Reina Mishima

Reina is a student attending Mishima Polytechnical School. She understands Heihachi Mishima to be her father.

By some means, Reina acquired confidential information regarding G Corporation's plans to occupy New York City. She leaked this information to Lidia Sobieska who, in turn, alerted her allies in Yggdrasil. Lidia later met with Reina, who put her on the trail of the Tekken Monks, an organization who had been thwarting attempts to locate the missing Heihachi Mishima.

Reina entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 8’s Asia Preliminaries. In the arena, she met Jin Kazama, Heihachi’s grandson, and introduced herself to him. Jin ignored her, but they were matched against one another in the semifinals. Reina knew that the Mishima Style Fighting Karate she used in battle had contributed to the awakening of Jin’s devil powers at Heihachi's hands in the past. During their fight, Jin’s powers activated, and Reina concluded that the ‘threat of death’ was key to unlocking a devil’s power. She then forfeited the match, having seen all she needed to. Later, she approached Jin in the arena again, telling him she wanted to help take down Kazuya Mishima. Jin was suspicious of her intentions, given her fighting style, but she brushed his concerns off.

Reina accompanied Jin back to Yggdrasil’s base. She was present at a meeting where Niklas Kliesen divulged additional information about the nature of the Devil Gene.

Reina joined Yggdrasil and the United Nations’ forces in storming the coliseum where the next round of the King of Iron Fist Tournament was being held. She confronted Kazuya in his True Devil Form in single combat. Though she was ultimately defeated by him, she proved resilient enough to survive the encounter despite being hit with one of his laser attacks.

Reina returned to Yggdrasil’s base and accompanied them to Yakushima to fight Kazuya Mishima’s G Corporation forces. During this battle, Reina met Nina Williams, the background of whom she was aware of. The two fought, and Nina recognized that Reina was connected to the Mishimas. Reina asked Nina to work for her; Nina replied that she would not be opposed to it, but only after she had finished her vacation. Devil Kazuya returned to the battlefield in order to clear out the fighting forces, firing lasers indiscriminately and wiping out swathes of soldiers. Reina purposefully stood in the path of a large laser, arms outspread, intending on activating her own devil powers by putting herself at risk of death. She awoke on the battlefield some time later with bright red irises. She later rose amidst the rubble and assumed her devil form.

Personality

Reina exudes a charismatic sense of evil, reflecting her character’s duality in both personality and fighting style. When interacting with other people, Reina maintains a friendly demeanor, but drops the facade when facing off against other family members of the Mishima bloodline, namely Kazuya Mishima. However, like other members of the Mishima family, Reina has inherited a self-confident and arrogant personality.

Appearance:

Reina is a young woman with a slight build. Her hair is cut in a short, untidy bob, with purple tips that fade into her natural black. Reina's primary outfit is a sports jacket, with a hood, a zip up the front and a zip on the left arm. The jacket is split down the middle, black on the right and purple on the left side, with asymmetrical white stripes dashed across the front, and wrapping around the back. Beneath this, Reina wears a sleeveless black crop top with a buckled choker at the collar, and black shorts with purple straps around her upper thighs. She wears black, fingerless gloves with purple cuffs and a diamond-shaped opening on the back of each that has a matching purple outline. Reina also wears black lace-up boots, loose purple leg warmers with three black belts about each, and black stockings.

Story

Prior to the start of The King of Iron Fist Tournament held by Kazuya Mishima, Reina provided Lidia Sobieska with intel on G Corporation which aided in securing New York. The two meet once more three days before the Asian B Block Preliminaries were set to begin on a beach, where Lidia thanks Reina and asks who she is and what it is she wanted in return for her assistance. Reina tells Lidia that she knows of the letter Heihachi Mishima had sent Lidia months ago, revealing to Lidia that Reina has some connection to Heihachi.

Reina notes that the two are being watched, and challenges Lidia to a fight. Their battle draws the attention of the Tekken Monks, which Reina had intended on from the start. Once Lidia has proven herself to the Monks, they vanish, allowing Reina to explain what she knows of them. Reina reveals that the Monks see the Mishimas as a threat, and have continuously disrupted any attempts to locate Heihachi. Lidia asks if Reina intends for Lidia to uncover the identity of the Monks, and Reina responds that this will count as repayment for Reina's intel on G Corp.

