Tekken 8 Trophy Guide
Author: Griffin.
Genres: Beat-Em-Up.
Welcome to the Tekken 8 trophy guide which will help you assist Jin in discovering his true power, take down any adversary who dares to oppose you and go on to Win the King of the Iron First Tournament.
- Platforms: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PC.
- Release Date: 25th January 2024.
- Trophies: 47: Platinum: 1, Gold: 3, Silver: 9, Bronze: 34.
- Achievements: 47, 1,000 G.
- Glitched: Nothing yet.
- Missable: Nothing is missable as everything can be replayed as often as you need to.
- Online: 5: I’ll give you a rematch anytime, guv, Excellent!, All is vanity, Just Relax, You Can Do It, Please don’t tell my father.
- Difficulty Rating: 4/10.
- Estimated time to completion: 30 Hours which is a conservative estimate mainly balanced around your ability to win the required online matches.
Tekken 8 is a very in depth entry in the series and one which can seem overwhelming at first so the easiest thing to do is to play a few games in the Offline Player vs CPU to familiarise yourself somewhat with the controls, especially if this is your first Tekken game then go into the story: The Dark Awakens where you will mainly play as Jin who is a solid character for both newbies and skilled players alike.
You can play through every element of Tekken 8 on easy difficulty where applicable which will still pose a challenge, however, the harder difficulties require some incredible skill at the game and if you’re just here for the trophies then easy will make your progress a lot smoother in unlocking them all.
In the guide there are recommendations for a given characters move to help you unlock a trophy with all of the moves assuming you are on the default (left side) of your opponent so if a move has for example Left + Triangle, if you are on the right side of your opponent then it will flip to Right + Triangle.
During the, The Dark Awakens story you will be able to unlock the following 10 trophies (check each trophy’s respective guide for all of the information you need):
- What a rush!.
- Come, humanity! Unleash the dogs of war!.
- Hope.
- Despair.
- Behold, the fruits of my labors.
- (That’s how a true champion fights!).
- Your money is my money!.
- You aren’t alone anymore.
- I’ll live on, together with my sins.
- I would do well to follow your example.
With the, The Dark Awakens story completed you will then have more than enough experience to get through the rest of the offline elements in Tekken 8 starting with the Character Episodes where you will unlock the following trophies:
With the Character Episodes complete you should then be looking at working through Arcade Quest which will see you create an Avatar and progress through each area taking out everything as you go as prompted which will help you unlock the following trophies:
- Congrats on the victory.
- A new star rising in the world of TEKKEN!.
- Get ready for the next battle!.
- I aspire to greater heights.
- I’m actually pretty strong.
- There’s no way you can stop me.
It’s then time now that you have the majority of modes completed to finish off everything else offline with the rest of the modes covered unlocking the following trophies in the process:
- Excellent!.
- The fists reveal the fighter.
- (Initiating Analysis).
- Godfather.
- All is vanity.
- I’ll put an end to this.
- Do you want to learn Marshall Arts?.
- (This one’s in the bag!).
- You’re in for it now!.
- No pain, no gain.
Along the way through completing every mode based trophy you will more than likely have unlocked the combat based trophies just through natural gameplay. If not, now is the time to get the following trophies unlocked:
- That was too easy!.
- Outstanding!.
- Your fate is already decided.
- Fear my wrath.
- You think you can stop me?.
- Under the divine protection of Sirius.
- ….
- Resuming mission.
- Sorry for getting rough back there.
- (You never learn.).
- How do you take your coffee?.
- Let the blistering sands consume you.
- Come on, just try and kill me.
- Now it’s time to destroy you.
There is now 1 more element in the offline section of Tekken 8 and it’s a very welcome return of Tekken Ball, a volleyball game where you hurt your opponent by charging a ball by attacking it then slamming it into your opponent. Play through Tekken Ball aiming to unlock:
You should now have every element of the offline portion of Tekken 8 completed so you will now have enough experience to tackle the online section which can be a challenge as you need to win matches rather than just playing them and given the fact you’re going up against other Human players as opposed to CPU controlled combatants you will possibly need all the help you can get.
