History VideoGame / Tekken8

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: While in Yakushima, Jin enters a spiritual world where he fights his Devil self in several dimensions.

* EarnYourBadEnding: [[spoiler:Even on the hardest difficult, the final battle is difficult to lose. Just holding the back button parries several of Kazuya's attacks in and of itself, and Jin fully replenishes his health automatically at least once during the last phase, which determines the ending. You have to go out of your way to let Kazuya beat on you to see the bad ending.]]

** In the beginning of the story mode, cinematic presenting submarine is a close recapture of Metal Gear Solid introduction sequence, along with the camera shots.

* TurnsRed: Just like in ''Tekken 7'', when your health is at 20% or lower, [[ComebackMechanic your character will enter Rage]], wherein they gain increased damage and can perform [[LimitBreak Rage Arts]], which also return from ''7'' and now share the same command across the cast[[note]]either down/forward plus both punches (df+1+2 in ''Tekken'' notation) or the Right Trigger -- R2/RT[[/note]] much like Climax Super Special Moves in ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXV''.

* From ''Tekken'': [[Characters/TekkenKazuyaMishima Kazuya Mishima, Devil Kazuya]][[note]]Playable in Kazuya's Heat Mode[[/note]], [[BoisterousBruiser Paul Phoenix]], [[BruceLeeClone Marshall Law]], [[MechaMooks Jack]] ([[LegacyCharacter as Jack-8]]), [[ProfessionalKiller Nina Williams]], [[ConfusionFu Yoshimitsu]], [[ActionFashionista Lee Chaolan]]

* From ''Tekken'': [[Characters/TekkenKazuyaMishima Kazuya Mishima]], [[BoisterousBruiser Paul Phoenix]], [[BruceLeeClone Marshall Law]], [[MechaMooks Jack]] ([[LegacyCharacter as Jack-8]]), [[ProfessionalKiller Nina Williams]], [[ConfusionFu Yoshimitsu]], [[ActionFashionista Lee Chaolan]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Across the board, fighters showcase a lot more unique and destructive shows of power, be it utilizing supernatural powers, brandishing weapons, learning new fighting techniques, and so on. Kazuya and Jin for example utilize their Devil forms in regular attacks rather than under special conditions, Jun accents her attacks with her own life force, Nina and Marshall integrate guns and chucks respectively in their movesets, Jack and [[{{Cyborg}} Bryan]] better showcase their technological superiority through various VFX and animation tweaks, and even supposedly "[[BadassNormal normal]]" fighters like Asuka and Hwoarang perform superhuman feats of strength in their Rage Arts.
** The first chapter of ''The Dark Awakens'' shows this off rather clearly; Jin uses MindOverMatter to launch several cars towards Kazuya at one point, father and son fight through the air and destroy several buildings just by being dragged through from top to bottom as if it was ''Manga/DragonBall'', and Kazuya tops [[VideoGame/Tekken7 his feat]] of [[ImprobableAimingSkills shooting down a Mishima Zaibatsu laser satellite]] from the ground by [[PersonOfMassDestruction destroying several city blocks]] with a supercharged Devil Blaster aimed at Jin, then ''[[ExaggeratedTrope targetting the entire Yggdrasil communications network]]'' while he announces the new King of Iron Fist tournament; the still-flaming and descending remains can even be seen in the background of several shots afterwards.

** Claudio, Yoshimitsu and Zafina's centers around an alternate version of the main story, where [[spoiler:Azazel manages to fully ressurect in the Colosseum and not be consumed by Kazuya.]]

!! This page assumes that you've played and completed ''VideoGame/Tekken7''[='=]s Mishima Saga storyline, as spoilers for the aforementioned game, as well as ''all'' ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' games preceding this one will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

! Spoilers for all ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' games preceding this one, including ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

** During the FinalBoss, Jin makes a pose similar to Kenshiro from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' as if he's invoking the Big Dipper.

