Tekken 8 Confirms Leroy, Asuka Have Made the Cut | Push Square
We honestly thought that the Tekken 8 character trailers were over — at least for a little while — but no, Bandai Namco has just dropped another two at Evo Japan.
Said trailers confirm that Leroy Smith and Asuka Kazama will return. There was something of a question mark over both characters making the cut, but for very different reasons. In Leroy's case, he made his first appearance in Tekken 7 as a DLC character. Given that every Tekken 8 fighter revealed so far has been a veteran of the series, it wasn't clear if Tekken 7's newcomers would stick — but Leroy has been a super popular pick since his release.
Meanwhile, Asuka was originally designed as something of a replacement for Jun Kazama, sporting a very similar set of moves. But with Jun finally returning in Tekken 8, there was speculation that Asuka may be left behind. Clearly not the case!
The Tekken 8 roster is really starting to fill out now. Currently, 12 characters have been confirmed: Kazuya, Jin, Paul, Law, King, Lars, Jack-8, Nina, Jun, Ling, Leroy, and Asuka.
Has your main made the cut yet? Get ready for the next battle in the comments section below.
Robert's been a dedicated PlayStation fan since the days of Tekken 2, and he still loves a good dust up. When he's not practising combos, he's usually getting lost in the latest 100-hour RPG, or, y'know, replaying The Witcher 3.
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