WWE 2K25: 10 Best Looking Characters

7. Asuka

WWE 2K25 Jey Uso
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Continuing a trend of recent years, Asuka is once again among the very best WWE character models in WWE 2K25.

Now, it's easy to get carried away with just how great Asuka looks when she first makes her way out, complete with her traditional demon mask. But once that mask is eventually removed, the face under it looks equally impressive, with 2K25 brilliantly capturing not just the detail of Asuka's appearance, but also nicely capturing the generic mischievousness of the Empress of Tomorrow.

In terms of mischievousness, whoever did the motion capture work for Asuka's entrance also deserves major praise, for the ever-unique, ever-erratic, ever-ominous movements of the Damage CTRL favourite have been absolutely nailed here. Likewise, that also carries over to the in-ring movements of the character, with Asuka strutting around in a way that only Asuka can.

With a 90 rating, she may not quite be up there at the top of the mountain with Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair, but in terms of her character model, Asuka absolutely shines brighter than Bianca, and likely looks even better than the impressive Rhea model we've got in WWE 2K25.

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