How many languages the Tekken cast would speak in real life?
Hello, how are you? Sorry for the mini-hiatus, because I didn't have any ideas to write, the famous creative blockage, but soon, I will post more imagines; to compensate the mini-hiatus, I decided to do a random headcanon about the languages the Tekken cast would speak, based on their former/actual occupations or professions.
Hope you enjoy it!!
Alisa Bosconovitch - former bodyguard of Jin, currently fighting against the Mishima Zaibatsu. As an android, it is obvious that she would speak every existing language in the world, not counting the dialects that exist in each country.
Anna Williams - professional assassin/spy (G Corporation). Depending on the assassination request, she needs to travel to other countries to complete her missions. Considering she spends most of her time in Japan, it’s likely she speaks English, Irish, and Japanese.
Asuka Kazama - high school student. With her bold personality, she couldn't care less what language you speak. If you're doing something wrong, she will fight you, even if she doesn't understand the majority of the other characters. I can say that she knows Japanese and a little bit of English and French when she argues with Lili.
Azucena Ortiz - coffee farmer, model, and business administration major. She has a bubbly personality, and due to her love for her family's coffee tradition, she has been dedicated to improving and studying ways to make Peruvian coffee better since her teenage years. Her efforts earned her an international prize. As a model, it is very common to see her visiting various places around the world. As a business administration major, she enrolled in and graduated from the best university in Peru. She would speak Spanish, Quechua (the second most spoken language in Peru due to her indigenous heritage), and English.
Baek Doo San - former soldier/Taekwondo master. He has a military background, and due to South Korea's connection with the American army, he would learn from the Americans and has participated in competitions. So, I can see him speaking two languages. He would probably speak Korean and intermediate English.
Bob Richards - justice fighter. Basically, Bob lives his life fighting independently against crime in the USA. He is one of the few who doesn't want the head of the Mishimas. Due to his practice of Karate, he would speak English and a little bit of Japanese, because of the names of the Karate katas.
Bruce Irvin - Muay Thai champion and mercenary soldier of G Corporation. He would speak English and basic Thai because of the time he spent in Thailand for a tournament he participated in.
Bryan Fury - former policeman and current mercenary. He couldn't care less if he only spoke English, but due to the period he worked in Hong Kong when he was still a corrupt cop, he would speak basic Cantonese because it would be important for negotiating with drug dealers.
Christie Monteiro - capoeira student. Christie would speak Portuguese and English because it would be important in her search for Eddy.
Claudio Serafino - leader and exorcist (Archers of Sirius). The experience of exorcising devils and evil entities would obligate Claudio to learn Latin, even though it is a dead language; I can see him using it during rituals. Being a famous exorcist, it would be necessary for him to learn English when he is not in Italy. He would speak Italian, Latin, and English.
Craig Marduk - professional wrestling fighter/troublemaker. Probably just English, he doesn’t care.
Eddy Gordo - former leader of Tekken Force; current businessman, owner of the Eddy Gordo Orphanage, and mercenary. As the heir of an important family, Spanish would be essential for communicating with Latin American countries during the period he worked for Mishima Zaibatsu. He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Japanese.
Eliza - vampire. Having spent her entire life running from exorcists and after being captured by Lili's family, there is a high probability that she is Romanian; her accent makes it obvious. She would speak Romanian and English.
Fahkhuram - professional Muay Thai fighter; prisoner of Thai army. He would only speak Thai.
Feng Wei - former monk; current Chinese martial arts master, and criminal. He would probably speak Mandarin and Tibetan due to his monk background.
Ganryu - sumo fighter; businessowner; streamer. He would speak Japanese and basic English with a strong Japanese accent because he has business establishments in Hawaii. In his Tekken 7 ending, it’s possible to see him imitating Julia’s streaming style.
Heihachi Mishima - businessman (Mishima Zaibatsu). Even as a powerful businessman, due to his old age, he doesn’t have the patience or time to learn any language other than Japanese. Being filthy rich, he can hire any translator he wants to translate anything he needs.
Hwoarang - taekwondo student and street fighter. He would probably speak Korean and basic English because of the tournaments.
Jin Kazama - businessman (Mishima Zaibatsu). Being the principal head of Mishima Zaibatsu, I can see him having an entrepreneurial and linguist style. I imagine he speaks Japanese, English, Mandarin, Korean, and basic Arabic due to the time he was lost in Saudi Arabia.
