History Characters / SoulEdge

* ConfusionFu: In spite of wielding a weapon typically associated with mindless HackAndSlash, he wields his zweihander with a variety of stance mixups designed to bait his opponent into making a mistake.

* HeManWomanHater: Downplayed because it is not a major character trait of his. In ''Soul Edge'', Siegfried patronizingly refers to Seong Mi-na and Sophitia as "little girls" and to Taki as an "impetuous female", which is notable because he is one of the only characters to act this way, although it was common for the time period. Ironically, he was [[TheNapoleon shorter than Seong Mi-na]] [[HeightAngst and shorter than Sophitia by a good deal in this game.]] In ''Legends'', Siegfried reacts with anger and outrage when he finds out that the contact he is meeting up with, Ivy, is a woman, and also when he finds out that the Masked Emperor is also female. In general, it seems that he has a problem with women doing masculine things like fighting. This is not EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, because in the ContinuityReboot of ''VI'', Nightmare, who has the worst of Siegfried's traits, calls almost every female character a "little girl".

* TheNapoleon: Has shades of this in his debut appearance because he's the shortest playable character and is very aggressive. He calls Seong Mi-na and Sophitia "little girls", despite both women being taller than him, hinting at HeightAngst. He grows out of this trait after his debut appearance, although his [[IGotBigger growth spurts]] afterwards probably helped with this insecurity. This also applies to the ''Legends'' manga, where he is angry that Ivy towers over him. This insecurity of his height is definitely {{HeManWomanHater related to women}}, because he doesn't seem to have a problem with the men being taller than him.

* HeManWomanHater: Downplayed because it is not a major character trait of his. In ''Soul Edge'', Siegfried patronizingly refers to Seong Mi-na and Sophitia as "little girls" and to Taki as an "impetuous female", which is notable because he is one of the only characters to act this way, although it was common for the time period. Ironically, he was [[TheNapoleon shorter than Seong Mi-na]] [[HeightAngst and shorter than Sophitia by a good deal in this game.]] In ''Legends'', Siegfried reacts with anger and outrage when he finds out that the contact he is meeting up with, Ivy, is a woman, and also when he finds out that the Masked Emperor is also female. In general, it seems that he has a problem with women doing masculine things like fighting. Interestingly, he has no problem with Salia, a woman, being in his group and being his right hand. This is not present in later games, showing he has grown out of this trait and matured. This is not EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, because in the ContinuityReboot, "VI", Nightmare, who has the worst of Siegfried's traits, calls almost every female character a little girl. Ironically, {{Retcon he is at his tallest in this game}}, and only shorter than one female character.

* HeManWomanHater: Downplayed because it is not a major character trait of his. In ''Soul Edge'', Siegfried patronizingly refers to Seong Mi-na and Sophitia as "little girls" and to Taki as an "impetuous female", which is notable because he is one of the only characters to act this way, although it was common for the time period. Ironically, he was [[TheNapoleon shorter than Seong Mi-na]] [[HeightAngst and shorter than Sophitia by a good deal in this game.]] In ''Legends'', Siegfried reacts with anger and outrage when he finds out that the contact he is meeting up with, Ivy, is a woman, and also when he finds out that the Masked Emperor is also female. This is not present in later games, showing he has grown out of this trait and matured.

* TheNapoleon: Has shades of this in his debut appearance because he's the shortest playable character and is very aggressive. He calls Seong Mi-na and Sophitia "little girls", despite both women being taller than him, hinting at HeightAngst. He grows out of this trait after his debut appearance, although his [[IGotBigger growth spurts]] afterwards probably helped with this insecurity. This also applies to the ''Legends'' manga, where he is angry that Ivy towers over him.

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A list of characters who made their debut in the first game of the series, Soul Edge / Soul Blade.

A list of characters from the ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul]]'' series who made their debut in the first game of the series, Soul Edge/Soul Blade.

This is a list of characters from the ''VideoGame/{{Soul|Series}}'' series who made their debut in the first game of the series, ''Soul Edge''/''Soul Blade''.

* Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}
* Characters/SoulcaliburII
* Characters/SoulcaliburIII
* Characters/SoulcaliburIV
* Characters/SoulcaliburV
* Characters/SoulcaliburVI
* Characters/SoulcaliburLegends
* Characters/SoulcaliburNonPlayableCharacters

* IGotBigger: Siegfried experiences the most height growth out of the cast as the series progresses. He starts out at 157 cm at age 16, then 165 cm at age 19, 168 cm at age 23 and 172 cm at age 40. This coincides with his CharacterDevelopment, going from a haughty brat in his debut at 16 to a dignified, serious man at 40. His height growth does seem to be inordinately long, as he grows only 3 cm in the four years between 1 and 2, but he has grown another 4 cm between ''IV'' and ''V''. This would logically mean Siegfried grew for at least another 5 years after the age of 23, which is odd, because most people stop growing in their early 20's, at the latest. What makes it even more inordinate is how it seems like he grows little by little over the years instead of having massive growth within a few years. The height change is ''V'' also doesn't seem to be a Retcon, because he looks both broader and taller. His growth in "V" was likely done because it would be weird for him to be around the [[ShortTeensTallAdults same height as most of the young characters]].

* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's 5'2" (157cm) when he debuts at age 16 and [[LightningBruiser can still kick your ass.]] Notably, he is the shortest or second shortest male character and short in general for most of the series, even after a series of growth spurts kick in. It is only until his final growth spurt after ''SCIV'', that he is now taller than at least two men. This is because Siegfried was designed to be a small character wielding a big weapon. No longer the case as of V, because he is now of average height. Amusingly, three of his throws, "hilt impact", "calamity fall" and "silent pride" require him to pull his foes lower so he can grab them. "Hilt impact" almost seems like the opponent is helpfully kneeling down so that he can connect the hit. Even with them kneeling, there are still at least a handful of characters who are too tall for him to connect the hit.

* IGotBigger: Siegfried experiences the most height growth out of the cast as the series progresses. He starts out at 157 cm at age 16, then 165 cm at age 19, 168 cm at age 23 and 172 cm at age 40. This coincides with his CharacterDevelopment, going from a haughty brat in his debut at 16 to a dignified, serious man at 40. His height growth does seem to be inordinately long, as he grows only 3 cm in the four years between 1 and 2, but he has grown another 4 cm between ''IV'' and ''V''. This would logically mean Siegfried grew for at least another 5 years after the age of 23, which is odd, because most people stop growing in their early 20's, at the latest. The height change is ''V'' also doesn't seem to be a Retcon, because he looks both broader and taller. His growth in "V" was likely done because it would be weird for him to be around the [[ShortTeensTallAdults same height as most of the young characters]].

* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's 5'2" (157cm) when he debuts at age 16 and [[LightningBruiser can still kick your ass.]] Notably, he is the shortest or second shortest male character and short in general for most of the series, even after a series of growth spurts kick in. It is only until his final growth spurt after ''SCIV'', that he is now taller than at least two men. Amusingly, three of his throws, "hilt impact", "calamity fall" and "silent pride" require him to pull his foes lower so he can grab them. "Hilt impact" almost seems like the opponent is helpfully kneeling down so that he can connect the hit. Even with them kneeling, there are still at least a handful of characters who are too tall for him to connect the hit.

* NotDrawnToScale: Which can be noted for many characters in the series. In Soul Edge, she is supposed to be only 2 centimeters taller than Siegfried, but as seen in their render together, she clearly towers over him by half a head. Her model is taller than Sophitia's even though she is always shorter than her at 159 cm and 162 cm. Her character model is also one of the taller ones for the girls, being just behind Setsuka, Taki and Ivy's. This makes sense because she has one of the longest reaches of all the female characters.

** He's named after Miguel de Cervantes, considered one of the best writers in Spanish language history (if not the best), and author of ''Literature/DonQuixote''. Although "Cervantes" is actually a family name, not a first name.