* New to ''Tekken 8'': [[MustHaveCaffeine Azucena Milagros Ortiz Castillo]], [[TheMusketeer Victor Chevalier]], [[DarkActionGirl Reina]], '''[[spoiler:[[EleventhHourSuperpower Angel Jin]]]]''', '''[[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel True Devil Kazuya]]]]'''

! Spoilers for all ''Franchise/{{Tekkken}}'' games preceding this one, including ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' will be left unmarked. Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned!

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* From ''VideoGame/Tekken6'': [[BigGood Lars Alexandersson]], [[AmbiguousGender Eleonor "Leo" Kliesen]], [[BarrierMaiden Zafina]], [[RobotGirl Alisa Bosconovitch]], [[GodOfEvil Azazel]][[note]]Unplayable Boss[[/note]]

* New to ''Tekken 8'': [[MustHaveCaffeine Azucena Milagros Ortiz Castillo]], [[TheMusketeer Victor Chevalier]], [[DarkActionGirl Reina]], [[spoiler:[[EleventhHourSuperpower Angel Jin]]]][[note]]Story Mode only[[/note]], [[spoiler:[[OneWingedAngel True Devil Kazuya]]]][[note]]Unplayable Boss[[/note]]

** Eddy Gordo: Spring 2024

* {{Retool}}: The narrative bridges the Devil Gene origins as explained in ''Tekken 6'' and ''Tekken 7'' to form one complete narrative so they no longer contradict each other; [[spoiler:it turns out that Azazel is in fact the origin of the Devil Gene, he has given his powers to families and clans of the past who worshiped him, the Hachijo family is just one of said families, as such Kazumi is merely the origin of the Devil Gene in the Mishima family through her son Kazuya. With the expanded narrative that the Devil Gene can come from several sources after Azazel, it may also explain the future developments with Reina, who's Heihachi daughter, can awaken the Devil Gene]].

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Happens during [[spoiler: Jin and Kazuya’s final clashes after they had lost their devil genes. Jin has to pull out every resources in his book, from using his moves, his old moves from the mishimima style, his mother’s moves from the kazama style, before combining all of them for the final round. Not to mention, pushing through with every ounces of determination he has and getting one HeroicSecondWind after another in order to even try to keep up with his father. Kazuya? All he needs are his one style accompanied by ThePowerOfHate and his tenacity, yet he manages to overwhelm his son and put him on the ropes again and again. It is when Jin mustered up one last heroic willpower fueled by ThePowerOfFriendship and YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre on himself that he gained one more push to then defeat him and ''finally'' end their showdown once and for all.]]

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Happens during [[spoiler: Jin and Kazuya’s final clashes after they had lost their devil genes. Jin has to pull out every resources in his book, from using his moves, his old moves from the mishimima style, his mother’s moves from the kazama style, before combining all of them for the final round. Not to mention, pushing through with every ounces of determination he has and getting one HeroicSecondWind after another in order to even try to keep up with his father. Kazuya? All he needs are his one style accompanied by ThePowerOfHate and his tenacity, yet he manages to overwhelm his son and put him on the ropes again and again and again before Jin can muster up one last heroic willpower fueled by ThePowerOfFriendship and YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre on himself to ''finally'' end their showdown for good.]]

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Happens during [[spoiler: Jin and Kazuya’s final clashes after they had lost their devil genes. Jin has to pull out every resources in his book, from using his moves, his old moves from the mishimima style, his mother’s moves from the kazama style, before combining all of them for the final round. Not to mention, putshing through with every ounces of will power he has and getting one HeroicSecondWind after another in order to even try to keep up with his father. Kazuya? All he needs are his one style accompanied by ThePowerOfHate and his tenacity, yet he manages to overwhelme his son and put him on the ropes again and again and again before Jin can muster up one last heroic willpower fueled by ThePowerOfFriendship and YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre to himself to ''finally'' end their showdown for good.]]

** The Avatar Customization item "T-Shirt (eagle)" has a design directly referecing the album cover of Music/JudasPriest's "Screaming for Vengeance", down to the font used for the lettering being directly based on the band's logo.

** In the face of uncertainty, believe in yourself and the people who trust in you. Throughout the Story Mode, Jin manages to reconnect with his friends and rivals, entrusting them their hopes in order to settle the score with Kazuya.