History Trivia / SoulcaliburVI

* TheOtherMarty: In Seong Mi-na's Soul Chronicle, Hwang was originally voiced by Creator/LucienDodge, who also voiced various other characters such as the Fygul Cestemus cultists. As of the 2.30 update (December 1, 2020), which added Hwang into the game, all of his dialogue in Mi-na's story was re-recorded by his new voice actor, [[Creator/ProZD SungWon Cho]].

** As Nightmare is Siegfried possessed by the will of Soul Edge, they understandably are voiced by the same actors: Creator/NobuyukiHiyama in Japanese, and Creator/KirkThornton in English.

* TheOriginalDarrin: Nightmare in the Japanese version is voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, who last played him in 2002's ''Soulcalibur II''. A JustifiedTrope, since Hiyama continued to voice Siegfried in all appearances thereafter and, this being a reboot of the ''Soulcalibur'' era (where Siegfried served as Soul Edge's host), [[TalkingToHimself he's also]] donning the mantle of Nightmare once again.

* TalkingToHimself:
** Siegfried and Nightmare are both voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama and Creator/KirkThornton, {{justified|Trope}} by the latter being the Soul Edge-possessed version of the former. Furthermore, Thornton's original "Veteran Knight" custom voice from ''V'' returns as well.
** Also in the English dub, Talim and 2B are both voiced by Creator/KiraBuckland, the latter reprised from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata''.

** Creator/KateHiggins does this a ''third'' time, having voiced Talim in ''III'' and ''IV'' and then Natsu in ''V''. She now voices Tira, but doesn't reprise Talim who's returning in the same game for whatever reason (perhaps a decision on the director's part to avoid a plot-unjustified case of TalkingToHimself).

* DoingItForTheArt:
** As explained above, Motohiro Okubo immediately took up leading Project Soul to make ''VI'' not for any monetary reason, but because the other members had such passion for the series and he didn't want it all to disappear, which would render all that hard work worthless. This is especially notable in that Okubo had no prior experience with the ''VideoGame/{{Soul|Series}}'' series at all, only co-producing ''Tekken 7'' with Harada. Said passion definitely shows considering how much effort and dedication is clearly being put into the game to revitalize the series once again. The SugarWiki/AwesomeArt, SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic, and SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome are all products of a team putting so much into a game that was once considered dead.
** Creator/CDProjektRed, rather than just signing off the character for an easy paycheck, actually worked with Project Soul to rebuild Geralt's style from the ground up to fit the fighting game genre while staying true to the character's style.
--->'''Sebastian Kalemba:''' Our role was making sure Geralt in ''Soulcalibur VI'' moves, feels and plays like Geralt in ''VideoGame/{{The Witcher 3|WildHunt}}''. However, since movement time, display, perspective and general responsiveness are very different in a fighting game, we had to go back to the drawing board and reinvent the way Geralt behaves in certain situations.
** One really must admire how much attention to detail went into making 2B play properly as a fighter, with many of her moves being adapted from ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'' without a hitch. Notably, a common argument ''against'' her inclusion was that her over-the-top, completely different style of play would make it impossible for the team to do justice, but they ''did''.

* ActingForTwo: Largely avoided in both languages, with the handful of cases present usually falling under SignificantDoubleCasting.

** In English, Creator/WendeeLee voices Xianglian during her appearances in the story in addition to her role as Xianghua. Fittingly, they're long-lost sisters and two very important people in Kilik's life.

*** Creator/JulieAnnTaylor's return as Hilde makes for a downplayed example. With the negation of the 17-year TimeSkip introduced in ''V'', the princess of Wolfkrone is presumably back to being 18, the same age she was during her ''IV'' debut. When the SequelGap between ''IV'' and ''VI'' is factored in, however, that means Taylor, who was 53 at the time she recorded her lines for the character (and a few months away from her 54th birthday when Hilde's trailer dropped), is voicing a character approximately 35 years younger. And like Xianghua above, she sounds just as youthful as she did over a decade ago.

** [[http://soulcalibur.wikia.com/wiki/File:Nightmare02SCANIME.jpg One piece of artwork]] from ''Soulcalibur'' depicted Nightmare riding on a HellishHorse, but his not-so-noble steed never appeared alongside him in the game proper or any installment thereafter. Here, Nightmare conjures up a phantasmal unicorn somewhat reminiscent of said demonic creature for an [[FoeTossingCharge animal-assisted]] [[SingleStrokeBattle mauling]] in his [[LimitBreak Critical Edge]].