Reina first approaches Jin Kazama in the corridors of the arena as they are both participating in the tournament. She introduces herself as a student of Mishima Polytechnical School, but Jin ignores her and continues to his match.

Reina and Jin eventually meet in the ring, and Reina utilizes Mishima Style Fighting Karate, musing to herself as Jin reacts to the style and her similarity to Heihachi Mishima by unlocking a small portion of his Devil ability. Reina feigns defeat, allowing Jin to win the match, and is later approached and questioned by Jin as to the source of her knowledge of Mishima-Ryu. She claims to have learned the techniques from the internet, and asks to join Jin in defeating Kazuya.

Reina is allowed to accompany Yggdrasil forces, having a yet-unknown ulterior motive for wishing to do so. She joins in on Yggdrasil and the United Nations' joint attack on the coliseum where the next matches of the tournament are occurring, and after Kazuya absorbs Azazel's power and becomes True Devil Kazuya, Reina remains alongside Victor Chevalier, Claudio Serafino, Lars Alexandersson, Alisa Bosconovitch, Hwoarang, and Lee Chaolan to hold him off and allow Jin to escape to Yakushima.

Reina and Kazuya are eventually able to battle isolated from the others, and Reina proves to be so resilient that Kazuya is momentarily surprised. He also recognizes her use of the Mishima style, but does not hesitate to try killing her still. She survives Kazuya's attack, and after he has fled, she continues along with Yggdrasil and United Nations forces to halt Kazuya's attack on Yakushima.

During this battle, Reina meets with Nina Williams, seeming to know her. After the two fight, Nina seems to understand Reina's origins, but before this is made clear, the weapon that Nina had been preparing arrives on the island to fight the Yggdrasil and United Nations soldiers. Reina asks Nina to work for her, to which Nina responds that she would not be opposed to it, but only after she has finished her vacation.

Devil Kazuya returns to the battlefield in order to clear out the fighting forces, firing lasers indiscriminately and wiping out swathes of soldiers. Reina stands in the path of the large laser, arms outspread, and is struck directly. She is later shown lying on the ground, injured, before her eyes open and reveal red irises.

After Jin and Kazuya's final fight, Reina is shown once more, rising from the rubble of Kazuya's attack. She swears on Heihachi's name to achieve her goals, before transforming into her own devil form.

Fighting Style

Reina's fighting style is a mixture of Taido and Mishima-style karate. She utilizes a special movement called Sentai to close the distance quickly and launch rushes, while Unsoku allows her to deliver powerful attacks with agile footwork, demonstrating a speedy and aggressive combat approach. In addition, Reina has somehow acquired techniques like Wind God Fist, Thunder God Fist and Spinning Demon, synonymous with the Mishima-style karate, and even exhibits a power fighter aspect, delivering powerful fast moves.

Character Relationships

Jin Kazama - Her nephew. Reina refers to him as "Jin-senpai" as they were both students at the same school. Jin, however, is unaware of who she truly is.

Kazuya Mishima - Her older half-brother. Like Jin, Kazuya does not know Reina, but she is familiar with him. Reina appears to hold a grudge against him for supposedly killing Heihachi.

Lars Alexandersson - Her older half-brother. She teamed up with him and Jin to help bring down Kazuya. He currently does not know who she truly is.

Heihachi Mishima - Reina idolizes her father Heihachi and wishes to continue his legacy. Although he is aware of her nature as a Devil, and expecting her to awaken her dormant Devil Gene power, it is unclear what his true feelings, if any, are in return.

Lee Chaolan - Her older adoptive brother. She teamed up with Lee along with Jin seemingly only as a means to bring down Kazuya and learn more about the activation of the Devil Gene. It is unclear if he knows her intentions or who she truly is.

Lidia Sobieska - Reina provided intel on G Corporation to Lidia, in turn asking her to further investigate the Tekken Monks in her stead.

Kuma II - Reina has special dialogue with Kuma asking him to serve her, much to the bear's confusion.

Nina Williams - Reina fought her in Story Mode, seemingly having prior knowledge of Nina and her abilities. Nina eventually realizes Reina's connection to the Mishimas.

Jun Kazama - Reina seems to have a strong dislike for Jun, referring to her as a "foul woman" in her win pose.