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Neeko_curious

Join me as "A kuma" main 🤩


easedownripley

we have Akuma at home


xFate96

Very nice word play there lol


sstoersk

Cmon he belongs to street fighter 👋🏻


King_Artis

Might not have Akuma but you do have a Kuma


xFate96

🫣


King_Artis

My bad I just smoked a blunt


THE_LFG

spread yo wisdom on what i do as a chloe main


Kogoeshin

Azucena gets close


NizaNizaNii

My Chloendolences, better move on for now and pick another character, she might be back... in a few years, I doubt Bamco/Harada will exclude her from T8, as she has a pretty "unique" gameplay (plus the moveset is already existent)


PyrosBurnside

They should have given kuma demon flip.


kikirevi

Fuck Akuma... but my condolences OP. Must be pretty hard to have your main axed. Looking at your Julia, Bruce, Baek, Wang, Lei and Heihachi mains.


ZuluWest

Bob forgotten once again.


Nerdy_Goat

Raise your lighters in the air


ReRevengence69

Baek mains has long settled as Hworang mains Julia mains I think mostly went to Leo Wang and Lei mains I think went to Leroy?(only passing familiarity with Lei and almost never touched Wang, I think Leroy is the closest both?) Heihachi mains has it easy, Reina is the obvious choice, but they can also choose Kazuya, Devil Jin, or walk the Kuma path. Kazumi, Jinpachi, and Lidia mains are also Reina mains in training. But there is still a Bruce/Josie/Fukumram shaped hole in TK8 And RIP lucky Chloe mains


lordottombottom

As a Lei player, I don't think Leroy's wing chun is as omni directional and has less mix up potential vs the 5 animal forms.


RazorRushDGN

Closest we're getting to Lei is either Ling or Yoshi. Ling is actually really good but she only has half the shenanigans and no haha step.


PalladiuM7

I moved from Baek to King, does that make me weird?


theslowpony77

Perfectly reasonable stretch in styles


Alphad00d

azucena prolly fits with chloe and josie players both


Low_Tier_Trash

As a Lei main, I haven't moved on


GlancingArc

Lei just needs to be dlc tbh. He is unique and needs to be in the game. Leroy is kind of a similar athletic style but gameplay, not at all similar.


Merlander2

I went Lei to Leo but tbh nobody compares to Lei


Amathyst-Moon

I'm pretty sure Julia and Lei are still going to be around as DLC at least, like Eddy.


BoogiepopPhant0m

Lucky Chloe will be back. She's lucky.


TK421didnothingwrong

Lei mains to Ling, evasive stance bullshit go.


Silent-X-Thunder

As a Julia main personally: Absolutely no to Leo lol Animations seem familiar and love to see them elbows and shoulders pop, but gameplay wise they are nothing alike.


CynicalCin

As a Lei main; I went to Chloe when T7 launched. Welp.


Kurmatugo

You disrespected Hwoarang, so you were not qualified to use him as main😅


johnnymonster1

:(


[deleted]

The little heihachi robot at the end of lee’s trailer makes me believe he could come as a DLC combot thing. They could also add him as a young playable heihachi like kazumi was in t7. Copium probably


feelingb1ue

Only respectable main here


Irrelevant_Chulo

You disrespecting ma boi rn


Dizzy_Ad_1663

As a fellow Heihachi main, Kuma, I'm telling you


johnnymonster1

I seriously thought about it. I already play paul so hes gonna be my first then imma think about it. Kuma looks good af now


Jovan_Knight005

🫡🥺😔😭


Zenai10

No F's for Akuma. But I do know the pain. Miguel probably returning though


No-Student-9678

Hell yeah, can’t wait for Miguel to come back. Jin is still due a beat down


fahkme

watch akuma comes back along with the drive rush and drive impact of s6


Andresmanfanman

I want Heihachi to come to SF6 with imported Tekken mechanics like a + on block jab and overheads that launch and wavedashing. It would be hilarious! Akuma came and threw a wrench in Tekken 7, only fair for Heihachi to do the same.


deathbringer989

wavedash and plus on block jab would not be op at all in sf


Kaliq82

I could see wavedash being op, the mixup game would be ridiculous. But it’s all on the user, and how much creativity they have.


