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[[folder:Grøh]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[DarkIsNotEvil The Agent in Black]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time the ''Soul'' series is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]
-->''"My mission is what matters, not you."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Aerondight Replica ([[DoubleWeapon Double saber]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese), Creator/XanderMobus (English)
->A stern warrior clad in black. He serves a mysterious group known as the “Aval Organisation”, an organisation based out of Denmark, whose mission is to rid the world of “Outsiders” — those connected with the cursed sword. Hailing from Norway, which was part of the Kingdom of Denmark at the time, he represents the first Nordic character in the series.
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* AcheyScars: Grøh invokes this when his malfestation starts acting up, claiming that the wounds Nightmare dealt him are causing him pain.
* ArchEnemy: Azwel is particularly his biggest nemesis during the events of his story mode and in Libra of Soul.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Same company, sister-series, but he can be considered this to Lars Alexandersson from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. They are both Scandinavian, introduced in the 6th entries of their respective series, and have [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes extremely]] [[AnimeHair over-the-top]] anime designs.
* AnimalMotifs: Not him in particular, but the Aval Organisation symbol shows a Lion.
* AnimeHair: Sports silvery gray hair flecked with blue at the fringe. In his alternate costume the fringes are gold-colored, and in his SuperMode they turn red.
* BadassBaritone: Creator/XanderMobus gives him a deep voice in the English version.
* BadassBoast: In one of his intros.
-->'''Grøh''': Do not hold back. However, I will.
* {{Bishonen}}: Played with. Grøh has quite a soft face and his hair isn't exactly of the manly kind, but he also possesses [[GoodScarsEvilScars scars]] (something that's not normally found for this character type) on his left side, which [[PowerGlows light up]] when he goes into his SuperMode.
* BondOneLiner: "Atone for the sin of weakness."
* ButtMonkey: A dramatic example caused by bad luck. Almost everything that happens in his story ends with him with another big problem. [[spoiler: And that's before he becomes a fully malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in-universe, no less! Grøh believes that the techniques that the Aval Organization uses should be passed down to future generations, and thus gave his techniques names based upon the group's history. It's mentioned that he actually shouts his attack names in the presence of his allies to inspire them.
* CelebrityResemblance: With his icy-blue eyes, tousled hair and intense, stern looks, he bears a striking resemblance to actor [[https://www.heyuguys.com/images/2012/12/Dane-DeHaan.png Dane [=DeHaan=].]]
* CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but it's there; in the beginning, he's incredibly aloof and doesn't have a particularly good opinion towards The Conduit, only enlisting them as they prove to be useful for closing the Astral Fissures, but he begins to slowly see them as a genuinely good person rather than just a tool, [[spoiler: moreso if he survives the final battle, which he'll be much warmer after being reverted back to human.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The Aval Organization is stated to have been founded by the vassals of an ancient king who wielded Soul Calibur and with his dying breath entrusted them with the destruction of Soul Edge. The wielder turned out to be King Arthur as revealed in the History section who gave the fragment of Soul Calibur to Sir Bedivere who became the founder of the Aval Organization.
* TheComicallySerious: Shouts the name of his attacks a lot to inspire his comrades, despite such a practice being potentially rather silly.
* ConfusionFu: Not so much in normal mode, but when in Soul Charge his ability to teleport in any direction is definitely this. Not only is he stronger and faster, but the inherent ability to keep his opponent always guessing and off-balance is also important in making the most out of the mode.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He looks sinister, and is undoubtedly something of a cold, uncompromising zealot, but he’s actually part of an organisation that directly opposes anyone connected to the cursed sword Soul Edge. This carries over to gameplay as well, as he has a [[RedIsViolent Red-ish Purple aura]] in Soul Charge Mode, something reserved for evil characters, rather than [[YinYangBomb Bluish-White/Gold]] or [[BlueIsHeroic Blue]] that Neutral and Good Characters have respectively.
* DoubleWeapon: His Aval Twinblade weapon, the Arondight Replica, can best be described as two swords fused at the hilt, though [[BifurcatedWeapon they can be separated]].
* [[spoiler:DyingAsYourself: This could be one of the two outcomes of the final boss fight with Grøh as he manages to return to his senses at the last moment to deliver a final apology.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Originally, Grøh had no mystical abilities but was still a very capable warrior. After his fight with Nightmare, his malfestation and experimentation by Azwel granted him the ability to use the Outsider power as his own, greatly increasing his ability to go toe to toe with powerful fighters and creatures on equal footing.
* EyePatchOfPower: Part of his uniform as an agent of the Aval Organization, he wears a sinister looking patch over his left eye, from which emits an eerie glow.
* FightsLikeANormal: Whenever he isn't using his powers, due to being WillfullyWeak. Whenever he goes straight to his Soul Charge mode, [[spoiler: such as trying to fight Azwel]], you know he means business.
* FinalBoss:
** Of the main story in "Libra of Soul" mode, due to [[spoiler:his SuperpoweredEvilSide taking control after trying to give Azwel a DisneyVillainDeath]].
** He's also this in Hard Difficulty Arcade Mode. Curiously, unlike the other final bosses, he can be fought in the lower difficulties as a normal foe as well.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Kilik:
*** Both have a SuperpoweredEvilSide that makes them act as [[MechanicallyUnusualFighter Mechanically Unusual Fighters]].
*** Both are long ranged fighters with otherwise balanced stats, on top of using rod-style weapons.
*** Both were forced to kill a close friend after they became Malfested. (Xianglian in Kilik's case, Curtis in Grøh's case.)
*** [[RedOniBlueOni Kilik is associated with the color red while Grøh is associated with the color blue.]]
*** Kilik is an important character in the Soul Chronicle while Grøh is an important character in Libra of Soul.
** Similar to Mi-na, Grøh was bested by one of the "big four" (Ivy and Nightmare, respectively). Difference was that Mi-na was humiliated and nearly ended her journey, while Grøh became more concerned with how he was going to convince the rest of his organization that he still fights malfested despite forcibly becoming one himself. Lastly, while the former stays a BadassNormal, the latter, against hiss will, [[EmpoweredBadassNormal becomes a malfested]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: One of the sidequests has you put in a sparring match against him when he uses his Soul Charge permanently. Said mechanic is usually reserved for a FinalBoss.]]
* HeavyMetalUmlaut: He’s Norwegian, and his name features a Norwegian/Danish "slashed o" -- Ø -- though the name itself doesn't make complete sense in either of those languages. The nearest equivalent would be something like "Grøholt", which is a perfectly regular Norwegian name, so he may have simply shortened it, or it could also be a translation error, as the name makes more sense ''without'' the 'h' at the end -- "Grø" is a Norwegian surname, as well as a place-name.
* HeroAntagonist: Like Taki, he hunts down Kilik in the main story in Soul Chronicle. Unlike Taki, he's a bit more willing to help once he sees Kilik's goal by leading them to Nightmare, though he leaves to do other things after that.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Even after being malfested, he doesn't hesitate to kill others of the same type. Justified as he doesn't like being one as he was cursed by Azwel.
* HunterOfMonsters: Grøh is an agent of the Aval Organization, a [[CreatureHunterOrganization group dedicated to purging the Malfested]], which they call Outsiders.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: His design is so intricate and so ''not'' tied to history itself that some would say he looks more like a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' character.
* IcyBlueEyes: Sports very pale blue/grey eyes combined with a very fair skin-tone.
* JackOfAllStats: Grøh is good at both close and long range, has good mix-up options, and can deal great combos while having moderate damage potential. That said, he doesn't particularly specialize at any of them, and thus the player must use their skill to compensate against someone who has an area of expertise. His ''true'' specialty might be his [[SuperMode Soul Charge]], which makes him into a [[LightningBruiser force of destruction]] where all of his abilities are turned UpToEleven.
* LetsGetDangerous: He goes straight to his malfested state upon encountering Azwel.
* LightIsNotGood: Contrasting Kilik's malfested state, which is an example of DarkIsEvil , Grøh's malfested state highlights his pale skin and makes his hair brighter, though he still uses the evil soul charge, making him a more downplayed case than most examples.
* LightningBruiser: His Soul Charge turns him into one. Grøh goes from being a JackOfAllStats to having superior damage, quicker movement, and [[TeleportSpam teleportation]] that makes him fun very to fight as, and a lot less fun to fight against.
* ManInWhite: His 2P outfit is [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white and gold.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: At some point he fought Nightmare and lost, the shame being compounded by his superiors questioning his competence and threatening to take Arondight from him.
* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Revealed to be the one who gives out the locations of the Astral Fissures to the Aval Organization in the good ending after a side quest available after the last main mission.]]
* MythicalMotifs:
** The Nordic ''[[WorldTree Yggdrasil]]'' -- an immense mythological ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy -- appears on a large shield in the background of his character artwork.
** He sports an eye patch in a nod to the Norse god Odin, who sacrificed an eye, but gained a more sacred, divine level of wisdom in return.
** He and the rest of the Aval organization are clear nods to [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur and the knights of the round table]].
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler: Pulls a terrifying one as a malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His overall style heavily evokes the {{Anime}} aesthetic, even more so than characters from ''V'' which already leaned heavily towards that influence. While no one can deny that other characters have a stylistic design that evoke RuleOfCool with little regard for historical accuracy, they still take influence from the western art style (even the characters that are actually ''from'' Japan) and have some kind of influence related to their culture or upbringing. Grøh on the other hand, with his silvery grey/blue hairstyle, futuristic-esque eyepatch, ImpossiblyCoolClothes that includes a gauntlet on his left arm, flashy DoubleWeapon, and his {{Shonen}}-like SuperMode that turns him [[PowerDyesYourHair red]], seems comparatively out of place among them.
* PerpetualFrowner: So far, he is never seen smiling at all. Even in victory, he just considers it the foregone conclusion, unlike most of the other characters.
* PowerDyesYourHair: His hair features blue highlights to begin with, but activating certain special moves sees said highlights turn bright red.
* PowerLimiter: The armor on his left arm hides his Malfested side, which is shattered the moment he enters his soul charged form.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Various shades of purple are his main color scheme in his gear, and he's one of the stronger fighters.
* RedBaron: Known as “The Agent in Black”. [[spoiler:Referred to as the "Black Demon", similar to the ''Azure Knight'', in the final chapter of Libra of Soul.]]
* TheRival: Gameplay wise, he's depicted as such to Kilik, considering he has a special pre-battle quote.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His family were killed by Malfested when the Evil Seed struck, filling him with a deep hatred and desire for revenge against them.
* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero. ''SCVI'' producer Motohiro Okubo states in Grøh's introductory video that he was specifically designed with the [[NationalStereotypes visual and personality stereotypes that Japanese people have of Norwegians]] (and other Nordics) in mind -- cold, pale, brooding and icy.
* TheSocialDarwinist: If there's one thing he openly dislikes, it's weakness.
--> '''Grøh:''' Atone for the sin of weakness.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: He was Malfested after a battle with Nightmare, making him one of the "outsiders" he'd previously been sworn to hunt.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It remains to be seen if Namco will correct their error, but the Nordic name "Grø" would ''never'' have an "h" at the end -- no Norwegian or Danish[[note]] the only nations to use the letter[[/note]] words end with an "h" following the slashed o letter. This is therefore likely a phonetic spelling from when his name was translated from Japanese characters, though even this is still wrong -- the name isn't pronounced with an "oh" sound at the end, but rather "ø" is pronounced roughly like the "i" in "sir".
* {{Spoiler}}: His existence was initially mentioned through a leak before being officially teased at the end of the game's very first official trailer.
* StanceSystem: He fights using two distinct styles involving his twin-blades fused together and also separated, the latter called ''Innocent Draw''. He can transition seamlessly to this stance with little delay, and being able to master it is very important to playing Grøh well, compared to other fighters where it's simply an added weapon to the arsenal.
* SuperMode: He is Malfested, making him able coat his weapon in red energy and activate a form where his eyes, scars, and the fringes in his hair glow red.
* TeleportSpam: During his Soul Charge, he can teleport freely, and the player is encouraged to make full use of this.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Grøh is horrified to learn he's been Malfested, [[spoiler:though Azwel gleefully revels in rubbing the fact in that he's now one of the monsters he's sworn to kill]].
* TrickedOutGloves: The armor that covers his left arm acts as a PowerLimiter to help him control his malfestation, also serving to hide the physical evidence of his corruption.
* TheUnpronounceable: A relatively mild example, but even the in-game announcer struggles to pronounce the “slashed o” in his name correctly. “Grøh” would approximately rhyme with “fleur” or "sir", and would not be said as “grow”, as per the announcer — it’s pronounced more like "grewer".
* VideoGameCaringPotential[=/=]VideoGameCrueltyPotential: [[spoiler: Your choices throughout Libra of Soul affect his fate after you face his Malfested form as the TrueFinalBoss. If you're good, you successfully bring him back to his senses and he goes off to continue investigating the astral fissures. If you're evil, however, you end up killing him in self-defense and bury him atop a hillside, placing his weapons next to his grave.]]
* WhenHeSmiles: [[spoiler: The one time he does smile is in the "good" ending where he's spared and given another chance at life.]]
* WillfullyWeak: His intro "Do not hold back. However, I will." suggests he isn't using the full extent of his power.
* TheWorfEffect: Easily bested by Nightmare despite being a skilled fighter himself early on in his story mode.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed; his hair is white with blue fringes, though they turn red during his Soul Charge.
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[[folder:Azwel]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[BigBad Leader of Humanity]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Holy Roman Empire (Germany)]]'' [[note]]The banner shown here is that of the Holy Roman Empire. At the time the series is set, the Empire comprised of a multi-ethnic complex of territories (encompassing all of present-day Germany and parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland) in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.[[/note]]
-->''"You shall be sacrificed for the human race!"''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Palindrome - Chaos & Order ([[MultiMeleeMaster Bipolar wave amplifying gauntlets]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasashiEbara (Japanese), Creator/TaliesinJaffe (English)
->A mysterious, highly intelligent, self-proclaimed anthropologist and philosopher from the Holy Roman Empire. Azwel wields a pair of gauntlets, one that utilizes a fragment of the demonic sword Soul Edge, and another that utilizes a fragment of the holy sword Soul Calibur. These gauntlets allow him to harness both swords' energies in order to create physical manifestations of the various weapons and fighting styles they have experienced. Fascinated by the effects of the Evil Seed which caused humans to become Malfested, transforming them into beings with enhanced abilities, Azwel has set a grand, insane plan into motion in the hopes of recreating this phenomenon, but under his own terms. His goal is to use his "Ultimate Seed" in order to evolve humanity, believing that it is the next step in the road towards evolution.
