Succession star Brian Cox partnered with Bandai Namco to retell the occasions of the Tekken collection forward of Tekken 8’s launch later this month – and the web is each confused and delighted by it.
Mainly, eight mainline installments may scare gamers who want to hop into the legendary combating sport franchise this late into its existence. It’s so much of required studying, however fortunately, Cox has us lined with 5 minutes of storytelling that explains why these characters cannot cease throwing one another off cliffs.
It’s finest when you don’t ask why or how this collaboration got here to be and as a substitute simply take it for what it’s as Logan Roy himself recounts the highlights from numerous iconic areas. That’s what most of the web has completed, at the least.
“So surreal to see an actor like Brian Cox say issues like ‘the satan gene’ and ‘the king of iron fist event,’” Matt McMuscles said on X/Twitter, “however I kinda adore it.”
“I assumed they made Brian Cox a playable fighter and virtually misplaced my fucking thoughts,” Matt Post said.
“That is the finest variety of online game advertising and marketing, the place it’s like phrase affiliation to provide you with an concept,” GameSpot’s Tamoor Hussain joked. “Tekken. Dangerous dads. Succession. Logan Roy. BRIAN COX. OH MY GOD WE’VE GOT IT.”
Suffice it to say, the web is have a superb time with the extraordinarily unlikely mixture of classically educated Shakespearean actor Brian Cox and Tekken. See extra delighted reactions beneath.
Logan Roy must be in Tekken. Truly, there ought to simply be a Succession combating sport.
— i’m common gita (@xoxogossipgita) January 9, 2024
Brian Cox studying the script to this https://t.co/hcnz2wsMPV pic.twitter.com/Hr4y4l4DFS
— OldManSakaki (@OldManSakaki) January 9, 2024
“when Kazuyah was simply 5 years outdated, his father, Heihachi, feared the boy possessed the satan gene which is handed down by generations, to the bearer’s youngsters” pic.twitter.com/qH7mG6naw5
— frasier video video games (@frasier_looking) January 9, 2024
Wow didn’t have ‘select to announce your sport launch at the identical actual second that Brian Cox narrates the whole story of Tekken from a CGI volcano” on my 2024 bingo however them’s the breaks
— Sam Barlow 🔥 IMMORTALITY (@mrsambarlow) January 9, 2024
I do know Brian Cox was confused as hell by this script and requested for 1.5x the agreed-upon charge to learn it pic.twitter.com/Oq4ghji3oJ
— Q. Anthony Ali (@NobleQAli) January 9, 2024
Cox’s bout in the world of Tekken is way from the first time a celeb confirmed as much as promote a online game. Some current examples embody Supernatural and The Boys star Jensen Ackles’ promotional trailer for 2023’s Atomic Coronary heart. There’s additionally the time Mark Hamill returned to his sci-fi dwelling with a trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The Boys’ Karl City additionally helped promote Armored Core IV: Fires of Rubicon along with his personal video final 12 months.
Tekken 8 launches for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X | S on January 26.
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