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Season Two ofTekken 8is finally upon us, and while the patch itself isn’t what many were expecting, Anna Williams has joined the roster and is better than ever. So, if you’re a longtime Anna fan, she should help soften the blow of the whacky character changes and buffs that make everyone seem immensely strong.
For the first character of the new season, Anna is excellent and has many options at her disposal, making her fit in with the overall design philosophy of the latest patch: Stance mix-ups for days. She can be suffocating on offense when she gets going, thanks to her new tools and the Heat systems and mechanics!
Anna Williams Overview
Anna Williamsis the first character to kick off Season Two of Tekken 8,showcasing the baseline design philosophy of this season,which is having asignificant focus on strings that lead into her stances,while also havingaccess to moves that have potent tracking properties,making it challenging to sidestep or react to her suffocating offense.
In short, Anna Williams is anexcellent and strong fighterin this game and will be tough to deal with on the receiving end once she gets going. Despite her having access tothree unique stances,sheisn’t terribly difficult to pick up and play,which is seemingly the point of this season.
She hasexcellent launchers and counter-hit potentialand even has access tomany high-damaging combos,making hertremendously fun to play and excessively annoying to face.Whether you’re a longtime fan of hers or are picking her up for the first time, you will likely enjoy what she’s capable of and how she controls!
Anna Williams Important Moves
With the general overview of Anna Williams out of the way, it’s time to dig into the meat and potatoes of her gameplay byhighlighting a handful of her most crucial movesthat will help you get her oppressive offense started. The moves we’re highlighting herewill be in most of her combos,which you can learn more about further below.
As always,Anna has access to a massive move listthat extends well beyond what we’re showcasing here, and westrongly recommend loading into Training Mode and going over itto see everything she can do. While these moves will help you get her offense going, having a grasp on everything she’s capable of can help improve your gameplay substantially!
d = Down
u = Up
b = Back
f = Forward
★ = Neutral (Don’t Press Anything)
d/f = Down Forward
d/b = Down Back
u/f = Up Forward
d/f 2
d d/f f 1
b 1+2
u/f 4
fF 4
f 3
b 3
d/b 2
Anna enters her Pleasure Time Stance.
Again, wecannot recommend checking out the rest of her move list enough,as it will help youround out the rest of Anna’s gameplan and playstyle.She’s tremendously strong, and the moves above will help you get her going, but having knowledge of the rest of her kit is equally as crucial!
Anna Williams Combos
Now, with her general overview and highlighted moves taken care of, we can finally focus on what you’re all likely looking forward to the most: Her combos. As expected in Tekken 8,Anna Williams has access to some potent and dominating combos that can deal substantial damagewith proper optimization and routing.
Below will be combos that focus onstandard launchers, counter-hit launchers, wall carries, and more,allowing you to get ageneral idea of how her combo structure worksand allowing you to get in there and find some of your own, which will likely lead to more damage. Remember, shejustreleased, so this islikely the tip of the iceberg of what she’s capable of!
Anna Williams Rage Art Combo
Anna Williams Tips And Tricks
Before we wrap things up, we want to highlightsome more tips and tricks you may implement with Anna Williamsto get even more out of her offense. HerHeadless Horsemanattack (fF 1+2) isone of her strongest, newest actionsin Tekken 8 and can be even deadlier with proper spacing.
Even if youropponent blocks the Headless Horseman, Anna will be at an advantage of+4,allowing her to follow up with some nifty attacks that can force her opponent to guess. Acommon follow-upis herUppercut Jab(d/f 1, 2),allowing her to jail them.Another solid option is herWine Opener(d/f 4), as it is anexcellent low that can catch them sleepingif they remain stand guarding.
Not only that, butthis move is a tracking high,which makes itvery tricky to deal with, as it is fast.However, if you rely on it too much,it can be ducked since it’s a high attack,sotry being a bit unpredictable with itto get the most out of it, as it isone of her best mix-up tools that require almost no effortsetting up!