* AGodAmI: Views himself as such, seeing his intelligence at a level that even a god would be threatened by. His plan would have made him be seen as a god among those still left.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: In a strange coincidence, considering they debuted mere weeks from each other, he bears multiple similarities to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series' latest character, G, what with them both being mysterious, highly eccentric, self-styled global leaders obsessed with uniting humanity for their own deranged purposes.
* ArchEnemy: Grøh's, specifically. Evident when the latter stops fucking around and goes straight into his soul charged mode in Libra of Soul.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Formerly a high ranking member of the Aval Organization and now the leader of his own cult, as well as one of the higher tier fighters in the roster.
* AxCrazy: For all his claims of loving humanity, he's a brutal sadist who loves to psychologically and emotionally torture people, is positively giddy at the sight of his enemy on the brink of death, and his Critical Edge's animation has him throw his head back in laughter.
* BeardOfEvil: A bad guy with quite an impressive and long goatee.
* BigBad: He's the main villain of the Libra of Soul mode, and of Grøh's section of the Chronicle of Souls. Furthermore, his research into the Evil Seed and malfestation is found by [[spoiler:both Zasalamel and Raphael, kickstarting the latter's descent into madness]].
* BigBadEnsemble: He's one of two primary antagonists of ''Soulcalibur VI'' as a whole, the other being Nightmare.
* BondOneLiner: "Excellently done!" or "Consider yourself saved!"
* DarkMessiah: With a [[AGodAmI god complex]] to boot.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of Libra of Soul.
* DualWielding: His weapon, Palindrome, draws power from both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur's energy, wielding one in each hand similar to Algol.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: It's more out of spectacle and aesthetics rather than moral issues, but his battle quotes implies he doesn't like [[DarthVaderClone Night]][[BlackKnight mare]] or [[GhostPirate Cervantes]].
-->"Disgusting! Your odor turns my stomach."
-->"You impure brute"
* EvilutionaryBiologist: He plans to use a souped-up version of the Evil Seed to Malfest all of humanity, raising them to what he sees as the next evolutionary level.
* EvilCounterpart: To Sophitia and Zasalamel.
** Sophitia is a [[TheParagon paragon]] who encourages the people she comes across to take a heroic path. Azwel proclaims that he loves all humans equally and wants to save them. Sophitia is blessed by the power of the Greek gods through Hephaestus to save those who were Malfested. Azwel wields the power of both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur together with the hope he can create another Evil Seed to evolve humans beyond Malfestation.
** With Zasalamel, they both played a major role in the Conduit's journey during Libra of Souls. Zasalamel is the first person the Conduit encounters and serves as his/her [[StealthMentor distant guide]] and observes him/her from the shadows. Azwel is the [[SNKBoss final enemy]] the player character faces in the Libra of Souls.
* EvilPlan: His studies on the history of humanity brought him to the conclusion that humanity would self-destruct through wars and other calamities. His fanatical [[LoveMakesYouCrazy "love"]] for the people led him to concoct a terrifying scheme, his plan being to deploy his own creation, the "Ultimate Seed", to evolve humans to the next evolutionary level and [[ForYourOwnGood save them from themselves]].
* EvilVersusEvil: Completely wrecks a Fygul Cestemus hideout in his search for astral fissures.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Even while causing misery, he treats Grøh like a buddy, all while [[LargeHam hamming]] it up.
* FinalBoss: Of Very Hard difficultly Arcade Mode.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone in the Aval Organization expresses distrust towards him, stating that he has no loyalty to the order. [[ProperlyParanoid Sure enough]], he proves to be TheStarscream.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: In both his and Grøh's respective Soul Chronicle, Azwel killed off those within the Aval Organization who are foolish enough to uncover his plans.
* HumansAreSpecial: He fully believes this, and in fact his plan is to spread an enhanced version of the Evil Seed called the Ultimate Seed, which he believes will raise humanity to a higher level.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims to love humanity despite being a massive asshole who sees them as his toys.
* KnightTemplar: What's his idea of enhancing humanity? Why, unleashing the Evil Seed, of course!
* KungFuWizard: He uses sorcery heavily in combat, much more than the other characters, to the point where the weapons themselves seem almost secondary.
* LargeHam: Oh lordy lord, is he ever, especially with his Critical Edge.
-->'''"ACCEPT THIS FROM ME! ''MY LOVE!''"'''
* LeanAndMean: Can be considered this. His height is 185 cm (6'1) and his weight is 65 kg (143 lbs), meaning that he is close to being underweight.
* LightIsNotGood: Dresses in an intricate outfit that screams holy man...and he's a psychotic nutjob.
* LoveFreak: Absolutely cannot stop babbling about how much he loves humans.
* MadScientist: A noted scholar and intellectual that just so happens to perform twisted experiments in the name of uplifting humanity.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he is partially this to Raphael. Azwel encourages him in the secret true ending of his Soul Chronicle to go through with his plan to create the "perfect world" for Amy, and is in fact the "Scholar of the Future" who authored the notes on Soul Edge that were sent to Lord Dumas before Raphael assassinated him.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Whether intentional on the part of the developers or not, the name “Azwel(l)” is full of meaning for a magic-based character. An ancient Anglo-Saxon name, it refers to someone who lived by a spring (well) in a grove of hazel trees, and across most ancient Anglo, Celtic and Nordic cultures Hazel was associated with wisdom, prophecy and divination — in Norse mythology it is known as the Tree of Knowledge.
** In terms of his weapon name (“Palindrome”), a palindrome is a word, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward — perhaps referencing the weapon’s multifunctional nature.
* MindOverMatter: Has telekinetic powers, which leverage the use of his many weapons.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Similarly to Necrid from ''Soulcalibur II'', his Palindrome can transform into a variety of forms -- including an axe, a greatsword, and a pair of kris.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He regularly claims to love the human race and that his experiments and goals are for the benefit of humanity. In reality, Azwel is a maniacal sadist who intends to exterminate most of the human population with the Ultimate Seed and rule over the remainder as a [[AGodAmI living god]].
* OffhandBackhand: Fend's off Grøh's attacks in this manner in their first battle in Libra of Soul.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Is apparently well versed in alchemy, medicine, sorcery, philosophy, history, and fine art.
* OneWingedAngel: He has a monstrous transformation where his skin turns charcoal grey, he becomes covered in TronLines, and his arms transform into spike-encrusted claws. The spikes on his right arm are red, and the spikes on his left arm are blue. Using this form, he appears to summon Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, though it's hard to say if they're copies or the orginals due to matching his other weapons in appearance.
* PartsUnknown: Pleasantly averted in his case (and atypical to his status as a boss character) as his birthplace is noted as being the historic Holy Roman Empire. However, unlike many of the other warriors, his ''city'' of birth within the Empire is omitted, and as the Empire encompassed many modern-day nations [[note]]Germany, Netherlands, Austria etc.[[/note]] it isn't possible to peg his nationality in a modern context.[[note]]Unlike Sophitia for example, whose birthplace is noted as ''Athens, Ottoman Empire'', so it's clear that she is Greek in the modern sense.[[/note]] This was perhaps done to retain a hint of mystery, whilst still grounding him in reality.
* RecurringElement: Similar to Necrid and Algol, Azwel is a unique character that doesn't have a physical weapon, but can create one from energy. Just like Algol, he's also a FinalBoss.
* {{Sadist}}: Azwel gleefully revels in psychologically torturing his opponents to get off on their despair and rage.
* ShapedLikeItself: Azwel's listed fighting style is "[[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Practical Application of Martial Philosophy and Theory]]." In other words, his fighting style is "fighting style."
* SNKBoss: In Libra of Soul, he's permanently soul charged and has an infinite meter.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He intends to make humanity evolve further by creating the "Ultimate Seed".
* SoreLoser: He takes losing badly and [[spoiler: tries to [[TakingYouWithMe kill the Conduit]] in one last attempt to achieve his goal.]]
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can use his powers to manifest blue and red weapons -- with his main ones being a blue shield, spear, and kris; and a red axe and kris.
* TheStarscream: He's one of the Twelve -- the highest-ranking members and leaders of the Aval Organization. The other members of the Twelve are aware he's not truly loyal to the Organization and might one day betray them, but even they are unaware that he is plotting to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur for himself and reshape humanity in his own twisted image.
* StanceSystem: His move list is divided according to what weapons he summons. The Comedy stance (lance and shield) focuses on parrying and long-range pokes, the Beauty stance (dual blades) focuses on vertical evasion and mixups, and the Tragedy stance (axe) focuses on damage and rushdown. Executing a move with one weapon results in future moves with the same weapon coming out slightly faster, at least until he uses a different weapon. Lastly, some of his non-stance moves are influenced by his stance moves.
* StormOfBlades: Can summon a bunch of red and blue weapons to rain on his opponent as his Critical Edge.
* TrickedOutGloves: His weapon is essentially a pair of enchanted guantlets. The right one includes a fragment of Soul Edge, while the left one has a piece of Soul Calibur. Azwel draws his power from the memories of past battles, preserved within those fragments. While he appears unarmed, his gauntlets allow him to summon a variety of deadly weapons, which he can use with brutal effects.
* VisionaryVillain: He wants to improve humanity...by killing it all off and starting over again, with him being god.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: His plans are foiled in Libra of Soul and he is defeated by the player character, but it is not explicitly stated or shown if the player character killed him or not, and the screen abruptly fades to white, leaving Azwel's fate uncertain... until Raphael's secret true ending in Soul Chronicle is unlocked by having the Conduit help Raphael obtain the rest of the documents he needs. In it, it is revealed that Azwel survived as he appears before Raphael, facing off against him and inquiring him about his intentions with Soul Edge.]]
* WickedCultured: Apparently a connoisseur of the arts, which causes him to commit sadistic acts of violence purely to savor the "drama" that they create.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of his attacks is a juggle that eventually leads to him hitting the opponent with a [[Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} Kinniku Buster.]]
* YinYangBomb: His Palindrome weapon is powered by shards of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, manifesting constructs out of both swords' energies.
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! Guest Character
[[folder:Geralt of Rivia]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[AnimalMotifs The White Wolf]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[Franchise/TheWitcher Rivia, Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia]]'' [[note]] The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia, one of the Northern Kingdoms featured in Geralt's home-series. Whilst his actual birthplace is not known, he uses "of Rivia" to denote his adopted home-city, following his knighthood by Queen Meve, and out of an inherent desire to have a homeland -- the books explain he even went so far as to develop a Rivian accent. The flag bears striking resemblance to the real-world flag of the Holy Roman Empire, from where Siegfried, Hilde and Azwel originate.[[/note]]
-->''"Challenged a Witcher? Must have had a death wish."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' (2007)
->'''Weapon:''' [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons Steel and silver longswords]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese), Doug Cockle (English)
-> The protagonist (or co-protagonist) of all the media set in the ''Franchise/TheWitcher''[='=]s world. He is a, if not ''the'' witcher — a mutant created through alchemy and black magic to create an ultimate killing machine, he was in fact such a success compared to the other boys who underwent the Changes that he was subjected to additional processes that bled his hair white and took the pigment from his skin, but the benefits in return were many-fold. Geralt is the epitome of a professional monster-hunter: courteous, meticulous and devoid of emotional hangups. He represents the GuestFighter in the ''Soul'' series' sixth iteration, having been whisked into our dimension by a powerful sorceress. Geralt finds himself in a strange new world, home to the cursed sword ''Soul Edge'', the power of which the sorceress had spoken...
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* AnimalMotifs: Wolves, of course. He was trained by the School of the Wolf, wears a wolf-shaped medallion, and is known as the White Wolf due to his white hair and pale complexion.
* BadassBeard: Usually he's portrayed with PermaStubble, but some artistic depictions give the witcher a beard.
* {{Badbutt}}: Geralt is from a series that's as hard-R as games can get, earning many (well-deserved) comparisons to the likes of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Here, he's placed in a much lighter T-rated game, and has to be toned down to match. For example, there's no blood from his attacks, his language is considerably more restrained, and he doesn't go about [[ReallyGetsAround his ways of love]] with the female cast (though he is pretty heavily implied to get it on with an NPC). This is perfectly highlighted with the quote below, where the first word he says probably would've been a little more colorful in his own series.
-->'''Geralt:''' [[GoshDangItToHeck Crap]] like this, exactly why I hate portals!
* BondOneLiner: "Ever fight a witcher? Guess not..."
* BullyingADragon: Alluded in his reveal trailer and one of his victory quotes. Given that he is a super-strong, ageless, magical swordsman...
-->'''Geralt:''' Challenged a witcher? Must have a death wish...
* CanonImmigrant: Much like Akuma in ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 7: Fated Retribution]]'', Geralt is confirmed to be canon to the story of ''Soulcalibur VI'', and is said to play an integral part. Unlike Akuma, who has next to no explanation for why he is linked to the plot of ''Tekken'', Geralt's inclusion is actually justified due to him being from a universe capable of inter-dimensional travel.
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Geralt wields a pair of longswords -- a steel one for killing human monsters and a silver one for killing inhuman monsters.
* ClothingDamage: Averted, he doesn't lose any of his armor in battle. Justified as he can't be customized.
* CoveredWithScars: His body is covered in a lot of nasty-looking scars.
* DanceBattler: Incorporates balletic twirls and pirouettes into his fighting style, as witcher training emphasizes lots of fast dodges to avoid monster attacks that would otherwise shred through their armor.
* DoubleEntendre: Geralt makes one in the ending of his Chronicle. Because he's in a T-rated game this time, he can't explicitly have sex with the Sorceress, but rather just allude to it.
-->'''Sorceress:''' Step over here and make yourself comfortable... would you care for some fine wine?\\
'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
* FinalBoss: Of Normal difficulty Arcade Mode. He’s a SubBoss in Very Hard Arcade -- always the 4th fighter you face.
