Tekken 8 Despair Trophy - Unveiling a Secret Story Ending
by Vignesh L
Updated Jan 29, 2024
Tekken 8 Despair Trophy
Unlocking the Despair Trophy in Tekken 8 is a unique challenge that adds an extra twist to the game's story mode, The Dark Awakens. After completing the main story, head to the Gallery and notice two missing videos that require "specific conditions" to unlock. To get them, intentionally lose the final round of the last battle in the story mode. Winning or losing before this point results in a game over.
During the sixth round in a desolate crater, where your character starts in Heat mode and the opponent begins with Rage, deliberately let yourself be defeated. Overcoming the challenge can be a bit tricky due to auto-parrying and life regeneration, so try ducking to minimize blocks and quickly get up after a knockdown to receive hits. By following these steps, you'll witness the secret ending and earn the Despair Trophy, adding an exciting dimension to your Tekken 8 experience.
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List of Achievements in Tekken 8
A fight is about survival
Acquire all trophies.
What a rush!
Perform 5 Heat Bursts (excluding offline player battles).
I’ll give you a rematch anytime, guv
Win a player match.
Excellent!
Play a total of 10 online battles of any kind.
Come, humanity! Unleash the dogs of war!
Finish Chapter 1 of The Dark Awakens.
Hope
Finish Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Jin Kazama victorious.
Despair
Finish Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Kazuya Mishima victorious.
This should be fun
Finish 5 Character Episode stories.
Power isn’t everything
Finish 10 Character Episode stories.
Congrats on the victory!
Win the Arcade Quest Gong Tournament.
The fists reveal the fighter
Fight against your own Ghost.
A new star rising in the world of TEKKEN!
Win the Arcade Quest Kobushi Dojo Tournament.
Get ready for the next battle!
Finish Arcade Quest.
(Initiating Analysis)
Defeat 10 CPU Ghosts in Super Ghost Battle.
Godfather
Defeat Harada_TEKKEN in Super Ghost Battle.
All is vanity
Defeat a player’s Ghost.
I’ll put an end to this
Finish Arcade Battle.
Do you want to learn Marshall Arts?
Complete 5 Combo Challenges.
(This one’s in the bag!)
Practice with the tips on in Replays & Tips.
That was too easy!
Achieve a perfect victory (excluding offline player battles).
Outstanding!
Achieve a great victory (excluding offline player battles).
Behold, the fruits of my labors
Deal 70+ damage in an air combo (excluding offline player battles).
(That’s how a true champion fights!)
Execute 20 Rage Arts (excluding offline player battles).
Your fate is already decided
Activate Heat 5 times with a Heat Engager (excluding offline player battles).
Fear my wrath
Deal 20 Heat Smashes (excluding offline player battles).
You think you can stop me?
Perform 10 Heat Dashes.
Under the divine protection of Sirius
Heal an overall total of 500 damage in recoverable health (excluding offline player battles).
I aspire to greater heights!
Get promoted to Brawler.
I’m actually pretty strong
Get promoted to Warrior.
There’s no way you can stop me
Get promoted to Vanquisher.
...
Perform a Hard Floor Break (excluding offline player battles).
Resuming mission
Perform a Wall Blast (excluding offline player battles).
Sorry for getting rough back there
Perform a Wall Bound (excluding offline player battles).
Just relax. You can do it
Win a Ranked Match.
(You never learn)
Perform a Floor Blast (excluding offline player battles).
How do you take your coffee?
Reach the lowest area of the Ortiz Farm stage (excluding offline player battles).
My moves are way faster than yours
Execute 20 Devilish hits in Tekken Ball (excluding offline player battles).
Your money is my money!
Obtain an overall total of 10,000,000G.
You’re in for it now!
Save a custom character in Character Customization.
Please don’t tell my father
Win a Group Match.
Let the blistering sands consume you
Trigger 10 Tornados (excluding offline player battles).
Come on, just try and kill me
Perform a Hard Wall Break (excluding offline player battles).
No pain, no gain!
Deal 2000 damage in Practice Mode.
Now it’s time to destroy you
Deal an overall total of 1000 damage while in rage mode (excluding offline player battles).
You aren’t alone anymore
Finish Chapter 7 of The Dark Awakens.
I’ll live on, together with my sins
Finish Chapter 12 of The Dark Awakens.
I would do well to follow your example
Achieve a 30-hit chain during Operation Rebellion in The Dark Awakens.
Achievement
Description
Tekken 8
Tekken 8, released on January 26, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S, is the eighth installment in the popular Tekken series. The game's story, titled "The Dark Awakens," picks up six months after its predecessor, focusing on the intense conflict between father and son, Kazuya Mishima and Jin Kazama.
Featuring 32 characters, Tekken 8 introduces new mechanics like the "Heat" system and "Tornado" hits. The online mode includes Arcade Quest, offering tournaments, customizable avatars, and special in-game currency. Praised for its aggressive gameplay and series progression, Tekken 8 has been acclaimed as the best entry since Tekken 3.
Tekken 8 Gameplay
Tekken 8, directed by Katsuhiro Harada, puts a spotlight on aggressive gameplay. Players are rewarded for being proactive rather than defensive. A new feature called "Heat" system is introduced, giving chip damage, extra moves, and changing character abilities, like heavy guard breaks. The Heat State timer stops during active moves, and guarding against certain attacks causes chip damage, promoting health bar regeneration through offensive play.
The returning Rage system sees a makeover with "Heat Smash." The scrapped "Screw" property is replaced by "Tornado," extending juggle combos. Tekken 8 aims for a cinematic feel, with stage destruction, new character models, and Unreal Engine 5 power. The online mode includes "Arcade Quest," offering avatar customization with "Fight Money."
Tekken 8 Development
Tekken 8's development journey started with a teaser at EVO 2022 and a formal announcement during Sony's State of Play on September 13, 2022. Set for release on PlayStation 5, Windows (via Steam), and Xbox Series X/S, the game continues the Kazuya and Jin saga from Tekken 7. Arika took charge of ongoing development, including rollback netcode, following the Tekken World Cup 2022 finals.
Bandai Namco conducted closed network tests in July and October 2023 to fine-tune aspects like balance and matchmaking. The demo, released in December 2023, provided a taste of the game, featuring Story Mode, Arcade Quest, Super Ghost Battle, Versus Mode, and Gallery.
Tekken 8 Trailer
Tekken 8 Despair Trophy - FAQs
Intentionally lose the final round of the last battle in The Dark Awakens story mode, specifically during the sixth round in a desolate crater.
Complete the main story mode, then intentionally lose the final round of the last battle in The Dark Awakens.
The auto-parrying and life regeneration mechanics can make it tricky, so try ducking to minimize blocks and quickly get up after a knockdown.
Two videos are missing, and they require specific conditions to be met for unlocking.
During the sixth round of the final battle in The Dark Awakens, where your character starts in Heat mode, and the opponent begins with Rage.