Jin Kazama - A Visual History

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[@GeZz.]

Tekken 3 Jin is peak , a simple design that looks cool AF , but i also likes his Tekken 4 with the hoodie the colors , is also a cool costume.

[@sigilbreaker2628]

Tekken 4 Jin's costume so completely describes his throught process at the time as well. Verrry broody moment for him.

[@someguy2315]

Not a fan of his sweatpants. I like when they made them martial arts pants and a belt like Kazuya later on

[@ekco64]

@@sigilbreaker2628thought*

[@ShawnWeeded510]

That T4 design is the blueprint for Reinas design imo.

[@SilkyLew]

Jin always look god

[@bungieman2810]

I think it's time we cover Hwoarang next.

[@genericsavings]

T3: cool. T4: a departure, still cool. T5&6: rehash/reiteration of of T3. T7: Kpop idol dumpster fire pirate. T8: Max gave his redesign a 10. Lol

[@aznlee2817]

Everybody

[@iskalley]

Love hwo

[@xeithar9236]

Why bother… every single one would be a 10/10 The best Tekken character for a reason

[@mfrebel7831]

Hell yeah

[@harvestcheddar0]

5:36 It’s a matching outfit with Xiaoyu. They’re inspired by Panda (hence the fur) except Xiaoyu got a cute gothic Lolita outfit and Jin got…that lmao.

[@tiltedlampshade]

Yeah. It was still ugly. Haven't played T5 is years and I completely forgot that hideous outfit. *Accidentally pick gorilla arms outfit* "What button did I press to get that suit? Yeah, never again."

[@JacOfAllTrades.]

Ohhh... That makes the context of the costume cooler. But it doesn't make the costume itself cool. Even then, it *does* look like Xiao made him put it on, even though he really didn't want to.

[@imarock.7662]

I didn't know Max didnt like Devil Jins design. I always thought Devil Jin looked badass af. The wings, the horns, the white eyes, the claws, bro... It's so sick. His best look is his T5 look imo. He looks genuinely terrifying and demonic. I especially love the leg gauntlets he has.

[@peacemakerpewpew]

idk why Max hates horns on Devil Jin, without it it would be literally Jin with tattoos :D

[@xion5514]

Yea easily the worst take ever tbh

[@MegaManXPoweredUp]

Yeah, I don't get it. I still think it's the best look for him.

[@cronasan6931]

I mean he's got the wings too ya know? Honestly I don't hate the horns as much but I get where he's coming from I wish they just didn't look kindaaaaaaa gross...? They just really don't hit right

[@peacemakerpewpew]

@@cronasan6931 and what do we call a guy with just wings? Angel. My point is Max doesn't vibe with anything that's not a regular dude (preferably blond) with a cool jacket. God forbid mystical creature looks weird and inhuman. Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.

[@xDemangrlicxx]

Literally the character who got me into Fighting games. Tekken 3 was my first fighting game I owned and played to death. Named my OC after him snd everything.

[@claytoncarmine1500]

Aww Naah OC?!?!

[@Taktaagic]

OC’s? Based

[@SurStormy-cj6pu]

Devil Jin VA in Tekken 5 is the greatest. The way he laughed in that game, as a child, it scared me. I remember the first time I encountered Devil Jin in Tekken 5, it was midnight (no light turned on) and me and my sister were playing characters to see their ending story. When Devil Jin laughed, I still remember it.... we looked at each other slowly and turned off PS2 right away. 😂😂😂

[@tartarus5862]

I really hope they put Jin’s Tekken 4 hoodie outfit in Tekken 8 in the future, especially since it was included in Tekken 7 as Playstation Exclusive, It would be cool if they also include Jin’s black and white outfit from Tekken 4 as well.

[@JustSoji]

the hoodie + karate pants combo is so good

[@sadikunal9385]

Yes! We absolutely need That costume in tekken 8

[@galaxy_kitten95]

I still can’t put my finger on it, but Jin in a hoodie in general always slaps. He suites the look very well on an aesthetic level.

[@HiImAiden]

Aged well

[@sadikunal9385]

@@HiImAiden sadly behind a paywall…

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

Jin has the best look in Tekken 3, however I definitely love his design in Tekken 8.

