Chapter 131: Tekken
Monga received encouragement from his group. It helped him pump up before his match.
He stepped forward onto the stage. The arena continued to be loud as each spectator became eager to see how this sort of confrontation would unfold. That was especially given the anticipation around his opponent—a fighter named Lars.
But as Monga arrived at the center stage, everyone noticed Lars standing still, with his head down and arms crossed—a picture of relaxed focus!
"Is he sleeping?" someone from the crowd asked.
"Naw," another answered, "who could sleep in a tournament like that?"
To be frank, Lars was in that same stance since the first match ended, seemingly uninterested in anything happening around him.
Arthur understood the reason for Lars' detachment: none of the fighters so far had intrigued him. Much like Arthur himself, Lars didn't need to watch the matches unfold in front of him; he could feel the energy in the air, filtering out the unworthy from the interesting, using his instincts to gauge who possessed real power!
That's simply who Lars is. He was stated to be a pivotal character in the Tekken series, first making his mark in "Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion" and continuing as one of the main protagonists in Tekken 7.
He is notably the illegitimate son of "Heihachi Mishima," one of the franchise's most significant figures, as well as an unknown Swedish woman. Having led a rebel splinter group called "Yggdrasil," as a military soldier, his tagline, "the one who betrayed his own in order to build a new era," encapsulates his journey from a loyal soldier to a revolutionary leader.
Initially, he was a respected officer within the Tekken Force, known for his bravery and willingness to engage in frontline combat alongside his troops. However, as events unfolded and a character named Jin Kazama took control of things, Lars began to question the ethics of their militaristic operations, which were aimed at inciting global warfare.
His growing discontent led to a dramatic defection where he managed to sway a significant portion of Tekken Force soldiers to his side, forming Yggdrasil in protest against the Mishima Zaibatsu's oppressive tactics.