Tekken 8 Yujiro Teaser Unveils Baki Crossover Character's In-Game Model, and It's Just as Uncanny as Fans Anticipated

Bandai Namco has given fans their first glimpse of Tekken 8 DLC fighter Yujiro Hanma, and the Baki representative looks just as unsettling as everyone predicted.

The new trailer for the fighting game's Season 3 characters premiered during Evo France 2026. Following Kunimitsu's launch in June and Bob's in August, the kangaroo-and-joey duo Roger Jr. is now confirmed for an early access release on November 11, with the full launch on November 16. However, the character most fans are eager to see still lacks a proper release date.

Roger Jr. undoubtedly steals the spotlight in the new Tekken 8 DLC trailer, with nearly three minutes of its four-minute runtime devoted to showcasing the marsupial boxer's moves. The Yujiro teaser, on the other hand, is tucked away at the end, but its revelations are particularly striking. You can see how the Baki the Grappler antagonist has been reimagined within the Tekken universe below.

Yujiro is… expressive, to put it mildly, so capturing his face and bulging muscles was always going to attract attention. Well, the Bandai Namco team did their best, with today's Evo trailer showing just a few shots of his iconic toothy grin and flexibility.

It appears that work on the anime guest character is still ongoing, but just because there's no release date doesn't mean there isn't a plan to show more. The end of the new teaser promised that a new Yujiro trailer will premiere alongside the Tekken World Tour Finals on January 17, 2027. That's three months away, so we can likely expect to see gameplay by then.

Looking back at the calendar, Bandai Namco has typically had a few months of downtime between Tekken 8 DLC releases. It will have been two months since Roger Jr. was released when the Yujiro trailer is shared, meaning we can also expect a release date announcement around that time, too. If we're lucky, the Baki fighter might even drop that same day, but again, nothing regarding his release date has been confirmed yet.

Roger Jr. and Yujiro are both included in the Season 3 pass and will round out its promise of four bonus characters. Season 1 and Season 2 included fighters like Heihachi, Armor King, Anna, and Final Fantasy 16 protagonist Clive Rosfield. While passes cost $30 each, the Season 3 pass is currently available for $34.99.

IGN learned more about Yujiro's inclusion in Tekken 8 when speaking with producer Naoya Yasuda and director of promotions and former Baki manga editor Yuki Yokoi earlier this year. Be sure to read the full interview for insight into how and why the team decided to include a character that never loses. You can also read about how former Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada influenced one of Roger Jr.'s best references, and the player who climbed through the ranks while blindfolded.