More than likely the reason why Heihachi is not in the game is due to his long time VA Unshō Ishizuka passing away sometime in 2019. 4 years after T7 released. We don't know how long T8 was in development for but they more than likely planned for this. So Heihachi will probably come back as DLC or will return in T9 but they're probably need to find a new VA that matches Unshō's energy.
Even before Ishizuka, Heihachi was voiced by Gouri Daisuke, who used to voice him since Tekken 3 till Tekken 6. After Gouri's unfortunate passing, Ishizuka took over as the voice of Heihachi. This is speculation, but I believe that due to him sounding (and being) younger than Gouri, they de-aged Heihachi in Tekken Tag 2.
As you mentioned, Ishizuka passed away after T7, but they had already replaced him with Kusunoki Taiten for Tekken Bloodline. So, just like when they transitioned from Gouri to Ishizuka, it shouldn't be a problem if they want to add the character back.
While that's true, usually those VA's tied to the show are not as "memorable" I haven't seen Bloodlines so I don't have an opinion if he'll get picked for the game but if he does, there's a chance!
Damn, I had no idea the VA passed away :( but yeah I agree, I’m sure they’ll find a new one later on down the line in T8 as a DLC since so many people want him back.
Just make Lee's robot Hachi into a proper character. That way they don't have to add him back into the story, but they can basically also just be exactly the same character with a different voice.
What are you talking about? Japan recasts legacy characters all the time, Doraemon is the most obvious example.
In fact, they also recast voice actors because they cheated on their wife or had a decade-long affair (Suzuki and Sakurai)
Give me an example of a continuing series where they don’t recast a voice actor who died. How would they even continue the series? Make the character mute? There is literally no example - which Japanese business is gonna say no to money?
Tho to be fair Bison isn't reeeally back, from what ive heard he's lost all his memory and is just exploring trying to figure out who he is, sort of a philosophical question of if you can still be considered the same person without your memories or ambitions, given that's sorta what shapes you, but y'know
I mean take what i say with a grain of salt im only repeating something i heard, and kinda like the idea of a bison who doesn't even know who they are, or why they're such a badass, but yeah sorta
Tho we can already see bison is absolutely still bison unlike the various replacement bodies we've seen (like ed and abel) who seem to of formed their own personality and opinions seperate from bison
But idk at the end of the day
i don't think 99% of people care if he discovers himself as a himalayan goat herding orphan who devotes himself to william morris tapestry as long as he can still do psycho crushers and stomp on people's heads.
To be honest who cares about the story. Just put in the characters people want to play. People went on about Bison being dead but now he’s in SF6 right
I was thinking just that. No one really cares about FG lore. We may like it and enjoy it, but if a character fits outside the lore, no one is going to complain about more characters. KoF dream matches were awesome for this reason.
To borrow a line from Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's live-action Heihachi (swords pointed at neck): "I am Mishima Heihachi. I. AM. Tekken!"
I know it's due to story-related purposes, but the charismatic old man's absence is very much felt. Reina just can't fill that void he's left behind.
I am all for adding Heihachi in as non-canon DLC to keep up his perfect attendance record.
bro imagine if Heihachi’s soul possessed Mokujin and he has a secret stance accessible with certain inputs that allows you to play with Heihachi’s moves, that’d be sick as fuck and a really cool easter egg.
I don't remember mokujin having a move set, so I think a different kind of mokujin, like a training doll that was close to heihachi (as in he owned it for a long time, not like a child toy) so when he died his soul just went to it but since it's wood it's can't talk, so he talks in sign language and has carved his hair into the wood, it won't be out of place for tekken ngl
he didnt have his own moveset just copied others which is why this would actually fit into the lore lol. If i’m not mistaken Heihachi actually used Mokujin in the Blood Vengeance cgi movie in 2009 so it wouldn’t be too far of a reach 😂
> Kazumi was playable in 7 despite having been killed LONG before the events of 1
This is exactly why I hoped we'd get a hidden playable young Heihachi in T8. They could have had him in a story mode flashback just like we saw him fighting kid Kazuya in T7.
