Bob is new!

'Tekken 6' is releasing later this year on the PS3; and like all 'Tekken' titles we can expect some unusual fighters to join the mix.

In the last few days the message boards are buzzing about one of the recently revealed new characters: a chunky dude named Bob.

At first I thought, "yeah, OK...," but after diving in to some fan-boy message boards I've learned that Bob seems to be causing a minor firestorm of controversy. Some find Bob offensive.

Here's the text describing Bob from a Japanese magazine:

Known as a martial arts genius, with his toned body and handsome face he was very popular. However when he was unable to beat opponents who were larger than he was, Bob became determined to engineer his body to increase power and weight while maintaining speed. For this reason, Bob disappears from the fighting world.

A few years later after completing his body engineering… Everyone around him is shocked at his appearance! Although people are not taking Bob seriously anymore, he is confident about his new found strength. To test his new found power he enters The King of Iron Fist Tournament 6.

I think the gaming community hub-bub is kinda humorous and much-ado-about-nothing. Certainly 'Tekken' characters of the past are just as unusual... I mean, c'mon, former incarnations brought us a log and panda.

Info and photos on Bob

Bob-talk on IGN's boards