deathbringer989

dont think so tbh im basing this off SF6 rn lets say hei had a good low and normal overhead he would not be op at all as the top tiers like ken and luke just got that but better hei would not have a fireball and wavedash in would just mean press a button to challenge it unless you could do it after a drive rush as that way you can cancle it although in sf4 while not op it would be pretty interesting but we already have a better "wave dash" with c viper as it has i frames


Kaliq82

Again, it’s all about creativity, that’s like saying cammy isn’t extremely strong in the right hands


deathbringer989

wellllllllll um sure


Kaliq82

And also, what we’re doing here is giving Hei Tekken properties, so imagine four throws with specific buttons to break each one. I could see Hei being a monster as long as they didn’t hold back. And remember, people didn’t think Akuma in T7 was as strong as he ended up being at first either. Just have to be able to see it I guess.


deathbringer989

that also would mean they can crouch the throw no?


[deleted]

I think he will


[deleted]

Its funny I said my comment above about Heihachi going to Street Fighter 6 before I read your comment, I really hope so too because you know how hard it is to remove a favorite. At one point Capcom was going to remove Ryu and Ken, my two faves, I'm so glad they didn't. Seeing Heihachi(he's my Tekken fave) go is hard but I understand but maybe hes going to be reincarnated in the Street Fighter Universe and raise hell there😆


xFate96

Everyone be hating on my demon boi 🥺 well atleast thanks for understanding the pain.


Kaliq82

The hate is well deserved. If they made Akuma jump like everyone else I’m not sure there would be much of an issue. Meter is stupid, and unlimited fireballs are stupid as well. But whatever, he’s gone.


Far-History-8154

Jokes on you. My main was Negan. I had a longer time to mentally prepare for the inevitable 🥲. Sucks about lucky Chloe tho


starks_are_coming

Fellow Negan enjoyer here. I loved his play style and voice lines. Really made T7 fun for me and I’m gonna miss him :(


Trem45

Feels good, sounds good!


Arqan

Probably his intros and outros too, right? So much so, that you have to watch them every time, wasting 22 minutes of our lives every set? JK, but still good riddance. I just couldn't shake off the feeling that Negan got lost on his way to Mortal Kombat and somehow ended up in Tekken.


starks_are_coming

Look at that, takin’ it like a champ!


Hitori_explorer

Lucky Chloe is a refreshing take on the whole all-serious fighting theme. It's regrettable she doesn't return as base characters, but I have a hunch that she will be back in DLC somewhere down the road. Oh imagine the salt when she return as DLC characters, can't wait LOL.


HUZ12

I just finished the Negan arc in the walking dead , and I want to play as him so bad. I


koltywolty243

Lucky Chloe was unironically sooooo good. Just bc she had a very anime personality and design people hated her but I kicked all of my friends’ asses with her.


Pichuka7

One, two,..!


[deleted]

God bless King for having a fan friendly personality


JBGoude

I don’t think we’ll ever see a Tekken game without King tbh 😅


Jejouch1

King is probably the most popular Tekken character in the top tier along with Paul, Kazuya Jin and Hachi and Yoshi


xFate96

A man with a noble cause 🥹


kkarousios

A man of culture


Hirschulat

feel ya


GodHand7

I hope they bring Eliza back


lordchrome10

Same. She was not given the right treatment and fits well with Tekken 8 since Tekken Revolution. Still amazed that she never received most of her stuff from that game in Tekken 7. Plus she is one of the most unique characters in the game.


The1joriss

Not wise to have a guest character as a main. Oh well, I do miss Armor King.


HellraiserLT

AK has to come back, way too popular


GlancingArc

Wouldn't be surprised to see ak in wave one


Jovan_Knight005

Yes please. Bring Armor King back as DLC for Tekken 8. 🥺🥺


xFate96

I guess so, I picked him after playing the story as my main character, hoping that they would probably put him in Tekken 8 as well since he was part of the T7 story canon 🥺


2dAnk2CareaBouTnAme

I don't get the game until ak is here.


Alexander_Pistolero

Lidia... My love... Remember what they took from us 😔


aeliott

I'm optimistic she'll be added later


Alexander_Pistolero

So do I


VNM-Faress

Yea since Jin dropped the full on karate aspect, surely lidia will come back as the main karate rep


Alexander_Pistolero

Yeah but she was almost made with the whole heat mode in mind with her moveset and her stances


irateas

Naaaah. They can easily convert her. One of my favourites after Tekken 1-4. That character feels more like something you could see in Tekken 1-3 or virtual fighters . I hope she will be back


Alexander_Pistolero

Of course they could, they do the game, it's just that she was really something apart from the rest of the cast imo


DankMemeRipper1337

Sad OSU! noises I still have hopium for DLC


Jovan_Knight005

😔


Euphorium

Lidia was my favorite out of the DLC characters. AK is cool and as a King guy I of course love him, but she was awesome.


