With Negan's entry into the Tekken 7 franchise, it seems like the kid gloves are off and any previous rules have been thrown out. Everything's possible now. (Actually, maybe we should've started thinking that way when they introduced Noctis.)
With 3 of the 6 Season 2 characters revealed, we were all left to wonder who the rest of the cast of this DLC pack would be. The internet ran wild with speculation. Everyone's got their guesses and everyone's got their own wishlists. But humor me as I geek out over these characters that I really do wish would land in one of those three open slots.
Julia Chang as Jaycee
I've always been fascinated with the way Julia played. Even back when she was purely a Xin Yi Liu He Quan and Baji Quan fighter, she always had wrestling-esque throws like the Deathvalley Driver, the Northern Lights Suplex, and the Double Underhook Suplex which I always thought should've bridged into something else.
When she took the Jaycee persona, her style became a full on mix between Lucha Libre and Chinese fighting styles. It was glorious to watch and even harder to play against. I'm mainly a King player (a bad one) but if Jaycee drops in for Season 2 as DLC, I might just start to learn new character.
Hitomi from Dead or Alive or Kage Maru from Virtua Fighter
I'm not sure how much of a stretch it would be for Tekken to include characters from other competing 3D fighters. If ever they did, though, my picks would be Hitomi or Kage Maru.
Hitomi is a spunky half German, half Japanese karate girl, who I guess would sort of play like Jin and Paul mixed together with a lot of straight forward elbows and straight punches in her combos. It would be very interesting to see a how a Dead or Alive character could be Tekken-ized.
Kage Maru, one of the original cast members of Virtua Fighter, would be a very interesting addition to Tekken. Sure, he'd similar to Yoshimitsu and Master Raven but he'd have his own Ninjitsu spin on things. Kage Maru will have an emphasis on agile moves, much like our resident Tekken ninjas, but he'd also be proficient with throws and still be dangerous with his back turned, sort of like Xiaoyu.
Kiryu Kazuma from the Yakuza series
The bad ass with a heart of gold from the Yakuza series is going to be a PERFECT fit for Tekken. He'll have a pretty wild style, I guess sort of like Miguel. The possibilities are endless for his Rage Art because it could literally be anything from Yakuza. And have you seen how batshit crazy that game is?
Kenny Omega
We know Kenny Omega is a big fighting game fan, so it might makes sense that he makes his FGC debut in Tekken, especially since NJPW is all over the place. King even has Rainmaker as an alternate Rage Art if you use the Okada costume set. And I think that sets up Kenny Omega perfectly. With One Winged Angel as his Rage Art, we're looking at another 6 star match with King VS Kenny Omega right there.
Chun Li
I know people hate the way the 2D characters play in Tekken. It sometimes feels like Geese, Eliza, and Akuma don't really fit in with the rest of the cast. FIghting as and against those characters means having to shift your playstyle completely. But imagine if Chun Li was reworked into the Tekken universe. She'd still have her Kikoken but it would travel slow and it would have limited range, like it was in Super Street Fighter 2 so it couldn't be spammed. It'd have to be super situational, used mostly as area denial.
The Spinning Bird Kick would hit high and shouldn't be used willy nilly or you'd eat some tasty punishes. It should be used primarily as a combo ender on the wall or something like that.
A big problem with Chun Li's design is her jumping ability. She just isn't Chun Li if she can't jump insane heights. I think if you add in a couple moves that let her jump really high, that would be acceptable enough. A few characters have moves like that. They hit hard but they're easy to read and avoid.
Pikachu
Are you aware of a little game called Pokkén Tournament? To call it Tekken with Pokémon characters would be a disservice to both franchies. Pokkén Tournament has its own unique gameplay mechanics, which really sets it apart from Tekken. But I do think it'd totally be possible to add our favorite yellow electric mouse, much like how they added Gon in Tekken 3. He'd be a joke character, sure, banned from tournaments but it'd make for some fun casuals.
If Pikachu isn't available, I'm happy with Machamp also.
Netflix Daredevil
If this happens, I WILL LOSE MAH MIND. I'd drop King like a bad habit.
And I'm not talking about comic book Daredevil. I want the Netflix Daredevil specifically - the costume, the look, the more grounded set of moves and abilities. Give him a boxer/ judo fighting style with some ninja flippy kicks and tricks and you've got a Tekken-ized Daredevil. Make his baton part of his offense but not as a projectile. That can be reserved for his Rage Drive/ Rage Art. To emphasize his enhanced senses, make him formidable fighting from all directions and positions, like even when prone or with his back turned along with a generic counter that can be chickened. Make his upper cut and orbital heel kick his launchers and I'd be a happy man.
What do you think of my little list? Who do you want to be in season 2 of Tekken?