Fahkumram Revealed For Tekken 8

Character, DLC, Fighting Game, Tekken 8

It’s customary for fighting game reveals to be shown at EVO and at EVO Japan , Bandai Namco just announced that Fahkumram will be the second character for season 2 of Tekken 8.

First appearing in Tekken 7 as one of the later Dlc characters, Fahkumram is a monstrous Muay Thai fighter known for punishing long range attacks.

The decision to bring him back is a bit surprising as he was met with a somewhat polarizing reception when he launched in Tekken 7. Noted for perhaps being a bit too strong at release and his character design was compared unfavourably to Sagat from Street Fighter. This isn’t to say that bamco can’t make him a more appealing character. His design looks similar to 7 to me but its it’s possible that Bandai Namco could make his gameplay more appealing, similar how Capcom managed to do a 180 with Ed who had a polarizing reception in Street Fighter V but a very positive reception in terms of gameplay in Street Fighter 6.

A full date hasn’t been revealed yet but Fahkumram is slated for a summer release so he should be launching sometime pretty soon. Tekken 8 is currently available for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

A teaser for the character can be viewed here.

DeMandre "LetalisVenator" Pressley

A lifelong gamer who enjoys playing on every platform. Eventually, I grew to love fighting games in particular and began to compete and even win competitions for some games, primarily the 2013 revival of killer instinct. Outside of gaming I also have aspirations of being a comic book artist with a few ideas of my own im developing in my head. When reviewing any game I try to keep my mind open and avoid nitpicking too much. It takes a lot for something to detract me from truly enjoying it so I may not focus on smaller details the way some others might do. I enjoy almost any genre, just don't ask me to play horror games or puzzle games.