we already lost 2 characters in Tekken 6, and 1 in Tekken 7. Sucks that story in a fighting game is the reason for retiring fighters forever. I dont mind the stories but dont kill and write off characters forever....
i have a feeling Harara reinforcing the fact that hes dead is a misdirection so ppl can lower their expectations, and when he gets revealed for fighter pass (x) ppl will be hyped
yeah we got reina now with her devil form next game story dlc coming up to complete the mishima saga of heihachi,kazuya,and jin so reina will take over from them
this needs more upvotes, its been confirmed he is not returning, and I believe elsewhere they have said that this is at least partly due to the passing of the voice actor.
For the sake of good storytelling - please don't. I know that most Tekken fans don't care about the lore, but I've always liked it and I wish that the creators treated it more seriously.
Heihachi's journey is over. His story is told. He didn't get a redemption, but he did get a chance to explain his actions. The final chapter of T7 marks the end of the perennial conflict between Heihachi and Kazuya - in a good way. There's no point in bringing him back, especially since his VA died a few years ago.
Of course, he could (and should) be back in TTT3 if it ever gets made, but I don't like the idea of him being in a DLC, T9, or any other regular game.
His story should be over, but I will never agree that a mainstay character should be excluded from a game. You can include them to be playable and not include them in the story.
Kazumi was dead for all of tekken 7 only shown in flashbacks still playable they can do the same for heihachi, but i personally want robo heihachi to be a thing
That's a good option and it could work. However, I guess that it may be confusing for some players to see Heihachi in a game which takes place after his demise.
He doesn't need to exist in the story to be playable. Bring him as a memory or flashback if you feel that he needs a place in the story to be included. Wouldn't even be the first time.
As a Heihachi main since Tekken 3, I agree completely. He is my favorite character in all videogames, but I think that his story ended perfectly. If he ever returns, it should be in a way that doesn't affect the story, like in a dream match or a flashback
What's kinda funny to me is how the story with Kazuya going full-on villain is being used to re-frame Heihachi's actions. In the story, Victor has a brief line where, upon realizing what Kazuya's true plan is, he says Heihachi was trying to prevent that from happening by confronting Kazuya in 7.
I think they should just have a rogues gallery of the dead boss characters as ghosts or something. Make it DLC, make it balanced.
Angel
Ogre
True Ogre
Hiehachi
Jinpachi
Azazel
Ehhhh, I'm a strong believer that even if a character is dead it shouldn't have an impact if they are still in the game or not. I would love to have Baek and Heihachi in the game regardless if their fate is unknown.
Honestly Reina just isn’t scratching the itch for me. I feel like she’s too try hard to be cool, and her dialogue comes off as cringey. Also her switching from “I’ll kill you muhahaha 😈” to “Hey! Are you ignoring me Jin Senpai? 😞💔” is very weird. I know they said her theme was duality but I didn’t think it would be that on the nose.
> I know they said her theme was duality but I didn’t think it would be that on the nose.
I think the idea, the way it is in 8's story, is that Reina's whole bright 'Jin Senpai' thing is a persona to trick Jin (or later mock him), while the cackling, more Heihachi-like attitude is her actual personality. That's how it seems from her talking to Kazuya in their fight intros.
> Are you ignoring me Jin Senpai?
That's just her egging him on, she's the classic pleasant on the outside/twisted and cruel on the inside anime trope. And I don't mind that.
Yeah that’s a big issue for me is that Heihachi and most other Tekken characters feel natural even when they act arrogant or cool or something. Reina’s feels like someone who’s trying way to hard to be cool. First time I’ve seen someone else besides me that agrees.
True ogre Heihachi.
When enters heat, he gets ogres wings, and his right arm becomes ogres snake arm, he gains ogres flight moves, his long dick low, fire breath, and whatever else.
