I like how Hwoarang and Jin seemed to have switched roles in their intro, Jin is more eager to fight and Hwoarang is just laid back about it lol. Cool detail.
Hwoarang used to be my go-to as a kid. I remember being so into him being such a specialist in leg attacks. And I still don't know how to spell his name without checking. Ha! Feels so nostalgic to see these characters.
Hell yea when I was a little fella playing against my cousins in tekken on my psp hwoarang everyday all day was kicking niggas to death 😂 fun ass character
I noticed Jin growth in his trailer he said "Strength isn't everything" where as before in games like t6 he would say "Strength is everything" nice callback to how much he's grown looking forward to there interactions
Jin came to not be this obsessed with his vengeance over the Mishima family, and realized some people were around him in some ways. Hwoarang is one of them, with that Rival Frennemy relationship, so he definitely want to acknowledge it. (also the Anime made them both more friendly rivals so no doubt they capitalizing on that)
@@MrDragonkarp No, he'd say *"power is everything".* And even then, Jin still deserves to die for taking away so many innocent lives during the events of *Tekken 6.*
Now it is like longer right? Except that the good old ogre (or ancient if you want, even true ) can do the longer version of those kicks. Maybe even heihachi if I recall correct. But in tekken 8 prolly hworang have the longest version of those kick.
I really like how Jin seems a lot more willing to fight Hwoarang this time whereas in the other games, he was too distracted by his family issues to pay him much attention
Ya girl was maining Hwoarang back in the Tekken 3 days and he was a beast then. He's even better now. He's always been my favorite fighter in the game, his legs go on for days and when they land woooooo...
@@molamola5260 Wrong. No fighting game series has given as much attention to its story and character development than Tekken. Across the series, decades have passed and characters have changed and even died. Each Tekken 8 character reveal trailer we've gotten has contained details that indicate ways in which characters have grown.
@@molamola5260 You must be fun at party's. Characters like Kratos, Vegeta, Zorro from One-piece and so on don't deserve to be celebrated then because they don't exist in real life? What a great way of being
Happy to finally see Hwoarang's reveal trailer. He's my favorite Tekken character of all time. I used to give even the best Tekken 3 players a run for their money in the arcade days with him.
Damn he's looking better than ever. Great haircut and I really like how his attitude has matured while still keeping what we love about him. Tekken 8 out here collecting win after win!
@Alternate Accounts there's a lot of same moves but I noticed a few new combo enders. Then there's also the new default hit effect which resemble hawk talon marks like his nick name Blood Talon, which I'm on the fence about because it's not like Hwo has clawed boots/shoes or anything.
I have been studying martial arts on and off the last decade. I just started doing Taekwondo and I love it. I'm definitely gonna play Hwoarang in Tekken 8. IRL Martial Artists Rise Up!
He is a Korean voice actor, ‘Um Sang-Hyun’. He is one of the famous voice actors in Korea. He is also famous as the voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog in Korea
@@OV_POTG_CH Thanks for the interesting information about this Korean actor! Now I love it doubly because of the hedgehog Sonic and Hwarang! Sorry for my broken English!❤😊
I kinda miss the old voice though. His tekken 3 voice was thesame guy that voiced 4th hokage, Leon Kennedy in RE2 remake Japanese voice and ryu from street fighter alpha 3
I have the hugest smile on my face, not because he’s my main or anything, but because he’s come along way. I remember his Tekken 3 design and being a kid. We grow up with these characters and they are like apart of us.
Ikr? I've loved him as a kid and mastered all his moves and combos as I grew up, till Tekken7. Seeing his new design and new moves is like seeing our Tekken life's main character get a character development and I cannot wait to master them all as well.
honestly 99% of the time i'd call a comment like this cringe but youre actually right. He's turned into an insane badass like all the other characters when he was in the earlier tekkens. It's super cool to see the team actually appreciate the details of this franchise and make DOPE stuff
and nobody noticed the shout out that Hwoarang makes to Juri 😉(same entrance like Juri, both Korean citizens. It says a lot, ). a possible Street fighter X Tekken 2 or Tekken vs Street fighter in the future?🤔
I was thinking the same thing! Tekken 3 was the first tekken I really learned. He was my main then (I main Kaz after 4) but this may be what makes me use him more lol
The outfit is so bland and he’s so roided out now I feel crazy reading people hype this redesign up when he looks like a generic martial artist now. He’s lost his edge and sense of style
@@possiblymaybe6711 yeah i agree his muscles are so insanely large and weird and he has a basic taekwondo outfit, the latter im fine with but the muscles are so fkin weird
@@possiblymaybe6711his entire outfit is Tekken lore. Not only has he surpassed Baek in rank but I believe he is wearing his name on his outfit to represent. Badass.
Dayum he oozes confidence and his new hairstyle is dope, the animations are so sick and that intro with Jin is top tier Edit: didnt expect there to be a war in the comments over his hairstyle yikes
@@lana_euclase "I have no taste." Tell me his design is better than the T7 version without telling me his design is better than the T7 version. It's not that exciting, my guy.💀💀💀
Bruh, I was a 10-year-old kid when Hwoarang debuted in Tekken 3, and now I'm in my mid-30s and crusty while he's still a young adult at peak strength 😭
Don't beat yourself up too much. Its natural that we age in the real world whilst familiar characters in various series age more gracefully (granted they haven't aged the T3 characters too much and its more a case of a style change).
