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 This series is known for its *ahem* colorful characters.
A list of characters from Soul Calibur and its prequel, Soul Edge (but mostly from the former), and the tropes they embody.
Debuting in Soul Edge/Soul BladeHeishiro MitsurugiYour typical Samurai looking for a good challenge. In Soul Edge he seeks a way to defeat the Tanegashima rifle, and believes the legendary sword Soul Edge to be the blade that can do it. He eventually beats the rifle without the need of Soul Edge, but throughout Soul Calibur 1, 2, and 3, he's still searching for it for the sole purpose of fighting Nightmare. In 4 he realizes that there are no more worthy challengers for him, and seeks to fight otherworldly opponents instead.
TakiThe stereotypical ninja of the series. Raised in a secret ninja village since young, Taki has developed a mastery of sealing spells, and dedicates her life to seal demons all over Japan. In Soul Edge, she leaves to Europe to find the cursed sword so as to empower her favourite sword, Rekkimaru. She's able to obtain a shard after defeating Cervantes, but ends instead fusing it with Mekkimaru, a sword with strong spiritual powers that has driven her master Toki insane. She is forced to leave her home when she's targeted by her own comrades after Toki discovers she has Mekkimaru. In Soul Calibur, she tries to destroy Mekkimaru by pitting it against Soul Edge. Being unable to, she settles on her desire to control its inmense power. In Soul Calibur 2, the ninjas against her try to amubush her, and she realizes Toki's now after Soul Edge. Realizing the dangers of a man like Toki to claim it, she travels back to face him, which he does succesfully in 3. In IV she realizes that Soul Calibur is as destructive as Soul Edge (even if it is totally opposite in nature) from the battle between Siegfried and Nightmare, and resolves to destroy Soul Calibur as well - by any means necessary.
Siegfried SchtauffenThe actual protagonist of the series. Son of a knight of the Holy Roman Empire, when he was sent into a foreign expedition Siegfried fell into bad company and formed a gang of bandits. During a raid against a group of coward knights that ran away, he murdered his father by accident, and sought for Soul Edge to find his father's killer because he convinced himself that he wasn't to blame. He obtains Soul Edge but becomes its new host and gets transformed into Nightmare. He regains his sanity shortly after Nightmare was defeated by Kilik and Xianghua, but is unable to keep the sword under control, and falls again into its clutches. He is finally freed from Soul Edge's control in 3, and is able to "seal" Soul Edge with Soul Calibur. During 3 he seeks a way to destroy Soul Edge for good, and eventually finds it in Soul Calibur itself, which has bonded with him in order to save his life from a fatal injury. In IV, he's out to get Nightmare, while shunning all those who try to help him in an attempt to avoid any more victims.
Sophitia AlexandraThe daughter of a greek baker chosen by the god Hephaestus to destroy Soul Edge. She reaches Cervantes' lair, but ends being gravely injured in the battle. Saved by Taki from certain death, she is able to return to her normal life. During Soul Calibur, she falls in love with a young blacksmith, Rothion. But the blackmisth god came back to ask her to go destroy the still-at-large Soul Edge. She does, but is unable to reach Nightmare before he's defeated, so he returns back and marries Rothion. In Soul Calibur 2 & 3 she becomes a Mama Bear due to her children being threatened by Soul Edge. She encounters Tira, who she fights after she makes a threatening remark about her family. Tira escapes, and in Soul Calibur 4 Sophie's daughter Pyrrha gets kidnapped and infected by Soul Edge, forcing her to make a Face Heel Turn. It takes Algol's assistance to set her straight again.
Nathaniel William "Rock" AdamsAn Englishman who was orphaned at a young age due to his parents' murders at the hands of Cervantes. He ends up being Raised By Wolves (sorta) and adopts a son named Bangoo. In Soul Calibur Bangoo is kidnapped and he rescues him from Astaroth's cult, which used him as bait to take his soul. Afterwards he seeks to become stronger to prove his worth as a father of Bangoo.
VoldoEasily the freakiest character in the series, and possibly of all fighting games period. Voldo is a guardian of the treasures that were gathered by his master, Vercci. He seeks Soul Edge because it is the only treasure that his master did not have before his death, but which he longed for so passionately. Most of the series he's just traveling around accomplishing nothing. In Soul Calibur IV, he finally reaches Soul Edge, and is tricked by the sword into becoming one of its servants/guards.