[@ChrisLT]

Can't overstate how damn cool Jin was when he showed up. And that devil reveal in his ending was mindblowing.

[@CrimsonMoonM]

I didn't get into Tekken before T5, yet the image of Jin in the hoodie on T4's boxart made such a strong impression on me from all the time spent on wistfully oogling games for consoles that my poor family couldn't afford. The blue-on-white with gold accents is a bold choice, yet it still looks effortlessly cool. They had to do something striking for a character who were known for wearing flame-embroidered clothing, so I admire how well both costumes managed to carry that loud late-90s aesthetic without aging badly. Jin's other primary looks in T4 and 5, which retained the flame motif while adopting a subdued black and white aesthetic does fit Jin's reserved persona more, but they also lack the eye-catching style that his traditional look and hoodie had. Luckily, T8's alt came along and offered up the perfect blend by using the white-on-black design as the base and then adding layers of red on top of that to create a complex and vibrant pattern that looks right out of an old Japanese painting. I still prefer the hoodie, but I also love just letting my eyes wander while taking in all of the subtle linework of his T8 alt. My first order of business in any Tekken game that doesn't have the hoodie is to head into the character creator and paint the closest approximation of the fit that Jin has in that game with those same colors.

[@RatchildUK]

You missed the ACTUAL best Devil Jin outfit, his alt in T8 with the fur collar.

[@PeppoMusic]

He rated that one in rating all the T8 outfits of all the characters some days ago. I recall him admitting that it is a pretty good upgrade.

[@magicalcapi9148]

jin was always an edgy sad drip boi we love him still

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

he’s under _so much pressure,_ like it’s not even faiiiir

[@ChaoticD3sTroYeR]

I love Tekken 8 jin all around, he's been evolved into this really cool design that's no longer the same, but is still jin. His angel design is a 10/10 for me, simply because it looks like he's wearing Cloth armor like he's in the saint seiya series, it's simply ridiculous and cool. Jin is also my fave fighting game character of all time, I owned both Tekken 2 and 3, but 3 was the first one I put into my PS1. So, tekken 3 was my first fighting game ever and my 4 year old self fell in love with the cool flames and edgy "demon inside" thing he had going on with his devil form. Jin is just really cool.

[@martinperezdisalvo7611]

A sexual history

[@Enl1gtend]

Only someone blessed with both Kazama and Mishima blood could bust it down sexual style like Jin

[@Omega-jg4oq]

He is quite the coolest guy ever

[@parry3439]

well you aint gonna get much with the VirJin lmaooo

[@lukejones7164]

​@@parry3439 Not anymore as of Tekken 8 lol. Him and Xiaoyu are officially together now

[@Beforezzz]

​@@lukejones7164 Says who? They ride off together in the end but there's no strong implication they're romantically involved.

[@featherguardian6023]

It’s Crazy how Far this Character went is Fascinating that I can see why he’s the Main Character in this Franchise, Jin Kazama is a Peak Example that Next Generation Characters can Work and back then it felt like a Gamble that Surprisingly Worked, while 6 made a Controversial Choice, I will admit he has some of the Best Designs in the Series and 8 Improved and Cemented how the Character should look to Me with the Light Grey, Black, and Wine Red as it symbolizes his Journey of Facing his Demons and coming out or the Light and the Same goes to Devil Jin, personally I didn’t like it but now with Tekken 8 he’s the Best he ever Looked and Use in the Story.

[@ekco64]

far*

[@ThyPegasussy]

I see this dude on every fighting game channel 💀

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

​@@ThyPegasussyFr!

[@tristanemerick7045]

My uncle is the one who got me into gaming. His favorite character at the time was Jin and he even got the same tattoo on his arm. I never really got into fighting games but I very much enjoy watching people play them.

[@ShawnWeeded510]

T4 Jin was the best redesign he got next to T8. These are the best costumes imo but he has some alternate costumes in other games that are legit.

[@AlexThat200]

I will always love his Tekken 3 look, but goddamn the 8 one just sticks with me. I don’t really understand why I like it so much since I’m not much of a fashion person, but he just looks really cool in that getup.

