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[TheDanger]

Am I supposed to believe that every character is able to understand all the different languages? This is my first Tekken since forever ago was it always like that? It kinda took me out of the game a bit, What do you guys think?

 

[Spinky]

Dunno, don't care. Love that they do this.

It's been like that for years. Since Tekken 5 at least, can't remember before then.

 

[Corpekata]

Fists are the universal language.

 

[entremet]

You're talking about a game with fighting bears, possessed wooden men, and aliens, man lol.

Suspend your need for reality for a sec.

 

[Prime crotch]

Martial arts. Also the subtitles are diegetic

 

[Recall]

What do you see beyond your fists? Your fate!

Now fight!

 

[throwawayname]

They actually don't understand each other, that's why they start fighting.
So many misunderstandings...

 

[Hyun Sai]

The answer lies in the heart of battle.

 

[HussiZooT]

It started with Tekken 5.

I've always had this problem. It just didn't feel natural.

That is why Tekken 4 will always be my favourite. Characters spoke to others in different languages, for instance Jin spoke with Hwoarang in English but in Japanese with Kazuya and it all made sense.

You just gotta get used to it.

 

[FamousLastX]

Yeah this was one of my biggest gripes with the story mode. Was a bit jarring whenever a cut scene came on. I know it's a game and all but definitely took me out of it a little bit.

 

[Cartho]

I LOVE that it was the characters being able to speak all languages which "took the OP out of the game abit" and not the fact that there's a giant talking bear in it who beats the shit out of a magic ninja with a lightsaber.

 

[Sojgat]

Translator microbes.

Alternatively, a wizard did it.

 

[ronaldthump]

way to overthink it.

does it even matter?

you get it?!

 

[Melkezadek]

Yea, I actually found it pretty distracting.

 

[Anne]

I don't know or care. Anything to avoid the series going back to English VA after Tekken 4 is fine by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2X0xD5u5kU

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

its a videogame

 

[CrackPebbles]

dont worry about it

 

[Spukc]

way to overthink it.

does it even matter?

you get it?!

Orange fish not gold fish

 

[2+2=5]

The same way world leaders do in their useless meetings

Spoiler

they don't? It's all acting for the cameras

 

[Pinko Marx]

They're all super heroes with advanced intelligence that allows them to understand all languages of the world. This also explains how they're able to hit people so hard they bounce off concrete and such.

There. Happy?

 

[AAK]

Am I supposed to believe that every character is able to understand all the different languages?

Yes, the same way you believe a teenage girl with 0 muscle definition can knock out a 200 lb wrestler built like Mike Tyson.

 

[wedca]

It is comical and that is good.

It is better to have the different characters speak their native tongues rather than having everyone speak Japanese or English.

 

[Laws00]

Tower of babel something something

 

[witchedwiz]

Fists are the universal language.

and kicks too!
don't forget them kicks!

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I think it's cool that they do this. But no, it doesn't make any sense.

 

[LilBigby]

Nanomachines

 

[KiNolin]

Fists are the universal language.

Definitely a better excuse than most stories that have this problem.

 

[AAK]

This is one of the coolest features of Tekken where so many cultures that don't get represented in mainstream media get some kind of spotlight in the AAA space.

Also why it's an injustice to Filipinos Josie doesn't speak Tagalog.

 

[Crankshaft]

I think Virtua Fighter was doing this before Tekken picked it up. I thought it was a neat detail that each fighter from different parts of the world are speaking their language rather than have every person speaking Japanese.

Edit: I remembered wrong.

 

[Miniature Kaiju]

They actually don't understand each other, that's why they start fighting.
So many misunderstandings...

This is my headcanon.

 

[Murkas]

They read each others subtitles.

Come on OP, what a stupid question.

 

[lucebuce12]

This is one of the coolest features of Tekken where so many cultures that don't get represented in mainstream media get some kind of spotlight in the AAA space.

Also why it's an injustice to Filipinos Josie doesn't speak Tagalog.

this.

 

[Cyanity]

Martial arts. Also the subtitles are diegetic

Lmao. Now I'm just imagining subtitles literally floating in the air before every match.

 

[dreamcastfan]

It's because all their base are belong to us.

 

[FamousLastX]

I LOVE that it was the characters being able to speak all languages which "took the OP out of the game abit" and not the fact that there's a giant talking bear in it who beats the shit out of a magic ninja with a lightsaber.

Haha that's fair! Believe me I wasn't saying that was the ONLY thing that took me out of it. I know that the whole thing is essentially a parody of itself at this point, considering how serious of a tone they try and take with the whole thing, meanwhile having all that other shit going on. And it's far from the only game I can say that about, and not necessarily a bit thing (after all just look at my avatar.)

 

[Hero Prinny]

I actually love it. its so bizarre

 

[faridmon]

Who said they do?

There is a reason why they fight all the time.

 

[Jinfash]

It's been a thing since T5 and I love it. Forn instance, you have no idea how much favor Shaheen's Arabic dialog is gaining in the Middle East.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Tekken is actually set in the same universe as the hitchhiker's guide.

 

[Rymuth]

Fists are the universal language.

Yer damn right!

 

[Stanng243]

Before the tournament starts, they put a little fish in everyone's ear.

 

[Phoenix RISING]

This is one of the coolest features of Tekken where so many cultures that don't get represented in mainstream media get some kind of spotlight in the AAA space.

Also why it's an injustice to Filipinos Josie doesn't speak Tagalog.

I agree with you except Josie. She can just STFU,please and ty.

 

[Recall]

What language does everyone's favourite alien robot samurai, Yoshimitsu speak?

It doesn't matter what language he speaks because he is going to stab you.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Sure it doesn't make some sense (unless if you believe martial arts mastery comes with language courses which is totally my headcanon) but I much prefer everyone speaking they're native tongue. Has a lot more flavour than everyone speaking English with an accent.

 

[Jimnymebob]

They can understand King, right?
I know it may be hard understanding a different language, but it's like Skippy the Bush Kangaroo with him.

 

[Renekton]

What language does everyone's favourite alien robot samurai, Yoshimitsu speak?

It doesn't matter what language he speaks because he is going to stab you.

Also it's Japanese.

 

[VariantX]

Better than everyone speaking Japanese or English only tbh.

 

[amodelmerol]

I actually like that! I can curse Eddy in Portuguese and laugh at Miguel's Spanish

 

[Ordinaryundone]

You don't really need to know the specifics when the general gist is "hey jerk, let's fight!" That transcends language.

I do wholeheartedly believe that Heihachi can speak bear, however.

 

[NEO0MJ]

They dabbled with having them all speak just English or Japanese with SFxTKN but in the stuck either the current setting. I actually like it, even if Shaheen's accent is completely wrong.