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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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:36
Neonie
Lipo
maxio098ui's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:37
maxio098ui
chris farley?
macr's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:38
macr
Haha, awesome!
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:38
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
See, this is why we can't have nice things.
Lowtax's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:42
Lowtax
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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:44
Mabec
Yes, he is american. And yes, japan likes to make this kinda jokes about usa.
SLiFE's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:45
SLiFE
He looks like the son Paul Phoenix won't go out in public with.
bottled dark's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:47
bottled dark
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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:49
GayBear22
America, FUCK YEAH!

I wonder if he's smooth.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:51
Justice
"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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:52
blehman
Unlockable costume change a little coat perhaps?
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:56
corneliuscack
I wonder what his fighting style is gonna be, besides wrecking faces.
Manic Inc's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:58
Manic Inc
Nice to see them breaching out to the American gamers.
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 16:59
corneliuscack
@justice

re: annorexic girl


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


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

Promagnum's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:17
Promagnum
@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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:20
RskimB
everyone's new favorite fat american bastard
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:23
Necros
@ Promagnum:

Damn...now I'm hungry for a Philly cheese-steak.
Blaaguuu's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:24
Blaaguuu
"This is Bob. Bob has bitch tits."
Yours Truly's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:43
Yours Truly
His name is Robert Paulson.
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:45
Edarios
I'm soo making him a Star Wars kid outfit when this game comes out.
Jester's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:47
Jester
Ugh, now what am I going to nickname Hwoarang as?
Turtlehead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 17:50
Turtlehead
Finally something to aspire to.
superNinja's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 18:04
superNinja
...i prefer Dr. Robotnik
Lowtax's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 18:29
Lowtax
@SLiFE LOL!!!!
SPJglitches's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 19:45
SPJglitches
A blonde, obese Mario? Nice.
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 20:23
lAboMbA
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 - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 20:24
lAboMbA
corrected.
Lord_Satorious's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/30/2007 21:40
Lord_Satorious
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 - Comment posted on 08/31/2007 00:58
Mxyzptlk
Bob, more like BLOB, amirite?!?

*crickets chirping*
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2007 07:30
Snaileb
GayBear sighting.

Also fat people.
MisterMingo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/31/2007 10:18
MisterMingo
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 - Comment posted on 09/01/2007 13:05
namtastic
@YoursTruly, oh yeah, I immediately thought Fight Club when I saw him, too.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2008 19:26
Orionsaint
heck why not, diversity is always welcomed
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