Gen is a skilled Chinese martial artist and a former
assassin. As a young man, he had been friends with the Shotokan master
Goutetsu, who tought Gen the legendary Messatsu killing technique. He used
a modified version of it in his career as an assassin. When Goutetsu made
the decision to seal the technique, Gen agreed never to teach it to another
soul. He even withheld it from his son, Lee, whom
he was training in the ways of martial arts. Gen remained active in the
Hong Kong area until he heard that Goutetsu had been murdered by his son
Gouki. He had used the forbidden Messatsu
technique, and Gen knew that Gouki would be looking for anyone who had
knowledge of the technique. Thus, he went into seclusion, training fighters
in a military compound in Shanghai. It was there that he trained his
grandsons Yun and Yang in the
ways of martial arts. He saw that they showed great promise, unlike their
father.
After years of living in secrecy, Gen realized that he had to seek
out Gouki and destroy him. He entered the first World Warriors tournament
hoping to find leads. He found no trace of Gouki, and was defeated by a
youth named Ryu who had been the pupil of Goutetsu's
son Gouken. He returned to training his pupils while gathering information
on Gouki. After a few years, he finally found a trace of Gouki, who now
called himself Akuma. He followed Akuma's faint trail and eventually caught
up with him. A fierce battle ensued, but Akuma was much too powerful for
Gen as he later admitted. Defeated, Gen told Akuma to finish him and
preserve his secret. For some reason, Akuma left him to his fate, demanding
that Gen never reveal his secret to anyone. Returning home, Gen realized
that he could not defeat Akuma, but was no longer hunted by him either.
He continued to train his students, searching for the one who could beat
Akuma.
Years passed, and Gen became ill. Realizing that he was dying, he attempted
to find Akuma in the hopes of engaging in a death match. He never found his
demonic enemy, and retired back to his home to meet his end in peace.
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