Along with Ogre, Paul Phoenix, Bryan Fury, and Feng Wei, Kuma is one of the strongest 'non-Mishima' fighters in the series, among those who rely in brute strength to win.

In Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Heihachi and Kuma's winpose shows Heihachi as someone more stern towards his pet. (It should be noted that Heihachi had actually refused to dissect Kuma in order to research the sources of the power.). In Street Fighter X Tekken, Kuma and Heihachi fight over the power provided by Pandora, though Kuma jokingly receives most of it's power. The first example occurred in Tekken 5 when Kuma dropped Heihachi into a trap door during Kuma's ending, or during the Scenario Campaign in Tekken 6, where Heihachi receives an aggressive reunion from the bear, who tries to kill him in a fit of rage. This jokingly leaves him on the receiving end of her attacks, and the concern of her owner, Ling Xiaoyu.Дespite leaving him after the third tournament, Kuma is still devoted and loyal to Heihachi, though in recent adaptations, Kuma and Heihachi's love for one another has been put into question. It is unknown how he met Panda (presumably when Heihachi was teaching them Kuma Shin Ken), but he has always had a very unrequited but humorous love for her. Kuma is considerably more of a joke character compared toВ PandaВ and his more cruel father. Burning with a new rage, Kuma immediately set out with the desire to defeat Jin. Kuma was defeated by Jin, and was immediately banished back to the Hokkaido wilderness. He would faced its new head, Jin Kazama, and the two had to fight for the Zaibatsu. Despite his loss, Kuma still continued to the corporation's headquarters.Д«elieving his master Heihachi dead, Kuma went to the Mishima Zaibatsu and became a candidate for rising as the new leader (much to Japan's surprise). In the process, he would fight with Paul once more, this time on the losing end. In the fourth tournament, he finally achieved victory over Paul, but much to the bear's surprise, Heihachi was no longer in control of the Zaibatsu, leading to Kuma's desire to reclaim the corporation for his master.

Described as the harshest training regimen he received, Kuma pushed himself to limits with the wild, but his addiction to television would lead him to the announcement of the fourth tournament, and his inevitable match with Paul once more. Through this, he immediately left the Mishima Estate in order to train in the wilderness. Upon his loss in the third tournament however, he realized the necessity of taking his training to another level.

Continuing his father's rivalry, Kuma would inherit his father's rival, Paul Phoenix, and the two would continue on fighting each other, carrying on from the original Kuma. It is noted that although she does not love him, she does occasionally give him a thought. Kuma is in love with Panda, but she neither feels the same nor has any interest in him. Just like his father, the second Kuma is Heihachi Mishima's pet and bodyguard. He replaced Kuma I, his father, which died of old age during the years after the second tournament. Kuma IIВ was first introduced in Tekken 3, and returned for all subsequent games.

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