* FishOutOfWater: He is thrown into ''Soul Calibur''[='=]s version of 16th century Earth, which while also populated by monsters, are unlike anything from the world he originates from. Whereas Geralt is familiar with every single type of monster from his world, the ones in ''Soul Calibur'' are the result of [[TheCorruption Malfestation]], human experiments, divine curses, or the [[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]. Averted thematically however. Like [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] before him, Geralt was chosen because his mix of weapons and sorcery would be a perfect fit for the world of ''Soulcalibur''.
* {{Foil}}: To 2B, the other guest character. Both are FishOutOfWater characters with MysticalWhiteHair who use two swords attached to their back as their primary weapons, but while Geralt is a RatedMForManly MagicKnight who uses European longswords and magical Signs, 2B is a LadyOfWar MultiMeleeMaster who uses katanas, spears, gauntlets, and futuristic weapons such as laser cannons and machine guns. In addition, while Geralt is from a LowFantasy WesternRPG set in a ConstructedWorld, 2B is from a ScienceFantasy EasternRPG set on Earth in the far future.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however, it does no extra damage against characters that aren't human (Inferno, Astaroth, Lizardmen, and Malfested, for example), so as [[JustifiedTrope to avoid giving him an unfair advantage]] over such opponents.
* GuestFighter: Following the successful guest appearances of Heihachi, Link and Spawn in ''SCII'', most subsequent games in the series include a high-profile guest. Geralt, according to producers, was felt to fit in perfectly with the game's 16th century Eurasian setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Discounting [[CoveredWithScars the nasty-looking ones on his body]], his are the fairly classic rugged hero scars, the most prominent being one that crosses over his left eye.
* GutturalGrowler: His English voice in the games is very hushed and gravelly.
* HellBentForLeather: His usual outfit is a suit of leather armor with silver chainmail for extra defence against monsters.
* HumanAliens: The humans of Geralt's world appear exactly the same as the 16th century Earth humans of the ''Soul Calibur'' series, though they inhabit a completely different dimension and world. In the lore of ''The Witcher'', humans are said to have arrived on ''The Continent'' some 1,500 years ago, following the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds Conjunction of the Spheres]], which trapped humans and many other creatures in the ''Witcher'' world.
* MagicKnight: Witchers are created through magic, and thus have some affinity to it, giving them an ability to use simple combat spells called "signs" in battle. In his ''SCVI'' appearance, he uses both his swords and combat spells in-game.
* ManaPotion: His Soul Charge has him drinking a bottle of potions to power him up.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Geralt plays exactly as he should as a witcher. Thing is, this is ''Soulcalibur'' and he's been adapted to play like himself in the setting of the game without losing anything from his home games, and this shows in several ways. While other characters use magic, Geralt has a unique mechanic involving "signs" that give him different abilities like [[PlayingWithFire fire-based projectiles]], [[TimeMaster time-slowing abilities]], and [[CounterAttack counters]] the others don't have, he can use various potions, blade oils, and bombs for unique enhancements and options, and his general gameplay involves combat rolls and precision-based fighting that overall feels different from the others.
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: One of his intros goes like this.
-->'''Geralt:''' Geralt of Rivia, witcher.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Geralt's hair is white due to his unusual compatibility with the witcher mutagens.
* RecurringElement: Yet another GuestFighter.
* ReallyGetsAround: While he doesn't have his way with any of the ''Soul'' series' female cast, Geralt reflects on his relationship with Yennefer and [[spoiler:is all-but explicitly stated to have sex with the Sorceress at the end of his Chronicle of Soul as payment for using him as a test subject]].
* RedBaron: "The White Wolf".
* SeenItAll: Geralt's already seen plenty of bizarre magical things and traveled to alternate dimensions in his home series, so being transported to the world of ''Soul Calibur'' is hardly the weirdest thing to ever happen to him.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Geralt's silver longsword is super-effective against the non-human monsters of his world, and he's relieved to note that it's also potent against the malfested and other monsters of the ''Soul'' universe.
* SlashedThroat: His back grab involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His Chronicle of Soul indicates this is the case following his encounter with Zasalamel; which causes the sorcerer to verify the existence of alternate universes and parallel dimensions, mentioning that he'll need to revise his plans accordingly.
* TheStoic: Geralt rarely expresses emotion outwardly and approaches every problem as a [[ConsummateProfessional calm and non-judgmental professional]]. He even claims that witcher mutations deprive him of feeling emotion, though it's clearly not true for him or any of his kind.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like all witchers, his eyes became yellow and cat-like as a result of his mutations.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Meta Example; [[Videogame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]] was planned for ''Soul Calibur VI'', but got sent to ''Videogame/{{Tekken}}'' instead as Namco got the rights to use him, but didn't want it to go to waste trying to wait for a new ''Soul'' game, with ''T7'' being their latest fighting game. Like Noctis, Geralt is a protagonist from an ActionRPG and is a powerful MagicKnight.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Gets zapped into the world of ''Soul Calibur'' by a sorceress he was hired to investigate, and spends several months wandering around searching for a portal to take him back, fighting numerous Malfested along the way.
* UnknownRival: Mitsurugi considers Geralt his biggest rival yet. Unfortunately for the former, Geralt sees him as just a hot-headed idiot who doesn't know his place. Eventually downplayed as he does recognize Mitsurugi's [[BadassNormal skill despite lacking any of Geralt's magic]].
* WackyWaysideTribe: In Libra of Soul mode. Despite being teased as playing a critical role in the story, Geralt's canon role is to basically fall out of an astral fissure, fight a few Malfested, get into duels with Mitsurugi, Zasalamel, and the Conduit, and then just sort of... go home. His presence ''does'' convince Zasalamel to alter his plans, but what exactly this entails isn't explained.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Being transported into the Earth-realm by portal doesn't help his long-running hatred of them.
-->'''Geralt:''' Rrgh! Crap like this, EXACTLY why I hate portals!
* AWizardDidIt: His appearance in the real-world setting of the ''Soul'' series is explained via his meeting with a powerful sorceress, who first told him of ''Soul Edge'' and transported him to the Earth-realm to uncover its mysterious powers. Considering the prevalence of inter-dimensional portals in his home series, and the fact that his adopted daughter Ciri ''has'' visited Earth before (during the 14th century, and possibly [[Videogame/{{Cyberpunk 2077}} the late-21st]]), this isn't as contrived as it sounds.
* WorthyOpponent: Mitsurugi views him as this. In addition, he'll sometimes say "Not bad, I gotta admit" after losing a round.
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! New Characters
[[folder:Grøh]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[DarkIsNotEvil The Agent in Black]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time the ''Soul'' series is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]
-->''"My mission is what matters, not you."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Aerondight Replica ([[DoubleWeapon Double saber]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese), Creator/XanderMobus (English)
->A stern warrior clad in black. He serves a mysterious group known as the “Aval Organisation”, an organisation based out of Denmark, whose mission is to rid the world of “Outsiders” — those connected with the cursed sword. Hailing from Norway, which was part of the Kingdom of Denmark at the time, he represents the first Nordic character in the series.
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* AcheyScars: Grøh invokes this when his malfestation starts acting up, claiming that the wounds Nightmare dealt him are causing him pain.
* ArchEnemy: Azwel is particularly his biggest nemesis during the events of his story mode and in Libra of Soul.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Same company, sister-series, but he can be considered this to Lars Alexandersson from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. They are both Scandinavian, introduced in the 6th entries of their respective series, and have [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes extremely]] [[AnimeHair over-the-top]] anime designs.
* AnimalMotifs: Not him in particular, but the Aval Organisation symbol shows a Lion.
* AnimeHair: Sports silvery gray hair flecked with blue at the fringe. In his alternate costume the fringes are gold-colored, and in his SuperMode they turn red.
* BadassBaritone: Creator/XanderMobus gives him a deep voice in the English version.
* BadassBoast: In one of his intros.
-->'''Grøh''': Do not hold back. However, I will.
* {{Bishonen}}: Played with. Grøh has quite a soft face and his hair isn't exactly of the manly kind, but he also possesses [[GoodScarsEvilScars scars]] (something that's not normally found for this character type) on his left side, which [[PowerGlows light up]] when he goes into his SuperMode.
* BondOneLiner: "Atone for the sin of weakness."
* ButtMonkey: A dramatic example caused by bad luck. Almost everything that happens in his story ends with him with another big problem. [[spoiler: And that's before he becomes a fully malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in-universe, no less! Grøh believes that the techniques that the Aval Organization uses should be passed down to future generations, and thus gave his techniques names based upon the group's history. It's mentioned that he actually shouts his attack names in the presence of his allies to inspire them.
* CelebrityResemblance: With his icy-blue eyes, tousled hair and intense, stern looks, he bears a striking resemblance to actor [[https://www.heyuguys.com/images/2012/12/Dane-DeHaan.png Dane [=DeHaan=].]]
* CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but it's there; in the beginning, he's incredibly aloof and doesn't have a particularly good opinion towards The Conduit, only enlisting them as they prove to be useful for closing the Astral Fissures, but he begins to slowly see them as a genuinely good person rather than just a tool, [[spoiler: moreso if he survives the final battle, which he'll be much warmer after being reverted back to human.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The Aval Organization is stated to have been founded by the vassals of an ancient king who wielded Soul Calibur and with his dying breath entrusted them with the destruction of Soul Edge. The wielder turned out to be King Arthur as revealed in the History section who gave the fragment of Soul Calibur to Sir Bedivere who became the founder of the Aval Organization.
* TheComicallySerious: Shouts the name of his attacks a lot to inspire his comrades, despite such a practice being potentially rather silly.
* ConfusionFu: Not so much in normal mode, but when in Soul Charge his ability to teleport in any direction is definitely this. Not only is he stronger and faster, but the inherent ability to keep his opponent always guessing and off-balance is also important in making the most out of the mode.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He looks sinister, and is undoubtedly something of a cold, uncompromising zealot, but he’s actually part of an organisation that directly opposes anyone connected to the cursed sword Soul Edge. This carries over to gameplay as well, as he has a [[RedIsViolent Red-ish Purple aura]] in Soul Charge Mode, something reserved for evil characters, rather than [[YinYangBomb Bluish-White/Gold]] or [[BlueIsHeroic Blue]] that Neutral and Good Characters have respectively.
* DoubleWeapon: His Aval Twinblade weapon, the Arondight Replica, can best be described as two swords fused at the hilt, though [[BifurcatedWeapon they can be separated]].
* [[spoiler:DyingAsYourself: This could be one of the two outcomes of the final boss fight with Grøh as he manages to return to his senses at the last moment to deliver a final apology.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Originally, Grøh had no mystical abilities but was still a very capable warrior. After his fight with Nightmare, his malfestation and experimentation by Azwel granted him the ability to use the Outsider power as his own, greatly increasing his ability to go toe to toe with powerful fighters and creatures on equal footing.
* EyePatchOfPower: Part of his uniform as an agent of the Aval Organization, he wears a sinister looking patch over his left eye, from which emits an eerie glow.
* FightsLikeANormal: Whenever he isn't using his powers, due to being WillfullyWeak. Whenever he goes straight to his Soul Charge mode, [[spoiler: such as trying to fight Azwel]], you know he means business.
* FinalBoss:
** Of the main story in "Libra of Soul" mode, due to [[spoiler:his SuperpoweredEvilSide taking control after trying to give Azwel a DisneyVillainDeath]].
** He's also this in Hard Difficulty Arcade Mode. Curiously, unlike the other final bosses, he can be fought in the lower difficulties as a normal foe as well.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Kilik:
*** Both have a SuperpoweredEvilSide that makes them act as [[MechanicallyUnusualFighter Mechanically Unusual Fighters]].
*** Both are long ranged fighters with otherwise balanced stats, on top of using rod-style weapons.
*** Both were forced to kill a close friend after they became Malfested. (Xianglian in Kilik's case, Curtis in Grøh's case.)
*** [[RedOniBlueOni Kilik is associated with the color red while Grøh is associated with the color blue.]]
*** Kilik is an important character in the Soul Chronicle while Grøh is an important character in Libra of Soul.
** Similar to Mi-na, Grøh was bested by one of the "big four" (Ivy and Nightmare, respectively). Difference was that Mi-na was humiliated and nearly ended her journey, while Grøh became more concerned with how he was going to convince the rest of his organization that he still fights malfested despite forcibly becoming one himself. Lastly, while the former stays a BadassNormal, the latter, against hiss will, [[EmpoweredBadassNormal becomes a malfested]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: One of the sidequests has you put in a sparring match against him when he uses his Soul Charge permanently. Said mechanic is usually reserved for a FinalBoss.]]
* HeavyMetalUmlaut: He’s Norwegian, and his name features a Norwegian/Danish "slashed o" -- Ø -- though the name itself doesn't make complete sense in either of those languages. The nearest equivalent would be something like "Grøholt", which is a perfectly regular Norwegian name, so he may have simply shortened it, or it could also be a translation error, as the name makes more sense ''without'' the 'h' at the end -- "Grø" is a Norwegian surname, as well as a place-name.
* HeroAntagonist: Like Taki, he hunts down Kilik in the main story in Soul Chronicle. Unlike Taki, he's a bit more willing to help once he sees Kilik's goal by leading them to Nightmare, though he leaves to do other things after that.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Even after being malfested, he doesn't hesitate to kill others of the same type. Justified as he doesn't like being one as he was cursed by Azwel.
* HunterOfMonsters: Grøh is an agent of the Aval Organization, a [[CreatureHunterOrganization group dedicated to purging the Malfested]], which they call Outsiders.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: His design is so intricate and so ''not'' tied to history itself that some would say he looks more like a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' character.
* IcyBlueEyes: Sports very pale blue/grey eyes combined with a very fair skin-tone.
* JackOfAllStats: Grøh is good at both close and long range, has good mix-up options, and can deal great combos while having moderate damage potential. That said, he doesn't particularly specialize at any of them, and thus the player must use their skill to compensate against someone who has an area of expertise. His ''true'' specialty might be his [[SuperMode Soul Charge]], which makes him into a [[LightningBruiser force of destruction]] where all of his abilities are turned UpToEleven.
* LetsGetDangerous: He goes straight to his malfested state upon encountering Azwel.
