Highlights
- Heihachi Mishima makes a dramatic return in Tekken 8 as a DLC fighter, stunning followers worldwide.
- Regardless of being beforehand declared lifeless, the long-lasting antagonist Heihachi is again, with Harada confirming his revival.
- Tekken 8 will proceed to shock gamers in 2024 with new content material like Heihachi’s return and collaboration with Nike.
On the stage of the 2024 Evo event in Las Vegas, Tekken 8 producer and director Katsuhiro Harada mentioned that Heihachi Mishima would return to the collection as a DLC fighter launching within the fall. Although Harada beforehand acknowledged that Heihachi was lifeless, the chief of the Mishima clan was revealed in a fiery trailer that shocked Tekken 8 gamers worldwide.
As one of many principal antagonists of the Tekken collection, Heihachi Mishima is the daddy of Kazuya Mishima and grandfather of Jin Kazama. As the previous lord of the Mishima Zaibatsu, a multinational firm, Heihachi was instrumental in creating the King of Iron Fist martial arts tournaments, with possession of the group supplied as the principle prize to its victors. Although Heihachi was a protagonist in Tekken 2, his time as an antagonist spanned nearly all of the franchise. In Tekken 7, Heihachi confronted Kazuya for one final showdown atop an energetic volcano. After buying and selling blows, Kazuya faucets into his devilish powers to defeat his father and unceremoniously tosses Heihachi’s physique into the volcano.
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Although Harada beforehand acknowledged that Heihachi Mishima died in Tekken 7, his demise wouldn’t final. In the course of the Tekken 8 finals at Evo 2024 in Las Vegas, Harada appeared on stage to indicate a trailer for the subsequent DLC fighter for Tekken 8, which turned out to be the revived Mishima clan chief. Lasting practically three minutes, the trailer began with a take a look at some Mishima Zaibatsu warrior monks, who have been being taken out by an unknown assailant. The perpetrator, who was later revealed to be Heihachi, wore a white tiger masks to hide his id. The trailer then panned round to characters equivalent to Eddy Gordo and Lidia Sobieska and closed with a take a look at the volcano that Heihachi was tossed into.
Tekken 8 Reveals Heihachi Mishima’s Return
With a menacing grin on his face, and his distinct mustache and coiffure intact, Heihachi walked away from the flames and laughed as he shouted his title. Harada mentioned that Heihachi can be launched within the fall of 2024 as a part of Tekken 8‘s Season 1 DLC fighter roster. Harada additionally confirmed that Lidia Sobieska would arrive in Tekken 8 on July 25 for all platforms, with early entry beginning on July 22.
Harada added {that a} new stage and picture mode can be obtainable totally free with Tekken 8‘s 1.06 replace, which can launch alongside Lidia. Between Tekken 8‘s new collaboration with Nike and the return of Heihachi to the collection, solely time will inform what Bandai Namco will do to maintain the momentum going all through 2024.
Tekken 8
Bandai Namco’s Tekken 8 would be the franchise’s debut entry on the PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S, and the combating recreation is in-built Unreal Engine 5. The story revolves round Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama’s relationship.
- Launched
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January 26, 2024
- Style(s)
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Combating
- Engine
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Unreal Engine 5
- Native Co-Op Assist
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1-2 Gamers
- Multiplayer
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Native Multiplayer
, On-line Multiplayer - Platforms That Assist Crossplay
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PC, PS5 & Xbox Sequence X|S
