To ensure the death of Kazuya, who had proven to be a great threat to his position, Heihachi cast him into the mouth of an active volcano. Having defeated both Kazuya and Lee during the contest, Heihachi reclaimed the Mishima Zaibatsu. Having trained and meditated in the hills after his defeat, Heihachi's strength had greatly increased and after a showdown with Kazuya, he emerged as the victor of the tournament. Heihachi, having survived the battle with Kazuya and subsequent fall from the cliff, also entered the tournament. Two years after inheriting the Mishima Zaibatsu, Kazuya hosted the King of Iron Fist Tournament 2. The Zaibatsu became more corrupt than ever during Kazuya's reign, engaging in many illegal activities such as assassination, extortion, drug dealing and the smuggling of protected species/creatures. Apathetic towards the tournament's proposed one billion dollar prize, Kazuya dropped his father's unconscious body from the same cliff he had been thrown from as a child.Īfter Heihachi's disappearance, Kazuya was made CEO of the the Mishima Zaibatsu. Fueled by his hatred and bitterness for his father and utilizing the power of devil, Kazuya defeated Heihachi. Kazuya defeated Lee, and went on to face his abusive father in the final round.
Kazuya overcame all of his opponents, reaching his penultimate fight against Lee Chaolan, Heihachi's newly adopted son. If Kazuya was to be Heihachi's successor to the Mishima Zaibatsu throne, he was not only to survive the fall, but to climb back up the rocky cliff and seek revenge against his father.Įasily winning the preliminary death matches around the world, Kazuya became one of the eight finalists in the tournament. As a test of his son's strength, Heihachi cast a five-year-old Kazuya from a cliff into a deep ravine. Most importantly, he is also the grandson of Jinpachi Mishima.Įventually, Heihachi grew tired of Kazuya's "weakness". Though Kazuya did not share his abusive father's vision and was a gentle child, he was forced to endure the harsh upbringing. Heihachi raised Kazuya harshly in his mind, he needed to forge a strong heir to eventually succeed him as head of the Zaibatsu. Kazuya Mishima was born as the only son of Heihachi Mishima and Kazumi Mishima, who is also the paternal grandmother of his son Jin Kazama, the CEO and sole shareholder of the Mishima Zaibatsu - a powerful worldwide business conglomerate.