Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada and game designer Michael Murray recently revealed how they tried to bring KFC’s Colonel Sanders as a fighter but were ultimately rejected.
During an interview with The Gamer, Katsuhiro Harada revealed that he had an idea to include KFC’s iconic mascot, Colonel Sanders, in the Tekken roster. To pitch this character, he visited the head office in Japan. However, Harada’s proposal was met with disapproval, as he received a “bad look”, and the idea was ultimately rejected.
Murray provided more context, stating that the people at KFC’s headquarters “weren’t very open to the idea” when Harada attempted to include Colonel Sanders in the Tekken roster. However, Colonel Sanders appeared in other games after that discussion, leading Murray to believe that “maybe it was just him fighting against someone” was the problem. He concluded, “It just goes to show how difficult these types of discussions are.”
Talking about Tekken characters, Heihachi Mishima is back in Tekken 8. Mishima is available for 72 hours of early access for Playable Character Year 1 Pass holders. At the same time, the developers have also introduced a new stage called Genmaji Temple, a new story episode called Unforgotten Echoes, feature improvements, bug fixes and more.
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Tell Harada here’s who he needs to add Yujiro Hanma and Pickle from Baki, Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen, All Might from My Hero Academia, and Genos from One Punch Man.
They need to add Yujiro Hanma to Tekken 8
Baki, Yujiro, and Pickle from Baki The Grappler should be in Tekken 8
Bandai Namco has the Jujutsu Kaisen license add Gojo to Tekken 8 it will make millions I don’t know how Harada is this brain dead
Bandai has the MHA and One Punch licenses add All Might and a OPM character like Genos to T8
Forget that add Kasumi and Hyabusa from DOA
Harada add Ye
Forget that the story was ass and the dlc is greedy Bandai and wb are doing this don’t buy this overpriced trap. I can’t wait for Nen Impact I’ll play that instead over this overpriced garbage the dlc isn’t worth it skip these modern big fighting games.
Harada needs to go he and Ed Boon time to go! They ruined their games the DLC is ass and both games base story sucked too! Bring back Dead Or Alive and Itagaki he knew how to make games Tecmo repair that bridge there’s money to be made. I hope Sparking Zero wins Fighting GOTY at TGA just to wake up Harada. Boon I know he’s too far gone blocking anyone for criticism it’s not all death threats like the shills are falsely claiming.
Tekken needs Yujiro or Gojo to boost sales after the awful DLC the majority isn’t coming back not having Yujiro as a guest and in the story of the base game was missed opportunity I mean Akuma sold 7 now this garbage. T8 sold worse than 7 in the same time and I bet DLC will be less.
Tekken, MK, and SF have been bad this Gen no matter what sellouts say please find out what the situation is with Virtua Fighter 6, Dead Or Alive 7, and Bloody Roar 2 of them are supposed to be happening and the other should happen. Def Jam been rumored too these should happen over these trash games these are not the “big 3” the gawkers claim they are and GG sucks too the FGC is dead no matter what they falsely claim. EVO would ban DOA should we get a new game they banned 6 which wasn’t even great and they let the crazy people run the show and events not to mention the players.
Harada wanted Trump too but the usual suspects stopped him
Someone stop these greedy racists from making games we need a new Def Jam by the people for the people not games by these non blacks it’s time to reclaim the FGC
Maybe make a better game instead of doing this.
They knew he was scammer someone pay Itagaki and Suzuki to make a new fighting game they can cook NetEase should pay them to make it. Tekken 8 was bad and the DLC is overpriced and underwhelming they came up with it in a year after the finished the main story.
Bro Harada add Yujiro and Baki Hanma to Tekken 8 that shouldn’t be hard
Gojo come on Harada add him to Tekken 8 him over Sukina
The Red King Yujiro Hanma get him in Tekken 8
Tell Arc System and Bandai we need Shonen Jump crossover game because all fighting games now are garbage! All these games are not worth it and neither is the DLC. This game is horrible.
Garbage game don’t let the fighting game shills lie to you this game’s dlc isn’t worth it same with the others the fighting games of today are bad
Harada and Ed Boon are scammers this game was bad and the DLC is even worse. I’m not even going to touch anything Capcom which is garbage too and follows the same greedy tactics. What is going on with fighting games? I blame Maximilian Dood and the shills for this everything is trash and we have nothing else just these franchises. Arc System for some reason won’t make anything else besides their boring Guilty Gear that most people dropped after 2020 and can’t make anything else anymore DBFZ was 5 years ago. Tekken 8 DLC was bad skip it, there’s no need to buy Street Fighter 6 or it’s content, and the same for Mortal Kombat 1 the game is trash, greedy, and the DLC is the price of a game but doesn’t offer anything. Meanwhile Ed Boon is on a blocking spree if you criticize him and the shills are running defense for him.
Koei Tecmo bring back Itagaki and give us the fighting game we need because Harada and his friends are idiots. Konami if you want money just fund Eighting with a new Bloody Roar.
Buy HunterXHunter Nen Impact not this trash or or the other fighting game garbage hopefully we get a release date soon like January would be great and a DLC pack reveal too at this point.
