Given that pandas and bears are the iconic characters of Tekken, years of playing Tekken have desensitized me to fighting strange opponents. No amount of watching kangaroos, space ninjas, or old doctors butt-slide across the stage could have prepared me for what hackers do in online matches in "Tekken 8": hide themselves inside objects large enough to be menacing.

The hackers seem to be using some of the customizations in the game to cleverly hide their player models by blowing them up to sizes that are unreachable within the game's normal boundaries. Not only does this make it impossible to tell which moves are being played out, but it also makes it incredibly difficult for the opposing slashbiktim to deliver reasonable hits and punishments.

Clips of this sneaky fighter are beginning to spread on Twitter. In one video, Yoshimitsu wears a giant hot pink hat with matching giant fairy wings. When his opponent Lili cries at him, we catch a glimpse of his legs, but for the most part he is completely encased in the hat.

The second will probably make you sympathize with the victims of Soul Calibur 6's Rainbow Box. Not only is the hacker completely invisible, but so are his health bar, rank, name, and current win streak.

Earlier this week, Director Katsuhiro Harada responded to the latter clip, saying, "These are just cheats and we will ban them." It is unclear if these two offenders have been hit with the ban hammer, but the team appears to be working to eliminate these hackers. A tweet from the official Tekken account reads, "We have suspended accounts involved in malicious cheating: intentional disconnects, cheating, use of unapproved mods or cracks, improper customization or player names."

Hopefully the team will continue to clean up the more frustrating acts. Aside from these hacks, there have been numerous complaints of opponents becoming enraged and quitting mid-match, trading wins to increase their online rank, and using their position on leaderboards to spew racist hate from their usernames. It has been almost two months since "Tekken 8" was released, and I sincerely hope that banwaves will be more frequent and better penalties implemented to deter future cheaters.