* TheOriginalDarrin: Nightmare in the Japanese version is voiced by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama, who last played him in 2002's ''Soulcalibur II''. A JustifiedTrope, since Hiyama continued to voice Siegfried in all appearances thereafter and, this being a reboot of the ''Soulcalibur'' era (where Siegfried served as Soul Edge's host), [[TalkingToHimself he's]] [[SignificantDoubleCasting also]] donning the mantle of Nightmare once again.

*** Creator/KoujiIshii as [[NonPlayerCharacter Edge Master]] [[note]]Ishii's name is listed in the credits.[[/note]]

* RelationshipVoiceActor:

*** [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} old and new incarnations of Griffith]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Rohan and Kira]], [[Anime/BuddyComplex Bizon and Alfred]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Tentomon and Malomyotismon]], and [[VideoGame/NarutoUltimateNinja Sasori and Kimimaro]].
*** Mitsurugi, [[Creator/KazuhiroYamaji Geralt]] and Cervantes[[note]]Hiroshi Shirokuma[[/note]] are Nick Wilde, Mr. Big and Finnick respectively in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
*** [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Ivy]], [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Yoshimitsu]], Taki[[note]]Nanako Mori[[/note]], [[Creator/HirokiYasumoto Pod 042]], and Geralt are [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV Cammy, M. Bison, Satsuki, Guile, and G]].
*** [[Creator/YukariTamura Talim]] and [[Creator/MasumiAsano Tira]] are [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha and Linith]].
*** [[Creator/ChieNakamura Sophitia]], Talim, Mitsurugi, Grøh, [[Creator/SoichiroHoshi Kilik]] and [[Creator/MasashiEbara Azwel]] are [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sakura, Tenten, Minato/Kimimaro, Sasori, Yashamaru and Might Guy]]. Season 2 adds [[Creator/DaikiNakamura Haohmaru]] as Inoichi.
*** Kilik and Mitsurugi are [[Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Goku and Homura]].
*** Kilik and [[Creator/YukoKaida Hilde]] are [[Anime/MekakucityActors Seto and Kido]].
*** Geralt, Ivy, Grøh and Mitsurugi are [[Webcomic/OnePunchMan Silver Fang, Mosquito Girl, Zombie Man and Boros]].
*** Kilik and Grøh are [[Manga/GetBackers Kazuki and Kagami]].
*** [[Creator/AyaSuzaki Xianghua]], [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Siegfried/Nightmare]], and Talim are [[Anime/KillLaKill Mako, Sanageyama, and Nui]].
*** Xianghua, [[Creator/HitomiNabatame Amy]], and [[Creator/ChinatsuAkasaki Seong Mi-na]] are [[VideoGame/KanColle Akatsuki, Hatakaze, and Zara, among others]].
*** Yoshimitsu and [[Creator/KoujiIshii Edge Master]] are [[VideoGame/TheKingofFighters Igniz and Yamazaki]].
*** Amy, Geralt, and Grøh are [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Mana Aida, Bel, and Joe Okada]].
*** Azwel, [[Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo Astaroth]], Siegfried/Nightmare, and Mitsurugi are [[Manga/InitialD "God Arm" Joshima, "God Foot" Hoshino, Nakazato, and Ninomiya]]. Season 2 adds Haohmaru as Suetsugu. Edge Master also joins the ride as one of the Two Guys from Tokyo.
*** Grøh and Siegfried are the [[Series/UltramanGeed voices of the Orb Ring and Geed Riser]].
*** Talim and Ivy are [[Anime/GalaxyAngel Ranpha and Mint]], [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rika and Miyuki]], and [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Frederica and Dlanor]], with Kilik as Keiichi in the middle case.
*** Siegfried/Nightmare and Mitsurugi are [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Batsu Ichimonji and Roberto Miura]].
*** Mitsurugi, Siegfried/Nightmare, Grøh, [[Creator/ReikoTakagi Cassandra]], Astaroth, Edge Master, and Pod 042 are [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Isshin Kurosaki, Ikkaku Madarame, Izuru Kira, Hiyori Sarugaki/Rurichiyo Kasumioji, Aaroniero Arruruerie's top skull, Dordoni Alessandro Del Socaccio, and Yasutora "Chad" Sado]].
** '''English'''
*** [[Creator/XanderMobus Grøh]], [[Creator/EricaLindbeck Sophitia]], [[Creator/KeithSilverstein Zasalamel]], [[Creator/DCDouglas Pod 042]] and [[Creator/KirkThornton Siegfried/Nightmare]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Ren Amamiya, Futaba Sakura, Masayoshi Shido, Suguru Kamoshida and Igor]].
*** [[Creator/PatrickSeitz Cervantes]], Sophitia, Zasalamel, Pod 042, [[Creator/EricaMendez Seong Mi-na]], [[Creator/KiraBuckland Talim/2B]] and Siegfried/Nightmare are [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle Ragna, Yuzuriha, Waldstein, Azrael, Orie, Heart and Jubei]]. [[Creator/JulieAnnTaylor Hilde]] and [[Creator/TaraPlatt Setsuka]] join them in Season 2 as Izayoi and Mitsuru/Elizabeth, respectively.
*** Cervantes, Seong Mi-na, Sophitia, and Pod 042 are also [[VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown Wiseman, Brownie, McOnie, and Schroeder]].
*** Cervantes, [[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie Astaroth]], Mitsurugi, Kilik, Grøh, and Hilde are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStarDustCrusaders DIO, Captain Tenille, Rubber Soul, Steely Dan, D'Arby the Younger, and Holly Kujo]].
*** Pair Cervantes with [[Creator/KiraBuckland Talim/2B]] and you get [[Manga/JOJOsBizarreAdventureStoneOcean DIO and Jolyne Cujoh]].
*** [[Creator/KateHiggins Tira]], Siegfried/Nightmare, Setsuka, and Zasalamel are [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sakura, Kisame, Temari, and Kimimaro]].
*** [[Creator/ChrisHackney Wilhelm von Krone]] from Hilde's Soul Chronicle, Setsuka, and Seong Mi-na are [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Dimitri, Edelgard, and Bernadetta]].
*** [[Creator/EricaLindbeck Sophitia]], [[Creator/EricaMendez Seong Mi-Na]], [[Creator/KiraBuckland 2B/Talim]], [[Creator/JulieAnnTaylor Hilde]] are [[Anime/LoveLive Eli, Nico, Umi, and Cotaro/Honoka's mother]]
* RoleReprise: Despite the SequelGap, the game is filled with reprises on both sides of the Pacific whenever possible.
** '''Japanese'''

