Which Hwoarang Is Stronger? | Tekken 8 VS Tekken 7
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Which Hwoarang do you think is more fun? Tekken 7 or Tekken 8?
I think I prefer Tekken 7 hwoarang slightly. Not having a CH launcher in left flamingo feels weird and i preferred UB3,3 to launch highs over the current ws 2 3.
tekken 8 hworang is the one i like more
he is more balanced and has safer options
I prefer T8 Hwo
T7, T8 is meh
Tekken 6
Ah,Tenkaichi 3 music...This feels nostalgic...Well done
It's the GOAT
Hwo’s strength in Tekken 7 was that he was an aggressive rushdown character. That was his whole gameplay mainly. Now every character has that but they also keep some of their safe Tekken 7 identity
I hate the every character is essentially a rush down now….
there were even more minor nerfs than the one you mentioned. he is easily the most nerfed tekken 8 character and its not even close.
for example in tekken 7 you could delay the second hit of flappy kicks and it would catch people trying to sidestep.
some of them are just insulting, they made flappy kicks instant bound, but instead of buffing the damage to atleast somewhat make up for it, they nerf it instead. lol. meanwhile king gets to have a wavedash because the devs felt like they needed to compensate him for losing homing throws (something he never should have had).
so king gets to be hugely compensated by being nerfed from literal god mode but hwoarang gets nerfed on top of nerfs and nerfs why? because fuck you hwoarang, you body people who dont know the matchup too much (even though thats how every character works).
hwo's backlash cant launch even though its literally as slow as a snake edge with the most obvious animation in all of tekken, but feng gets to have an actual unseeable snake edge, but tekken devs have no favorites!!.
most of his new moves were nerfs in disguise, lfs b4 is trash now, rff ff43 is gone, rff 23 doesnt high crush anymore on second hit, etc, etc, only rff df3 was a sidegrade.
the only decent buff he got was df34 powercrush being -12 instead of -14, and even that got reverted back to -14 after a couple months lol.
but remember, tekken devs have no favorites.
and for clarification, i am not even a hwoarang main, i have a g.o.d jin, so call me a scrub if you want.
God, I hope they bring his classic dobok back. I want to see how clean it looks with 8's graphics. You can get close with customization, but it's just not the same.
I hope so too! It's one of my favourites
It will look the same as in tekken 7 because all the classic skins are just ports from 7
@gsgssgdfgdg3273 I dunno man, they still look better on the new character models and with the new clothing physics. It's a simple outfit to begin with, but I still want it.
If The King of Fighters has Kim, Tekken has Hwoarang.
4:27 looking back, I don't know how I had that combo on lock in T7 😆
6:02 that combo is nice, imma learn and do it if i ever land an U3 ever which is very rare
Goodluck!
0:20 and now it's only an armor move that leaves you + on block with guaranteed follow ups if it lands, also breaks walls and has tracking. Okay
It's always been that way
And it's a high that you can duck and launch. Lmao
@@numbonaroof Which is it's only weakness, but you can't ignore the fact of how many things this one move does.
@@Mozgodrobilsure its the only weakness but its easy to duck on reaction
you can literally duck this on reaction... like my gramma could probably duck it on reaction.
What I miss the most is backlash *resplat, backlash, rage drive wall combo.
Holy ur last 2 rage art combos 🤯
the whorang downplaying is crazy 😂
Nah
They try to act like having the most aggressive fighter in an aggressive game ain't a benefit
@Razzlekhan-t4q how u gon be aggressive when you have no neutral
@iskalley what are you talking about? Hwoarang is deadly in that 0-2 range. Having no neutral allows him to easily get to his spots. All you need to do is RFF DF3 and boom you're right where you need to be.
Lol remember when they said he was low tier when t8 came out.
