It was such a wasted opportunity that they didn't include a fight between Zafina and Kazuya. He could have drained Azazel from her slowly. They could even have added a segment where Azazel's arm is constantly out, but it drains her and leaves her vulnerable for Kazuya to absorb Azazel's power from her... Instead, she just walked in to die. They made her seem so weak and pointless, only a vessel for Kazuya's development.
Very agreed the game made her a weak character. I wish they had Zafina fought back againts Devil Kazuya and we able to play as Zafina fighting Devil Kazuya
Hate I'm late seeing this but you are so right in your points made. They truly did waste Zafina in story mode. I would have liked to have seen things play out the way you described them with her battling Kazuya using Azazel powers for a bit. I think BN cheaped and probably didn't want to animate such a battle and went about their interaction in such a lazy anticlimatic way. They didn't even have any dialogue with each other which could have made things between them more interesting. It really did paint Zafina to be very foolish and weak. I knew the moment that story trailer showed Kaz in a Azazel like form they were going to do something dumb with Zafina to allow that. I actually commented to Harada after he sent a story mode poll he did on Twitter/X how I didn't care for her story direction. Of course he didn't reply but they really did her dirty in the story and in her gameplay in T8. I really feel they want to bury her as a character altogether. Why even bother putting her in the game if they were going to just waste her like this from a story perspective. Makes her a harder sale to potential new players for her to be picked in the game when she doesn't even use her Azazel powers in the main story mode.
@@dimazfantasy5252 The thing with that idea not being allowed to happen that sucked so much is the moment after Kazuya extracts Azazel spirit out of Zafina to summon and defeat him to get this new form they thrust Reina into the picture to challenge him and force us to play with her. They probably didn't think anyone would want to use Zafina in a main story fight but forced us to play Reina after the fact. It was clear bias in her poor writing to exit Zafina out quickly to push Reina harder. They made her job out more or less to push her further which was very unfair to her.
For anyone was interested, I write here the italian transcription of Claudio's dialougues: 0:08 - L'antico demone Azazel è stato sconfitto da Jin Kazama. Adesso è sigillato nella tua mano sinistra. 0:44 - Vuoi dire che sarà Kazuya Mishima colui che distruggerà il mondo? 1:11 - Stando al futuro che hai visto, succederà qualcosa di grosso. 3:54 - Tu devi vivere. Per il mondo, per coloro che ami. 5:40 - Jin Kazama... La tua forza non basta per sconfiggere quel demone. Ascoltami: devi seguire le parole di Zafina. È importante che tu torni all'origine. 7:00 - Ho ancora un asso nella manica. Puoi farmi guadagnare tempo? 7:09 - Osserva! Ora, inizierò il rituale per esorcizzare il demone... Rilascio del sigillo! 8:27 - Gli anziani non dovrebbero essere così insistenti. La barriera di contenimento è già pronta. 8:43 - Tu e i tuoi peccati sprofonderete nell'oscurità per sempre! 8:52 - Risplendi, mia stella! 9:22 - Io ho provato a usarti. Questa è la mia punizione. Ormai sono pronto da molto tempo. Tuttavia, non mi sacrificherò invano. 9:48 - Jin Kazama, adesso tocca a te. 11:40 - Demoni ripugnanti... La luce di Sirio vi purificherà! 11:50 - Che la luce di Sirio disperda le tenebre. 12:10 - È inutile... Antico demone... Il tuo destino è segnato. 12:22 - Basterà un colpo... 12:29 - ...per vincere e raggiungere le stelle! 12:45 - La terribile calamità è stata annientata. 12:54 - Creature maledette... Sprofondate nell'oscurità, per sempre! 14:39 - Demone immondo, sparisci per sempre!
When I see these characters I think of them as opposites that complement each other with their outfits and personality. Also, they were wasted in the story and I hope if somehow they're back for the next game they're needed because, Reina has the Devil Gene and she knows it's the perfect time to get her revenge for Heihachi Mishima's death.
Since Tekken 3. Xiaoyu boreded Heihachi's Cruise Ship, beat up a bunch of guards at 16 years old, and demanded that he build her an amusement. She was enrolled in the Mishima Poleytech School by Heihachi. She met Jin, Hirano, her pet Panda, learned Japanese, and stayed for the remainder of TEKKEN 3 to TEKKEN 5.
She has lived in Japan ever since Tekken 3 it wouldn't make sense for her to speak Chinese if she lives in Japan (same reason why Alisa and Lars speak japanese)
I can't say I'll miss Claudio as I found him to be too garish with that fruity "I can barely be bothered to strike a proper fighting pose" he had. I know every character speaks their native language but something about Claudio's Italian bugged me. He came off as very pretentious. I feel like his character slot could've gone to someone else but I understand he had to be in the game to move the story along.
I don't agree at all, I love his character and voice (my favorite next to victor's and reina's). Also, he's the most beautiful male character in the game🤩🥰
It was such a wasted opportunity that they didn't include a fight between Zafina and Kazuya. He could have drained Azazel from her slowly. They could even have added a segment where Azazel's arm is constantly out, but it drains her and leaves her vulnerable for Kazuya to absorb Azazel's power from her... Instead, she just walked in to die. They made her seem so weak and pointless, only a vessel for Kazuya's development.
Very agreed the game made her a weak character. I wish they had Zafina fought back againts Devil Kazuya and we able to play as Zafina fighting Devil Kazuya
Hate I'm late seeing this but you are so right in your points made. They truly did waste Zafina in story mode. I would have liked to have seen things play out the way you described them with her battling Kazuya using Azazel powers for a bit. I think BN cheaped and probably didn't want to animate such a battle and went about their interaction in such a lazy anticlimatic way. They didn't even have any dialogue with each other which could have made things between them more interesting. It really did paint Zafina to be very foolish and weak. I knew the moment that story trailer showed Kaz in a Azazel like form they were going to do something dumb with Zafina to allow that.
