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.::Kazuya & Jun: Love, Hate or A Night's Stand::.
Last updated: 2nd September, 2007
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I will always remember the raised eyebrows when I, and probably all other Tekken players, found out about Jin's lineage. His parents were Kazuya and Jun...two people one wouldn't really see together save except for the heck of pairing two characters together for a fan fiction--much like JuliaxJin. Up to this point we all knew and liked Kazuya for the cold blooded son of a gun that would destroy anything in his way. But then Namco surprise us even though in Jun's profile we know that she entered the tournament to free Kazuya of the evil spirit, Devil. Truth be told, no one saw this one coming.
So what do we know about Kazuya and Jun?
Kazuya had defeated his father, Heihachi, two years ago in Tekken 1 and had since taken over the Zaibatsu, bringing it towards arms making and what not. He had altogether disappeared from the public eye with mere rumors about his ruthless nature and his power being the closest people came to knowing him. Upon finding out that Heihachi was still alive, Kazuya held the Tekken 2 tournament and as expected Heihachi entered to clobber his son and get back what was "his".
Officially, Jun entered the tournament to free Kazuya of Devil and investigate the animal kidnapping (done by Kazuya). It isn't stated at all if she fell in love with him at first sight...in fact even as the tournament was drawing to a close and she had fully realized that he was possessed by Devil, she was "drawn" to him. So it wasn't love at first sight. In fact it even states that she was "propelled by a mystic force beyond her control". I'll get to this later on. As of now all we know is that even towards the end of the tournament she was drawn powerfully towards Kazuya and eventually slept with him.
Kazuya's reaction to Jun is never mentioned even once by Namco. We don't know whether he loved her, hated her, was really attracted to her. We don't know anything. All we know is that he slept with her. Rape is out of question because Jun was officially drawn to him which resulted in her eventually getting impregnated by him. Even her ending is called "purity" which should be hint enough. Keep in mind that Jun's ending is a canon ending as she returns to Yakushima where fifteen years later Jin's prologue would take place. Also Jun was perfectly at peace and even happy in her Tekken 2 ending and I seriously doubt a woman who got raped would be that calm, especially not someone as sensitive as Jun. So yes, rape is out of question.
However, Namco constantly avoiding to mention Kazuya's feelings towards Jun is probably similar to the way Cloud's love for either Tifa or Aeris is never mentioned: the reason being that Namco don't want to alienate either of Kazuya fans...those who love him as an evil son of a bitch and those who love him simply because he is badass and complex.
In any case, hate seems to be out of question. Why?
Canon wise, Angel was fighting with Devil to save Kazuya's soul. Keeping aside the argument that Jun is Angel, one has to wonder how his good side awakened. Canon wise it was his contact with Jun Kazama that brought out some of his lost goodness which is represented by Angel in the game. So yes, this good side that was awakened in him did actually happen and is canon. With Devil still having a hold over Kazuya's soul, Kazuya had to struggle between the two extremes but eventually Angel and Devil both had equal hold over him which made Kazuya a relatively good person. Now think about it:
Jun was the person who brought out Kazuya's good side. It obviously means that Kazuya's reaction to her was positive. It couldn't be just sexual attraction or a one night stand because that isn't good or pure. I doubt wanting to just have a woman for one passionate night is bringing out one's good side. We also know that he did eventually sleep with her. All things point towards the fact that Kazuya was in love with Jun at this point and it was this love that had made caused his good side to be rekindled and their sleeping together was "lovemaking" in every sense of the word.
As for Jun, she was officially attracted to Kazuya having being "propelled by a mystic force beyond her control". Now this "mystic force" has been a matter of debate for a long time now. Who or what is it? Devil? Angel? Love it self? Destiny? Fate?
It really can't be Devil. In Tekken 4 we see that half of him was transferred to Jin making him weaker. Now why would Devil go through the trouble of making Jun fall in love with Kazuya, make him sleep with her only so that he could become weaker?! It doesn't make sense. Not even by Namco storyline standards. Keep in mind also that Asuka, who also possess the Kazama blood, had to do as little as touch Jin to completely wipe Jin's Devil traces. Kazama blood clearly cancels out Devil influence which would explain why Devil's hold on Kazuya weakened when Jun came in the picture, and why Kazuya's good side was rekindled. And going with it, it again explains why Kazuya clearly loved her.