* PlayingGertrude: A rather noticeable case in the English dub with Sophitia (Creator/EricaLindbeck) and Cassandra (Heather Halley). Sophie is four years older than Cass, but her VA is actually a bit under 23 years younger than the woman portraying her little sister. As noted on [[Trivia/SoulSeries the main series' Trivia page]], the same is true of their seiyuu (Creator/ReikoTakagi, who voices Cassandra, is older than Creator/ChieNakamura), but not nearly to the same extent.

*** Geralt, Ivy, Grøh and Mitsurugi are [[Manga/OnePunchMan Silver Fang, Mosquito Girl, Zombie Man and Boros]].

* TheOtherMarty: In Seong Mi-na's Soul Chronicle, Hwang was originally voiced by Creator/LucienDodge, who also voiced various other characters such as the Fygul Cestemus cultists. As of the 2.30 update (December 1, 2020), which added Hwang into the game, all of his dialogue in Mi-na's story was re-recorded by his new voice actor, [[Creator/ProZD SungWoo Cho]].

** At the Game Awards in December 2017, [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Katsuhiro Harada]] came out first, with everyone thinking it was an announcement of something related to the {{Vaporware}} ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken Tekken X Street Fighter]]'' or ''Tekken Mobile''. However, when the man ''next'' to Harada, Motohiro Okubo, finished talking, he had five words to say before they announced the trailer: "'''''[[WhamLine Do Your Souls Still Burn]]?'''''"

** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Noctis Lucis Caelum]] appeared as a GuestFighter in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''. A common response to his surprise inclusion was that, as with several of the other new additions to the ''T7'' cast, Noctis [[FishOutOfWater tonally clashed]] with the general atmosphere of ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', perhaps the most out of anyone. Many noted that his sword-based fighting style, use of magic, and TeleportSpam would've made him more fitting as a ''Soulcalibur'' guest than a ''Tekken'' one. Okubo implied that the only reason Noct ''wasn't'' a guest in ''Soulcalibur VI'' was because ''Tekken 7'' was out first and they already had the rights to use Noct for that period, so he was put there instead of here to make sure it wasn't wasted, with Geralt of Rivia chosen as the ''VI'' guest instead. It's anyone's guess as to if Noct would be duking it out with the ''Soulcalibur'' cast instead of Geralt if ''Soulcalibur VI'' were announced just a little bit earlier.

* PlayingGertrude: A rather noticeable case in the English dub with Sophitia (Creator/EricaLindbeck) and Cassandra (Heather Halley). Sophie is four years older than Cass, but her VA is actually a bit under 23 years younger than the woman portraying her little sister. As noted on [[Trivia/SoulSeries the main series' Trivia page]], the same is true of their seiyuu (Creator/ReikoTakagi is older than Creator/ChieNakamura), but not nearly to the same extent.

