that he kept voicing Jin after 25 years since his debut while Tang appreciated the shades of his personality. Gameplay As a result of being introduced as the protagonist in Tekken 3, Jin's movements were made to be balanced so that he would have neither strong nor weak movesets. This caused difficulties in his design. He was meant to appeal to veterans of the franchise as he uses both moves from Heihachi and Kazuya but not with the same amount of power. As Jin has no model for his fighting style, several of his karate moves were created by the Tekken staff. was Jin's motion actor as Narushima also possessed regular karate in his fighting style. Harada said he thought Steve Fox and the Mishimas—Jin, Kazuya and Heihachi—were considered the strongest characters to play in the series. In his early appearances, Jin's moves were a blend of parents, Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima, a combination of and . He fights in this style in both Tekken 3 and Tekken Tag Tournament. In Tekken 4, however, this style was discarded in favor of "traditional" Karate, also known as Kyokushin karate. As a result, Jin performs unique techniques such as one known as the "Right Roundhouse Punch", in Japan. Jin is often regarded as the strongest character in Tekken 4. As his power was reduced in the following games, he went through minor changes that made him notably stronger in Tekken 6 than his Tekken 5 persona. Devil Jin incorporates moves from Jin's Mishima fighting style, which makes him a stronger fighter than the regular Jin. Like Kazuya's devil persona, Jin's devil form can create a projectile move. However, Devil Jin's fighting style is listed as "Unknown". Nevertheless, Devil Jin also possesses a number of weaknesses that separately balances his duality with the regular Jin. In preparation for Tekken 7, Harada commented he would often try Devil Jin if he was an "intermediate player" comparing his skills with Heihachi's. Famitsu recommended the regular Jin to advanced Tekken players. For Capcom's crossover game Street Fighter X Tekken, the official guide noted how Jin could easily counterattack enemy's moves. Appearances Main Tekken series Jin's first appearance is in Tekken 3, where he is introduced as a teenager "claiming to be Heihachi's grandson" as a result of being Jun Kazama and Kazuya Mishima's child. He was raised by his mother, Jun, until she was attacked