Tekken 8 Heihachi Looks Like an Absolute Beast in First Gameplay Reveal

Twigs will be snapped

by Robert Ramsey 3pm

What's a Tekken game without Heihachi? Tekken 8's obviously bringing the big man back as a DLC character, dropping next month on the 4th October, and now Bandai Namco's decided to grace us with a gameplay demonstration.

Simply put, the still-not-dead grandad looks like an absolute monster. He retains many of his signature moves from past titles, but Tekken 8's focus on more aggressive core mechanics means that Heihachi's classic Mishima mix-up style could be more destructive than ever before. Oh, and his accompanying stage looks fantastic, too.

Are you a Heihachi main? Will you be taking revenge next week? Grind your opponents into dust in the comments section below.

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Tekken 8 (PS5)

In before "but we used to unlock these characters for free!".

We didn't. We unlocked a lot of pallette/model swaps with a handful of unique moves. The base roster of Tekken 8 also dwarfs the fully unlocked roster of the classic games. The movesets are also far more detailed and complex in Tekken 8.

And if we went back to the old model and you really wanted Heihachi, you'd have to wait for a brand new game.