[@ramadhanadriano7650]

The thing i really love about tekken 5 jin costume design that replacing the red flame with white flames it's not just resembles his mother color it's also resembles the purity is burning away the impurity inside him.

[@cronasan6931]

Given his absence now & the fact you did Jin & Kaz I feel Heihachi should be next even if ya might blownthru it it'd be nice to see the old man thru out the years in his iconic designs cuz he's had some real bangers too

[@maniacx1626]

Jin might be one of the best visually designed fighting game character purely off the fact his costumed reflect his story way more than just about any character I can think of.

[@NotAGrabbaghoul]

Tekken 4 Jin takes the cake for me because I would easily wear that outfit irl & it’s such a gorgeous color way

[@mechamojureg2166]

Honestly people see devil jin's design as something an edgy teenager would like but i fell in love with this character when i was 4 man. My brother and i used to play tekken 5 with all characters, we would even play mokujin mirror matches to have it random every round, but the character that i would always choose to play were devil jin, eddy, and hwoarang. I love his design and still think it looks better than the new coat, even tho i also like it.

[@paytonturner1421]

I like how Jin has some artistic designs in the Tekken. The way they look almost represents his personality and where he's from and we supposed to be in the series. That's my opinion and how I see Jin's outfits.❤

[@TheOridionz]

ok these visual history videos are literally MADE for Max to do and I'm all for it

[@HarumiYu]

Tekken 3 was the first fighting game I played that I loved, my dad gave me the PS1 in christmas and Tekken 3, probably the best memories I have, and to this day I still hope for a Mokujin in recent tekken or Gon, and the same design of Yoshimitsu.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

Gon and Dr Bosconovitch ought to come back

[@adioglobe]

From what I understand gon isn’t licensed to namco, which is why he hasn’t returned. But I agree and miss him as well

[@ElimusTaken]

9:49 The ''SICK!'' to the side killed me lmaoo

[@Jngham.-]

This is the earliest i have ever been to one of Max's Videos, I started watching you early 2023 and LOVE your content dude, You fully got me into fighting games and i am LOVING tekken 8 rn, Keep up the great content!

[@nora-yc6fi]

T4 Jin will always have my fave design The white and black pants with the white and black top with the symbol on the back, plut the kazama symbol gauntlets. It's so good I esp love those pants with how it's pure white on one side and black on the flame side with the flames being white really showing a duality in the design much like his story with the Mishima vs the Kazama legacy It's my fave design by far

[@red2794]

I Still dont really see whats weird with Jins horrns

[@DarkOverlord96]

Jin's "Swap Costume" in SFxTK is a reference to Crimson Viper. Which, y'know, it's cool, her costume does fit if you wanna give Jin like a "Business" look... but man that just made me want C. Viper in the game, I really wanted to make a team with her and Nina. Team MILF lol

[@RikuVA]

I look at Angel Jin with the same lens as *Saint Seiya*

[@jacobtridef48]

I legit thought Angel Jin looked like Paladin Cecil from FF4 the first time I saw that form

[@RGF91]

The face of Tekken

[@RatchildUK]

He already did Kazuya

[@killinghawkz]

​@@RatchildUKit's jin

[@RatchildUK]

@@killinghawkz Jin wasn’t in smash and was completely absent in 7, it’s Kazuya, always has been.

[@killinghawkz]

@@RatchildUK jin kazama is in almost every tekken cover he has his own anime his own statue hes the poster boy

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

​@@RatchildUKYour point? Kazuya wasn't in PlayStation All Stars and was completely absent in Tekken 3. Heihachi was in PS All Stars and was originally going to be the Tekken rep in Smash. Does that make him the face of Tekken?

[@songoku9348]

His Tekken 3 design is classic.

[@juarezamorim]

Weird that Jin never made a cameo by himself in other games like his dad and grandpa

[@vikingfromnorth45]

He does in brawhilda in his devil form and in little big planet

[@rigferd4694]

Project X Zone has him in it, which isn't a fighting game but tries to act like at times

[@juarezamorim]

@@rigferd4694 "by himself"

[@xXSpiKeXx24553]

Because most people still think about heihachi & kazuya first when they hear the word tekken. Jin is there in the long run to take the poster boy title but in the mind of most ppl he is still behind those other 2

[@IgorCarbex]

Jin always looked an hibrid of Sasuke Uchiha with Keanu Reeves to me.

