


He also taught his fighting skills to the children under his care as a means of self-defense. After the tournament, King participated in both pro-wrestling and martial arts tournaments to win money for his orphanage. He battled Armor King at the tournament and was defeated, not before leaving a scar below Armor king's eye.

King trained intensely and recovered from his alcoholism. He would have perished had he not been convinced by his old friend and rival, Armor King, to again wear the jaguar mask and join The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2. After a child died in his care, King became depressed and, giving up his jaguar mask, returned to the street and became a raging alcoholic. He managed to get third place, winning enough prize money for the orphanage. Lacking the necessary funds to achieve his dream, King entered the first King of Iron Fist Tournament, in order to obtain them. He then became a man with a mission he dreamed of building an orphanage for street children, hoping to save them from becoming the kind of person he used to be. He became a Catholic priest and renounced his old fighting ways. After recovering, King realized the error of his ways and resolved to start a new life. The Marquez priests saved him from death. In one of his fights, King was grievously wounded and collapsed in front of a monastery. Highly limited to 750 pieces worldwide.The first King used to be a ruthless street brawling orphan with no care in the world except fighting. This is the first statue in First 4 Figures’ line of Tekken characters, meaning that the lowest numbers are available on a first come first served basis! At ¼ scale, King stands an imposing 19 inches tall.Ĭomes in deluxe full-color packaging with moulded foam interiors, and an authenticity card that allows you to register your purchase with First 4 Figures online, thus ensuring your product is genuine and allowing you to secure the same number for future statues in the Tekken line. A great deal of extra detail has also been added to King’s character, including whiskers on his mask, and even beads of sweat on his body. Despite his intimidating appearance and great strength, King II continues and maintains his predecessor’s fighting spirit by competing in the King of Iron Fist tournament to raise money for the orphanage he was once raised in as a child.įirst 4 Figures is proud to present the masked King II! Presented in his appearance seen in Tekken 5, King is stood beckoning to his next challenger to take him on in combat.īeing cast in high quality polystone, every detail on King has been captured perfectly, and is finished with a detailed hand-painted finish. After becoming the successor to the original King (who was killed at the hands of Ogre), King II soon made a name for himself as being an incredibly capable fighter with his repertoire of wrestling moves and throws. King II is a disciplined masked pro-wrestler from Mexico.
