Although it hasn't been officially announced yet, the Season 2 DLC was leaked ahead of time through datamining and accidental reports

Back in June, there were reports that eight additional DLC entries had been placed in to Tekken 7's code, suggesting that more content might be on the way for the game.

This was already hinted at by Michael Murray at Combo Breaker the weekend before, where he said that the Tekken team were still hiding things that would be announced later on.

Last week, there was another development where it seems to have been accidentally spilled by a Japanese site that a Season 2 of the game would indeed be arriving.

The plans of additional DLC are likely from a business standpoint as well, considering the game surpassed its sales goal of 2 million in one year back in December, where it reportedly hit 2.5 million copies sold.

We can assume that a healthy amount of players who bought the game also bought the post-launch DLC characters Geese Howard and Noctis Lucis Caelum, the latter in particular due to it being a crossover with the wildly popular Final Fantasy series' latest entry, Final Fantasy XV.

We've been told a few times from developers that crossover characters tend to sell the best - even in Injustice: Gods Among Us, Ed Boon confirmed that Mortal Kombat's Scorpion in fact sold the most out of the post-launch content. Assuming this is the case not only for Injustice, it would mean that it's highly likely that any new DLC we get would at least partly contain characters from outside the Tekken universe.

With all this in mind, let's take a look at what content we might be getting from Tekken 7 in the relatively near future.

Kazuma Kiryu (Yakuza) One of the most talked about characters before Noctis Lucis Caelum from Final Fantasy XV was revealed to be the newest Tekken 7 DLC fighter was none other than this man, Kazuma Kiryu from SEGA's highly successful Yakuza series, also known as Ryu ga Gotoku (Like a Dragon) in Japan. There were an intense amount of requests for him to join the Tekken fray, and even if you might not have thought of him as a Tekken candidate on your own, once it's mentioned to you, it really starts to stick in your mind how obviously great it would be. The requests for the character went so far that they even garnered the attention of the Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato, who was quoted as saying "What it comes down to the whole Tekken thing, if Harada-san says he wants to use Kiryu, well then there it is", effectively giving his blessing to Harada to use the Yakuza protagonist if he wants to (though I'd imagine a more official contract would be needed, too). Not only would Kiryu be an easy fit to put in to Tekken since he's a very physical and grounded fighter, but also, there's really nobody else in the Tekken series who is like Kiryu. There aren't really any straight up gangsters fighting in Tekken, much less a yakuza. If Kiryu were added, you could also give him a stage from the back streets of Kamurocho, the main area from the Yakuza games, which is modeled after the real-life Kabukicho in Tokyo, Japan. Yakuza has truly been a rising star for SEGA since the first game launched back in 2005 for the PlayStation 2, and doing a crossover with Tekken seems like a smart marketing move for both parties, especially since both franchises are so heavily associated with the Sony PlayStation. While his inclusion might not pack quite the same punch and shock as Noctis' did when he was revealed back at the Tekken World Tour Finals last year, he's a highly requested character who'd fit right in with the Tekken cast, and would undoubtedly be welcomed by the vast majority. Given SEGA's prominence in the arcade business and Tekken 7's heavy presence in both Japanese and Korean arcades today, it seems even more like a match made in heaven. They're definitely used to doing business with eachother, the character's highly requested and the producer has even given his blessing. What are you waiting for, Harada?

Rugal Bernstein (King of Fighters) One of the most fun aspects of Tekken 7's guest characters so far is how they've begun to collect the biggest, baddest fighting game bosses around, even besides the already stellar one in their own franchise. Pitting Heihachi against Street Fighter's Akuma was a legendary move that shocked everyone, and it became even more intense when we got to see Geese Howard join the fray at last year's EVO. With that in mind, I started thinking about what other interesting fighting game characters might be able to cross over to the Tekken universe, and although ideas that would match well against the current villains such as Ryu from Street Fighter and Terry Bogard from Fatal Fury began entering my head, my thoughts always circled back to "No, it has to be a villain". Even though there are other big baddies like Shao Kahn, a combination of Geese making the cut and Tekken being developed by a Japanese company led my thoughts to one of the biggest, baddest and most vicious bosses that have ever graced the arcades, namely Rugal Bernstein, the founder of the King of Fighters tournament. Not only would his addition be exciting because he has a slight connection with Geese Howard since they're from the same company and are both part of King of Fighters, but Rugal also fits right in since he's a classic villain who organized a fighting tournament to bring out the strongest fighters in the world, similar to the story around Tekken's The King of Iron Fist Tournament. After seeing how well the Tekken team managed to translate Geese's iconic moves and menacing presence to a 3D plane, I'd be overjoyed to see them try their hand at Rugal as well. Having a full-fledged Genocide Cutter (and not the budget version of it Claudio has as a launcher) would be the most fantastic feeling ever. There'd also be the opportunity for a beautiful and exciting stage, fighting while taking a trip through the skies on board of Rugal's iconic airship Black Noah. Given SNK has already made a good deal with Harada and the Tekken team in the past, one would imagine that the door still stands open and we could get Rugal as another sweet treat waiting for us to be revealed at EVO 2018. Do I think Rugan Bernstein is a likely addition to Tekken 7? Sadly, no. Do I want Rugan Bernstein to be added to Tekken 7? Hell yes.