Love how each and every returning character is coming back stronger, more advanced, and matured. 8th title in the series and still growing phenomenally. All game genres can learn from this
Like taking zen cancel from jin and taking off backlash launcher for rang most of what you said is true but honestly this tekken is a little dumbed down gameplay wise it for more people to get into it
@@Kamedouken I think some things were inspired by Tekken that Street Fighter 6 were taking notes of, and vice versa like Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Dead Or Alive, ect. But yeah, it'd be great if fighting games could add more inspired things from other fighting games, to see if it works or not for that genre. I agree.
I grew up bunking school and playing Tekken 3 on PS1 at game parlours with Hwoarang as my first and main. Now I am over 30 years of age and saw the guy in Tekken 8 with awesome moves. Nostalgia..............pure emotion.
Not only his moves become faster and heavier and he also have moves and stances from Baek. Even his character is changed even his demeanor..his no longer noisy and cocky at the same time. He looks calm and serious. Even his kicks are straight forward and very precised.
@@AAKtheThird I'll tell you this as a T2 Baek main: I don't mind. I wouldn't be unhappy to see old man pimp roll through providing it's a good iteration of the character, but at the same time I enjoy Hwoarang evolving. Their move lists were always the biggest evidence of the difference between master and student, if he indeed does take more from Baek in this iteration and replaces him, I'm all for it. Maybe Hwoarang decided to take his training just that much more seriously.
Hworang is a GOAT! His T4 style with the Gi is my favorite, and I love how he has a little bit of that with Baek's moveset. He finally became the Master 🥋
Definitely what the game needs. Characters that look like they are ready to start throwing hands Instead of wearing whatever they found on their closed.
@@brother44444 I'd say variety is key Besides they will all have crazy wack outfits later on, so I don't mind some being tame and others being wild with their closets
@@brother44444 yeah right. A fighting game is all about stupid hair cuts and flashy over the top costumes. I bet Paul was peak character design for you.
I started my fighting games journey with tekken 6. I remember seeing his back story and when he was defeated by devil jin in tekken 5, and its so good to look at him defeat Jin
Interactions are better but I feel like a few of them will get boring overtime especially when there’s none between characters that never interacted in the past
There's so much to unpack in this one: The appearance, the grunts, the fact that they ditched his pro bodybuilder physique, the old T5 Jin intro animation, the moves... Hwoarang is looking crazy!
@@hilihkintil6789 totally agree, they overdose on Law's physique, I'm a Law main actually, they should've stuck to TK5 law Body Design and put a little detail to it.
Hwoarang is cool because everything about his design matched with his personality. It’s not just his biker theme outfit that displays his delinquent side, it’s also his taekwondo dobok. He has an interesting personality, Hwoarang lives for the thrill and doesn’t let any rules stop him from doing what he thinks is fun. Despite what his rough personality would suggest, Hwoarang has an honorable side. He respects his master Baek and prefers to have a fair fight with his opponents. He rejects any form of supernatural power so he can rely on his own fighting skills. While Hwoarang is a jerk most of the time, he’s actually a fairly decent guy when you get to know him. His rivalry with Jin is interesting due to how it developed throughout the series. It evolved from a bitter rivalry to a friendly one. Jin and Hwoarang are now basically just the friends who prefer to beat each other up rather than hug. No matter how much they fight, they have each other’s back. It’s a typical example of vitriolic best buds. Hwoarang was even willing to sacrifice his eye for Jin in T7 even if it was just an temporary injury and he didn't lost the eye for real, it shows how Hwoarang was more moral than Jin at that particular point. Lastly but not least, I consider Hwoarang to be one of Tekken's strongest designs. I personally think that he’s the best representation of TKD in a fighting game. Hwoarang is awesome and I can’t imagine the franchise without him. 🤷🏻♂️☯️👌✌️
It take many year to pronounce his name cuz the sound of hwoarang which person begin said like hurrah or woarang . It just like Latino/Mexico language cuz like example the whole world said the word jam just like it was but for people of Latino/Mexico pronounce jam as yam cuz for them the letter j is became y unless other methods can difference the sound of it.
I thought this time there wouldn’t be a hworang since they didn’t show him in the teaser but im glad to see my man, finally got a reason to buy tekken 8
If you watched the anime, you know that's true though. No matter how many times Hwoarang said by mouth he hated Jin's guts, he was happy as long as they still get to fight or spar against each other for old times sake.
I may now be an Asuka main, but Hwoarang was my first one. Liked his character and look (so glad they did not kept his T7 look 😅) from the very beginning. In such a long running series, you never forget your first main.
@@philgamer9499 I might be wrong but I think he meant the GOAT in just Akira bike sliding, you know how he slid his bike? That's called the Akira slide.
The student finally becomes the *Master* , the prodigy of Taekwondo finally makes his electrifying debut on the TK8 roster and with remarkable swagger. The maturity of how they greeted each other filled my heart with so much joy: *Jin* acknowledging *Hwoarang* for the first time and respectfully challenging *Jin* to a fight so he can prove his strength to him, 0:57. That for me was one of the biggest highlights of the video and his marvelously detailed character design, he kind of reminds me of a webtoon *Manwha* protagonist. Congratulations to the studio who endured sleepless nights to make this impeccable video. Can't wait for the release of the game. 👏, 🙏.
