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Tekken8launchedwith 32 playable characters. However, as tends to be the case with mostmodern fighting games, the size of the game’s roster has increased in the months and years since, with a number of DLC fighters being added.
Season 1 saw the return of Eddy, Lidia, and Heihachi, as well as a guest character in the form ofFinal Fantasy 16’s Clive Rosfield. Season 2 will add four newTekken 8DLC characters, the details of which can be found below.
New Challenger
October - December 2025
Those who purchasethe Season 2 Character Passwill gain access toTekken 8’s DLC fighters three days before everybody else. Based on the Season 1 release dates and the limited information provided by Bandai Namco so far, it seems safe to assume that the last two DLC characters will be released in early October and mid-December, respectively.
Who Are the Tekken 8 Season 2 DLC Characters?
Upon Season 2’s announcement, the only confirmed DLC character for the character pass wasAnna Williams, who series fans will know as Nina’s younger sister. Like her sister, Anna fights using a mix of Aikido and another Japanese fighting style known as Koppojutsu, with koppo loosely translating to bone-breaking.Fahkumramwas announced a few months later. He’s a Muay Thai fighter who made his debut inTekken 7, where he was also added to the game as post-launch DLC.Announced at the same time as Fahkumram,Armor King, who, like King, is a pressure-heavy pro wrestler, will be released in the fall. As of the time of writing, all that we know about the final Season 2 fighter is that they’ve never appeared in aTekkengame before.