During the online element of Tekken 8 you will unlock the following trophies:
With everything above complete you will then unlock:
A fight is about survival.
Acquired all trophies.
Earn the other 46 trophies throughout Tekken 8 to unlock A fight is about survival.
15 G
What a rush!
Performed 5 Heat Bursts. (Excluding offline player battles)
Underneath your health bar over to the right side is a small blue bar that is full at the start of every round in Tekken 8. This is your heat meter and is activated by pressing R1, once you activate heat you become a lot more powerful for several seconds and can pull off several new combos which inflict heavy damage.
A Heat Burst is performed when you initially activate your heat in a round. Do this 5 times to unlock What a rush!.
15 G
I’ll give you a rematch anytime, guv.
Won a Player Match.
To enter a Player Match go: Main menu> Online> Player Match then win against any opponent you come up against. You can invite a friend for this one as long as you both have a copy of the game you can easily boost each the win.
Either way, once you have won a Player Match in Tekken 8 you will unlock I’ll give you a rematch anytime, guv.
15 G
Excellent!
Play a total of 10 online battles of any kind.
Simply play through any 10 online battles which can be finished with either a win, lose or draw. Just as long as you don’t quit out of the match, you will unlock Excellent! once the 10th match has been completed.
15 G
Come, humanity! Unleash the dogs of war!
Finished Chapter 1 of The Dark Awakens.
Story related.
Work through the first few fights in The Dark Awakens taking down Kazuya until you finish chapter 1 unlocking Come, humanity! Unleash the dogs of war!.
70 G
Hope
Finished Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Jin Kazama victorious.
There are 2 different endings you can acquire in The Dark Awakens story, in the final fights against Kazuya during Chapter 15, you will need to defeat him several times whilst playing as Jin to ultimately unlock Hope.
Refer to Despair for how best to unlock that trophy.
70 G
Despair
Finished Chapter 15 of The Dark Awakens with Kazuya Mishima victorious.
Before you try and unlock Despair, I strongly recommend you unlock Hope where you need to win as Jin, this will conclude The Dark Awakens story. Go through the cutscenes etc. Until you are back at the Main Menu then reselect, The Dark Awakens and scroll right to Chapter 15 which you can replay.
Work your way through the first 3 rounds doing the QTE’s in between then, when Kazuya’s health bar glows red with lightning around it, this will be the final round which you need to lose.
Upon losing the final round you will then receive Kazuya’s ending instead of Jin’s whilst also unlocking Despair.
15 G
This should be fun.
Finished 5 Character Episode stories.
Refer to Power isn’t everything for more information.
30 G
Power isn’t everything.
Finished 10 Character Episode stories.
Character Episode stories are available from the start of the game and they essentially feature as a small arcade mode where you can learn a bit about the players as well as unlock an FMV at the end of the 6 required battles.
To access Character Episodes, go: Main Menu> Story> Character Episodes then choose any fighter you want to play as and work through all 5 fights to their conclusion.
Once you have completed a Character Episode you will see a green tick to the left of their name. Complete 10 Character Episodes using 10 different fighters to unlock, Power isn’t everything.
15 G
Congrats on the victory!
Won the Arcade Quest Gong Tournament.
Progress through Arcade Quest which is accessed by going: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Quest to the 2nd area then win the Tournament to unlock Congrats on the victory!.
15 G
The fists reveal the fighter.
Fought against your own Ghost.
Before ghosts become available you will firstly need to go through Arcade Quest and complete the first chapter which will then unlock Super Ghost Battle which can be accessed by going: Main Menu> Offline, Super Ghost Battle.
Go to the arcade machine in the centre of the room and choose to play against your own ghost which will be accessible once you have played at least one match in the Super Ghost Battle area which you will have done the first time you enter the mode.
Take your ghost down using any fighter to unlock The fists reveal the fighter.
30 G
A new star rising in the world of TEKKEN!
