While Armor King's nationality and ethnicity has never been confirmed, his highly melanated skin has led fans to believe he is primarily of African descent. In Tekken 5 he was reintroduced as the younger sibling and doppelganger of Armor King I, who was killed in a bar fight. The masked professional wrestler is a friendly rival and dark counterpart to the Mexican luchador, King. What's more, in the Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion artbook it revealed that Tiger Jackson was initially one of Eddy Gordo's unused concepts, before becoming his own character. However this rumor was laid to rest in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, where he received his own character slot. Looking like someone who walked straight outta of a time machine from the 1970s, Jackson who debuted in Tekken 3, is a breakdance fighter and disco lover who loves to get down and boogie.Īs the palette swap of Eddy Gordo in Tekken 3 (who he shares an identical move-set with), at one point many fans assumed that Tiger was Eddy's alter ego. With that said, we rank all the afro characters who have been playable in the franchise, from worst to best in terms of their design, story and etc. If you didn't know, the first notable Black Tekken fighter would appear as an unlockable secret character in Tekken 2, and others would soon follow suit as mainstay characters.

In that same regard, Bandai Namco's iconic fighting game has introduced several memorable Black characters who have participated in the King of Iron Fist Tournament, since it's inception.

Featuring characters of various races and ethnicities, juking it out all with the best fighting styles to reign supreme. Tekken has the most diverse fighting game cast in video game history.

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