Eddy Gordo

Eddy Gordo
Tekken character
Eddy Gordo in Tekken 6 (2007)
First gameTekken 3 (1997)
Portrayed byLateef Crowder[1]
Voiced by
  • ? (Tekken Tag Tournament 2)
  • Marcos Nazareth (Tekken 7 – present)[5]
Motion captureMarcelo "Caveirinha" Pereira[6][7]
In-universe information
Fighting styleCapoeira[8]
OriginBrazil[8]
NationalityBrazilian

Eddy Gordo (Japanese: エディ・ゴルド, Hepburn: Edi Gorudo) is a fictional character from the Tekken series by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). Eddy is a Brazilian capoeira fighter. Introduced in the 1997 fighting game Tekken 3, Eddy has since appeared in every main game thereafter.

Eddy's storyline from his debut through Tekken 5 revolved around his quest for revenge for the murder of his parents, culminating in the defeat of Kazuya Mishima during the events of Tekken 5. In Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, Eddy's plot focused on his and Christie Monteiro's search for a cure to an unknown illness that Christie's grandfather, Eddy's Capoeira master, was suffering from. Eddy has received heavy criticism in the fighting game community for the low skill floor associated with his play style; however, the character, along with Christie, has been credited with popularizing the art of capoeira to a new audience within the larger gaming and martial arts community, and has influenced popular culture.

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  8. ^ a b Tekken Tag Tournament Manual. Namco. 1999. p. 35.