Won the Arcade Quest Kobushi Dojo Tournament.
Progress through Arcade Quest which is accessed by going: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Quest to the 6th area then win the Tournament to unlock A new star rising in the world of TEKKEN!.
70 G
Get ready for the next battle!
Finished Arcade Quest.
Progress through Arcade Quest which is accessed by going: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Quest to the 7th and final area then win the Tournament to unlock Get ready for the next battle!.
15 G
(Initiating Analysis)
Defeated 10 CPU Ghosts in Super Ghost Battle.
Follow the steps in The fists reveal the fighter to be able to access Super Ghost Battles then enter the mode, go to the centre arcade machines and choose CPU Ghost.
Work your way through 10 CPU Ghost battles ensuring you take the win where you can until you have defeated 10 CPU Ghosts which will then unlock (Initiating Analysis).
30 G
Godfather
Defeated Harada_TEKKEN in Super Ghost Battle.
Before Harada will become available you will firstly need to go through the entire Arcade Quest mode which can be access by going: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Quest then work your way through each of the areas.
With the Arcade Quest concluded, go to the Arcade Quest map and head to the Final Round area where you should be able to see Harada who will have black shades and a white suit.
Challenge and defeat Harada to unlock Godfather.
15 G
All is vanity.
Defeated a player’s Ghost.
To access a Player’s Ghost go: Main Menu> Online>Tekken Fight Lounge then walk up to an avatar and choose to fight a “Ghost Battle” which will load up their build which you need to defeat.
Some opponents will be Elite which you may struggle to take down, other players will be a lot easier so keep trying until you defeat a player’s Ghost where you will then unlock All is vanity.
15 G
I’ll put an end to this.
Finished Arcade Battle.
To enter Arcade Battle go: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Battle then choose a difficulty (easy is fine), choose your character then work your way through every battle to the final fight which you need to win to finish Arcade Battle unlocking I’ll put an end to this.
15 G
Do you want to learn Marshall Arts?
Completed 5 Combo Challenges.
Combo Challenges can be found by going: Main Menu> Offline> Practice then choose your character, opponent, stage etc. Load into the fight then pause and select Combo Challenges where you will see a number of challenges ranging from 1 to 5 stars in difficulty.
Every character has a series of Combo Challenges so if there’s any you’re struggling with for a particular character, back out, choose another character then try and work through some of their challenges.
You only have to complete 5 Combo Challenges so keep working through different characters until you have completed 5 where you will then unlock Do you want to learn Marshall Arts?.
15 G
(This one’s in the bag!)
Practiced with the tips on in Replays & Tips.
Before you can access the required settings you need to have completed a few matches either in Arcade Quest, offline vs CPU or any other match type which isn’t practice or player vs player, so get that done then, when you’re ready, go: Main Menu> Replay> My Replays & Tips.
Choose any replay then once the fight starts, pause the game and set every available setting to Display on screen so you should have a screen which looks like this:
- Player Command History: Display.
- Opponent Command History: Display.
- HUD: Display.
- Player Attack Info: Display.
- Opponent Attack Info: Display.
- Player Frame Info: Show Details.
- Opponent Frame Info: Show Details.
- Hit Properties: Display.
- Recommended Punishment Techniques: Display without pausing.
- Recommended Sample Combos: Display without pausing.
- High Moves You Can Duck Under: Display without pausing.
- Throw Commands: Display without pausing.
With the settings changed you then need to work through the replay until you see “Recommended Sample Combo” which will appear like this:
Once you see this on screen, press Circle to pause the replay then look to the bottom left of the screen where it should say press Cross to train. Press Cross on your controller to load up a training sequence which will unlock (This one’s in the bag!).
15 G
That was too easy!
Achieved a perfect victory. (Excluding offline player battles)
This will come with practice over time. Pick an easy to control character like Hwoarang then spam kicks on the easiest difficulty until you come away with a perfect.
I wouldn’t expect anyone to achieve a perfect in their first 5-10 hours of play so leave this one for later in the game and you will naturally unlock That was too easy!.
