Tekken Director Harada Wants The Lore Behind Waffle House Fights

Tekken boss and game director Katsuhiro Harada is once again petitioning his many followers for information about the mysterious breakfast restaurants that litter the Southern US that seem to have a strange culture all their own. He’s referring, of course, to Waffle House.

Harada tweeted a lengthy response to a video that appears to show a raucous brawl breaking out at a Waffle House. In it, he asks many pressing questions, such as, “Why do fights like this between waitstaff and customers happen so often in this restaurant?” He notes that he’s never seen “plates and chairs flying around” in his world travels, and he discounts the explanation that the restaurants’ 24-hour service and reputation for inebriated customers causes these sort of confrontations. He finishes with a stark conclusion: “I need to learn more about American society.”

This isn’t the first time that Harada has expressed interest in the popular breakfast chain. Back in March, a fan asked Harada to add Waffle House as a level in Tekken, prompting the director to publicly wonder why people keep asking him about it. He then essentially asked his followers to spout the Waffle House lore, stating: “Please be sure to explain the basis for the request, including the original story, history, and background.” None of us want to disappoint the man, so here’s hoping that someone comes through for him.

Tekken wouldn’t be the first game franchise to add a playable Waffle House, as Halo Infinite did so via its Forge mode in late 2022. In other news, Tekken 8 has continued to enjoy strong sales, coming in as the 17th best-selling game in the US in April.