Highlights
- Heihachi Mishima is the most recent DLC character in Tekken 8, returning after perishing in Tekken 7’s story.
- Followers and builders missed Heihachi, prompting his return with a robust playstyle in Tekken 8.
- The Tekken 8 announcement got here with a teaser trailer showcasing Heihachi’s historical past.
Heihachi Mishima has been introduced as Tekken 8’s third DLC character, as formally introduced throughout the Tekken portion of this 12 months’s Evolution Championship Collection (EVO) 2024.
Heihachi first appeared as a boss character within the unique Tekken and has been a mainstay within the collection ever since. Heihachi perished on the finish of Tekken 7’s story, a good purpose for him to not function in Tekken 8’s launch roster. Nevertheless, with this announcement, followers will likely be overjoyed to see him return later this 12 months.
A really cool tease trailer was launched accompanying the announcement, with the video culminating in a mini montage of Heihachi’s appearances all through the years, and the ultimate reveal that the legendary fighter has returned.
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Speaking to IGN, Katsuhiro Harada spoke about Heihachi’s return, remarking that each the followers and builders missed Mishima, pushing the workforce to convey him again.
“Tekken 7 actually targeted on the story arc between Heihachi and his son, Kazuya, and so, we actually wished to point out that type of last conclusion, and he appeared to die at that time,” Harada defined. “However then, after that occurred, Tekken 8 was launched, and we put numerous effort into the story and the followers actually appeared to be engaged with that. And as that was taking place, we have been type of feeling that the gamers type of missed him as effectively. Clearly, we did, too. So, it was type of determined afterward we’d try this.”
Harada went on to say that Heihachi will proceed to have a “highly effective” play type, as he has had in previous instalments. Accompanying Heihachi is the first-ever Tekken story growth, which will likely be added as a free replace for all gamers.
EVO 2024’s Tekken 8 portion concluded with Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique triumphing 3-2 over event runner-up Atif Ijaz, changing into a five-time EVO champion within the course of.
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