* FanNickname:
** "Twinblade Man of Mystery" for Grøh, prior to his official reveal. Post-reveal, he is commonly known as "Edgelord" for his cliche, anime AntiHero design and mannerisms. Others, tired of trying to pronounce and spell his name correctly, decided to just call him "Gyro."
*** He's also been called [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents "Gah."]] Hmm... Norwegian, hunky... ARE YOU A NORWEGIAN SUPERMODEL!?
** Upon seeing Zasalamel's new Critical Edge, fans were very quick to christen it "[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure ZAS WARUDO]]."
** "Wizard" or "Wizardman" ([[{{Pun}} for a play on]] Lizardman) were the most common names applied to Azwel before his name was officially revealed. "[[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jafar]]", "[[Creator/NicolasCage Nicolas Mage]]", "[[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Zhang Jiao]]", and "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Shang Tsung]]" were also common.
** Thanks to his namesake (Siegfried of the ''Literature/{{Nibelungenlied}}'' epic) being featured in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' and gaining a humorous meme there, it's not uncommon for fans to now refer to Siegfried as "Sumanai." It helps that, [[TimeyWimeyBall as usual]], Siegfried ApologizesALot for his atrocities as Nightmare. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYuwms79QUU#t=7m46s Unsurprisingly, players were quick to make Siegfried CASes based on the FGO character actually named Sumanai.]]
** Geralt has ''[[IHaveManyNames many]]'' of these. Gerald of the Riviera (or [[AscendedMeme as Mitsurugi spells it]], Jerald), Jerry of the River, and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldo_Rivera Geraldo Rivera,]] to name a few.
** "Shin Voldo" after a short-lived glitch allowed Voldo to use his Critical Edge and Soul Charge from certain stances without using any meter. It saw a resurgence during Evo 2019 when Japanese player Yuttoto managed to take his Voldo all the way to Grand Finals and come out on top, [[https://smash.gg/tournament/evo-2019/events/soulcalibur-vi/brackets/622014/1027211 only losing once during the entire tournament]] (a reset during GF).
** 2B's second player PaletteSwap is occasionally treated by fans as another [=YoRHa=] unit named "[[PunnyName 2P]]." Amusingly, this name would later be ''officially'' used: in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'''s crossover story with ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', the player teams up with 2P, who wears the same PaletteSwap outfit from this game (albeit with a lighter skin tone). [[spoiler: Then it turns out she was EvilAllAlong.]]
** With his new DarkerAndEdgier outfit in conjunction with his flashy and athletic fighting style, Hwang has been nicknamed the "VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Ninja." "VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Franchise/KamenRider" has also become common due to his fighting style and Critical Edge.

*** Instead of Creator/NaokiImamura, Hwang is now voiced by Creator/SubaruKimura.

*** [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} old and new incarnations of Griffith]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Rohan and Kira]], [[Anime/BuddyComplex Bizon and Alfred]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Tentomon and Malomyotismon]].

** 2B's second player PaletteSwap is occasionally treated by fans as another [=YoRHa=] unit named "[[PunnyName 2P]]." Amusingly, this name would later be ''officially'' used: in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'''s crossover story with ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', the player teams up with 2P, who wears the same PaletteSwap outfit from this game (albeit with a lighter skin tone).

