"Just because Heihachi is back, Reina's importance won't be diminished" Harada lifts the lid on Heihachi's controversial return, and teases the future of Tekken 8

To answer these questions, I sat down with Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada, and Tekken 8 producer Michael Murray (who translated Harada’s responses).

Harada: For Tekken 7, we wanted to conclude the battle between Heihachi and his son Kazuya.

Murray: I will add that the [Tekken 8] director and I, we heard from Harada that even he needed a little convincing.