Namco has a big problem. When redesigning characters, they do not always retain the recognizability of the character. T8 Hwaorang is only recognizable by his moveset. The character could have been named completely differently, given a different biography with a new moveset and no one would have thought it was Hwoarang. In the Streat Fighter the authors keep the key features of the classic character's design and emphasize them, while the Namco destroys its legacy.
I was one of those kids that grew up with parents that put you in tae kwon doe to learn how to defend yourself. never became much of a talent with it myself, but seeing the style come through in Tekken with Baek and Hwaorang is awesome and also somehow nostalgic.
I played Tekken 3 as a teen and mained Hwo, which led me to take Tae kwon do lessons. I'm planning to wear my black belt with my new Hwoarang cosplay this year.
![TEKKEN SERIES - All Hwoarang Endings 1998 - 2017 [1080P 60FPS] PS4 Pro](/img/n.gif)
I’m so proud of my boy he got both his eyes back
Just like juri in sf6
This design and attitude feels stronger and better that tk7 imo...his attitude alone is making me want to try him out
👁️👁️
@@dontanymore37473I feel like his gameplay looks more smooth with the screw, not the regular bound. He looks dope asf tho
Medic: "Oh, don't be such a baby. Eyes grow back! (whispers) No, they don't."
I like how Hwoarang and Jin seemed to have switched roles in their intro, Jin is more eager to fight and Hwoarang is just laid back about it lol. Cool detail.
The throwbacks to the Tekken anime events are real, first it was Kazuya and Jun's, now Jin and Hwoarang's.
Those baek type of animations look weird, but I guess they always did.
I mean, last time they fought jin got his ass whooped
How is Jin 3-0 on having these cool anime rival intros in this game?!? We gotta peep if the rest of the cast got em, like Paul & Law gotta have one!!
@@Sumblueguy41 it's bamco bro, just expect the worst until they exceed it, no use on hoping they do anything right.
He's so fucking hot why is nobody else talking about it
IKR LIKE HOW CAN YOU MISS OUT ON THIS GLORIOUS MAN
no dont worry we're here. im obsessed with him
That's what I'm saying lol. I downloaded the game just to main him
No homo.
I think.
He's the first character I beat Tekken 3 with, and yes, he's pretty, and a badboy.
lowkey always been the bishie of Tekken. and his laidback cool attitude only makes him more delicious
Hwoarang used to be my go-to as a kid. I remember being so into him being such a specialist in leg attacks. And I still don't know how to spell his name without checking. Ha! Feels so nostalgic to see these characters.
That's cause it's chinese
@@lasvegascityHwoarang’s literally Korean.
Hell yea when I was a little fella playing against my cousins in tekken on my psp hwoarang everyday all day was kicking niggas to death 😂 fun ass character
@@Blood-Kain Korea is Chinese. Vietnam and Japan are Chinese. Stop the attack on China 🇨🇳 🇨🇳
@@Blackhatsoul Korea is Chinese. Vietnam and Japan are Chinese. Stop the attack on China 🇨🇳 🇨🇳
Hwoarang went from "I'll be your enemy!" in Tekken 7 to "I have no enemies" in Tekken 8
"I have no enemies"
- Thorfinn
@@theinhumanguest
Jin: What will you do if I fight you?
Hwoarang: *I will run.*
Vinland Saga pilled
@@theinhumanguest Somewhere else start playing
Based Vinland saga enjoyer...he does resemble thorfinn though
Look how far Hwoarang has come. Officially a master of his art. Baek would be proud.
No he wouldn't , baek is dead.
Baek definitely wouldn't be proud. Hwoarang is still an A$$hole.
Killing him was a crime
@@BibiMiku Wait....WHAT!?
@@BibiMiku I dont think he died, those were just endings
Loved Jin's interaction with Hwoarang, he finally acknowledge and respect him as a fellow fighter
I noticed Jin growth in his trailer he said "Strength isn't everything" where as before in games like t6 he would say "Strength is everything" nice callback to how much he's grown looking forward to there interactions
Jin came to not be this obsessed with his vengeance over the Mishima family, and realized some people were around him in some ways.
Hwoarang is one of them, with that Rival Frennemy relationship, so he definitely want to acknowledge it.
(also the Anime made them both more friendly rivals so no doubt they capitalizing on that)
Finally? They were rivals from the start when they were both introduced in Tekken 3
@@MrDragonkarp No, he'd say *"power is everything".* And even then, Jin still deserves to die for taking away so many innocent lives during the events of *Tekken 6.*
@@Juju2927Not even the Anime, look at his Tekken 4 ending.
Hwoarang is so dope, makes me want to get back into Tae Kwon Do again
I feel the same. But I'm with Jin doing stances before.
Honestly, Hwaorang's physique is my dream physique.
Hey what's up
Both Juri and him, not only get back their eyes, but also do the Akira slide in their bikes. Epic.
Ayo! I thought the exact same too. I love it!
I dont understand the eye thinh. Should I be ashamed? I played a lot of the tekken games
@@AdamMerlin both Juri and Hwoarang had eye patches
Juri still doesn't have her eye.
That "left eye" of hers it not a real eye.
Juri never got her eye back that's a eye engine in her eye socket.
