Tekken 8's key art and official character portraits for Jin, Kazuya, Jun, Jack-8, Law, Lars, Paul and King revealed
After months of waiting and teases, fans finally got to see a good bit more of Tekken 8 in action at The Game Awards 2022 last week with a lot going on.
On top of the new trailer, Bandai Namco also revealed the official key art for Tekken 8 as well as the official character portraits for the game's 8 confirmed characters so far — Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Jun Kazama, Jack-8, Marshall Law, Lars Alexandersson, Paul Phoenix and King.
As far as the main visual, Jin and Kazuya are shown facing opposite directions in their new costumes with the father having wing-like shadows and a blazing chain around his back while the son seems to be crumbling away at the bottom.
The stylistic choices and story details we've seen so far point strongly towards this being Jin's final battle against dear old dad to finally break the chains of his family's violent past and the Devil Gene.
So yeah, a bunch of burning and broken chains seems pretty spot on while Jin fading away could represent the destruction of his old self or trying to hold onto what's left of the light.
Each character has received a brand new makeover as well with Bandai Namco rebuidling their models from the ground up as well as giving them new costumes for the new era.
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Jun is of course one of the most interesting designs to see in full considering she remained mostly hidden away by light in the trailer
Her new design shares many of the same motifs as her previous looks although she's now a bit more regal in apperance with a longer dress and hairstyle.
It's also of interest to note that both Jin and Lars seem to have adopted Jun's white and black color scheme with their own red and blue + gold accents respectively.
These character renders also give us a much closer look at Law's absolutely ripped body as well as Paul finally letting his hair down for a change.
It sounds as though there won't be any more Tekken reveals until the Tekken World Tour Finals next February, but there's still plenty for the community to sink their teeth into for the moment.