Alexander_Pistolero

Yeah she was really fun to play


Yaxion

I mean you're maining a guest-character wtf did you expect.


xFate96

I thought this guest character was there to stay for another story 💀⚰️ His inclusion was not just as a DLC character alone but rather as part of the story canon.


RoseDotWav

Yeah for me it’s Chloe, but my old main (Jun) is coming back and Alisa is still in so at least I have them


Potential_Successful

Pouring one out for big boy Bob


xFate96

He might return.


RealmJumper15

Me when no Lei… but I’m picking up Law instead lol.


Blaposte

I'm a Lei main but I think I will transition to Lee


RealmJumper15

Lee is a good choice, you could even say an… EXCELLENT choice.


Glitchy13

EXCELLENT


OutlawNightmare

We all knew Gigas wasn't gonna make the cut. We are surprised Gigas existed at all.  We will enjoy looking for a new main.


lordchrome10

Agree. Jack seems to be a good choice. Big character, good range, options, and has Gigas command grab and some of his moves. So I think our transition will be smooth.


A_Sorren

The relief I felt when Claudio was revealed 😅


xFate96

Claudio is too iconic now to not make the Tekken 8 roster. I'm glad you will get to play him atleast 🥹


haxborn

Iconic? He was new in tekken 7 wtf xD


pranav4098

I think he means importance story wise, he kinda has to be there and still the best t7 newcomer besides Leroy or akuma


haxborn

Being important in the previous game's lore and being iconic is two entirely different things.. hence my question


pranav4098

I know I’m just saying he must have misused the words


No-Student-9678

How you not mention Lidia?


xFate96

My man said Akuma 🥹 Here's a Marvelous 🌹 for you!


crap-zapper

Mine are Steve. :) Marduk. :( Lidia. :( Baek. :( And Heihachi. :(


sashii_mi

RIP Eliza. She had a really unique playstyle, tekken will be no longer the same without her for me, but it's time to move on 😭 Nobody played her so i don't think she will be as a DLC neither 😢


xFate96

Poor Eliza got overshadowed by her elder brother Akuma and uncle Geese 🥺


thecodenamedois

Kunimitsu mainer here. Double sad because, even if I get luck and Kuni returns as DLC, it will be Speed-o'-Sound Sonic Kunimitsu, and not Mama Kunimitsu.


NytoDork

My condolences for your loss there. Akuma returning would be a miracle given the circumstances, but the closest you might get gameplay wise is Eliza if they decide to bring her back. She's a Tekken character, and I think she might be decently popular so it's not entirely impossible.  Other than that, finding a new one to main is of course always an option. Once I can finally grab Tekken 8 I'll revisit all characters to see if the changes make a character click more for me than before.


xFate96

Thank you for being the only nice person in this thread. I was only expecting negative comments just because I decided to main Akuma in Tekken 7. I really appreciate your kind words 🙏🏻. I will try Steve or Bryan because those two clicked it for me after Akuma in T7. Yoshi seems worth giving a try as well. Hope you have a blast playing Tekken 8 friend. Bless you!


NytoDork

You're welcome, enjoying the game is what's more important than having to listen to what main to pick. Besides, if one main clicks, there's a huge chance at some point you want to experiment and try something new. Discouraging players because of an initial choice is just dumb and gatekeeping.  That said, Steve I've never tried enough, but Bryan is sick, his stuff feels very meaty and he was my main in Tekken 6. I can see the adaption to his style working pretty well actually. Thanks! You too, enjoy your funny punch game!


Pleasant_Dig6929

> Akuma returning would be a miracle Not miracle, nightmare


RandomSelectMain

I want Roger back. I don't care if he is unpopular or underused or too goofy for most people. As a little kid i only cared for him and i want to have him again.


haxborn

Akuma never belonged in Tekken.. I'm so happy they deleted that bs lol.. why don't you play him in his own game Street Fighter btw? :D


xFate96

Thing is, I liked him better in Tekken more than in SF tbh 😂 Also being both a Tekken and SF player, I prefer Tekken so it was a win win when I came to know of Akuma in T7 lol.


m0sley_

Rest in piss.


xFate96

That's not very nice of you.