Hwoarang's little smile when Jin challenges him got me. It's nice to finally see Jin appreciating Hwoarang after all this time.
True
@@veggieeater763 another man of culture I see
pretty sure the guy was going 5% and wanted his son to look good
it was a cocky grin
Was thinking if it could it be a nod to his Tekken 3 ending
That up/forward, X, O, X combo has been engrained my soul since the first tag tournament. My mainest of mains will never let me down!
Now it is like longer right?
Except that the good old ogre (or ancient if you want, even true ) can do the longer version of those kicks.
Maybe even heihachi if I recall correct.
But in tekken 8 prolly hworang have the longest version of those kick.
The Hunting Hawk is an iconic combo, along with Hot Feet (O,O,O,O)
My favorite character since the very first Tekken games 🤟🏾 love the inclusion of some of Baek’s moves. This game is gonna be great
I really like how Jin seems a lot more willing to fight Hwoarang this time whereas in the other games, he was too distracted by his family issues to pay him much attention
It's all Hwo wanted anyway, was his attention. It's why he smiled at Jin's challenge
@@Sooplex he seemed more angry and pissed at him than a positive smile you know, which good for him since he left him for dead in his ending.
Hwoarang finally got Senpai's attention.
I liked them both 😂
I hope they finally make peace since they sort of are childhood friends.
Not only did Hworang get his gi back, his design in this game is quite honestly the best he’s looked in a long time.
Ever, I would say.
Bro looks like a baki character
Exactly they finally gave him a default outfit that wasn’t weird
In TKD, the uniform is called Dobok, just to clarify some things, 😁
Coz he got that Korean plastic surgically enhanced face.😂
Ya girl was maining Hwoarang back in the Tekken 3 days and he was a beast then. He's even better now. He's always been my favorite fighter in the game, his legs go on for days and when they land woooooo...
The fighting announcement's are a masterpiece in itself. Get's me hyped with a smile every time I hear him say a name.
Me too!
Not only were those some of Baek’s moves but also his hit sparks. The student has become the master 💪🏽😁
I love his new hitspark. T7 one looks derpy
That hitspark showing blue and red like the Korean flag. Love the details
Omfg yo yessss
@@zackmilder9504isn't he around Jins age?
Yes! I completely agree. It does look like some of Hwoarang's new moves are from Baek. And he looks awesome!
Digging his Baek inspired maturity and mix of moves. It's nice to see some characters grow over time
Maturity ? What maturity dude? It is a video game lmao . He has a few new line thats it. It isn’t that deep man.
@@molamola5260 Wrong. No fighting game series has given as much attention to its story and character development than Tekken. Across the series, decades have passed and characters have changed and even died. Each Tekken 8 character reveal trailer we've gotten has contained details that indicate ways in which characters have grown.
@@molamola5260scrub
@@DominicSnyderstory and character development??!?!?!? Yep you deserve a crappy story like tekken
@@molamola5260 You must be fun at party's. Characters like Kratos, Vegeta, Zorro from One-piece and so on don't deserve to be celebrated then because they don't exist in real life? What a great way of being
Happy to finally see Hwoarang's reveal trailer. He's my favorite Tekken character of all time. I used to give even the best Tekken 3 players a run for their money in the arcade days with him.
Hwoarang has the smoothest action movements since tekken 3 , awesome.
His design seems to be a mixture of his previous iterations. The Tekken 4 look stands out the most to me. I'm feeling it.
He also seems to borrow Baek's look from Tekken 2 with that Tae Kwon Do gi for his top. Really shows how much he respects his master.
I was thinking the same thing
He also got Baek's move, 0:51 combo definitely got Baek's T5DR 3+4 and Flamingo d2 hit set.
It’s a more traditional Taekwondo V neck like they wear in Olympic Taekwondo
Steve's face + Jin's body = T8 Hworang...
I think Harada followed IPhone's strategy this time...😂😂😂
He looks like a completely new character. That glow up is huge
No not really he just has longer hair
he looks a little bit like Baek
No he's doesn't look like a new character, lmao.
He definitely has aged. I love how they show how humble he's becoming
Our boy looks like Genji/Serizawa rn
Damn he's looking better than ever. Great haircut and I really like how his attitude has matured while still keeping what we love about him. Tekken 8 out here collecting win after win!
8 months ago is wild. I remember the feeling watching this for the first time like it was yesterday
Hwoarang casually pulling off an Akira slide tho, exquisite 😩
Just like Juri in SF6, if Tekken X Street Fighter is a thing in the future, these two will ALWAYS destined to fight.
It's kinda old though at this point even for me.
But Juri vs Hworang, holy moly
Don't be surprised if fanfiction EXPLODES
He went from a childish rebel to a matured man who went back to his roots I'm proud of him and master Baek would be proud too
Not would be. He is as he is still alive.
@Harry9683 Alright Harry9683 with no pfp, we all value your opinion so much.
@Harry9683 shut
what happen to his eye-patch eye tho?
@Harry9683 I think he looks great.
0:59 With that glorious hair, that's a smirk that shouts "BRING THAT SH*T, KAZAMA!"
The camera angles 👌 the rage drive 👌 the animation 👌 Keen for this games release.. been playing since Tekken 3 ❤
They removed Rage Drives in Tekken 8. The Heat Smash is the closest mechanic to Rage Drives we'll get.
