Tekken 8: How To Get Bad Ending [Explained With Images]

The new story “The Dark Awakens” offers a unique storyline that occurs six months after the Tekken 7 story ends. The story unfolds many new secrets and the backstories of new Tekken characters, like Azucena, Victor, and Reina. However, the main thing was Jin’s recent development, as he learned more about his devil form. This guide breaks down how to get the bad ending in Tekken 8.

What Is The Bad Ending In Tekken 8?

In the story mode of Tekken 8, we experience the story of Jin as he fights against his father, Kazuya. In the last chapter of the storyline mode, “Strenght and Conviction,” both father and son face each other on the map “Fallen Destiny,” which compliments the story as the end game.

During the fight, players have multiple choices: to give up or to continue, which affects the health and heat of the player or the opponent according to their choice. If you press the required button during the countdown, Jin may receive a power boost; otherwise, he will lose his health before the battle.

If you continue to fight and win each battle, you will eventually defeat Kazuya. After this, we see Jin looking at the sunrise after a long night of storms and thunder. He looks at the scenery and thanks his mother, saying, “We will meet again,” and the end credits will appear.

But even after defeating Kazuya, you will still find some stories that are not unlocked in the gallery. For that, you will have to open the secret ending, which is also considered the bad ending to the story.

How To Unlock Bad Ending

If Kazuya defeats you in the game, the screen displays a “YOU LOSE” message, and you must replay to see the ending. And if you keep fighting and defeating Kazuya in all rounds, you will get a good ending. But how do we get the bad ending or the secret ending?

You have to survive all rounds but miss all the choices you get during the battle. Kazuya receives a boost when you miss a choice, while Jin continues the battle with a slightly low health bar. 

To get the bad ending, you have to do the following,

• Lose Battle: To lose the final battle, you must skip all the mid-battle choices and let Kazuya defeat you. You cannot do so by simply not pressing any button, as it will dodge any move if you do so.
• Let Kazuya Defeat You: Keep moving and try to do slight damage to Kazuya as well. Kazuya has to defeat you during the fight to get the bad ending, even if Jin regenerates some health. This probably happens on the sixth battle, where Jin starts in heat mode, and Kazuya starts in rage.

Once you have been defeated, there will be a cutscene in which Kazuya throws Jin’s body off a cliff in typical Mishima fashion. You will also get the secret ending trophy after this battle.

After this, you will get the end credits for the game, but wait, there is more. After the credits, there is an end credit scene after both the sad and the good ending. One relates to Kazuya, while the other links to Reina, the newly added character.

You have now been informed about the sad or secret ending of the storyline mode. That concludes the information regarding this topic. I would say both endings sum up the story very well. But the battle is tough, so I recommend practicing combos like this Kings Combos guide. 

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