User blog:Nkstjoa/Jin Kazama vs. Kasumi

Tekken. Dead or Alive. Two of fighting's fiercest rivals. And now their two heroes will meet their match.

Jin Kazama, Tekken's Child of Destiny.

Kasumi, Dead or Alive's Kunoichi of Destiny.

I'm no Wiz or Boomstick, so I'll just look up a few things and try to see if I can come any closer to figuring out who would win... a possible Death Battle.

Jin_Kazama_Kasumi.png Jin Kazama
Note: This version of Jin is based on all of her canon games, and since Tekken: Blood Vengeance is non-canon, he will not have any of that Jin's abilities or feats.

Biography
Throughout his early years, Jin was raised by his mother, Jun Kazama. At 15, his life was changed when Ogre, the Fighting God, attacked. After being knocked unconsious attempting to defend Jun, he awoke to find his home destroyed and his mother missing, presumably dead. Without anyone else to turn to, Jin seeked out his only known relative, his grandfather Heihachi Mishima, who took him in and trained him. As he fought his way through the third King of Iron Fist Tournament's participants, Jin eventually found and faced his mother's killer, who took on a monstrous form. Despite this, Jin was victorious... but his story didn't end there...

Just after killing Ogre, Jin was suddenly fired upon and wounded by a Tekken Force squad, led by Heihachi, who proceeded to shoot his grandson point-blank in the head. It was this betrayal that would awaken the Devil Gene long dormant within him, transforming him and enabling him to escape. From there, Jin began to hate the Mishima blood within him, and upon being reunited with his father Kazuya, who wanted nothing more than to kill his own son and take his power, he was ready to end the bloodline... but a vision of his mother changed his thinking, and he did not go through with his original plan.

But even that did not ease the Devil Gene within him, whose influence was growing stronger after his great-grandfather, Jinpachi, was reawoken by an unknown power. The Devil Gene still yearned to take over, even after Jin had killed Jinpachi. In fear of one day losing control forever, Jin used his found power as the newest head of the Mishima Zaibatsu to throw the world into chaos, hoping that the pain and suffering caused by it would unleash the god-like being Azazel, in the hopes that it would permanently end the Devil Gene. Despite all of that... the Devil Gene lived on...
 * Age: 21
 * Height: 180 cm (5’11’’)
 * Weight: 75 kg (165 lbs)
 * Blood Type: AB
 * Occupation: Current head of Mishima Zaibatsu, formerly unemployed

Fighting Style
At a young age, Jin did learn a few things from his mother about her Kazama-style martial arts, and he would use some of this alongside the Mishima-Ryu style learned from Heihachi. After his grandfather's betrayal, Jin, so angered at the Mishima bloodline, unlearned the style... and the Kazama style for some reason. From the fourth King of Iron Fist Tournament onward, Jin utilizes karate, as well as few other styles.

Pinan Sono Yon Kata
While Jin is an incredible fighter with amazing skill, he is never entirely safe from the Devil Gene within him, which threatens to overtake him. When it does, he transforms into his devil form, Devil Jin.

Devil Jin Form
As Devil Jin, he's possible even stronger than his normal form, but two abilities stick out the most:
 * Grows wings and horns, as well as markings on his body and a third eye
 * Utilizes unlearned Kazama-style martial arts & Mishima-Ryu
 * Some abilities can be used while in human form
 * Full form is completely uncontrollable

Devil Wings

 * Enables flight
 * Resembles a bird's wings, rather than appearing demonic like his father's
 * Unknown amount of time that he can fly with them

Devil Beam
As powerful as the Devil Jin form can be and while it certainly isn't mindless, it is very arrogant and aggressive.
 * Fired from third eye
 * Unblockable
 * Can be used while flying

Feats

 * Defeated True Ogre, Kazuya, Heihachi, Jinpachi, and Azazel
 * Survived multiple gunshot wounds, including a point blank bullet to the head
 * Brought down scores of Tekken Force members before his capture
 * Won the 3rd & 5th King of Iron Fist Tournament

Faults
Jin is certainly a tragic hero, having lost his mother, with his father and grandfather out to kill him, and causing untold death and destruction in the hopes that he could rid himself of the Devil Gene, but failed. Even with all of that said, Jin is nearly unmatched by nearly every other Tekken character, both with and without his powers.
 * Defeated by Tekken Force, Hwoarang, and Lars Alexandersson
 * Devil Gene can overtake him completely if given the chance
 * Devil Form is extremely arrogant
 * Plan to end Devil Gene failed

Kasumi
Note: This version of Kasumi is based on all of her canon games, though I am currently debating whether or not Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge rendition of her character shoud be considered.

Biography
As the Ninja Princess of the Mugen Tenshin clan, she was the next in line to become its master. She cared very much for her family, including her older brother Hayate, and her half-sister Ayane, despite Ayane hating her. But when her uncle Raidou attacked the village and put her brother into a coma, Kasumi vowed vengeance, leaving the village to avenge him. This action would brand her a runaway shinobi, and to ensure that their existence wouldn't be revealed to the world, her own clan send their members to track down and kill her, a task even given to Ayane. She managed to make her way through the Dead or Alive Tournament, eventually facing and killing Raidou... but her story didn't end there...