Hwang Song-GyeongA Korean soldier given orders to investigate and destroy Soul Edge. Orphan since young, he came to rely on others, and once he has grown he decided to help those in need by joining the Coast Guard of his country. Sent to find Soul Edge, under the idea that it would help them against evil Japan, in the first game; only to get back in a hurry after hearing rumors of his country being invaded. In 1 sent to seek the runaway Mi-na under the guise of a second search of Soul Edge. During said quest he learns of the sword's evil, but no one in Korea believes him and he ends demoted. After spies from Japan are found looking for the sword, the higher-ups sends him again as he's the most experimented, but he's decided to destroy the sword against his bosses' wishes. Ends injured by Sophitia and letting Yun-seong keep the spot...
Seong Mi-naThe only daughter of Seong Han-Myeong. She at first leaves home to join Hwang in his search for Soul Edge, only to be dragged back home by Hwang. She leaves home again in Soul Calibur to search for Soul Edge (and to get away of a clingy student of her father's), but is dragged back home yet again by Hwang. She later commits the mistake of giving a family sword to Yun-seong, who later runs away with it. She receives permission from her father to seek him and the sword. During the quest she discover Soul Edge's true colors, and now seeks Yun-seong to stop him from searching it.
Li LongNunchuk user. Believing Mitsurugi to have killed his mute lover Chie, he intends to get revenge (or if Mitsurugi turns out to be innocent, to kill every swordsman he meets ). Later, he was almost killed by Cervantes, but survived, albeit with his self-esteem damaged. While on the run from Ming assassins for disobeying orders, he was rescued by another mute girl. He stayed with her until his pursuers found him, which forced him to fight again in order to protect her. Having remembered what it was like fighting for someone, he decides to restore his confidence by fighting the sword that shattered it in the first place.
Cervantes de LeonA Bad Ass Pirate who learned of Soul Edge's existence and took it for himself. When he took it, he went insane and killed his own crew. He is then controlled by Soul Edge into absorbing souls to increase its power. Sophitia fights him and destroys one of the two parts of Soul Edge, sending Cervantes into a berserk rage. Taki assists a wounded Sophitia and kills Cervantes. Normally he would have been dead from that fatal blow, but after Siegfried became Nightmare due to Soul Edge's influence, he was resurrected. And so as of Soul Calibur he Took A Level In Badass and became a Ghost Pirate, seeking out Soul Edge once again. In Soul Calibur 2 he regains enough pieces of Soul Edge to recreate one of his original weapons and take another level in badass to become a Zombie Pirate. He's still looking to find all of the fragments. In Soul Calibur 3 he finds out that his body is starting to decay because Soul Edge's influence has been sealed off. To preserve himself, he decides to take his daughter's soul... ...and he succeeds according to Soul Calibur 4. He took ANOTHER level in badass and reached his final evolution of Ghost Zombie Pirate. He heads to Ostrheinsburg once again to claim Soul Edge as a whole and become a god...bitch.
Inferno (named "Soul Edge" only in the game of the same name)The physical embodiment of the titular Artifact Of Doom, though only when it brings forth its own dimension, Chaos. Inferno is invisible and intangible on the real world up until Soul Calibur 3, when Zasalamel granted it a body to interact with. In Soul Calibur IV, both the will and the body merged, turning Nightmare into Soul Edge's physical manifestation.
Debuting in Soul CaliburKilikOne of the monks at the Ling-Sheng-Su temple. He becomes a victim of the Evil Seed but his adoptive sister Xianglian sacrifices herself to save him from the fate of insanity at the cost of her own. Because Xianglian removed her Dvapara-Yuga mirror from herself, she was driven to insanity by the seed and attacked Kilik with all her strength, but Kilik killed her in self defense and the shock from this event made him collapse. He was eventually found and raised by an old hermit known only as the Edge Master. He taught Kilik to disperse and destroy the various evil energies linked to Soul Edge. He first tries to physically destroy the sword; once that failed, he tries to purify it itself even if it means becoming an hermit. As of 4, he's determined to this task, attempting to distance Xianghua from him so as to not share his sad destiny.
