| Kazuya (Tekken 7) |
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| Kazuya | |
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| Heat | {{{heat}}} |
| Heat Smash | {{{heatSmash}}} |
| Heat Engagers | {{{heatEngagers}}} |
| Stances | {{{stances}}} |
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| Stature kick | d/b+4 |
| Power low | f,n,d,d/f+4,1 |
| Shadow cutter | d+1+2 |
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| Remapped | (none) |
| Missing | (none) |
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| Lore | Kazuya Mishima |
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| Discord | [1] |
Kazuya is a Mishima-style character whose playstyle is characterised by a high-risk high-reward mental game. This means that while he has access to a hitconfirmable 10f punish, a wavedash mixup and an electric wind god fist â he differs from the other Mishimas in possessing strong okizeme tools intended to loop situations, excellent crouching punishment, a faster EWGF that is accessible from both standing and crouching (i13), and one of the best rage drives in the game (f,n,d,d/f+1+4).
All of these strengths come at the expense of having below-average neutral poking tools, lacking a generic d/f+1 or a safe mid Mishima d/f+2, and struggling with range 1.5+ whiff punishment. Though there are some alternative tools he can use to compensate (like iWS4, f+3, etc.), their weaknesses often mean that a player needs to learn how to play a unique style of Tekken - relying on his crouchdash pressure moreso than other Mishimas and exposing themselves to taking risks in the neutral (using his standing d/f+2 or risky wavedash tools) in order to cover the opponent's options and gain access to damage.
Kazuya has a high execution skill ceiling, and an above-average execution barrier - as he possesses no standing launchers at the speed that most characters would without doing a precise EWGF input, which requires practice and is not bufferable. His d/f+2 on counter-hit guarantees an i13 EWGF (f,n,d/f+2 or f,d,d/f+2) â this is one of the most damaging launchers in the game, but also one of the most difficult, consisting of three consecutive 1-frame links.
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