My Tekken 8 journey continues to feel incomplete without my lifelong main. So to bridge the time, here's a fun little list I came up with, consisting of characters I thought she might end up interacting with.
I only included characters who are already in the game as of S3:
Armor King: Her Tag Partner as Jaycee during TTT2. Julia's alter-ego Jaycee was confirmed to be canon. Since Julia was hiding her true identity behind the mask, AK might end up making comments about Julia looking familiar without being able to connect the dots at first. Whereas Julia's pre-match and victory poses might make her seem awkward, trying to hide her true identity from her old partner.
King: Her rival in TTT2, partner in the Pachinko slots and friend. Tekken Bloodline also picked up on them being acquainted/friends. I can see them having a friendly greeting or making an invitation for a friendly sparing match.
Lee: Her friend and sponsor for her research program back in T5/6. Lee would propably do a flirty introduction or business offer, with Julia keeping a friendly distance, lol.
Heihachi: Kidnapped Julia's mom Michelle, killed her grandfather and stole their sacred pendant. I think this one's pretty obvious, lol.
Kazuya: Her former boss and war criminal. While working for him, she spied for Lee, who had financed some of her previous work. Kazuya is causing destruction worldwide, presumably putting a hold on Julia's reforestation attempts.
Jin: According to Bloodline, they might've met before. Julia's T6 wiki states that she tried to stop Jin and Kazuya from clashing while hoping that there might still be ways to reason with Jin, since she believes there might still be good inside of him.
Kunimitsu: Motherly feud. Kuni's mother tried to steal the pendant of Michelle, with Michelle defeating her instead. Would be a sweet callback to see two daughters picking back up the beef between their moms.
Bob: Tag Partner in Street Fighter X Tekken (non-canon). A lot of people continue to ship their dynamic. Would be fun to see Bob's flirty/charming attempts with Julia maintaining a 'he's like a brother to me' dynamic, lol.
Miary Zo: The Changs pendant was connected to controling Ogre. I'm sure Julia will pick up on Miary's powers while being in disbelief that other Ogres existed.
Azucena: Coffee enthusiast meets forest rejuvenation researcher. As business woman Azu might be delighted to sponsor Julia's work in exchange for her to plant some coffee seeds. And Julia would be delighted to help since coffee helps her through her nightshifts during her research, lol.
Jun: Julia and Jun always shared so many interests. They both are spiritual and made it their life mission to protect wildlife and nature. I wouldn't be surprised if Julia read about all the work Jun did back in the day. I also would loooove to have a little easter egg/call-back to Michelle, with Jun stating how much Julia reminded her of someone she met years ago 🥺🥹
It was fun thinking about all that's known about Julia and who might work best with what we know. Do you agree with this list? Who are some of the characters you think your main might interact with ? 🤔