5 fighting games' characters with a strong backstory

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While we may impatiently jump into all-out matches, fighting games' characters have backstories that we tend to overlook. The why, the when, and the how give depth to their hero/villain origins and make the story an immersive experience. Following their personas and experiencing their rivalries helps breathe life into the linear battles of these fighting games' characters.

Leaving aside their cathartic moves and extravagant finishers, let's take a look at five characters in fighting games with a strong backstory.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's views.

Baiken rose from colony life with her parents after they, along with their Japanese brethren, were taken in for protection following Japan's fall at the hands of Justice. However, the colonies were raided by Gears while she was still a little girl, an event that took away her parents, an arm, and an eye.

It was then that she resolved to strength and sought revenge against the Gears. Baiken's somber past is what gives her fierce aggression and thirst to seek out and defeat enemies - That Man, Sol Badguy, and others. She is impulsive and has a menacing bloodlust deeply rooted in her persona, making her one of the deadliest fighting games' characters ever.

She often gets bothered due to her missing arm and indulges in the occasional Sake to take the edge off.

Heihachi Mishima has been making appearances in the Tekken series as an antagonist. He is the son of Jinpachi Mishima, founder of Mishima Zaibatsu, a business corporation that specializes in arms. Heihachi's intention to rule the world and the feud between the Hachijou and Mishima clans are what led his wife Kazumi Mishima to attempt his assassination.

After killing his wife and fearing the