History Characters / SoulcaliburIV

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/YukoKaida (Japanese), Creator/JulieAnnTaylor (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/JojiNakata (Japanese), Creator/JamiesonPrice (English, credited as Taylor Henry)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/ShigeruChiba (Japanese), Creator/TroyBaker (credited as Anthony Jenkins) (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/HitomiNabatame (Japanese), Creator/MeganHollingshead (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Nami Kurokawa (Japanese), Creator/MichelleRuff (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/TakakoHonda (Japanese), Creator/KarenStrassman (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Nami Kurokawa (Japanese), Creator/StephanieSheh (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/TakakoHonda (Japanese), Creator/BrianneSiddall (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Shuhei Sakaguchi (Japanese), Creator/SamWitwer (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/IchiroNagai (Japanese), Creator/TomKane (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/ToruOhira (Japanese), [[WebVideo/ChadVader Matt Sloan]] (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/TesshoGenda (Japanese), Creator/TerrenceCCarson (English)[[/note]]

-> Born Her Serene Highness Princess Hildegard von Krone, she's a warrior princess hailing from the [[FictionalCountry Kingdom of Wolfkrone]]. Having been in charge of the Kingdom since her father went berserk, she's been defending it from Nightmare for a long time. After Siegfried's appearance in the capital, she took it as an omen and decided to lead a full-scale attack behind him, hoping for ultimate victory. She returned in ''Soulcalibur V'', now traveling with Siegfried's band of mercenaries after Wolfkrone fell into darkness. She has also apparently become a mother, but the identity of her children's father is unknown.

* RetCanon: Angol Fear debuted in ''Soulcalibur IV'' before making the jump to the her creators own series, Manga/SgtFrog, as the sister to Angol Mois.

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AllTheLittleGermanies Stolzstadt, Wolfkrone Kingdom (Germany)]]'' [[note]] The Wolfkrone Kingdom (''although fictional'') [[Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is similar to the many small principalities and provinces]] that formed part of [[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire the larger Holy Roman Empire]] at the time the series is materialized. The Kingdom's capital, Stolzstadt, literally means “''[[Main/BilingualBonus Proud City]]''” in German[[/note]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AllTheLittleGermanies Stolzstadt, Wolfkrone Kingdom (Germany)]]'' [[note]] The Wolfkrone Kingdom (although fictional) is similar to the many small principalities and regions that formed part of the larger Holy Roman Empire at the time the series is set. The Kingdom's capital, Stolzstadt, literally means “Proud City” in German[[/note]]

-> Hilde can be considered the first "charge" character in the series. Her vertical attacks involve her sword, while her horizontal attacks involve her lance. By holding down both attack buttons for a set period of time, she will use more powerful moves depending on how long the button was held. Her overall style focuses on keeping the opponent at bay with her lance from afar, while defending herself with her short sword up close.

-> Born 'Her Serene Highness Princess Hildegard von Krone', she's a warrior princess hailing from the [[FictionalCountry Kingdom of Wolfkrone]]. Having been in charge of the Kingdom since her father went berserk, she's been defending it from Nightmare for a long time. After Siegfried's appearance in the capital, she took it as an omen and decided to lead a full-scale attack behind him, hoping for ultimate victory. She returned in ''Soulcalibur V'', now traveling with Siegfried's band of mercenaries after Wolfkrone fell into darkness. She has also apparently become a mother, but the identity of her children's father is unknown.

* FightingClown: The series' very own version, Dampierre is a cackling, seemingly daft villain, and yet his goofy fighting style can be just as deadly as the rest of the cast's in the right hands, due to its confusing, and just plain ''weird'' nature.

->A warrior princess who hails from the [[FictionalCountry Kingdom of Wolfkrone]]. Having been in charge of Wolfkrone since her father went Berserk, she's been defending it from Nightmare for a long time. After Siegfried's appearance in town, she took it as an omen and decided to lead a full-scale attack behind him, hoping for ultimate victory. She returned in ''Soulcalibur V'', now traveling with Siegfried's band of mercenaries after Wolfkrone fell into darkness. She has also apparently become a mother, but the identity of her children's father is unknown.

