Kuma, The Lore of Tekken's Wholesome Bear

[@Weeknight]

I love Kuma, and you should too 😎

[@genz-news-d4s]

Great character, awesome moveset

[@willj290]

I've loved both Kuma and Panda since T5. Hope to see a video about Xiaoyu's Pretty Protector and best friend Panda. You, sir, have earned my like and sub.

[@hunterbennett757]

I already do.

[@ToeKnee010]

Who doesn’t 😮

[@CelestialHunter-]

Kuma2 after losing to Paul: "It's all my fault.. I have to train, and regain my wild instincts" Kuma1 after losing to Paul: "THIS DUDE DOIN STRINGS!"

[@MSCDonkeyKong]

I love how he got Mishima style moves in T8, it's so based

[@senormarston]

The fact that Heihachi is a big son of a bitch but loves his Bear pet even more than his own son is hilarious and wholesome in (probably) a twisted way lol

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Ironic given his relationship with lee.

[@Classicsonicloveschilidogs]

Everyone dismisses Kuma and the other animals as joke characters in TK2, while they are actually one of the reasons why Jun joined the tournament. Everyone keeps on forgetting that Jun is an Eco Group Representative and she joined to investigate the animal blackmarket and experiments the Mishima Zaibatsu runs which involves the animal fighters, before the whole Kazuya rollercoaster happened. I love that she has special intro and win quotes with the bears in TK8, to make people remember her past. The whole saga wouldn't happened if Kuma didn't exist.

[@SalveASMR]

Kuma has a special place in my heart.

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

2:38 Can you imagine having an office job that pays like 100k a year, but there's always a chance you would be eaten by a bear. The bear couldn't be removed or professionally dealt with, you just had to live with that possibility and all you could do was fight it or leave, those were your only options. And if you shot it you would either be fired or electrically uppercutted by the owner

[@allohtoffbaqphat4547]

And the bears clever! So you'd be getting a snack and you'd see a bear poke it's head from behind the vending machine. For like the third time this week

[@Weeknight]

Your chances of being eaten by a smart bear at work is....actually quite high if you work for Heihachi Mishima in the early days

[@thatoneguy3503]

8:35 Jokes on you, Kuma was foreshadowing

[@OpoumConsumer]

Jin dropping Kuma off the heli is yet another Mishima cliff shenanigan

[@CrimsonMoonM]

How can you not love an animal who is so loyal that he committed himself to mastering his dead master's fighting style and actually succeeded?! Reina better step aside, because it's obvious that Kuma II is the only true heir to Heihachi's legacy.

[@TheSoCalledZoner1]

the og kuma is lazy so their heir bloodline might have improved, honed, refined and mastered it but it still a lazy bear

[@ZACKMAN2007]

Imagine loving a bear more than your own son.

[@chestercandelaria4904]

Kuma is a bro among bros

[@Oolong-Dong]

Kuma is cool for Kuma players. For everybody else he is a menace.

[@Mr.Maguro]

Kuma is a very cute character. And to think a comic relief bear has more lore and victories to his name than Azazel, the allegedly big bad of the series. :p

[@magnolt]

kuma deserves to be at the helm of the mishima zaibatsu with his sister reina the 2 children heihachi genuinely cared for and heihachi can come back seeing the zaibatsu taken care of while he was gone and return a proud father of 2 of his many children

[@hellojack5307]

Kuma: The Great Panda simp

[@brunotheboar692]

9:20 isn't the weapon his fish nuke, it even has the Mishima logo

[@kinyon2555]

You really opened my eyes about Kuma. I’m just now getting back into tekken but I always thought he was just a joke fanservice character, but seeing he actually has personality and him still being loyal to Heihachi makes him such a Chad I won’t be playing him in game but I’m glad they brought him back in tekken 8 and hopefully he’s going to be in every game from now on

[@miruthunkannan3872]

I really love how you didn't even touch on his infatuation with panda. It always felt forced and I feel like it's one of the weaker aspects of his writing.

[@MrDarksol]

Also he is a bear who keeps trying really really really really really hard to get with panda and failing miserably....... This series is weird lol. Kuma is indeed a good bear and this was a soild video on another Tekken character. Great job!

[@TacoWolf-sk5rk]

He'll win her over someday.

[@SpeedKing..]

Because he always proposes with fish (salmon) but panda eat bamboo (plant)

[@kevinnightmareszzz6140]

I love the Bear, honestly Kuma is the most underrated Tekken character and probably fighting game character. I never picked him up to seriously main him until Tekken8 but i always thought he was fun, hopefully he becomes friends with Paul next game and gets a death fist along with the heihachi moveset how crazy would that be?

[@PennFaulkner]

Its true, you ARE a great voice actor! I'm loving these Tekken videos! May I suggest Hwoarang next? I used to find him one note, but after reading over his story a while back, I love how his rivalry with Jin has been handled, and how he also seems to struggle with finding satisfaction and meaning in daily life. Also I'm gonna debunk that Reina theory and tell you that weapon was that rocket fish he uses in his Rage Art

[@genz-news-d4s]

Hey can you also do all that king, armour king and marduk storyline too, btw great video

[@Weeknight]

I'll look into it! I got a few videos planned but I'll add these to the list

[@genz-news-d4s]

Thanks a ton, keep uploading and bro I also see a lot of these tekken vids "kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZjPhmR3pr53kKs"popping in my feed and since it's your niche and I really like your content just letting you know, keep uploading🥰@@Weeknight

[@Weeknight]

You're a legend 😎@@genz-news-d4s

[@genz-news-d4s]

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[@janwelcastro250]

I'm not crying from the fact that Kuma did not join T8 for revenge. But he instead want to keep the Mishima Zaibatsu in one piece for his master's return. Kuma is low key Hachiko.

