Bryan Fury is coming to Tekken 8, Bandai Namco has revealed. Twice.
Everybody’s favorite deranged zombie cyborg was confirmed for Tekken 8’s character roster at this yr’s Combo Breaker combating match, held over the weekend. The announcement got here within the type of a trailer, viewable above, with the tagline “A wildcard for violence and destruction”.
The announcement did not go fully easily, nevertheless. As reported by VGC, the trailer was apparently posted to an official Instagram account sooner than meant, left up lengthy sufficient to begin circulating amongst YouTube channels earlier than being pulled offline.
Tekken producer Michael Murray issued an apology for the untimely reveal on Twitter, stating “I apologise to followers who noticed that exact factor in not the best way @Harada_Tekken and I had wished it to occur,” Murray added. “I really feel dangerous for all you guys.”
In accordance with VGC, Tekken 8’s director Katsuhiro Harada additionally commented on the leak in a subsequently deleted tweet, pointing the finger at Bandai Namco Europe for the error, and stating “That is why I warned you years in the past to not put up on a timer.”
In any case, the trailer makes Bryan appear to be tons of enjoyable to play. The character has at all times stood out since his introduction into the Tekken roster in 3, along with his shock of white hair and hyper-aggressive combating type. He appears to have misplaced little of that manic ferocity within the years since, with the trailer displaying Bryan locking on to a goal along with his cybernetic eye for a devastating flying punch, and celebrating by firing a minigun within the air earlier than lobbing the weapon on the digital camera.
Tekken 8 was initially introduced again in June final yr. Bandai Namco nonetheless hasn’t specified a launch date, but it surely has confirmed a bunch of returning characters, together with Hwoarang, Lars Alexandersson, and Jun Kazama, the latter of whom hasn’t been seen since method again in Tekken 2.