* DifficultButAwesome: Her style requires the player to hold an attack button down several seconds to charge up attacks to help continue her juggles, which require precise timing and can be chained into loops in exceptionally difficult combos that have different timing depending on which character and the angle they are started from.
** In spite of the incredible niche-ness of some of these combos, this didn't stop [[http://8wayrun.com/threads/official-soulcalibur-v-post-evo-2012-rule-changes.14126/ some folks]] from declaring her to be a ban-worthy GameBreaker in Soulcalibur V at least briefly. Almost humorous considering she was banned from many tournaments in the later part of lifecycle of Soulcalibur IV due to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7U5pyqmsT8 a genuine]] GameBreaker feature she had. ''Almost.''

* JeanneDArchetype: She's the ''Soul'' series' very own version in her capacity as a young, inspiring leader of her people.
* KnightInShiningArmour: Hilde is the most clear-cut example in the series, albeit a DistaffCounterpart, as she displays all of the required virtues of decency, honour, good breeding and a true-hearted nature.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HqtPRtmAVQ ''Daybreaker'']]

* MicroMonarchy: It's clear from the ''New Legends of Project Soul'' sourcebook's world map page that the Wolfkrone Kingdom is approximately located between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Her stage in ''IV'' shows the royal seat of Stolzstadt to be located within a mountainous, Alpine region.

* PrincessesRule: She's the Princess of the Kingdom of Wolfkrone, and the only reason she's not a full queen is because her father, King Georg, is still alive, albeit locked away due to his malfestation. Technically then, she’s the Princess ''Regent'' — literally “Princess Ruler”.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Deliberately defied; she wears a full suit of armor and a helmet. Considering the rest of the series' [[{{Fanservice}} female cast]], one could call it subverted. However, this doesn't keep the players from being able to put her in one via Character Creation. WordOfGod says that this was intentional.
* TokenWholesome: According to WordOfGod, Hilde was intentionally designed right from the start with the idea of looking "alluring" in full body armour or a long, flowing princess dress, as the series was being widely criticised for putting its ladies in unusual and revealing outfits. From a historical point of view, Hilde's 2P outfit in ''IV'' (her BattleBallgown) is actually period-correct for an Elizabethan-era lady, and is the only one that is even remotely realistic amongst the western ladies of the series (though her hair should be up).

* EvilOverlord: Subverted. He definitely looks the part and wants to take over the world, but has good intentions for doing so, a tragic backstory and many heroic/neutral characters express sympathy for him in their endings.

* AllThereInTheManual: Averted -- his bio is especially strange and ambiguous, with his birthplace and age listed as "changes every time someone asks him." It's likely he is Italian and there are a few clues: He refers to himself as "Le Bello" in his quotes, meaning "the handsome one" in Italian. Also, the vast majority of Dampierre's moves are named after either characters from the Commedia dell'arte, a form of improvisational theatre that began in Italy in the 16th century, or places and things from Venice ("Canal Grande," "Misty Waters of Laguna," "Gondola Dreams," "Adriatic Pearls"). Finally, his stage, the Voiceless Volpe Bridge, is Italian in design and "volpe" is the Italian for fox.
** Further evidence was recently revealed in his ''SCV'' story, which states that "everyone in Italy's financial world had heard of Lord Geo Dampierre..." and also - ..."(he) enjoyed success in a variety of ventures centred around the City of Venice."

* ConfusionFu[=/=]FightingClown
** WhatTheFuAreYouDoing: Can hurt himself and fall over during some of his moves.

* TheFool: Subverted. At first glance one may mistake him falling flat on his face in the middle of a fight to the death as something that would only happen to an accident-prone fool, but no! Le Bello is a con man, he ''WANTS'' you to think he's vulnerable after "failing" an attack before knocking you down and punching you in the face dozens of times!
** Further subverted with his role as a con man and general evilness. Promoting genocide, slavery, and the like are all but parts in his scheme to get rich.
** DoubleSubverted as players with quick reflexes and some basic knowledge can quickly knock him out of his two stances that appear as failed attacks; often before he can do anything himself.

* ShoutOut: To Bill the Butcher from the movie ''Film/{{Gangs of New York}}''.