T7 hwo honestly, even though I didn't play him at that time, cause I was a pretty new player and I was scared of how he was executed (The move list scared the crap outta me), I now love him in T8 but when I tested him in T7, he was the defnition of high risk high reward for me, probably because of the delay timing and how I can bait my opponents into pressing a button and he has like full list of CH tools that were launch lol. (Also the RFS Natural hell sweep love that shit)
His CH tools were gold back in Tekken 7
the optimal combo route flexing on tekken 7 is so fire. You are a goat!
Appreciate it! I tried my best
I do miss my cactus shot...
They made him simple for the new players in Tekken 8, he is more viable now..
Though he has a lot more kit in Tekken 7, I would prefer the T8 version.
I think both hwoarang is okay for me. The only thing i miss from T7 hwoarang is the CH launcher and the rage drive. Man that rage drive extended my combo especially at the wall
I miss F1+2 so much u have no idea ; -;
@Biryani2op bro that was my favourite CH launcher, we can do a frame trap to do it
The F1+2 and LFS B4 CH launcher were so good. Also, the rage drive at the wall was cool
Most of the cast got their launching CH moves taken away and reworked into heat engagers or kd > follow up.
Tekken 7 was a snooze fest by Season 5 because pros would pick Infinite Azure then fap around the entire round because any interaction would lead into a CH juggle.
I think Hwo, as a character, is slightly weaker in Tekken 8 than 7 but is more tournament viable in T8 than in 7. He was like B tier in 7 and is considered A tier in T8 (thank Edge for that lol)
Imo, it make sense as to why they nerfed backlash in t8 because its such an aggresive game and people get hit by that often as compared to t7
love the tenkaichi 3 music
The GOAT fr
A lot of people prefer T7 version due to natural HS, ch f1+2 etc, but honestly I'm just in love with T8 Hwo, especially his heat. It feels like they nerf meterless Hwo overall, but buff all of his tools in heat. In T7 he has access to strong 50/50 in rfs at every time. But in T8 this 50/50 is nerfed, but in heat you now threatening your opponent with much bigger HS and +5 oB mid launcher, great contrast. In T7 he has handy f1+2 to ch launch, again this is nerfed, but in T8 he has crazy ch game with ch launching db4, u4, 2f, rff df4, rff 4, thats super interesting and unique imo. Also now Hwo is more solid tournament pick, due to some quality of life changes like rfs 3~4, or rff df3
So, his T8 design is incredible, I don't think that devs could do better work on Hwo. He's not another blend all-rounded chars, now he can do that any other char can't, now he's even more unique then ever. Best in heat/none heat contrast in the game on par with Raven and Kaz
You said it perfectly, Hwoarang in T8 has some great tools in heat! Although, I miss some of his CH tools from Tekken 7
@@egor2069 I couldn't have said this better, absoluty agree altho i will forever miss the f1+2
Altho i have no idea what moves u refering to when you say rff 4 and 2f
@Biryani2op RFF 4 is his i12 high in RFF. Has extentions like RFF 4,4 or RFF 4,3, also RFS cancelable. Can be used as i12 ch launcher in Heat with RFF 4, f, RFS f4,4 input
But "2f" is my mistake)
The actual input id LFS 2,4 (his standing 2 jab into RFS)
On ch in heat guarantees RFS f4,4 causing i10 ch launcher
@@egor2069 oh i see,yea i do know those exist but i usually forget mentioning them as they are only available on heat(ofc,also very scary counter hit lauchers)
@@egor2069 can u telle me which move u are reffering to when u say +5 oB mid laucher
Im guessing like rff DF3 or peacekeeper or something(heat dash lauchers)
Man this video makes me sad because i was really decent with him in 7, so i carried over the knowledge to 8 and made it to blue ranks with him, nastyyyy combo damage...but now seeing what they took away..if they didnt, he would be S++ tier in 8 lol
I miss his F1+2 CH launcher the most
@numbonaroof I miss his old move from t5, the ⬅️⬅️3,4
In my opinion the strongest Hwo is T3, because you can do more than 100 damage with just his 333,333
My main miss and it wasn’t even shown here unless I missed it, in T7 SS 3-3, if you just do SS 3, it’s also a counter hit launcher and you can do a combo from that.