15 G
Outstanding!
Achieved a great victory. (Excluding offline player battles)
A great victory requires you to have around 2% of your health left then take the win so naturally this can be a difficult one to unlock as it’s very rare an attack or a series of attacks will leave you with a slither of health.
This is another one you will more than likely unlock through luck more than anything else. Face an opponent on the easiest difficulty then once your health bar has a tiny amount left, finish your opponent off to achieve a great victory unlocking Outstanding! in the process.
30 G
Behold, the fruits of my labors.
Dealt 70+ damage in an air combo. (Excluding offline player battles)
Another achievement which is easily unlocked in the main story: The Dark Awakens. Load up the first area where then go through the first 2 fights against Kazuya, where, after a cutscene with Jin slamming Kazuya through a building you will both be in your Devil forms.
Once the third fight begins use your Rage Art to perform a heavy hitting combo which launches Kazuya in the air, hits him with a laser then crushes him with devil magic. As long as you perform the Rage art without it being blocked you will unlock Behold, the fruits of my labours.
If not, reload Chapter 1 and try again until successful where you will then unlock Behold, the fruits of my labors.
15 G
(That’s how a true champion fights!)
Dealt 20 Rage Arts. (Excluding offline battles against players)
A Rage Art can be used from the start of a fight and is initiated by pressing R1, every player has a Rage Art available so performing 20 of them won’t take long.
Once you have performed the 20th Rage Art which you will more than likely do just by playing through the game naturally you will unlock (That’s how a true champion fights!).
15 G
Your fate is already decided.
Activated Heat 5 times with a Heat Engager. (Excluding offline player battles)
Heat Engagers can be activated when the small blue bar underneath your health bar is full which it will be at the start of every round in Tekken 8. Certain characters can perform a Heat Engager which is a way of activated your Heat whilst doing a combo or an attack and they are identified as having a white flame around a blue figure in your moves list.
A good character to perform a Heat Engager with is Paul which can be doing by pressing Forward + Triangle which will cause decent damage as well as put your character in Heat. Ensure you do this in any mode which isn’t either vs a player or practice 5 times to unlock Your fate is already decided.
30 G
Fear my wrath.
Dealt 20 Heat Smashes. (Excluding offline player battles)
Heat smashes are performed once you successfully perform a combo whilst your character is in Heat. You can activate Heat by press R1 as long as the blue meter underneath your health bar is full which it will be at the start of every round.
Successfully pull off 20 Heat smashes by mashing R1 from the start of a round in any mode which isn’t a player vs or practice to unlock Fear my wrath.
15 G
You think you can stop me?
Performed 10 Heat Dashes. (Excluding offline player battles)
Refer to Fear my wrath for more information.
15 G
Under the divine protection of Sirius.
Healed an overall total of 500 damage in recoverable health. (Excluding offline player battles)
As you take damage in Tekken 8 your health bar will go down and lost health will be replaced with a black section of your health bar, every so often your health bar will, after you are hit hard have a silver section which will recover as long as you don’t take any damage for several seconds.
This health will automatically recover and will count as long as you aren’t in a player vs or practice mode fights. You will easily recover 500 damage just by pushing through the main game.
Once you start focusing on your health bar you will easily get the gist of what you need to do as your health bar recovers. Recover a total of 500 health of any number of fights to unlock Under the divine protection of Sirius.
15 G
I aspire to greater heights!
Got promoted to Brawler.
Refer to There’s no way you can stop me for more information.
15 G
I’m actually pretty strong.
Got promoted to Warrior.
Refer to There’s no way you can stop me for more information.
30 G
There’s no way you can stop me.
Got promoted to Vanquisher.
You will be able to get promoted to Brawler, Warrior and Vanquisher during Arcade Quest which you can enter by going: Main Menu> Offline> Arcade Quest then play through to the conclusion of Arcade Quest where you will unlock the following achievements along the way:
- I aspire to greater heights!.(Be promoted to Brawler).
- I’m actually pretty strong. (Be promoted to Warrior).
