Learn about Mokujin, a dummy fashioned from a 2000-year-old kashi tree, and his fighting style in Tekken 5.
Mokujin, whose name translates to "Wood Man" ("Moku" meaning "Wood" and "Jin" meaning "Man"), is a character in Tekken 5. His fighting style is known as Mokujinken, or "Mokujin Fist." His nationality and age are unknown.
According to official Namco lore, Mokujin is a dummy crafted from a kashi tree, which is a type of Japanese evergreen oak, that is 2000 years old. Mokujin began moving two years prior to the events of Tekken 5, coinciding with Ogre's defeat by Kazama Jin. Upon his return to a museum, Mokujin's face was observed to be smiling absent-mindedly. Now, sensing another entity of great power, Mokujin has started moving once more. The lore poses the question: "Will the day come when Mokujin's service is ended...?"
- Mokujin's fighting style, Mokujinken, is a unique style in Tekken 5.
- The lore suggests Mokujin is tied to powerful beings within the Tekken universe.
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