Wang Jinrei

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Wang Jinrei is a character in the Tekken fighting game series.

History

Before Tekken - Tekken 5

Wang was a companion of Jinpachi Mishima, Heihachi's father. Wang watched Heihachi and Kazuya with great interest as they grew and chose their respective paths of life. Wang remained generous and kind whilst living as a recluse in the Mishima gardens. Now, Wang tends to the huge number of vegetables in the gardens, finding time to hone his awesome (and highly individual) martial arts skill. Every morning at the crack of dawn, he can be seen strolling down the mountains gazing at the clouds. His lithe athletiscism, despite his age, has meant that his inner chi strength is channelled with great purity of spirit, despite his frail bones. His reason for entering the second tournament is to carry out the final wishes of the long-dead Jinpachi. During his life, Jinpachi watched with grief as Heihachi and Kazuya followed the path of evil. He instructed his faithful friend to eliminate both of them when the time was right. Wang theorises that the best way to fulfill this plea is to face all challengers giving way to those adept enough to defeat Kazuya and dispatches those unworthy of his attention. Heihachi will stare into the face of destiny at another time. Wang enters the fifth tournament to find out the authenticity of a letter he received, noting that Jinpachi had come back.

Controversy Among Age

In dialogue spoken in Tekken 5's Story Mode, Ling Xiaoyu refers to Wang as 'Grandpa'. However, Jinrei is most likely Xiaoyu's great-grandfather, as he is far too old to realistically be the parent of her parent. (In Tekken 5, Xiaoyu is 18 while Jinrei is around 105 years old.) Being speculation, this cannot be confirmed until Namco themselves have spoken on the issue.

Trivia

• Wang may somehow be related to Michelle Chang and Julia Chang because he shares some of their moves.
• Wang might have trained Lei Wulong, for in Lei's 4th story battle in Tekken 5, he seems to know Wang personally.
• Tekken 5 was the first game that Wang Jinrei had a voice acting dialogue role and is one of the two characters alongside Feng Wei to speak Mandarin.

See also

• Ling Xiaoyu
• Michelle Chang
• Julia Chang
• Jinpachi Mishima
• Lei Wulong

 

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