Tekken 8 final trailer shows off the character design change from Tekken’s legendary fighting cast, Paul Phoenix.
Tekken 8’s roster includes familiar names like Jin Kazama, King, and Marshall Law, as well as adding Paul Phoenix to the roster. Tekken 8 final trailer It was clear with. The American tough street fighter comes with a noticeably different look from his previous games. Tekken 8 gameplay footage made with Unreal Engine 5 doesn’t look bad either.
Phoenix, which has been part of the series since the original 1994 game, also undergoes another appearance change depending on the time spent with many of the main characters. Coming towards the end of Jin Kazama and Kazuya Mishima’s Tekken series, it’s still unclear how many characters will fit into the game’s story.
Tekken 8 final trailer shows Paul Phoenix character
Tekken 8 is the latest installment in Bandai Namco’s long-running fighting game series and continues six months after Tekken 7’s story mode. The game’s story will continue to focus on the fate of Jin Kazama and Mishima’s clan as they try to end the chaos that Kazuya Mishima and the family have brought into the world. The game also marks the return of Jin’s mother, Jun Kazama, who is thought to have died following the events of Tekken 3.
While the story continues to focus on the Mishima clan, Paul Phoenix is featured in the game’s final gameplay trailer. In the trailer, players are shown the game style that will be played soon. However, the redesign of Phoenix given in the trailer stands out. Phoenix will wear a slightly more relaxed hairstyle this time around. The Phoenix design in Tekken 7 was a design aimed at modernizing it a bit. However, this design didn’t take his signature cool cut hair and sharply cropped blond eyebrows far from his original Tekken look. Now, Phoenix’s design has had him swapping his red outfits for a leather jacket and trousers to further accentuate his love of motorcycling.
By comparison, Phoenix’s appearance in Tekken 7 was a midpoint design aimed at modernizing it while retaining some of its features. Most notably, her hi-top hair and sharply cut blonde eyebrows hadn’t changed much since her debut in the original Tekken. However, her main suit had replaced her trademark red gi with a leather jacket and pants to sway more towards Phoenix’s love of motorcycles. Bandai Namco seems to be getting closer to motorcycle themes with this design.
Compared to other characters confirmed to appear in Tekken 8, Phoenix’s redesign seems to be the most radical. The general appearances of King and Marshall Law are also in line with their backgrounds in the series. It has been given an extra charm with just some minor additions and changes. While the designs of Robotic Jack and Lars Alexandersson were also shown with major innovations, Lars’ design was further modernized, especially with his new white suit.
Tekken 8 currently PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S being developed for.