[@Doralga]

other way around hell read the Manga, Sasuke there has literally Jin's haircut 1 for 1

[@matthewaddai5336]

@@DoralgaSasuke was actually inspired by hiei from yuyu hakusho

[@Doralga]

@@matthewaddai5336 actually was inspired by Kurapika from HunterxHunter as well

[@matthewaddai5336]

@@Doralga well more the sharingan and the clan, as against his actual design. But perhaps the personality aspect, kurapika for sure

[@goldenHashbrown]

Tekken 4 Jin takes the cake for me

[@AgentB-0711]

Even though I'm not a big jin fan, that tekken 4 hoodie outfit is probably one of my favorite tekken costumes of all time.

[@thejet224]

I like how Jin told a story through his costumes Tekken 3: a kid just getting out of school and into his family legacy while also having a biker hobby Tekken 4: a revenant cursed by his past,someone who died and is ashamed of the corpse he turned into. Covering himself in hoods and baggy clothes to conceal his shame Tekken 5: a man who was reborn and inspired by his mother to continue his life and start a new journey to take down those who wronged him Tekken 6 and Tag tournament 2: slowly turning into his corrupted father through rage and violence, conducting literal warfare and world domination just to seek revenge. Tekken 7: a man hellbent on burying his past by any means necessary even it means dying over and over he will rise above and prevail to stop this cycle of violence. Tekken 8: a flame reignited, Jin is truly ready to put an end to all of this madness, this evil that’d be infecting his family for generations and to hopefully lead a brand new generation of peace and quiet And then there’s Devil Jin who is literally a shitpost

[@JinSeiryuu]

My All-Time Favorite Character in the series man how much he has grown 😊

[@jarlhenrik]

Tekken 3 and following that, Jin, was my first gaming obsession after Nintendo in my younger years. I'm still a die hard Zelda fan first, Final Fantasy second and Metroid 3rd, but alongside those since the genres are so different, is Tekken. 20 years ago I was nearing my 18th birthday and was dead set on getting a tattoo. I knew it would be gaming related since that's my biggest passion, but I wanted something generic enough that it wouldn't scream "Neeeeeerd" when someone saw it (early 00s, the stigma was real), but easily recognizable by other gamers. So obvious choice fell on Jin's bicep tribal. It's still my only tattoo and don't regret it for a second.

[@lohanmicahtv6684]

tekken 8 feels like a true modernization of jin like sf6 redesign levels good.

[@CoffinSkate]

Tekken 3 Jin is my favorite design for him. Closely followed by the updated version of it in Tekken 8. That being said, Angel Jin gives me vibes of the last phase for Kefka in Final Fantasy VI.

[@jozh911]

I so so so badly want them to make costume dlc for 8. Especially for Telken 4, Jin's hooded jacket and Nina's pink jumpsuit are some of my favorite designs in the series.

[@davidvolf8010]

you missed the tekken 6 trailer and the tekken 7 ending costume witch is just a black biker jacket and some mix of jin tekken 3 gloves and biker gloves wich is pretty cool

[@rvegeta]

Angel Jin reminds me of Seiya's Holy Cloth from the hades arc, specially because of the wings, I love it

[@Geneolgia]

Tekken 8 Devil Jin looks great because they went with with a more "elegant" take on his demonic persona, almost Dracula-like.

[@spottix7114]

I remember when i was 5-7 years old and lived in Asia at that time. I just remember when i was in the mall with my lil brother we saw someone playing PS1 in a PS shop and me and my brother literally like Jin Kazamas outfit and liked how he looked everything about this character then 3 weeks later we got a PS1 console and we fucking played Tekken 3 and i loved it. Tekken is my favorite fighting game of all time the characters is likable 😊

[@monkeyass8395]

one of the most iconic fighting game protagonist and character of all time I remember playing tag 2 on our local arcade when I was young and I was instantly drawn to Jin and how cool and edgy he was

[@Dooood89]

This is the best max has ever looked like

[@haydenkinley5266]

Never was a massive Jin fan, but I'd be lying if I said that T3 Jin's design wasn't striking. Of the few characters in that game that seared themselves into my head when I was a little kid, Jin has left one of the strongest impressions and definetely was the most memorable one for me.