- There’s no way you can stop me. (Be promoted to Vanquisher).
15 G
…
Performed a Hard Floor Break. (Excluding offline player battles)
This is a very simple achievement as long as you get things set up correctly so to make things easy go: Main Menu> Offline> Vs> Player Vs CPU then choose Hwoarang against any opponent with the difficulty on easy to make this quick.
You then need to select the Descent Into Subconscious stage and load up. From the start of the fight press Triangle + Circle to throw your opponent slamming them into the ground.
Repeat the throw to smash them through the floor performing a Hard Floor Break unlocking ….
15 G
Resuming mission.
Performed a Wall Blast. (Excluding offline player battles)
Wall Blasts are a good way of dealing increased damage to your opponent in a fight and are activated by perform a heavy attack such as Jin’s back + Circle kick which can only be performed on the following 2 stages:
- Midnight Siege.
- Rebel Hangar.
Midnight Siege is definitely the better choice of the 2 as the wall blast can be performed on the wall to the left of where you start the round (providing you play on the left side, if not, switch it round).
Get your opponents back close to the wall then use a powerful attack to smash them into the wall performing a Wall Blast which unlocks Resuming mission.
15 G
Sorry for getting rough back there.
Performed a Wall Bound. (Excluding offline player battles)
Wall Bounds are good ways of building or continuing combos or just to deal some heavier damage than you ordinarily would do and can be performed in only 3 of the stages in Tekken 8 which are:
- Arena (Underground).
- Elegant Palace.
- Ortiz Farm.
A good place to get this done is in Arena (Underground) as the other 2 stages require you to change the stage before you can perform a Wall Bound. Use any powerful attack such as Bryan’s Forward, Forward + Cross kick to smash an opponent into a wall where they will then bounce off leaving them open for a juggle, combo or a bit of breathing space if you need it.
Once you have successfully performed a Wall Bound which may take a few attempts for you to be successful on, you will unlock, Sorry for getting rough back there.
15 G
Just relax. You can do it.
Won a Ranked Match.
To enter a Ranked Match go: Main Menu> Online> Ranked Match then at the start load in to a match which will be against the CPU and is there to determine your rank. Quit out of the match which then place you in the lowest tier giving you the best chance to take on easier opponents.
I recommend leaving the online for last in Tekken 8 with this achievement having the potential to be a pain for some players I recommend learning the game before hand to give you the best chance of coming away in a Ranked Match with the win which will unlock Just Relax, You Can Do It.
15 G
(You never learn.)
Performed a Floor Blast. (Excluding offline player battles)
A good, easy way to get this done is to enter a Player vs CPU then choose Law with the Into the Stratosphere stage, play through the first 2 rounds where, on the third the floor will be a lot more unstable.
With the floor unstable simply press Triangle + Circle to perform Law’s second throw which will perform a Floor Blast unlocking (You never learn).
15 G
How do you take your coffee?
Reached the lowest area of the Ortiz Farm stage. (Excluding offline player battles)
Another trophy with a specific requirement that is very simple to unlock so to get it done, go: Main Menu> Offline> Vs> Player Vs CPU> Choose Hwoarang then any opponent and set the difficulty to easy.
Choose the Ortiz Farm stage then load in and smash your opponent through the balcony behind them as long as you start on the left side of the arena then simply throw your opponent on the lower using Triangle + Circle to slam them through the floor unlocking How do you take your coffee? as you both fall into the vault.
15 G
My moves are way faster than yours.
Performed 20 Devilish hits in Tekken Ball. (Excluding offline player battles)
Easiest way to get this done is to go: Main Menu> Offline> Tekken Ball, pick Hwoarang as your character then go any opponent and ball then to perform a Devilish hit press Left + Cross together.
Doing so will cause Hwoarang to smash the ball in the air performing a Devilish hit. Repeat the move 20 times to unlock My moves are way faster than yours.
30 G
Your money is my money!
Obtained an overall total of 10,000,000G.
