Bandai Namco revealed all-new playable character Victor Chevalier for Tekken 8. Victor Chevalier is a French-born fighter voiced by Vincent Cassel.
The Tekken 8 closed beta test was recently held from October 20 to October 23, allowing players to try out a significant portion of the launch roster in a online matches. News about Tekken 8 will be steady leading in the January 2024 launch, and Bandai Namco recently confirmed that the base roster’s final two characters would be revealed in November. Victor Chevalier is the 31st character on Tekken 8’s roster.
Tekken 8 Victor Chevalier Trailer
Victor Chevalier is an older gentleman from France that fights with a high-tech katana in Tekken 8. A new Paris stage will be available in Tekken 8 to represent the character as well. Victor is the second French-speaking character in Tekken 8 alongside Lili, who is from Monaco.
Watch the new Tekken 8 trailer below.
As previously discussed, the next and final base roster character will be revealed on November 12. Harada is considering crossover characters for Tekken 8, but these will be considered after the game’s launch.
Here’s the current base roster:
- Kazuya Mishima
- Lars Alexandersson
- Jun Kazama
- Jin Kazama
- King
- Nina Williams
- Paul Phoenix
- Marshall Law
- Ling Xiaoyu
- Leroy Smith
- Asuka Kazama
- Lili
- Hwoarang
- Bryan Fury
- Claudio Serafino
- Jack-8
- Raven
- Azucena
- Feng
- Kuma
- Panda
- Leo
- Yoshimitsu
- Steve Fox
- Shaheen
- Sergei Dragunov
- Devil Jin
- Zafina
- Alisa Bosconovich
- Lee Chaolan
- Victor Chevalier
Tekken 8 physical and digital pre-orders are now available with new Paul Phoenix avatar costumes as a special bonus. Players may earn exclusive Mokujin and Tetsujin avatar costumes by pre-ordering the PlayStation 5 version. The Deluxe Edition includes all standard items, the Kinjin Avatar skin, and the Playable Character Year 1 Pass. This pass includes four characters released after the game’s launch. Moreover, the Deluxe Edition includes a Gold Suit Pack of playable character costumes for all 32 characters.
Lastly, Tekken 8 launches January 26, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.