History Awesome / Tekken8

[[caption-width-right:720:"No longer will I deny my past... No longer will I deny my comrades and our bonds... I will not deny my existence... I... '''I want to live!'''"]]

*** It should be noted that it's been ''over 15 years'' since Jin stopped using the Mishima style (since [[VideoGame/Tekken4 Tekken 4]]) who even trained vigorously in standard karate to be rid of it. And yet, here he's able to utilize it again effortlessly and just as masterfully as his father, another prodigy of Mishima-ryu. Just goes to show how skilled Jin truly is.

Now or never, my last stand!

''Tekken 8'' redefines the FightingGame genre in terms of cinematic and gameplay action coming directly off the heels of its [[VideoGame/Tekken7 predecessor]], coupled with the list of moments made it as one of the best ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' game in modern history.

*** It should be noted that it's been ''over 15 years'' since Jin stopped using the Mishima style (starting in {{VideoGame/Tekken4}})and even trained vigorously in standard karate to be rid of it. And yet, here he's able to utilize it again effortlessly and just as masterfully as his father, another prodigy of Mishima-ryu. Just goes to show how skilled Jin truly is.

*** It should be noted that it's been ''over 15 years'' since Jin stopped using the Mishima style (starting in {{VideoGame/Tekken4 Tekken 4}})and even trained vigorously in standard karate to be rid of it. And yet, here he's able to utilize it again effortlessly and just as masterfully as his father, another prodigy of Mishima-ryu. Just goes to show how skilled Jin truly is.

*** It should be noted that it's been ''over 15 years'' since Jin stopped using the Mishima style (starting in [[VideoGame/Tekken4]])and even trained vigorously in standard karate to be rid of it. And yet, here he's able to utilize it again effortlessly and just as masterfully as his father, another prodigy of Mishima-ryu. Just goes to show how skilled Jin truly is.

*** It should be noted that it's been ''years'' since Jin stopped using the Mishima style and even trained vigorously in standard karate to be rid of it. And yet, here he's able to utilize it again effortlessly and just as masterfully as his father, another prodigy of Mishima-ryu. Just goes to show how skilled Jin truly is.

* Yoshimitsu's ending is a grand spectacle to behold. In another fight between him and Bryan, it seems Bryan is about to kill him as he tires Yoshimitsu, stuns him with a grenade and launches off a cliff via a steel beam. Just as he goes in for one more blow, the ninja's cursed blade awakens and helps its owner finish off Bryan with a couple of imbued slashes. Then Yoshimitsu quietly walks away, with his cursed sword still active...

[[caption-width-right:720:"No longer will I deny my past... No longer will I deny my comrades and our bonds... I... '''I want to live!'''"]]

* Before Lars arrived, Ling Xiaoyu gets to show her own prowess by taking on dozens of Jacks in order to protect the unconcious Jin. And we're not talking about regular size Jacks, but the hulking bahemoth Jack 5s. However, Xiaoyu does ''not'' backdown. She goes OneWomanArmy and charges into battle whilst sending them all flying one by one, fully determined to protect the man she loves.

** Despite being being on the receiving end of a savage beatdown by Kazuya, Jin refuses to stay down. Bolstered by the thoughts of everyone who helped him on his journey, he starts fighting back while reaffirming his desire to never deny his past nor forget his bonds. Kazuya gets so pissed at his son's stubborn defiance he enters Rage Mode and uppercuts him several feet in the air.
---> '''Kazuya''': [[WhyWontYouDie Break, damn you!]]

[[caption-width-right:720:"[[HeelFaceTurn No longer will I deny my past]]... [[ThePowerOfFriendship No longer will I deny my comrades and our bonds]]... I... '''[[{{Determinator}} I want to live!]]'''"]]

* Likewise, Reina proves her worth as a Mishima by also facing True Devil Kazuya, who just casually blows away Lars, Hwoarang, Alisa, Victor, and Lee all at once, trapping her in crystals with nowhere to run, and while she's bruised, she treats Kazuya's barrages as no big deal. Later in the BigBadassBattleSequence, she stands in the way of Kazuya's beam, being eager to take the full brunt of the attack. The PostCreditScene reveals she survived, while also managing to awaken her own Devil Gene, ''after Kazuya and Jin lost them'' and is ready to continue her father Heihachi's legacy.

* Feng's ending has him [[Series/KamenRider Rider Kicking]] a thundercloud before declaring he has conquered the heavens. That is until Leroy's pet dog ruined the moment. But, still...

* Raven's ending has him and Victor sparring, only for him to be given a letter that reads "Raven is dead" and has the kanji for "mentor" grafted on his left shoulder. It turns out that Victor is [[RankUp promoting him]] and re-christens Raven as Great Raven, [[PassingTheTorch passes his sword and leadership of the Raven Unit]]. Raven solemnly accepts Victor's sword as he takes his leave.

