{"id":909437,"date":"2025-12-25T15:39:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heihachi-is-back-and-comes-to-tekken-8-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:39:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:39:18","slug":"heihachi-is-back-and-comes-to-tekken-8-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/heihachi-is-back-and-comes-to-tekken-8-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Heihachi Is Back And Comes To Tekken 8 This Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heihachi-is-back-and-comes-to-tekken-8-this-fall.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Tekken 8 Heihachi\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tekken 8\u2019s next Season 1 fighter was revealed during Evo this weekend, and it\u2019s none other than Heihachi Mishima. The mainstay villain has apparently survived his presumed death (again) and is ready to reclaim his throne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A cinematic trailer rolls out the red carpet for Heihachi, setting up his return after he was seemingly killed (i.e., tossed into a volcanic lava river) in Tekken 7. The video doesn\u2019t explain how Heihachi managed not to melt into goop, but he does sport a Kazuya-esque scar on his chest now, so he didn\u2019t walk away completely unscathed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZWDIKKvNrc\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Heihachi becomes available sometime this fall. He follows<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2024\/01\/15\/eddy-gordo-is-tekken-8s-first-dlc-fighter-opening-cinematic-released\"> Eddy Gordo<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/sobieska\">Lidia Sobieska<\/a>, who joined Tekken 8 in the spring and summer, respectively, leaving one fighter left for the winter season. Owners of Tekken 8\u2019s Deluxe, Ultimate, or Collector&#8217;s Editions automatically receive these fighters, and each can also be purchased individually for $7.99.<\/p>\n<p>For more on Tekken 8, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/review\/tekken-8\/aggressively-absurd\">review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2024\/07\/22\/heihachi-is-back-and-comes-to-tekken-8-this-fall\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tekken 8\u2019s next Season 1 fighter was revealed during Evo this weekend, and it\u2019s none other than Heihachi Mishima. The mainstay villain has apparently survived his presumed death (again) and is ready to reclaim his throne.&nbsp; A cinematic trailer rolls out the red carpet for Heihachi, setting up his return after he was seemingly killed (i.e., tossed into a volcanic lava river) in Tekken 7. The video doesn\u2019t explain how Heihachi managed not to melt into goop, but he does sport a Kazuya-esque scar on his chest now, so he didn\u2019t walk away completely unscathed.&nbsp; Heihachi becomes available sometime this fall. 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