[@cloudstrife206]

I absolutely loved Tekken Tag . Cemented as part of my childhood

[@drewski103]

Why were Jin’s feet censored 😂😂

[@LE_NOMAD90]

Love Jin but maybe I'm the only one who was hyped for Devil Jin since it was teased since Tekken 3. I liked that the Devil form was a twist on his Mishima Style fighting too.

[@JayVampruz]

When I started playing tekken 5(my first), love playing this character. Hoodie costume one of my favorite

[@und3dspider216]

I see the T8 Jin design more of a devil jin reference from the jacket having the black wings on it and some red too to show that Jin has finally accepted and has control over the devil gene. And the T8 devil jin design being more reminiscent to T6 Jin to remind Jin of his sins that he committed in T6 aka starting ww3

[@ImJohnnyMajor]

Tekken 4 hoodie Jin is my absolute favorite!!

[@toonman5099]

I will say, I wish the gauntlets Tekken 8 Jin has, if they had the swirl design from 4's gauntlets be the design for the forearms, I feel like that would be a perfect take for Jin in the next game. For a bit when I saw 8's default I thought that's what WAS going on, but then I got sad when I realized that wasn't the case.

[@calebashton1]

My favorite thing about Angel Jin's armor is the fact that he's almost completely covered except for his abs. It's insanely impractical, but it's funny.

[@BurpVA]

I love Jin :3

[@Rough_Estimates]

Tekken 4 was peak IMO, boss Jin in T6 is a close second

[@pairofsneakerheads]

Tekken 3+Tag Jin is so cool because he wears like those nylon tracksuit joggers with a rope, instead of a karate pants. They brought his color scheme back a couple of times but those were all karate pants. And I missed your comments on the evolution of his gloves. Which are my favorite element of all the outfits. I never like a Kazuya or Jin outfit that has no Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Star Platinum 10 circled gloves.

[@Amzookie]

You should do a Lee Chaolan visual history. Bro changes costumes almost every game.

[@axylmagro4489]

Jin has always been the most cool characters that has ever been in tekken games. from his kazama style costume all the way to the mishima corporate costume. And of course the hoodie gym costume. Like all of his costumes gave him all the boost personality in all of his legacy of tekken games. from the 3d asthethics to unreal engine. That is such a visual history man.

[@kingkev6338]

Keep these coming man I’m addicted

[@backslash_bks]

Blood Vengeance looks like he's a reference to Baoh, a character that Jojo's creator Hirohiko Araki made before the jojo series

[@puddingcatsteamboat6393]

as a fan of things like the power rangers and Garo the over the top nature of angel Jin and Devil Kazua in 8 really put a smile on my face. such fun nonsense!

[@alebolsox]

Jin main here, and i have to say i always customize him in a Tekken 6 sort of way, like corporative style with the coats, makes him look so cool.

[@anonluxor470]

I don't ever remember that costume in Tekken 5

[@shadowdramon01]

Hoodie and jacket Jin from 4 is best Jin.

[@matthewaddai5336]

Should have talked about how he's gradually begun to look more and more like his dad since Tekken 5.

[@EdDaBawsh]

Max gives jin's white color in Tekken 4 a 6/10, but gives the same skin in Tekken 5 a 9/10. 👏 BOI?!!

[@TheTyroofToriyama]

The most perfectly timed vid ever Whatever happens, I Think TK4 Jin is almost level with the main one. I actually mean his karate suit and not the tracksuit Maybe the reason they included the tracksuit in TK7 is because they didn’t know that many weee asking for the other For them to do something so random and different but have it work perfectly I used to be so mad his main suit wasn’t in the game but now I live loading this up just to see the design His face also looks so different to TK5. In TK5 he looked plain and Caucasian but this here is just perfect Not much muscle definition but actually had a Japanese skin tone and looked like someone bulking and training

[@berddray]

Jun was my first Tekken main in T2. I played that T2 demo and T2 like mad at age 10.Age 13, T3 was a top 5 bday present. Man Im old....

