Tekken 8’s second season of DLC has kicked off in pressure with Anna Williams, however there’s extra information as well. In a presentation from the Tekken workforce, it appears to be like like a complete new character is a part of the package deal.
This comes by way of a brief snippet of a wider Tekken presentation (which you’ll be able to see for your self by way of this useful Reddit put up) wherein producer Michael Murray spilled the beans on the mysterious newcomer.
“What we are able to say, exterior of Anna, is there is a brand-new character right here who has by no means appeared within the sequence up to now. An entire new authentic Tekken IP character the Tekken workforce have developed”.
Now, that is thrilling for quite a lot of causes, however let’s begin with the apparent. A brand-new character is a breath of contemporary air and affords one thing genuinely stunning for followers, who in any other case might anticipate returning characters with acquainted kits of visitor characters from different IPs. It additionally gives the Tekken workforce a chance to characterize one other nation / combating type within the sequence, one thing followers have lengthy been keen on.
It is also thrilling as a result of precedent set in Tekken 7. That sport, throughout its prolonged life cycle, added quite a lot of authentic Tekken characters to the solid by means of DLC seasons. Whereas some, like Fahkumram, have but to reappear in Tekken 8, others like Leeroy and Lidia have turn into vastly essential to the broader Tekken story. They even returned rapidly in Tekken 8, with Lidia securing a job within the season 1 DLC go and Leeroy getting a spot within the base roster.
That does not even take note of the stellar new additions in Tekken 8 we now have already. Azucena has confirmed to be an exquisite addition to the solid, and Victor (whereas an preliminary scrub killer) is slick and funky in a means few different Tekken fighters are.
As such, what we may very well be seeing is a brand new character with long-lasting affect on the Tekken sequence. That, or one other Fahkumram. He was actually cool no matter his longevity, so when you concentrate on it, it is a win-win both means.
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