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The suave, French spy, Tekken 8 Victor is one of the new characters joining the series. And while he might be a brand-new character, you might recognise a few of his moves, taking on some of Noctis’ move list from Tekken 7. That being said, he’s still got plenty of new stuff to get to grips with, so we’ve put together his full move list and some beginner combos to get you started.
Be sure to check out our Tekken 8 review for a look at what we made of the game. And if you’re already excited for the upcoming Tekken 8 DLC, we have a guide to tell you everything about that too. With that, let’s get into our Tekken 8 Victor move list and beginner combos.
Victor overview
Victor is a fast, mixup-heavy character, capable of throwing out massive pressure against his opponents. He can drop some great counter-hit launchers into his barrage of jabs to catch people out, leading to massive damage combos. And if that’s not enough, his throws are seemingly glitched for the moment, leading to a smaller throw break window, making it incredibly difficult for anyone but the best players to consistently get out of them.
Alex’s Advice
Right now, Victor’s 1+3 and 2+4 throws have a 14-frame break window compared to the usual 20 frames. This doesn’t sound like much, but it makes it almost impossible to break unless you have lightning fast reactions or just get lucky – make sure to use them often!
While he does have two stances to get used to, once you start using them effectively, this is just another tool in his already varied kit to help you open up your opponent. The key to playing Victor is to constantly pressure your opponent, keeping them guessing with creative mixups and punishing them with high-damage combos.
Tekken notation
Before you can start learning moves and combos, it’s important to know Tekken notation. This helps quickly explain specific inputs in one or two characters instead of having to write out the full thing every time. Our move list and combos use the notation below, so make sure to refer back to it to know exactly what to do.
| Notation | Action |
| 1 | Left Punch (Square / X) |
| 2 | Right Punch (Triangle / Y) |
| 3 | Left Kick (Cross / A) |
| 4 | Right Kick (Circle / B) |
| N | Neutral (Pressing nothing) |
| f | Forward |
| b | Back |
| u | Up |
| d | Down |
| d/f, d/b, u/f, u/b | Down Forward, Down Back, Up Forward, Up Back |
| qcf / qcb | Quarter Circle Forward / Quarter Circle Back |
| SS / SSR / SSL | Sidestep / Sidestep Right / Sidestep Left |
| FC | Fully Crouched |
| WS | While Standing / While Rising |
| WR | While Running |
| () | Rapidly press one after the other |
Tekken 8 Victor move list
While Victor is a brand-new character, his moveset is actually loosely based on Noctis, a guest character from Final Fantasy 15 that featured in Tekken 7. As such, if you played Noctis, you’ll probably recognise a few of his moves in here, just under different names. Here is Victor’s full move list in Tekken 8:
Heat System
- All moves will deal chip damage on block
- A Heat Dash can be used when a Heat Engager hits or is blocked (after activation, heat will end)
- Heat Smash, a move that causes critical damage, can be activated (after activation, Heat will end)
- Monsieur Samurai can be used
- Caliburnus, Rhongomyniad are powered up
- Some sword moves partially restore remaining Heat time on hit
Heat Moves
- Heat Burst: (When Heat activation available) 2+3
- Carving Cameo: f4, 1
- Durandal: f1+2
- Llawfrodedd: d2
- Failnaught: b1+2
- Flying Gentleman: (During Perfumer) 3
- Monsieur Samurai: (During Heat) d/b1+2
- Excalibur: (During Heat) u1+2
- Longinus: (During Heat and Iai Stance) d2
- Élimination Samouraï: (During Heat) 2+3
Rage Moves
- Coup de Chevalier: (During Rage) d/f1+2
Normal Moves
