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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:Steve Fox (''Tekken'')}}
-{{Infobox video game character
-|name=Steve Fox
-|image=
-|caption=Steve Fox in ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament 2]]''
-|series=''[[Tekken]]''
-|firstgame=''[[Tekken 4]]''  (2001)
-|voiceactor=Ezra J. Stanley (''Tekken 4 '')<br>Guy Perryman (''Tekken 5'' - onwards (in-game voice))<br>[[Gideon Emery]] (''Tekken 6'' - onwards (quotes and endings), ''Street Fighter X Tekken'')
-|japanactor=[[Masaki Terasoma]] (Japanese dub of the ''Tekken'' film)<br>[[Yoshimasa Hosoya]] (''Street Fighter X Tekken'')
-|motionactor=
-|liveactor =[[Luke Goss]] (''Tekken'' film)
-|inuniverse={{Fighting game character
-|fighting style=[[Boxing]]
-|country=United Kingdom
-|nationality=British
-|occupation= Professional boxer<br>Unemployed (''Tekken 6'')
-}} }}
-{{nihongo|'''Steve Fox'''|スティーブ・フォックス|Sutību Fokkusu|lead=yes}} is a [[fictional character]] from the ''[[Tekken]]'' fighting game series released by [[Namco Bandai Games]]. Steve was introduced in ''[[Tekken 4]]'', as a young British [[boxer]] enjoying his run as the world middleweight champion, he has returned for every subsequent game in the ''Tekken'' series. Steve is a level-headed middleweight boxing champion that was conceived in a lab in England. He is the son of [[Nina Williams]], who unknowingly had Steve while she was taking part in [[Dr. Bosconovitch]]'s cold sleep project. His father's identity remains a mystery. He is also the nephew of [[Anna Williams (Tekken)|Anna Williams]].<ref name="Giant Bomb Steve Fox">{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/steve-fox/3005-2532/|title=Giant Bomb Steve Fox}}</ref>
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-==Appearances==
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-===In video games===
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-After Nina failed to assassinate [[Kazuya Mishima]] in [[Tekken 2|The King of Iron Fist Tournament 2]], [[Heihachi Mishima]] captured her and used her as a test subject for cryogenic sleep studies. She gave birth to Steve during this time through [[in-vitro fertilization]]. As a young British boxer enjoying his run as the world middleweight champ, Steve Fox was at the top of his game. He had everything he wanted, except for one thing - his past. Adopted in his infancy, Steve never knew the identity of his biological parents or the origin of the scar on his left arm. One day, Steve was ordered to throw a fight by a [[Mafia]] betting high stakes on the fight. Steve refused to cooperate and won the fight regardless of the threats made against him. Unfortunately, the Mafia made good on their threats and put a price on Steve's head. With the Mafia in hot pursuit, Steve fled England for the United States to lead the life of a marked man. But no matter where he hid, he could not completely shake the Mafia henchmen. Steve realized that no matter what he did, the Mafia would eventually catch up and kill him. No one would ever know that he was killed, nor would he ever learn the truth about his past. With this realization, Steve decides to put himself in the limelight again and enters [[Tekken 4|The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4]]. Despite failing to win the tournament, he learned that Nina Williams is his mother. Along the way, he also cooperated with [[Lei Wulong]], who was also trying to break up the same crime syndicate. Steve found out about the Mishima Zaibatsu's evil designs and the Zaibatsu's hand in his conception. He decided that he would personally see to it that the Mishima Zaibatsu never makes such a mistake again. Shortly thereafter, [[Tekken 5|The King of Iron Fist Tournament 5]] was announced and Steve decided to enter, full of confidence as he set off to win the tournament and destroy the Mishima Zaibatsu. Despite not winning the fifth tournament, Steve found and destroyed the research institute of the Mishima Zaibatsu, and finally settled a long-time feeling of resentment. Steve was intent on returning to the world of boxing again, but the majority of major boxing meets are cancelled by the war that broke out all over the world. Steve, who knew no other trade than the boxing ring, had effectively lost his job and his passion, and went into depression. Soon after, he received an invitation to train together with [[Marshall Law (Tekken)|Marshall Law]] and [[Paul Phoenix (Tekken)|Paul Phoenix]]. Steve, who liked the idea of training in a martial art other than boxing, accepted. The three head to enter [[Tekken 6|The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6]] together. Steve will appear in the upcoming ''[[Tekken 7]]'', being one of the eighteen characters available in the first location tests of the game.<ref name="Comic Vine Steve Fox">{{cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steve-fox/4005-38205/|title=Comic Vine Steve Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters3/steve.html|title=BIo Fightergeneration Steve Fox}}</ref>
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-In his ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament 2]]'' ending, it may told more info about Steve's origins where he gets his scar mark on his left arm when he was at Zaibatsu in his childhood days known as a subject NT01, until the former Zaibatsu's employee and a future G Corporation executive, Emma Kliesen (Leo's mother) took care of him and transferred him to orphanage safely without Zaibatsu knowing.
