Tekken 8 Character Popularity Ranked (Global Data)

Character usage from the Closet Network Test. Definitely some surprises in there.
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[@boolcops]

Babe wake up new bp video

[@IamPang]

As a Paul main from Asia, I low key expected this. I only met a single other Paul during the CNT

[@thechosenone8332]

Yooo it's Pang the editor god

[@lucianocruz3383]

l didn't know you mained paul pang l thought you played king

[@IamPang]

@@lucianocruz3383 dropped him back in S2 because skill issue :')

[@lucianocruz3383]

@@IamPang oh l see interasting theres a lot of people that drop characters for this reason witch is fine. l personaly like to grind until l get good thats what l love about playing jin l feel like l keep improving every time l play him my electrics are less and less bad my poking improves bit by bit l whiff punish more often, its super fun l can't wait to play him in tekken 8 he looks cooler than ever

[@lucianocruz3383]

One of the factors for Jin to be number 1 is because there is no devil jin so they just had to play regular jin instead... thats my theory he is also cooler than ever too

[@cekodokdurian]

And also no heihachi

[@gilbertopadilla3611]

Do you like his new voice actor? I think his voice is too high now.

[@1AdA-Greats]

Or because he’s basically easy now all the effort from tekken 7 gone so now every new player can use Jin

[@syaredzaashrafi1101]

@@1AdA-Greats yes, noob people like me that never play any mishimas on tekken 7 because i can't do electric do feel embarrassed that i can finally play Mishima, well maybe not kazuya but at least be able to play Jin in tekken 8

[@Fleez311]

@@gilbertopadilla3611he has the same VA just has newly recorded lines instead of recycling the same voice from Tekken 4.

[@seasonalserotonin2559]

Jin in tekken 7 : "Power is everything." Jin in tekken 8 : "Power is not everything." The CHARACTER development.

[@Kruzeda]

I have no doubt that Paul would continue to be #1 or #2 had they not butchered his hair

[@since2133]

Hair has nothing to do with it. It’s the gameplay.

[@Kruzeda]

@since2133 I don't think so, he still plays 90% the same as his Tekken 7 self, and he was the most popular character in T7

[@philgamer9499]

Paulina mains coping hard eh

[@since2133]

@@Kruzeda fact that he plays the same but Kazuya and Jin break a lot of rules in T8 is the reason why he’s not number 1.

[@tre-moon-dous6122]

@@Kruzedalol this is a silly conclusion. His hair can be changed later in customization. It’s not because he’s not popular, it’s just that Kazuya and Jin Is the main focus of the game, especially with how Devil Jin and Jin is now one character.

[@fragarach]

No surprises for Kazuya and Jin placement, was expecting both of them to rank top 3 for sure.

[@amitypredator9385]

The top three were the most "broken". It's no wonder they're so popular.

[@brock-o-lee1342]

where's claudio then 🤔

[@dat1faclesdude]

in this case Claudio should be no1 he is easy and busted asf

[@since2133]

@@dat1faclesdudehe’s just not that interesting. That’s why. But Jin and Kaz are busted too and got the most changes.

[@amitypredator9385]

@since2133 I think you're right. I met exactly two Claudios over the course of 3 days. OP, but he's a bore of a character.

[@watchu2-fe7lj]

@@amitypredator9385 I wouldn't say he's a bore gameplay wise but his character has only been in 2 games vs the legacy

[@AegisRick]

Whenever Shaheen or Rashid comes up I'm gonna be talkin' bout "Your Character" BP. smh.

[@karima1558]

No worries 😂

[@eVuLeX]

what a suprise 5/10 matches are vs jin in casuals...atleast for me

[@luisinallcaps5100]

The Karen cut really nerfed Paul’s popularity

[@vista1456786]

I know all of those new flashy moves were awesome additions to Jin but I wasn't expecting first.o_0. (I have watched Jin and Kazuya's trailers more than the characters i want to make due to the flashy things they have).If

[@mrcauduro]

My boy Paul Phoenix...how the mighty have fallen

[@philgamer9499]

b1tch ain't even mighty in the first place. He's the dan of tekken

[@illusionjt4314]

Jin is great because he his omen stands, low launcher, f4 and he got back his plus frame move on block back so Jin is back to the way he was in T6 and tag 2 which is great wait it 8 year for this to comeback.

[@valeriopaffetti1305]

Lili main from italy. She is strong and fast, and also a perfect waifu xD 🤣😁

[@neru1091]

To be honest, in Asia I never see Paul at all.