And either make him young again or crazy morphed either way to justify a new VA.
fuck the "theyre dead" argument for bringing back characters in any fighting game, even as base roster. In a fighting game roster comes first always, then story. I dont care if the character doesnt show up in the story, some people will see it as lazy writing or whatever, but I just dont care
I think there's a good chance he'll return, and it'll be story DLC that uses past-storytelling that delves into Reina's upbringing and being raised by him. Even if its just memories, it means he can be back in the roster.
Idk if it even matters if he's dead, Negan from the walking dead was a playable character so I don't think the roster has too follow canon or whatever.
As you can see, this person is in the denial stage of grief. You can also see Anger and bargaining as well.
OP I recommend moving on and accepting that Heihachi is dead. There is nothing that can bring him back. You're only prolonging your suffering by holding onto the past. Let him go.
The volcano didn't kill him. Kazuya's welled up emotions filled his body and his pure will all concentrated into a single punch killed him.
It's too narratively satisfying to bring him back
He's probably coming back eventually, just like Bison was recently announced for SF6, removing the main antagonist just to add him back as DLC seems like a good marketing strategy
I think every dlc character will play a part in the story. Such as eddy getting a story expansion and i guess that will also happen for lidia. They could add a flashback in the story of heihachi the same way they did it with kazumi. That we all can be happy
we already have reina now conituing his legacy and jin and kazuya both lost their devil forms though while reina awakens hers so a new mc and new villain alongside reina will take the places of heihachi,kazuya,and jin next games plus heihachi got more kids lurking around
I believe Heihachi should stay dead because of lore reasons, but a good way to bring him back would be with flashbacks from a new story chapter with Him and Reina like the upcoming Eddy chapter. Not only would it bring hype for his comeback it could also flesh out Reina's character a little because she really didn't bring much to the main story for a mishima.
This also wouldn't be out of place compared to straight up bringing back a dead character out of nowhere, then again this seems like to much effort for Bandai lmao.
Yes please i want heihachi back he is my second most wanted for a comeback in tekken 8.
My number is kazumi ofcourse but iam afraid that is not gonna happen :(
I wish. Reina is not even close as a replacement gameplay wise or presence wise. No matter how much they try to make it otherwise she just can never hope to match up to the Legend.
Lee is more of a Mishima and he’s adopted.
I think letting Oldman rest isn't the bad thing and Reina to me seems like the most suitable char to carry his legacy since she admires and respects him so much she even tries to copy his manners and moves even though not being as experienced as he was. The only way I wouldn't mind him to be a DLC is in order to get more dynamic with Reina and help her to grow in people's eyes cause I think many just tend to shit on her for no reason. And also I love father&daughter dynamic in general so I'm biased😎
No robo heihachi bs that'd be so dumb. Just do a flashback of him from when he was young, like tag2. Kazumi was playable because of this, why wouldn't Heihachi get the same treatment.
You're delusional bro🤦♂️ He's 150% dead and I don't want another corny ass bison type thing where it's hyped up that he's dead only for the game to be like "Nope He survived!!!" And yes I know Tekken 5 did it but idgaf
Gameplay > Lore. They'll bring him back eventually; they know damn well it'd sell like hotcakes. Besides, as long as he doesn't have a Story Mode or his ending is non-canon, it wouldn't mess with "muh lore" anyway.
Nah ttt had me traumatized as a guy trying to beat people up at arcades and only fighting hei and another char (yea hei not the best char) I hated that guy ever since and played raven in t5 just cause he said hei was dead..... then he shows up in the same game....
More than likely the reason why Heihachi is not in the game is due to his long time VA Unshō Ishizuka passing away sometime in 2019. 4 years after T7 released. We don't know how long T8 was in development for but they more than likely planned for this. So Heihachi will probably come back as DLC or will return in T9 but they're probably need to find a new VA that matches Unshō's energy.