Josie Rizal - Kickboxing fighter, model. She would speak Tagalog, English, and Spanish, the three official languages of Phillippines.
Julia Chang - archaeologist, researcher and streamer. She would speak Navajo/Diné language, since she is from Arizona and the Navajo Nation is the biggest ethnicity from the native state where she was adopted. She would also speak English and learn Spanish at university.
Jun Kazama - wildlife organization officer and environmentalist. Given that her job involves nature, English would obviously be important for communicating with other environmentalists around the globe as well. She would speak Japanese and English.
Katarina Alves - street fighter. She would speak Portuguese and English.
Kazumi Mishima - Hachijo's Clan's assassinaton martial artist. She would only speak Japanese.
Kazuya Mishima - businessman (G Corporation). He would speak Japanese and English. I guess he wouldn’t care much about languages; like his father, he has a lot of money and can hire whoever he wants to translate what he needs.
King - professional wrestling fighter and orphanage owner. He would speak Spanish and English.
Kunimitsu - phantom thief Kunoichi. I think she would speak Japanese and maybe a little bit of English.
Lars Alexandersson - former Tekken Force soldier, current rebel army leader (Yggdrasil). If he could, Lars would have dual citizenship because he was born in Sweden but spent a great part of his life in Japan. He would speak Swedish, Japanese, and English.
Lee Chaolan - businessman (Violet Systems). The case with Lee is similar to Xiaoyu's, he is etnhichally Chinese, but his citizenship is Japanese. He would speak japanese, chinese and english, because of Violet.
Lei Wulong - policeman. Born in Hong Kong, due to his work and many trips to Japan, he learned Japanese to make it easier for him. He would speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese.
Leo Kliesen - speleologist. In the search to discover what happened to their mother, Leo would struggle to find answers in Mishima Zaibatsu due to not being fluent in Japanese. They would speak German, English, and a little bit of Mandarin due to their Baji Quan training.
Leroy Smith - trader. He would speak English and a little bit of Cantonese because a while ago, he spent some time in Hong Kong.
Lidia Sobieska - Poland's First Minister. Being an important world leader, Lidia has to be prepared for everything, using her diplomatic skills to communicate with people. She would speak Polish, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, and English.
Ling Xiaoyu - high school student. Born Chinese, she has Japanese citizenship due to her education in Japan. She would speak Chinese, Japanese, and a little bit of English.
Lili de Rochefort - high school student. The Monegasque girl, with the wealth she possesses, can speak any language she wants. However, since her life's main goal is to annoy Asuka, it's kind of obvious that she'd start taking Japanese classes just so she could roast Asuka in another language instead of Monegasque French. She would speak French, English, and start learning Japanese.
Lucky Chloe - J-idol. Her strong accent when speaking English reveals that she is Japanese. She would speak Japanese and English.
Marshall Law - chef and dojo master. He is very proud of his Chinese roots, so he would obviously speak Cantonese and English.
Master Raven - UN intelligence agent; ninja. She would speak English and Japanese.
Miary Zo - Professional fighter; works in her village as a protector of her people and the animals. She would speak Malagasy, French and English, the main languages from Madagascar.
Michelle Chang - hunter; environmentalist. She would speak Navajo/Diné, English, and Cantonese.
Miguel Caballero Rojo - street fighter. He wouldn't care too much about what language he speaks as long as it's Spanish, but I'd venture to say that he would also try to speak English.
Miharu Hirano - high school student. She would speak only Japanese.
Nina Williams - professional assassin/spy (Mishima Zaibatsu). Like her sister, Nina would speak Irish, English, and Japanese.
Paul Phoenix - bodyguard; street fighter. He would speak English and a little bit of Japanese because of Judo katas.
Raven - UN intelligence agent. He would speak English and Japanese.
Sergei Dragunov - Sergeant (Spetsnaz). He hates speaking with people, but it cannot be denied that he is very good at languages. He would speak Russian, Ukrainian, and English.
Shaheen - military bodyguard. He would speak Arabic and English.
Steve Fox - professional boxing fighter. Steve is a great boxing champion. Due to competitions, he would obviously travel the world. Being an English speaker himself, I guess he would speak just this one.
Zafina - astrologer/priestess. With her extensive knowledge of the spiritual world and training since childhood, it would be very easy for Zafina to communicate in various languages, especially with elder spirits. She would speak Arabic, English, Greek, Aramaic, Elder Egyptian, Coptic, and Demotic (a pre-Arabian language).