Lidia Sobieska

• Character Name: Lidia Sobieska
• Also Known as: The Right Honorable Lidia Sobieska, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, "The Strongest Member of Parliament", The Warrior Prime Minister
• Fighting Style: Traditional Karate
• Origin: Poland
• Height: 177 cm (5’10”)
• Weight: 67 kg (147 lbs)
• Eyes: Blue
• Hair: Platinum
• Likes: Her father, Her grandfather, Żurek soup, Strawberries, Eddy Gordo, Yoshimitsu
• Dislikes: Heihachi Mishima, Mishima Zaibatsu, Tekken Force, G Corporation
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Age: 29
• Date of birth: December 3rd
• Occupation: Prime Minister of Poland
• Family: Unnamed grandfather, Unnamed father (deceased)
• Biography: Lidia was born into a family that had produced many prominent politicians. When Lidia was 10 years old, her grandfather was elected president of Poland. Despite her family background, Lidia had no intention of becoming a politician. Instead, she wanted to continue to study traditional karate, which she had been training in for some time.

Two years later, as Lidia stood waiting to welcome her grandfather and father back from a trip to Japan, the government helicopter carrying the two of them suddenly exploded and crashed. Lidia's face was injured by flying debris and she fainted. A few days later, Lidia regained consciousness. She was told that the helicopter explosion was not an accident, but an act of terrorism. Lidia was angry and upset to learn that her father was killed in the attack. Two months after the incident, Lidia visited her grandfather, who survived the explosion after receiving intensive care. He told her never to give in to injustice.

Lidia entered university law school at the age of 16 and graduated with first-class honors five years later. At the age of 18, Lidia won her first world karate championship and would go on to win an unprecedented six consecutive titles in the following years. When she turned 21, she immediately ran for national office and won her first election. Lidia’s martial arts prowess and determined outlook earned her the nickname ‘The Strongest Member of Parliament’.

As the war between the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corporation intensified, the situation in Poland deteriorated. Calls for a new political leader in the country rapidly grew stronger. In response, Lidia put her name forward for the presidency of the ruling party and won, becoming prime minister of Poland at the young age of 29. She requested that the Mishima Zaibatsu withdraw the Tekken Force solders they had illegally stationed in Poland, but the Mishima Zaibatsu's owner, Heihachi Mishima, refused to do so. He sent a letter that told Lidia that, if she was dissatisfied with his response, she would have to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament and negotiate directly with him. Though she was offended by the prospect, she nevertheless entered the tournament.

As the war between the Mishima Zaibatsu and G Corporation intensified, the situation in Poland deteriorated. Calls for a new political leader in the country rapidly grew stronger. In response, Lidia put her name forward for the presidency of the ruling party and won, becoming prime minister of Poland at the young age of 29. She requested that the Mishima Zaibatsu withdraw the Tekken Force solders they had illegally stationed in Poland, but the Mishima Zaibatsu's owner, Heihachi Mishima, refused to do so. He sent a letter that told Lidia that, if she was dissatisfied with his response, she would have to enter the King of Iron Fist Tournament and negotiate directly with him. Though she was offended by the prospect, she nevertheless entered the tournament.

Following the disappearance of Heihachi Mishima, G Corporation grew in power. She formed alliances with underground networks, including Yoshimitsu's Manji Clan, to gather intelligence on opposing forces. Of the intel presented to her, a document regarding Eddy Gordo, an old acquaintance of hers, caught her eye. She was surprised to see that he had been a member of Tekken Force. She and Yoshimitsu successfully located Eddy and rescued him from a losing battle he was waging against G Corporation forces. Eddy divulged the sins he had committed as a member of Tekken Force, but Lidia understood that his hand was forced and extended hope of a new beginning to him. Eddy, as well as a contingent of other former Tekken Force soldiers seeking redemption, joined Lidia's efforts against G Corporation.

Lidia convinced an international congress to adopt sanctions against G Corporation, and continued developing alliances with like-minded organizations. She sent Eddy to meet with Lars Alexandersson, leader of Yggdrasil, and to a Mishima Zaibatsu base in South America to recruit more Tekken Force members interested in changing their ways.