Also miss the uf 3,4, 3+4
You can still do the SS3,3 CH combo in Tekken 8
Damage is higher in T8, Better tools in T7
Hwoarang has simply been nerfed in Tekken 8
Bamko managed to make ID Hwoarang a nonentity. Without a hit system, he doesn't have a single normal counterhit launcher, he's the only character in the game who's been stripped of all his advantages and given several crippling hits in return.…
I feel like hwo had more stupid moves In t7 (launching bl unlaunchable d34 and stuff) but is an overall better and more stable character in t8 with better punishment and neutral and his heat is insane (top 5 heat imo)
Tekken 7 for flexibility, Tekken 8 for flair. (it's my taste.)
T8 is way better. This video doesnt show how everyone lost counter hit luanchers. They didnt show you how he piles up chip and deletes it with the all the lows he has. The biggest problem tho is you cant sidestep duck him anymore and side step doesnt beat a good hwoarang. Its your best chance but still doesnt stop him. On top of that he has good defense panic options. And in stance his armor crush are so dumb. One is safe unless you duck and the other jumps over lows and special mids
The new Tekken is better. There are still combos, but it’s there’s more back and forth.
How odd what they changed to make him more like Baek...
Doesnt quite work though because he's still Hwoarang mechanically. He's easier to combo with in 8, but more punishable. His strings were longer/better in 7, not much change as far as overall speed.
Having his remaining moves restored or implemented in a new way if necessary, would be great for versatility and variety.
Let's hope they give him some interesting new moves in season 2 of Tekken 8.
@@numbonaroof agreed! 🙌
It's a real shame what they did to hwoarang in 8.... Lost all the tools that made him unique
Unique? Mf, name a single character that plays like him in T8😂. He is one of the few who retained his playstyle from T7. Steve mains have been crying since launch of T8.
Looking at this comparison,i think t7 hwo is better than t8.They remove many ch launcher and normal launcher properties in his move.T8 hwo probably has higher combo damage bcs of system change
The whole point of T8 from T7 was to make low parries less scary and make everything not be a counter hit launcher (I simplified it but kinda true still)
Altho I think they took away too many of his counter hit launchers that existed even before tekken 7
Yeah, they removed a lot of his CH tools. Even though Bryan still kept most of his CH launchers. He even got a few more like qcb1
Tekken 7 all days, they removed so much moves from Hwoarang like the ub 3,3/4, snake edge on flamingo etc etc 🤦🏻♂️
in tekken 7 v4.0 I can't link ff4 after lff d4(flamingo snake edge)
is it even possible ?
Yes, it's possible. You just have to be very fast
Tekken 8 Hwoarang is stronger just by the existence of db4/2 RFS CH into floppy kicks launcher.
In Tekken 7 he has crazy execution. In 8, his damage is something else. I’ll take Tekken 7 Hwo anyday
That's true man 👍
He always has crazy execution. It's just that in Tekken 8 the whole hwoarang plan is to use some key moves to enter heat for some great damage. In Tekken 7 the same tools weren't all about going in heat or rage or whatever. The same tools were always offering combos for guaranteed damage. So Tekken 7 hwoarang I'd better. Guaranteed damage > prey for heat damage
Most definitely Tekken 7. A lot of his mid counter hit tools have been taken away
I agree
Holy shit, that last Hwoarang combo in T8.
Very interesting comparison, overall T8 does more damage but has to look out for more interaction without those T7 counterhits. I know it sucks for the character but it baffles me how so many attacks in T7 overall were counterhit launchers, like jesus Christ. Definitely was not a big fan of that back then.
Great vid, talk about some clean execution. I am looking to learn this character so this will be handy.
