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The second DLC character of TEKKEN 8 Season 2 is Fahkumram. He returns to the fighting series, but not everyone is happy about this.
During EVO Japan 2025, the FGC discovered who will arrive in TEKKEN 8 after Anna Williams. The starting tournament of the TEKKEN World Tour 2025 was a nice opportunity to reveal the developers’ plans for balance adjustments in Season 2 and for new fighters in the roster.
As it was promised earlier, the second character in Season 2 is someone from the earlier TEKKEN 8 games.Fahkumram, a scary Muay Thai fighter, is back!
Fahkumram gameplay
We already know quite a few details about TEKKEN 8 Fahkumram gameplay. Following the approach toAnna Williams, the character got some changes compared to the previous game. However, these adjustments are not that dtastic: new Fahkumram is somewhat even more offense-heavy, has great animation, and uses interesting power-up tecnhiques.
The gameplay trailer for Fahkumram was shown during theTEKKEN 8 tournament at the fighting games esports event Combo Breaker 2025on May 25.
In TEKKEN 7, Fahkumram follows a pretty traditional Muay Thai fighting style. In addition to punches and kicks, he uses his knees and elbows. His play style is heavily offensive, with a reliance on mix-ups to open the opponent up. In his first TEKKEN game, Fahkumram has unique charge-up attacks and benefits from pushing opponents to the wall.
The TEKKEN 8 gameplay trailer revealed a similar pattern for Fahkumram. He is very aggressive up close with some quick punches and pretty powerful kicks. He uses Heat and some powered-up moves to reach opponents from a distance and land devastating attacks.
Surprisingly, the Fahkumram gameplay trailer also announced the next DLC character: Armor King is coming to TEKKEN 8.
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When does Fahkumram join TEKKEN 8?
The release date for TEKKEN 8 Fahkumram is July 7 for Early Access and July 10 for everyone with the Season 2 character pass and via the separate purchase. For Europe, Japan, and other time zones beyond Americas, it’s July 8 and 11.
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Fahkumram in TEKKEN 8: Reveal
The official reveal of Fahkumram was part of the extendedTEKKEN 8 Season 2 roadmap announcement, which highlighted all the changes coming to the game in spring and summer.
After confirming that more balance adjustments are present in the plans and showing all the cosmetics, the trailer lets us see the return of Fahkumram. During a destructive storm, a box falls from the sky, and Fahkumram emerges from it. The guy frees himself from this prison. He is obviously ready to battle.
“You’re my next victim.”
The community’s reaction: Not great
Many players are not happy with this choice. Their reasoning mainly falls into the following categories.
The positive feedback is still there, as some TEKKEN players are just glad to accept a new character. Maybe they were playing Fahkumram in TEKKEN 7 and want to be back destroying opponents?
The mixed reaction is nicely reflected in this social post of Knee, theTEKKEN 8 Evo Japan 2025Champion.
TEKKEN 8 Season 2 DLC characters
The game is getting four DLC characters in Season 2. In addition to Anna Williams and Fahkumram, there will be one more returning fighter and one new challenger.
Manyfighting gamesreceive new characters in the near future; Elena joined Street Fighter 6, while Andy Bogard was announced for FATAL FURY CotW. It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the genre!
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