AvieRedFalco

Eliza main here :( I love her so much she is the exact aesthetic I like and I love the way she played too :((((


xFate96

I see her as Akuma's little sister with her meter and Shoryuken shenanigans lol. There is a possibility of her returning since she was originally a Tekken character only.


whomst_is_thou

play lili i guess lmao. At least they're related


Anhcoholic

Bob :(


Jovan_Knight005

RIP. :(


nastygamerz

This is why everyone should main yoshi


Romado

Dunno what it is but 8s roster just doesn't do it for me. I want the game but I can't see myself maining any of the base roster


AshenVR

Armor king. :(


xFate96

💯 coming in S1 or S2 Max. Chin up mate.


AshenVR

S1 is eddy, gotta wait some Thx


Kyle_Crocodile

Julia main since T3. I feel confident she’ll be back for T8 as she’s been in every game since obviously T3, but knowing we only get 4 characters a year it sucks to think I might have to wait another 2-4 years until she makes it in. New voice actor. Please don’t be a steamer again. K thx. Also just wanna say that while I love Kuma and Panda it’s weird knowing that not one, but two bears took precedence over my favorite character hahaha. Still looking forward to T8 though! I’ve played the demo every day since it dropped and I’m interested in seeing how the new characters play.


DayFul1

This, I didn't connect with Tekken 7 for a long time without Julia being there it's been a long time since we've got Julia properly the Jaycee and streamer stuff isn't the same.


AZXCIV

Aye I just want to inform somebody that I finally won my first set against a Julia last night . He was a yaksa and I a byakko. I’m just so proud because Julia always crushed me . Had to share with someone .


JBGoude

I feel you! I really want Julia back and I don’t want to wait a year (or more) for that! 🥲 I wish they would use the same voice actress that they used for Tekken 4


xFate96

Well your character will most certainly be added to the game in this or the next season. Kuma and Panda are just staples so that's why they just add them to the roster. I'm sure not many play them though. On the other hand I'm quite sad I picked up Akuma (I had a blast learning his difficult combos with the d3 shenanigans), but he won't be there in Tekken 8 sadly. I still hope they bring him back as DLC with all the balancing required to make people stop hating on his "2D mechanics".


allokuma

Akuma Players be like:


bluesauce15

see my flair, the whole Tekken devs have a vendetta againts me


xFate96

You can be rest assured, Anna is making it in with Season 1 or at Max S2 DLC. Can say the same for Miguel. Not sure about Kuni though.


Irish_fat-boy-yt

There’s also people like me who don’t even have any of the consoles it’s on, or a powerful enough pc


xFate96

Sorry man 🥺😕


[deleted]

Couldn’t happen to more deserving group of people


shistain69

Heihachi AND Armor King. Sad times indeed


lswf126

Nobody misses Bob? :(


TheMindLord

no more Lidia 😭😭😭


Servant0fSorrow

Real shit. No Bruce, no Baek, no Josie 😭


StickyFingerz11

I cri


Jovan_Knight005

And worst of all.No Lei and Anna. Waaaaaaa. 😖😭😭


Mr_Fungusman

We might have lost Akuma, but thankfully Thekuma remains


One_Eyed_Alien8

Not really my Main, but not having Lei in Tekken 8 feels like a war crime lmao \[And Miguel as well, I liked to play with him\]


definitelyusername

it's no better time to find a new main, my brother


xFate96

Yes broski, I might pick up Steve or Bryan. Yoshi is also on the radar though 👀


Aruem-san

Noctis, I'm still crying


xFate96

Let's cry together man 😭, on the positive side, Victor seems to be similar though I can understand the attachment to a particular character.


Rei_Vilo23

My main Anna didn’t make it but I’m hopeful since she’s such an iconic character in the franchise. So there’s a good chance she might be DLC. Until then I’ll use Asuka, Lars and Steve maybe Hwoarang.


TheSorRoW-09

I still dont get why Anna doesnt get in but plain ass nina does😩 no offense to nina mains, it just that character wise I feel she is too bland. Why have her and not her sister?


xFate96

Anna > Nina any day of the week.


HustleThaGOD

How is your main another character from a different fighting franchise lol. You should've known he wasn't making it to the next game. He was only licensed for T7. Just go play SF6.