* {{Jossed}}:
** The person that leaked/revealed the game's existence prior to the game's official announcement was told ''VI'' would be heading to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and skipping the UsefulNotes/XboxOne. When it was announced, the opposite happened. When asked in an interview if a Switch version of ''VI'' would be released, Motohiro Okubo replied "No" only to later state that a Switch version ''could'' be possible only after the initial release if there was interest from the fanbase and the developers.
** The same leaker above claimed that Roronoa Zoro from ''Franchise/OnePiece'' was going to be the guest character for ''Soulcalibur VI''. The third official trailer shows that it's not him, but Geralt of Rivia.
** It was also indicated by several leakers that Seong Mi-na would not be returning in the game, at least not in the base roster, due to this being a reboot and Kilik filling the "rod user" role that could be used as justification for cleaning out the roster of [[MovesetClone "clones"]]. Cue the announcement at Evo in August 2018, where Seong Mi-na was indeed announced for the game ([[DivergentCharacterEvolution and made much more distinct from Kilik to boot]]).
** It was reported that Maxi would be [[AdaptationalSexuality made gay]] this time around and have a lover named "Jack", in an attempt to give the series more representation. In the actual game, Maxi's sexuality isn't portrayed as anything other than being straight as an arrow -- not only does he flirt with a woman named Lyla, but it's mentioned that he has a ''weakness'' for them by his first mate Kyam.
** While Azwel was predicted due to a leak, it was also reported that he would be Grøh's ''father''. The two do indeed have a connection as part of the Aval Organization, and are arch-enemies, they are '''not''' related by blood. Azwel would only think of Grøh as his son in the same way he thinks [[AGodAmI everyone is his children]].
** Many believed the Aval Organization was founded by Algol, due to it being mentioned that the group was formed by a king who used Soul Calibur to defeat Soul Edge, making it easy to mistake the Hero King for this character. In reality, it was a different king -- Myth/KingArthur, that is. [[note]]Who, to Project Soul's credit, was already established in previous lore to be one of the earliest known wielders of Soul Calibur. To distinguish King Arthur from Algol, he's referred to as the "Knight King" in Museum files when not mentioned by name.[[/note]]
** Zig-zagged in regards to how the game is rebooting the franchise. In general, it was widely assumed that the story would be akin to ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' in that it would feature [[ForWantOfANail major deviations of the plot as we know]], creating an explicitly new timeline. In truth, the story is largely the same, but [[AdaptationalExpansion expanded upon]], made better connected, and with lore from all over the series being integrated [[{{Retcon}} as if it were there from the beginning]]. That being said, [[spoiler:Zasalamel's hidden chapter in his story implies that he is indeed receiving visions from his future self]] and then [[spoiler:Cassandra's current incarnation meets her original timeline counterpart, who advises her on how to avoid the BadFuture the original canon led to]], implying that it might go in that direction in a sequel.
** Though IKnewIt is a common response, it was still held that 2B had been ruled out due to Okubo [[GodNeverSaidThat supposedly]] hating the idea of adding her to the roster. She would be the first DLC character announced post-launch.
** It was believed that Amy's Soul Chronicle would have her turn into Viola earlier. [[spoiler:While the crystal ball that Viola used as a weapon did appear and turned violet as a reference to the Amy is Viola theory and there was indeed a deviation from what Amy did in ''Soulcalibur II'', she instead realizes that Raphael might be in danger and is trying to stop him from becoming malfested like what happened to him in the original timeline.]]
** While Hwang being the final DLC character for Season 2 was already seen coming by many due to [[http://www.avoidingthepuddle.com/news/2020/3/31/rumor-modders-potentially-discover-the-next-two-dlc-characte.html a leak,]] detractors claimed that he would be the exact same generic CAS from Libra of Soul and that his moveset would either be [[MovesetClone very similar to Mitsurugi/Xianghua/Yun-seong's]] (as was the case in his previous appearances [[note]]even his DivergentCharacterEvolution in ''Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition'' didn't fully de-clone Hwang from his contemporaries or Yun-seong[[/note]]) or [[AllYourPowersCombined an amalgamation of several characters']]. Hwang's official unveiling shows this clearly is not the case: he has a unique model, new outfit, and [[DivergentCharacterEvolution fully unique moveset of his own]] for the first time.
** Shortly after Hilde's release, theories immediately cropped up claiming Wilhelm was likely [[VideoGame/SoulcaliburV Z.W.E.I.]] due to similarities in their designs and the sword the Aval Organization gave him resembling Z.W.E.I.'s. This was shot down with the 2.30 update made available in December 2020, which revealed [[spoiler:Z.W.E.I. is indeed another character... and is the attendant of Johan Durer!]]

* LyingCreator: Zig-zagged. Okubo stated the theme of the game is "reboot", which caused one half to take this as confirmation that the game is a ContinuityReboot, and the other half to think it's merely a SoftReboot and a {{Revision}}, but still fully in-continuity. It seemed that Okubo swung towards the latter, when he said that he wasn't sure if "reboot" was the right word, especially as the game appeared to stick very closely to the events as they were originally told. When the game was released, the game indeed changed very little from the original, which combined with Okubo's backtracking, [[ExactWords seemingly]] {{Jossed}} the idea that this a reboot and the "New Timeline" was just an idea made up by those who believed it. [[spoiler:But Zasalamel's [[WhamEpisode secret final chapter]] confirms beyond doubt that ''Soulcalibur VI'' is a hard reboot as originally described. The epilogue of Cassandra's Soul Chronicle hammers it home even further.]]

*** Xianghua, [[Creator/HitomiNabatame Amy]], and [[Creator/ChinatsuAkasaki Seong Mi-na]] are [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Akatsuki, Hatakaze, and Zara, among others]].

** It was echoed through the community that Okubo hated the idea of [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]] being in the game and that she was ruled out as a future DLC guest. In reality, Okubo was annoyed that one player ([[BigNameFan Kayane]]) got a bunch of people on Twitter to spam his account with requests for her, but the character herself was never ruled out at all. Sure enough, 2B would be the second DLC character revealed for the game and the first post-launch DLC character.

