The victory was bittersweet, however - his mentor and caretaker, Heihachi, had died. He did so determined to defeat Paul, and Kuma finally defeated him during the tournament. It announced the King of Iron Fist Tournament 4, and Kuma headed there to enter the tournament. Kuma continued his brutal regimen, but he still enjoyed going to a near-by village to watch TV through the villagers' windows Two years after starting his new regimen, Kuma was watching a commercial through a village window. Life in the wilderness was much more difficult than any training of Heihachi's. He realized that as long as he remained Heihachi's pet, he would be unable to use his instincts to his advantage, so Kuma trained alone in the mountains to regain his power. When Paul was victorious, Kuma realized that that he had lost touch with his animal instincts. Kuma has trained since that day to defeat Paul in battle, and entered the King of Iron Fist Tournament 3. One day while watching TV, Kuma suddenly went wild at the sight of a martial artist with a scarlet go-gi, Paul Phoenix. Kuma is in love with Panda, but she neither shares his feelings nor has any interest in him. This Kuma is smarter than its father, and a good bodyguard for Heihachi.

Its child, also named Kuma, became Heihachi's second pet. The first Kuma died of old age during its travels with Heihachi. Kuma was in the Tekken games a very tall bear standing at 9'3 tall but in Street Fighter X Tekken, Kuma's height stands at 7'10 tall. He has also sat on the Mishima Zaibatsu's board of directors. When Jin was in control of the Mishima Zaibatsu, Kuma rescued the company in Heihachi's stead. He is more than a mere pet to Heihachi, and stands as sort of a partner with him. A ferocious bear who uses a variation of the Heihachi Mishima style of karate.

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