Of all the characters who deserved their own spin-off in Tekken, this was the one. Could've made for a fun Shinobi PS2-type game.

Yoshimitsu has always been the go to character if you wanna outplay and flex on enemies online.

There are several individuals from the manju clan who holds the name, Yoshimitsu as it is passed down from generation to generation. From Soul Calibur to Tekken (as from Tekken 1 to 7 is the same person). Yoshimitsu has always been a great character.

Excellent video! I have been a Yoshimitsu fangirl for more than half of my life. He's my absolute favorite character, and I agree that the mystery and enigmatic nature of the character is a large part of his appeal. I also love a lot of the less obvious things about the character, gleaned from the older inserts that used to come in the cases of each new game, where we learned that Yoshimitsu loves video games and sumo wrestling. He steals and drinks and plays video games and he's willing to help almost anyone, even if it turns out badly for him. Such a great character, all around. Of all the characters in Tekken's vast roster, I feel that Yoshimitsu would be the best choice for a standalone solo game.

This was such a lovely breakdown. I really enjoyed this. I actually based my entire identity as a masked musician on Yoshimitsu. He was the first character I've ever identified with in any video game.

Yoshimitsu's tekken 3 ending with the giant rat is fkn iconic great video and very well spoken

Imagine if Yoshimitsu got his own game. Like Jin's story mode from T5 or T6's story....but good. Basically mechanized-space-ghost-of-tsushima

I always knew that Yoshimitsu (the sword) played a huge role in the Manji Clan's existence and that its supernatural nature is what started to corrupt Yoshimitsu (the man) in Tekken 6, but I never thought of the man naming himself after the sword rather than vice-versa, to say nothing of having abandoned his own identity to keep the Clan going. While I think that Tekken's Yoshi hasn't completely thrown his own identity away just yet (given that he at least used to have hobbies, is good friends with Dr. Bosconovitch despite him having no connection to the Manji and that his hatred of Bryan seems just as personal as it does Clan-related), this view of him you propose certainly paints his act of changing his armor every game (and some other behaviors, I'm sure) in a new light. I have to nitpick his silliness too. He's always been the most eccentric character in the series, but his moves were also designed to confuse opponents and I imagine that his Kabuki dances and other acts are at least a 50/50 split on personal enjoyment and confounding his opponents, since misdirection plays such a big role in Manji tactics; his stories were also always serious right up until Tekken 7, whereas characters like Asuka, Xiaoyu, Roger Jr., the Laws and others introduced a lot of whackiness to the series starting in Tekken 5. It does, however, break my heart that Yoshi was reduced to being an accidental pervert in Tekken 7 and that so many other characters didn't fare much better than him. This is a very good video and I'm so glad someone took the time to analyze not only a fighting game character, but one as bizarre as Yoshimitsu and his faithful wielder, Yoshimitsu.

Awesome vid explaining Yoshimitsu! I love the content and your discussions on characters are very thought provoking. I would love more Tekken related content in the future ✌🏾🙏🏾

This was a really pleasant surprise

The Tekken 1 Yoshimitsu was legendary.

oo i never realized that yoshi from soulcaliber and tekken were different characters

Thank you so much for the video. I rarely comment but I needed to express how thankful I am to find an in depth analysis on tekken characters.

Really good hearing the story about Yoshimitsu, but besides from his name and sword I think you can also dive into his mentality through his quotes in game, I think it further explains his non-human identity in the setting too.

Love it!

Thanks for the vid

HA i knew it....i knew it all along! @_@

Bruh cut down the runtime a little. Otherwise good though :)