is recognized as one of the first gaming characters to have a realistic personality as the narrative of Tekken 3 involves his quest to take revenge on Jun. Ferrand believed that, as a result, players might find Jin appealing. Similarly, the book Japanese Culture Through Videogames addresses Jin as a complex fictional character, comparing him with Metal Gears Solid Snake and Final Fantasys Terra Branford and Cloud Strife due to his identity issues over his powers and relatives. This is primarily explored in Tekken 4, where Jin confronts his father Kazuya for the first time, while also dealing with the Devil Gene he inherited from him. In 2017's Refracted Visions: Transmedia Storytelling in Japanese Game, Rachael Hutchinson, an associate professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Delaware, noted that the Devil Gene is well explored in the character's fighting style as Jin performs different techniques when taking on this look. As a result, she regarded his characterization as one of gaming's best translations from storytelling to gameplay. Moreover, players who play Jin Kazama are noted to be highly skilled as they have to practice his two personas. The character's design and moveset were often cited as one of the biggest reasons behind his popularity within Tekken even if they come across as unrealistic comparing him with two other icons: Solid Snake and Lara Croft. See also List of Tekken characters References Action film characters Dictator characters in video games Fictional commanders Fictional Japanese people in video games Fictional karateka Fictional kyokushin kaikan practitioners Fictional martial artists in video games Fictional mass murderers Fictional warlords in video games Male characters in video games Male video game villains Namco protagonists Tekken characters Video game bosses Video game characters introduced in 1997 Video game characters who can move at superhuman speeds Video game characters with electric or magnetic abilities Video game characters with superhuman strength Video game mascots Fictional murderers