[@BellowDGaming]

When you realize Jin didn't throw his own father off a cliff, volcano or a helicopter, but his grandfather's pet instead from a helicopter. Irony throwing off people or animals still runs in the bloodline.

[@Weeknight]

HAHAHA, I never thought of it this way, thats great

[@coldfrost3]

While he didn't know Kaz he definitely knew kuma so it was the one chance he got to prove hes from the bloodline

[@Majimba_Enjoyer]

kuma, he´s a bear 10/10 would play him again

[@kingcobra2858]

Ngl, I kinda hated it when Panda rejected him. I guess thats 1 reason why Panda is way more unpopular despite almost being identical in gameplay to Kuma.

[@messyangel1169]

Incels hate rejection

[@SpeedKing..]

No because he always proposes with salmon (fish) and panda eats plant (bamboo)

[@messyangel1169]

@@kingcobra2858 that’s incel logic. I’m mad that a girl rejected me. Grow up

[@kingcobra2858]

@@SpeedKing.. its the thought counts lol i think thats part of the bit

[@kingcobra2858]

@@messyangel1169 relax, its a fictional animal with fictional intelligence and relationships. Dont make this more than it actually is. Did i not like him being rejected? Yes, getting rejected sucks. Do i find it funny? Also yes, they are cartoons or silly characters, not actual people. Do i think Panda should have just accepted him? Not necessarily, its probably funnier or entertaining that he did but i realized it might be 1 of the reasons more people like him because he had more character. Plus, i didnt like that he got rejected and not towards the actual female that rejected him.

[@kairuparker9949]

No lie I really took a liking to Kuma. I just started to play with him two weeks ago and he's became one of favorite characters. How can you not like him? Kuma is dope! I hope one day Panda will come to her senses. 🙏🏾😭

[@q-miiproductions878]

4:54 You stumbled the start a bit, but ended it right!

[@marche800]

I'm pretty sure the weapon is Kuma's fish missile

[@ProjectPewgf]

Awesome history lesson on Kuma, t8 kuma is awesome definitely going to learn him properly, looking forward to your reina theory, i think she might be part AI like bryan with devil gene. We might find out within life span of t8 via main story expansion anounced recently. If not this summer then maybe next year or 2-3 years later perhaps as im sure they'll expand on story at lesst a few times and then it might slowly start merging with start of t9 events depending on when they expand.

[@dariajames6200]

At least Kuma 2 wasn’t an a*s but in Kuma 1s defense he’s a bear

[@MordredArkwright]

It may sound weird to some people, but Kuma II is my favorite fighting game character of all time. I love that goofy bear 🐻

[@juniorjunior5884]

The true ceo of the zabiatsu.

[@MalosiAudios]

Oh my god I just realised Tekken 9, Law isn't going to be broke anymore.

[@Weeknight]

Dw they will find a reason for Law to not have money 🤝

[@arafahmed6662]

How is law going to be rich in tekken 9?

[@drew6145]

Quality va work!

[@Emperorcalebtine]

Kuma has been my main since 1998. He is even more amazing in 8.

[@ardyn3177]

kuma is the realizer

[@Magnet_Chaos]

Your beautiful voice is forever ingrained in my mind is the only voice for Kuma.

[@Weeknight]

HAHA thanks bro my voice acting skills are something else 😅

[@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177]

Kumas special weapon, is the rocket fish that he has that has the zaibatsu insignia on it

[@lebest3062]

One thing i always hated about tekken 8 is how they handled Kuma's character story. Spoiler alert: Kuma simps for panda again but it turns out he was dreaming after knocked out by Xiaoyu in the tournament. 0/10 "They didnt need to to my bear like that"

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

Only Tekken can make a freaking bear important to the story I love thet f Kuma😂😂😂😂😂

[@EdaciousBear]

Most wholesome of the franchise. Panda need to wise up.

[@darthjekyll3648]

Kuma from tekken: skilled martial artist Cheeseburger from farcry5: bear with a gun. Ok i see that the american bear is so american he uses a gun, while tekken bear uses martial arts.

[@sharkgun]

Kuma is chill like that 😎🤙

[@leastvieweverreally]

Here’s hoping we get his Tekken 4 outfit and they give him his shoes. I’ll believe them then that they rebuild it from the ground and happily “shill” that.

[@KisamaMokkorosu-qj7vh]

wait in an ending of his didn’t he attempt to send Heihachi down? Only to fail and be fallen himself?

[@sandrinooo]

top lad kuma

[@Lightpaladin720]

They better not kill off Kuma II in Tekken 9😊

[@dr.hugog.hackenbush9443]

This Kuma deserves to hookup with Panda. And Heihachi is still alive.

[@KisamaMokkorosu-qj7vh]

literally me

[@フランス人の熊さん]

私は熊がだいすきです😊