Bryan

Story

When alive, Bryan was an ex-military police officer for an international law enforcement organization. He was killed in a shootout in Hong Kong. His body was then moved to the care of Doctor Abel, who reanimates Bryan's body in an attempt to steal secrets from a rival scientist. To do so, Bryan enters the King of Iron Fist Tournament.

Later, Doctor Abel would join the Mishima Zaibatsu corporate empire and leave the experiment that is Bryan behind. Bryan realized that this likely meant that it would not be long until the lack of maintenance to his body would kill him permanently. In a last-ditch attempt, he joined the next King of Iron Fist tournament to take over the company and thus use his power over Abel to keep him alive. 

Eventually, Bryan would go to Dr. Bosconovitch, Abel's rival, and request that he install, upgrade, and maintain his body. Bosconovitch attempted to stabilize Bryan's body as best he could. Still, given the extreme complexity of the task, he saw to outfit him with a perpetual power generator as a temporary measure to make sure he would not die. 

Bryan then rampaged Bosconovitch's laboratory and killed several members of the Manji Clan as he escaped the secret base. Once out, he joined the King of Iron Fist Tournament once more to test out his new power.

Yoshimitsu would see to it that Bryan would not be able to truly test the capabilities of his new power. As Bryan became more frustrated with his lack of progress, he went off to fight in various conflicts around the world. Eventually, when a new King of Iron Fist tournament was announced, he again tried his hand to be the best fighter in the world.

To this day, Bryan continues to lurk among the many conflicts worldwide, causing as much havoc as he can.

Personality

While Bryan seldom talks, he's shown to be a psychotic man obsessed with chaos and carnage, seemingly enjoying the pain and destruction he can inflict on both people and the surrounding environment.

Appearance

Bryan is a large man with pale skin, grey hair, a neck tattoo, a scar over his left eye, and bullet scars all over his torso. His initial appearance in Tekken 3 had him wearing black gloves, snake leather pants, and brown shoes. With Tekken 5, he received an armband on his left hand and baggy military pants with ammunition and grenades hanging over them. In Tekken 7, he received a slight redesign. His left arm and right arm are torn up, revealing synthetic muscle. He was also given a green army jacket and a bandana covering the lower part of his face.

Playstyle

Bryan's forte is spacing out his opponents and fishing for counter hits that lead to devastating combos. While he lacks some of the generic Tekken tools, his arsenal more than makes up for it. His longer-range moves like Orbital Heel and 3+4 sidekick do a great job of keeping opponents at bay. While he doesn't have many fast moves for close-range engagement, Bryan's counter-hit moves do a great job discouraging opponents from trying to interrupt his offense. Bryan initially was lacking when it came to mixing up his opponents, which made it harder to open them up and land counter hits. However, with buffs to his low kick, he now has a reliable tool to chip away at defensive players and force them to try and fight back. One of the unique things about Bryan is also his taunt. With perfect timing, Bryan players have access to an unblockable setup, making Bryan's okizeme particularly scary at the wall. However, as flashy as it is, even the best Bryan mains worldwide struggle with using this tool reliably.