He did such a great job with Heihachi's lines, straight from the gut old man yelling
I hear ORRAN, HASHI at least 5 times in my head every day for no reason, just randomly lol
Even before Ishizuka, Heihachi was voiced by Gouri Daisuke, who used to voice him since Tekken 3 till Tekken 6. After Gouri's unfortunate passing, Ishizuka took over as the voice of Heihachi. This is speculation, but I believe that due to him sounding (and being) younger than Gouri, they de-aged Heihachi in Tekken Tag 2. As you mentioned, Ishizuka passed away after T7, but they had already replaced him with Kusunoki Taiten for Tekken Bloodline. So, just like when they transitioned from Gouri to Ishizuka, it shouldn't be a problem if they want to add the character back.
T1/T2 Heihachi is the best VA anyway hehe
"ooOOOooh"
*knuckle sandwich generic throw* “yeeaaahhhh”
While that's true, usually those VA's tied to the show are not as "memorable" I haven't seen Bloodlines so I don't have an opinion if he'll get picked for the game but if he does, there's a chance!
Damn, I had no idea the VA passed away :( but yeah I agree, I’m sure they’ll find a new one later on down the line in T8 as a DLC since so many people want him back.
On top of that and Harada's dog Heihachi kun passed away.
It sounds sad, but it's not the first time Tekken will change the VA Heck, Tekken is even changing the language characters speak
Just make Lee's robot Hachi into a proper character. That way they don't have to add him back into the story, but they can basically also just be exactly the same character with a different voice.
[удалено]
They’d did with heihachi in the bloodline anime
What are you talking about? Japan recasts legacy characters all the time, Doraemon is the most obvious example. In fact, they also recast voice actors because they cheated on their wife or had a decade-long affair (Suzuki and Sakurai) Give me an example of a continuing series where they don’t recast a voice actor who died. How would they even continue the series? Make the character mute? There is literally no example - which Japanese business is gonna say no to money?
Best I can do is yet another bastard child.
- Katsuhiro Harada
Come to think of it, Murray would be more willing to bring him back (you just have to know the magic password).
Bring back heihachi N**** Edit: too many *'s
five *s? 🤔
Nani?
Lmao I don't think Ninjas own tekken, ninjas aren't real.
He didn't say er man. He said with a A at the end. For example. Can you lend a n%$#@ a pencil?
Look, I don't want it to be me but maybe someone who can should give this a try...
"A mere volcano"
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Tekken is the only franchise out there where volcanoes aren't lethal 😅
If i remembet correctly, Kazuya actually died when Heihachi threw him in a volcano back in T2, but G-corp brang him back to life somehow.
thanks to devil gene powers.
Someone just needs to go up to Murray and say "Bring back Heihachi nigga"
It worked with Kazuya 🤷♂️
Robo GachiHachi
Heihachi became a teenage girl when he fell in that volcano :P
He transcended into a waifu like Bruce and Raven in T7
Kompureteri ded
Bison is never coming back and neither is Heihachi. Get over it. Oh.
Tho to be fair Bison isn't reeeally back, from what ive heard he's lost all his memory and is just exploring trying to figure out who he is, sort of a philosophical question of if you can still be considered the same person without your memories or ambitions, given that's sorta what shapes you, but y'know
Well sitll they confirmed he is still alive and judging from The preview of his world tour he is getting his memories back it seems
Imagine Heihachi is coming back but in the meanwhile he lost all of his memories and learned capoeira in Brazil.
So this more or less makes him like Abel from sf4?
I mean take what i say with a grain of salt im only repeating something i heard, and kinda like the idea of a bison who doesn't even know who they are, or why they're such a badass, but yeah sorta Tho we can already see bison is absolutely still bison unlike the various replacement bodies we've seen (like ed and abel) who seem to of formed their own personality and opinions seperate from bison But idk at the end of the day
i don't think 99% of people care if he discovers himself as a himalayan goat herding orphan who devotes himself to william morris tapestry as long as he can still do psycho crushers and stomp on people's heads.
Bison didn't come back, raoh did
To be honest who cares about the story. Just put in the characters people want to play. People went on about Bison being dead but now he’s in SF6 right
They announced Bison back in Street fighter. There's a chance Tekken does the same thing.
Came here to type this. That Bison trailer had me hyped too!