* LightIsNotGood: Contrasting Kilik's malfested state, which is an example of DarkIsEvil , Grøh's malfested state highlights his pale skin and makes his hair brighter, though he still uses the evil soul charge, making him a more downplayed case than most examples.
* LightningBruiser: His Soul Charge turns him into one. Grøh goes from being a JackOfAllStats to having superior damage, quicker movement, and [[TeleportSpam teleportation]] that makes him fun very to fight as, and a lot less fun to fight against.
* ManInWhite: His 2P outfit is [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white and gold.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: At some point he fought Nightmare and lost, the shame being compounded by his superiors questioning his competence and threatening to take Arondight from him.
* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Revealed to be the one who gives out the locations of the Astral Fissures to the Aval Organization in the good ending after a side quest available after the last main mission.]]
* MythicalMotifs:
** The Nordic ''[[WorldTree Yggdrasil]]'' -- an immense mythological ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy -- appears on a large shield in the background of his character artwork.
** He sports an eye patch in a nod to the Norse god Odin, who sacrificed an eye, but gained a more sacred, divine level of wisdom in return.
** He and the rest of the Aval organization are clear nods to [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur and the knights of the round table]].
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler: Pulls a terrifying one as a malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His overall style heavily evokes the {{Anime}} aesthetic, even more so than characters from ''V'' which already leaned heavily towards that influence. While no one can deny that other characters have a stylistic design that evoke RuleOfCool with little regard for historical accuracy, they still take influence from the western art style (even the characters that are actually ''from'' Japan) and have some kind of influence related to their culture or upbringing. Grøh on the other hand, with his silvery grey/blue hairstyle, futuristic-esque eyepatch, ImpossiblyCoolClothes that includes a gauntlet on his left arm, flashy DoubleWeapon, and his {{Shonen}}-like SuperMode that turns him [[PowerDyesYourHair red]], seems comparatively out of place among them.
* PerpetualFrowner: So far, he is never seen smiling at all. Even in victory, he just considers it the foregone conclusion, unlike most of the other characters.
* PowerDyesYourHair: His hair features blue highlights to begin with, but activating certain special moves sees said highlights turn bright red.
* PowerLimiter: The armor on his left arm hides his Malfested side, which is shattered the moment he enters his soul charged form.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Various shades of purple are his main color scheme in his gear, and he's one of the stronger fighters.
* RedBaron: Known as “The Agent in Black”. [[spoiler:Referred to as the "Black Demon", similar to the ''Azure Knight'', in the final chapter of Libra of Soul.]]
* TheRival: Gameplay wise, he's depicted as such to Kilik, considering he has a special pre-battle quote.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His family were killed by Malfested when the Evil Seed struck, filling him with a deep hatred and desire for revenge against them.
* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero. ''SCVI'' producer Motohiro Okubo states in Grøh's introductory video that he was specifically designed with the [[NationalStereotypes visual and personality stereotypes that Japanese people have of Norwegians]] (and other Nordics) in mind -- cold, pale, brooding and icy.
* TheSocialDarwinist: If there's one thing he openly dislikes, it's weakness.
--> '''Grøh:''' Atone for the sin of weakness.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: He was Malfested after a battle with Nightmare, making him one of the "outsiders" he'd previously been sworn to hunt.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It remains to be seen if Namco will correct their error, but the Nordic name "Grø" would ''never'' have an "h" at the end -- no Norwegian or Danish[[note]] the only nations to use the letter[[/note]] words end with an "h" following the slashed o letter. This is therefore likely a phonetic spelling from when his name was translated from Japanese characters, though even this is still wrong -- the name isn't pronounced with an "oh" sound at the end, but rather "ø" is pronounced roughly like the "i" in "sir".
* {{Spoiler}}: His existence was initially mentioned through a leak before being officially teased at the end of the game's very first official trailer.
* StanceSystem: He fights using two distinct styles involving his twin-blades fused together and also separated, the latter called ''Innocent Draw''. He can transition seamlessly to this stance with little delay, and being able to master it is very important to playing Grøh well, compared to other fighters where it's simply an added weapon to the arsenal.
* SuperMode: He is Malfested, making him able coat his weapon in red energy and activate a form where his eyes, scars, and the fringes in his hair glow red.
* TeleportSpam: During his Soul Charge, he can teleport freely, and the player is encouraged to make full use of this.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Grøh is horrified to learn he's been Malfested, [[spoiler:though Azwel gleefully revels in rubbing the fact in that he's now one of the monsters he's sworn to kill]].
* TrickedOutGloves: The armor that covers his left arm acts as a PowerLimiter to help him control his malfestation, also serving to hide the physical evidence of his corruption.
* TheUnpronounceable: A relatively mild example, but even the in-game announcer struggles to pronounce the “slashed o” in his name correctly. “Grøh” would approximately rhyme with “fleur” or "sir", and would not be said as “grow”, as per the announcer — it’s pronounced more like "grewer".
* VideoGameCaringPotential[=/=]VideoGameCrueltyPotential: [[spoiler: Your choices throughout Libra of Soul affect his fate after you face his Malfested form as the TrueFinalBoss. If you're good, you successfully bring him back to his senses and he goes off to continue investigating the astral fissures. If you're evil, however, you end up killing him in self-defense and bury him atop a hillside, placing his weapons next to his grave.]]
* WhenHeSmiles: [[spoiler: The one time he does smile is in the "good" ending where he's spared and given another chance at life.]]
* WillfullyWeak: His intro "Do not hold back. However, I will." suggests he isn't using the full extent of his power.
* TheWorfEffect: Easily bested by Nightmare despite being a skilled fighter himself early on in his story mode.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed; his hair is white with blue fringes, though they turn red during his Soul Charge.
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[[folder:Azwel]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[BigBad Leader of Humanity]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Holy Roman Empire (Germany)]]'' [[note]]The banner shown here is that of the Holy Roman Empire. At the time the series is set, the Empire comprised of a multi-ethnic complex of territories (encompassing all of present-day Germany and parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland) in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.[[/note]]
-->''"You shall be sacrificed for the human race!"''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Palindrome - Chaos & Order ([[MultiMeleeMaster Bipolar wave amplifying gauntlets]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasashiEbara (Japanese), Creator/TaliesinJaffe (English)
->A mysterious, highly intelligent, self-proclaimed anthropologist and philosopher from the Holy Roman Empire. Azwel wields a pair of gauntlets, one that utilizes a fragment of the demonic sword Soul Edge, and another that utilizes a fragment of the holy sword Soul Calibur. These gauntlets allow him to harness both swords' energies in order to create physical manifestations of the various weapons and fighting styles they have experienced. Fascinated by the effects of the Evil Seed which caused humans to become Malfested, transforming them into beings with enhanced abilities, Azwel has set a grand, insane plan into motion in the hopes of recreating this phenomenon, but under his own terms. His goal is to use his "Ultimate Seed" in order to evolve humanity, believing that it is the next step in the road towards evolution.
* AGodAmI: Views himself as such, seeing his intelligence at a level that even a god would be threatened by. His plan would have made him be seen as a god among those still left.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: In a strange coincidence, considering they debuted mere weeks from each other, he bears multiple similarities to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series' latest character, G, what with them both being mysterious, highly eccentric, self-styled global leaders obsessed with uniting humanity for their own deranged purposes.
* ArchEnemy: Grøh's, specifically. Evident when the latter stops fucking around and goes straight into his soul charged mode in Libra of Soul.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Formerly a high ranking member of the Aval Organization and now the leader of his own cult, as well as one of the higher tier fighters in the roster.
* AxCrazy: For all his claims of loving humanity, he's a brutal sadist who loves to psychologically and emotionally torture people, is positively giddy at the sight of his enemy on the brink of death, and his Critical Edge's animation has him throw his head back in laughter.
* BeardOfEvil: A bad guy with quite an impressive and long goatee.
* BigBad: He's the main villain of the Libra of Soul mode, and of Grøh's section of the Chronicle of Souls. Furthermore, his research into the Evil Seed and malfestation is found by [[spoiler:both Zasalamel and Raphael, kickstarting the latter's descent into madness]].
* BigBadEnsemble: He's one of two primary antagonists of ''Soulcalibur VI'' as a whole, the other being Nightmare.
* BondOneLiner: "Excellently done!" or "Consider yourself saved!"
* DarkMessiah: With a [[AGodAmI god complex]] to boot.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of Libra of Soul.
* DualWielding: His weapon, Palindrome, draws power from both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur's energy, wielding one in each hand similar to Algol.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: It's more out of spectacle and aesthetics rather than moral issues, but his battle quotes implies he doesn't like [[DarthVaderClone Night]][[BlackKnight mare]] or [[GhostPirate Cervantes]].
-->"Disgusting! Your odor turns my stomach."
-->"You impure brute"
* EvilutionaryBiologist: He plans to use a souped-up version of the Evil Seed to Malfest all of humanity, raising them to what he sees as the next evolutionary level.
* EvilCounterpart: To Sophitia and Zasalamel.
** Sophitia is a [[TheParagon paragon]] who encourages the people she comes across to take a heroic path. Azwel proclaims that he loves all humans equally and wants to save them. Sophitia is blessed by the power of the Greek gods through Hephaestus to save those who were Malfested. Azwel wields the power of both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur together with the hope he can create another Evil Seed to evolve humans beyond Malfestation.
** With Zasalamel, they both played a major role in the Conduit's journey during Libra of Souls. Zasalamel is the first person the Conduit encounters and serves as his/her [[StealthMentor distant guide]] and observes him/her from the shadows. Azwel is the [[SNKBoss final enemy]] the player character faces in the Libra of Souls.
* EvilPlan: His studies on the history of humanity brought him to the conclusion that humanity would self-destruct through wars and other calamities. His fanatical [[LoveMakesYouCrazy "love"]] for the people led him to concoct a terrifying scheme, his plan being to deploy his own creation, the "Ultimate Seed", to evolve humans to the next evolutionary level and [[ForYourOwnGood save them from themselves]].
* EvilVersusEvil: Completely wrecks a Fygul Cestemus hideout in his search for astral fissures.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Even while causing misery, he treats Grøh like a buddy, all while [[LargeHam hamming]] it up.
* FinalBoss: Of Very Hard difficultly Arcade Mode.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone in the Aval Organization expresses distrust towards him, stating that he has no loyalty to the order. [[ProperlyParanoid Sure enough]], he proves to be TheStarscream.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: In both his and Grøh's respective Soul Chronicle, Azwel killed off those within the Aval Organization who are foolish enough to uncover his plans.
* HumansAreSpecial: He fully believes this, and in fact his plan is to spread an enhanced version of the Evil Seed called the Ultimate Seed, which he believes will raise humanity to a higher level.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims to love humanity despite being a massive asshole who sees them as his toys.
* KnightTemplar: What's his idea of enhancing humanity? Why, unleashing the Evil Seed, of course!
* KungFuWizard: He uses sorcery heavily in combat, much more than the other characters, to the point where the weapons themselves seem almost secondary.
* LargeHam: Oh lordy lord, is he ever, especially with his Critical Edge.
-->'''"ACCEPT THIS FROM ME! ''MY LOVE!''"'''
* LeanAndMean: Can be considered this. His height is 185 cm (6'1) and his weight is 65 kg (143 lbs), meaning that he is close to being underweight.
* LightIsNotGood: Dresses in an intricate outfit that screams holy man...and he's a psychotic nutjob.
* LoveFreak: Absolutely cannot stop babbling about how much he loves humans.
* MadScientist: A noted scholar and intellectual that just so happens to perform twisted experiments in the name of uplifting humanity.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he is partially this to Raphael. Azwel encourages him in the secret true ending of his Soul Chronicle to go through with his plan to create the "perfect world" for Amy, and is in fact the "Scholar of the Future" who authored the notes on Soul Edge that were sent to Lord Dumas before Raphael assassinated him.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Whether intentional on the part of the developers or not, the name “Azwel(l)” is full of meaning for a magic-based character. An ancient Anglo-Saxon name, it refers to someone who lived by a spring (well) in a grove of hazel trees, and across most ancient Anglo, Celtic and Nordic cultures Hazel was associated with wisdom, prophecy and divination — in Norse mythology it is known as the Tree of Knowledge.
** In terms of his weapon name (“Palindrome”), a palindrome is a word, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward — perhaps referencing the weapon’s multifunctional nature.
* MindOverMatter: Has telekinetic powers, which leverage the use of his many weapons.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Similarly to Necrid from ''Soulcalibur II'', his Palindrome can transform into a variety of forms -- including an axe, a greatsword, and a pair of kris.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He regularly claims to love the human race and that his experiments and goals are for the benefit of humanity. In reality, Azwel is a maniacal sadist who intends to exterminate most of the human population with the Ultimate Seed and rule over the remainder as a [[AGodAmI living god]].
* OffhandBackhand: Fend's off Grøh's attacks in this manner in their first battle in Libra of Soul.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Is apparently well versed in alchemy, medicine, sorcery, philosophy, history, and fine art.
* OneWingedAngel: He has a monstrous transformation where his skin turns charcoal grey, he becomes covered in TronLines, and his arms transform into spike-encrusted claws. The spikes on his right arm are red, and the spikes on his left arm are blue. Using this form, he appears to summon Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, though it's hard to say if they're copies or the orginals due to matching his other weapons in appearance.
* PartsUnknown: Pleasantly averted in his case (and atypical to his status as a boss character) as his birthplace is noted as being the historic Holy Roman Empire. However, unlike many of the other warriors, his ''city'' of birth within the Empire is omitted, and as the Empire encompassed many modern-day nations [[note]]Germany, Netherlands, Austria etc.[[/note]] it isn't possible to peg his nationality in a modern context.[[note]]Unlike Sophitia for example, whose birthplace is noted as ''Athens, Ottoman Empire'', so it's clear that she is Greek in the modern sense.[[/note]] This was perhaps done to retain a hint of mystery, whilst still grounding him in reality.
* RecurringElement: Similar to Necrid and Algol, Azwel is a unique character that doesn't have a physical weapon, but can create one from energy. Just like Algol, he's also a FinalBoss.
* {{Sadist}}: Azwel gleefully revels in psychologically torturing his opponents to get off on their despair and rage.