* ActorAllusion: Even as early as his ''Soulcalibur'' debut has Kilik [[MonkeyKingLite embodied aspects of]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]] (albeit less overtly compared to [[spoiler:his son]] Xiba in ''V''). While his Evil Seed-influenced berserker state can be likened to the Monkey King's [[RageAgainstTheHeavens rampage in heaven]], this time around we see Kilik's [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Possessed State]] induce stark physical changes in the monk, including [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow his hair growing out into a wild mane]]. (Story artwork from ''Soulcalibur'' indicates Kilik's appearance didn't originally change when in a trance.) Interestingly enough, when [[RestrainingBolt his diadem]] is removed/destroyed, a similar transformation is exhibited by the Son Goku of ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''--another character voiced by Creator/SoichiroHoshi.

* BigNameFan:
** French pro player Kayane has been one for many years and was at the forefront of the community many times during ''Soulcalibur VI'''s road to launch, including interviewing Okubo on numerous occasions.
** [[PromotedFanboy As mentioned below]], Creator/XanderMobus, Creator/KiraBuckland, Creator/EricaMendez, and Creator/CristinaValenzuela are major ''Soulcalibur'' fans.
** [[Creator/TaroYoko Yoko Taro]] is a major ''Soulcalibur'' fan, and publicly supported the idea of [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]] being a GuestFighter long before it became completely official.
** Yohei Shimbori, the director of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive6'', is a player of this game. He also commented on it in an interview, saying he's perplexed by the DoubleStandard of ''Soulcalibur'' getting away with being chock-full of {{fanservice}} but ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' always getting a beating over it.

* AuthorAppeal: [[http://shoryuken.com/2018/06/18/shoryuken-at-e3-2018-interview-with-soulcalibur-vi-producer-motohiro-okubo/ Though he wasn't completely direct with it]] out of a fear of copyright issues, Okubo stated that "movies" were his inspiration for Grøh's twinblade DoubleWeapon style. It's incredibly obvious that it takes inspiration from [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Maul]].

*** Talim is the youngest playable female character in the game at 15, but [[Creator/YukariTamura her Japanese voice actress]] was 42 at the time of the game's release, making her the oldest compared to the other Japanese voice actresses for the playable characters. However, this might change if Amy and Cassandra, [[Creator/HitomiNabatame whose]] [[Creator/ReikoTakagi VAs]] are 42 and 45, become playable.
*** With the reveal of Amy in February 2019, she now is most likely the youngest playable female character in the game. Her Japanese voice actress, Creator/HitomiNabatame (known for voicing Mana in ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure''), is the same age as Talim's, except a few months younger, making her the second oldest voice actress in the game. All we need is Cassandra to replace Talim for having the oldest Japanese VA...
*** As of August 2019, we can now give the crown to Cassandra. Though the character is 21 (given the chronology and details provided in past character biographies), her voice actress, Creator/ReikoTakagi, was 45 at the time of ''Soulcalibur VI''[='s=] release and was roughly four months out from her 46th birthday when Cassandra was announced as a playable character. While Cass is towards the younger end of the age pool, her VA is actually the oldest of all the female seiyuu present so far. Additionally, her VA is older than [[Creator/ChieNakamura Sophitia's]], though she made Cassandra convincingly sound like the younger sister she is to Sophitia. [[note]]Sophitia's previous VA, Creator/MichikoNeya, was older than Cassandra's VA by 8 years.[[/note]]

*** Taki isn't voiced by Sachiko Kojima anymore either; instead she's now voiced by Nanako Mori, an ''otokoyaku'' (male role) actress in Takarazuka musicals, just like [[Creator/NanahoKatsuragi Setsuka's Japanese voice actress]].

*** Setsuka now has Creator/YoTaichi as her voice actress in Creator/NanahoKatsuragi's stead.

*** [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud and Sephiroth]], [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Rohan and Kira]], [[Anime/BuddyComplex Bizon and Alfred]] and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Tentomon and Malomyotismon]].
*** [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]], [[Creator/KazuhiroYamaji Geralt]] and Cervantes [[note]]Hiroshi Shirokuma[[/note]] are Nick Wilde, Mr. Big and Finnick respectively in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
*** [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Ivy]], [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Yoshimitsu]], Taki [[note]]Nanako Mori[[/note]], [[Creator/HirokiYasumoto Pod 042]], and [[Creator/KazuhiroYamaji Geralt]] are [[Franchise/StreetFighter Cammy, M. Bison, Satsuki, Guile, and G]].