Classic Tekken characters that aren't yet in the Tekken 7 roster There are many Tekken characters that unfortunately did not make the cut for Tekken 7's roster. Harada has said in the past that he would not charge money for classic Tekken characters, in a twitlonger where he talked about paid DLC being special content, which could also lead to free updates in the future. Given the aforementioned success of Tekken 7, as well as the 8 DLC entries found via datamining last month, one could couple these two realities together with Harada's previous statements to assume that perhaps, if we're really lucky, Tekken 7 will be getting some classic characters added as a free bonus sometime this year. Of course, nothing is guaranteed. Bandai Namco have not officially announced any free content, there's no actual certainty that these DLC entries are all characters, and I'm not trying to get anyone's hopes up needlessly. That said, if the stars have indeed aligned, and we're going to be getting some classic characters back in the fray, here are a few picks I'm expecting to see. Lei Wulong — An obvious choice, given the fact that Harada can't appear on stream without the entire Twitch chat spamming about a Lei trailer. He's a classic Tekken character who's been a mainstay since his introduction in Tekken 2, except oddly enough now in Tekken 7. The character is based on Jackie Chan originally, and has a very unique fighting style that no other character comes even close to replicating. It's been said in the past that the Tekken team look at character's usage percentages when making roster decisions, and it's entirely possible that Lei is a fairly rare character given his complex moveset compared to many others in the series. However, his popularity is unmistakable, and it is proven any time a Tekken stream is running and we see the Lei emotes pop up in the chat during any downtime. Plus, storywise, he'd be an amazing addition to do together with Yakuza's Kazuma Kiryu, since Lei is a cop that could be tracking the justice-oriented criminal protagonist from SEGA's franchise. Anna Williams — She has as many games under her belt in the Tekken series as Lei does, though having been introduced in the very first game, she ended up missing the cut in the downsized roster of Tekken 4. Her story is always heavily intertwined with her rival sister, Nina Williams, who was also a fairly late addition to the Tekken 7 roster. Although they don't play the same, there used to be some heavy similarities between the two. Alongside Lei, Anna is the most frequent playable character to have missed the cut for Tekken 7, and given her popularity both with players and spectators, she seems like a pretty safe bet to make if we are indeed getting some classics back. Armor King — Although you may think that King and Armor King are just two versions of the same character, that isn't correct, and their playstyle is actually quite different from each other. Another bonus when it comes to Armor King is for budgeting purposes. If you're gearing up to give people free content, picking a character where you don't have to do any notable facial animations definitely seem like an enticing offer, no? For real, though, Armor King is both a popular character and a slightly puzzling omission. In the past, he's sat out Tekken 3 and 4, but been present in all the rest, so not having him in Tekken 7 is a little dubious. Julia Chang — Another common entrant in any Tekken roster, Julia Chang has been locked in since her introduction in Tekken 3, but is mysteriously absent from Tekken 7. Not only that, but Julia even had a predecessor - her mother, Michelle, with a similar playstyle was in both of the first Tekken games, meaning that her not-quite-bloodline (Julia is adopted) has a spotless attendance record in the series until now. She could have the same deal as Lee/Violet, where you have her regular clothes as one outfit and Jaycee as another, with the character name changing depending on which one you pick, too. Julia is definitely another common request when it comes to characters that people hope to see back, and honestly, the roster just feels a bit empty without her... Though I guess the same can be said for every character above her in this list, as well. Craig Marduk — This might be where people start disagreeing with me, but I honestly think that Craig Marduk is another highly likely candidate to return if we're getting classics back. Although I'm not a Tekken expert myself, I've been told that some of his moves were recycled and given to the new character Gigas, but even if that's the case, it's hard to argue that Marduk is a very different character personalitywise than the hulking brute we have in the game now. A fairly popular addition since his start in Tekken 4, Craig Marduk was in every game until Tekken 7. This doesn't necessarily mean he's a shoo-in or anything, since the roster in Tekken 5 and 6 worked at keeping everyone from the previous game present, but it's worth noting, at least. Zafina — This final choice of mine doesn't really fit with the mold I've been following of series attendance, since she's only been present in one numbered Tekken title so far, namely her first game, Tekken 6. The reasons I'm looking at her as a strong candidate are two-fold — first off, her moveset is incredibly unique, and her style of fighting is simply not close to what any other character in the series is doing. Promoting uniqueness is definitely a desirable trait in a fighting game roster, so her return wouldn't be very out of place. Secondly, she is the only Tekken 6 alumni to be missing from the Tekken 7 roster. All of her compatriots, namely Alisa Bosconovitch, Bob Richards, Lars Alexandersson, Leo Kliesen and Miguel Caballero Rojo are part of Tekken 7's roster right now, so she seems like a glaring omission of what was a well-received roster that relatively young players will no doubt remember.

Well, there you have it. There's no telling what Bandai Namco have in store for us with any upcoming Tekken 7 content, but now you've read my educated guesses.

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