Chai XianghuaXianghua is the sister of Kilik's adoptive sister Xianglian, daughter of a famous swordswoman and heriess to the Chai clan. Was sent by her Emperor to obtain the Soul Edge, but after finding out the truth of the sword, works with Kilik to destroy it. Since 2, Xianghua has been feeling guilty for not informing her superiors of Soul Edge's "destruction", leading to the massacre of an entire city. She fails to help Kilik in 3 against Zasalamel, and is overwhelmed by the guilt, until she learns to cope with it during training in a Ming general's mansion. As of 4, she tries to stop Maxi from taking the sword, while worrying about Kilik's coldness towards her.
MaxiThe Lancer of Kilik's 2-man-and-1-woman-band. Maxi seeks revenge against Astaroth because he killed Maxi's adoptive brother Kyam and his crew, as he sought Kilik due to the evil energy in him. In the first game he apparently dies after killing Astaroth but gets better in 2, thought with his limbs weakened to the point of uselessness. His limbs get even better throught a ritual with a piece of Soul Edge, but he gain Laser Guided Amnesia in exchange. In 3 he meets up with his former friends and remembers them, but because Maxi has a piece of Soul Edge inside him and Kilik's Dvapara-Yuga mirror wards off evil, Maxi can no longer travel with them. In 4 he is manipulated by Tira into serving as a sacrifice for Soul Edge.
AstarothA large golem created by a cult that worshiped the God of War (No, not that one in spite of Broken Destiny). His main task is to find Soul Edge and bring it to his master,
Isabella "Ivy" ValentineCervantes' daughter. She was conceived when Soul Edge schemed to create a new host should Cervantes become unable to fulfill his duty. Cervantes, under this influence, raped the daughter of the owner of the Black Tail Inn, who gave birth to Ivy and left her in the care of the noble Valentine household in London. After her adoptive father passed away, she sought to continue his research of Soul Edge through alchemy. She eventually discovered its true properties and sets out to destroy it in memory of her parents. She joins Nightmare, unaware he wielded Soul Edge, and serves him in slaughters under the belief she'd get to Soul Edge throught this. Later confronted by Taki, she discovers the truth of her birth and her father's identity from her. After a lot of soul searching, she decides to destroy everything related to Soul Edge. She conducts even MORE research on finding a way to destroy Soul Edge and learns of Soul Calibur, the cursed sword's polar opposite. She closes in on finding a way to wield Soul Calibur, but Cervantes attacks her by surprise and steals her soul. Luckily she finds a way to escape that fate by using the artificial soul of the homunculus she was creating into herself. Her whip sword's style changes accordingly to her new body, and she sets out one last time to destroy Soul Edge once and for all.
NightmareThe main antagonist of the series. Nightmare was originally what Siegfried became at the end of Soul Edge, but in Soul Calibur 3 Nightmare is "resurrected" by Zasalamel, and becomes a physical manifestation of the cursed sword. "It" now seeks to restore itself completely so that it can devour the souls of all life on Earth and plunge it into complete despair.
Lizardman (Aeon Calcos)Like Sophitia, Aeon Calcos was one of the 24 warriors chosen by the Greek god Hephaestus to destroy Soul Edge. Aeon was unfortunately struck by the Evil Seed and turned a berserker. In the midst of one of his crazed rampages, he was captured by the Fygul Cestemus order —the very same cult that created Astaroth— and transformed into Lizardman, a loyal servant sent to obtain Soul Edge. He eventually breaks free of their control, and realizes what he has become. Believing that Hephaestus has abandoned him, Aeon renounces his faith and resolves to destroy Hephaestus. Unfortunately, his mutation gets worse and in 4 his mind and heart completely degenerate into the monster that he was transformed into. He gathers other creatures like him to search for Soul Edge to reclaim his lost soul and regain his humanity. In Soul Calibur 2 he is a bonus character, only serving as a guardian for both the maze and labyrinth sections of the Weapon Master Mode. This version of him is not the real Aeon Calcos, but rather the 3 variants of Lizardmen that he commands, who now serve Fygul Cestemus as a shard-gathering troupe.
