Tekken 7 Gets a Brand New Character, Could Be One of the Strangest Yet

Gigantic power

by Robert Ramsey Mon 27th Apr 2015

We're not quite sure what to make of Gigas, Tekken 7's newly announced combatant. The franchise is no stranger to weird and wonderful characters, of course, with its playable roster including the likes of Roger the boxing kangaroo, Kuma the fighting bear, and Yoshimitsu the seemingly eternal warrior - just to name a few - but Gigas isn't quite like any of them.

This hulking brawler has ridiculously sized arms, doesn't seem to talk, and loves nothing more than to swing his aforementioned limbs around like wrecking balls. In the clip that we've embedded, we dare say that he almost looks a bit like Bane of Batman fame, but knowing Namco, he'll likely have a slew of diverse costumes to pick from.

What do you make of the new recruit? Juggle us with your massive hands in the comments section below.

[source gematsu.com]

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

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keyser_soze
Mon 27th Apr 2015

Tekken characters are good because of design and back story, even tho some off the odd characters are quirky, they are a fun change from the normal more serious ones, im just not seeing the fun or quirkyness of gigas or the normal seriousness hes almost a merge of both and im not sure if its in a goodway.

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THEundying27
Mon 27th Apr 2015

He looks like bane.

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Galvatron
Mon 27th Apr 2015

As a gamer who remembers buying a SNES from WH Smiths with Street Fighter 2 Turbo cartridge sold seperately for £70 in 1990 - yup, T'is true - Tekken Tag Tournament was and still is my favourite ever fighting game. With fellow deceptions marvelling at the 10-hit combos and the swagger of Jin, Hwoarang & Paul, Galvatron ruled those tournaments and eagerly awaits Tekken 7 on PS4.

Should it be Remote Play compatible online, that would be even better

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ShoryukenKid
Mon 27th Apr 2015

Love Tekken but was prepared not to like this character... Must admit he looks cool

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Quorthon
Mon 27th Apr 2015

Certainly doesn't look like a typical Tekken fighter. Not sure if I'm interested in going back to this franchise again. It's been on a pretty steady decline after part 3.