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Jin

Heat	Gains access to new follow-ups to his Power Stance (db+1+2) EWHF can be performed without just frame input.
Heat Smash	Mid, i15~16, +3
Heat Engagers	1+2 df+4 f,f+2 f+3,1 ZEN.2
Stances	ZEN (Zenshin) – f+3+4 or b3+4 CD (Crouch Dash) – f,n,d,df or ZEN.df
Fastest
Launch	i11(~14) – f,n,d,df#2 (hard) i15 – d+3+4 (standing) i15 – uf+4 (standing) i14 – ws2 (crouching)
CH launch	i16 – db+2,2 (mid, high) i16 – f+4 (mid, longer range)
Wall splat	i10 – 2,4 (standing) i14 – ws2 (crouching)
Archetypal moves
Parry	b+1+3 (high or mid attacks)
Sabaki	b+1+2
Mid check	df+1 (Standing) b+2,1 (Standing) b+3 (Standing) f+4 (Standing) ws4 (Crouching)
Hopkick	uf+4
Stature kick	db+4
Power low	d+2
Slash kick	wr3
Generic moves
Remapped	d+1 → db+1
Missing	d+2, d+3, d+4
External links
Lore	Jin Kazama
Twitter	#T8_Jin
Discord	Jin Kazama

This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Jin (Tekken 7).

Jin is an incredibly versatile character, having an answer for every situation. His strengths include powerful punishment, space control with long-ranged keep-out attacks, and excellent close-ranged pressure thanks to his pokes and wavedash mix-ups. His execution requirements are strict in high-level play, but he can be played effectively by beginners and masters alike.

Jin’s strong space control tools include Front Thrust Kick (f+4) a safe, counter-hit launching mid, and High Right Roundhouse (4), a fast homing move with counter-hit properties. When it’s time to go on the offensive, use Demon’s Paw (f, f+2), a safe, long-ranged, mid Heat Engager; one of the strongest approach tools in Tekken 8.

Up close, Jin has several delayable poking strings, such as Double Thrust > Roundhouse (2, 1, 4) and Mid Left Punch > High Roundhousekick (d/f+1, 4). Mix in lows such as Scourge (d+2) and Right Low Roundhouse (d/b+4) for oppressive offense.

Rounding out Jin's moveset is the incredible Electric Wind Hook Fist (f, n, d, d/f+2), an excellent tool for pressure, keep out and punishment alike. Practice wavedashing to mix it up with Depraved Savagery (f, n, d, d/f+4, 2), a power low, and Left Axe Kick (f, f+3), a safe mid launcher.

Perhaps the most well-rounded character in the roster, few encompass Tekken more than Jin: The Lightning of Fate!

Strengths

Combines a Mishima moveset with a great generic moveset and damage to boot
Amazing keepout with EWHF and f+4
Strong parry makes him very difficult to pressure
Arguably the best punishment suite in the entire game, can launch at i14 from both crouch and standing
Heat gives him strong chip potential and one of the scariest Heat Smashes in the game with insane wallsplat potential

Weaknesses

One of 4 characters with a bad backdash cancel
Wavedash mixup is somewhat reactable
Started WWIII in Tekken 6 and still hasn't gone to the Hague for it

Key techniques

Wave dash

importance

★★★☆☆

value

☆☆☆☆☆

dexterity

★★★★☆

rhythm

★★☆☆☆

EWHF in neutral

importance

★★★★☆

value

★★★★★

dexterity

★★★★☆

rhythm

★★★★☆

-14 EWHF block punish

importance

★★★★☆

value

★★★★★

dexterity

★★★★☆

rhythm

★★★★★

External links

Jin Kazama Optimal Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by TheFURY
Jin Kazama Overview & Changes by That Blasted Salami
Jin Kazama Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by RyzingSol

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-* '''Mishima Supreme''': Jin has all the Mishima tools, but few of their weaknesses. He retains his variant of the EWGF (EWHF), Hellsweep, wave dash and Left Splits Kick toolkit, but also has good tracking tools and many generalist moves.
+* Combines a Mishima moveset with a great generic moveset and damage to boot
-* '''Great Pokes''': Jin has many good pokes and safe strings. Front Thrust Kick leads to excellent damage on counterhit and gives him formidable defensive prowess.
+* Amazing keepout with EWHF and f+4
-* '''Mixup Machine''': Zanshin stance, Scourge, Fiendish Rend, Hellsweep, and his great low buttons give Jin everything he needs to open people up.
+* Strong parry makes him very difficult to pressure
-* '''Defensive Demon''': Jin's Electric Wind Hook Fist is a scary keepout tool, and his unique parry allows him to slip through things that other characters may struggle with.
+* Arguably the best punishment suite in the entire game, can launch at i14 from both crouch and standing
-* '''Punishment''': Jin's fast punishes from standing and crouching are among the best in the game, and Jin is one of the only characters with i14 launchers for both standing and crouching (though EWHF requires frame precision). His optimized launch combos are also among the most damaging in the game.
+* Heat gives him strong chip potential and one of the scariest Heat Smashes in the game with insane wallsplat potential
-* '''Easy execution''': While Jin used to have extremely difficult execution, in Tekken 8 he has built-in electrics from his moves that require no execution. His panic moves are also easy to execute. Electric and Wavedash are now the hardest execution requirements on Jin (and f4 CH ws4 pickup).
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-* '''War Criminal''': Started WWIII in Tekken 6 and still hasn't gone to the Hague for it.
+* One of 4 characters with a bad backdash cancel
+* Wavedash mixup is somewhat reactable
+* Started WWIII in Tekken 6 and still hasn't gone to the Hague for it
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