The fighting game genre has been having quite an exciting year so far, with three of the genre’s most influential franchises all making massive updates to their games. Street Fighter 6 was released last month in June, whereas Mortal Kombat 1 is set to release in September. Tekken 8, on the other hand, does not currently have a release date.
However, from what we know, the game has managed to hype fans up quite a lot, who are eagerly waiting for its release. Tekken 8 fans still don’t know a lot about the game, but now they’ve got something to keep themselves busy in the meantime, as a base roster for the game was recently leaked.
The Tekken 8 roster was recently leaked online, but fans aren’t sure if these are all the characters that will appear in the game or if more of them will be revealed soon. Some lucky fans have had the chance to test out the game before its worldwide launch. Cheat Engine was used to check the files for this game’s build, with a couple of unannounced fighters mentioned.
A reputable leaker recently took to Reddit and leaked the Tekken 8 roster, which indicates that Zafina, Shaheen, Yoshimitsu, Raven, Steve Fox, and Alisa Bosconovitch will be present in the game’s launch roster. There is a high chance that the Tekken 8 roster will include many more characters apart from the ones listed in the latest leak, but fans will have to be patient and wait for more information to come out.
Tekken 8 Character List
For the Tekken 8 roster, 16 characters have already been officially announced so far, which are mentioned below, along with the ones that have recently been leaked. Currently, the Tekken 8 roster entirely consists of original Tekken fighters.
Asuka Kazama
Bryan Fury
Claudio Serafino
Hwaorang
Jack-8
Jin Kazama
Jun Kazama
Kazuya Mishima
King 2
Lars Alexandersson
Leroy Smith
Lili De Rochefort
Ling Xiaoyu
Marshall Law
Nina Williams
Paul Phoenix
Alisa Bosconovitch (LEAKED)
Raven (LEAKED)
Shaheen (LEAKED)
Steve Fox (LEAKED)
Yoshimitsu (LEAKED)
Zafina (LEAKED)
With EVO featuring Tekken 8 this year, fans can expect to see more news regarding the game in the near future. The big fighting game event will take place from August 4 to August 6. Many fans are hoping to get a Tekken 8 release date announcement during the event, so fingers crossed!
Tekken 8 is currently in development for Xbox Series X, PC, and PS5.
