Leo Kliesen
Origin: Germany
Fighting Style: Baji Quan
Leo’s gender has been extremely ambiguous and largely unaddressed as Bandai Namco claimed they “want a character players will love regardless of gender.” Even more so, there was confounding indications of Leo’s gender being placed in female and male sides of things in different occasions. However, while it matters to some people, Leo seems to be more so a girl and is now referred to as ‘she’ in wikis and the like. All I know is that it was quite a revelation for me when I realized Leo was seemingly a girl and not a boy through a swimsuit costume. She also rarely has any pausing between her moves making her quite strong with speed, but also fairly predictable.
Bob/Slim Bob
Origin: USA
Fighting Style: Freestyle Karate
How many times do you see a large round guy flipping in the air and rolling around all while using his belly to fight? Not to mention he’s got a slim version! Exceptionally strong, fast, and hard-hitting with decent range and killer combos, Bob is surprisingly a great offensive fighter. His large size does hold him down in terms of being hit easier and juggled longer but you win some, you lose some I guess!
Notable mention:
Lucky Chloe
Origin: ? (only confirmed not to be from Japan)
Fighting Style: Freestyle Dance, Acrobatics
Lucky Chloe’s debut is in Tekken 7 and is a fairly mischievous, childish, and bratty girl who wears a cat-like inspired outfit that looks like a combination of lingerie and cosplay. Her ultimate goal is to be an idol/pop star if you haven’t guessed already. But it’s not just her looks that make her…special, it’s Harada’s mention of her being a Japan culture freak holding a big secret…intriguing. Check out the tweet below:
from another country (but Japan culture feak) and She has a big secret.
RT@MyricaClaire83 Is Chloe japanese or from another country?— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) December 9, 2014
What are your thoughts on our list? Have other characters in mind you’d add or replace? Let us know in the comments section below, and be sure to check our Tekken 7 review here!