Tekken Anime Lore Series | Michelle Chang | King of Iron Fist Tournament 1

The story of Michelle Chang before and during the first King of Iron Fist Tournament. Enter the Tekken and discover the rise of the most iconic fighters.
0:00 Intro
0:11 Michelle Chang, A Fusion of Cultures
1:41 Ancient Ogre & The Pendant
2:20 Michelle's Early Life & Training
5:06 A Shattered Peace
8:34 King of Iron Fist Tournament
9:59 Michelle Vs Kunimitsu
12:04 Michelle Vs Nina
14:14 After the Tournament
15:31 A New Beginning
17:04 Outro
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Thanks to the player whose gameplay was used In this video, Check them out here!
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Shout out to Robert Belgrade, original voice and narrator for Tekken 5 and Tekken 5 Dark Ressurection. Check him out here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_... www.belgrademusic.com/
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Special thanks to the artists whose music brought this video to life. Support their incredible work via the links below:
Namco Sounds Tekken 4 - Fetus • Tekken 4 - Fetus
TEKKEN 7 Season 2 OST | Solitude REMIX • TEKKEN 7 Season 2 OST ...
Keiki Kobayashi - Destined Interlude ~ Sad Conclusion [Tekken 5 (PS2) music] • [?] Keiki Kobayashi - ...
TEKKEN 7 (Original Soundtrack vol.2) - Memories • Memories
Karma | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ost • Karma | Super Smash Br...
Tekken 6 - Karma (Electric Fountain) • Karma (Electric Fountain)
TEKKEN 7 - MOONSIDERS 1ST (INFINITE AZURE THEME) | EPIC METAL COVER • TEKKEN 7 - MOONSIDERS ...
Tekken 6 - Arisa (Anger of the Earth) • Tekken 6 - Arisa (Ange...
Natsu Fuji - Julia Chang (Hidden V.2) • Julia Chang (Hidden V.2)
Tekken Revolution: Online Menu Theme Song • Tekken Revolution: Onl...
Tekken 2 Michelle Chang Arcade Theme • Tekken 2 Michelle Chan...
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Thank you for joining me in exploring the lore of Michelle Chang. Stay tuned for more journeys into the Tekken universe!

[@crencottrell7849]

You are a man of your word sir. You said you were going to create AI inspired lore of Ms. Michelle Chang...and now you have! 😁

[@Hilversumborn]

This was a surprising emotional episode. Mr. Chang choosing love and Michelle overcoming vengeance thanks to Nina of all people. Amazing job.

[@TheLoresmith]

Yeah exactly, the last person you’d expect to help change your perspective on things! The irony 😂

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@TheLoresmith mortal kombat 1992 + street fighter 1987 + tekken 1994

[@dannysimion]

I think it's because she knows a thing or two about losing a father and an important person in her life.

[@BlazerK1914]

On the next episode of TEKKEN...

[@travisfields157]

This has been the best Tekken Lore site I've seen on KZbin. No snarky commentary, just the rich story that always seems hidden by even the game designers themselves. I hope you continue to do all the Tekken characters.

[@JRProductions1203]

That's the Power of AI Content (Done Right) my Guy.

[@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride]

That leaves only Law, Jack and kazuya left

[@travisfields157]

For T1, maybe, but I'm hoping he'll continue for the whole series.

[@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride]

@@travisfields157 don't think ahead of yourself

[@travisfields157]

@@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride Not understanding why I can't be hopeful, but sure, ok.

[@JohnathanSuperMachine92Mcbride]

@@travisfields157 I rather wait for a surprise than hope

[@ahmadansari642]

All that's left is the 1st Jack, Marshall Law & Kazuya Mishima.

[@juniornucera6381]

Yay as a proud Michelle Chang fan I can say out loud I’m among the first 48 viewers!!!

[@mth2425]

The most Well made lore video until now. The animation was impressive. Congratulations!

[@partycrasher854]

Amazing! Never have I wanted Michelle more in Tekken 8.

[@Mitsu2040]

Hopefully DLC 🙏

[@dewforpolitics]

Superbly put together bio for Michelle 🫡

[@TheOriginalSupreme]

Like all the other chapters, this was wonderfully done! I love how you not only focus on the main character but all the sub bosses too. Great world building! Michelle is such an underrated character who I feel has gone forgotten over the years. No doubt that Jack is the next chapter since we know for sure that Law and Kazuya are the final battle and Kazuya is for sure the final chapter. Here's to hoping that you do Tekken 2 because Heihachi's revenge so deserves a chapter.

