Bandai Namco has revealed that the next Tekken 8 DLC fighter, as well as the first one to join the game's roster as part of its second season, is none other than Nina Williams' deadly sister Anna.
As part of Tekken 8's first season of DLC characters, iconic fighters like Heihachi Mishima, capoeira dancer Eddy Gordo, and Final Fantasy XVI's Clive Rosfield, and Bandai Namco is continuing to add classic Tekken characters to Tekken 8's roster with its second season.
Introduced as "Scarlet Lightning" in her debut trailer, Anna proceeds to beat seven bells out of the French agent Victor Chevalier, who's voiced by none other than acting legend Vincent Cassel.
As you might expect, Anna's moveset is a mixture of elegant martial arts moves and brutal beatdowns with Lovely Tom, her multi-purpose heavy weapon.
After battling Victor, Anna moves on to taking on Polish Prime Minister (in the game, of course, not in real life) and fellow DLC fighter Lidia Sobieska. As you'd expect given that this is Anna's trailer, the assassin makes short work of Lidia.
Finally, in a showdown for the ages, Anna gets to take on her sister Nina, who once again takes a beating from Anna. We also get to see Anna's Rage Art, which sees her summoning a helicopter to provide fire support as she blasts her opponent with Lovely Tom.
Anna will be released for Tekken 8 on April 3rd, with three-day early access available on March 31st for those who purchase the game's second season pass. You can see Anna in action via her debut trailer right here.
The second round of Tekken 8 DLC will include not only Anna, but also three more characters, as well as two extra stages. The first stage will arrive in summer, as will the next character after Anna. One more character will arrive in fall, and in winter, the season's final character and stage will launch.
You can check out Tekken 8 right now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. If you want to learn a little more about the game's creation process, you can check out Erren's interview with some of its key personnel here.
