As the Tekken 8 release date gets closer, discover Victor Chevalier, a brand-new character from France joining the game’s roster. Chevalier is a living legend who founded the UN’s independent forces. Descended from a lineage of distinguished knights, with a dream to rescue those in need, he followed the footsteps of his father and enlisted in the French Navy before joining the UN following his will to save more people.
Darker times approached, and Chevalier felt the world was being on the brink of being taken over by a corporate giant. He then founded and trained the Raven Force. These armed forces have the authority to act at their own discretion to counter the corporation’s private armed forces.
Armed with an haute couture suit and the latest optical weapons, Chevalier takes up the mantle as leader of the UN forces, commands of his new forces and readies himself for the fight.
Tekken 8: Behind Victor Chevalier
Victor Chevalier is voiced by famous French actor Vincent Cassel. He broke out in the 1995’s Hate, before appearing in movies such as Ocean’s Twelve. Cassel has also starred in Ocean’s Thirteen, Mesrine, Eastern Promises and Black Swan. According to Namco Bandai, Cassel is a long-time Tekken player. The character of Victor Chevalier is the first time that he has been involved in creating the voice of a video game character.
“I discovered Tekken in the 1990s and I really started picking it up when Eddy Gordo was introduced. He was doing capoeira and back then, so did I, so I was only playing with him,” said Vincent Cassel. “What I like about Victor Chevalier is the fact that it’s a French character in such an internationally known game. In addition to that he is very sophisticated and promotes, through how he is and how he dresses, a certain idea of the French elegance. This, and the fact that I had been called to voice Victor lead me to be interested in the character.”
Tekken 8 will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC in January, 2024. Will is surpass the classic Tekken 3? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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