Tekken 8 Reveals Devil Jin

This article will contain SPOILERS for the Tekken seriesThe latest Tekken 8 playablecharacter has been revealed as the dreaded Devil Jin. After spending much of the previous game on the sidelines, Jin Kazama is finally stepping back into the role of the main protagonist in Tekken 8 to challenge his father Kazuya Mishima in one final battle to determine the fate of the world. While Kazuya seems to have the full might of the G Corporation in his corner, Jin has his own not-so-secret weapon to help tip the scales for the rest of humanity: the Devil Gene.

For those just getting into the sprawling Tekken storyline, the Devil Gene is a supernatural genetic abnormality spread throughout the Mishima bloodline. It grants the bearer powerful demonic abilities through a Devil form, with Jin’s first manifesting after he was betrayed by his grandfather Heihachi Mishima at the end of his debut in Tekken 3. However, Devil Jin wouldn’t become a playable character until Tekken 5, which saw Jin fully succumb to the Devil Gene. Devil Jin would appear in every mainline Tekken entry since, as well as the spin-off Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and the Tekken: Bloodline anime.

While Jin seeks redemption for his past misdeeds, it seems his sinister Devil Jin persona is still alive within him, as shown in the latest Tekken 8 character reveal trailer on the official Bandai Namco Entertainment America YouTube channel. In it, Devil Jin emerges to battle his non-demon self, showing off his supernaturally charged blows and powerful Inferno laser. He is then confronted by his returning mother Jun Kazama, who attempts to reach out to her son within the “Black Wings of Ruin.” This ultimately fails, and Devil Jin unleashes his devastating Special Move, where he traps his victim in demonic chains and slices them with an energy blade.

Devil Jin is just the latest in a series of Tekken 8 character reveals, which have been giving eager players a sneak preview of the game’s packed roster of returning Tekken chara