Bandai Namco has revealed one other of Tekken 8‘s new characters within the type of Victor Chevalier, a fighter who’s by no means been seen within the collection earlier than.
As promised earlier this week, Victor is the primary of two new fighters being revealed in November. His motto is “refined violence”, which you’ll be able to see in his combating fashion.
He is from France, and he appears fairly pleased with it; in his trailer, he says that “the sundown on the Seine” is what reveals him “the preciousness of what [he needs] to guard”.
The honey-smooth voice you possibly can hear in Tekken 8‘s Victor Chevalier trailer belongs to none apart from French appearing legend Vincent Cassel.
You would possibly know Cassel’s title from motion pictures like Black Swan, Japanese Guarantees, and the HBO TV collection Westworld.
All through his debut trailer, we get to see Victor Chevalier’s combating fashion, and it’s, certainly, refined.
He fights with aptitude, wielding a sword, a gun, and daggers to be able to deal harm to his enemies. Victor looks as if he’ll largely be a close-range fighter.
He is additionally received historical past with Raven, who takes over as his opponent for the second half of the trailer.
Victor’s particular is a twist on the traditional “anime teleport” sword transfer; he slashes at his opponent with a powered-up sword, then seems on the opposite aspect of them after dealing his killing blow.
Briefly, Victor appears like the proper alternative for anybody who likes their Tekken 8 fighters on the slick aspect.
He joins Azucena and Jack-8 as a totally new addition to the roster, they usually’ll struggle alongside fan favorites like Marshall Legislation, Jin Kazama, and Nina Williams.
Tekken 8 launches for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S on January twenty sixth, and it is one for the retro Tekken followers; the return of the Tekken Ball sport mode has been confirmed, and leaks seem to point out one thing akin to the traditional Tekken Drive mode as properly.
In his Tekken 8 preview, TechRaptor’s Robert Scarpinito describes the sport as “one other thrilling, adrenaline-fueled entry within the collection”, so there’s tons to sit up for.