Eventually, Kuma II became Heihachi's pet, and Heihachi trained him in Kuma Shinken, as he did Kuma II's father years ago. Before he passed away, he had a cub, which was also named Kuma by Heihachi, perhaps in homage of beloved first pet.

He was defeated by Paul again.ĭuring Kuma's travels with Heihachi, Kuma died of old age. If anyone gets in his way, he would eat them. Kuma traveled to the The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2 with his master, vowing to destroy Paul Phoenix this time. Heihachi was defeated in the last tournament by Kazuya Mishima, and so the two retreated into a mountain dojo to re-train. Kuma was very impressed with Paul's fighting prowess, as he thought that the only strong human was Heihachi. This was demonstrated in The King of Iron Fist Tournament, where Kuma was easily defeated by Paul Phoenix. This lazy approach means that Kuma's fighting style has never really matured and is very disjointed. Despite Kuma's unflinching loyalty to his master, Kuma liked to leave the side of Heihachi to sleep, even during the summer. This was further reinforced by Kuma's penchant for the taste of human flesh. None of Heihachi's associates could understand why Kuma was so intelligent, which led to a lot of them fleeing the estate in fear of the bear's intellect. After two years, Heihachi realized the power contained in Kuma, and so he trained Kuma in the arts of Kuma Shinken. Kuma was even taught rudimentary Japanese. Heihachi taught the bear simple commands and hand signals, which Kuma picked up at an alarming speed. When Kuma reached adulthood, Heihachi built him an outhouse to cater for his impressively large frame.

Heihachi Mishima found Kuma and took him in as his pet. The first Kuma was once an abandoned cub in the forests of the Mishima estate.

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