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This latest saga begins with Jin Kazama meeting Kazuya Mishima in a city-shattering face-to-face showdown.
The latest entry in the series introduces an all-new game mechanic called the ”Heat System,” giving players the ability to harness aggressiveness as a tactic and incorporate offensive attacks into their playstyle, with special movements and enhancement of character ability based on each character’s unique features.
After more than 25 years away, Jun Kazama joins TEKKEN 8 as a playable character!
Include Paul Phoenix, Marshall Law, King, Lars Alexandersson as well as Jack-8.
Lightning of Fate
Country of origin: Japan
Fighting style: Karate
Despising the cursed blood that ran through his veins, Jin Kazama sought to bring an end to the devil bloodline. He joined forces with Lars Alexandersson, and together they prepared to commence Operation Lightning, a plan to eliminate the other bearer of the devil gene, Kazuya Mishima. Jin had once plunged the world into chaos in order to resurrect Azazel, the devil gene's progenitor.
Cold-Blooded Oppressor
Country of origin: -
Fighting style: Mishima-Style Fighting Karate
Kazuya Mishima used the full extent of his devil power and G Corp to try and take over the world. After defeating his father Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya doubled down on his efforts to take down the leaderless Mishima Zaibatsu. This brutal war divided the world in two, and in the end G Corp came out on top. However, the conglomerate showed no signs of relenting, and continued to dominate the world with an iron fist.
Hot-Blooded Destroyer
Country of origin: The United States
Fighting style: Integrated Martial Arts Based on Judo
Paul Phoenix is a hot-blooded martial artist aiming to be the greatest fighter in the universe. He entered the seventh The King of Iron Fist Tournament with his eyes on the exorbitant prize money, more assured than ever that this time he would claim victory. The tournament, however, would be suspended with the disappearance of its organizer. Paul received barely a fraction of the fight money he had been counting on, plunging him into a life of destitution.
The Legendary Dragon
Country of origin: The United States
Fighting style: Martial Arts
Marshall Law is a renowned martial arts master and even runs his own dojo. However, he was in debt due to his son's motorcycle accident, and his efforts to repay this debt caused him to neglect his dojo, resulting in a sharp drop-off of students coming to train. Law set out to find an accomplished teacher who could take over the dojo and solve all his troubles. Unfortunately, all negotiations ended in failure, and to make matters worse, his dojo was repossessed as collateral while he was gone.
Silent Assassin
Country of origin: Ireland
Fighting style: Assassination Arts
Nina Williams is a master of the lethal arts and a professional killer known by the alias of "Silent Assassin." She was employed by the Mishima Zaibatsu and acted as commander of the special forces unit, "Tekken Force." However, after failing the mission to retrieve Jin Kazama, she left the unit to work as a freelance assassin. Some time later, Kazuya Mishima takes the lead in G Corporation's attempts at world domination. Kazuya recruits Nina as his direct subordinate and grants her the title of commander of the G Corporation forces.
High Tech Annihilator
Country of origin: Unknown
Fighting style: Sheer Force
Jack-8 is G Corp's premier humanoid weapon and the latest prototype in the Jack series. One of the developers assigned to the Jack series, Jane, once had her life saved by a Jack. She joined G Corp and worked day and night to create her ideal Jack machine. While the Jack series was already well established within G Corp's product line, Jane continued to devote herself to perfecting the Jack. Her designs for the next-generation Jack included a vastly improved AI to that of the Jack-7 model, capable of learning with incredible speed and accuracy.
Anger of the beast
Country of origin: Mexico
Fighting style: Professional Wrestling
King is active on the pro wrestling circuit, and he also manages an orphanage on the side. The war between G Corporation and the Mishima Zaibatsu has ravaged the world, causing an unprecedented swell in the number of children needing his help. King may be the undisputed champion of the wrestling world, but he will need to put on a spectacle far beyond the bright arena lights if he is to earn the funds required to help all those orphans.
The Lion of The Rebellion
Country of origin: Sweden
Fighting style: Tekken Force Martial Arts
Lars Alexandersson is Heihachi Mishima's illegitimate child and the leader of the rebel army fighting against G Corp. A former officer of the Mishima Zaibatsu's special military unit known as the Tekken Force, Lars led a coup d'état against the Zaibatsu and took many of the Tekken Force personnel with him. Not long after the coup, the world fell under the control of G Corp led by Kazuya Mishima. Lars formed a new rebel army called Yggdrasil and amassed additional military strength to launch a revolt against the tyrant.
Light of Hope
Country of origin: Japan
Fighting style: Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts
Jun Kazama is Jin Kazama's mother and a practitioner of the Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts. Jun displayed a propensity in communicating with animals from a very young age. She went on to become a wildlife surveillance officer for a conservation group where she pursued Kazuya Mishima, who was suspected of smuggling protected animals. The two met and became close at the second The King of Iron Fist Tournament.