[@philgamer9499]

cuz they know western characters are full of sh1t like Paulina here wants to call the manager

[@MiddleEasternBorder]

Character popularity is different from character usage though

[@Kaizuya00]

New character in tekken 8 azucena can evade high and lows but cant block

[@Alaris_]

Xiaoyu 🥲💔

[@fitisdead8029]

I’ll be Pauling in tekken 8

[@rashodmasters4299]

Damn, claudio, asuka, nina, jack, and leroy didnt even rank??

[@TheJustinHit]

So both Law and Lili are 12th place in Asia? I think someone fked this chart up.

[@Dajay1231]

Where’s Nina?

[@SlickEvan]

Bro grinding with the bideos

[@nugget3327]

I’m surprised as well Paul isn’t on the list, it’s weird but I don’t see a lot of them playing Paul in Tekken 8 for some reason

[@babarali-150]

tekken8 tekken7

[@arivanuaranu]

‘WTF is Asia doing? That is YOUR character!’ 🙄

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

that was the most predictable list ever

[@philgamer9499]

predictable comment from a hater ever

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

@@philgamer9499 not hating but ok

[@theroyalbacon2294]

Hwo on 3. Tekken 8 is gonna be bitch boy plus frame spam again ._.

[@killinghawkz]

Bro..jin is nothing like Sasuke

[@brawlpro]

I don't remember much about Naruto i just associate the Sasuke archetype with those younger edgy serious characters who don't say too much. Didn't mean it to be super literal

[@killinghawkz]

@@brawlpro oh my bad I thought it was a comparison

[@Krasgov]

@@brawlprobro when someone called ‘kazamajin250’ with a T8 Jin pfp pulls up you better listen lmaoo

[@nugget3327]

@@brawlprohonestly Hiei started that archetype first

[@brawlpro]

If I said Hiei the kids won't know what im talking about 😭

[@RandomPerson28337]

No Steve?

[@brawlpro]

wdym? he isn't playable yet

[@fightinggamelad9084]

Suprised Claudio wasnt on there and Bryan wasnt higher aye

[@ChickenCrazy7]

jin being number 1 is a no brainer, even in t7, jin would still be number 1

[@El-Burrito]

I'm surprised Jin is so popular. I know he was really strong in Tekken 3 but he always seemed like one of the least interesting characters

[@killinghawkz]

Ofcourse the character is popular. He's on almost every Tekken cover he's got his own anime and was the main character in Tekken 3,4,5 and now Tekken 8

[@Kruzeda]

My brother in Christ Jin has been the face of Tekken for longer than Kazuya and Heihachi have, he's the main protagonist of course he'd be one of the most popular characters

[@Dr.Happy11]

Indeed, him being op in almost every game partly contributes to him being uninteresting, or at least getting stale very quickly. And maybe those traits are some of the reasons he's gathered the cringiest playerbase.

[@killinghawkz]

@@Dr.Happy11 my guy Jin is a character who has struggled and has been at the bottom he was only op in Tekken 4 and now 8. He was horrible in Tekken 5, he was b tier in Tekken 6 then in Tekken 7 he was like top 5 strongest characters but was also top 2 in losses

[@shadowofthenorthstar989]

hes the poster boi hes the Ryu of Tekken of course hes popular by default its no surprise

[@bababooey220]

Were king fans comatose or sum wtf is this

[@ClutchClick]

damn bruh asia weird af

[@philgamer9499]

Weird because Asia picked asian characters? You weird af

[@JoyKazuhira]

i dont play kazuya but i love his hair and his new old looks on t8. my number 1 would be paul, sad theres no heihachi.

[@since2133]

How are they surprised Jun is 6th place when she’s also the highest female character! 😂 that’s still bad? Higher than Law, Paul… etc. that’s HUGE!

[@syaredzaashrafi1101]

mommy needs to be number 1. no excuse, 6 is too low

[@since2133]

@@syaredzaashrafi1101 she’s also not number 1 because she’s not busted

[@Vanessitadetucorazon]

a good reason for the Mishima and Kazama to be the ones leading the official tournaments and Evo this time in Tekken 8 instead of some random ones like Julia, Kunimitsu or Noctis

[@9flashfreeze]

I'm really surprised Paul and Jun weren't higher up

[@mclacex1]

Jin is better He has pokes and oki I used him as a secondary in 7 with devil Jin but devil Jin is not coming back Jin is more fun he has oki so there you go I’m using him for the duration of t8 s life span

[@xKiceo]

So Lili is more popular then Paul? Dark times man...

[@darblackraven]

His design doesn't help

[@empiresloth]

Coulda seen top 2 from miles away jin player base is immortal

[@inkredibill6352]

Extremely cringe.

[@philgamer9499]

eat sh1t