Tekken 8 was a waste of money Reina did not need to be there it should have been the ending instead it just left more questions and then Heihachi’s DLC is garbage he just comes back for no reason and it’s not really a complete story let’s not forget you have to pay for the stage separately. Now all of this drags to Tekken 9 in 7 years maybe and they’ll probably make that a DLC story expansion fest so the base story won’t be complete and it didn’t need to drag this long. Reina does nothing and how is she a demon her dad is evil but he wasn’t a devil and she’s younger than Jin so clearly she can’t be Kazumi’s daughter. I would have loved Jinpachi to come back. Did Shimbori have a hand it turning this to garbage or was this all Harada and Mike? Don’t buy this and don’t enable Harada and his “I don’t owe you shit” trolling and blocking. FGC is too full of itself now. Everyone go pre-order Hunter X Hunter Nen Impact when the pre-orders begin let’s get that to surpass Tekken 8 and the other trash fighting games.
Bandai could make millions maybe billions with a Shone Jump crossover game especially a Arc Sys game with all the franchises even the ones they don’t own anymore it would be money and like 200+ roster with DLC still it would sell but my guess Harada knows that will overshadow Tekken so he stopped that probably why their relationship soured.
Game is ass too. Watch them add Tifa for Max dood and watch this game continue to flop. I hope a MK1 situation happens to T8 at EVO maybe that’s the wake up call my guess they paid off pro’s to change opinions since Arslan and others hated the game at first.
Tekken 8 sucks and is greedy trash not worth it. This is because of Harada listening to max dood and his d bag boomer libtard california friends who shill like crazy it’s their fault this game sucks and other games suck Mortal Kombat they love it but everyone else hates it, Final Fantasy flops but they love it, Marvel Infinite a huge example they love it everyone hates it, and they have time to attack “nazis” but okay the “nazi” games like Wukong and Hogwarts because everyone else does. Companies need to stop listening to them look max is defending Assassins Creed but won’t play it and went on defense for Concord but never played it just shut up boomer get a real job! Massive nepo hypocrite liberal california man baby like hasan. Watch Harada add Tifa just for max and watch it flop
If they want to boost sales they need Trump but Yujiro would be great too just push the toxic masculinity it would’ve been better if Yujiro was in the story and mauling the entire Mishima family I mean he r words anyone and anything the man is a menace look up the manga he didn’t stop at women…..
Harada ruined Tekken reminder he’s not the creator it’s Seiichi Ishii we need his studio Dream Factory back they made Kakuto Chojin and The Bouncer. Harada needs to go Bandai is dead, watch the guest will be scorpion because he butt ficks Ed Boon. Mortal Kombat 1 sucks it does even worse, Street Fighter is mid it’s just there only old heads play it, Guilty Gear turned into weirdo stuff only selling the base game well not DLC, and now Tekken is just trash Reina is a woke character just come to terms with it the game is woke. Reina shouldn’t exist clearly she’s not Kazumi’s daughter the devil gene came from Kazumi not Heihachi is Lars going to be a demon now? Instead of Reina I would have preferred Kazumi come back to life instead, I’d love Jinpachi back he’s a menace but no we get a new character that makes no sense. This is Maximilian Dood’s fault everything he wants he gets he and his dumb woke californtard friends ruined fighting games. They better stay away from the anime games they hate that fandom and shit on them they won’t forget they’ll be worse than the Mortal Kombat fandom was to him for not knowing PS2 era and shitting on it then all of a sudden claiming the new game homages it which isn’t true! Not to mention he asked for kameo system he defended it, he defended that flop MVC Infinite, he loves FF7 remake another flop, stop listening to this clown don’t let him give feedback anymore same with his friends don’t let them in!
We need Itagaki back please Tencent, NetEase, Microsoft anyone fund this man to make a new raunchy 3D fighting game get him a writer like Yu Suzuki or Toshihiro Nagoshi it’ll be great. Fund a new Dead Or Alive give us Code Cronus too unlike Harada, Itagaki actually listened to feedback and can take negativity someone give that man back the money to make AAA games. Losers like Matt McMuscles and Max Dood lie on the guy he honestly should sue them for slander since they claim he’s solely a SA but avoid talking about his unpaid wages or most of Team Ninja left with him including women and Tom Lee even said Itagaki ran the studio like the military unlike what it became. Tekken sucks thanks idiots you ruined gaming not just Tekken all games suck now because your woke elitist California mentality and sone Canada and Europe too also from wealthier douchebag families.
I’ve heard Harada’s ego is the reason for certain game delays like the next project from Arc System Works for Bandai. He helped sour their relationship he’s jealous he knows stuff like a Jump FighterZ or One Piece FighterZ would mop the floor with his trash. He’s the one who put the bad ideas for Strive in their head. Thank God Mori Toshimichi and other members of the Blaze Blue team left and started Studio Flare with NetEase hope they give us that Blaz Blue level gold again and yes NetEase should bring on Tomonobu Itagaki too and Yu Suzuki make a 3D fighter and a Ninja Gaiden/Virtua/Shenmue like. If Konami won’t do it pay Eighting to make a spiritual successor to Bloody Roar too. Keep the woke idiots out of entertainment. Tencent should make a Scissor Seven fighter keep these boomer woketards out of our space.
Harada ruined Tekken he’s not the father of Tekken don’t let people fool you or lie to you. Ed Boon didn’t create Mortal Kombat or make the goid games John Tobias did. Harada wasn’t the head Tekken guy Hajime Nakatani was and Seiichi Ishii was the creator they made Tekken great he just ruined it he doesn’t know anything and people wrongfully credit him as the creator of which he’s not. This is why Itagaki used to call him out, Itagaki got blacklisted for being real while Harada shilled easily. Please bring onboard a proper writer to organize the plot and end the series properly.