Watch The New, Tentacled Yoshimitsu In Action In ‘Tekken 7’

Yoshimitsu has always been the strangest character in the Tekken franchise, which, considering the game features boxing dinosaurs and Terminators, is really saying something. But this particular iteration is… well, let’s call it distinct, shall we?

Yep, he’s now an octopus creature. As to how the game will explain this… we have no idea. He’s got a pretty convoluted backstory involving robot arms, experimental drugs, cursed swords, and a tendency to rob whoever happens to be funding the Tekken tournament. So really, this could be for any number of plot reasons, although we guess insisting Tekken make sense is a bit futile. At least it doesn’t affect how he plays; in the video above, it appears those tentacles are mostly for show and he’s still fighting with his sword.

As for when you’ll be able to fight a friend as something Peggy Olson would hang on her wall, you’ll have to find an arcade with the machine, but Yoshimitsu will be available on May 12. We recommend going to an arcade that serves beer.

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