It’s not a stretch to say that thousands and thousands of individuals worldwide are aware of Colonel Sanders and his secret mix of spices that helped him set up the worldwide fast-food chain, Kentucky Fried Hen, or KFC for brief.
Sanders himself has all the time been the icon and character related to the model, and has appeared in a number of types of media, together with video games.
He additionally might’ve appeared in Tekken 8 as a visitor character, if KFC hadn’t stated no to the concept when Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada requested.
In an interview with TheGamer, Harada confirmed that he’d needed to see the Colonel struggle in his recreation, and went to the KFC workplaces in Japan with a pitch. It was in no way properly acquired.
“A very long time in the past, I needed to have Colonel Sanders from Kentucky Fried Hen struggle,” Harada stated within the interview. “So, I requested to make use of Colonel Sanders and go to the top workplace in Japan.” Harada then admits he was given a “dangerous look” alongside along with his no, and determined to not struggle it.
Lead recreation designer Michael Murrary provides to the story, saying “[Harada] went to Kentucky Fried Hen and tried to get Colonel Sanders. They weren’t very open to the concept. [Colonel Sanders] appeared in video games after that. So perhaps it was simply him combating towards somebody [that] was posing an issue for them. Nevertheless it simply goes to indicate how tough most of these discussions are.”
Supply – [TheGamer]