* ShapedLikeItself: Azwel's listed fighting style is "[[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Practical Application of Martial Philosophy and Theory]]." In other words, his fighting style is "fighting style."
* SNKBoss: In Libra of Soul, he's permanently soul charged and has an infinite meter.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He intends to make humanity evolve further by creating the "Ultimate Seed".
* SoreLoser: He takes losing badly and [[spoiler: tries to [[TakingYouWithMe kill the Conduit]] in one last attempt to achieve his goal.]]
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can use his powers to manifest blue and red weapons -- with his main ones being a blue shield, spear, and kris; and a red axe and kris.
* TheStarscream: He's one of the Twelve -- the highest-ranking members and leaders of the Aval Organization. The other members of the Twelve are aware he's not truly loyal to the Organization and might one day betray them, but even they are unaware that he is plotting to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur for himself and reshape humanity in his own twisted image.
* StanceSystem: His move list is divided according to what weapons he summons. The Comedy stance (lance and shield) focuses on parrying and long-range pokes, the Beauty stance (dual blades) focuses on vertical evasion and mixups, and the Tragedy stance (axe) focuses on damage and rushdown. Executing a move with one weapon results in future moves with the same weapon coming out slightly faster, at least until he uses a different weapon. Lastly, some of his non-stance moves are influenced by his stance moves.
* StormOfBlades: Can summon a bunch of red and blue weapons to rain on his opponent as his Critical Edge.
* TrickedOutGloves: His weapon is essentially a pair of enchanted guantlets. The right one includes a fragment of Soul Edge, while the left one has a piece of Soul Calibur. Azwel draws his power from the memories of past battles, preserved within those fragments. While he appears unarmed, his gauntlets allow him to summon a variety of deadly weapons, which he can use with brutal effects.
* VisionaryVillain: He wants to improve humanity...by killing it all off and starting over again, with him being god.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: His plans are foiled in Libra of Soul and he is defeated by the player character, but it is not explicitly stated or shown if the player character killed him or not, and the screen abruptly fades to white, leaving Azwel's fate uncertain... until Raphael's secret true ending in Soul Chronicle is unlocked by having the Conduit help Raphael obtain the rest of the documents he needs. In it, it is revealed that Azwel survived as he appears before Raphael, facing off against him and inquiring him about his intentions with Soul Edge.]]
* WickedCultured: Apparently a connoisseur of the arts, which causes him to commit sadistic acts of violence purely to savor the "drama" that they create.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of his attacks is a juggle that eventually leads to him hitting the opponent with a [[Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} Kinniku Buster.]]
* YinYangBomb: His Palindrome weapon is powered by shards of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, manifesting constructs out of both swords' energies.
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! Guest Character
[[folder:Geralt of Rivia]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[AnimalMotifs The White Wolf]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[Franchise/TheWitcher Rivia, Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia]]'' [[note]] The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia, one of the Northern Kingdoms featured in Geralt's home-series. Whilst his actual birthplace is not known, he uses "of Rivia" to denote his adopted home-city, following his knighthood by Queen Meve, and out of an inherent desire to have a homeland -- the books explain he even went so far as to develop a Rivian accent. The flag bears striking resemblance to the real-world flag of the Holy Roman Empire, from where Siegfried, Hilde and Azwel originate.[[/note]]
-->''"Challenged a Witcher? Must have had a death wish."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' (2007)
->'''Weapon:''' [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons Steel and silver longswords]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese), Doug Cockle (English)
-> The protagonist (or co-protagonist) of all the media set in the ''Franchise/TheWitcher''[='=]s world. He is a, if not ''the'' witcher — a mutant created through alchemy and black magic to create an ultimate killing machine, he was in fact such a success compared to the other boys who underwent the Changes that he was subjected to additional processes that bled his hair white and took the pigment from his skin, but the benefits in return were many-fold. Geralt is the epitome of a professional monster-hunter: courteous, meticulous and devoid of emotional hangups. He represents the GuestFighter in the ''Soul'' series' sixth iteration, having been whisked into our dimension by a powerful sorceress. Geralt finds himself in a strange new world, home to the cursed sword ''Soul Edge'', the power of which the sorceress had spoken...
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* AnimalMotifs: Wolves, of course. He was trained by the School of the Wolf, wears a wolf-shaped medallion, and is known as the White Wolf due to his white hair and pale complexion.
* BadassBeard: Usually he's portrayed with PermaStubble, but some artistic depictions give the witcher a beard.
* {{Badbutt}}: Geralt is from a series that's as hard-R as games can get, earning many (well-deserved) comparisons to the likes of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Here, he's placed in a much lighter T-rated game, and has to be toned down to match. For example, there's no blood from his attacks, his language is considerably more restrained, and he doesn't go about [[ReallyGetsAround his ways of love]] with the female cast (though he is pretty heavily implied to get it on with an NPC). This is perfectly highlighted with the quote below, where the first word he says probably would've been a little more colorful in his own series.
-->'''Geralt:''' [[GoshDangItToHeck Crap]] like this, exactly why I hate portals!
* BondOneLiner: "Ever fight a witcher? Guess not..."
* BullyingADragon: Alluded in his reveal trailer and one of his victory quotes. Given that he is a super-strong, ageless, magical swordsman...
-->'''Geralt:''' Challenged a witcher? Must have a death wish...
* CanonImmigrant: Much like Akuma in ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 7: Fated Retribution]]'', Geralt is confirmed to be canon to the story of ''Soulcalibur VI'', and is said to play an integral part. Unlike Akuma, who has next to no explanation for why he is linked to the plot of ''Tekken'', Geralt's inclusion is actually justified due to him being from a universe capable of inter-dimensional travel.
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Geralt wields a pair of longswords -- a steel one for killing human monsters and a silver one for killing inhuman monsters.
* ClothingDamage: Averted, he doesn't lose any of his armor in battle. Justified as he can't be customized.
* CoveredWithScars: His body is covered in a lot of nasty-looking scars.
* DanceBattler: Incorporates balletic twirls and pirouettes into his fighting style, as witcher training emphasizes lots of fast dodges to avoid monster attacks that would otherwise shred through their armor.
* DoubleEntendre: Geralt makes one in the ending of his Chronicle. Because he's in a T-rated game this time, he can't explicitly have sex with the Sorceress, but rather just allude to it.
-->'''Sorceress:''' Step over here and make yourself comfortable... would you care for some fine wine?\\
'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
* FinalBoss: Of Normal difficulty Arcade Mode. He’s a SubBoss in Very Hard Arcade -- always the 4th fighter you face.
* FishOutOfWater: He is thrown into ''Soul Calibur''[='=]s version of 16th century Earth, which while also populated by monsters, are unlike anything from the world he originates from. Whereas Geralt is familiar with every single type of monster from his world, the ones in ''Soul Calibur'' are the result of [[TheCorruption Malfestation]], human experiments, divine curses, or the [[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]. Averted thematically however. Like [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] before him, Geralt was chosen because his mix of weapons and sorcery would be a perfect fit for the world of ''Soulcalibur''.
* {{Foil}}: To 2B, the other guest character. Both are FishOutOfWater characters with MysticalWhiteHair who use two swords attached to their back as their primary weapons, but while Geralt is a RatedMForManly MagicKnight who uses European longswords and magical Signs, 2B is a LadyOfWar MultiMeleeMaster who uses katanas, spears, gauntlets, and futuristic weapons such as laser cannons and machine guns. In addition, while Geralt is from a LowFantasy WesternRPG set in a ConstructedWorld, 2B is from a ScienceFantasy EasternRPG set on Earth in the far future.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however, it does no extra damage against characters that aren't human (Inferno, Astaroth, Lizardmen, and Malfested, for example), so as [[JustifiedTrope to avoid giving him an unfair advantage]] over such opponents.
* GuestFighter: Following the successful guest appearances of Heihachi, Link and Spawn in ''SCII'', most subsequent games in the series include a high-profile guest. Geralt, according to producers, was felt to fit in perfectly with the game's 16th century Eurasian setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Discounting [[CoveredWithScars the nasty-looking ones on his body]], his are the fairly classic rugged hero scars, the most prominent being one that crosses over his left eye.
* GutturalGrowler: His English voice in the games is very hushed and gravelly.
* HellBentForLeather: His usual outfit is a suit of leather armor with silver chainmail for extra defence against monsters.
* HumanAliens: The humans of Geralt's world appear exactly the same as the 16th century Earth humans of the ''Soul Calibur'' series, though they inhabit a completely different dimension and world. In the lore of ''The Witcher'', humans are said to have arrived on ''The Continent'' some 1,500 years ago, following the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds Conjunction of the Spheres]], which trapped humans and many other creatures in the ''Witcher'' world.
* MagicKnight: Witchers are created through magic, and thus have some affinity to it, giving them an ability to use simple combat spells called "signs" in battle. In his ''SCVI'' appearance, he uses both his swords and combat spells in-game.
* ManaPotion: His Soul Charge has him drinking a bottle of potions to power him up.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Geralt plays exactly as he should as a witcher. Thing is, this is ''Soulcalibur'' and he's been adapted to play like himself in the setting of the game without losing anything from his home games, and this shows in several ways. While other characters use magic, Geralt has a unique mechanic involving "signs" that give him different abilities like [[PlayingWithFire fire-based projectiles]], [[TimeMaster time-slowing abilities]], and [[CounterAttack counters]] the others don't have, he can use various potions, blade oils, and bombs for unique enhancements and options, and his general gameplay involves combat rolls and precision-based fighting that overall feels different from the others.
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: One of his intros goes like this.
-->'''Geralt:''' Geralt of Rivia, witcher.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Geralt's hair is white due to his unusual compatibility with the witcher mutagens.
* RecurringElement: Yet another GuestFighter.
* ReallyGetsAround: While he doesn't have his way with any of the ''Soul'' series' female cast, Geralt reflects on his relationship with Yennefer and [[spoiler:is all-but explicitly stated to have sex with the Sorceress at the end of his Chronicle of Soul as payment for using him as a test subject]].
* RedBaron: "The White Wolf".
* SeenItAll: Geralt's already seen plenty of bizarre magical things and traveled to alternate dimensions in his home series, so being transported to the world of ''Soul Calibur'' is hardly the weirdest thing to ever happen to him.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Geralt's silver longsword is super-effective against the non-human monsters of his world, and he's relieved to note that it's also potent against the malfested and other monsters of the ''Soul'' universe.
* SlashedThroat: His back grab involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His Chronicle of Soul indicates this is the case following his encounter with Zasalamel; which causes the sorcerer to verify the existence of alternate universes and parallel dimensions, mentioning that he'll need to revise his plans accordingly.
* TheStoic: Geralt rarely expresses emotion outwardly and approaches every problem as a [[ConsummateProfessional calm and non-judgmental professional]]. He even claims that witcher mutations deprive him of feeling emotion, though it's clearly not true for him or any of his kind.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like all witchers, his eyes became yellow and cat-like as a result of his mutations.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Meta Example; [[Videogame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]] was planned for ''Soul Calibur VI'', but got sent to ''Videogame/{{Tekken}}'' instead as Namco got the rights to use him, but didn't want it to go to waste trying to wait for a new ''Soul'' game, with ''T7'' being their latest fighting game. Like Noctis, Geralt is a protagonist from an ActionRPG and is a powerful MagicKnight.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Gets zapped into the world of ''Soul Calibur'' by a sorceress he was hired to investigate, and spends several months wandering around searching for a portal to take him back, fighting numerous Malfested along the way.
* UnknownRival: Mitsurugi considers Geralt his biggest rival yet. Unfortunately for the former, Geralt sees him as just a hot-headed idiot who doesn't know his place. Eventually downplayed as he does recognize Mitsurugi's [[BadassNormal skill despite lacking any of Geralt's magic]].
* WackyWaysideTribe: In Libra of Soul mode. Despite being teased as playing a critical role in the story, Geralt's canon role is to basically fall out of an astral fissure, fight a few Malfested, get into duels with Mitsurugi, Zasalamel, and the Conduit, and then just sort of... go home. His presence ''does'' convince Zasalamel to alter his plans, but what exactly this entails isn't explained.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Being transported into the Earth-realm by portal doesn't help his long-running hatred of them.
-->'''Geralt:''' Rrgh! Crap like this, EXACTLY why I hate portals!
* AWizardDidIt: His appearance in the real-world setting of the ''Soul'' series is explained via his meeting with a powerful sorceress, who first told him of ''Soul Edge'' and transported him to the Earth-realm to uncover its mysterious powers. Considering the prevalence of inter-dimensional portals in his home series, and the fact that his adopted daughter Ciri ''has'' visited Earth before (during the 14th century, and possibly [[Videogame/{{Cyberpunk 2077}} the late-21st]]), this isn't as contrived as it sounds.
* WorthyOpponent: Mitsurugi views him as this. In addition, he'll sometimes say "Not bad, I gotta admit" after losing a round.
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! New Characters
[[folder:Grøh]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[DarkIsNotEvil The Agent in Black]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Norway}} Norway]], [[UsefulNotes/{{Denmark}} Kingdom of Denmark]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time the ''Soul'' series is set, Norway was a territory of the Danish Kingdom and not yet an independent nation. The Danish flag holds the world record of being the oldest continuously used national flag.[[/note]]
-->''"My mission is what matters, not you."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Aerondight Replica ([[DoubleWeapon Double saber]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese), Creator/XanderMobus (English)
->A stern warrior clad in black. He serves a mysterious group known as the “Aval Organisation”, an organisation based out of Denmark, whose mission is to rid the world of “Outsiders” — those connected with the cursed sword. Hailing from Norway, which was part of the Kingdom of Denmark at the time, he represents the first Nordic character in the series.
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* AcheyScars: Grøh invokes this when his malfestation starts acting up, claiming that the wounds Nightmare dealt him are causing him pain.
* ArchEnemy: Azwel is particularly his biggest nemesis during the events of his story mode and in Libra of Soul.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: Same company, sister-series, but he can be considered this to Lars Alexandersson from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. They are both Scandinavian, introduced in the 6th entries of their respective series, and have [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes extremely]] [[AnimeHair over-the-top]] anime designs.
* AnimalMotifs: Not him in particular, but the Aval Organisation symbol shows a Lion.