[@TheLoresmith]

Thanks for the comment! Appreciate it, the idea is to make the tournament a coherent flow from beginning to end, with all the character interactions in between. Jack, law and kazuya left from the main cast!

[@blackvolume3500]

Your AI skills are starting to reach legendary status. I can see the progression as each month passes.

[@candasturan4559]

17:03 This made me really emotional 🥺❤️ Thank you for your in-depth analysis and own interpretations of the fighters as of yet. I love how you honored her family and her heritage by also highlighting that revenge was only one side to Michelle's story. She was one of Heihachi's many victims. But she didn't let her trauma stay in her way. She's to this day one of Tekkens' most determined, fiercest yet still caring fighters. And I'm glad she carried this legacy over to her daughter, who also honors her heritage through her research and through advertising her work. This shows once again how crucial the Changs are to Tekken, and I can't wait for their return. This episode made childhood me really happy. Thank you! ❤️

[@TheLoresmith]

Hope I did her character justice for all the Michelle fans out there! I really enjoyed doing this one, she’s a cool character with an interesting tong story. But isn’t so popular as some of the others. Thanks for watching! 👊👊

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@TheLoresmithwho next law and kazuya and jack

[@joezar33]

U a Michelle Chang fan ? Isn't *Ganryu* her rival in the Tekken series?

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@joezar33 michelle vs ganryu tekken 2

[@TheLoresmith]

@@joezar33he is, but not in the first game, Tekken 2 onwards he starts to become a rival because he has a crush on her lol

[@candasturan4559]

Omg I've been waiting for this specific episode! I'm so excited! 😊 Thank you in advance ❤️

[@InitialDL84]

Another banger my dude, love this! Especially since Michelle's one of my mains in Tekken next to Nina and Jun/Asuka

[@TheLoresmith]

Shame she got dropped, I never played Michelle/julia much but I always liked fighting her whenever I got matched up in online, fun moveset and not annoying.

[@BlazerK1914]

First time seeing that pendant, I saw it in the anime, Tekken Bloodline. By the way, I really like that anime, which brought me back to the Tekken franchise. Also, thanks to you, I got to know better about Michelle Chang.

[@TheLoresmith]

Nice, bloodline was an alright anime, I wish they focused on the other characters a bit though.

[@user-zq1vh5cc8x]

It was mentioned in Michelle's manual in Tekken 1 and you can see it in her ending in Tekken 2.

[@scorchedearth5354]

Beautiful! Thank you for making these! And please don’t stop!

[@AlgaInventory]

Michelle was one of my favourite Tekken character. I wish she will return 😔 ❤️

[@TheLoresmith]

Maybe one day! 🙏😅

[@TheBlackOtaku]

Can’t wait for a Tekken origin of Wang Jinrei 😁👍🏾

[@TheLoresmith]

Interesting one! Strong fighter.

[@lydiamcgowan2125]

Don’t forget about Ganyru, Lee Chaolan etc

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

Law vs Wang Tekken anime lore series

[@spidermac6885]

That is a great story of Mitchell Chang of TEKKEN,sadness and lost father,entering the tournament fighting against 🥷 Kunimitsu and Nina Williams,even discovering pendant and also returning home after the tournament, i feel happy about her ending great story 🙂👍🏾 By the way, I like the references from TK8 8:39 and TK1 8:48

[@lamishangbayhana9753]

I love that you used the tekken background music! and I'm thankful for this video! I wanted to learn more about Michelle because I love Julia!

[@Mitsu2040]

Thank you so much for this!! Michelle is truly underrated.

[@wesleys3890]

Excellent work

[@The13thElysium]

Amazing! Love seeing Michelle's story explored she really is one of the most overlooked characters in the series! I'm excited to see what else you do!

[@malikknox5040]

You're so good at these and this is so appreciated. Great closing too - Michelle's Tekken 2 theme is ofc one of the best Tekken songs of all time. THANK YOU FAM

[@TheLoresmith]

👊

[@lydiamcgowan2125]

Fantastic work! And so interesting about Michelle and the pendant!

[@benjaminpetersen386]

WHO is next?

[@product_of_august]

There's a lot more the orginal had 18 17 if you remove Devil

[@benjaminpetersen386]

😮 who Think you loresmiths next Will be?

