His shins will lead us to a greater tomorrow

Bandai Namco has dropped us a scorching contemporary trailer as we speak exhibiting off the superb coat and metallic shinguards of Lars Alexandersson. Lars made his debut in Tekken 6, and has been touting his self-righteous sense of justice ever since.

The illegitimate son of sequence veteran Heihachi Mishima, I’m not seeing the resemblance. He’s the chief of a insurgent splinter group of the Tekken Power, Yggdrasil, and has been one of many major protagonists for each Tekken 6 and Tekken 7. Given his headlining standing, he was just about a complete shoo-in for the most recent iteration.

The trailer exhibits Lars throwing down in opposition to massive cyborg, Jack-8, in addition to his half-brother and fellow coat-haver Kazuma Mishima. To focus on his ability of combating in a protracted coat, he’s proven effortlessly dispatching the competitors utilizing all method of glowing kicks. His selection of fancy white clothes exhibits his confidence, not solely in his combating means but additionally in his consuming means. True bravery.

Lars Alexandersson joins Bandai Namco’s rising assortment of character trailers which have beforehand lined Jin Kazama, Marshall Regulation, Nina Williams, King, Paul Phoenix, and Kazuya Mishima. That leaves Jun Kazama and Jack-8 nonetheless needing their spotlights.

Tekken 8 is at present in growth for PS5, PC, and Xbox Sequence X. It’s tentatively anticipated to launch in early 2024.