-Steve also appears in ''[[Tekken 3D: Prime Edition]]'', ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament 2]]'', and ''[[Tekken Revolution]]''. Steve appears in [[Capcom]]-made crossover fighting game ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', with [[Hwoarang]] as his official tag partner. His swap costume is modeled after [[Charlie (Street Fighter)|Charlie Nash]]. According to the download blurb, after about a few years ago, Steve received a present from a friend of [[Guile (Street Fighter)|Guile]]'s who was deeply impressed with his boxing style.
-===In other media===
-Steve Fox appears in ''[[Tekken Comic]]'' (2009). He appears in the ''[[Tekken (2010 film)|Tekken]]'' movie, portrayed by British singer/actor, [[Luke Goss]]. In the film, Steve is an older, retired fighter who sponsors [[Jin Kazama]] in the tournament after the latter defeated Marshall Law, who has no blood ties to Nina Williams apparently, knew [[Jun Kazama]] before her death, and becomes Jin's friend and mentor. He is killed by [[Jack (Tekken)|Jackhammers]] while breaking Jin and the other imprisoned participants out of their holding cells. A dossier on him is also briefly seen in the CGI film ''[[Tekken: Blood Vengeance]]'' when Anna Williams opens a file containing dossiers on various persons of interest.<ref name="Comic Vine Steve Fox">{{cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steve-fox/4005-38205/|title=Comic Vine Steve Fox}}</ref>
-British actor and musician [[Luke Goss]] played Steve in the 2009 ''Tekken'' film.<ref name="first showing">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/luke-goss-says-tekken-movie-will-end-up-rated-r/|title=Luke Goss Says Tekken Movie Will End Up Rated R|first=Alex|last=Billington|work=FirstShowing.net|date=June 30, 2008|accessdate=November 4, 2016}}</ref> His storyline from the games is changed to his being a retired fighter<ref name="first showing"/> with no relation to Nina and instead becoming the friend and mentor of Jin Kazama after Jin defeats Marshall in the tournament. Steve is later killed by [[Jack (Tekken)|Jackhammers]] while breaking Jin and other imprisoned participants out of their holding cells.
-In 2012, Gelo Gonzales of ''[[FHM]]'' listed Steve and ''Street Fighter'' character Balrog as one of his "10 Awesome Fantasy Fights" for ''Street Fighter X Tekken'': "Balrog’s the aggressive, in-your-face, no-nonsense [[Mike Tyson]] type. Steve, on the other hand, is a pretty boy British boxer who likes to weave around and counter at the ideal moment."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com.ph/entertainment/games/article/11676 |title=10 Awesome Fantasy Fights in Street Fighter X Tekken |first=Gelo |last=Gonzales |work=FHM.com.ph |date=March 8, 2012 |accessdate=July 27, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710133240/http://www.fhm.com.ph/entertainment/games/article/11676 |archivedate=July 10, 2015 |df= }}</ref> Samuel Riley of GamesRadar ranked Steve fourth in his selection of the "7 baddest boxers in video games" in 2014: "Decked out in Union Jack shorts and a tasty pair of golden gloves, Steve favours punishing body strikes to the precision jab, a high stakes style that metes out as just much pain as it invites."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-baddest-boxers-video-games/|title=Top 7... baddest boxers in video games|first=Samuel James|last=Riley|work=GamesRadar|date=September 22, 2014|accessdate=September 22, 2014}}</ref>
-==Character design==
-Steve Fox is a young, British boxer with blonde slicked-back styled hair and pale blue eyes. He speaks with a British accent and has a large scar on his left arm. Most of his outfits feature Britain's color scheme (red, white, and blue), especially his boxing trunks. His player one costume consists of British flag colored boxing trunks, yellow boxing gloves with red spiked wristbands, and blue sneakers, while in later games, he wears British colored boxing boots. His player two costume consists of an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt, red jeans, brown shoes, and white hand wraps. In later games, he wears white button shirt with British colored shield symbols on the chest, shoulders and back, blue fingerless gloves with spikes on the knuckles, and silver shoes with blue laces. His character was originally given the name Dean Earwicker. This was changed after a substantial amount of negative feedback from the ''Tekken'' community.{{cn|date=August 2015}} The name has been referenced four times in the ''Tekken'' series: first in the Tekken Force mode in ''Tekken 4'', the second time in the Arcade Battle mode in ''Tekken 5'', the third time in the Arcade Battle and Ghost Battle modes in ''Tekken 6'', and the fourth time in the Ghost Battle mode in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2''.<ref name="Giant Bomb Steve Fox">{{cite web|url=https://www.giantbomb.com/steve-fox/3005-2532/|title=Giant Bomb Steve Fox}}</ref><ref name="Comic Vine Steve Fox">{{cite web|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/steve-fox/4005-38205/|title=Comic Vine Steve Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/tekken-8-coolest-and-7-lamest-characters-in-the-series/|title=Thegamer Steve Fox}}</ref>
