Baki Hanma’s father and the strongest person in the world, Yujiro Hanman, has been officially announced as an upcoming playable character for Tekken 8!
Check out the announcement trailer below which also took time to introduce the other DLC characters that will be joining the Tekken 8 roster soon:
“Yujiro Hanma joins the #TEKKEN8 roster as the 4th additional playable character in early 2027🔥”
Alas we don’t have any real footage of Yujiro fighting the likes of Jin Kazama or Kazuya Mishima as we are only treated to anime and manga art pertaining to the legendary fighter and the father of Baki Hanma. But it is an exciting prospect to see him do battle in the world of Tekken.
About Yujiro Hanma
Yuujirou Hanma (範馬 勇次郎, Hanma Yūjirō), also popularly but incorrectly romanized as Yuujiro Hanma, is Baki and Jack Hanma’s father. He is the primary antagonist of the entire Baki franchise. Yuujirou is the son of Yuuichirou Hanma and the strongest character in the series thus far. Yuujirou works as a highly-paid freelance mercenary and assassin for various governments and organizations. It is unknown how much people or organizations pay him to do his mercenary job, but it is extremely high, judging from his expensive taste.
He is often called “the Strongest Creature on the Earth” (地上最強の生物, Chijō Saikyō no Seibutsu) or “the Ogre” (オーガ, Ōga). In addition, Yuujirou is also called the “Mighty One” (強き人, Tsuyoki Hito) by Musashi Miyamoto and is granted the name of Kaiou Hanma (範馬海皇, Hanma Kaiō) by Kaiou Kaku.
Meanwhile, Tekken 8’s latest characters will include:
- Kunimitsu
- Bob
- Roger Jr
- Yujiro Hanma
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