Dancing Phoenix
Country of origin: China
Fighting style: Baguazhang, Piguazhang-based Chinese Martial Arts
Ling Xiaoyu is a Chinese martial arts master who has feelings for Jin Kazama. She infiltrates the Mishima Zaibatsu building in search of clues to find a missing Jin and to obtain data that would prove helpful in her search. Traveling around the world and following whatever traces she can find, six months have passed for Xiaoyu with no hope in sight. Xiaoyu has run out of leads, but she simply must find Jin, no matter the cost. There is something she needs to know from him...It is this unwavering and ever-growing determination which drives Xiaoyu ever forward.
Banisher of Demons
Country of origin: Italy
Fighting style: Sirius Exorcist Arts
Leader of the Sirius Marksmen, a group of exorcists who had banished evil in various forms since ancient times, Claudio Serafino was one of the most powerful exorcists in his organization.
After learning from Heihachi Mishima six months earlier of Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima, and the power they command over the devil gene, Claudio decided to cooperate with Heihachi despite considerable opposition from within his own organization.
Also, Claudio learned of the existence of Ling Xiaoyu who was searching for Jin. He decided to get close to Xiaoyu in order to use her in his mission to locate and defeat Jin. Born in to the house of the "purifying blue flame", Claudio took pride in his lineage, and was determined to defeat Devil at all cost.
Blood Talon
Country of origin: Korea
Fighting style: Taekwondo
A Taekwondo master, Hwoarang has considered Jin Kazama as his rival ever since their first fight ended in a draw.
About six months ago, he meets Jin again in the Middle East. The black-winged figure that stood before him was the same that had trounced him in an instant in a previous encounter.
With all the strength he could muster, Hwoarang succeeded in defeating the rampaging Jin. However, due to the intervention of the Union of Nations forces, Jin disappears once again.
"Victory was mine, but..." he said. Hwoarang was left feeling incontent at the unresolved conflict with Jin after returning home, so he threw himself into stoic training in order to find answers.
He quietly looks inward and gradually arrives at the answer — what he wants, and what he must do to achieve it.
Harbinger of Chaos
Country of origin: USA
Fighting style: Kickboxing
Obtaining the perpetual generator, Bryan Fury became the ultimate replicant, using this endless source of energy to wreak havoc. Even after the battle between G Corp. and Mishima Zaibatsu concluded, Bryan continued waging acts of war around the globe, and quickly became the target of international police organizations.
Something suddenly changed in Bryan when he confronted the elite counter terrorist unit of the international police agency he formerly belonged to in an urban conflict. Either a result of overuse in countless conflicts, or from a lingering memory of his mortal body, his perpetual generator overheated during battle. A surge in feelings of power and pleasure burned their imprint into his brain, turning it crimson red.
When he awoke, he was alone in the devastated aftermath he had likely caused. "Are you really the infamous Bryan Fury..?" From under the rubble, the voice of someone who appeared to know him said, but was abruptly interrupted by the sounds of pummeling fists and maniacal laughter.
Fighting Heiress
Country of origin: Monaco
Fighting style: Street Fighting
Daughter of a wealthy oil magnate from Monaco who, despite her pampered upbringing, loves to fight. Keeping it a secret from her peace-loving father, Lili uses the family private jet to fly around the globe in search of worthy opponents to hone her skills.
All of it to defeat her eternal rival, Asuka Kazama, who has beaten her twice in The King of Iron Fist Tournament. Lili buys the Kazama family's dojo with her pocket money, decorates the entire dojo with roses, and sends Asuka a formal challenge. Imagining Asuka's angry face, Lili smiles elegantly while petting her cat, Salt.
Spirited Peacemaker
Country of origin: Japan
Fighting style: Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts
Asuka Kazama is a master of Kazama-style traditional martial arts and is a well-known mediator.
She once defeated the young heiress Lili at The King of Iron Fist Tournament, but after that victory, Asuka got the feeling she was being followed wherever she went.
Lili's increasingly irrational behavior escalated day by day. One day Asuka came home to discover her dojo was bought by Lili and covered in rose decorations.
But these days of farcical shenanigans are about to come to an end with G Corp's global invasion.
Grandmaster of Drip
Country of origin: USA
Fighting style: Wing Chun
A Wing Chun master, Leroy Smith is extolled as a hero for freeing New York from the clutches of gangs.
When he discovers that the Mishima Zaibatsu was responsible for the war that tore the city apart half a century ago, he decides to participate in The King of Iron Fist Tournament with the sole purpose of shutting them down.
When Heihachi Mishima, the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu, suddenly disappears, G Corp takes advantage of this situation and overthrows the Mishima Zaibatsu.
G Corp continues its invasion, and soon the whole world is ruled by its iron fist.
After learning that Heihachi's son, Kazuya Mishima, is the leader of G Corp, Leroy and his dog, Sugar, know what they must do to restore peace to the world.
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