+the akira reference 👌
Dang he looks completely different from previous versions. I like his new profound calmness, he seems and looks like a true badass now.
Man's got his eye back. We love to see it
He loves to see too
His eyes is crooked asf😂 look again
Maybe his broken eye is non-canon🫠
@@MaikaSakuranomiyaI bet. If it is then Jin might've helped him.
He might have a glass eye
My boy Hwoarang looks amazing in this tekken, design and combat wise, he'll be so fun to use
Hwoarang is very fun to play and very enjoyable to watch his stylish moves and kicks. Love you forever my hero!
I honestly love the rivalry that Jin and Hwoarang has like really it’s like they’re brothers sparring with eachother
It's normal for brothers to kick each other through concrete walls?
@@Purcyless well they’ve been fighting since TK3 so yea lol
@@Purcyless you don't destroy the house walls with your brother?
@@Purcyless Sometimes you just gotta slam your brother through some walls to tell him that dinner is ready
Thats completely normal if he threatens to snitchnon you to mom.
He's definitely got some of Baek's stance changes. That is sick! 🔥🔥
Note: His hair tied back is reminiscent of Baek's hair style
Maybe he became master taek won do as baek?
@@OwO377 Yea, he has to have fully mastered it by now. Better late than never
@@NeoZero85 indeed.
He also got steve's face and Jin's body. 😂😂😂
It's good to see Namco Aged up some of the Characters.
It's so badass how he shouts while performing the kicks, like playing this character must be really satisfying.
always had a crush on him as a kid
His moves seem to be more and more dramatic, stylish and flawless with time...this Hwoarang has the best looking kicks in all games...
Idk, I don't think I see anything new other than a few, but the animations have definitely been polished up a lot
@Alternate Accounts there's a lot of same moves but I noticed a few new combo enders. Then there's also the new default hit effect which resemble hawk talon marks like his nick name Blood Talon, which I'm on the fence about because it's not like Hwo has clawed boots/shoes or anything.
They’ve added more of baek do’s move sets to his move list
@@johnlino7936 gay
I prefer Rigs kicks but only cause I prefer Doas style and Graphics over Tekken but Hwarong is Goated
I have been studying martial arts on and off the last decade. I just started doing Taekwondo and I love it. I'm definitely gonna play Hwoarang in Tekken 8. IRL Martial Artists Rise Up!
Glad to see him again, Ive always loved his swag, fighting skills & natural charisma.
Whoever did his Korean voice lines did a good job. I can feel the emotion behind the voice.
He is a Korean voice actor, ‘Um Sang-Hyun’. He is one of the famous voice actors in Korea. He is also famous as the voice actor of Sonic the Hedgehog in Korea
@@OV_POTG_CH Thanks for the interesting information about this Korean actor! Now I love it doubly because of the hedgehog Sonic and Hwarang! Sorry for my broken English!❤😊
I swear it's only him, Paul and Xiaoyu who have decent voice acting which actually kept their character
Lili and Nina too
I kinda miss the old voice though. His tekken 3 voice was thesame guy that voiced 4th hokage, Leon Kennedy in RE2 remake Japanese voice and ryu from street fighter alpha 3
Hworang needs to be a DLC character in FIFA 24. That bicycle kick was WAY too clean.
agreed lol
Lol
A Tekken character in a sports game would actually be pretty sick actually. Imagine Bryan or Steve in a boxing / MMA game.
There is no FIFA 2024 its EA football coach now, and FIFA doesn't have plans to give the IP to anyone right now.
Damn it's so great 😂
I even ready to download FIFA with Hwo
I’m so happy he’s back. What a beast fighter
Oh my boy! He looks awesome. Always confident. Love him
That stance between Jin and Hworang is cool and combo star is back 🔥
Thats make 4 for unique intro
Jin vs lars
Jin vs hwoarang
Kaz vs jun
Lili vs asuka
@@misutahowaitodesu you forgot about asuka and lili though
@agungnarayana4 you forgot Jin - Ling
Paul- law
Your Pic is dope too long live sung drip woo
@@justaweeb5529 ah yeah, thanks !
Hwoarang's fighting style looks better in this game than it ever has before. I think I'm going to end up becoming a Mokujin main at this rate.
Only if they add him in the game
@@amriteshpandey1758 Bro you completely misunderstood the comment lol
@@amriteshpandey1758 They wont because mokujin is always tournament banned for hitbox issues and i dont think they would him
@@pvpworld no he meant that every character looks so great that at this point he will play everyone
That's how I've been feeling since the game was unveiled!
Only Tekken guy who didn't need to bulk out massively to get tougher. He's from the army too, so you know he's legit.
The trailer I was waiting for.
The Best of best
The inclusion of baek’s moves means that he mastered the art already damn is gonna be a good day to be a hworang main again
You can also see he's got some of the baek looks like the long hair and kimono
Exactly, so cool to see he’s kinda maturing and taking on more of his mentors style
@@mtkwethere ain’t no kimono he is not Japanaese
@@mtkwe It's called dobok.
Ye
I have the hugest smile on my face, not because he’s my main or anything, but because he’s come along way. I remember his Tekken 3 design and being a kid. We grow up with these characters and they are like apart of us.
