History Characters / SoulcaliburIV

* ActionMom: As of ''SCV'', she is 35 years old and a mother to two young children.

* BlueBlood: As a princess, she ranks highest of all the characters on a social level, followed closely by Ivy, a countess. Raphael is also stated to be nobility, but his rank within the French peerage is never specified. Like most Germanic princesses, she would be styled ''Her Serene Highness'' Princess Hildegard.

* 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, as even in the 19th Century, the Holy Roman Empire was composed of 42 separate states and 38 of them, like Wolfkrone, were mini-monarchies.
* FireForgedFriends: With Siegfried, apparently. In ''SCIV'', the man wanted nothing to do with her. Come ''SCV'', they're "sworn allies" and traveling companions, their forces banding together to stave off Nightmare's hellish influence on Europe.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She personally leads her kingdom's army into battle to fight Nighmare between ''SCIII'' and ''SCIV'' and seeks out Sigfried to try and aid him in destroying Nightmare.

* SexilyModest: Hilde was deliberately designed to be fully covered up, sporting a suit of armor head to toe. It does nothing to impede her allure, and she's still considered one of the most beautiful women in the game precisely because she subverts the series' usual penchant for extreme costuming. However, this doesn't keep the players from being able to put her in more {{stripperiffic}} outfits via Character Creation.

* YodelLand: She hails from the {{fictional|Country}} Wolfkrone Kingdom, apparently located somewhere within the German-speaking region of the Holy Roman Empire, which comes complete with a giant rotating cuckoo-clock as a fighting arena.

* MsFanservice: A refined and elegant FieryRedhead with large expressive eyes and lips like Creator/ScarlettJohansson's. Even the way she wears plate armour which covers most of her body - a marked contrast to the [[{{Stripperiffic}} extreme immodesty]] of the likes of Ivy and Seong Mi-na, has a certain allure to it. Hilde is ''very'' attractive.

* GutturalGrowler: Good old Terrence C. Carson gives him a deep and guttural voice, as usual.

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--> '''After performing his Critical Finish normally:''' ''Behold the power of the gods!''
--> '''After performing his Critical Finish on Sophitia:''' ''I am the god of war!''

->'''Origin:''' [[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Claims a different place of origin on every job (Resides in Venice, Republic of Venice)]] [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the historic Republic of Venice. At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several smaller city-states and Kingdoms.[[/note]]

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->'''Origin:''' [[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Claims a different place of origin on every job (Resides in Venice, Republic of Venice)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several smaller city-states and Kingdoms.[[/note]]

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Große Erbschaft''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Mastery of the Stream of Power''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Le Bello''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Form V: Shien, Dark Side of the Force''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Form IV: Ataru, Light Side of the Force''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Form V: Djem So, Dark Side of the Force''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Ares Style''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[CultColony Hidden Shrine of Fygul Cestemus, Safavid Empire (Iran)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Kyoto, Japan]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Suwa, Japan]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[HiddenElfVillage Reclusive Village]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[AnotherDimension Core of the Macrocosm]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[Franchise/StarWars Planet of Kashyyyk]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''Unknown''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[Franchise/StarWars Planet of Tatooine]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Sparta, Spartan Hegemony (Greece)]] [[note]]The citystate of Sparta was the greatest military land power of classical Greek antiquity.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AllTheLittleGermanies Stolzstadt, Wolfkrone Kingdom (Germany)]] [[note]] The Wolfkrone Kingdom (although fictional) 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 set. The Kingdom's capital, Stolzstadt, literally means “Proud City” in German[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[TheTimeOfMyths An ancient dynasty whose name has been lost to history]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Claims a different place of origin on every job (Resides in Venice, Republic of Venice)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several smaller city-states and Kingdoms.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AllTheLittleGermanies Stolzstadt, Wolfkrone Kingdom (Germany)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Claims a different place of origin on every job (Resides in Venice, Republic of Venice)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[CultColony Hidden Shrine of Fygul Cestemus, Safavid Dynasty Persia (Iran)]]''

* ArtShift: Izubuchi's orignal piece is kept in the main game.

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Sparta, Spartan Hegemony (Greece)]]''

* CanonImmigrant: Eventually became an official character in volume 19 of the ''Sgt. Frog'' manga.

* {{Expy}}: Duplicates Seong Mi-na's movelist.

* HumanAlien" Aside from the third eye, doesn't look particularly "alien", especially when standing next to some of the other ''human'' characters like Voldo.

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

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/AllTheLittleGermanies Stolzstadt, Wolfkrone Kingdom (Germany)]]'' [[note]] The Wolfkrone Kingdom (although fictional) 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 set. The Kingdom's capital, Stolzstadt, literally means “Proud City” in German[[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Claims a different place of origin on every job (Resides in Venice, Republic of Venice)]]'' [[note]] The flag shown here is that of the Republic of Venice. At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several smaller city-states and Kingdoms.[[/note]]
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* RatedMForManly: He's the only person known to have tamed the evil in Soul Edge and not be controlled by it, wields both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur simultaneously, and has a definite ''Houkuto no Ken'' vibe about him. He fits.
** As a plus, he [[{{Stripperific}} sheds all his bird-themed armor]] in ''V'', showing off his chiseled physique, though whether this makes him RatedMForManly, EvenTheGuysWantHim, or MrFanservice is up to the viewer.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: More like Does Not Need Shoes, as she's an oni.

* ShipSinking: The only thing we know about the father of her children is that it's ''not'' Siegfried.

* BladeOnAStick: Her long-range weapon is a lance with a the banner of the Wolfkrone monarchy's coat of arms attached at the tip.

->'''Weapon:''' ''[[BladeonaStick Lucifer Spear Black]]'', [[BladeOnAStick a spear]]

* MultiMeleeMaster: Hilde's weapons are a short sword she uses with her right hand and a spear that she carries in her left that allows her to reach out and touch someone or fight right in their face.

* ShapeshifterWeapon: He wields replicas of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He creates simulacrums of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur as placeholders for the real things, and can extrude a variety of weapons from his body.

* BadassBaritone: His voice is ''very'' deep befitting of a Hero King.

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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She personally leads her kingdom's army into battle to fight Nighmare between ''SCIII'' and ''SCIV'' and and seeks out Sigfried to try and aid him in destroying Nightmare.

* MicroMonarchy: It's clear from the ''New Legends of Project Soul'' sourcebook 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.

* 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 some folks from declaring her to be a ban-worthy GameBreaker in ''SCV'' 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.''

* 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.''

* FireForgedFriends: With Siegfried, apparently. In ''IV'', the man wanted nothing to do with her. Come ''V'', they're "sworn allies" and traveling companions, their forces banding together to stave off Nightmare's hellish influence on Europe.

* BattleBallgown: Her 2p outfit in ''IV'' is a period-correct Elizabethan style dress complete with leg-of-mutton sleeves and a ruff.

** His Critical Edge is based on a QTE that he can perform against Hades during the final battle from the original ''God of War''.