Despite getting off to a rocky start,Tekken 8marches onward with its second season, bringing Fahkumram into the fold, allowing you to flex his expert Muay Thai skills on anyone and anything that crosses his path. If you missed this towering, chiseled behemoth from Tekken 7, you can rejoice as he is finally back in the arena.

And, thanks to the new systems and mechanics at play in Tekken 8, Fahkumram is just as terrifying, if not even more so now, than you remember, allowing you to deliver devastating strikes and parries onto your opponent, erasing their life bar in the blink of an eye!

Fahkumram pointing while saying ‘A dead man has no reason to know,’ before squaring off against his opponent in Tekken 8.

Fahkumram Overview

Fahkumramis the first Muay Thai fighter to join the roster of Tekken 8 as part of the game’s second season, which has been a bit controversial thus far, to say the least. Nonetheless, he is a character whothrives on delivering devastating blowsto his opponent whileforcing them into guessing situations(a season two staple),which can be extremely fun to experiment with.

He is also aconditioning machine,thanks to his ability toparry incoming punches and kicks,making him a formidable opponent to try to poke against. While he isrelatively ‘easy’ to pick up,press buttons, and see things happen, heisn’t necessarily what we’d consider a super beginner-friendlyfighter, especially if you’re new to the series.

Fahkumram delivering a devastating kick onto Kazuya’s ribcage in Tekken 8.

Fahkumram is not overly challenging to pick up and play, nor is he excessively easy to pilot, making him suitable for beginners, provided you’re willing to practice his more unique actions.

Overall, Fahkumram will take some time to get used to, as hisConvergence Stancesare crucial to his game plan, but havemany branching variations with and without his Garuda Forcebeing active, which will require considerable time to master. And Garuda Force is a whole other can of worms that can make him monstrous if you know how to use it!

Fahkumram delivering a devastating knee onto Kazuya via his Hanuman Impact Heat Smash in Tekken 8.

Fahkumram Important Moves

Now that you have a general understanding of Fahkumram’s game plan, it’s time tohighlight some of his more crucial movesto get you even more acquainted with what he’s capable of in the arena. As you will see,these moves will appear frequently throughout his comboslater on.

Hismove list is substantially longerthan what’s in the table below, and we cannot recommend checking out the full breadth of his capabilities in training mode enough, as that willgive you a deeper understanding of his strengths.For now, however, you should know these moves above all else, as they’re crucial to his success!

Fahkumram standing tall over his opponent after securing a victory in Tekken 8, saying ‘And so, the scales of conflict hang in balance.'

d = Down

u = Up

b = Back

f = Forward

d/f = Down Forward

d/b = Down Back

u/f = Up Forward

d/f 2, 3

fF 1+2

b f 4

3+4

u/f 4

3 [4, 3]

4 [3, 4]

Rama Stance

N/A

Fahkumram enters Rama Stance if his opponent blocks Tornado Kick or Erupting Knee if he has a charge of Garuda Force.

Again, Fahkumramhas many more moves in his arsenalthan these, so westrongly encourage you to look over his complete command listvia training mode and experiment with everything he has, as it can give you more ideas on how to pilot him to your liking in combat!

Fahkumram Combos

With all the busy work finally out of the way, it’s time to get into the fun stuff of Tekken 8 and shine a light onsome of the most devastating combosyou can pull off with Fahkumram. While these comboswon’t be the most optimized,they serve as an excellent jumping-off point, allowing you touse them as inspiration to discover your own.

The combos below will highlight everything ranging fromStandard to Counter Hit to Heat, and even Wall Break-focused combos,allowing you to get a taste of a little bit of everything regarding the monstrous combo potential Fahkumram offers in Tekken 8!

Fahkumram Rage Art Combo

Fahkumram Tips And Tricks

Lastly, we’d love to offer afew more tips and tricksthat will help you get even more out of Fahkumram, allowing you to take full advantage of his bizarre frame data andturn some of his more negative aspects into positivesthat can make you a nuisance to deal with in battle.

First off, whilemost characters’ d/f 1 is a solid poke option,as it generally has a 13-frame startup, leaves you plus on hit, and leaves you slightly negative on block, making it a safe option to toss out. However, with Fahkumram, his d/f 1has a slightly slower startup time at 15-frames,which rules it out as a solid poking option.

Hisstanding 3,which is a13-frame kick that is unpunishable on blockand has decent range, ishis go-to poking optionand will be crucial for getting in on your opponent and checking their aggression.

Fortunately,he has other tricks up his sleevethat make this sort of a non-issue in the grand scheme of things, such as hisAiyara Combination: High(d/f 1, 4), which can beused as a whiff-punishing tool,as the second hit is aHeat Engager,allowing you to purposefully toss out the first move, miss it, then catch your opponent reacting with a button with the 4, launching you into a Heat Engager for massive damage.

Pairing this with everything else he’s capable of, and you will quickly see whyFahkumram is quite terrifying to deal with once he gets going and conditions his opponentinto making mistakes, and that’s not even covering his parrying capabilities, Garuda Force charges, and the slew of other things he excels at. Yeah, it’s safe to say he’s still pretty scary!