Ikr? I've loved him as a kid and mastered all his moves and combos as I grew up, till Tekken7. Seeing his new design and new moves is like seeing our Tekken life's main character get a character development and I cannot wait to master them all as well.
honestly 99% of the time i'd call a comment like this cringe but youre actually right. He's turned into an insane badass like all the other characters when he was in the earlier tekkens. It's super cool to see the team actually appreciate the details of this franchise and make DOPE stuff
and nobody noticed the shout out that Hwoarang makes to Juri 😉(same entrance like Juri, both Korean citizens.
It says a lot, ).
a possible Street fighter X Tekken 2 or Tekken vs Street fighter in the future?🤔
I was thinking the same thing! Tekken 3 was the first tekken I really learned. He was my main then (I main Kaz after 4) but this may be what makes me use him more lol
So right of you to say this bc Hwoarang the only one so far i feel "growing up" looking at him than the rest.
How many of u played as hwoarang as kids..used to be my main guy❤
I was waiting ages to see my boy's trailer. Can't wait for the release 🎉
The hairstyle, the outfit, the fighting style and the character growth, I'm so proud that Hwoarang has inherited his master legacy
The outfit is so bland and he’s so roided out now I feel crazy reading people hype this redesign up when he looks like a generic martial artist now. He’s lost his edge and sense of style
@@possiblymaybe6711 yeah i agree his muscles are so insanely large and weird and he has a basic taekwondo outfit, the latter im fine with but the muscles are so fkin weird
@@possiblymaybe6711his entire outfit is Tekken lore. Not only has he surpassed Baek in rank but I believe he is wearing his name on his outfit to represent. Badass.
@@whydoyoukeeptalking He is, on two different places upon his new attire....the *"Blood Talon".*
Makes you wanna cry 😊
Dayum he oozes confidence and his new hairstyle is dope, the animations are so sick and that intro with Jin is top tier
Edit: didnt expect there to be a war in the comments over his hairstyle yikes
Bro, his hairstyle is NASTY. What are you talking about?💀
@@retroman5432 Bruh he's so fine you have no taste
@@lana_euclase "I have no taste." Tell me his design is better than the T7 version without telling me his design is better than the T7 version. It's not that exciting, my guy.💀💀💀
Gonna have to disagree on the hair. That ish is dookie.
Over-design does not equal good design.
i've been a Hwoarang main since Tekken Tag Tournament back in 2000, i still play Hwoarang to this day in 6/1/2023
My main since Tekken 3. Glad to see how he's looking in Tekken 8 and excited to play it.
Bruh, I was a 10-year-old kid when Hwoarang debuted in Tekken 3, and now I'm in my mid-30s and crusty while he's still a young adult at peak strength 😭
Don't beat yourself up too much. Its natural that we age in the real world whilst familiar characters in various series age more gracefully (granted they haven't aged the T3 characters too much and its more a case of a style change).
go jim myman it is never 2late
I feel you man....
10 years in real life Is like 2 or 3 years in Tekken. 😂
And he hasn't aged a bit lol
Love how each and every returning character is coming back stronger, more advanced, and matured. 8th title in the series and still growing phenomenally. All game genres can learn from this
Like taking zen cancel from jin and taking off backlash launcher for rang most of what you said is true but honestly this tekken is a little dumbed down gameplay wise it for more people to get into it
@@GrogedUp I can tell you’re a kid. Honestly, I don’t agree and don’t think even you will be good at the game
@@Kamedouken I think some things were inspired by Tekken that Street Fighter 6 were taking notes of, and vice versa like Virtua Fighter, Guilty Gear, Dead Or Alive, ect. But yeah, it'd be great if fighting games could add more inspired things from other fighting games, to see if it works or not for that genre. I agree.
Yes we just ignore the dmg numbers and overpowered characters in tekken
@@shadownight9956 alls I see is a crybaby
I can die happy now knowing that Hwoarang is part of Tekken 8! I can't wait to play this game!
Looking so forward to this!💯🔥🔥
I grew up bunking school and playing Tekken 3 on PS1 at game parlours with Hwoarang as my first and main. Now I am over 30 years of age and saw the guy in Tekken 8 with awesome moves.
Nostalgia..............pure emotion.
Not only his moves become faster and heavier and he also have moves and stances from Baek. Even his character is changed even his demeanor..his no longer noisy and cocky at the same time. He looks calm and serious. Even his kicks are straight forward and very precised.
This means Baek will never be back.
@@AAKtheThird I'll tell you this as a T2 Baek main: I don't mind. I wouldn't be unhappy to see old man pimp roll through providing it's a good iteration of the character, but at the same time I enjoy Hwoarang evolving. Their move lists were always the biggest evidence of the difference between master and student, if he indeed does take more from Baek in this iteration and replaces him, I'm all for it. Maybe Hwoarang decided to take his training just that much more seriously.
1:26 i love this part
This game is legendary. I am buying a PS 5 because of Tekken 8.
10/10 stars!!
Hworang is a GOAT! His T4 style with the Gi is my favorite, and I love how he has a little bit of that with Baek's moveset. He finally became the Master 🥋
When I saw Baek's 3+4, I almost teared up cuz I love Baek, I'm playing him just for his inspiration.
BRO HE LITERALLY LOST HIS HELLSWEEP WHAT ARE YOU YAPPING ABOUT?