YoshimitsuHey, haven't we seen this guy before? Yes, we have. Except this guy is that guy's ancestor. Yoshimitsu is the leader of the Manjitou Clan of ninjas. They are chivalrous thieves, much like Robin Hood. At first his clan killed by Oda Nobunaga, he sought Soul Edge to get revenge, but later found that doing that wouldn't make him any different than him. In 3 he creates the Manjitou in order to help the poor, as well as destroy Soul Edge. In 4, he discovers Tira killed most of his men, and brings the remaining ones to assault Nightmare's castle.
Edge MasterImmortal, master of all fighting styles on the world, teacher and advisor of the Ling-Sheng Su, foreteller of all events in the series...god in disguise? Trained Kilik after his temple went down, and later taught him the art of purification so he would purify Soul Edge. He remains the rest of the series sitting down in his hermitage/home, doing something from time to time (like teaching Mi-na in 3).
ArthurBritish orphan raised in Japan. Hated by his peers, he sought to do great things to be respected. He sought Soul Edge thinking it was the greatest deed there to do, but later found it was meaningless and returned home to marry a prostitute. Later the shard he gave her as a gift got her killed, so he placed the guilt on him and set out to destroy the sword and redeem himself.
Debuting in Soul Calibur 2Raphael SorelA French noble who was marked for death due to supporting an acquaintance who was corrupted by the Evil Seed. He is saved by a young girl named Amy. He decides to take revenge against those who did him wrong by obtaining Soul Edge, but there is a second objective: to repay Amy for helping him, by creating a better world for her. He eventually finds Nightmare and fights him, but loses the battle. However, as Nightmare attempts to kill him, Siegfried begins to resurface and Raphael exploits this vulnerability by stabbing Soul Edge's eye. This releases Siegfried from the sword's control, and Raphael collapses. In 3 he returns to Amy, severely injured from his Soul Edge-induced scars. As he recovers, he starts noticing changes within himself. He noticed his skin began to turn pale white, and his eye color had changed to red. He also noticed that he felt very weak during the day, and a powerful thirst at night. By the time he had even considered the fact that he was being "malfested", however, the process was already completed. Both himself and Amy had become vampires, no longer able to co-exist with humans. Thus, Raphael concluded that if he and Amy could not change for the world, then the world would change for them. And so he began infecting people and turning them into his minions, but this would not last long as a traveler began curing the people by giving them "Holy Stones". He set out to take the stone, but upon touching it he was burned and repelled, and Raphael destroyed the stone. He set out to once again find Soul Edge to destroy the other Holy Stones and create the perfect world for Amy. Raphael eventually realizes in IV that the "Holy Stones" are actually fragments of Soul Calibur, the polar opposite of Soul Edge (thought they aren't, they are parts of Kilik's mirror). Thinking that Soul Calibur is even more powerful than Soul Edge, he now seeks to use its power to finally give Amy her world.
TalimA wind priestess seeking to restore the balance of nature by purging the powers of the two swords.
Hong Yun-seongA student of Seong Mi-na's father, and Ascended Fanboy of Hwang. Following his hero's example, he goes after Soul Edge in order to prove to him he's a great fighter. He gets ludicrous levels of stubborness in 4, where Talim, Mi-na AND Hwang all tell him the sword's pure evil, only for him to dismiss them and continue under the excuse "I want to see it by myself".
Cassandra AlexandraSophitia's younger sister. She heads out to destroy Soul Edge so that her family can live in peace. As of 4, she fought against Raphael but got tricked and lost her shard of Soul Edge, and later follows Siegfried's trail believing he has the "Holy Stone" that can destroy Soul Edge (well, he does have one big crystal that can do that, anyway...)
NecridA man that got trapped into Soul Edge's dimension and corrupted into a monstrosity. He got free during the climax of the first game, and sought Soul Edge as it can appease his inmense pain. Created by Todd McFarlane as a home version-exclusive character.
CharadeShards of the sword that gained an own will after their owner, a man that sought fame, was killed by thieves after teasing his possessions on town. The man's obssession with fame and strength permeated the shards and gave them a semi-sentient form. It looks to become one with Soul Edge out of raw instict, and got its wish in 4, as it got merged together with all shards.
