I understand you all were stressed and losing sleep about this, so I’m pleased to be the one to bring you this extremely essential news: Kuma the bear will remain in Tekken 8.
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For those uninformed of Kuma, well, first of all, impolite. And 2nd off, begun now. Kuma the bear is the very best character in the Tekken franchiseappearing in each mainline video game as a playable fighter with great ending cutscenes. Seriously, a few of the very best and funniest cutscenes in the Tekken franchise star Kuma, frequently feuding with series huge bad Heihachi MishimaIt’s fantastic things. And now this adorable (however likewise harmful) bear is formally verified for Tekken 8
On December 27, Bandai Namco provided a late Christmas present in the type of an expose trailer for Kuma in Tekken 8. In the freshly launched video, the “Master of Salmon” is looking fluffier and deadlier than ever, total with a slick headband and vest. That’s one difficult bear, folks.
In the video, we likewise see Kuma’s panda equivalent called … Panda. Not the most initial name, however it works. Like Kuma, Panda has actually been a fighter in the majority of the mainline Tekken video games and is typically seen communicating with Kuma in cutscenes.
Maybe the very best part of this brand-new teaser takes place towards completion, when we see Kuma turn his salmon into a futuristic cybernetic fish rocket and send it flying into Panda. Tekken is an odd franchise, huh?
And yes, I understand that there are technically TWO Kumas in the Tekken series, as the one seen in today’s trailer is really the boy of the initial bear included in the very first 2 video games. This existing Kuma ended up being a fighter after his papa passed away before the occasions of Tekken 3Yeah, Tekken is odd.
I enjoy how odd it is and I’m thrilled to see Kuma’s brand-new ending in Tekken 8 when it introduces on January 26, 2024 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
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While you wait, delight in all of Kuma’s previous endings, aka a few of the very best things in computer game.