On the back of intel provided by a mysterious source, Lidia led UN forces into New York and freed the city from G Corporation’s control, preventing major casualties and earning her acclaim worldwide. Regardless, Lidia felt guilt over being unable to prevent Kazuya Mishima’s rampage from taking place at all. She then travelled to meet the person who provided the intel, Reina. Reina referred to the letter Heihachi Mishima had sent Lidia; Lidia was alarmed, as she had not made anyone else privy to the letter’s existence. She suspected that Reina must be linked to Heihachi in some way. Reina and Lidia fought and, at the close of their fight, several staffs rained from above, surrounding Lidia. A voice called out to Lidia, telling her she was the ‘peerless warrior’ the Tekken Monks had been seeking but that they first had to determine whether she was worthy. The staffs began to exude black smoke with hallucinatory properties, and they appeared to transmute into Tekken Monks. Lidia fought with them and was able to best them all, causing them to disappear into red smoke. The voice praised her technique and spirit. Reina then spoke with Lidia, telling her that the Tekken Monks were an organisation that even the Mishima Zaibatsu lacked data on, and that they’d disrupted every attempt by anyone to search for Heihachi Mishima. Lidia asked Reina if she meant for her to seek out the Tekken Monks, and Reina confirmed that she did, telling Lidia to think of it as the fee for the intel she had provided.

Lidia located a Tekken Monk stronghold and traveled there alongside Eddy and Yoshimitsu. Once there, Lidia was challenged by Tekken High Priest Seiryu. She bested him and thanked him for an enlightening fight. Black smoke began to fill the room, and the voice of Tekken High Priest Suzaku rang out. He told Lidia that he would test her mettle. An apparition of Devil Kazuya, Shadow Kazuya, formed from the black smoke, and Lidia fought and defeated it. Suzaku then finally greeted her in his physical form, deeming her a model of perfect equilibrium between mind, body and technique. He introduced her to another Tekken Monk: Heihachi Mishima. Suzaku explained that Heihachi had lost all his memories and had been training in Mishima-style alongside the Tekken Monks in hopes of completing the Star Crusher Trial and attaining the Mishima-style Ultimate Technique. Lidia joined the Tekken Monks as their guest and assisted in Heihachi’s training.

Some time later, Lidia observed Heihachi training with Seiryu and was impressed by his prowess. However, Seiryu noted that Heihachi’s mind was wavering, causing imbalance in him. Lidia wondered whether the imbalance might be connected to his memory loss.

Lidia witnessed Heihachi go through a ceremony to rid himself of the evil within. The next morning, Lidia meditated and trained with Heihachi to ensure he was ready for the trial later that day.

That night, after Heihachi completed the Star Crusher Trial, Eddy and Yoshimitsu found Lidia while she was training and told her that something terrible had happened. The three discovered that Heihachi's past attitude had returned and that he had taken out scores of the Tekken Monks, Seiryu and Suzaku among them. Lidia, Eddy and Yoshimitsu fought Heihachi, but they were unable to defeat him.

• Personality: Lidia is motivated by duty to her country and her family legacy. She believes she ought to follow in her grandfather's footsteps and serve as a political leader for her country, and fight for justice when confronted by aggressive powers like the Mishima Zaibatsu. She bold and fearless, seemingly unfazed by the threats that her aide warns her about, and unafraid to confront Heihachi Mishima when he refuses to withdraw Tekken Force from Poland. She is a dedicated karateka, and, accidentally slips into speaking as though she is in the dojo whilst on the phone with her aide, suggesting she is more comfortable in a martial arts setting than a political one.
• Appearance: Lidia has platinum blonde hair which she ties into a high ponytail. She has blue eyes, with a scar through her left eye. She wears winged eye make up and glossy red lipstick.
• Attire: Lidia's outfit is a dark blue belt back suit jacket with gold trim on the collar and lapels, which also have gold tips at the top. On the left of her chest above her breast pocket, she wears a gold and red emblem pin. The suit jacket has two gold buttons at the bottom of the opening and three gold buttons along each cuff, as well as two golden buttons attached to a chain on the belt at the back. Underneath this, Lidia wears a white, button-up shirt, which is unbuttoned to reveal a beige, cutout turtleneck sweater that shows a small portion of her upper chest. Lidia also wears dark teal slacks with white pinstripes, a wide, black belt with a gold, double prong buckle, and white high-heeled shoes with three gold straps around the top of each. This outfit is accessorized with a gold pendant necklace and a gold belt chain attached near her left hip.