- Double Cabochon Cut: 1, 1, 2
- Basic Etiquette: 1, 2
- Briolette Cut: 1, 2, 1
- Basic Manners: 1, 3
- Cutlery Etiquette: 2, 1
- Crybaby Sophia: 2, 2, (on hit or block) 2
- Good Communication: 3, 1+2
- Asterism of Benevolence: 4, 3, 2
- Eden: 1+2
- Iai Stance: 3+4
- Gorlagon: f2, 2, 1, 1
- Radiant Cut: f2, 2, 2
- Perfumer: f3
- Carving Cameo: f4, 1
- Carving Intaglio: f4, 2
- Durandal: f1+2
- Trilliant Cut: d/f1, 1
- Arcadia: d/f2
- Iridescence of Loyalty: d/f3, 4, 2
- Selfish Miranda: d/f4, (on hit or block) 2
- Llamrei: d/f3+4
- Concave Cut: d1, 1
- Llawfrodedd: d2
- Good Manners: d3
- Fine Salute: d4
- Guilty Mariko: d4 (Counter Hit)
- Iridescence of Prowess: d1+2
- Emerald Cut: d/b1, 1
- Polite Greetings: d/b3
- Welcome Sweep: d/b4
- Musk-Scented Natasha: d/b4 (Counter-Hit)
- Vanity Love: b1, 2
- Strobing Memories: b2
- Caval: b3, 1
- Cordial Circuit: b4
- Failnaught: b1+2
- Dun Stallion: b1+4
- Caliburnus: u1+2
- Excalibur: (During Heat) u1+2
- Gringolet: u/f1, 1
- Marquise Cut: u/f2
- Peaceful Shoes: u/f3
- Chatoyant Courage: u/f4
- Carnwennan: f, f2
- Asterism of Virtue: WR2
- Amour Shaft: qcf2
- Montjoie Takemikazuchi: b, b2+3
Special Move
- Taunt: 2+3+4
- Ki Charge: 1+2+3+4
- Le Blanc: u/b, b
Moves While Crouching
- Oval Cut: WS1
- Baguette Cut: WS2
- Iridescence of Faith: WS3, 2
- Praise Smash: WS4
- Pearly Gates: WS1+2
- Shangri-La: FC1+2
Moves during Sidestep:
- Dandy Blow: (During sidestep) 1+2
During Iai Stance
- Iai Stance: 3+4
- Spumador: (During Iai Stance) 1, 1
- Clarent: (During Iai Stance) 1, 2, 2
- Chastiefol: (During Iai Stance) 1, 1+2
- Almace: (During Iai Stance) 2
- Sequence: (During Iai Stance) 3
- Murgleys: (During Iai Stance) 4, 2
- Hauteclaire: (During Iai Stance) 1+2
- Rhongomyniad: (During Iai Stance) d2
- Longinus: (During Heat and Iai Stance) d2
- Espee Aventureuse: (During Iai Stance) d1+2
- Take a Bow: (During Iai Stance) d
- Move Forward: (During Iai Stance) f
- Move Backward: (During Iai Stance) b
During Perfumer
- Perfumer: f3
- Maceration: (During Perfumer) 1
- Top Note: (During Perfumer) 2, 2, 1
- Last Note: (During Perfumer) 2, 2, 1+2
- Flying Gentleman: (During Perfumer) 3
- Cordial Circuit: (During Perfumer) 4
- Hengroen: (During Perfumer) 1+2
- Sillage: (During Perfumer) d/f
Throws
- One Night Miracle: (Approach opponent) 1+3
- Je Te Veux: (Approach opponent) 2+4
- One Night Miracle: (Approach opponent from left side) 1+3 (or 2+4)
- Je Te Veux: (Approach opponent from right side) 1+3 (or 2+4)
- Farewell in Taj Mahal: (Approach opponent from behind) 1+3 (or 2+4)
- Romancing Chaser: (Approach opponent) u/f1+2
Attack Reversal
- Low Parry: (Time with opponent low attack) d/f
- Gwen: (Time with opponent low attack during Iai Stance) f
Victor combos
Victor’s combo game is fairly similar to that of Noctis, making use of quick movement and counter hits to open up the opponent. Here are a few beginner combos for Victor:
- Combo 1: WS1, d/f4, 2, (during Iai Stance) 2, d/f4, 2, (during Iai Stance) 1, 2, 2
- Counter Hit Combo: d/b4 (Counter Hit), WS2, d/f4, 2, (during Iai Stance) 2, 4, 3, 2
- Heat Dash Combo: d/f2, d/f3, 4, (during Heat) f4, 1f, d/f4, 2, (during Iai Stance) 2, d/f4, 2, (during Iai Stance) 1, 2, 2
Victor strategy
Victor is a quick character, so unsurprisingly his combo damage does lack somewhat. But he has some great launchers, both from punishes and on counterhit. With a less-than-ideal poking game, you’ll want to use good movement to bait your opponents, or frame trap them to open up chances to combo. Abuse his throws and low wherever possible for some free chip damage, and you should be golden.
Hopefully this gives you a good platform to start mastering Victor in Tekken 8. If you’re looking for some other character guides, take a look at our Tekken 8 Jin and Tekken 8 Paul guides too.