Amy SorelRaphael's adopted daughter. She was orphaned at a young age, and had become distant from the world. She saves Raphael from the authorities, and starts to open up her heart again to the world. In 3 she becomes a fully playable character, and gets revamped for the Arcade Edition of 3, and then gets even more revamped for 4. Bored of waiting for Raphael to return with Soul Calibur, and possibly not too happy with him constantly leaving her, she heads out to search for him.
Debuting in Soul Calibur 3ZasalamelGuy with a scythe wearing a cloak which he ditches in Soul Calibur 4. Looks suspiciously like Samuel L Jackson. Zasalamel is cursed with Immortality, which makes him reincarnate himself endlessly. It seemed awesome at the time, but over the years constant resurrection became a real bitch for him, and he just gradually stopped caring, wanting to end his life. He decides to pull off a Xanatos Gambit to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur so he can finally die. He obtains them and ends his "curse", but as this happens he witnesses a vision of the modern world. He was so amazed by this that he suddenly stops the process, keeping his "curse", and puts in motion another Xanatos Gambit to regain both swords so he can become Chronos, Lord and Master of Time.
TiraA young girl who uses a ring blade and looks like she wandered off from the Cirque de Soleil. Tira is a former assassin who once worked for an organization called the Bird of Passage. When the Evil Seed shined down on the leaders, the group became disbanded. Tira had become addicted to killing during his time in the group, however, and couldn't live a normal life. When she heard about Nightmare, she empathized with him because he was a similar being to herself, and she became his servant. She then went after Sophitia's children. In Soul Calibur 4 her mind gets shattered by the meeting of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge and she develops split personalities. She becomes very cunning and manipulative and has most of the cast under her thumb.
SetsukaA European-Japanese woman who wields an Iai sword hidden in an umbrella. She seeks revenge against Mitsurugi for killing her master, the only man she ever loved. In 4 she gets self-doubts about her mastery of the sword, and retrains in order to reach Kenshin Himura-esque godspeed.
OlcadanO RLY? A warrior from an ancient time who mocked the gods and got in exchange an owl-headed curse. Trapped in a time-still labyrinth for many years, the Evil Seed finally released it in the 16th Century. After getting used to the new era, he sets out to fight the power that released him. Never heard of again...
AbyssZasalamel's ultimate form after being affected by the energies of the abyss he used for his plans. In Soul Calibur 3, supposedly he'd morph into this as an aftereffect of the ritual he did to merge with the energies of both swords. Soul Calibur IV retconned this, and instead Zasalamel cut short the ritual after feeling his body started to being transformed.
Night TerrorA What If character intended to show Nightmare's ultimate form after he merged both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur with itself. While the character itself never came to be, his design was the base for Nightmare's SC4 form, possibly to show he's getting those Power Levels by himself.
Debuting in Soul Calibur 4Hilde (Hildegard von Krone)A female knight who hails from the kingdom of Wolfkrone. Having been in charge of Wolfkrone since her father went Berserk, she's been defending it from Nightmare for a long time. After Siegfried's appearance on town, she took it as an omen and decided to lead a full-scale attack behind him, hoping for ultimate victory.
AlgolThe boss of the game. Algol was a former ruler of an ancient kingdom who had acquired and mastered Soul Edge. His son became jealous of his power and stole Soul Edge, becoming a berserk monster who ended up killed by Algol himself. Isnt It Sad? Anyway, he started working on creating a blade that could counteract Soul Edge. This "spirit sword" would eventually become Soul Calibur. He used a shard of Soul Edge in the process, and gave up his life for it. The sword, however, ended being as evil as Soul Edge, and his soul ended trapped inside it. His supporters sealed him within the sword, and after years of purifying, turned it into the Soul Calibur we know and love. His supporters would eventually become a cult that would pass down Algol's legend for generations. Flash forward to the 16th century, where he finally wakes up due to the immense power radiated from Soul Edge and Soul Calibur. The first thing he wants to do as soon as he wakes up: kick some ass and regain his full power in concordance with his warrior spirit.