[@Wing-Zero-si1eu]

Really nice how you got the characters to sound like how they always sound in the games. Especially Nina herself 💜👍🏼

[@rickyperez1239]

This was a good story, I forgot that the origins of Ogre were not relation to Michelle’s family which are what led to Tekken 3.

[@jamiejameskingofgames4648]

This is amazing! I love that you used the same clip with Nina for consistency and Kunimitsu having a different language but understanding each other is so Tekken. I subscribed.

[@TheLoresmith]

Thanks for the support! It makes no sense but I think it’s quirky and unique how everyone just all of a sudden perfectly understands each others language 😂 it allows the nation and culture of the character to shine through more also which is cool.

[@jaidaniels905]

The Tekken 4 narrator cements these.

[@-Aidan]

The progress with each video is just shows how much you love what you are doing! Awesome as always, better the the last!🔥💪

[@TheLoresmith]

Thank you 🙌

[@LordAlvaro888]

Nice Work Loresmith want to see law next❤

[@moudacouldashoulda195]

Love the 80s and 90s anime style. Never knew that her father is chinese.

[@SdotWebb]

Thank You for a very enjoyable video. Tekken lore is very enjoyable and this was a great watch on a decent character. Always believed the early characters had so much more depth than other series.

[@blackdream8822]

Excellent job dude, the AI picture are clean now and the narrations is still insane. Beautiful video, keep this alive ❤

[@beautifulnature.7528]

I remember watching your Nina's video and I was blown away by how good written the story is. Loved everything about it. Now going to watch Michelle's, just need to prepare my snacks first!

[@TheLoresmith]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it, I quite enjoyed this one tbh, forgotten character for the most part which is a bit of a shame, cool move set, I wonder if julia will be in 8

[@bja808]

Ugh! Michelle needs to come back! Julia became sooooo BORING after Tekken 4

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Here Here !

[@MrDaRiAn21]

This is great. Really enjoyed this one. Thank you.

[@erniestrother3545]

Phenomenal work as always.

[@charleschase7945]

Love this presentation and sound set up

[@Wuzzy-qp9kn]

Love all your tekken lore vids. Can't wait for the next one 😄

[@Farmerb1985]

Michelle Chang for Tekken 9

[@MarioAlbertoB86]

I've been following your Tekken series since the first one and I'm really enjoying the work you've put to build the lore, expand upon it and add some twists that actually help a lot with the story as it goes. Keep going with this great work and, if your intention is to go through the whole saga, I wish you the best of luck for the long, *looooong* road ahead

[@TheLoresmith]

I appreciate the support! 👊👊 I’ll keep going with these for sure, there’s a lot of good stuff to get into from t1 to t4 at least, then from there we’ll see but yeah that’s a far ways off.

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

Jinpachi lore animated would be unreal❤😢

[@TheLoresmith]

Yeah nice. I’ll have to cover jinpachi when I do heihachi seeing as they father and son

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

@@TheLoresmith That would be awesome🔥

[@PS2_Michalis_T_-_800]

Nice work, always enjoy your videos. Excited to see Kazuya vs Lee and maybe even Law vs Lee in your future videos.

[@TheLoresmith]

Law vs Lee needs to happen, that’s a perfect fight, good shout actually 😅👊

[@PS2_Michalis_T_-_800]

​@@TheLoresmith Happy to give you ideas, keep up your amazing work 👊

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

@@TheLoresmithlaw vs Wang tekken anime kazuya vs Lee

[@ThievNWalrus]

Thanks for making these dude. Subbed.

[@TheLoresmith]

Thank you! 🫡

[@PatronSaintofChaos]

Great video! I appreciate the Tekken 4 style narration!

[@ThePrometheus617]

This was phenomenal !! More More More

[@thiago.andrade13]

Incredible!! I can't wait to have Julia Chang on the channel

[@Mitaragi]

This is so amazing. Id love to see Tekken 2 lore series

[@miaimiai1983]

Great story telling. It's nice to see something about Michelle for once. I never knew Nina defeated her. Isn't the last bgm Lidia's stage music. :) I'll never forget when they had that saxophonist play Michelles theme during a tournament while showing fan art of Lidia on the screen. Happy to see when people care about a character they are constantly trying to erase.

[@EmoDJ_YT]

When i first saw Michelle ending in tekken 1, i was confused. I tried to figure out the ending until i watched Michelle backstory and how she joined the Iron Fist tournament, i get it now.

[@triqlead]

Amazing work!