* Characters/SoulcaliburLegends

* TalkLikeAPirate: Developed a Bristolian, nautical tone in his speech in ''SCIII'' somewhat, but had some shades of this in other games as well, which is totally at odds with his Spanish nationality. As of ''SCVI'', however, this seems to be averted.

* WhoDares: One of his introductions in ''SCV'' and ''Lost Swords.''

* PutOnABus: Went missing after ''Soulcalibur'', and enjoyed a brief return in ''SCIII'' and its arcade port. Even then, he still appeared on the sidelines in Yun-seong's story.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Hwang Sung Kyung? Korean names always seem to have this problem. G's are sometimes K's, O's are sometimes U's...

* {{Mentor|s}}: To Maxi, while under the alias of Zhang Wu. After losing a battle to him, Maxi asked Li Long if he could train under him while traveling together.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Before Arthur's introduction, Mitsurugi was switched out with him in Korean arcades. This made him a SecretCharacter in the western arcades.

* ButNowIMustGo: According to [[NoExportForYou the Japan only]] [[AllThereInTheManual artbook for ''SCV'']], once [[UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu Tokugawa]] took over Japan and ended the war with Korea, there was no longer a need for Hwang to concern himself with Soul Edge. So he returned home, along with Seong Mina and Yun Seong, ending Korea's role in the series.

-> Mi-Na is the original polearm character in the series. She has excellent reach, speed, and mobility, but her damage is subpar and she gets put at a disadvantage rather easily if her attacks are continually blocked. She was succeeded by Kilik, but she remained as a secret character, having gained some moves from Hwang. To avoid eventually becoming a "model-swap" of Kilik, her style kept changing over time, discarding and gaining different stances and attacks altogether.

* DemotedToExtra: Her role in the series became progressively smaller after Kilik's introduction. In addition, she was [[RetCanon retroactively stated]] to be borrowing moves from the Ling-Sheng Su, despite being introduced ahead of Kilik. Much of her original moveset was transferred to him and, by ''SCII'', she was reduced to being an unlockable character, rather than part of the default cast. She would no-show in ''SCV'', but managed to return in ''SCVI''.
* FanservicePack: Played straight in ''SCII'' (especially in the artwork) and more so in ''SCIII'', where she wears a loose-fitting halter top that [[UnderBoobs shows she's topless underneath it.]] It's inverted in ''SCIV'', as her outfit is more conservative and her figure slimmer (which is ironic considering how just about all the other ladies went in the opposite direction). This came back around completely in ''SCVI'', which features what [[https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Seong_Mi-na/Gallery?file=El7-3kTVcAETn9j.jpg could be her most sexualized costume to date.]]

* PairTheSpares: Non-romantic example. In the renders for ''Soul Edge'', she is paired with Siegfried, who she doesn't have much of a connection with besides him appearing in her story mode. Everyone else who is paired together have more of a connection to each other. In said render, she is staring slightly flirtily at him and her left foot is placed firmly against his right foot.

-> As of ''SCV'', Korea no longer has a part in the current events. As such, whatever happened to him is still unknown, although it is said that he, Seong Mi-Na, and Yun-seong were hailed as heroes and began training a new generation of soldiers for Korea's army.

* BridalCarry: Does this to Seong Mi-Na in her ''SC'' ending when he forcibly returns her to her anxious father.

* WorthyOpponent:
** He considers Taki his only worthy rival during ''[=SCII/III=]'' after having a few unfinished encounters with her. In ''SCIV'', he considers himself so strong, only Nightmare can fill that spot. As of ''SCV'', he seems to have some unfinished business with Algol.
** Olcadan's quotes indicate Mitsurugi is one to him.

* TheAce: A skilled fighter both armed and unarmed, as well as an accomplished demon huntress, spy, and blacksmith. In fact, she's the only one in her clan to master both demon-sealing and forging. The fact that she can go toe-to-toe with ''[[OneManArmy Mitsurugi]]'' is all you need to know.

* CatchPhrase: "Fuuma Kanryo!", literally "Demon sealed, the deed is done!"