Debuting in Soul Calibur: Broken DestinyDampierreCon artist and general douchebag that wants to leave in luxury, but being unable to get it the honest way, turns a bandit. He cons his servants into servitude and uses them as hostage to get money off rich uncles. Upon seeing Hilde, fell madly in love with her...but still wants to sack Wolfkrone. All in all, a man of principles.
Bonus Characters and Guest Characters in Soul Calibur 2SpawnYep, Todd McFarlane's Bad Ass demon appears in the series due to a deal with Namco to publish his character Necrid. Wants Soul Edge to give to Malebolgia. Exclusive to the Xbox version.LinkEven the elf was not spared. He is transported to our world to destroy Soul Edge. Exclusive to the Game Cube version.
HeihachiLooks like Yoshimitsu gets a new playmate! He is transported to the 16th century after his blood made contact with a shard of Soul Edge, making him relive the shard's memories, and wants to test his strength. Exclusive to the PS 2 version.
BerserkerMen turned berserk by the Evil Seed. In 2, also used as labyrinth guardian in the side-game. Comes in 3 variants.
AssassinAssassins from Astaroth's cult. Ditto Berserker above. Comes in 3 variants.
Lizardmen (Fygul Cestemus experiments)Many men turned lizard by Astaroth's evil cult. Served Lizardman and Nightmare in 1, and turned shard-seeker for the cult in 2. In 3 were oblivious to Astaroth's cult smashing, and wandered the lands. In 4 gathered around Aeon Calcos, who become their leader again. They obey his every order without question, even killing innocents if necessary. Maze and labyrinth guardians. Come in several variants.Bonus Characters in Soul Calibur 3RevenantAn assassin once feared, but later mocked as an old man. Having killed Zasalamel in a previous life, he made him pay his next reincarnation. And since death wasn't enough, he controlled his remains to serve him as a servant. In 4 he's downgraded into a Cervantes-copy still serving Zas.Greed and MiserAnd old man that looks like a bum and a japanese-looking girl. Two random assassins rivals of Yoshimitsu. They get trashed by Mitsurugi in 4.Valeria, Hualin and LynetteOtherwise referred to as The Shop Girls by the fans. One lost her father to Soul Edge, the other got hired after noting her talents and the third seeks her life's calling...thought they are more remembered by their role as the ones attending the in-game store...and their [[{{Gainaxing ludicrous amount of jiggling]] (specially Valeria...oh boy).Abelia, Luna, Demuth, Aurelia, Chester, Strife, Girardot.From an Alternate Universe known as Chronicles of the Sword. All bosses within said mode, some later reedemed to become units of the player.Bonus Characters and Guest Characters in Soul Calibur 4AshlotteA robotic maiden created by the remains of the cult that created Astaroth, created to assassinate him for being a traitor.
KamikirimusiAn oni girl who seeks out Soul Edge, believing that it is a kindred spirit to her: a being that is forever conflicted with humans.
ShuraA wandering killer who is possessed by a demon. The demon wants her to take it to a stronger body to possess, and the woman wants to fight more worthy opponents.
ScheherazadeThe ancient storyteller you all know. She wants to learn more about the stories of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur to use as material for her newest tale.
Angol FearA servant of the macrocosmos who is sent to Earth to investigate the battle between the two swords. She is also using them as a gauge to judge whether Earth should be destroyed or not. She is the cousin of Angol Mois from Keroro Gunsou.
The ApprenticeYes, even the characters from Star Wars are present here. Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice, codename Starkiller, real name Galen Marek. He is ordered by his master to investigate a dimensional tear in the space-time continuum, and this leads him to our world where he is caught in the battle between Soul Edge and Soul Calibur.
YodaThis ancient Jedi master, you all know. Investigating the emergence of a dimensional tear he is. Exclusive to the Xbox 360 version he once was, but downloadable content for the PS 3 he is now available as. $4.99 his price is.
Darth VaderAh, yes, the Dark Lord of the Sith that everyone loves. He notices the power caused by the clashing of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur and heads off to take the swords for himself. Was exclusive to the PS 3 version at first, but thanks to downloadable content he is now available to Xbox 360 owners for a mere price of 400 Microsoft Points.
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny's Guest CharacterKratosYes, that Kratos!
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