** In his fight against True Devil Kazuya, Jin wins their BeamOWar against this time, unlike Chapter 1. He also acknowledges his power as something to protect rather than a curse. Unfortunately, his overall power is not enough to stop True Devil Kazuya at this point, which leads to...
** ...Jun helping Jin to learn how to use his Kazama spiritual powers, combining them with his Devil powers to become ''Angel Jin'' and the ensuing fight against True Devil Kazuya on a meteor, which was a piece of rock that was blown out of the ocean into space from an energy blast from Kazuya (meant to destroy the island Yakushima was on) that got deflected by the newly acquired Angel Jin. There's probably no better setting for a final battle between an angel and a devil than up in the heavens.

* [[BigBad Kazuya]] [[FinalBoss Mishima]] might as well be a living villainous moment of awesome, and Tekken 8, if anything else, proves how powerful Heihachi’s firstborn and killer is. Let's just look at his final battle with his Jin alone:
** Jin and the player must fight [[ArchNemesisDad his father]] for two chapters straight. A Kazuya who just finished tearing through armies by himself and has taken everything his half-brother Lars can dish out with barely even a scratch on him. It is clear only Kazuya's very own son [[HeroicBastard Jin]] has a chance to [[OnlyICanKillHim win]].
** Jin has to break out every card in the book, even ones he wasn’t aware of, just to keep up with his father, much less time enough to summon the strength to beat him.
** How many rounds do you and Jin have to beat him into the dirt to win? Not 2 times, not 3, nah, you have to win '''10''' times. Not to mention, Kaz’s will to overcome his son will let him heal even after he loses his supernatural powers. Kazuya’s tenacity makes him one of the poster boys of VillainousValor. This is the man who overcame [[MadeOFIron Heihachi Mishima]], and he will make you realize that.
** After around the 5th round, Jin will eliminate his and Kazuya’s devil powers, reducing them to BroughtDownToBadass status. Kazuya’s reaction to losing a power he spent years harvesting? [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction “What of it?]] [[BadassBoast It is just a means to an end"]].
** Jin has to summon [[HeroicResolve the willpower]] in himself but the faith [[ThePowerOfFriendship of all the allies he made and wishes to protect]]. Kazuya? All he needs to match is the PowerOfHate and his [[AmbitionIsEvil Ambitions]]. If Jin grew even slightly less in power or as a person, Kazuya would've overcome him.
** Which he can! That’s right. [[TheBadGuyWins YOU CAN LOSE]]. Non-canon or not, this means it was in the realm of possibility. If the player allows it. Kazuya can defeat Jin ([[OffingTheOffspring who]] [[TheHeroDies dies]] or at least [[DownplayedTrope knocked out]]), [[AbusiveParents continues the Mishima cliff-tossing treatment to his son]], and [[TakeOverTheWorld conquers the world]] [[BadassNormal WITHOUT any Devil Gene]].
** What have we taken from this? Kazuya is a [[MadeOfIron Monster]], not just in the sense of [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans cruelty]] and [[LackOfEmpathy evil]]. He firmly believes in the [[TheSocialDarwinist survival of the fittest]], and if you want to overcome him, you WILL have to earn it.

* Raven's ending has him and Victor sparring, only for him to be given a letter that reads "Raven is dead" and has the kanji for "mentor" grafted on his left shoulder. It turns out that Victor is [[RankUp promoting him]] and re-christens Raven as Great Raven, [[PassingTheTorch passes his sword]] and [[YouAreInCommandNow leadership of the Raven Unit]]. Raven solemnly accepts Victor's sword as he takes his leave.
* Shaheen's ending has him protecting Lili from a sniper's bullet after winning the tournament, using his scimitar as a boomerang to dispatch the sniper. Shaheen's heroics were awesome in and of itself that both Lili and Asuka begin fangirling on the man.

** ...Jun helping Jin to learn how to use his Kazama spiritual powers, combining them with his Devil powers to become ''Angel Jin'' and the ensuing fight against True Devil Kazuya on a meteor, which was a piece of rock that was blown out of the ocean into space from an energy blast from Kazuya (meant to destroy the island Yakushima was on) that got deflected by newly acquired Angel Jin. There's probably no better setting for a final battle between an angel and a devil than up in the heavens.

** Which He can! That right. [[TheBadGuyWins YOU CAN LOSE]]. Non-canon or not, this means it was in the realm of possibility. If the player allows it. Kazuya can defeat Jin ([[OffingTheOffspring who]] [[TheHeroDies dies]] or at least [[DownplayedTrope knocked out]]), [[AbusiveParents continues the Mishima cliff-tossing treatment to his son]], and [[TakeOverTheWorld conquers the world]] [[BadassNormal WITHOUT any Devil Gene]].

* Shaheen's ending has him protecting Lili from a sniper's bullet after winning the tournament, using his scimitar as a boomerang to dispatch the sniper. Shaheen's heroics were awesome in and of itself that both Lili and Asuka begin to fangirling on the man.

** After around the 5th round, Jin will eliminate his and Kazuya’s devil powers, reducing them to BroughtDownToBadass status. Kazuya’s reaction to losing a power he spent years harvesting? [[DullSurprise “What of it?]] [[BadassBoast It is just a means to an end"]].