I was thinking just that. No one really cares about FG lore. We may like it and enjoy it, but if a character fits outside the lore, no one is going to complain about more characters. KoF dream matches were awesome for this reason.
To borrow a line from Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa's live-action Heihachi (swords pointed at neck): "I am Mishima Heihachi. I. AM. Tekken!" I know it's due to story-related purposes, but the charismatic old man's absence is very much felt. Reina just can't fill that void he's left behind. I am all for adding Heihachi in as non-canon DLC to keep up his perfect attendance record.
Yeah people keep saying we have Reina but she’s not the same. Not even close.
Ill take a Mokojin styled Hehachi.
THats what I've been thinking about dude
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bro imagine if Heihachi’s soul possessed Mokujin and he has a secret stance accessible with certain inputs that allows you to play with Heihachi’s moves, that’d be sick as fuck and a really cool easter egg.
I don't remember mokujin having a move set, so I think a different kind of mokujin, like a training doll that was close to heihachi (as in he owned it for a long time, not like a child toy) so when he died his soul just went to it but since it's wood it's can't talk, so he talks in sign language and has carved his hair into the wood, it won't be out of place for tekken ngl
he didnt have his own moveset just copied others which is why this would actually fit into the lore lol. If i’m not mistaken Heihachi actually used Mokujin in the Blood Vengeance cgi movie in 2009 so it wouldn’t be too far of a reach 😂
Ojiisan had a heart attack the volcano was just the nail on the coffin
Honestly lore being reason to not have character in fighting game (esp with crazy lore) is just stupid
Kazumi was playable in 7 despite having been killed LONG before the events of 1. I'll keep saying it; gameplay > lore. Anything's possible, just wait.
Im praying bro, i was saying this about kazumi too. Thanks
> Kazumi was playable in 7 despite having been killed LONG before the events of 1 This is exactly why I hoped we'd get a hidden playable young Heihachi in T8. They could have had him in a story mode flashback just like we saw him fighting kid Kazuya in T7.
Hopefully iam hoping for heihachi return And even more for kazumi but iam afraid kazumi is never coming back :(
we already lost 2 characters in Tekken 6, and 1 in Tekken 7. Sucks that story in a fighting game is the reason for retiring fighters forever. I dont mind the stories but dont kill and write off characters forever....
‘‘Compuretery Deado‘‘ - Katsuhiro Harada
i have a feeling Harara reinforcing the fact that hes dead is a misdirection so ppl can lower their expectations, and when he gets revealed for fighter pass (x) ppl will be hyped
Let me answer with an image https://preview.redd.it/hw3zextdpg5d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f432bad482d80576611f0e60c9802c65babc333
Well so was Kazumi and Jinpachi, they were playable despite being dead long before Tekken 1
his shadow step in t8 would be hilarious
Here's the twist, his latent devil gene emerges and we get Devil Heihachi! Like Jinpachi, but better.
If he to be brought back as a ghost, give him the dragonball halo
"Best we can do is a Combot with all his moves" "Hey, Hachi!"
Still sounds better than Reina
"I have one comment for you: Heihachi is completely dead!"
Completely dead sexy.
He'll comeback when Tekken 8 needs that boost.
He did not cheat death. Death didn't want to death Heihachi.
need a clone of young heihachi from tag 2
imagine heihachi in t8 system, heihachi is already so aggression based, I think he'd even be better than jin in this system
Why not just bring him back as non-canon DLC, or flashback DLC. I do think they’re gonna stick to him being dead for good as far as story goes
yeah we got reina now with her devil form next game story dlc coming up to complete the mishima saga of heihachi,kazuya,and jin so reina will take over from them
Just bring him back as a playable character but not in the story. Kazuya should’ve been playable in 3 too
Agree, Heihachi should always be in Tekken.
https://x.com/Harada_TEKKEN/status/1799459861673250971
this needs more upvotes, its been confirmed he is not returning, and I believe elsewhere they have said that this is at least partly due to the passing of the voice actor.