Work your way through to the conclusion of the main story: The Dark Awakens where you will receive 10 million Gold for completing the final Chapter, Chapter 15.
Go through the credits then check off the screens until you unlock Your money is my money!.
15 G
You’re in for it now!
Saved a custom character in Character Customization.
To save a custom character in the simplest way, go: Main Menu> Customization> Character Customization> Alisa> Slot 1> Body> Hair> Choose Shaheen Short Hair which costs you 50k.
Back out and finish editing where you can then take a photo which will unlock You’re in for it now!.
15 G
Please don’t tell my father.
Won a Group Match.
Group Matches sound like they will see you selecting multiple opponents and fighting through a series of fighters, however, they are just the same as every other fight in Tekken 8 with a 1 vs 1 battle.
To start a Group Match, go: Main Menu> Online> Tekken Fight Lounge then sit down at the Arcade Machines in the room with the purple floor and wait for another player to come along and sit down at the bank of Arcade Machines where you can then both initiate a Group Match.
Win the Group Match fight to unlock Please don’t tell my father.
15 G
Let the blistering sands consume you.
Triggered 10 Tornados. (Excluding offline player battles)
Triggering a Tornado will require you to perform a certain move which is identifiable in a players moves list with a picture showing a diving character.
Leo is a good choice for performing Tornados with as a simple Cross, Triangle, Cross combo is considered a Tornado as well as dealing decent damage. Perform 10 Tornados to unlock Let the blistering sands consume you.
15 G
Come on, just try and kill me.
Performed a Hard Wall Break. (Excluding offline player battles)
Hard Wall Breaks are performed by using a powerful attack such as Azucena’s Left + Triangle attack as long as your opponents back is very close to the wall in one of the following stages:
- Elegant Palace.
- Sanctum.
Either stage is good for this one as both Hard Wall Breaks can be performed in the starting with the Elegant Palace having an easier section by smashing your opponent through the windows which, once successfully done will unlock Come on, just try and kill me.
15 G
No pain, no gain!
Dealt 2000 damage in Practice mode.
To enter Practice mode go: Main Menu> Offline> Practice then choose your character, opponent and stage then pummel your opponent until you unlock No pain, no gain!.
15 G
Now it’s time to destroy you.
Dealt an overall total of 1000 damage while in rage mode. (Excluding offline player battles)
Rage Mode can be activated when your health drops to around 15% which will then cause red lightning to go around your health bar. You activate Rage Mode by pressing R2 where your character will then do an incredibly powerful attack dealing around 50% damage to your opponent.
Now whilst Rage Mode can be activated in pretty much every mode in the game the damage performed in either a player vs player or practice match won’t count so Character Episodes are a good place to get this done.
You will need to perform several Rage Mode attacks across multiple matches before you will accumulate 1,000 damage, where, once achieved you will unlock, Now it’s time to destroy you.
15 G
You aren’t alone anymore.
Finished Chapter 7 of The Dark Awakens.
Story related.
Progress through The Dark Awakens to Chapter 7 where Reina takes on Devil Kauyza who has just attained a higher power of Devilishness. Complete Chapter 7 to unlock You aren’t alone anymore.
30 G
I’ll live on, together with my sins.
Finished Chapter 12 of The Dark Awakens.
Story related.
Continue the The Dark Awakens to where Jin is trying to defeat dream versions of himself in order to understand his purpose better. Take every opponent down who stands in your way until Chapter 12 concludes where you will unlock I’ll live on, together with my sins.
30 G
I would do well to follow your example.
Achieved a 30-hit chain during Operation Rebellion in The Dark Awakens.
During Chapter 10 of the main story, The Dark Awakens you will be on the battlefield taking out Jacks as well as G-Corp Soldiers. Follow the onscreen prompts to activate your Heat then keep mashing R1 when playing as Lars.
The move you perform will hit several enemies at once so as long as you stay vigilant and play on easy you will quickly build up a combo of 30 where you will unlock I would do well to follow your example.
That’s the Tekken 8 trophy guide complete, I hope it helped you through the game.