Tekken 8 Has Particular Character Intros For Lore Nerds

Preventing sport fanatics acquired their first actual take a look at Bandai Namco’s latest entry in its long-running Tekken collection throughout final yr’s PlayStation State Of Play. Now a bunch of hands-on previews for Tekken 8 have dropped, and among the many revelations is the truth that Tekken is taking a web page out of its rival Road Fighter’s playbook by including particular character interactions earlier than fights begin.

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Tekken commentator and YouTuber Spag is amongst those that’s had hands-on time with the sport’s alpha construct, and he’s made a video compiling each included Tekken 8 character’s intros, outros, and rage artwork (assume tremendous strikes), which you’ll be able to watch right here. However for the sake of this text, we’ll be wanting on the particular intros (edited down by on-line publication and podcast ArcadePress) and diving into why these interactions are so significant to people who play combating video games for the story like me.

The primary particular interplay is between collection’ protagonist Jin Kazama and coup instigator Lars Alexandersson. Whereas this interplay leaves a lot to be desired by way of trash-talking, that very lack of fire-spitting is critical, reflecting that these two are amongst these within the Mishima household with the least quantity of animosity towards one another. The Mishima household tree is the epitome of volatility, however these two even do some fist-bump like SF’s Ryu and Ken. We love a wholesome relationship between a nephew and his uncle the place the latter doesn’t randomly punch the previous in an effort to “toughen him up.” That’s what life is for.

Subsequent is Jin’s little interplay with Chinese language martial artist Ling Xiaoyu. When you couldn’t inform by Ling’s determined line about “an alternate of blows” being “revealing” earlier than their battle, she’s acquired one-sided emotions for the stoic hero. Going off his non-committal reply, she’s higher off with out him.

The spiciest particular Tekken 8 interplay, nonetheless, goes to Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama. For these not conserving observe of Mishima BS, these two had been married and gave beginning to Jin. “Have been” being the operative phrase, as a result of Jun was believed to have been killed. Relying on the continuity, Jun’s premature demise occurs due to a home explosion or by the hands of Historic Ogre. Not not like Kazuya’s horrible father Heihachi being shocked at how binding marriage ceremony vows had been with the “return” (gameplay-wise) of his deceased spouse Kazumi Mishima in Tekken 7, Kazuya can have rather a lot to hash out together with his beloved as nicely. Heavy is the top that tosses their father right into a pit of lava.

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For the previous couple of months, Bandai Namco has intermittently been shadow-dropping character trailers for brand new and returning fighters in Tekken 8. These transient trailers work to showcase every fighter’s new or up to date character design and transfer listing to assist newcomers and collection veterans alike determine which characters they’ll foremost upon the sport’s launch. I’ll most likely foremost King by advantage of him being knowledgeable wrestler that has Jushin Thunder Liger’s Liger Bomb in his transfer set. King, you’re the best. For posterity, listed below are all of the confirmed characters in Tekken 8 (up to now):

If these particular character intros are something to go off of, I pray Bandai Namco confirms Steve Fox for Tekken 8 so we are able to witness him name out the collection’ worst mother, Nina Williams, for being a deadbeat mom. Give the boxing lad some retribution.