Tekken 8 is set to bring the gameplay and story of the Tekken franchise into the next console generation, potentially bringing an end to the family blood feud between Kazuya Mashima and Jin Kazama while giving fans the first true new Tekken game since Tekken 7 first hit arcades in March 2015. And a new fighting game means fans will be asking what characters are showing up in Tekken 8.
We’ve now seen plenty of gameplay with Bandai Namco confirming that T8’s new systems will focus on “aggressive tactics” and a new “Heat System” mechanic with modifiers for attacks with special moves and enhancements for each character’s abilities in a new way compared to previous titles.
The game will be here in January of 2024, and now we even know what the complete launch roster will look like—so here is a running tally of which fighters are confirmed for the next King of Iron Fist Tournament.
Full character list for Tekken 8
You never really know who will make an appearance in a Tekken game, both because characters come and go regardless of whether they are alive or not and the guest characters that typically show up at launch. Story be damned, there will be a mix of new, returning, and surprise guests filling out the roster.
Just like with most fighting game hype cycles, Bamco has slowly uncovered its launch roster of fighters over the last year. Here is a look at everyone you can take into battle on launch day.
- Alisa Bosconovitch
- Asuka Kazama
- Azucena Milagros Ortiz Castillo
- Bryan Fury
- Claudio Serafino
- Devil Jin
- Fen Wei
- Hwoarang
- Jack-8
- Jin Kazama
- Kazuya Mishima
- King
- Kuma
- Lars Alexandersson
- Lee Chaolan
- Leo Kliesen
- Leroy Smith
- Lili Rocherfort
- Ling Xiaoyu
- Mashall Law
- Nina Williams
- Panda
- Paul Pheonix
- Raven
- Reina
- Sergei Dragunov
- Shaheen
- Steve Fox
- Victor Chevalier
- Yoshimitsu
- Zafina
