Yoshimitsu
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Inheritor of the Demon Sword
As the mysterious head of the Manji clan, Yoshimitsu steals from evil companies and spreads their wealth to the poor. Although he has a serious temperament, he also shows flashes of stupidity. Believing that his demonic sword is resonating with the large mass of fighters who are searching for Pandora in the Antarctic, Yoshimitsu travels with Raven in order to quell his sword’s cries.
Voice: Tomokazu Seki
| Stamina | Fwd Walk | Back Walk |
| 1000 | E | F |
| Basics | |
| Oni Killer (throw) |   |
| Sword Face Smash (throw) | |
| Kangaroo Kick (launcher) |   |
| Normals | |
| Manji Spin Kicks |  |
| Flea Stance |   |
| — Running Flea |  |
| — Jumping Flea |  |
| — Ducking Flea | |
| — Diving Cranium | |
| Poison Wind Gold Fist |  |
| — Bronze Fist |  |
| — — Steel Fist | |
| — — Silver Fist | |
| — — — Gold Fist |  |
| Specials | |
| Slap U Silly |  |
| Stone Fists | |
| Gehosen |  |
| Poison Breath (also from Flea) |  |
| Suicide | |
 Windmill |
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| Indian Sit Vacuum Dance | / / |
| Cross Art | |
| Hidden God | |
| Super Art | |
| Windmill Dance | |
A popular choice in Melbourne and with me, particularly for rocking the Tekken 3 gear. Yoshimitsu proved to be the surprise packet of the BAM weekend for one glaring reason; Windmill is incredible. Making up for Yoshimitsu’s poor mobility in spades, Windmill is used to bring the enemy to Yoshimitsu instead of the other way around, having the same suction properties as Seth’s Tanden Engine or Rufus’ EX Galactic Tornado. This effect doesn’t quite reach full screen, but does have considerable real estate. On top of that, the move does unbelievable damage, hitting about as hard as a SPD from Zangief or Hugo. The downside is it’s very unsafe on recovery, putting Yoshi at a frame disadvantage, possibly even on hit. Combine Windmill with Yoshimitsu’s teleports, a hitbox on his Gehosen anti-air wider than it is tall and good range on his normals in general, and the Tekken staple becomes a deceptively strong if high-workload character.
In addition Windmill, Slap-U-Silly and Manji Spin Kicks were simply made for Switch Cancelling, and Poison Breath served as a good tool against more aggressive opponents looking to get in quick.
