Nina Williams

Verified Timeline

Lore & Background

Nina, a silent assassin trained by her parents, is sent to eliminate Heihachi Mishima in the original Tekken (1994). Later in Tekken 2 (1995), she is tasked with assassinating Kazuya Mishima, but is captured along with her sister Anna and used in a 15-year cryogenic experiment. Awakening in Tekken 3 (1997) with amnesia, Nina is controlled by the creature Ogre. In Tekken 4 (2001), Nina is contracted to kill British boxer Steve Fox, but abandons the mission upon discovering he is her son. Tekken 5 (2004) features her ongoing rivalry with Anna, where they engage in a gun battle, before agreeing to participate in the tournament to settle their rivalry, while in Tekken 6 (2007), she serves as Jin's bodyguard and antagonist. In Tekken 7 (2015), she works for Heihachi before resigning and returning to freelance assassinations, where she assassinates Anna's to-be husband, who had darker ties with the syndicate, and reveals everything she knows to Steve about their relations to the Mishima Zaibatsu's abandoned past project. In Tekken 8 (2024), she takes over Anna's former position as Kazuya's bodyguard, following her sister's expulsion from G Corporation.

In Their Own Story

Nina is the protagonist of Death by Degrees, an action-adventure spin-off of the Tekken games. She has also been featured in other series spin-offs such as Tekken Tag Tournament, Tekken Card Challenge, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Tekken Revolution, and Tekken Mobile, and the crossover games Street Fighter X Tekken and The King of Fighters All Star. Additionally, she appears in the 1998 animated film Tekken: The Motion Picture, the 2009 Tekken film adaptation, the 2011 animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance, and the 2022 anime Tekken: Bloodline. In Tekken Mobile, Nina also has summer-themed variant named Summer Nina.

Reader's Guide

Nina is known for her lethal grappling techniques and counterattacks. She also has a versatile repertoire of striking attacks with all limbs. Some of her moves are shared with her sister Anna, especially in the first two Tekken games. Nina was also among the first characters to utilize chain throws, having them since Tekken 2 where she was recommended for aggressive players. In Tekken Tag Tournament, she was noted as 'feared by many players' due to her many combos that are difficult to counter, but her command list has a high execution barrier; she is a challenge, requiring a lot of practice to master. In Tekken 6, she has strong jabbing abilities, is agile and has above average strength.

Did You Know?

• Nina is the only female playable character to appear in all main games of the Tekken series.
• She was placed in a 15-year cryogenic experiment after being captured in Tekken 2.
• In Tekken 4, she discovered that British boxer Steve Fox is her son and abandoned her mission to kill him.
• Her default costume in Tekken 7 is a burned and tattered off-white wedding gown.
• In Tekken 8, she takes over Anna's former position as Kazuya's bodyguard after Anna's expulsion from G Corporation.