10 Weird Video Game Facts That Became Canon

Tekken’s world of fighting bears, kangaroos, and demons clearly doesn’t shy away from strangeness, but you might be surprised to learn that it also doesn’t shy away from real-life things like alcoholism and religion.

One of the series most recognizable fighters, King, is a Mexican luchadores-inspired wrestler whose backstory is so intense and uncharacteristically real that you almost have to wonder we're still talking about a guy with a jaguar head for a face.

According to King’s official canon, King is actually a Catholic priest who converted to Christianity after he was saved from the streets by monks. The reason he became a pro-wrestler is actually because he wanted to support the orphanage operated by his church.

This bit of lore is a clear homage to the classic trope of Mexican luchadores, but it’s still somewhat bizarre to know King is a devout Catholic.

It gets even weirder once you get into the lore of the second game, where the death of one of his orphans spirals King into a crisis of faith and then later, alcoholism.

But if you think this is all getting too heavy and real, don't worry, as shortly after, things get silly-weird again when King is killed by an ogre god!

Only in fighting games!