Summary
In case you missed it,Tekken 8is gearing up for a massive 2025.That run will include two major updates, of which a Year 2 character pass will be part of one.
However, before the Year 2 pass gets set into motion, Katsuhiro Harada and Co. have one final announcement to round out 2024. That announcement being who will be the fourth DLC fighter of the Year 1 pass.
The announcement is set to take placeduring Thursday’s presentation of The Game Awards, and with Anna Williams being teased for the Year 2 pass, fans are fully expecting a “Guest” DLC character to be revealed.
Kiryu, Majima, Tifa Or Young Sheldon?
Immediately following Anna’s tease, along with news of the impending The Game Awards announcement, fans took to Reddit to begin speculating on whom DLC No.4 will be.
“Wild prediction: It’s Kiryu,“one user wrote. Meanwhile,another rebutted with"Majima is more likely.” Indeed, both Kiryu and Majima from theYakuza/Like a Dragonseries have been heavily requested, not only for their star power, but because of how seamlessly they would fit in a fighting game.
That said,in 2020, Yakuza’s creator, Toshihiro Nagoshi, threw cold water on a Kiryu appearance in a fighting game, citing his desire to not see the character beating up women. Then,earlier this year, Masayoshi Yokoyama, a series producer, revealed that he would much rather see the characters of Yakuza go “across mediums,” like the recent TV series.
Of course, if one of the two were to be added, it would likely be Majima,especially considering he has his own solo adventure lined up for a February release.
Elsewhere,fans speculated that Tifa of Final Fantasy 7 fame could be the next DLC character. Tekken is no stranger toFinal Fantasycrossovers,having already included NoctisofFinal Fantasy 15inTekken 7.
“Very good chance it’s Tifa considering how big ff7 will be at TGA this year,“one user chimed in. Indeed,Final Fantasy 7 is nominated for Game of the Year, and will definitely have a lot of eyes on it, making a Tifa announcement a great use of synergy.
Of course, no thread is complete without memes, and fighting game fans were full of them.One user theorized Young Sheldon would be the game’s final Year 1 character, whileanother joked about Geoff Keighley being added to the game. Either way, Thursday will be must watch TV to see who exactly gets the final spot.