[@Z-Romello]

I love his Tekken 4 hoodie outfit, the only thing I wish they did was give him his red biker gloves instead of the big sliver ones.

[@accel1231]

My 1st main in Tekken series! PS: The gloves from TK4 & 5 was the coolest design, love the wind logo

[@natogaia3502]

T8 Devil Jin is cold, that's why all the layers

[@PedroARCruz]

My personal favorite is definitely T4 Jin with his Gi, him having his little shirt on just added a little extra flavor over his T3 costume for me. After that one it would be his TT2 Gi. I like T5 Devil Jin a lot too

[@clavicusvile1328]

They better put his t6 costume in t8 in an update

[@Mankey619]

Jin is the best characters in the Tekken framchise. Way better than his old man, and the best costume that I like the most is his Tekken 4 Hoody outfit and the latest Tekken 8 outfit he's wearing today.

[@lordwarryl5712]

T4 hoody, T5 and T6 default customs has a very special place in my hard. Im a bland guy so I always pick the game protag, yet Jin always fit to my taste that's why I main him. The Black Tank top jin returns in T8

[@gabrielmartin9407]

I Think It's About Time That We Cover King Next, He's A Pro Wrestler For Tekken & Enter The King Of The Iron Fist Tournament, & Also Jin Kazama Wasn't Appeared In Tekken 1 & Tekken 2 Since

[@vergil_6707]

I always thought T8 angel was a reference to Saint Seiya

[@CHEOL-qm8oe]

I actually want a Blood Vengence Devil JIn mod for story's Angel Jin. It seems more accurate for me

[@Tsunami14]

I know we're talking character design, but I love how they managed to craft a plot-valid reason for Jin and Devin Jin having different movesets.

[@saadhasan2518]

Tekken 6 Jin is a really good design especially the default 2P outfit and the 3p outfit (which has two really good looking versions), for me rhe most favourite ones are T3, T4 (2P), T6 (2P & 3P), T7 and T8.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

still can’t see Tekken 3 screencaps without my mind playing the intro music. this is from more than 25 years ago

[@Saxdude26]

There is something so entertaining about Max seeing questionable alts of his favourite designed and playing characters and exclaiming "WHAT IN THE DUMB SHIT!?" Jin is such a wild card. Some of his devil designs are very Power Rangers-esque, which can work, but is easy to make look a tad plastic. His hoodie redesign is actually one of my favourite fighting game aesthetics. I know SFV tried it with Ed, but Jin made it ICONIC and it flows so perfectly! Also... FLAMES.

[@garrettjackson913]

Hwoarang, Eddy, Heihachi, Ling Xiaoyu, Lei Wulong, Jack, King, Kuma, Bryan Fury, Paul Pheonix, Law (Marshall and Forest) for sure with Tekken. Please do Noob Saibot, Rain, Shang Tsung, Kano, Johnny Cage, Sonya, Raiden, Smoke, Liu Kang, Jax, Kitana, Jade, and Kung Lao.

[@lilibryant2032]

Absolutely hyped for this vid! I can hear the theme song as I got the notif!

[@walthitchcock]

I think you should cover King next. He’s definitely among the most iconic Tekken characters.

[@McDanklestank]

11:20 covering things up on him with that Alt would defeat the purpose of the outfit because it's supposed to be what he had on when he was stranded in the desert. The raggedy hobo look fits that situation well.

[@carbodude5414]

I've always had a problem with how Jin's bangs looked until they finally fixed it in T8

[@Realmidboss]

12:30 "How many belts are there ?" Tetsuya Nomura during his belt obsession arc: "Yes"

[@Foxzolaire]

I grew up with Tekken 3, and yellow biker jacket Jin is the coolest mofo I have ever seen in a fighting game (next to jacket Heihachi), imo

[@ArcRay20]

i think its funny Max keeps saying the Tekken8 costume is Rock Howard-ish, as al i can think is "Kyo from Maximum impact" where they changed up his normal look with the black-on-white jacket.

[@aqueelkadri8371]

I've got to a point where I click on your new uploads just to listen to the intro and then turn off the video because the intro gets me hyped to do something else 😂

[@tintor2]

Honestly my favorite regular Jin is Blood Vengeance. He actually looks like an adult