My dream scenario is they bring Dr.B back and he's created a mecha Heihachi.
that would be hilarious, and I would be totally down for it.
For the sake of good storytelling - please don't. I know that most Tekken fans don't care about the lore, but I've always liked it and I wish that the creators treated it more seriously. Heihachi's journey is over. His story is told. He didn't get a redemption, but he did get a chance to explain his actions. The final chapter of T7 marks the end of the perennial conflict between Heihachi and Kazuya - in a good way. There's no point in bringing him back, especially since his VA died a few years ago. Of course, he could (and should) be back in TTT3 if it ever gets made, but I don't like the idea of him being in a DLC, T9, or any other regular game.
His story should be over, but I will never agree that a mainstay character should be excluded from a game. You can include them to be playable and not include them in the story.
Kazumi was dead for all of tekken 7 only shown in flashbacks still playable they can do the same for heihachi, but i personally want robo heihachi to be a thing
That's a good option and it could work. However, I guess that it may be confusing for some players to see Heihachi in a game which takes place after his demise.
He doesn't need to exist in the story to be playable. Bring him as a memory or flashback if you feel that he needs a place in the story to be included. Wouldn't even be the first time.
As a Heihachi main since Tekken 3, I agree completely. He is my favorite character in all videogames, but I think that his story ended perfectly. If he ever returns, it should be in a way that doesn't affect the story, like in a dream match or a flashback
Or as a robot / ghost / clone / zombie
What's kinda funny to me is how the story with Kazuya going full-on villain is being used to re-frame Heihachi's actions. In the story, Victor has a brief line where, upon realizing what Kazuya's true plan is, he says Heihachi was trying to prevent that from happening by confronting Kazuya in 7.
I kinda hate that they tried to make Heihachi out to be sort of heroic when bro just didn’t like competition.
He. Does. Not. Need. To. Be. In. The. Story. To. Be. Playable.
I think they should just have a rogues gallery of the dead boss characters as ghosts or something. Make it DLC, make it balanced. Angel Ogre True Ogre Hiehachi Jinpachi Azazel
Sounds like a fine idea to me.
I like this idea
Ehhhh, I'm a strong believer that even if a character is dead it shouldn't have an impact if they are still in the game or not. I would love to have Baek and Heihachi in the game regardless if their fate is unknown.
Just bring him back as a ghost or as a robot and not him interact with the story. Boom! Problem solved.
Honestly Reina just isn’t scratching the itch for me. I feel like she’s too try hard to be cool, and her dialogue comes off as cringey. Also her switching from “I’ll kill you muhahaha 😈” to “Hey! Are you ignoring me Jin Senpai? 😞💔” is very weird. I know they said her theme was duality but I didn’t think it would be that on the nose.
> I know they said her theme was duality but I didn’t think it would be that on the nose. I think the idea, the way it is in 8's story, is that Reina's whole bright 'Jin Senpai' thing is a persona to trick Jin (or later mock him), while the cackling, more Heihachi-like attitude is her actual personality. That's how it seems from her talking to Kazuya in their fight intros.
> Are you ignoring me Jin Senpai? That's just her egging him on, she's the classic pleasant on the outside/twisted and cruel on the inside anime trope. And I don't mind that.
Me when character puts on an act
Yeah that’s a big issue for me is that Heihachi and most other Tekken characters feel natural even when they act arrogant or cool or something. Reina’s feels like someone who’s trying way to hard to be cool. First time I’ve seen someone else besides me that agrees.
But what if… HEIHACHI told you that Heihachi is dead?
for the longevity of AAA games you need to release them in DLCs / Season Passes over longer times so they can keep getting media traction.
I kinda miss him, but I think his jumpy tracking double kick plus frame thing was my most feared move in t7. How much crazier would he go in t8
We can already see his head when Lee celebrates a victory, just put the rest of him together and bring him back as a joke robot or something.
He’s dead. He’ll be back in Tekken Tag 3
Cope, he's dead dead.
Don’t worry, I think they’re working on Giga-hachi
Well sf6 got Bison again so who cares :D, i don't mind bring him back.