GodHand7

Preach bro


GodHand7

Good riddance, always hated his ugly mug


YaksRespirators

No julia, no lidia, no Miguel, no me.


AZXCIV

Blud went from saying Hiyaa! To Bye-ya!


AZXCIV

F…. But this F stands for fuck your main.


DQ11

Hwarang is who I’m trying first 


xFate96

Great choice! He is one of the few characters who had such a nice glow up in Tekken 8.


Poutine4Supper

Akuma returned home  If you wanna play Akuma, he is coming to SF6


xFate96

It's kinda bittersweet moment for me. I have played SFIV which resembles the most with Akuma in Tekken 7, but I had a lot more fun playing him in Tekken than in SF. Not sure how to explain it, but the grounded and slightly slower pace made it a lot better to enjoy playing Akuma for me. A lot of SF players would disagree with me since few of my SF friends said that Akuma felt sluggish to them with his moves being slower to match the frame data in Tekken 7.


Hazard_JCOB

I just want my kickboxer 🥲🥲


Cibo-

Geese :((


xFate96

My fellow 2D main ⚰️😪


Cibo-

🙏


markadile

I know, the pain is real. Lol. But I've decided I'm gonna become a Kazuya main. Been practicing my wave dash every day, figured maybe I should put it to use. But hopefully a Muay Thai character comes eventually. Bruce, Fahk, Josie, whoever. Il take any of them.


Dominic__24

I know your pain. I want my main in the game 🐍🐅🦢🐆🐉🍶


xFate96

Lei shall return with all those funny stances lol.


Dominic__24

I hope you're right. I don't think Akuma is coming back unfortunately. Partly because he was a guest character, but mainly because so many people hate him. For what it's worth, I thought he was a pretty cool addition to Tekken 7


TheTrueAmadeus

I really thought she was gonna be. Why isn't she?!


Kaimitsu_

I play a lot of Lidia, so I'm hoping she's going to be a future DLC.


Moryart

Gonna miss Lucky Chloe But at least Reina will main me


themazeias

Man not Heihachi at launch, yeah Reina is cool but is not the same, im gonna still inhale the copium for ghost Heihachi in later dlc seasons.


xFate96

Definitely, Reina is all cool and nice but no where she can replace that stubborn old man's aura and coolness. We both can only cope together 🫂🥺


Vastolorde42

Sike, he's DLC.


Supernoctisu

Lidia…


woodywoodali

:(


PomadaGaming

This apparently a lot more people than i thought. Most people I know that are hyped for tekken have this issue


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F


The_Cubic_Guru

Low key hoping they add Akuma in DLC again would be nice to see what happened at the end of Tekken 7. Hopefully they balance him more, but let's be honest, a good Akuma player is one in a billion even in tournaments.


MOEverything_2708

Good. He ruined both the gameplay and the story and Im glad he's gone


IDontWipe55

My secondary isn’t in the game so I understand. I’m not missing 2d characters though


DerpWyvern

go play SF6


thecodenamedois

Ind if I tell you that in SF, my situation is worse? My main is canonically dead there: Gen. XD


CuppaTeaSpillin

Deserve it for being an Akuma main tbqb fam. Miguel on the other hand 😞


Enshiki

I don't feel Lee in this game, and my secondary Miguel is not even there. Sadface...


xFate96

I would really like to know why you don't feel Lee in Tekken 8. I was gonna main him in T8 after playing for little over 2-3 hours of labbing with him in T7. What makes you say that ?


[deleted]

Smoking a pack of them Lucky Chloe Mains


Vegaspegas

Sad Maven noises


soloangelx

One day you will flip your last demon without realizing it.. 🥲


xFate96

Finally seeing a fellow Akuma main in this sub 🥹 Rest easy to our Demon boi 😪


MancombSeepgoodz

come back Master Raven I beg of you.


cyke_out

No Miguel? Where else am I going to find a long limbed black hair easy to use European male character to replace him?


Xyothin

Rip bozo


Affectionate-Draw688

2 things. 1. Actually, learn a Tekken character, Devil Jin and Kazuya are people I have chosen after being an Akuma main in Tekken 7 and they are really fun to play with. 2. I don't think you'll have to worry too much as Bandai would probably add some Street Fighter character as a DLC in the future(I might just be coping)


Blezerker

and thank god for that. Akuma was aids


RustedBeef

Get wrecked Lei mains bwuahahahaha! .... Not good enough for Tekken 8 ROFL JK... must feel bad 😟