Yujiro Hanma is the second Ogre to join Tekken's character roster, and Bandai Namco plans to add the villain into the game.
Megalomaniac father figures Heihachi and Kazuya might get one-upped by Tekken's latest combatant. The terrifying and legendary Yujiro Hanma will be a playable fighter coming to Tekken 8's new season 3 pass in early 2027. The news was made at the Combo Breaker 2026 fighting game expo, and while no actual gameplay footage of the strongest creature on Earth was actually shown, fans are still reeling from the surprise reveal.
Popular Now: DLSS 5 has been modded into Skyrim, and it definitely transforms character facesYujiro Hanma will cost $7.99 when he launches as a standalone DLC character in early 2027, and the Ogre will be included in the Tekken 8 Season 3 Character Pass for $39.99, including three other characters--Kunimitsu, Bob, and Roger Jr.
The Japanese publisher is making good on its promise to continue forging ahead with Tekken 8 following the big loss of franchise series producer Katsuhiro Harada, who left the group in late 2025. Harada is now at Bandai Namco rival SNK, a fierce opponent in the fighting game arena, and has opened a new dev group called VS Studio for SNK.
The future for the Tekken franchise remains unclear, but for now Bandai Namco seems satisfied with things as they currently are, however Tekken 8 sold around the ~4 million mark, hence the pronounced post-launch monetization that the game has introduced over the past few years.
No info has been confirmed or revealed about a fourth season pass for Tekken 8, but it seems likely because the previous game had four collections of post-launch DLC.