* [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath Talking The Monster Out Of The Fight]]: His Critical Finish. In this move, Dampierre is seen telling the opponent a obviously fake story about his ill daughter and his lack of money to pay the doctor (both the daughter and the doctor are played by Dampierre´s goons). The story causes the opponent to cry, give Dampierre a coin, and give up the match.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Frequently refers to himself as "Le Bello” - “the handsome” in Italian.

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->'''Weapon:''' ''[[ConLang Krnielk]]'', [[AnAxeToGrind an axe]]

* LadyOfWar: She even ''[[EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy curtsies]]'' before a battle in ''V''.

* CoolHelmet: Well, her entire suit of ''armor'' is cool, really, but the helmet is a big part of it.

* {{Forgiveness}}: A definite theme in her ending, as she pardons a wandering Siegfried who was prepared to ''willingly'' [[RedemptionEqualsDeath die at her hand as a final penance for his misdeeds]].
** Also, she gives praise to an enemy even when she kills him or her with a Critical Finish, saying "You were a [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponent]], farewell!" after delivering the final blow.

* JeanneDArchetype: She's the ''Soul'' series' very own version.

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->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/ShigeruChiba (Japanese), Anthony Jenkins (English)[[/note]]

* IllGirl: [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111018231618/soulcalibur/images/2/2f/Damdaughter.jpg His imaginary daughter (the role played by his henchwoman Giesele) that he tells stories about to swindle money from others is this.]]

* OutsideContextProblem: Algol has not yet been revealed yet for ''VI'' but the new character Groh is a member of the organization that served under him: the Aval Organization, meaning he still plays a very important role in the story without actively shaping the events.

** As of Soul Calibur 5, his general attitude, part of his moveset and his taunt brings [[StreetFighter Akuma]] to mind.

* NiceHat: Her 2P attire in ''V''. She looks like a female [[Literature/TheThreeMusketeers musketeer]].

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* HimeCut: Has an unusually cute one in her SCIV P2 outfit, which is labeled as "Princess Long" in the character creator.

* [[KnightInShiningArmour Lady In Shining Armour]]

* MicroMonarchy: It's clear from the ''New Legends of Project Soul'' sourcebook's world map page that the Wolfkrone Kingdom is approximately located between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. Her stage in ''IV'' shows the royal seat of ''Stolzstadt'' to be located within a mountainous, Alpine region.

* PrincessesPreferPink: Averted. She wears red under her armor and her alternate oufit is a blue dress. That doesn't stop the player from altering either outfit to be (or giving her a whole new one that is) pink however.

* TheStoic: Oh so ''very'' much.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Averted, she wears a full suit of armor and a helmet. Considering the rest of the series' [[{{Fanservice}} female cast]], one could call it subverted. However, this doesn't keep the players from being able to put her in one via Character Creation. WordOfGod says that this was intentional.

* TheVonTropeFamily: As a Germanic woman of high rank, she bears the surname Von Krone - literally “of the crown.”

* FictionalCountry: Unlike most of the other combatants, Hilde hails from the "Kingdom of Wolfkrone"; a small, made-up monarchy situated between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire. However the general style of Wolfkrone harkens to several small Germanic territories of the time that did actually exist [[note]] even in the 19th Century, the Holy Roman Empire was composed of 42 separate states and 38 of them, like Wolfkrone, were mini-monarchies.[[/note]]

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->''I don't care who you are. I'll take you on! Don't resist and I promise I'll make it quick.''

->''I will remove all obstacles in my path.''

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* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Comes to this conclusion in her ending but spares the Earth anyway. However, this is only because there is other life on the planet
%%* LargeHam: Mild Case

->''So this is the power master foretold.''

->''On strength alone, succeed you will not. You must feel the Force.''

->''Do you now understand the power of the dark side?''

->''You will not see the end of this day!''

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->''What are you so afraid of?''

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->''Prepare yourself.''

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->''It's time to play. Here I come!''

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->''Resolve is measured by results.''

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->''Very soon now, all gods shall bow down to ME!''

->''Oh ho ho ho ho! Such perfection from Le Bello!''

* HeroicWillpower: Taken UpToEleven by his ability to subdue Soul Edge's will and was hailed as the Hero-King, although he isn't very heroic in the story itself anymore.

* KnifeNut: He uses [[BladeBelowTheShoulder hidden punch-daggers]].