*** [[Creator/ChieNakamura Sophitia]], [[Creator/YukariTamura Talim]], [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]], [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]], [[Creator/SoichiroHoshi Kilik]] and [[Creator/MasashiEbara Azwel]] are [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sakura, Tenten, Minato/Kimimaro, Sasori, Yashamaru and Might Guy]]. Season 2 adds [[Creator/DaikiNakamura Haohmaru]] as Inoichi.
*** [[Creator/SoichiroHoshi Kilik]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Goku and Homura]].

*** [[Creator/KazuhiroYamaji Geralt]], [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Ivy]], [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[Manga/OnePunchMan Silver Fang, Mosquito Girl, Zombie Man and Boros]].
*** [[Creator/SoichiroHoshi Kilik]] and [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] are [[Manga/GetBackers Kazuki and Kagami]].
*** [[Creator/AyaSuzaki Xianghua]], [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Siegfried]], and Talim are [[Anime/KillLaKill Mako, Sanageyama and Nui]].
*** Xianghua, [[Creator/HitomiNabatame Amy]] and [[Creator/ChinatsuAkasaki Mina]] are [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection Akatsuki, Hatakaze and Zara, among others]].
*** [[Creator/NorioWakamoto Yoshimitsu]] and [[Creator/KoujiIshii Edge Master]] are [[VideoGame/TheKingofFighters Igniz and Yamazaki]].
*** [[Creator/HitomiNabatame Amy]], [[Creator/KazuhiroYamaji Geralt]], and [[Creator/TakahiroSakurai Grøh]] are [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Mana Aida, Bel, and Joe Okada]].
*** [[Creator/MasashiEbara Azwel]], [[Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo Astaroth]], [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Siegfried]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[Manga/InitialD "God Arm" Joshima, "God Foot" Hoshino, Nakazato, and Ninomiya]]. Season 2 adds [[Creator/DaikiNakamura Haohmaru]] as Suetsugu. [[Creator/KoujiIshii Edge Master]] also joins the ride as one of the Two Guys from Tokyo.

*** [[Creator/YukariTamura Talim]] and [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Ivy]] are [[Anime/GalaxyAngel Ranpha and Mint]].
*** [[Creator/YukariTamura Talim]] and [[Creator/MiyukiSawashiro Ivy]] are [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rika and Miyuki]], also [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Frederica and Dlanor]], with [[Creator/SoichiroHoshi Kilik]] as Keiichi in the former case.
*** [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Siegfried/Nightmare]] and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Mitsurugi]] are [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Batsu Ichimonji and Roberto Miura]].

*** [[Creator/XanderMobus Grøh]], [[Creator/EricaLindbeck Sophitia]], [[Creator/KeithSilverstein Zasalamel]], [[Creator/DCDouglas Pod 042]] and [[Creator/KirkThornton Siegfried]] are [[VideoGame/Persona5 Ren Amamiya, Futaba Sakura, Masayoshi Shido, Suguru Kamoshida and Igor]].
*** [[Creator/PatrickSeitz Cervantes]], Sophitia, Zasalamel, Pod 042, [[Creator/EricaMendez Seong Mi-na]], [[Creator/KiraBuckland Talim/2B]] and Siegfried are [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle Ragna, Yuzuriha, Waldstein, Azrael, Orie, Heart and Jubei]]. [[Creator/JulieAnnTaylor Hilde]] and [[Creator/TaraPlatt Setsuka]] join them in Season 2 as Izayoi and Mitsuru/Elizabeth, respectively.

*** Cervantes, [[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie Astaroth]], Mitsurugi, Kilik, Grøh, and [[Creator/JulieAnnTaylor Hilde]] are [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStarDustCrusaders DIO, Captain Tenille, Rubber Soul, Steely Dan, D'Arby the Younger, and Holly Kujo]].
*** [[Creator/KateHiggins Tira]], [[Creator/KirkThornton Siegfried/Nightmare]], [[Creator/TaraPlatt Setsuka]], and [[Creator/KeithSilverstein Zasalamel]] are [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sakura, Kisame, Temari, and Kimimaro]].
*** [[Creator/ChrisHackney Wilhelm von Krone]] from Hilde's Soul Chronicle, [[Creator/TaraPlatt Setsuka]] and [[Creator/EricaMendez Seong Mi-na]] are [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses Dimitri, Edelgard and Bernadetta]].

** Additionally, there is the fact that Amy, Edge Master, Cassandra, and Hwang appear in the Soul Chronicle story mode with updated appearances and unique voices (the first three even being reprised by their current voice actors). There's a very good chance that they may have been planned for the base roster at one point, but couldn't make it. Amy and Cassandra would eventually make the jump to playable status, with Cassandra's announcement also coinciding with the reveal of a second season of DLC content which may include the other characters mentioned.