It is highly possible that it was Angel. Angel was there to save Kazuya from Devil and fully rekindle his good side. To do this she "used" Jun and with Kazuya falling in love with her, his good side was brought out. Officially his good side WAS brought out to the point that Devil and Angel were in equal control over him. Angel brought the two of them together to motivate Kazuya further to push the darkness away. As of yet it makes perfect sense that it would be Angel and NOT Devil as mentioned above.
That is another thing that Angel is supposedly a representation of Jun Kazama herself. Though she is said to Kazuya's good side, a lot of facts point towards the Jun theory having merit:
1- Angel is a female. Why would Kazuya's goodness be of the form of a woman (sexism! lol)?
2- Angel is supposed to be a nemesis of Devil and is its polar opposite. Kazama blood is shown to have the power to cancel out Devil influence hence they are one and the same. Shown in TTT, T4 and T5.
3- Jun was the chosen one.
4- the fact that their prologues are identical at the end of the day. Jun is to "exorcise" the Devil from Kazuya while Angel is "vying over his soul". Both of them are actually the same thing said in different ways when we think about it.
5- In the second last scene of the Tekken2 intro, we see Kazuya standing staring at the city from the high-rise building. His eyes are blood red like how they are when he is under Devil's influence. Behind him, Angel is standing with her arms around him protectively. Devil is shown to be internally existing in Kazuya (blood red eyes) but Angel is shown as an external influence (standing behind him with). Why would this be if they both are supposed to be "parts" of him. Clearly Angel is NOT a part of him but an outside being...Jun.
6- The fact that Angel is shown in the T2 intro as an illusion further solidifies the fact that she is a representation of Jun rather than an independent entity herself.
7- In Jun's TTT ending, she touches Jin and wipes away his Devil influence (just like Asuka does to Jin in her T5 ending). In Angel's TTT ending, she touches Kazuya and wipes away his Devil influence. Heck they even smile the same way! Obvious and clear hint!
Lots of people support the "Devil was the Mystic force" theory because of his TTT ending where he is shown gently lifting a dead/unconscious Jun and flying away. Obviously these people forget the fact that the Kazama's cancel out Devil's influence. It is shown more than once (TTT Jun ending, T5 Asuka ending). Even in T4 when Devil is trying to merge with the part of him in Jin, the Kazama blood stops it from happening...keep in mind that the blood stopped this from happening even though the host of the body, Jin, was unconscious. Obviously Kazama blood has a "natural" response to Devil and it takes place without a conscious effort on the part of the person. This is also shown in Asuka's ending where she changes Jin back to his normal self even thought she is clearly doing it without realizing what she is doing.
In Devil's TTT, he is obviously supposed to be a representation of Kazuya. By the time he came in contact with her his traces should have been wiped out completely making Kazuya take owner ship of his body back from Devil (its a split personality thing as explained here). However, since Devil and Kazuya are one and the same, Kazuya doesn't change to his normal self as is the case with Jin, the same way Kazuya doesn't become Devil EVERY TIME he is under Devil's control (Kazuya T4 ending for example). We see Kazuya gently lift up an unconscious Jun and fly away with her safely in his arms.
If Kazuya hated Jun why didn't he just leave her there?
If Kazuya was such a rapist why didn't he just bang her right there and then? She was obviously defenseless at time.
It is pretty obvious that Kazuya and Jun were clearly lovers...at least during the Tekken 2 days. While it is true that we don't hear Kazuya even mentioning Jun's name since his return in Tekken2 we can't take this as a reason for him not loving her. There are many reasons:
1- Canon wise, Jun is dead by now.
2- him reminiscing about Jun would be totally out of character as far as his in-game persona goes.
3- its the same case as it is with Cloud, Tifa and Aeris. Half of his fans want him to be with Tifa while the other half want him to be with Aeris. In order NOT to alienate either of the fans, they have kept quiet on the matter. Same way, half of Kazuya's fans love him for the badass that he is while the others love him for being a badass AND his complex personality.
4- most of his in-game cut scenes are with people he hates or doesn't care about and since T4 he has been rather pissed in all the parts of the game as the story of the games have been too serious for "sentimental scenes".
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