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\nFighting and fantasy fans are desperate to see Final Fantasy 7’s Tifa in Tekken 8, so much so Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada acknowledged it.\n<\/p>\n

\nPlenty of fans have noted how well suited Tifa would be to the fighting game series, but Harada’s X (formerly Twitter) post about Rebirth and Tekken 8 booths being next to each other at the Taipei Game Show spurred on fan desires.\n<\/p>\n

“All I’m gonna say… is what everyone else here is saying… but I’m gonna say it anyways… because ‘Tifa Lockhart’ would be absolutely INCREDIBLE if she made it into ‘Tekken 8’ this time Harada-San!!!,” replied one fan.\n<\/p>\n

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Fighting and fantasy fans are desperate to see Final Fantasy 7’s Tifa in Tekken 8, so much so Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada acknowledged it. Plenty of fans have noted how well suited Tifa would be to the fighting game series, but Harada’s X (formerly Twitter) post about Rebirth and Tekken 8 booths being next to each other at the Taipei Game Show spurred on fan desires. “All I’m gonna say… is what everyone else here is saying… but I’m gonna say it anyways… because ‘Tifa Lockhart’ would be absolutely INCREDIBLE if she made it into ‘Tekken 8’ this time Harada-San!!!,” replied one fan. 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