*** He's also been called [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents "Gah."]] Hunky, Norwegian... ARE YOU A NORWEGIAN, MALE SUPERMODEL!?

** With his new DarkerAndEdgier outfit in conjunction with his flashy and athletic fighting style, Hwang has been nicknamed the "VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Ninja". "VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Franchise/KamenRider" has also become common due to his fighting style and Critical Edge.

** Zig-zagged in regards to how the game is rebooting the franchise. In general, it was widely assumed that the story would be akin to ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' in that it would feature [[ForWantOfANail major deviations of the plot as we know]], creating an explicitly new timeline. In truth, the story is largely the same, but [[AdaptationalExpansion expanded upon]], made better connected, and with lore from all over the series being integrated [[{{Retcon}} as if it were there from the beginning]]. That being said, [[spoiler:Zasalamel's hidden chapter in his story implies that he is indeed receiving visions from his future self]] and then [[spoiler: Cassandra’s current incarnation meets her original timeline counterpart, who advises her on how to avoid the BadFuture the original canon led to]], implying that it might go in that direction in a sequel.

** It was believed that Amy's Soul Chronicle would have her turn into Viola earlier. [[spoiler:While the crystal ball that Viola used as a weapon did appear and turned violet as a reference to the Amy is Viola theory and there was indeed a deviation to what Amy did in ''Soulcalibur II'', she instead realizes that Raphael might be in danger and is trying to stop him from becoming malfested like what happened to him in the original timeline.]]
** While Hwang being the final DLC for Season 2 was already seen it coming due to [[http://www.avoidingthepuddle.com/news/2020/3/31/rumor-modders-potentially-discover-the-next-two-dlc-characte.html leak]], the rest of detractors claimed that he will be the exact same generic [=CaS=] from Libra of Soul and his moveset is either a [[MovesetClone Mitsurugi/Xianghua/Yun-seong clone]] or [[AllYourPowersCombined amalgam of several characters]] like he's always been in the previous games. Fortunately, the rest of detractors' claims are backfired, Hwang is clearly shown having a unique model, new outfit and finally, a [[DivergentCharacterEvolution unique moveset of his own]] for the first time.
** Shortly after Hilde's release theories immediately cropped up claiming Wilhelm was likely Z.W.E.I. due to similarities in their designs and the sword the Aval Organization giving him resembling Z.W.E.I.'s. This was shot down with the 2.30 update with Hwang's release which revealed [[spoiler:Zwei is indeed another character...and is the attendant of Johan Durer!.]]

* TheOtherMarty: In Seong Mi-na's chapter in Soul Chronicle, Hwang was voiced by Creator/LucienDodge, who also voiced various other characters such as the Fygul Cestemus cultists. After the 2.30 update which added Hwang into the game, all of Hwang's dialogue on Mi-na's chapter was re-recorded with [[Creator/ProZD SungWoo Cho's]] delivery who became his new voice actor.

* RealitySubtext
** The stories of Zasalamel and Cassandra [[spoiler:both establish a bright future in a new timeline by preventing ''V'' from happening, while also [[ArcWelding canonizing the old]] as a BadFuture that the world needs to be [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong saved from]]. This is not unlike the general opinion that ''V'' needed to be undone and ignored, seeing it as a dead end that would only sink the series further. The meta subtext behind these reveals are very obvious.]]
** [[spoiler: The new character Iska Acht being a massively reworked, gender-flipped version of Iska Farkas, as well as the revelation of Farkas being a mere hallucination made by the being who would become Acht to manipulate the traumatized Siegfried and make his insanity worse is a very thinly-veiled jab at the non-canon status of ''Soulcalibur Legends'', and how negatively it is viewed by the fanbase.]]

** [[spoiler: The new character Iska Acht being a massively reworked, gender-flipped version of Iska Farkas, as well as the revelation of Farkas being a mere hallucination made by the being who would become Acht to manipulate the traumatized Siegfried and make his insanity worse is a very thinly-veiled jab at the non-canon status ''Soulcalibur Legends'', and how negatively it is viewed by the fanbase.]]

* RealitySubtext: The stories of Zasalamel and Cassandra [[spoiler:both establish a bright future in a new timeline by preventing ''V'' from happening, while also [[ArcWelding canonizing the old]] as a BadFuture that the world needs to be [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong saved from]]. This is not unlike the general opinion that ''V'' needed to be undone and ignored, seeing it as a dead end that would only sink the series further. The meta subtext behind these reveals are very obvious.]]

** With his new DarkerAndEdgier outfit in conjunction with his flashy and athletic fighting style, Hwang has been nicknamed the "VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} Ninja".