@@darkwolf2343 1:23 is this not his hellsweep? Im lost
They should added baeks Ra ha move to Hwoarang if they not gonna bring back baek doo san 😅
His shouts are even resemble to Baek. I was main Baek back then and i am glad Hworang its starting to have more and more influence of his master
The best TEKKEN 8 trailer so far 🥋 🔥
1:43 This rage art kick reminds me the character in king of fighter, Kim Kaphwan
Omg his moves look so much better, he's like a fusion of Hwoarang + Baek
Definitely best looking character so far in Tekken 8!
Not kazuya?!?!?
@@KyeCreates he doesn't looks like he's ready to fight.
I know finally a character with proper clothes
nah looks worse then jin and kazuya
actually the worst looking one so far
I gotta say that his outfit looks so grounded than in T7, which is better imo. Simple, stylish, and really does represent his taekwondo expertise.
I'm so happy that he doesn't look dumb like in T7 lol
GROUNDED? You mean, eyepatch, floating jacket and korean punk hair?
this, tekken 7 design looked pretty stupid lets be real
@@MrRenatopepin "grounded than in"
@@MrRenatopepin I'm mentioning T8's design that is grounded, not T7. Please read it again.
I’ve been waiting for this for too long🎉
Hworang is the only one I've been waiting for. Lets go!
Hwoarang has come a long long way since Tekken 3! Can’t get over his style!😅😊
Same length as Lei's hair on Tekken 7.
Taekwondo
His design seems to be the most tame compared to other characters, reminds me of Tekken 4, I like it
Definitely what the game needs. Characters that look like they are ready to start throwing hands Instead of wearing whatever they found on their closed.
His animations are the same old broken neck animations 🙃
@@MrSoso1050 L take. The game doesn't need boring generic arse gis, go play UFC or something if you want that stuff
@@brother44444 I'd say variety is key
Besides they will all have crazy wack outfits later on, so I don't mind some being tame and others being wild with their closets
@@brother44444 yeah right. A fighting game is all about stupid hair cuts and flashy over the top costumes. I bet Paul was peak character design for you.
Hwoarang is the reason why I play Tekken since Tekken 3. LET'S GOOO!!!
I started my fighting games journey with tekken 6. I remember seeing his back story and when he was defeated by devil jin in tekken 5, and its so good to look at him defeat Jin
These little interactions between the fighters have been great😮💨🤝🏾 hopefully we get more.
Most of the interactions so far are a huge throwback to the Tekken anime story events. Jin and Lars' was based on the game story.
@@ThatchNetherfold it's not even from the anime but from the previous games.
Interactions are better but I feel like a few of them will get boring overtime especially when there’s none between characters that never interacted in the past
Hwoarang is now more mature and serious than previous tekken games.
Like a real tkd master! Look the belt!
aka more boring
@@annoyingsmuganimeavatar7229 yeah I bet you hate mature people
I freaking love this guy so much
Hwoarang main here since Tekken 5
We’ve seen the feet and legs in all their magnificent glory.
Now show us the hands. Show us, Steven.
As a Baek main, I love this so much. It isn’t him but it’s so great to see him mature like how his master did
Nah. F that. Bring back baek.
That intro with jin was fire
I'm very much loving it and love to see more like it!!
No Cap🔥
Tekken 5 vibes🤯
Akira Slide!!
His intro with lars is better
I feel
Steve's face + Jin's body = T8 Hworang...
Ntg fresh😂😂😂....
i hope Tekken will add some "Pencak Silat" martial artist 😅
indonesian
yesss it's gonna be awesome
Mad Dog
Loving the whole look of Hwoarang in this game, really suits him! Did they explain about his eye getting better?
There's so much to unpack in this one:
The appearance, the grunts, the fact that they ditched his pro bodybuilder physique, the old T5 Jin intro animation, the moves... Hwoarang is looking crazy!
Agreed. I hope they do Law the same way especially the steroids bodybuilder physique which looks disgusting
@@hilihkintil6789 totally agree, they overdose on Law's physique, I'm a Law main actually, they should've stuck to TK5 law Body Design and put a little detail to it.
Hated the overly clunky bodybuilder bod lol
Hwoarang is cool because everything about his design matched with his personality. It’s not just his biker theme outfit that displays his delinquent side, it’s also his taekwondo dobok. He has an interesting personality, Hwoarang lives for the thrill and doesn’t let any rules stop him from doing what he thinks is fun. Despite what his rough personality would suggest, Hwoarang has an honorable side. He respects his master Baek and prefers to have a fair fight with his opponents. He rejects any form of supernatural power so he can rely on his own fighting skills. While Hwoarang is a jerk most of the time, he’s actually a fairly decent guy when you get to know him. His rivalry with Jin is interesting due to how it developed throughout the series. It evolved from a bitter rivalry to a friendly one. Jin and Hwoarang are now basically just the friends who prefer to beat each other up rather than hug. No matter how much they fight, they have each other’s back. It’s a typical example of vitriolic best buds. Hwoarang was even willing to sacrifice his eye for Jin in T7 even if it was just an temporary injury and he didn't lost the eye for real, it shows how Hwoarang was more moral than Jin at that particular point. Lastly but not least, I consider Hwoarang to be one of Tekken's strongest designs. I personally think that he’s the best representation of TKD in a fighting game. Hwoarang is awesome and I can’t imagine the franchise without him. 🤷🏻♂️☯️👌✌️
Stfu all this typing. Long ass fan boy comment. All that damn typing, now see u need to ass whoop for this
hey alright dev
Hwoarang is a goat 🐐
Love this explanation 👑
But, you know, that's pretty difficulty to make a better representation of any martial artist than the Tekken's one
One of the coolest tekken characters of all time for sure
Yes! I'm ready for them kicks!