[@XTheFightinggameLover]

I never doubted her for a second, as my main character

[@Dragon-Lander]

Thanks for doing this, you are the professional

[@janbrezina5711]

Just AWESOME !

[@chinatownchaosog]

This was so excellent. Phenomenal writing, execution, and storytelling.

[@sonicscrewer3267]

Loving this series!

[@russellsmith5747]

Hopefully we get one from Anna’s life and a different perspective told from her

[@rikrjh]

Excellent work !!!!

[@mrscaryman.955]

Wow.!

[@sunnymane]

Nice! The ending tied in so nicely. I hope you do one for Kunimitsu the most forgotten Tekken OG lol

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

tekken anime lore series l michelle chang l king of lron fist tournament 2

[@gibbs615]

Very very impressive work on Michelle Chang's story here!😉😁👏🏿

[@AngirsonLopez]

I had a crush on her as a child. She may be a fictional character, but still.

[@bnoyb4621]

Thank you for this 🙏, Michelle is my favorite Tekken character.

[@TheLoresmith]

Thanks for watching, glad you approve! 😅👍

[@mrscaryman.955]

Nice work Loresmith! You’re doing great! I will be supporting your Tekken story episodes, from now till the end.😎🤍

[@TheLoresmith]

Thank you! Almost completed the main roster of the first game! Only a few more fighters to go 👍

[@mrscaryman.955]

@@TheLoresmith you’re welcome! And Loresmith I sent yu a lot of messages, from Patreon I would be glad for yu to reply to them.😅😎👍🏾

[@mrscaryman.955]

@@TheLoresmithI cannot wait for Kazuya’s, episode next!😉😎Yu know how hyped I’am for my favourite character, Dorya.!

[@user-zq1vh5cc8x]

@@mrscaryman.955 Kazuya will be last, however. The lore of Tekken 1 ends with him.

[@mrscaryman.955]

@@user-zq1vh5cc8x facts.

[@praghoxshochkweaveblossom5627]

I don't care this is AI or maybe even different pieces of Anime put together, this is peak Tekken lore and it was beautiful. Each cutscenes felt like a natural adaption of Tekken Series which unfortunately has been going downhill since Tekken 6. Honestly, I would rather chose your videos rather than vouching for the official Tekken Storyline yet to come (if I know it is going to be a dissapointment).

[@TheLoresmith]

Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it, yeah I always saw Tekken, at least earlier tekken as having potential for more depth in character development and story

[@henryverniz7852]

The voiceover resembles Tekken 5 story mode. Very nostalgic.

[@jeremyhall2727]

Y'all did an fantastic job

[@TheLoresmith]

🙏 thanks

[@subrussian]

this is the best way of implementing AI into something useful and interesting I've seen so far, well done and keep up the great work!

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Id really like to see Lee Chaolan's story told next. And man the artstyle when it comes to showing Michelle's Culture is absolutely beautiful. The wedding of Michelle's parents and the Dialogue/Music was beautiful

[@BubsArcadeFighters]

Michelle is an awesome character I hope she can come back as DLC in Tekken 8. I believe she's the only character from the original T1 cast not in T8. Great lore video!

[@thebodyguarddiaries]

i like that idea but HARADA would question, how would Michelle's purpose play part in the 8th tournament now that Heihachi is dead & Kazuya being the dominant force, what's nxt for her & Julia moving forward & would she be popular amongst new generation of fans, since us old-school players believe she would be, plus it gives us options of characters to choose from & gives us an update of her life (via storyline terms) like Kunimitsu Sr (mother), she's not in good health but her daughter Kunimitsu Jr, is carrying on her purpose...

[@TheLoresmith]

She could be given a zafina like role maybe, a mentor kind of thing, I don’t know, it is a shame that Michelle and Julia are gone, I actually enjoyed their move set, didn’t play them much but I always enjoyed being matched up online, she was tricky but never annoying to fight against.

[@fatalvixen1141]

This was so well done. Bandai Namco and the Tekken team should hire you ASAP

[@CrazyTee5]

Thank you for This!!!!

[@MBGamesHD]

After you finish up this season, you have to do Tekken 2 at this rate

[@BCDC123]

Michelle’s interaction with Nina is foreshadowing in a way, as Nina would have to deal with the reality of the loss of her own father in Tekken 2. It could be argued that Nina didn’t deal with it or hasn’t had the chance since Ogre possessed her shortly after. Or, could Nina’s cold pursuit of security by money and avoidance of a relationship with Steve Fox be her way of coping with the loss of Richard Williams? Is she avoiding that pain by causing her targets to feel it? Is she deflecting that pain to Anna? 🤔

[@TheLoresmith]

This is good character stuff! Definitely adds depth to her character, I’ll be sure to incorporate this! Thanks, good stuff! Honestly I didn’t plan Michelle’s father and Nina’s that way but it actually fits.

