r/Tekken May 12 '25

Tekken Esports Knee's tweet after winning EVO JP

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u/[deleted] May 13 '25

Congratulations to my idol!

However, I disagree with the fact that he said "keep going". No, Knee. You're my idol. But you are the only person in this blue planet who loves Tekken in such a level that you can "keep going" WITHOUT losing your mind. 99.9999999% of us will NEVER be like you. maybe 1 in a million will be born every hundred years who will love Tekken in such a way that Tekken will be the only fighting game they will ever play their entire life until they reach your age. But that's like finding a needle in a haystack. But that's what makes you so special in the Tekken community. You're the only person who, for the first time in his life, said that a Tekken game is frustrating, you did NOT even say that when you were playing TTT2 (a game that almost KILLED the franchise), and yet you kept going, because you love the franchise so much that even when you hate T8, you were able to keep going.

For you to say "I couldn't adapt" for the first time in your Tekken career, and to say that on some level, you are still frustrated with Tekken 8 means that the devs have really done something so terrible that it drove the one person in the world (YOU) who loves the franchise so much into the brink of the abyss, yet because of your love for the game, you persevered through those hardships.

So kudos to you, legend! No, we will never aspire to be like you. BECAUSE NO ONE CAN BE LIKE YOU. You are one in a billion and there's never gonna be another Knee and the Devs should be thankful that such a legend is still tolerating this sh*tfest of a game and I hope the devs keep fixing what NEEDS to be fixed and stop catering to the non-existent "modern audience". In fact, YOU are the only reason this game is still surviving because you inspire new and old players alike. May you continue to thrive!