Bandai Namco has revealed a primary take a look at Tekken 8 DLC character Yujiro Hanma, and the Baki rep is trying simply as uncanny as followers anticipated.
The brand new trailer for the combating sport’s Season 3 characters debuted alongside Evo France 2026. Following Kunimitsu’s launch in June and Bob’s launch in August, kangaroo-and-joey fighter Roger Jr. is now formally set for a November 11 early entry launch, with the total launch following November 16, however the character most followers are trying ahead to continues to be with out a correct launch date.
Roger Jr. is certainly the star of the brand new Tekken 8 DLC trailer, with practically three minutes of its four-minute runtime devoted to displaying off the marsupial boxer’s gameplay. The Yujiro teaser, in the meantime, is tucked on the finish, however its reveals are significantly surprising. You may see how the Baki the Grappler villain has been reimagined throughout the world of Tekken under.
Yujiro is… expressive, to say the least, so nailing his face and bulging muscular tissues was at all times going to attract consideration. Effectively, the Bandai Namco crew did their finest, with at the moment’s Evo trailer displaying just some photographs of his iconic toothy smile and adaptability.
It seems to be like work on the anime visitor character continues to be underway, however simply because there isn’t any launch date doesn’t suggest there is not a plan to point out extra. The top of the brand new teaser promised {that a} new Yujiro trailer will premiere alongside the Tekken World Tour Finals January 17, 2027. That is three months out from now, so we will most likely count on to see gameplay by that time.
Wanting again on the calendar, Bandai Namco has sometimes had just a few months of downtime between Tekken 8 DLC releases. It can have been two months since Roger Jr. was launched when the Yujiro trailer is shared, which means we will additionally count on a launch date announcement round that point, too. If we’re fortunate, the Baki fighter may even drop that very same day, however once more, nothing relating to his launch date has been confirmed fairly but.
Roger Jr. and Yujiro are each included within the Season 3 cross and can spherical out its promise of 4 bonus characters. Season 1 and Season 2 included fighters like Heihachi, Armor King, Anna, and Ultimate Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield. Whereas passes price $30 every, the Season 3 cross is presently out there for $34.99.
IGN realized extra about Yujiro’s inclusion in Tekken 8 when talking with producer Naoya Yasuda and director of promotions and former Baki manga editor Yuki Yokoi earlier this 12 months. Make sure you learn the full interview for perception into how and why the crew determined to incorporate a personality that by no means loses. You may as well examine how former Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada influenced one of Roger Jr.’s best references, and the player who climbed through the ranks while blindfolded.
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