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Non-playable Characters
NOTE: Spoilers will be left unmarked in the examples below. You Have Been Warned!
A list of non-playable, supporting characters who appear throughout the series.
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Arcturus
Click to see his Charade form in II
Voiced by: note
The son of the Hero King Algol. Envious of his father, he took Soul Edge, which turned him into a berserker that slaughtered his mother and his father's clericals, forcing Algol to kill him.
- Mesopotamian Mythology: His own name is Arabic, so it's fairly clear that he derives from somewhere in that region, albeit eons ago, just like his father.
- Plot-Triggering Death: His death at the hands of his father. Was the reason his father Algol decided to create Soul Calibur to counter Soul Edge.
- Self-Made Orphan: Under Soul Edge's control, he killed his mother.
Bangoo
Origin: The New World (United States)
Rock's adoptive Native American son. He was abducted by the Fygul Cestemus to lure in Rock to steal his soul.
- As Long as It Sounds Foreign: "Bangoo" is not a Native American name, and sounds more like a generic caveman-type name. However, "Bhangoo" (with an "h") is an Indian (as in India) name, so maybe that's where the confusion lies.
- Braids, Beads and Buckskins: His look when he's depicted in art, as per his background as a Native American.
- Happily Adopted: He lost his parents in tribal warfare and was the only native to develop a relationship with Rock, the "White Giant", during his first years in the New World. Eventually, Rock took Bangoo as his son and raised him.
- Promoted to Playable: Subverted. He would have been playable in V as an adult, if Project Soul had more time to develop the game.
Chie
Origin: Japan
Taki's silent childhood friend, she works as an innkeeper and rescues Li Long, eventually becoming his lover. Chie is attacked by a swordsman sent by Toki and is gravely injured and almost dies, fueling Li Long's pursuit of revenge. As of V, she has succeeded Toki as the leader of the Fu-Ma clan and has a son with Li Long named Riki. She was also the one who raised Natsu.
- Cute Mute: Lost her proficiency to talk after the trauma of losing her mother.
- Da Chief: The leader of the Fu-Ma Clan as of V.
- Happily Married: As of V, she's married to Li Long and has a son.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Taki, her childhood friend.
The Earl and Countess Valentine
Origin: London, Kingdom of England
Ivy's adoptive parents. The House of Valentine was once one of the most wealthy in London and Isabella 'Ivy' Valentine had been raised with love by her parents. However, her father, Earl Valentine, was driven insane by his pursuit of what was called the "Key to Eternal Youth." By the time of his death, his efforts to search for immortality had drained his family's fortunes and left one of London's most distinguished families in ruins. As if to pursue her husband into death, the Countess fell sick and passed away soon after Earl Valentine's death. This left Ivy as the sole surviving member of the Valentine family.
- Blue Blood: An earl is a member of the British peerage, ranking below a marquess and above a viscount. A feminine form of "earl" never developed, so "countess" is used as the equivalent feminine title.
- Death by Despair: The Countess passed away very soon after her husband, likely out of sheer grief.
- Deathbed Confession: Ivy only discovered the secret of her true parentage note when the Countess was on her deathbed, but this did not matter to her, for the Valentines were the only parents she knew.
- Driven to Madness: The Earl was driven insane by his pursuit of Soul Edge, which he thought was the key to eternal youth.
- Good Parents: Although not her parents by blood, they raised baby Ivy with love after they discovered her abandoned at the gates of their mansion, and she enjoyed a very happy childhood thereafter.
- Impoverished Patrician: The Earl squandered his entire family fortune on researching and questing for Soul Edge, thinking it to be the key to immortality, which left their once enormous wealth and good name in ruins.
- Shown Their Work:
- When Ivy debuted, her father was mislabeled "Count" (Valentine), a title never used in the English peerage. Come SCV, the mistake was rectified and he was correctly titled and referred to as "Earl Valentine" (analogous to the European title "count").
- The Earl and Countess wear (pretty much) period-correct late Elizabethan clothing in the portrait above, which is in huge contrast to the series’ approach to its in-game character costuming (their daughter being of particular note...)
- Tragic Keepsake: The above image is taken from a family portrait that hangs in the grand hall of the Valentine Mansion and shows Ivy's family in much happier times.
Frederick Schtauffen
Siegfried's father who was known as the "Gentle Knight". He departed on a crusade and returned home to discover his son had formed a criminal group called Schwarzwind. He was ultimately decapitated by his own son.
- Betrayal by Offspring: He was killed by his own son, who attacked his group of knights for deserting the Crusades.