* AnimeHair: Sports silvery gray hair flecked with blue at the fringe. In his alternate costume the fringes are gold-colored, and in his SuperMode they turn red.
* BadassBaritone: Creator/XanderMobus gives him a deep voice in the English version.
* BadassBoast: In one of his intros.
-->'''Grøh''': Do not hold back. However, I will.
* {{Bishonen}}: Played with. Grøh has quite a soft face and his hair isn't exactly of the manly kind, but he also possesses [[GoodScarsEvilScars scars]] (something that's not normally found for this character type) on his left side, which [[PowerGlows light up]] when he goes into his SuperMode.
* BondOneLiner: "Atone for the sin of weakness."
* ButtMonkey: A dramatic example caused by bad luck. Almost everything that happens in his story ends with him with another big problem. [[spoiler: And that's before he becomes a fully malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in-universe, no less! Grøh believes that the techniques that the Aval Organization uses should be passed down to future generations, and thus gave his techniques names based upon the group's history. It's mentioned that he actually shouts his attack names in the presence of his allies to inspire them.
* CelebrityResemblance: With his icy-blue eyes, tousled hair and intense, stern looks, he bears a striking resemblance to actor [[https://www.heyuguys.com/images/2012/12/Dane-DeHaan.png Dane [=DeHaan=].]]
* CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but it's there; in the beginning, he's incredibly aloof and doesn't have a particularly good opinion towards The Conduit, only enlisting them as they prove to be useful for closing the Astral Fissures, but he begins to slowly see them as a genuinely good person rather than just a tool, [[spoiler: moreso if he survives the final battle, which he'll be much warmer after being reverted back to human.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: The Aval Organization is stated to have been founded by the vassals of an ancient king who wielded Soul Calibur and with his dying breath entrusted them with the destruction of Soul Edge. The wielder turned out to be King Arthur as revealed in the History section who gave the fragment of Soul Calibur to Sir Bedivere who became the founder of the Aval Organization.
* TheComicallySerious: Shouts the name of his attacks a lot to inspire his comrades, despite such a practice being potentially rather silly.
* ConfusionFu: Not so much in normal mode, but when in Soul Charge his ability to teleport in any direction is definitely this. Not only is he stronger and faster, but the inherent ability to keep his opponent always guessing and off-balance is also important in making the most out of the mode.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He looks sinister, and is undoubtedly something of a cold, uncompromising zealot, but he’s actually part of an organisation that directly opposes anyone connected to the cursed sword Soul Edge. This carries over to gameplay as well, as he has a [[RedIsViolent Red-ish Purple aura]] in Soul Charge Mode, something reserved for evil characters, rather than [[YinYangBomb Bluish-White/Gold]] or [[BlueIsHeroic Blue]] that Neutral and Good Characters have respectively.
* DoubleWeapon: His Aval Twinblade weapon, the Arondight Replica, can best be described as two swords fused at the hilt, though [[BifurcatedWeapon they can be separated]].
* [[spoiler:DyingAsYourself: This could be one of the two outcomes of the final boss fight with Grøh as he manages to return to his senses at the last moment to deliver a final apology.]]
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Originally, Grøh had no mystical abilities but was still a very capable warrior. After his fight with Nightmare, his malfestation and experimentation by Azwel granted him the ability to use the Outsider power as his own, greatly increasing his ability to go toe to toe with powerful fighters and creatures on equal footing.
* EyePatchOfPower: Part of his uniform as an agent of the Aval Organization, he wears a sinister looking patch over his left eye, from which emits an eerie glow.
* FightsLikeANormal: Whenever he isn't using his powers, due to being WillfullyWeak. Whenever he goes straight to his Soul Charge mode, [[spoiler: such as trying to fight Azwel]], you know he means business.
* FinalBoss:
** Of the main story in "Libra of Soul" mode, due to [[spoiler:his SuperpoweredEvilSide taking control after trying to give Azwel a DisneyVillainDeath]].
** He's also this in Hard Difficulty Arcade Mode. Curiously, unlike the other final bosses, he can be fought in the lower difficulties as a normal foe as well.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Kilik:
*** Both have a SuperpoweredEvilSide that makes them act as [[MechanicallyUnusualFighter Mechanically Unusual Fighters]].
*** Both are long ranged fighters with otherwise balanced stats, on top of using rod-style weapons.
*** Both were forced to kill a close friend after they became Malfested. (Xianglian in Kilik's case, Curtis in Grøh's case.)
*** [[RedOniBlueOni Kilik is associated with the color red while Grøh is associated with the color blue.]]
*** Kilik is an important character in the Soul Chronicle while Grøh is an important character in Libra of Soul.
** Similar to Mi-na, Grøh was bested by one of the "big four" (Ivy and Nightmare, respectively). Difference was that Mi-na was humiliated and nearly ended her journey, while Grøh became more concerned with how he was going to convince the rest of his organization that he still fights malfested despite forcibly becoming one himself. Lastly, while the former stays a BadassNormal, the latter, against hiss will, [[EmpoweredBadassNormal becomes a malfested]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: One of the sidequests has you put in a sparring match against him when he uses his Soul Charge permanently. Said mechanic is usually reserved for a FinalBoss.]]
* HeavyMetalUmlaut: He’s Norwegian, and his name features a Norwegian/Danish "slashed o" -- Ø -- though the name itself doesn't make complete sense in either of those languages. The nearest equivalent would be something like "Grøholt", which is a perfectly regular Norwegian name, so he may have simply shortened it, or it could also be a translation error, as the name makes more sense ''without'' the 'h' at the end -- "Grø" is a Norwegian surname, as well as a place-name.
* HeroAntagonist: Like Taki, he hunts down Kilik in the main story in Soul Chronicle. Unlike Taki, he's a bit more willing to help once he sees Kilik's goal by leading them to Nightmare, though he leaves to do other things after that.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Even after being malfested, he doesn't hesitate to kill others of the same type. Justified as he doesn't like being one as he was cursed by Azwel.
* HunterOfMonsters: Grøh is an agent of the Aval Organization, a [[CreatureHunterOrganization group dedicated to purging the Malfested]], which they call Outsiders.
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: His design is so intricate and so ''not'' tied to history itself that some would say he looks more like a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' character.
* IcyBlueEyes: Sports very pale blue/grey eyes combined with a very fair skin-tone.
* JackOfAllStats: Grøh is good at both close and long range, has good mix-up options, and can deal great combos while having moderate damage potential. That said, he doesn't particularly specialize at any of them, and thus the player must use their skill to compensate against someone who has an area of expertise. His ''true'' specialty might be his [[SuperMode Soul Charge]], which makes him into a [[LightningBruiser force of destruction]] where all of his abilities are turned UpToEleven.
* LetsGetDangerous: He goes straight to his malfested state upon encountering Azwel.
* LightIsNotGood: Contrasting Kilik's malfested state, which is an example of DarkIsEvil , Grøh's malfested state highlights his pale skin and makes his hair brighter, though he still uses the evil soul charge, making him a more downplayed case than most examples.
* LightningBruiser: His Soul Charge turns him into one. Grøh goes from being a JackOfAllStats to having superior damage, quicker movement, and [[TeleportSpam teleportation]] that makes him fun very to fight as, and a lot less fun to fight against.
* ManInWhite: His 2P outfit is [[GoldAndWhiteAreDivine white and gold.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: At some point he fought Nightmare and lost, the shame being compounded by his superiors questioning his competence and threatening to take Arondight from him.
* MysteriousBacker: [[spoiler:Revealed to be the one who gives out the locations of the Astral Fissures to the Aval Organization in the good ending after a side quest available after the last main mission.]]
* MythicalMotifs:
** The Nordic ''[[WorldTree Yggdrasil]]'' -- an immense mythological ash tree that is center to the cosmos and considered very holy -- appears on a large shield in the background of his character artwork.
** He sports an eye patch in a nod to the Norse god Odin, who sacrificed an eye, but gained a more sacred, divine level of wisdom in return.
** He and the rest of the Aval organization are clear nods to [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur and the knights of the round table]].
* NightmareFace: [[spoiler: Pulls a terrifying one as a malfested in Libra of Soul.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His overall style heavily evokes the {{Anime}} aesthetic, even more so than characters from ''V'' which already leaned heavily towards that influence. While no one can deny that other characters have a stylistic design that evoke RuleOfCool with little regard for historical accuracy, they still take influence from the western art style (even the characters that are actually ''from'' Japan) and have some kind of influence related to their culture or upbringing. Grøh on the other hand, with his silvery grey/blue hairstyle, futuristic-esque eyepatch, ImpossiblyCoolClothes that includes a gauntlet on his left arm, flashy DoubleWeapon, and his {{Shonen}}-like SuperMode that turns him [[PowerDyesYourHair red]], seems comparatively out of place among them.
* PerpetualFrowner: So far, he is never seen smiling at all. Even in victory, he just considers it the foregone conclusion, unlike most of the other characters.
* PowerDyesYourHair: His hair features blue highlights to begin with, but activating certain special moves sees said highlights turn bright red.
* PowerLimiter: The armor on his left arm hides his Malfested side, which is shattered the moment he enters his soul charged form.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Various shades of purple are his main color scheme in his gear, and he's one of the stronger fighters.
* RedBaron: Known as “The Agent in Black”. [[spoiler:Referred to as the "Black Demon", similar to the ''Azure Knight'', in the final chapter of Libra of Soul.]]
* TheRival: Gameplay wise, he's depicted as such to Kilik, considering he has a special pre-battle quote.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His family were killed by Malfested when the Evil Seed struck, filling him with a deep hatred and desire for revenge against them.
* SexyScandinavian: He's a brooding, platinum-haired PrettyBoy sporting a form-fitting outfit and a personality that evokes the classic NordicNoir AntiHero. ''SCVI'' producer Motohiro Okubo states in Grøh's introductory video that he was specifically designed with the [[NationalStereotypes visual and personality stereotypes that Japanese people have of Norwegians]] (and other Nordics) in mind -- cold, pale, brooding and icy.
* TheSocialDarwinist: If there's one thing he openly dislikes, it's weakness.
--> '''Grøh:''' Atone for the sin of weakness.
* SuperPoweredEvilSide: He was Malfested after a battle with Nightmare, making him one of the "outsiders" he'd previously been sworn to hunt.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It remains to be seen if Namco will correct their error, but the Nordic name "Grø" would ''never'' have an "h" at the end -- no Norwegian or Danish[[note]] the only nations to use the letter[[/note]] words end with an "h" following the slashed o letter. This is therefore likely a phonetic spelling from when his name was translated from Japanese characters, though even this is still wrong -- the name isn't pronounced with an "oh" sound at the end, but rather "ø" is pronounced roughly like the "i" in "sir".
* {{Spoiler}}: His existence was initially mentioned through a leak before being officially teased at the end of the game's very first official trailer.
* StanceSystem: He fights using two distinct styles involving his twin-blades fused together and also separated, the latter called ''Innocent Draw''. He can transition seamlessly to this stance with little delay, and being able to master it is very important to playing Grøh well, compared to other fighters where it's simply an added weapon to the arsenal.
* SuperMode: He is Malfested, making him able coat his weapon in red energy and activate a form where his eyes, scars, and the fringes in his hair glow red.
* TeleportSpam: During his Soul Charge, he can teleport freely, and the player is encouraged to make full use of this.
* TomatoInTheMirror: Grøh is horrified to learn he's been Malfested, [[spoiler:though Azwel gleefully revels in rubbing the fact in that he's now one of the monsters he's sworn to kill]].
* TrickedOutGloves: The armor that covers his left arm acts as a PowerLimiter to help him control his malfestation, also serving to hide the physical evidence of his corruption.
* TheUnpronounceable: A relatively mild example, but even the in-game announcer struggles to pronounce the “slashed o” in his name correctly. “Grøh” would approximately rhyme with “fleur” or "sir", and would not be said as “grow”, as per the announcer — it’s pronounced more like "grewer".
* VideoGameCaringPotential[=/=]VideoGameCrueltyPotential: [[spoiler: Your choices throughout Libra of Soul affect his fate after you face his Malfested form as the TrueFinalBoss. If you're good, you successfully bring him back to his senses and he goes off to continue investigating the astral fissures. If you're evil, however, you end up killing him in self-defense and bury him atop a hillside, placing his weapons next to his grave.]]
* WhenHeSmiles: [[spoiler: The one time he does smile is in the "good" ending where he's spared and given another chance at life.]]
* WillfullyWeak: His intro "Do not hold back. However, I will." suggests he isn't using the full extent of his power.
* TheWorfEffect: Easily bested by Nightmare despite being a skilled fighter himself early on in his story mode.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Downplayed; his hair is white with blue fringes, though they turn red during his Soul Charge.
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[[folder:Azwel]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[BigBad Leader of Humanity]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire Holy Roman Empire (Germany)]]'' [[note]]The banner shown here is that of the Holy Roman Empire. At the time the series is set, the Empire comprised of a multi-ethnic complex of territories (encompassing all of present-day Germany and parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland) in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.[[/note]]
-->''"You shall be sacrificed for the human race!"''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' (2018)
->'''Weapon''': Palindrome - Chaos & Order ([[MultiMeleeMaster Bipolar wave amplifying gauntlets]])
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasashiEbara (Japanese), Creator/TaliesinJaffe (English)
->A mysterious, highly intelligent, self-proclaimed anthropologist and philosopher from the Holy Roman Empire. Azwel wields a pair of gauntlets, one that utilizes a fragment of the demonic sword Soul Edge, and another that utilizes a fragment of the holy sword Soul Calibur. These gauntlets allow him to harness both swords' energies in order to create physical manifestations of the various weapons and fighting styles they have experienced. Fascinated by the effects of the Evil Seed which caused humans to become Malfested, transforming them into beings with enhanced abilities, Azwel has set a grand, insane plan into motion in the hopes of recreating this phenomenon, but under his own terms. His goal is to use his "Ultimate Seed" in order to evolve humanity, believing that it is the next step in the road towards evolution.
* AGodAmI: Views himself as such, seeing his intelligence at a level that even a god would be threatened by. His plan would have made him be seen as a god among those still left.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: In a strange coincidence, considering they debuted mere weeks from each other, he bears multiple similarities to the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series' latest character, G, what with them both being mysterious, highly eccentric, self-styled global leaders obsessed with uniting humanity for their own deranged purposes.