-===Gameplay and fighting style===
-Steve Fox uses boxing as his fighting style. With a unique fighting style based on bobs, sways, punches and almost no kicks, Steve is one of the most unorthodox characters in the series. He has incredibly fast and effective punches and combos and can lay the pressure on his opponent like few others on the roster. He can turn around a fight with his hard-hitting blows and high-low combos in a flash, and his counter-hits are among the most effective around. Because he is a boxer, Steve Fox does not have normal kick attacks. However, there are a few instances where he uses his legs to attack, such as his get-up kicks, jumping kicks, and a single attack where he stomps on the opponent's foot. Another move of his, the Endless Roll, is a variation of the Dempsey Roll, which was created and first used by the Heavy Weight Boxing Champion of the 1920s, [[Jack Dempsey]]. His unblockable move, Hellfire, is the only unblockable attack where damage can be reduced by blocking it; when blocked, its properties also change. Its worth mentioning that Steve shares some traits similar to Ricardo Lopez, more so regarding the mannerism in which he bends down to throw uppercuts while still keeping his hands up at all times which Ricardo was famous for.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gameplay.tips/guides/597-tekken-7.html|title=Gameplay Steve Fox|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>
-==Reception==
-[[1UP.com]] named Steve Fox as one of the characters they want to see in ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', stating: "As many of you know, in ''Tekken 6'', Steve Fox is a counter-hit monster, and I'd like to see more of that in Street Fighter X Tekken."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/speculation-street-fighter-tekken?pager.offset=1|title=SPECULATION: What We Know, And Want, For Street Fighter X Tekken|publisher=1UP.com|date=2010-07-30|accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref> In 2010 [[GamesRadar]] article by Michael Grimm, a fight between Steve and [[Dudley (Street Fighter)|Dudley]] was written as one of the ones players wanted to see in ''Street Fighter X Tekken'', adding "Bully British brawlers in big bad boxing bash-up!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/12-matchups-we-want-to-see-in-street-fighter-x-tekken/?page=2|title=12 matchups we want to see in Street Fighter X Tekken|publisher=GamesRadar|date=2010-08-03|accessdate=2010-08-03}}</ref> ''[[FHM]]'' listed Steve and Balrog as one of the "10 Awesome Fantasy Fights in ''Street Fighter X Tekken''", adding "Balrog’s the aggressive, in-your-face, no-nonsense [[Mike Tyson]] type. Steve, on the other hand, is a pretty boy British boxer who likes to weave around and counter at the ideal moment."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com.ph/entertainment/games/article/11676 |title=10 Awesome Fantasy Fights in Street Fighter X Tekken &#124; Read reviews of movies, CDs, games, gadgets, cars, and more! |publisher=FHM.com.ph |date=2012-07-27 |accessdate=2012-07-27}}</ref> GamesRadar article for ''Street Fighter X Tekken'' stated: "As of ''Tekken 6'' he was training with Law and Paul in hopes of expanding his expertise beyond his sharp punches."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/street-fighter-x-tekken-roster-meet-all-43-characters/|title=Street Fighter X Tekken roster: Meet all 55 characters|publisher=GamesRadar|date=2012-10-23|accessdate=2015-04-08}}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' ranked Steve as the 19th best ''Tekken'' character, commenting: "A top Steve player knows how to bob, weave, and combo his way to the top."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/09/best-tekken-video-game-characters/steve-fox|title=The 20 Best "Tekken" Video Game Characters of All Time|publisher=Complex|date=2013-09-03|accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref> In 2014, GamesRadar ranked Steve as the fourth Baddass boxer in video games, adding: "Decked out in Union Jack shorts and a tasty pair of golden gloves, Steve favours punishing body strikes to the precision jab, a high stakes style that metes out as just much pain as it invites."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-baddest-boxers-video-games/|title=Top 7... baddest boxers in video games|publisher=GamesRadar|date=2014-09-22|accessdate=2014-09-22}}</ref> 4thletter placed Steve's and Hwoarang's ''Street Fighter X Tekken'' ending at 85th place in their list "The Top 200 Fighting Game Endings".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://4thletter.net/2013/06/the-top-200-fighting-game-endings-part-six/|title=The Top 200 Fighting Game Endings: Part Six|publisher=4thletter.net.|date=2013-06-12|accessdate=2013-06-12}}</ref>
-==References==
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