Tekken 8 character roster: Every confirmed fighter

The launch of Tekken 8 is nearly upon us, and since Reina has topped off the roster and seems to be a new Mishima to take Heihachi’s position after his death, every fighter in the game has been unveiled. Find out here who makes up the whole Tekken 8 roster.

The Tekken fighting hall of fame is littered with a smorgasbord of instantly recognizable characters. King’s intimidating tiger head, Heihachi’s striking, spiky hair, and of course – Devil Jin himself. These are just some of the fighters that have appeared in countless Tekken games over the years.

We move on from the past, though, and look ahead to Tekken 8. The next hard-hitting, heavyweight titan in the powerful and punishing fighting game genre.

To help you out and make things nice and easy, here’s a quick guide to all of the game’s confirmed participants in the next Iron Fist tournament.

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Every confirmed Tekken 8 character

Through various pre-release trailers, gameplay reveals, and even the CNT, we know a lot of official characters are scheduled to appear in Tekken 8. Long-time followers of the franchise will be delighted to see a healthy mix of legendary figures, more recent inclusions to the series, and even brand-new faces altogether.

Here’s the complete list of concrete names lined up for Bandai Namco’s latest iteration of Tekken:

  • Asuka Kazama
  • Azucena
  • Bryan Fury
  • Claudio Serafino
  • Devil Jin
  • Devil Kazuya
  • Emilie De Rochefort (Lili)
  • Hwoarang
  • Jack-8
  • Jin Kazama
  • Jun Kazama
  • Kazuya Mishima
  • King
  • Lars Alexandersson
  • Leroy Smith
  • Ling Xiaoyu
  • Marshall Law
  • Nina Williams
  • Paul Phoenix
  • Raven
  • Kuma/Panda
  • Steve Fox
  • Dragunov
  • Shaheen
  • Leo
  • Yoshimitsu
  • Feng
  • Zafina
  • Alisa Bosconovich
  • Lee Chaolan
  • Victor Chevalier
  • Reina

In comparison, Tekken 7 had 20 characters available at release, with many more added as time went on. It’s been officially confirmed that Tekken 8 will have 32 characters at launch.

The game even got two brand new reveals, the first reveal was on November 2, showing off series newcomer Victor Chevalier, while the last character was revealed to be Reina on November 12.

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