'Tekken' Series Director Tried to Get KFC's Colonel Sanders as Guest Character but Was Rejected

Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada was rejected when he proposed that KFC's Colonel Sanders could join the fighting game franchise. (Credit: Steam, Bandai Namco)

Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada actually tried to get Colonel Sanders as a guest character for the fighting franchise but was rejected by KFC.

Game designer Michael Murray talked about the matter during a recent interview where he detailed what exactly happened. He said that KFC was not very open to the idea of having its marketing face added to the series.