Tekken 7‘s latest character is original: the asshole Prime Minister of Poland. No, not Mateusz Morawiecki, the current Prime Minister of Poland, but Lidia Sobieska, a fictional karate master / politician. She’s coming to the Tekken franchise this week as downloadable content for Tekken 7.
Lidia is entangled in the King of Iron Fist tournament thanks to the interference of Mishima Zaibatsu, the longtime Tekken antagonist Heihachi’s multinational conglomerate, in her native Poland, according to her official bio:
Lidia has always been an upright and determined woman. She believes that justice requires absolute power, which is why she has shown a lot of interest in karate since childhood. The loss of her father sparked her interest in the family tradition of politics. Lidia showed excellent qualities in both areas by entering and winning her first karate world championship at 18, and was recently one of the youngest rising stars in the Polish political arena. The war started by the Mishima Zaibatsu hit Poland hard and she was committed to resolving the situation with her own fists.
Lidia fights karate so fans of fighters like Mokoto from Street Fighter or Hitomi from Dead or Alive will feel at home with her. She is included as part of Tekken 7season 4 passes, as well as the new Island Paradise stage of the game. Both additions officially begin on March 23rd.
You can see Lidia in action (on the Island Paradise stage) in her launch trailer below.