Also, his Tekken 5 incarnation has a version of the Spinning Pile Driver (often abbreviated as SPD), the trademark command throw of Zangief's (Street Fighter).
King was inspired by the legendary Japanese pro wrestler Satoru Sayama (known as Tiger Mask) and a Mexican wrestler named Fray Tormenta, a Catholic priest who became a masked wrestler in order to support an orphanage.These growls are however translated into speech via subtitles, and the people he interacts with seem to clearly understand what he says. King does not speak, but instead growls like a jaguar.His injured left ear is believed to be a reference to the Tyson-Holyfield fight where Tyson bit Holyfield's ear.In the 2010 live action film Tekken, Marduk was played by Jones. Both would be about the same size, Australian, served prison time, and are often portrayed as crude muscle-heads. It is believed that Craig Marduk may have been modeled after Australian wrestler Nathan Jones.Marduk killed the first Armor King during a brawl.In trailers they are matched up against fellow wrestlers and Street Fighter representatives, Hugo and Poison (originally of Final Fight). Other AppearencesĬraig appears as King's tag-team partner in the 2 on 2 crossover game, Street Fighter X Tekken. The attacker reveals that he is intent on avenging his brother, both of them holders of the title Armor King. This scene is continued in King's ending, in which Marduk is joined by King to confront this black-jaguar masked wrestler. The camera pans around to reveal his attacker, wearing the same attire as Armor King. Marduk confirms the corpse of the man he murdered and turns to demand who the man behind him is. In Marduk's ending, he is at the graveyard of Armor King. Determined to learn the assailant's true identity, Craig set out with his new friend, King, to participate in The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6. Craig, who caught a glimpse of the attacker as he fled, swore that it looked exactly like the man he was believed to have killed in a bar fight, Armor King. While returning to the waiting room, Craig was ambushed. Tekken 6ĭuring The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, Marduk and King fought once again, but this time the two battled to a draw, and in defeat, they found friendship.
King's own Tekken 5 ending depicts Craig joining the world of professional wrestling as King's tag-team partner. In the audience, Steve Fox watches with a look of disgust on his face and gets out of his ring side seat, looking to confront Marduk. Marduk goes on to taunt the audience in front of the camera and even began tearing up the ropes. After the boxers begin to fight, Marduk comes into the ring and interrupts the match, decimating both boxers. Marduk's Tekken 5 ending cinematic opens with two boxers getting ready to fight each other in a boxing match. Upon the announcement of The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5, Marduk entered, knowing King would be there, he hoped to even the score. Enraged over his loss, Marduk began training harder than he ever had before, and managed to turn his body into the ultimate weapon. King and Marduk met in the previous tournament, and Marduk was beaten by King. Tekken 5 Craig Marduk as he appears in Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection The new Vale Tudo champion challenged him to a fight, and without even accepting, Marduk headbutted him, instantly knocking him out. In Marduk's Tekken 4 ending, his victory at the tournament catapulted him back into fame. The man that Marduk killed in the bar brawl was Armor King, and Armor King's protege, King, was the one who paid for Marduk's release, wanting him to enter the tournament in order to find him and exact revenge for killing his mentor. Upon his release he received a mysterious package containing a newspaper clipping regarding The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 and an airline ticket. Marduk was suddenly released thanks to an anonymous benefactor. He was imprisoned in Arizona for accidentally killing someone during a bar fight. Story Tekken 4Ĭraig Marduk was an undefeated Vale Tudo fighter for four years, but when he was involved in a minor scandal, his sponsors were glad to release him. Craig Marduk was introduced in Tekken 4, and he has returned for all subsequent releases.