Finally the announcer managed to nail the pronunciation of Hwoarang perfectly
It take many year to pronounce his name cuz the sound of hwoarang which person begin said like hurrah or woarang . It just like Latino/Mexico language cuz like example the whole world said the word jam just like it was but for people of Latino/Mexico pronounce jam as yam cuz for them the letter j is became y unless other methods can difference the sound of it.
The Korean pronunciation is "hwa-rang" (the r of course sounding like an L as well)
But that was close enough tbh
I heard only rrrrrrrrr
@@ninjajin8788 it because the end word sound that people usually heard people name at the end part not the beginning part of name.
she got it wrong tho, it's whorerang
Time to master Hwoarang all over again. I like this version of him, combining his and Baek's moves
I thought this time there wouldn’t be a hworang since they didn’t show him in the teaser but im glad to see my man, finally got a reason to buy tekken 8
Hwoarang still one of the most badass characters of Tekken since I started with Tekken 3 in 2001....
He definitely surpassed his master at this point. He's just mind blowing
The student has become the master.
Master, who?
@@rajesh9206 Baek obv
@@rajesh9206Baek Do San from Tekken II
Jin: Come at me with everything you've got!
Hwoarang: *happiest man in the world*
If you watched the anime, you know that's true though. No matter how many times Hwoarang said by mouth he hated Jin's guts, he was happy as long as they still get to fight or spar against each other for old times sake.
He seems pretty good at pretending he’s past the point of caring at this stage though
@@ThatchNetherfold you really shouldn't be going off of the anime considering how much they changed from the games.
@@ThatchNetherfold Hwoarang is a tsundere lol
Steve's face + Jin's body = T8 Hworang...
Ntg appealing....😂😂😂
Daaaaamn that was amazing hwoarang got both eyes, he been hittin' the gym literally my fav. character. Thankyou bandai namco❤
I've watched this trailer so many times and I'm JUST NOW REALIZING Hwoarang does an Akira slide! So cool!
Can’t watch it enough times. I’ve been playing Hwoarang since I was 7yrs old; literally grew up with the guy. So glad to see him back.
Same.
I feel
Steve's face + Jin's body = T8 Hworang...
Ntg appealing....😮😮😢😢
I'm with you👊🦵
you're not alone my friendsss... he is my main since tekken 3
I may now be an Asuka main, but Hwoarang was my first one. Liked his character and look (so glad they did not kept his T7 look 😅) from the very beginning. In such a long running series, you never forget your first main.
The GOAT of Tekken akira sliding into the arena during his intro. Way to represent, Hwaorang!
the goat? biased too much?
I find your goat a bit shameful because I kept on countering every kick with King
@@philgamer9499 I might be wrong but I think he meant the GOAT in just Akira bike sliding, you know how he slid his bike? That's called the Akira slide.
@@tryphoncuh2116 I think he meant sliding his bike hence "The GOAT of Tekken Akira sliding", or maybe I read that wrong.
def getting tekken 8 now!
I can remember playing him on the ps2, and now the quality is so good 😭😭
The student finally becomes the *Master* , the prodigy of Taekwondo finally makes his electrifying debut on the TK8 roster and with remarkable swagger. The maturity of how they greeted each other filled my heart with so much joy: *Jin* acknowledging *Hwoarang* for the first time and respectfully challenging *Jin* to a fight so he can prove his strength to him, 0:57. That for me was one of the biggest highlights of the video and his marvelously detailed character design, he kind of reminds me of a webtoon *Manwha* protagonist. Congratulations to the studio who endured sleepless nights to make this impeccable video. Can't wait for the release of the game. 👏, 🙏.
Your comment is just pure perfection! I share your sentiment but I couldn't have expressed it any better!
Namco has a big problem. When redesigning characters, they do not always retain the recognizability of the character. T8 Hwaorang is only recognizable by his moveset. The character could have been named completely differently, given a different biography with a new moveset and no one would have thought it was Hwoarang.
In the Streat Fighter the authors keep the key features of the classic character's design and emphasize them, while the Namco destroys its legacy.
@@T--wk9oe tf are u on about?
@@shynshyl5273 what?
@@T--wk9oe out of every character shown so far, whats so different from their older versions that they are not recognizable?
I was one of those kids that grew up with parents that put you in tae kwon doe to learn how to defend yourself. never became much of a talent with it myself, but seeing the style come through in Tekken with Baek and Hwaorang is awesome and also somehow nostalgic.
Same, and because of that ever since I started playing Tekken he's been my main, and it's cool cause he's exactly my type of character
This but with Bruce and Muay Thai!!
I played Tekken 3 as a teen and mained Hwo, which led me to take Tae kwon do lessons. I'm planning to wear my black belt with my new Hwoarang cosplay this year.
Same
Same here! My Mom even grabbed Tekken 3 for me because of Hwaorang as a gift for one of my belt promotions when I was a kid. Pure Nostalgia indeed.