[@BCDC123]

@@TheLoresmith Absolutely! I know most of the Tekken community doesn’t think as deeply about this kind of stuff, but your channel provides the space to do so. Thank you for that! I also thought I was great how you pointed out that Nina’s words impacted Michelle to the point of growth, leaving her to self reflect. Michelle is cool, but Nina is my favorite Tekken character. 😂 I just think she’s written off as “ice cold” by most but there’s a reason she never pulled the trigger when Steve Fox was her target. And although, Nina has had multiple opportunities to k!ll Anna, (especially after defeating her in Tekken 5) she hasn’t. What’s stoping her? Ice cold is a facade. There’s still something there.

[@thehausofhachijo]

THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@sanabaker7419]

Omggg your awesome

[@OblivionsAbyss]

😢 beautiful work

[@bobopatchnosuke229]

Awesome bro

[@mrscaryman.955]

I’m being awkward when I say this, but Your profile picture makes yu, look like a very cute girl, since yu are looking pretty as bobo girl.

[@omarcos_barbosa]

I must see her in Tekken 8. She has such a rich lore!

[@georgetrevortan446]

Unbelievable, so this is the same TK narrator.

[@spurnd]

I've never played the Tekken games, but that was pretty good. Fun use of game footage, too. 😅

[@omidmahjoub9305]

when she runs back to her mom 🥲🥲🥲💛💛❤❤❤

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

Awesome

[@brandonperkins176]

Holy crap this is awesome! Sorry I missed the notification and enjoyed the Michelle Chang Tekken story. Still looking forward to the next Metal Gear anime episode P.S., yesterday was my niece Sadie's 17 birthday on the day your video was posted

[@TheLoresmith]

Nw! Thanks for watching bro, working on metal gear now! and happy late bday to your niece! 🎈🎊🎉

[@nejiblack553]

Keep up the good work can't wait for Kazuya

[@user-ob9ft8gt5o]

Thanks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@memecountry1013]

The Dead or alive Series next omg this is Genius!!!

[@mrscaryman.955]

Yu have evolved your animation, into an actual anime! Loresmith yu legend! From 17:05 ends at 17:16 this is a masterpiece to perfection for the end of Tekken 1 to Tekken 2 and more Tekken’s.

[@themandalorianG]

This was good.

[@zukoulou7464]

_ Michelle Chang : Tekken, Tekken 2, Tekken Tag, Tekken Tag 2. Her sub-boss is Ganryu. In the ending of Julia Chang from Tekken 3. Free DLC fighter in Tekken Tag 2.

[@Yaboisonndocalrizian]

Once again, an absolute banger. This makes me appreciate the characters that I didn’t play often. I always hated michelle because she had a hard difficulty spike in tekken 2 if she was on stage 4. Kicked my ass all up and down that canyon as a kid. Love your work, can’t wait for more ❤

[@TDKiller415]

Namco should really remake the original trilogy as Tekken: Iron Fist Trilogy with the following: - Tekken 8 gameplay - Tekken 4-like story mode with brand new intros and endings but with the originals as unlockables, and intros and endings for the Tekken 1 unlockable characters too, and unlock Devil Kazuya in T1 by beating him with Heihachi. - Team Battle, Practice, Survival and Theatre modes in all three. - A mode similar to Tekken Force in T1 and T2. - Tekken Ball and Tekken Bowl in each game - Exclude Gon from T3 for copyright reasons if necessary

[@zamthe6ft715]

We need Lee Chaolan next!

[@nicklaschristensen4696]

Tekken 2 soon

[@tsukiryu]

I adored this🎉

[@zirconviper]

Nina: You're chasing ghosts Scorpion. Scorpion: Challenge me at your own peril!! Nina: Killing Shang Tsung and Quan Chi won't bring your family and clan back.

[@TheLoresmith]

Crossover! 😂🥷🦂

[@user-dq8vn7wr7o]

Long time no see her welcome back Michelle

[@TheLoresmith]

Yes! Great character, not much is seen of her nowadays!

[@wendelleasports]

Hopefully you do a Marshall Law video soon!