Yeah, the T7 system definitely favored counterhits! I miss the F1+2
Hwoarang now has a 10f ch launcher and a low ch launcher in heat. And so many new tools for pressure. He is still in the same tier as before, just with difference approaches
Yes, he has good CH tools in heat
Videos like this are dumb since it doesn't actually showcase the flow and nuisance of the game. I played against a lot of Hwoarangs with Lee and most never got within the 2 range. All of that shit was annoying but since you could actively KBD and create space for neutral play it balanced out rushdown characters like Hwo.
Now he can just RFF DF3 to get to 0-1 range, pop heat the moment he feels the slightest bit of pressure, ignore parries since they waste a tornado and greatly reduce damage, grab to counter an interrupting jab, and to top it off you didn't mention how much chip damage he gets while in heat. Let along the recoverable health he benefits from.
STOP THE DOWNPLAYING
This was just a comparison video, I never said anything about downplaying. Also, it might be time for you to hit the lab. Hwoarang is really not that hard to beat, lmao
just buff beklessshhh pleaseeee
They took so many things away, like hellsweep. And then they give every new character that comes out, a easy hellsweep. Every character has the craziest launching CH strings, and they ALL wallsplat, and Hwoa's CH tools all got removed. Its so stupid to me.
dont forget b4
its very unique to him
@@Ahmad_Rifaiyait's a high tho,but still it is good I just wish they bring back F1+2 lol
@@Biryani2op i agree about f1+2
but in tekken 7 b4 is the most counter hitting tool i hit people with
and it hits hard
T8 is my first tekken so not sure but it looks he was stronger in T7
I think the damage was just way higher in that game.
I know everyone here misses backlash 😅
Haha, yeah. I miss the F1+2 CH launcher
@ lol yeah 2,3 ,1 into F 1 + 2 is such an iconic set up
Hwoarang is a weak character in tekken 8 he received more than 15 nerfs coming from 7 to 8 and I actually miss the 7 hwoarang so much.
True enough, but in heat he becomes near S tier lol
@ everybody becomes s tier in heat thats y its a stupid mechanic and everyone hate it
@ICEMAN-Z8 not really lol. Lee, zaf, panda, leeroy, lars, Eddie, dvj, azu all have pretty lack luster heat vs the other cast.
@ only very few of an entire roster
@ICEMAN-Z8 the thing is the disparity between those with good heat and those without is HUGE . And fortunately our boy hwo is amongst the best in heat. We gotta take our wins. I wouldn't dear call him weak if he can get a 109 damage combo from a 10f ch and or with a u4 or db4 ch too lol. That's not a weak character
As someone who’s first tekken was 8 I really wish I got to experience tk 7 hwo he had some pretty cool moves that aren’t in 8
100% in T7 !
Combos do more damage in T8 but the Healthbar in T8 is 180 while in T7 it’s 170. So pretty even when we take that into consideration
I have a feeling they're going to nerf the dmg on flappys
@ as long as they don’t change the frames, I’m ok with doing a bit less damage, like 4-5 less
It was way too easy to execute the combos in t7 ... But t8 got the things quite complex .
It's the opposite. The new uf3+4 loop made the combos much easier in T8. Back in Tekken 7, you needed to work to carry your opponent to the wall and do max damage.
My main complaint is actually the net code. Hworang out of all the cast suffers the most from mis input cause. Its very easy to 1+2 from doing 1,2 and likewise with switching stance and df3+4.
Offline is no where near as bad lol.
Still.hwo will hopwfully get some loving in S2 patch please. Can we make rff 3,4 a viable string? Maybe by adding a 3,3 or 3,df4 for a mid option cause its just fodder zzz.
Also can ff3 please get a pushback buff lmao. Make it broken, please harada
He was stronger on tekken 7, his damage is crazy compare to tekken 8
It's clear, Hwoarang Tekken 7 is more stronger than Hwoarang Tekken 8, I Hope in Season 2 Hwoarang hellswip back, combo 1+2 counter back, & maybe Backlash combo too
That's highly unlikely to happen. But one can wish. Hwoarang is still a viable character in T8. He has good tools in heat especially. Maybe they can give him a few homing mid moves in his flamingo stances or in LFF.