PlayStation has announced the new Tekken DLC will be a comeback for Heihachi. The famous Tekken character will have a new stage and a story of his own.

Heihachi the mad patriarch of Tekken 8 is returning. The character will be back in the new  DLC set to launch on October 3rd. As announced by PlayStation, the un-killable character is back to reclaim his role as the overlord of the Mishima clan.

Heihachi returns in Tekken 8's new DLC, launching October 3.

Hands-on with the new-and-improved bad dad: https://t.co/H48tNAizzf pic.twitter.com/RcPzx1H0gu

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 24, 2024

The creative director of the Tekken series, Katsuhiro Harada shares THAT the character is an important part of the story and the one “that many players want”.