Following the return of characters Asuka Kazama and Leroy Smith, Bandai Namco has actually revealed the Tekken 8 arrival of Lili – complete name Emilie De Rochefort – the Monegasques teen with a fondness for Lolita style and an elegant, dance-like battling design.
She’s signed up with, naturally, by her family pet cat Salt (which comes as a good compliment to the return of Leroy’s family pet dog, Sugar).
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In revealing the arrival of Lili, series director Katsuhiro Harada called out the fantastic work of artist Jasmin Darnell, a New Zealand-based artist who created the character’s brand-new attire.
‘I met her amazing talent in 2017, and a few years later I ordered Lili’s outfit style from her,’ Harada said. ‘I was lucky enough to order a design from her before she became famous!’
Darnell specialises in historic and fairy tale-like style, with a lot of her appearances including a great deal of fantastical and womanly touches, apparently influenced by 19th Century illustration. Her work is definitely a good match for Lili.
Read: Tekken 8 Preview – Hands-on impressions, insights from Harada
In our hands-on sneak peek of Tekken 8we mentioned that ‘even though the soul of the game feels nice and familiar, the game’s discussion looks sharper and fresher, and it seems like the substantial generational leap forward that this series should have … Tekken 8 is Tekken rebuilt from the ground up. It’s faster and more explosive – even compared to other Tekken video games, and a great deal of enjoyable to enjoy in movement.’
There is presently no release date for Tekken 8 at the time of composing, although we understand the video game will be launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Tekken 8 – All characters verified up until now (April 2022)
- Asuka Kazama
- Jack-8
- Jin Kazama
- Jun Kazama
- Kazuya Mishima
- King II
- Lars Alexandersson
- Leroy Smith
- Lili De Rochefort
- Ling Xiaoyu
- Marshall Law
- Nina Williams
- Paul Phoenix