After pulling off this feat, she was immedietly captured by the Dead-Or-Alive-Tournament-Executive-Community, run by their newly elected leader Victor Donovan, who had plans to create the ultimate fighter. While imprisoned in their facility, her DNA was used to create multiple clones of herself, including her most destructive clone, Alpha-152, but managed to escape with the help Ryu Hayabusa, a friend of her clan's.

Despite being on the run from her clan and DOATEC's doings, Kasumi was still very soft, preferring peaceful solutions and never wanting to fight, going as far as trying to stop a war between her clan and DOATEC. But years later, her attitude would change. While still just as caring as before, Kasumi was mentally stronger, more than willing to fight if it had to be done, and prepared to stop Donovan and DOATEC.
 * Age:19
 * Height: 158 cm (5’2’’)
 * Weight: 48 kg (106 lbs)
 * Blood Type: A
 * Occupation: Kunoichi, former runaway shinobi
 * Pretty good at volleyball
 * Bust/Waist/Hip:
 * 35’’ / 21’’ / 33’’

Fighting Style
As a a member of her clan, she was taught one of the two Mugen Tenshin Ninjitsu styles:

Tenjinmon
And like her clan's friend Ryu Hayabusa, Kasumi can also utilize ninpo, which she can use in two ways:
 * Focuses on evasion and defense
 * Also utilizes grapples

Ninpo

 * Teleportation
 * ​Teleports short distance
 * Torn Sky Blast
 * Beam of lightning-like ki energy fired from palm of hand
 * Can cause serious injury to opponent
 * Taught only to heirs of Mugen Tenshin clan
 * Used to kill Raidou

Weapons
And while never used in any of the Dead or Alive tournaments, Kasumi does have weapons at her disposal:

Wakizashi

 * Japanese sword worn by Samurai class
 * Heirloom of Mugen Tenshin clan

Kunai

 * At least three and up to six can be combined to create the Windmill Shuriken.

Feats

 * Defeated Raidou, Helena, Rig, Christie, and Alpha-152
 * Won first Dead or Alive tournament
 * Evaded capture by her clan for two years
 * Capable of fighting alongside Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge)

Faults
Over the years, Kasumi has grown: from passive to strong, freightened to courageous, hesitant to willing. Kasumi is a fighter and not just a pretty face, whether in fighting tournaments, or wielding a sword.
 * Captured by DOATEC
 * Overreliance on combos and throws
 * Formerly very soft; not a very good ninja trait
 * Tricked into going to Zack Island… twice!

Comparison
Most write this off as a one-sided victory for Jin, but Dead or Alive's lead isn't going down easily:

Jin Kazama Advantages

 * Stronger punches and kicks
 * Just as capable of combos as Kasumi
 * Survived bullets, so kunai and windmill shuriken won't seriously harm him
 * Devil Jin form could grant him increased strength and speed
 * Devil Beam is unblockable

Kasumi Advantages
I think two big questions are what could decide this battle:
 * Faster and more agile
 * Kunai projectiles could disrupt Jin's game
 * Has her blade, which could turn the tide
 * May be able to keep up with Devil Jin
 * Torn Sky Blast is unblockable

How strong is Devil Jin?

Is Kasumi capable of fighting a large numbers of armed combatants?

Devil Jin has never been shown being defeated in canon, mainly because it's only shown up three times: after Jin was shot by Heihachi (Tekken 3), when Jin was about to kill Heihachi (Tekken 4), and after Hwoarang defeated Jin (Tekken 5). A cutscene in Asuka Kazama's story mode shows Devil Jin getting KOed by Jinpachi, but that's non-canon. That does still beg the question as to how strong Devil Jin is. Not counting Blood Vengeance, which was essentially a different take on Devil Jin, we've really never seen any amazing feats from him. With that, I presume that Devil Jin is not invincible, and for all we know, maybe he's just only slightly stronger and more durable than his normal form.

As for Kasumi's appearance in Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, her abilities there may or may not be canon. I'm sure she's pretty good with that sword whenever she uses it, but can she really stand up to armies with automatic weapons in the same manner as Ryu Hayabusa? She doesn't show up to aid Hayabusa in the story; she's just there as a selectable character. So does that alone completely derail her possible ability to battle multiple enemies at once? Who knows. Maybe she's still quick enough to evade danger and maybe she could still hold her own, but again, I'm still stumped.

Regardless of these two facts, I think both will be fairly even-ish, able to hold their own against each other until, inevitably, Devil Jin comes into play. Whether it's Kasumi gaining an edge or the Devil Gene just wanting to join in, it'll happen, and from there, I have no idea who has this.

Maybe Devil Jin'll prove too powerful for Kasumi and tear her apart like most people say... or maybe Kasumi's ninja skill, as well as her sword, could enable her to keep up with and even kill Devil Jin. Can't make the call unless I am nearly 100% sure about these two... and despite all I know about these two, I still have some more information to dig for.

Who Would I Pick?
I would be inclined to pick Jin Kazama, since he is one of my favorite fighting game characters, but because I have the faintest feeling that she could pull it off, I'm going with Kasumi.

If Kasumi wins, I got it right. If Jin wins, my favorite fighting game character won. Either way, I'm satisfied.

Anyway, thanks for reading this. Think this would make a great Death Battle? Think you know the outcome? Got anything I may have missed? Leave a comment below.

Would you like to see Jin Kazama vs. Kasumi be an actual episode? Yes No

Next time...
To be determined...

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