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'''New Timeline''' covers ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' onwards.

'''Original Timeline''' covers ''Soul Edge'' to ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburV''.

* Characters/SoulEdge[[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Taki, Siegfried Schtauffen, Sophitia Alexandra, Nathaniel "Rock" Adams, Voldo, Hwang Song-Gyeong, Seong Mi-Na, Li Long, Cervantes de Leon, Inferno, Soul Edge, Seong Han-Myong[[/note]]
* Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}[[note]]Kilik, Chai Xianghua, Maxi, Astaroth, Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, Nightmare (Siegfried), Aeon Calcos/Lizardman, Yoshimitsu, Edge Master, Arthur, Soul Calibur[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburII[[note]]Raphael Sorel, Talim, Hong Yun-Seong, Cassandra Alexandra, Necrid, Charade, Spawn, Link, Heihachi Mishima, Berserker, Assassin, Lizardman[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburIII[[note]]Zasalamel, Tira, Setsuka, Amy Sorel, Nightmare (Inferno), Olcadan, Abyss, Night Terror, Revenant, Greed and Miser, Valeria, Hualin, Lynette, Abelia, Luna, Demuth, Aurelia, Chester, Strife, Girardot[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburIV (includes characters from the PSP game ''Broken Destiny'')[[note]]Hildegard "Hilde" von Krone, Algol, Lord Geo Dampierre, Ashlotte Maedel, Kamikirimushi, Shura, Scheherazade, Angol Fear, The Apprentice, Yoda, Darth Vader, Kratos[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburV [[note]]Patroklos Alexander, Pyrrha Alexandra, Natsu, Z.W.E.I., Yan Leixia, Viola, Xiba, Nightmare (Graf Dumas), Elysium, Yoshimitsu II, Mass-produced line Astaroth, Ezio Auditore, Devil Jin[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburLegends

* Characters/SoulcaliburVI

* Characters/SoulcaliburLegends

* WeaponOfChoice: Most characters stick to a single kind of weapon for the whole franchise, which also tends to perfectly fit their character traits.

* ''Characters/NamcoXCapcom'' [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Taki[[/note]]

* ''Characters/WarriorsOrochi'' [[note]]Sophitia Alexandra[[/note]]

* Characters/SoulEdge [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Taki, Siegfried Schtauffen, Sophitia Alexandra, Nathaniel "Rock" Adams, Voldo, Hwang Song-Gyeong, Seong Mi-Na, Li Long, Cervantes de Leon, Inferno, Soul Edge, Seong Han-Myong[[/note]]
* Characters/{{Soulcalibur}} [[note]]Kilik, Chai Xianghua, Maxi, Astaroth, Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, Nightmare (Siegfried), Aeon Calcos/Lizardman, Yoshimitsu, Edge Master, Arthur, Soul Calibur[[/note]]
* Characters/SoulcaliburII [[note]]Raphael Sorel, Talim, Hong Yun-Seong, Cassandra Alexandra, Necrid, Charade, Spawn, Link, Heihachi Mishima, Berserker, Assassin, Lizardman[[/note]]

* Characters/SoulcaliburIV (includes characters from the PSP game ''Broken Destiny'') [[note]]Hildegard "Hilde" von Krone, Algol, Lord Geo Dampierre, Ashlotte Maedel, Kamikirimushi, Shura, Scheherazade, Angol Fear, The Apprentice, Yoda, Darth Vader, Kratos[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI1 Page 1]] [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Seong Mi-na, Taki, Maxi, Voldo, Sophitia Alexandra, Siegfried Schtauffen, Hwang Seong-gyeong[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI2 Page 2]] [[note]]Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, Kilik, Chai Xianghua, Yoshimitsu, Nightmare, Astaroth, Inferno, Cervantes de Leon[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI3 Page 3]] [[note]]Raphael Sorel, Talim, Cassandra Alexandria, Tira, Zasalamel, Setsuka, Amy Sorel, Hildegard "Hilde" von Krone, Grøh, Azwel, Geralt of Rivia, 2B / [=YoRHa=] No. 2 Type B, Haohmaru[[/note]]

* Characters/WarriorsOrochi [[note]]Sophitia Alexandra[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI3 Page 3]] [[note]]Raphael Sorel, Talim, Cassandra Alexandria, Tira, Zasalamel, Setsuka, Amy Sorel, "Hilde" von Krone, Grøh, Azwel, Geralt of Rivia, 2B / [=YoRHa=] No. 2 Type B, Haohmaru[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI1 Page 1]] [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Seong Mi-na, Taki, Maxi, Voldo, Sophitia Alexandra, Siegfried Schtauffen[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVI3 Page 3]] [[note]]Raphael Sorel, Talim, Tira, Zasalamel, Amy Sorel, Grøh, Azwel, Geralt of Rivia, 2B / [=YoRHa=] No. 2 Type B[[/note]]

* Characters/SoulEdge [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Taki, Siegfried Schtauffen, Sophitia Alexandra, Nathaniel "Rock" Adams, Voldo, Hwang Song-Gyeong, Seong Mi-Na, Li Long, Cervantes de Leon, Inferno, Soul Edge, Seong Han-Myong, Taki[[/note]]

* Characters/SoulEdge [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Taki, Siegfried Schtauffen, Sophitia Alexandra, Nathaniel "Rock" Adams, Voldo, Hwang Song-Gyeong, Seong Mi-Na, Li Long, Cervantes de Leon, Inferno, Soul Edge, Seong Han-Myong, Toki[[/note]]

* FantasyKitchenSink: The cast includes a warrior blessed by the Greek gods, a samurai, a knight, a mystical ninja, a {{ghost pirate}}, two {{vampire}}s, an immortal {{scary black man}}, a {{tin tyrant}} wielding an {{artifact of doom}}, an interdimensional being, another ninja with mystical powers ([[NinjaPirateZombieRobot also a cyborg fighting clown]]), a teenage priestess who can control the wind, a {{golem}}, and a [[LizardFolk lizardman]], and that's not all of them.

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVINewcomers Newcomers]] [[note]]Grøh, Azwel, Geralt of Rivia[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVIReturningCharacters Returning Characters]] [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Sophitia Alexandra, Nightmare, Chai Xianghua, Kilik, Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, Zasalamel, Siegfried Schtauffen, Taki, Yoshimitsu, Maxi, Talim, Voldo, Astaroth, Seong Mi-na, Cervantes de Leon, Raphael Sorel, Inferno[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVIDLC DLC]] [[note]]Tira, [=2B=] / [=YoRHa=] No. 2 Type B, TBA, TBA[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulCaliburOtherCharactersNewTimeline Other Characters]]

* [[Characters/SoulCaliburOtherCharactersNewTimeline Other Characters]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVILibraOfSoul Libra of Soul]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVIReturningCharacters Returning Characters]] [[note]]Heishiro Mitsurugi, Sophitia Alexandra, Nightmare, Chai Xianghua, Kilik, Isabella "Ivy" Valentine, Zasalamel, Siegfried Schtauffen, Taki, Yoshimitsu, Maxi, Talim, Voldo, Astaroth, Seong Mi-na, Cervantes de Leon, Lizardman/Aeon Calcos, Inferno[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVIDLC DLC]] [[note]]Tira, TBA, TBA, TBA[[/note]]
** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVILibraOfSoul Libra of Soul]] [[note]]Player Character, Main Characters (only add tropes when applicable to this mode)[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVINewcomers Newcomers]] [[note]]Grøh, Unknown character, Geralt of Rivia[[/note]]

** [[Characters/SoulcaliburVIDLC DLC]] [[note]]Tira, TBA, TBA, TBA]][[/note]]