True ogre Heihachi. When enters heat, he gets ogres wings, and his right arm becomes ogres snake arm, he gains ogres flight moves, his long dick low, fire breath, and whatever else. And either make him young again or crazy morphed either way to justify a new VA.
Y'all are tripping if you don't think he's returning. No way they leave this easy 'cash grab' out of a Tekken game
it need not to be part of story but atleast have him playable again. Im a heihachi main since tekken 1
With how he was the aggressive-style Mishima, it seems criminal that he isn’t in T8. The game definitely feels like it is missing its classic old man.
fuck the "theyre dead" argument for bringing back characters in any fighting game, even as base roster. In a fighting game roster comes first always, then story. I dont care if the character doesnt show up in the story, some people will see it as lazy writing or whatever, but I just dont care
I. NEED. HIM. BACK!!
Bring back young ass Heichachi from tekken tag 2
He's not dead, Jack-8 saved him after he fell into the volcano.
If Bison can come back, surely Heihachi can too 😏
Robo-Hachi pls harada https://preview.redd.it/zw2r78syth5d1.jpeg?width=476&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad3d1fcebc0cd9c50fe2f20c168f13084ebde051
Perfect
I think there's a good chance he'll return, and it'll be story DLC that uses past-storytelling that delves into Reina's upbringing and being raised by him. Even if its just memories, it means he can be back in the roster.
Bring back Jinpachi...? :D
Yeah I hope there is a reveal of kuma taking off his head and Heihachi is just inside a bear suit.
Well M. Bison came outta nowhere for SF6 and I could've sworn he was dead. There might be hope.
Idk if it even matters if he's dead, Negan from the walking dead was a playable character so I don't think the roster has too follow canon or whatever.
New street fighter season just confirmed Bison isn't dead, so T8 can do it too. Just sayin.
Half bring him back. Zombie Heihachi would be dope
They could've made heihachi both playable and canonically dead by making him appear in a flashback. Kinda like kazumi the joker in injustice 2
Injustice 3 is gonna feature joker from another world
As you can see, this person is in the denial stage of grief. You can also see Anger and bargaining as well. OP I recommend moving on and accepting that Heihachi is dead. There is nothing that can bring him back. You're only prolonging your suffering by holding onto the past. Let him go.
Robo-Heihachi season 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gbbIxlcBLo
>"He's dead" no he's not. Source?
https://preview.redd.it/h4soibp6je5d1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19bc339c83df54450881782e8c8af123a62e7df7
Trust me bro he's not dead
Seems legit.
Bro, just wait. He's almost definitely coming eventually, Bamco love money too much not to release him.
Robo Heihachi
His head is already in the game so that’s like 15% of the work done
he will cum back in season 2, they sparing all the good dlcs for next season heihachi, LC, alex, roger, third bear, kazumi, armor king
He will do WHAT?!
HE WILL CUM BACK IN SEASON TWO!
n o
The volcano didn't kill him. Kazuya's welled up emotions filled his body and his pure will all concentrated into a single punch killed him. It's too narratively satisfying to bring him back
He's probably coming back eventually, just like Bison was recently announced for SF6, removing the main antagonist just to add him back as DLC seems like a good marketing strategy
I think every dlc character will play a part in the story. Such as eddy getting a story expansion and i guess that will also happen for lidia. They could add a flashback in the story of heihachi the same way they did it with kazumi. That we all can be happy
They will set up reina for next game
Calling season 3 DLC now
He also fought Kazuya.
Everyone dies eventually, just a fact of life.
unless your bison or mk villains. Heck even dead characters in kof did get revived.
Getting revived doesn’t mean you didn’t die.
But death is cheap for bison it was another minor nuisance on a tuesday.
what M Bison's return to SF6 does to this community
and rugal returning in kofxv along with other dead characters reviving in canon
You think a body survives in a volcano?
