Meet Josie Rizal- Pinoy Character in Tekken 7

As of this post, Josie is a trending topic on Twitter in the Philippines and worldwide. Based on the video, however, this Rizal doesn't seem to speak Filipino.

According to CNN report, Tekken project lead Katsuhiro Harada unveiled three additional characters for Tekken 7 — one of them a Filipino.

Clad in a cropped yellow top and a blue and red skirt, Josie Rizal is skilled in eskrima and kickboxing.

Wearing an outfit that consisted of a yellow top, a miniskirt, and a red rabbit-like hair accessory, Josie is designed by Mari Shimazaki who also worked on the game’s final boss, Kazumi Mishima and is best known for his work on “Bayonetta,” a third person multiplatform beat-em-up franchise.


Contrary to earlier reports, Josie Rizal is not the first Filipino character in a fighting game. That would be Talim from the “Soul Calibur” series also published by Bandai Namco.

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