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This girl opens a new character season in the fighting game TEKKEN 8. Anna was substantially remade since her previous appearance in the series.
So far, DLC characters in TEKKEN 8 are a mix of familiar faces and one guest fighter. Season 2 starts with another legacy character — Anna Williams.
She was introduced to the series in TEKKEN 4, and fans sure love her fiery personality. Now, Anna has returned! Her current version is significantly different, starting from her weapon and up to her stances.
All the essential basics about Anna in T8 are here: her moveset, basic combos, release details, and backstory highlights.
TEKKEN 8 Anna Williams release date
Anna joins TEKKEN 8 on March 31 via early access and April 3 as the full official release.
The details of Anna’s release date were first shared during theSeason 2 TEKKEN Talk stream with Katsuhiro Harada.
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How to unlock Anna in TEKKEN 8?
To play T8 Anna, you need to purchase the DLC character.
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Scarlet Lightning: Who is Anna Williams in TEKKEN 8?
The story of TEKKEN Anna is dramatic enough to have its own anime series.
She was a professional assassin, known as Scarlet Lightning for her exceptional beauty and deadly fighting skills. Then, Anna started working for G Corporation as an operations strategist, a subordinate of Kazuya Mishima. Back then, she fell in love with a man, who was an executive at G Corp. They decided to marry, but Anna’s sister, Nina Williams, attacked during the ceremony and killed the guy.
The tragedy came with losing the job for Anna — hatred toward Nina reached new heights. Sure, the girl discovered a bit later how terrible a person that fiancé was with his connections to a criminal syndicate and probably just using Anna. Nina still must pay for this. It was her who took the position at G Corp. Revenge!
Anna requested the creation of a new powerful weapon. Dr. Nakamura made Lovely Tom specifically for her. To use the full potential of this transformer gun, Anna Williams even adjusted her fighting moves — and she is perfectly fresh in TEKKEN 8.
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TEKKEN 8 Anna Guide: How to play Anna Williams
This character has quick movement and a nice variety of mixup tools. In TEKKEN 8, Anna can deal high damage — even on block, with her new Fragile debuff. Her offense is of the rushdown style, which is generally in tune with the best way to play TEKKEN 8.
However, a decent level of skill is needed to utilize the pressure and mixup game with Anna. She can be punished severely, and her own punishing tools are somewhat lacking.
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Anna’s stances
In TEKKEN 8, Anna has classic and new stances. She transitions into them after some moves, and they give players access to different follow-ups.
Lovely Tom
Anna‘s new weapon can be used as a hammer to smash opponents or as a bazooka to shoot from a mid distance.
Anna’s low attacks
Hitting low is still an effective technique in TEKKEN 8, and Anna has some good buttons for this.
A high move among the best buttons of T8 Anna
If your opponent likes to crouch and hopes to avoid your low hits, use Anna’s high moves.
Combos for Anna in TEKKEN 8
Some time is needed to figure out the best combos for TEKKEN 8 Anna. Still, some are already known in the community.
The TEKKEN Talk stream right before the release of Anna highlights a lot from Anna gameplay, including her combo potential. This portion starts at around minute 49.
After the release of Anna, three more DLC characters join the game in Season 2: two returning and one new. Can we witness the showcase of Anna Williames atEvo Japan 2025? This event kicks off TWT 2025, the new competitive season.
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