{"id":15112,"date":"2025-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T00:00:00","slug":"stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stellar Blade&#8217;s Director Wants to Join the Tekken Tournament, But He&#8217;ll Settle for Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right 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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stellar_Blades_Director_Wants_to_Join_the_Tekken_Tournament_But_Hell_Settle_for_Eve\"><\/span>Stellar Blade&#8217;s Director Wants to Join the Tekken Tournament, But He&#8217;ll Settle for Eve<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Stellar Blade's Director Wants to Join the Tekken Tournament, But He'll Settle for Eve 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/baf5d7c9e5206\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/baf5d7c9e5206\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/baf5d7c9e5206\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/baf5d7c9e5206\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Stellar Blade's Director Wants to Join the Tekken Tournament, But He'll Settle for Eve 1\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShiftUpWorld\/status\/1958414328945639524\">Recently<\/a>, an old photograph of Stellar Blade director Hyung-Tae Kim with Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada emerged on social media, prompting the latter to comment on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow nostalgic,\u201d Harada wrote. \u201c[Kim] once told me that he liked [the] Tekken Series. I met him again backstage at <strong>The Game Awards<\/strong> late last year, and he had become a very calm and refined gentleman. I\u2019m a fan of his work.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/harada_tekken\/status\/1958510940007305336 @ 2025-08-23T23:33:54+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How nostalgic. He once told me that he liked TEKKEN Series.<br \/>I met him again backstage at The Game Awards late last year, and he had become a very calm and refined gentleman.<br \/>I\u2019m a fan of his work. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WuXamhIrJ9\">https:\/\/t.co\/WuXamhIrJ9<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Harada_TEKKEN\/status\/1958510940007305336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This comment convinced Kim to respond once more, as he proposed himself as a potential future Tekken character \u2013 or, at the very least, Eve:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThank you for remembering me. In truth, I have been devoting myself to real sparring in the shadows, preparing to continue entering Tekken! If my own participation proves impossible, then I must ask you please allow Eve to take the stage in my stead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y-XGB8_bQ3s\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">160k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>Realistically, we reckon Eve would probably work best in SoulCalibur, as she obviously fights with a sword which doesn\u2019t really jive with Tekken\u2019s focus on martial arts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamm3rd\/status\/1958593084717244537 @ 2025-08-23T23:33:55+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for remembering me. In truth, I have been devoting myself to real sparring in the shadows, preparing to continue entering TEKKEN!! If my own participation proves impossible, then I must ask you please allow \u201cEVE\u201d to take the stage in my stead.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TEKKEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TEKKEN<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EVE<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/serious?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#serious<\/a>\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O68I69sTNl\">https:\/\/t.co\/O68I69sTNl<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9NHAFD0Ij\">pic.twitter.com\/q9NHAFD0Ij<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Kim Hyung Tae, \uae40\ud615\ud0dc, \u30ad\u30e0\u30fb\u30d2\u30e7\u30f3\u30c6 (@jamm3rd) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamm3rd\/status\/1958593084717244537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>But we\u2019re big fans of Stellar Blade so we\u2019re happy to see the protagonist appear wherever possible \u2013 as long as Harada and his team focus on adding Tifa first.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-articles:185999,164739 @ 1756004431 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a540ba775dbf6\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Full Armor King Reveal Is the Best Thing Tekken 8's Done in Months, Brand New Character Also Announced\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 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I like Stellar Blade, I definitely like Eve but enough of the crossovers. Aside from the fact she doesn&#8217;t fit because she&#8217;s a weapon-based fighter, Tekken has enough problems that need to be fixed and it already has a large enough roster. Focus on gameplay fixes, nothing more at this point.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8791178\" data-author=\"users\/338334\" data-subject=\"comments\/8791178\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8791178\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IntrepidWombat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve#comment8791178\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IntrepidWombat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-24T01:01:05+00:00\">2:01am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu are both weapon-based fighters too &#8211; they&#8217;ve been in since the beginning. They also have done crossovers with Noctis who had a sword and Negan who had Lucille. It wouldn&#8217;t be totally unprecedented for Eve to come with a sword.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8791211\" data-author=\"users\/151393\" data-subject=\"comments\/8791211\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8791211\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nepp67\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve#comment8791211\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nepp67<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-24T02:10:28+00:00\">3:10am<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Gamer83 Yoshimitsu and Alice exist in T8 my dude.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8791228\" data-author=\"users\/306533\" data-subject=\"comments\/8791228\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8791228\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Coolmusic\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve#comment8791228\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coolmusic<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-24T02:59:28+00:00\">20m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>&#8220;Realistically, we reckon Eve would probably work best in SoulCalibur, as she obviously fights with a sword which doesn\u2019t really jive with Tekken\u2019s focus on martial arts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yoshimitsu, Alisa and Victor: &#8220;Are we a joke to you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8791232\" data-author=\"users\/290971\" data-subject=\"comments\/8791232\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8791232\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/290971\/avatar.jpg?v=1659369521\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fighting_Game_Loser\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/stellar-blades-director-wants-to-join-the-tekken-tournament-but-hell-settle-for-eve#comment8791232\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fighting_Game_Loser<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-24T03:02:37+00:00\">16m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Coolmusic Not to mention Clive even lol<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; 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