* ArchEnemy: Grøh's, specifically. Evident when the latter stops fucking around and goes straight into his soul charged mode in Libra of Soul.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Formerly a high ranking member of the Aval Organization and now the leader of his own cult, as well as one of the higher tier fighters in the roster.
* AxCrazy: For all his claims of loving humanity, he's a brutal sadist who loves to psychologically and emotionally torture people, is positively giddy at the sight of his enemy on the brink of death, and his Critical Edge's animation has him throw his head back in laughter.
* BeardOfEvil: A bad guy with quite an impressive and long goatee.
* BigBad: He's the main villain of the Libra of Soul mode, and of Grøh's section of the Chronicle of Souls. Furthermore, his research into the Evil Seed and malfestation is found by [[spoiler:both Zasalamel and Raphael, kickstarting the latter's descent into madness]].
* BigBadEnsemble: He's one of two primary antagonists of ''Soulcalibur VI'' as a whole, the other being Nightmare.
* BondOneLiner: "Excellently done!" or "Consider yourself saved!"
* DarkMessiah: With a [[AGodAmI god complex]] to boot.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of Libra of Soul.
* DualWielding: His weapon, Palindrome, draws power from both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur's energy, wielding one in each hand similar to Algol.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: It's more out of spectacle and aesthetics rather than moral issues, but his battle quotes implies he doesn't like [[DarthVaderClone Night]][[BlackKnight mare]] or [[GhostPirate Cervantes]].
-->"Disgusting! Your odor turns my stomach."
-->"You impure brute"
* EvilutionaryBiologist: He plans to use a souped-up version of the Evil Seed to Malfest all of humanity, raising them to what he sees as the next evolutionary level.
* EvilCounterpart: To Sophitia and Zasalamel.
** Sophitia is a [[TheParagon paragon]] who encourages the people she comes across to take a heroic path. Azwel proclaims that he loves all humans equally and wants to save them. Sophitia is blessed by the power of the Greek gods through Hephaestus to save those who were Malfested. Azwel wields the power of both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur together with the hope he can create another Evil Seed to evolve humans beyond Malfestation.
** With Zasalamel, they both played a major role in the Conduit's journey during Libra of Souls. Zasalamel is the first person the Conduit encounters and serves as his/her [[StealthMentor distant guide]] and observes him/her from the shadows. Azwel is the [[SNKBoss final enemy]] the player character faces in the Libra of Souls.
* EvilPlan: His studies on the history of humanity brought him to the conclusion that humanity would self-destruct through wars and other calamities. His fanatical [[LoveMakesYouCrazy "love"]] for the people led him to concoct a terrifying scheme, his plan being to deploy his own creation, the "Ultimate Seed", to evolve humans to the next evolutionary level and [[ForYourOwnGood save them from themselves]].
* EvilVersusEvil: Completely wrecks a Fygul Cestemus hideout in his search for astral fissures.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Even while causing misery, he treats Grøh like a buddy, all while [[LargeHam hamming]] it up.
* FinalBoss: Of Very Hard difficultly Arcade Mode.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Everyone in the Aval Organization expresses distrust towards him, stating that he has no loyalty to the order. [[ProperlyParanoid Sure enough]], he proves to be TheStarscream.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: In both his and Grøh's respective Soul Chronicle, Azwel killed off those within the Aval Organization who are foolish enough to uncover his plans.
* HumansAreSpecial: He fully believes this, and in fact his plan is to spread an enhanced version of the Evil Seed called the Ultimate Seed, which he believes will raise humanity to a higher level.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims to love humanity despite being a massive asshole who sees them as his toys.
* KnightTemplar: What's his idea of enhancing humanity? Why, unleashing the Evil Seed, of course!
* KungFuWizard: He uses sorcery heavily in combat, much more than the other characters, to the point where the weapons themselves seem almost secondary.
* LargeHam: Oh lordy lord, is he ever, especially with his Critical Edge.
-->'''"ACCEPT THIS FROM ME! ''MY LOVE!''"'''
* LeanAndMean: Can be considered this. His height is 185 cm (6'1) and his weight is 65 kg (143 lbs), meaning that he is close to being underweight.
* LightIsNotGood: Dresses in an intricate outfit that screams holy man...and he's a psychotic nutjob.
* LoveFreak: Absolutely cannot stop babbling about how much he loves humans.
* MadScientist: A noted scholar and intellectual that just so happens to perform twisted experiments in the name of uplifting humanity.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: As it turns out, he is partially this to Raphael. Azwel encourages him in the secret true ending of his Soul Chronicle to go through with his plan to create the "perfect world" for Amy, and is in fact the "Scholar of the Future" who authored the notes on Soul Edge that were sent to Lord Dumas before Raphael assassinated him.]]
* MeaningfulName:
** Whether intentional on the part of the developers or not, the name “Azwel(l)” is full of meaning for a magic-based character. An ancient Anglo-Saxon name, it refers to someone who lived by a spring (well) in a grove of hazel trees, and across most ancient Anglo, Celtic and Nordic cultures Hazel was associated with wisdom, prophecy and divination — in Norse mythology it is known as the Tree of Knowledge.
** In terms of his weapon name (“Palindrome”), a palindrome is a word, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward — perhaps referencing the weapon’s multifunctional nature.
* MindOverMatter: Has telekinetic powers, which leverage the use of his many weapons.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Similarly to Necrid from ''Soulcalibur II'', his Palindrome can transform into a variety of forms -- including an axe, a greatsword, and a pair of kris.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He regularly claims to love the human race and that his experiments and goals are for the benefit of humanity. In reality, Azwel is a maniacal sadist who intends to exterminate most of the human population with the Ultimate Seed and rule over the remainder as a [[AGodAmI living god]].
* OffhandBackhand: Fend's off Grøh's attacks in this manner in their first battle in Libra of Soul.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Is apparently well versed in alchemy, medicine, sorcery, philosophy, history, and fine art.
* OneWingedAngel: He has a monstrous transformation where his skin turns charcoal grey, he becomes covered in TronLines, and his arms transform into spike-encrusted claws. The spikes on his right arm are red, and the spikes on his left arm are blue. Using this form, he appears to summon Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, though it's hard to say if they're copies or the orginals due to matching his other weapons in appearance.
* PartsUnknown: Pleasantly averted in his case (and atypical to his status as a boss character) as his birthplace is noted as being the historic Holy Roman Empire. However, unlike many of the other warriors, his ''city'' of birth within the Empire is omitted, and as the Empire encompassed many modern-day nations [[note]]Germany, Netherlands, Austria etc.[[/note]] it isn't possible to peg his nationality in a modern context.[[note]]Unlike Sophitia for example, whose birthplace is noted as ''Athens, Ottoman Empire'', so it's clear that she is Greek in the modern sense.[[/note]] This was perhaps done to retain a hint of mystery, whilst still grounding him in reality.
* RecurringElement: Similar to Necrid and Algol, Azwel is a unique character that doesn't have a physical weapon, but can create one from energy. Just like Algol, he's also a FinalBoss.
* {{Sadist}}: Azwel gleefully revels in psychologically torturing his opponents to get off on their despair and rage.
* ShapedLikeItself: Azwel's listed fighting style is "[[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Practical Application of Martial Philosophy and Theory]]." In other words, his fighting style is "fighting style."
* SNKBoss: In Libra of Soul, he's permanently soul charged and has an infinite meter.
* TheSocialDarwinist: He intends to make humanity evolve further by creating the "Ultimate Seed".
* SoreLoser: He takes losing badly and [[spoiler: tries to [[TakingYouWithMe kill the Conduit]] in one last attempt to achieve his goal.]]
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: He can use his powers to manifest blue and red weapons -- with his main ones being a blue shield, spear, and kris; and a red axe and kris.
* TheStarscream: He's one of the Twelve -- the highest-ranking members and leaders of the Aval Organization. The other members of the Twelve are aware he's not truly loyal to the Organization and might one day betray them, but even they are unaware that he is plotting to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur for himself and reshape humanity in his own twisted image.
* StanceSystem: His move list is divided according to what weapons he summons. The Comedy stance (lance and shield) focuses on parrying and long-range pokes, the Beauty stance (dual blades) focuses on vertical evasion and mixups, and the Tragedy stance (axe) focuses on damage and rushdown. Executing a move with one weapon results in future moves with the same weapon coming out slightly faster, at least until he uses a different weapon. Lastly, some of his non-stance moves are influenced by his stance moves.
* StormOfBlades: Can summon a bunch of red and blue weapons to rain on his opponent as his Critical Edge.
* TrickedOutGloves: His weapon is essentially a pair of enchanted guantlets. The right one includes a fragment of Soul Edge, while the left one has a piece of Soul Calibur. Azwel draws his power from the memories of past battles, preserved within those fragments. While he appears unarmed, his gauntlets allow him to summon a variety of deadly weapons, which he can use with brutal effects.
* VisionaryVillain: He wants to improve humanity...by killing it all off and starting over again, with him being god.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler: His plans are foiled in Libra of Soul and he is defeated by the player character, but it is not explicitly stated or shown if the player character killed him or not, and the screen abruptly fades to white, leaving Azwel's fate uncertain... until Raphael's secret true ending in Soul Chronicle is unlocked by having the Conduit help Raphael obtain the rest of the documents he needs. In it, it is revealed that Azwel survived as he appears before Raphael, facing off against him and inquiring him about his intentions with Soul Edge.]]
* WickedCultured: Apparently a connoisseur of the arts, which causes him to commit sadistic acts of violence purely to savor the "drama" that they create.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of his attacks is a juggle that eventually leads to him hitting the opponent with a [[Manga/{{Kinnikuman}} Kinniku Buster.]]
* YinYangBomb: His Palindrome weapon is powered by shards of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, manifesting constructs out of both swords' energies.
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! Guest Character
[[folder:Geralt of Rivia]]
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->[[caption-width-right:350:[[AnimalMotifs The White Wolf]]]]
'''Origin''' - ''[[Franchise/TheWitcher Rivia, Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia]]'' [[note]] The flag shown here is that of the Kingdom of Lyria and Rivia, one of the Northern Kingdoms featured in Geralt's home-series. Whilst his actual birthplace is not known, he uses "of Rivia" to denote his adopted home-city, following his knighthood by Queen Meve, and out of an inherent desire to have a homeland -- the books explain he even went so far as to develop a Rivian accent. The flag bears striking resemblance to the real-world flag of the Holy Roman Empire, from where Siegfried, Hilde and Azwel originate.[[/note]]
-->''"Challenged a Witcher? Must have had a death wish."''
->'''First Appearance:''' ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' (2007)
->'''Weapon:''' [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons Steel and silver longswords]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese), Doug Cockle (English)
-> The protagonist (or co-protagonist) of all the media set in the ''Franchise/TheWitcher''[='=]s world. He is a, if not ''the'' witcher — a mutant created through alchemy and black magic to create an ultimate killing machine, he was in fact such a success compared to the other boys who underwent the Changes that he was subjected to additional processes that bled his hair white and took the pigment from his skin, but the benefits in return were many-fold. Geralt is the epitome of a professional monster-hunter: courteous, meticulous and devoid of emotional hangups. He represents the GuestFighter in the ''Soul'' series' sixth iteration, having been whisked into our dimension by a powerful sorceress. Geralt finds himself in a strange new world, home to the cursed sword ''Soul Edge'', the power of which the sorceress had spoken...
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* AnimalMotifs: Wolves, of course. He was trained by the School of the Wolf, wears a wolf-shaped medallion, and is known as the White Wolf due to his white hair and pale complexion.
* BadassBeard: Usually he's portrayed with PermaStubble, but some artistic depictions give the witcher a beard.
* {{Badbutt}}: Geralt is from a series that's as hard-R as games can get, earning many (well-deserved) comparisons to the likes of ''Series/GameOfThrones''. Here, he's placed in a much lighter T-rated game, and has to be toned down to match. For example, there's no blood from his attacks, his language is considerably more restrained, and he doesn't go about [[ReallyGetsAround his ways of love]] with the female cast (though he is pretty heavily implied to get it on with an NPC). This is perfectly highlighted with the quote below, where the first word he says probably would've been a little more colorful in his own series.
-->'''Geralt:''' [[GoshDangItToHeck Crap]] like this, exactly why I hate portals!
* BondOneLiner: "Ever fight a witcher? Guess not..."
* BullyingADragon: Alluded in his reveal trailer and one of his victory quotes. Given that he is a super-strong, ageless, magical swordsman...
-->'''Geralt:''' Challenged a witcher? Must have a death wish...
* CanonImmigrant: Much like Akuma in ''[[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tekken 7: Fated Retribution]]'', Geralt is confirmed to be canon to the story of ''Soulcalibur VI'', and is said to play an integral part. Unlike Akuma, who has next to no explanation for why he is linked to the plot of ''Tekken'', Geralt's inclusion is actually justified due to him being from a universe capable of inter-dimensional travel.
* ChoiceOfTwoWeapons: Geralt wields a pair of longswords -- a steel one for killing human monsters and a silver one for killing inhuman monsters.
* ClothingDamage: Averted, he doesn't lose any of his armor in battle. Justified as he can't be customized.
* CoveredWithScars: His body is covered in a lot of nasty-looking scars.
* DanceBattler: Incorporates balletic twirls and pirouettes into his fighting style, as witcher training emphasizes lots of fast dodges to avoid monster attacks that would otherwise shred through their armor.
* DoubleEntendre: Geralt makes one in the ending of his Chronicle. Because he's in a T-rated game this time, he can't explicitly have sex with the Sorceress, but rather just allude to it.
-->'''Sorceress:''' Step over here and make yourself comfortable... would you care for some fine wine?\\
'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
* FinalBoss: Of Normal difficulty Arcade Mode. He’s a SubBoss in Very Hard Arcade -- always the 4th fighter you face.