* ContractOnTheHitman: Since ''Soulcalibur'', up through ''SCIV'', she was targeted by the clan she was once a part of, and was only offered respite when an old accomplice took over the Fuma village.

* EvilMentor: Toki, though not [[BrainwashedAndCrazy intentionally]].

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Is a character in ''Namco x Capcom'' and ''[[Anime/QueensBlade Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos]]''.

* {{Ninja}}: Considered to be ''the'' ninja of the franchise, and one of the most iconic in fighting games in general.

* PaintedOnPants: Her spray-on, fuchsia-or-blue body-glove is slightly ludicrous, given that ninjas usually wore clothing to ''disguise'' their shape, not draw attention to it. However, it ''could'' be considered a JustifiedTrope, as her costumes allow her to easily move around, which is essential for a ninja.

* PutOnABus: Taki disappeared from the series after ''SCIV'', and didn't appear in ''SCV''. [[TheBusCameBack She returns]] in ''Lost Swords'', though the canonicity of the game is questionable.

%%* BadassBoast: Has quite a lot of these. Too many to list.

* {{Foil}}: Siegfried is one to Sophitia. They are both blonde warriors and they were both the same height at 168 cm at some point. In their debut appearances, Siegfried fought to find and gain Soul Edge while Sophitia fought to destroy Soul Edge. By IV, they are foils for the opposite reason. Siegfried fights to destroy Soul Edge while Sophitia, reluctantly fights for Soul Edge.

* ThePaladin: Her mission and the divine nature of her quest qualify her for the paladin character class.

* {{Contortionist}}: Voldo can fight standing, with his back turned, arched on all fours with his pelvis in the air, and can twist around his opponent like a noodle.

* {{Expy}}: His outlandish, slippery, exotic fighting style is reminiscent of Silat from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}''; they even both dual wield katars. Appearance and personality-wise, however, they differ greatly.
* TheFaceless: His eyes are always blindfolded and his mout always gagged shut. Even when changing his clothes in Create-a-Soul, you can't take those off to see what he looks like, aside from being bald and middle-aged.

* ShownTheirWork: Since the series’ inception, and for over twenty years, his birthplace was listed as “Palermo, Kingdom of '''Naples'''”. However this has never been historically accurate, and come ''SCVI'', his official in-game bio was corrected to “Palermo, Kingdom of '''Sicily'''” -- the correct name for his homeland at the time the series is set.

* CallToAgriculture: In ''SCV'', when most samurai were running out of business. He leaves this rustic life to fight Algol.

* JackOfAllStats: Has gained something of a negative reputation due to this, as most characters have significant weaknesses and he tends not to. However, his combo ability is weaker than average and some of his attacks are vulnerable to counters ''even after a correct use for them.''

* ParentalAbandonment: What he was ''expecting'' (them to die) to start his sword training.
* PerpetualPoverty: In the early games, he has to make ends meet during travels by working as a mercenary. Which was a bit troublesome, given he's the only one who faces language barriers. In ''SCV'', he ended up becoming a farmer when Japan had no use for ronin and samurai, just to make ends meet.

* {{Samurai}}: In appearance, and in fighting style, though he's technically a ronin.

* SwordPlant: Part of his kata. Shared with Yoshimitsu.
* WalkingTheEarth: As part of his desire for good opposition, he's been traveling all over Japan, amassing fame throughout the island for his skills. He's also probably the one character that has traveled the most throughout the series' course; during ''SCII'', he spent ''seven'' years traveling all over Eurasia.
* WarriorMonk: The Japanese website for ''SCV'' indicates that he has become one.

* ChildishBangs: More noticeable in her character models, but her main costumes almost always feature her sporting a full fringe over her forehead. This emphasizes her innocence and purity, as well as slight childishness and naïveté, especially because she sports the style as a seasoned warrior.

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: His Hilt Impact throw has him grab an opponent by the jaw to leverage their head to smash it with his sword hilt. It is oddly more intimate and less practical than a neck clinch like his front throw Brutal Smack from his debut appearance.