Arts Kai series action figure based on her appearance in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, created by Square Enix and launched at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. A Tekken statue of Jun was released by Kotobukiya in 2014.