* FishOutOfWater: He is thrown into ''Soul Calibur''[='=]s version of 16th century Earth, which while also populated by monsters, are unlike anything from the world he originates from. Whereas Geralt is familiar with every single type of monster from his world, the ones in ''Soul Calibur'' are the result of [[TheCorruption Malfestation]], human experiments, divine curses, or the [[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]. Averted thematically however. Like [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] before him, Geralt was chosen because his mix of weapons and sorcery would be a perfect fit for the world of ''Soulcalibur''.
* {{Foil}}: To 2B, the other guest character. Both are FishOutOfWater characters with MysticalWhiteHair who use two swords attached to their back as their primary weapons, but while Geralt is a RatedMForManly MagicKnight who uses European longswords and magical Signs, 2B is a LadyOfWar MultiMeleeMaster who uses katanas, spears, gauntlets, and futuristic weapons such as laser cannons and machine guns. In addition, while Geralt is from a LowFantasy WesternRPG set in a ConstructedWorld, 2B is from a ScienceFantasy EasternRPG set on Earth in the far future.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however, it does no extra damage against characters that aren't human (Inferno, Astaroth, Lizardmen, and Malfested, for example), so as [[JustifiedTrope to avoid giving him an unfair advantage]] over such opponents.
* GuestFighter: Following the successful guest appearances of Heihachi, Link and Spawn in ''SCII'', most subsequent games in the series include a high-profile guest. Geralt, according to producers, was felt to fit in perfectly with the game's 16th century Eurasian setting.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Discounting [[CoveredWithScars the nasty-looking ones on his body]], his are the fairly classic rugged hero scars, the most prominent being one that crosses over his left eye.
* GutturalGrowler: His English voice in the games is very hushed and gravelly.
* HellBentForLeather: His usual outfit is a suit of leather armor with silver chainmail for extra defence against monsters.
* HumanAliens: The humans of Geralt's world appear exactly the same as the 16th century Earth humans of the ''Soul Calibur'' series, though they inhabit a completely different dimension and world. In the lore of ''The Witcher'', humans are said to have arrived on ''The Continent'' some 1,500 years ago, following the [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds Conjunction of the Spheres]], which trapped humans and many other creatures in the ''Witcher'' world.
* MagicKnight: Witchers are created through magic, and thus have some affinity to it, giving them an ability to use simple combat spells called "signs" in battle. In his ''SCVI'' appearance, he uses both his swords and combat spells in-game.
* ManaPotion: His Soul Charge has him drinking a bottle of potions to power him up.
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Geralt plays exactly as he should as a witcher. Thing is, this is ''Soulcalibur'' and he's been adapted to play like himself in the setting of the game without losing anything from his home games, and this shows in several ways. While other characters use magic, Geralt has a unique mechanic involving "signs" that give him different abilities like [[PlayingWithFire fire-based projectiles]], [[TimeMaster time-slowing abilities]], and [[CounterAttack counters]] the others don't have, he can use various potions, blade oils, and bombs for unique enhancements and options, and his general gameplay involves combat rolls and precision-based fighting that overall feels different from the others.
* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: One of his intros goes like this.
-->'''Geralt:''' Geralt of Rivia, witcher.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Geralt's hair is white due to his unusual compatibility with the witcher mutagens.
* RecurringElement: Yet another GuestFighter.
* ReallyGetsAround: While he doesn't have his way with any of the ''Soul'' series' female cast, Geralt reflects on his relationship with Yennefer and [[spoiler:is all-but explicitly stated to have sex with the Sorceress at the end of his Chronicle of Soul as payment for using him as a test subject]].
* RedBaron: "The White Wolf".
* SeenItAll: Geralt's already seen plenty of bizarre magical things and traveled to alternate dimensions in his home series, so being transported to the world of ''Soul Calibur'' is hardly the weirdest thing to ever happen to him.
* SilverHasMysticPowers: Geralt's silver longsword is super-effective against the non-human monsters of his world, and he's relieved to note that it's also potent against the malfested and other monsters of the ''Soul'' universe.
* SlashedThroat: His back grab involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: His Chronicle of Soul indicates this is the case following his encounter with Zasalamel; which causes the sorcerer to verify the existence of alternate universes and parallel dimensions, mentioning that he'll need to revise his plans accordingly.
* TheStoic: Geralt rarely expresses emotion outwardly and approaches every problem as a [[ConsummateProfessional calm and non-judgmental professional]]. He even claims that witcher mutations deprive him of feeling emotion, though it's clearly not true for him or any of his kind.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Like all witchers, his eyes became yellow and cat-like as a result of his mutations.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Meta Example; [[Videogame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis]] was planned for ''Soul Calibur VI'', but got sent to ''Videogame/{{Tekken}}'' instead as Namco got the rights to use him, but didn't want it to go to waste trying to wait for a new ''Soul'' game, with ''T7'' being their latest fighting game. Like Noctis, Geralt is a protagonist from an ActionRPG and is a powerful MagicKnight.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Gets zapped into the world of ''Soul Calibur'' by a sorceress he was hired to investigate, and spends several months wandering around searching for a portal to take him back, fighting numerous Malfested along the way.
* UnknownRival: Mitsurugi considers Geralt his biggest rival yet. Unfortunately for the former, Geralt sees him as just a hot-headed idiot who doesn't know his place. Eventually downplayed as he does recognize Mitsurugi's [[BadassNormal skill despite lacking any of Geralt's magic]].
* WackyWaysideTribe: In Libra of Soul mode. Despite being teased as playing a critical role in the story, Geralt's canon role is to basically fall out of an astral fissure, fight a few Malfested, get into duels with Mitsurugi, Zasalamel, and the Conduit, and then just sort of... go home. His presence ''does'' convince Zasalamel to alter his plans, but what exactly this entails isn't explained.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Being transported into the Earth-realm by portal doesn't help his long-running hatred of them.
-->'''Geralt:''' Rrgh! Crap like this, EXACTLY why I hate portals!
* AWizardDidIt: His appearance in the real-world setting of the ''Soul'' series is explained via his meeting with a powerful sorceress, who first told him of ''Soul Edge'' and transported him to the Earth-realm to uncover its mysterious powers. Considering the prevalence of inter-dimensional portals in his home series, and the fact that his adopted daughter Ciri ''has'' visited Earth before (during the 14th century, and possibly [[Videogame/{{Cyberpunk 2077}} the late-21st]]), this isn't as contrived as it sounds.
* WorthyOpponent: Mitsurugi views him as this. In addition, he'll sometimes say "Not bad, I gotta admit" after losing a round.
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* CharacterDevelopment: It's subtle, but it's there; in the beginning, he's incredibly aloof and doesn't have a particularly good opinion towards The Conduit, only enlisting them as they prove to be useful for closing the Astral Fissures, but he begins to slowly see them as a genuinely good person rather than just a tool, [[spoiler: moreso if he survives the final battle, which he'll be much warmer after being reverted back to human.]]
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** Similar to Mi-na, Grøh was bested by one of the "big four". Difference was that Mi-na was humiliated and nearly ended her journey, while Grø became more concerned with how he was going to convince the rest of his organization that he still fights malfested despite forcibly becoming one himself.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: One of the sidequests has you put in a sparring match against him when he uses his Soul Charge permanently. Said mechanic is ususally reserved for a FinalBoss.]]
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himself. Lastly, while the former stays a BadassNormal, the latter, against hiss will, [[EmpoweredBadassNormal becomes a malfested]].
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* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Even after being malfested, he doesn't hesitate to kill others of the same type. Justified as he was cursed by it by Azwel.
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* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Even after being malfested, he doesn't hesitate to kill others of the same type. Justified as he doesn't like being one as he was cursed by it by Azwel.
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* {{Foil}}: To 2B, the other guest character. Both are FishOutOfWater characters with MysticalWhiteHair who use two swords attached to their back as their primary weapons, but while Geralt is a RatedMForManly MagicKnight who uses European longswords and magical Signs, 2B is a LadyOfWar MultiMeleeMaster who uses katanas, spears, gauntlets, and futuristic weapons such as laser cannons and machine guns. In addition, while Geralt is from a LowFantasy WesternRPG set in a ConstructedWorld, 2B is from a ScienceFantasy EasternRPG set on Earth in the far future.
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* SlashedThroat: One of his command grabs involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
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* SlashedThroat: One of his command grabs His back grab involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
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Since Gene 1029 doesn't have the guts to answer and the discussion has been one-sided, this trope does not apply.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The Aval Organization is stated to have been founded by the vassals of an ancient king who wielded Soul Calibur and with his dying breath entrusted them with the destruction of Soul Edge. The primary candidate is Algol, who sacrificed himself to create Soul Calibur and entrusted an order of mystics -- of which Zasalamel was a member -- with guarding it and destroying Soul Edge. Given that Aval could be derived from Avalon and that Grøh draws from Lancelot, [[note]]His default weapon is called the Arondight Replica and one of his quotes -- "Chevalier mal fet!" -- is a reference to T.H. White's ''The Ill-Made Knight''.[[/note]] another candidate is King Arthur, the second known wielder of Soul Calibur as named in ''New Legends of Project Soul''.
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* ChekhovsGunman: The Aval Organization is stated to have been founded by the vassals of an ancient king who wielded Soul Calibur and with his dying breath entrusted them with the destruction of Soul Edge. The primary candidate is Algol, who sacrificed himself to create Soul Calibur and entrusted an order of mystics -- of which Zasalamel was a member -- with guarding it and destroying Soul Edge. Given that Aval could be derived from Avalon and that Grøh draws from Lancelot, [[note]]His default weapon is called the Arondight Replica and one of his quotes -- "Chevalier mal fet!" -- is a reference to T.H. White's ''The Ill-Made Knight''.[[/note]] another candidate is King Arthur, the second known wielder turned out to be King Arthur as revealed in the History section who gave the fragment of Soul Calibur as named in ''New Legends to Sir Bedivere who became the founder of Project Soul''.the Aval Organization.
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* DanceBattler: Incorporates balletic twirls and pirouettes into his fighting style, as witcher training emphasizes lots of fast dodges to avoid monster attacks that would otherwise shred through their armor.
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* FishOutOfWater: He is thrown into ''Soul Calibur''[='=]s version of 16th century Earth, which while also populated by monsters, are unlike anything from the world he originates from. Whereas Geralt is familiar with every single type of monster from his world, the ones in ''Soul Calibur'' are the result of [[TheCorruption Malfestation]], human experiments, divine curses, or originated from the [[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]. Averted thematically however. Like [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] before him, Geralt was chosen because his mix of weapons and sorcery would be a perfect fit for the world of ''Soulcalibur''.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however, it's not super-effective against the Chronicle of Soul and CAS characters that aren't human (Lizardmen and Malfested, for example).
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however, it's not super-effective against the Chronicle of Soul and CAS characters that aren't human (Lizardmen and Malfested, for example).
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* FishOutOfWater: He is thrown into ''Soul Calibur''[='=]s version of 16th century Earth, which while also populated by monsters, are unlike anything from the world he originates from. Whereas Geralt is familiar with every single type of monster from his world, the ones in ''Soul Calibur'' are the result of [[TheCorruption Malfestation]], human experiments, divine curses, or originated from the [[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]. Averted thematically however. Like [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio]] before him, Geralt was chosen because his mix of weapons and sorcery would be a perfect fit for the world of ''Soulcalibur''.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however,it's not super-effective it does no extra damage against the Chronicle of Soul and CAS characters that aren't human (Lizardmen (Inferno, Astaroth, Lizardmen, and Malfested, for example).example), so as [[JustifiedTrope to avoid giving him an unfair advantage]] over such opponents.
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: His [[SilverHasMysticPowers silver]] sword -- which in the ''Witcher'' series is super-effective against non-human monsters -- does extra damage against Soul Charged opponents. In an example of GameplayAndStorySegregation, however,
* SlashedThroat: One of his command grabs involves dragging his steel sword across the opponent's neck after grappling them from behind. This being a T-rated game, [[BloodlessCarnage it leaves no wound and is nonlethal by itself]].
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: Gets zapped into the world of ''Soul Calibur'' by a sorceress he was hired to investigate, and spends several months wandering around fighting searching for a portal to take him back.
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* WorthyOpponent: Mitsurugi views him as this. In addition, he'll sometimes say "Not bad, I gotta admit" after losing a round.
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I'll bring this to discussion. Reading the trope makes it look like a story-wide trope, not a character trope. And you, Gene 0129, better choose your words carefully.
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* MagicVersusScience: Uses magic in combat, making him the MagicKnight to the the futuristic 2B, a RobotGirl who has a cannon/machine gun built into her pod.
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** He's also this in Hard Difficulty Arcade Mode. Curiously unlike the other final bosses, he can be fought in the lower difficulty as well.
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** He's also this in Hard Difficulty Arcade Mode. Curiously Curiously, unlike the other final bosses, he can be fought in the lower difficulty difficulties as a normal foe as well.
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??? How much of a fucking petty areshole are you that you delete something rather than add on? Plus, I'm pretty sure I got banned for speaking my mind, NOT for "zero context" examples.
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-->'''Sorceress:''' Step over here and make yourself comfortable... would you care for some fine wine?
-->'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
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** SubBoss: He’s always the 4th fighter you face in Very Hard Arcade.
-->'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
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'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
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'''Geralt:''' Mh. Warm welcome-- nice 'n' all, but... as I see it, [[GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex you owe me a lot more'n that]].
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: His Chronicle of Soul indicates this is the case following his encounter with Zasalamel; which causes the sorcerer to verify the existence of alternate universes and parallel dimensions, mentioning that he'll need to revise his plans accordingly.
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* UnknownRival: Mitsurugi considers Geralt his biggest rival yet. Unfortunately for the former, Geralt sees him as just a hot-headed idiot who doesn't know his place. Eventually downplayed as he does recognize Mitsurugi's [[BadassNormal skill despite lacking any of Geralt's magic.]]
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* UnknownRival: Mitsurugi considers Geralt his biggest rival yet. Unfortunately for the former, Geralt sees him as just a hot-headed idiot who doesn't know his place. Eventually downplayed as he does recognize Mitsurugi's [[BadassNormal skill despite lacking any of Geralt's magic.]]magic]].
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I thought you would have learned a thing or two from your suspension, Gene 0129. Zero Context Examples abound. Integration and Segragation tropes have to be expanded as to explain why it's relevant to his character.
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* MagicVersusScience: The MagicKnight to 2B's RobotGirl.
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