I actually commented to Harada after he sent a story mode poll he did on Twitter/X how I didn't care for her story direction. Of course he didn't reply but they really did her dirty in the story and in her gameplay in T8. I really feel they want to bury her as a character altogether. Why even bother putting her in the game if they were going to just waste her like this from a story perspective. Makes her a harder sale to potential new players for her to be picked in the game when she doesn't even use her Azazel powers in the main story mode.
@@dimazfantasy5252 The thing with that idea not being allowed to happen that sucked so much is the moment after Kazuya extracts Azazel spirit out of Zafina to summon and defeat him to get this new form they thrust Reina into the picture to challenge him and force us to play with her. They probably didn't think anyone would want to use Zafina in a main story fight but forced us to play Reina after the fact. It was clear bias in her poor writing to exit Zafina out quickly to push Reina harder. They made her job out more or less to push her further which was very unfair to her.
Honestly I can’t tell if Claudia and Zafina have a Thing or more like a Respect for Each Other.
Yep but I still ship them anyway because why not, they look good together😂
@@12himitsu12 The Feeling is Mutual my Friend
@@12himitsu12 me too 😂
I shipped Zafina and Raven in T6, but can't remember why
Man we all know Claudio Serafino did not die
"Did Kazuya just say he was about to absorb Azazels power?"
"I don't know, let's all just stand around and watch it happen. Yeh all 10 or so of us."
For anyone was interested, I write here the italian transcription of Claudio's dialougues:
0:08 - L'antico demone Azazel è stato sconfitto da Jin Kazama.
Adesso è sigillato nella tua mano sinistra.
0:44 - Vuoi dire che sarà Kazuya Mishima colui che distruggerà il mondo?
1:11 - Stando al futuro che hai visto, succederà qualcosa di grosso.
3:54 - Tu devi vivere.
Per il mondo, per coloro che ami.
5:40 - Jin Kazama... La tua forza non basta per sconfiggere quel demone.
Ascoltami: devi seguire le parole di Zafina. È importante che tu torni all'origine.
7:00 - Ho ancora un asso nella manica. Puoi farmi guadagnare tempo?
7:09 - Osserva! Ora, inizierò il rituale per esorcizzare il demone...
Rilascio del sigillo!
8:27 - Gli anziani non dovrebbero essere così insistenti.
La barriera di contenimento è già pronta.
8:43 - Tu e i tuoi peccati sprofonderete nell'oscurità per sempre!
8:52 - Risplendi, mia stella!
9:22 - Io ho provato a usarti. Questa è la mia punizione.
Ormai sono pronto da molto tempo.
Tuttavia, non mi sacrificherò invano.
9:48 - Jin Kazama, adesso tocca a te.
11:40 - Demoni ripugnanti... La luce di Sirio vi purificherà!
11:50 - Che la luce di Sirio disperda le tenebre.
12:10 - È inutile...
Antico demone... Il tuo destino è segnato.
12:22 - Basterà un colpo...
12:29 - ...per vincere e raggiungere le stelle!
12:45 - La terribile calamità è stata annientata.
12:54 - Creature maledette...
Sprofondate nell'oscurità, per sempre!
14:39 - Demone immondo, sparisci per sempre!
When I see these characters I think of them as opposites that complement each other with their outfits and personality. Also, they were wasted in the story and I hope if somehow they're back for the next game they're needed because, Reina has the Devil Gene and she knows it's the perfect time to get her revenge for Heihachi Mishima's death.
Claudio e bellissimo ❤❤
You forgot a part of the good ending credits.
Idk why but I ship them. I feel like they'd be a really interesting couple.
Catsuya hahahaha
That's how we pronounce it in Italian. Even the way he says "Kazama" is accurate
@@NIDELLANEUMcome lo pronunciano i doppiatori magari
@@NIDELLANEUMsasuke uchica 😭🤣
@@amensbuildingjourney io Kazama e Kazuya li pronuncio così sin da piccolo.
@@amensbuildingjourney Esatto, visto che i doppiatori utilizzano la pronuncia italiana...
El final de página es cannon? Porque contradice bastante el final del modo historia
Is Claudio really dead?
No one knows, it's possible he's alive if that's really him in the postcard with zafina, in the credits
@@12himitsu12Its him. How he still lives, chalk it up to "Quincy" powers I guess. This is 'The King of Iron Fist Tournament" we're talking about.
@@SSDpro true 😂
Shouldn't Xiaoyu speak Chinese?
Since Tekken 3. Xiaoyu boreded Heihachi's Cruise Ship, beat up a bunch of guards at 16 years old, and demanded that he build her an amusement. She was enrolled in the Mishima Poleytech School by Heihachi. She met Jin, Hirano, her pet Panda, learned Japanese, and stayed for the remainder of TEKKEN 3 to TEKKEN 5.
She has lived in Japan ever since Tekken 3 it wouldn't make sense for her to speak Chinese if she lives in Japan (same reason why Alisa and Lars speak japanese)
@@Soulxstar That makes sense. But in the Tekken world everyone seems to understand every language.
more importantly , shouldnt zafina speak arabic or whatever her country of origin speaks?
👍👍👍
I can't say I'll miss Claudio as I found him to be too garish with that fruity "I can barely be bothered to strike a proper fighting pose" he had. I know every character speaks their native language but something about Claudio's Italian bugged me. He came off as very pretentious. I feel like his character slot could've gone to someone else but I understand he had to be in the game to move the story along.
I don't agree at all, I love his character and voice (my favorite next to victor's and reina's).
Also, he's the most beautiful male character in the game🤩🥰
She's so beautifull