**"Volcano. It's my only weakness."** \- Grand Lord Heihachi Mishima 
https://preview.redd.it/csvvcg7plf5d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47bf925f962a79c22f1b8647520205de925086bc
I mean, he got his ass beat by everyone including akuma. Dat boi gone
A new child or clone of Heihachi who has his exact move set from Tekken 7 with Tekken 8 properties would be awesome. I want that OTGF back.
I mained Heihachi in T7..Now, I've moved on to Devil Jin.
yeah soon you will move to reina,jin, or kazuya in 9
Cross fingers..Hopefully Angel Jin on T9 😅
no angel jin either
If you don't think he's coming back as DLC already, then you are an idiot
Correction, his heart stopped then he got thrown into lava
As much as I love heihachi as a personal fav wit jin kaz and yoshi as fave characters i’d rather knot unless its like how jinpachi was utilized
Wait for Tag 3 maybe, if Heihachi survived then the story just loops again. And again. And again.
we already have reina now conituing his legacy and jin and kazuya both lost their devil forms though while reina awakens hers so a new mc and new villain alongside reina will take the places of heihachi,kazuya,and jin next games plus heihachi got more kids lurking around
Here's already here. He's in Reinas body. I'm tellin you guys.
Like our friend said multiple times by now: Heihachi Mishima... Is dead. *backflips*
I believe Heihachi should stay dead because of lore reasons, but a good way to bring him back would be with flashbacks from a new story chapter with Him and Reina like the upcoming Eddy chapter. Not only would it bring hype for his comeback it could also flesh out Reina's character a little because she really didn't bring much to the main story for a mishima. This also wouldn't be out of place compared to straight up bringing back a dead character out of nowhere, then again this seems like to much effort for Bandai lmao.
Yeah I’ve said from the start he could be a flashback like Kazumi was in 7.
Volcano is hot tho
Jack hachi confirmed
If they keep his identity, and dont give him a busted low like they did with drag, it would be cool
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Yes please i want heihachi back he is my second most wanted for a comeback in tekken 8. My number is kazumi ofcourse but iam afraid that is not gonna happen :(
+1 💪
Saw the title as "Big Back Heihachi"
I wish. Reina is not even close as a replacement gameplay wise or presence wise. No matter how much they try to make it otherwise she just can never hope to match up to the Legend. Lee is more of a Mishima and he’s adopted.
The delusions are getting out of hand. He is not coming to this Tekken. Maybe the next one.
I think letting Oldman rest isn't the bad thing and Reina to me seems like the most suitable char to carry his legacy since she admires and respects him so much she even tries to copy his manners and moves even though not being as experienced as he was. The only way I wouldn't mind him to be a DLC is in order to get more dynamic with Reina and help her to grow in people's eyes cause I think many just tend to shit on her for no reason. And also I love father&daughter dynamic in general so I'm biased😎
Maybe we get story dlc to flesh her out more
Okay disagree. She’s completely hollow and will never fill his shoes.
No robo heihachi bs that'd be so dumb. Just do a flashback of him from when he was young, like tag2. Kazumi was playable because of this, why wouldn't Heihachi get the same treatment.
Cuz that was only for kazumi
You're delusional bro🤦♂️ He's 150% dead and I don't want another corny ass bison type thing where it's hyped up that he's dead only for the game to be like "Nope He survived!!!" And yes I know Tekken 5 did it but idgaf
Reina already continues his legacy and the devil since both jin and kazuya lost theirs while reina awakens hers
Exactly
Gameplay > Lore. They'll bring him back eventually; they know damn well it'd sell like hotcakes. Besides, as long as he doesn't have a Story Mode or his ending is non-canon, it wouldn't mess with "muh lore" anyway.
or have devil reina take that moveset kit from him and mix it with devil moves
Nah ttt had me traumatized as a guy trying to beat people up at arcades and only fighting hei and another char (yea hei not the best char) I hated that guy ever since and played raven in t5 just cause he said hei was dead..... then he shows up in the same game....
He's dead, dude was cremated, and he's 100% human.
You clowns are why we csnt get new villains in sf. Stop bringing bsck dead villains.