Heads up Tekken followers! A brand new Tekken 8 character has been revealed, this time a model new addition to the collection hailing from France! Victor Chevalier – voiced by actor Vincent Cassel of Ocean’s 12 fame.
Victor Chevalier is the UN’s unbiased forces founder, in accordance with his bio on the Tekken 8 web site. He additionally educated the Raven Power, the identical faction that Raven and Grasp Raven come from as you might most likely guess. He is additionally packing some critical warmth, with two knives, a pistol, and a cyber samurai sword that is giving off numerous Jetstream Sam vibes. That is a superb factor!
As Tekken 8’s second-to-last character reveal previous to its January launch, Victor brings some sorely wanted originality to the sport’s forged. Do not get me improper – it is superior to see acquainted faces – however a brand new Tekken entry calls for new blood. Azusena was a serious hit at Evo when she was introduced, and it is good to see the standard proceed with Victor. Very John Wick Chapter 4.
Somebody higher transient Emmanuel Macron although. Earlier this yr the President of France blamed violent video video games for younger individuals rioting following the killing of a teenage boy by police. He would later stroll this assertion again – possibly he was reminded that the gaming business performs an enormous position in his nation’s GDP. I convey this up as a result of Tekken 8 director Harada would later push again on this assertion by way of Twitter, and touch upon the collection’ historic lack of French characters, as you may see beneath. These tweets are a bit humorous in hindsight, as Victor would have actually been locked in again then.
By way of transfer set, Victor could be very very like Raven, in that he has quick strikes, teleports, and all method of tough offensive choices. An ideal match for Tekken 8’s very aggressive gameplay, because of the warmth system. Give the trailer a watch your self, and tell us what you assume beneath!