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Tekken 6 goes tubby: new character is a fat guy named Bob photo

While other next-generation fighters are shooting for sexy, busty new character designs, it looks like the team behind Tekken is shooting for the chubby chaser crowd.

Namco Bandai's other fighter may have just added a bit more "up top" as well as a touch more junk in the trunk on characters like Ivy and Taki, but in Tekken 6 they piled all the pounds on one new character, brilliantly named Bob. If you're one of those gamers that always picks the cool-looking character, well... let's just say that you'll never use Bob. He looks like the cross between an overweight Ken Masters from Street Fighter and Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog. I fully expect to see "Face Sit" as a special move.

Digital Battle has a scan of the semi-Mario outfitted porker himself. The magazine says that Bob used to be a good-looking martial arts pro, but he could never take down the big guys. Discouraged, he left for some time and came back bigger than ever, ready to take the Iron Fist Tournament #6 by storm. 

GuitarAtomik's Destructoid community blog post "Tekken 6's Bob!!...In Full Butterlust Action!!" has scans from more pages of the Arcadia Magazine (Japanese) spread this news came from. You may be suprised to see that the big guy can kick some ass. Note the fancy digs Bob's sporting from the Big and Tall Store in the lower left corner of the picture. Classy.


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Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 08/30/2007 16:36
Lipo
maxio098ui's Avatar
maxio098ui at 08/30/2007 16:37
chris farley?
macr's Avatar
macr at 08/30/2007 16:38
Haha, awesome!
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 08/30/2007 16:38
See, this is why we can't have nice things.
Lowtax's Avatar
Lowtax at 08/30/2007 16:42
LOL Chieftain :[ Quality lulz since yesterforever.

I'm a HUGE fighting platform fan. My girlfriend LOVES DoA and I love Tekken so it's sort of akward but we both like Guilty Gear. Anyways I am more and more just looking into the PS3, I can't WAIT to see what sort of horrorsurvival games they can cough up.
Mabec's Avatar
Mabec at 08/30/2007 16:44
Yes, he is american. And yes, japan likes to make this kinda jokes about usa.
SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 08/30/2007 16:45
He looks like the son Paul Phoenix won't go out in public with.
bottled dark's Avatar
bottled dark at 08/30/2007 16:47
i believe everyone who has posted about bob has had me tell them that he is going to be the best character in the game.

because bob is going to fucking own town.
GayBear22's Avatar
GayBear22 at 08/30/2007 16:49
America, FUCK YEAH!

I wonder if he's smooth.
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 08/30/2007 16:51
"He's a martial arts genius who engineered his body to become HUGE when he was unable beat opponents bigger than him. After going underground to alter his appearance, a beefy Bob resurfaced. Other fighters didn't take him seriously, so Bob entered The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6 to test his new powers."

That's what Kotaku said

I wonder what's next, an anoerexic girl?
blehman's Avatar
blehman at 08/30/2007 16:52
Unlockable costume change a little coat perhaps?
corneliuscack's Avatar
corneliuscack at 08/30/2007 16:56
I wonder what his fighting style is gonna be, besides wrecking faces.
Manic Inc's Avatar
Manic Inc at 08/30/2007 16:58
Nice to see them breaching out to the American gamers.
corneliuscack's Avatar
corneliuscack at 08/30/2007 16:59
@justice

re: annorexic girl


that character has already been announced as "Leo" lol
DynamicSheep's Avatar
DynamicSheep at 08/30/2007 17:01
A New Challenger Appears


Some would say Bob is Super Bad!
michiyoyoshiku's Avatar
michiyoyoshiku at 08/30/2007 17:01
Leo is a Lesbian I swear
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 08/30/2007 17:06
You guys may be right..

Promagnum's Avatar
Promagnum at 08/30/2007 17:17
@justice
They welded the idea around in their heads for awhile about the anorexia girl, but they were unable to come up with a successful Toy-Dog in Purse & Daddy's Credit Card attack.


His style is obviously Hamburger style, or possibly Philly Cheese-steak...I dunno, which ever is more fattening.
I hope they get extremely detailed with the sound, like wheezing and breathing heavy while moving around. I don't see him taking much damage, but if he doesn't make jolly sounds and gas noises when he is hit, I'm not buying it.
RskimB's Avatar
RskimB at 08/30/2007 17:20
everyone's new favorite fat american bastard
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 08/30/2007 17:23
@ Promagnum:

Damn...now I'm hungry for a Philly cheese-steak.
Blaaguuu's Avatar
Blaaguuu at 08/30/2007 17:24
"This is Bob. Bob has bitch tits."
Yours Truly's Avatar
Yours Truly at 08/30/2007 17:43
His name is Robert Paulson.
Edarios's Avatar
Edarios at 08/30/2007 17:45
I'm soo making him a Star Wars kid outfit when this game comes out.
Jester's Avatar
Jester at 08/30/2007 17:47
Ugh, now what am I going to nickname Hwoarang as?
Turtlehead's Avatar
Turtlehead at 08/30/2007 17:50
Finally something to aspire to.
superNinja's Avatar
superNinja at 08/30/2007 18:04
...i prefer Dr. Robotnik
Lowtax's Avatar
Lowtax at 08/30/2007 18:29
@SLiFE LOL!!!!
SPJglitches's Avatar
SPJglitches at 08/30/2007 19:45
A blonde, obese Mario? Nice.
lAboMbA's Avatar
lAboMbA at 08/30/2007 20:23
http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/GuitarAtomik/tekken-6-s-bob-in-full-butterlust-action--41385.phtml

that dude just got dtoid robbed.
lAboMbA's Avatar
lAboMbA at 08/30/2007 20:24
corrected.
Lord_Satorious's Avatar
Lord_Satorious at 08/30/2007 21:40
I'd so play as the fat guy. Watch him try to lift his leg high enough to do a kick, then it's body slam time! Boo yah!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 08/31/2007 00:58
Bob, more like BLOB, amirite?!?

*crickets chirping*
Snaileb 's Avatar
Snaileb at 08/31/2007 07:30
GayBear sighting.

Also fat people.
MisterMingo's Avatar
MisterMingo at 08/31/2007 10:18
Upon first seeing this character, I KNEW he was going to be American. I love Japan's American stereotypes.

Yet Japan also loves sumo wrestling.
namtastic's Avatar
namtastic at 09/01/2007 13:05
@YoursTruly, oh yeah, I immediately thought Fight Club when I saw him, too.
Orionsaint's Avatar
Orionsaint at 01/30/2008 19:26
heck why not, diversity is always welcomed
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