We never posted about Tekken 7's previous character announcement. The fact is that we were way too busy to get around to it, but we also couldn't find the words to do it justice. For those of you with your finger on the industry's pulse, you'll be all too aware of the controversy that Lucky Chloe caused. And if you're not – well, we'll just give you a link and leave it there.
Shaheen, the forthcoming fighter's Saudi Arabian brawler, hasn't prompted the same scale of backlash, as most people seem happy with the flamboyant competitor. Equipped with a fearsome beard and some painful looking rings, it's this participant's snazzy shoes that have caught our attention. Look at them, the soles are lined with solid gold. What a guy!
[source gematsu.com, via vg247.com]
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The shoes are /very/ nice, but I think we can all agree that the real star of the show is that navy/red cape. Just imagine the physics engine driving that thing.
I watch the new j pop character for tekken 7 and I don't see nothing wrong with it..it's just a game people are retards. That why we cannt have nice things
Saudi Arabia? More like Dubai where he walks in the mall all day with his Siberian tiger on a leash.
Def looks like a bada$$. I truly don't see the big deal with the Lucky Chloe character. So she is a furry what of it...she actually looks like a fun character to use.
Sweet character design. I don't really understand the Lucky Chloe controversy. I think she could have a little bit more clothes on, but she's definitally better than what a number of Tekken games already do with females. Much better.
Looks like a cool new character.
And LOL at the Lucky Chloe rage. These people DO realise this is the same series with a boxing raptor and kangaroo, a fighting bear, and freaking Gon, the farting dinosaur?
@Kage_88 So, you can't see the diffirence between boxing raptor and Chloe. Or bear and Chloe. Man, you need to stop smoking. Animals are natural fighters. Some martial arts are based on some animals. Like snake style or tiger style. or something like that. And it's badass to beat bear with your bare hands. And sorry, I don't remember any loli fighting styles. People just want Tekken to be Tekken, not some niche anime s**t for otaku.
Not a bad design. As silly as it sounds, I do like the shoes. Might as well kick butt in style. Maybe his name refers to how awesome they are.
As for Chloe, I don't like her, but I'm not a raging idiot over it. If people like her, it's fine. If you don't just don't play as her. The whole debate over it is just stupid. It's only one character out of a cast of potentially for this game, around 25-30. There's plenty of "cool" fighters to pick if you don't like someone.
@DerMeister People afraid not just Chloe, but tendency with new characters. Lili, Lars, Alisa, Chloe. They are not really fit in Tekken. And are better for some stupid anime. They could be a joke, like Gon, for example, but no, developers almost made them part of main roster. And that what makes people worry. Tekken really starting to look like niche game for otaku only.
@Gemuarto I can understand your opinion. I'm not a fan of anime, or it's cliché tropes, but Tekken has always been somewhat anime-ish, and I can live with that.
I honestly just think this is a big deal over nothing. Tekken 6's newcomers are a bit divisive, but I think with the exceptions of Bob, Alisa and possibly Lars, they really didn't get too overboard with the characters so they still appeal to others while fitting within the series' formula. Tekken has always kinda known it's audience in my opinion, so it's not going to be an otaku only game. I'm sure Harada's smart enough to know that limiting his audience can hurt the franchise.
And finally, being a fighting game in this day and age, especially one with as much complexity as Tekken, kinda already makes it niche to begin with.
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