- Knight in Shining Armor: Frederick was a kind knight who left on a crusade but ultimately abandoned it.
- Nice Guy: He was known as "Gentle Knight" for a reason.
Kunpaetku
High Priest of Fygul Cestemus
Origin: Unknown
The high priest of Fygul Cestemus and creator of Astaroth, who has his own ambitions for Soul Edge.
- Bad Boss: Even his own cultists aren't safe from being used as test subjects for his gruesome experiments.
- Godhood Seeker: Kunpaetku wants to usurp Palgaea's place as the God of Evil, and intends to claim Soul Edge to do so.
- Half-Human Hybrid: He turns himself into a human/golem hybrid between the events of SoulCalibur IV and SoulCalibur V after being badly wounded by Maxi.
- Mad Scientist: An alchemical variant, as he uses dark magic and arcane rituals to perform tortuous experiments that turn people into monsters like the Lizardmen.
- Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated: After Kunpaetku was seemingly killed by Maxi, the members of Fygul Cestemus who survived Astaroth's rampage underwent a power struggle for control of the cult, with Priest of Mars Kalnypalk and Priest of Venus Kalnypolok coming out on top. When the automaton they created, Ashlotte, claimed Astaroth's core, Kunpaetku revealed he was still alive and seized control of the cult again.
- The Starscream: He intends to claim Soul Edge for himself and use it to overthrow Palgaea, the dark god worshiped by Fygul Cestemus.
- This Cannot Be!: In Astaroth's SoulCalibur ending, Kunpaetku is ecstatic when the golem arrives bearing Soul Edge... until Astaroth starts slaughtering the attending priests under the control of Soul Edge. Even as Astaroth drags Kunpaetku off into an eruption of hellfire, the priest furiously demands to be let go.
Riki
Origin: Japan
The son of Chie and Li Long. 24 years old as of V, he is head of the demon sealing sector of the clan.
- Big Brother Mentor: According to the artbook, he's one for Natsu.
- But Not Too Foreign: He's half-Japanese, half-Chinese.
Salia Olschmidt
Origin: Holy Roman Empire (Germany)
A swordswoman and associate of the bandit group-turned-mercenary institution Schwarzwind, Salia Olschmidt is Siegfried's entrusted second-in-command and strategist. A greedy tomboy in her youth, Salia assumed the leadership of the company after Siegfried went insane and went in search of Soul Edge. Following Siegfried's return, she pushed him to reconcile with his dying mother and supported his care for her. In charge of conscripting new battalions, she united Schwarzwind with the remains of the Kingdom of Wolfkrone and became best friends with Queen Hildegard von Krone.
- Action Girl: She is a burglar-turned-knight who wields a longsword in battle, and directed Schwarzwind during Siegfried's absence.
- Cincinnatus: She assumed leadership of Schwarzwind during Siegfried's time as Nightmare and his solo crusade against Soul Edge, but when he returned, she abdicated and continued her previous role as second-in-command.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She recruited Hilde into Schwarzwind following the ruination of Wolfkrone, and they've remained best friends ever since.
- Hopeless Suitor: She has romantic feelings for Siegfried — whose own mother thought she was too good for — but he's too caught up in his war against Nightmare for romance.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: She was the brains behind Siegfried's brawn during Schwarzwind's days as a bandit group, being in charge of both tactics and administration, and was the one who came up with their best plans.
- Moveset Clone: In Broken Destiny, she uses Amy's fighting style.
- Mr. Vice Guy: Despite having matured since her days as a thief, she still has a weakness for easy money.
- Number Two: She is Siegfried's second-in-command within Schwarzwind, and has been with him since their bandit days.
- The Strategist: During her time as a bandit, she was the one who came up with all the good plans.
- Used to Be a Tomboy: According to New Legends of Project Soul, Salia was a tomboy in her younger years, but after realizing her idealistic feelings for Siegfried she went out of her way to become more feminine in an effort to attract him.
Toki
Toki after becoming a demon
Click to see his human form
Origin: Fu-Ma No Sato, Japan
Taki's foster father and mentor, and the co-leader of the Fu-Ma ninja clan, Toki was recognized for his kindness. However, his desire for the cursed katana turned him evil. When his co-leader and own daughter took Mekki-Maru and went into hiding, Toki sent the Fu-Ma ninja to find and kill them. Learning of Toki's madness, Taki took the Mekki-Maru herself, and when Toki learned she had backstabbed him, he sent assassins to kill her. Desiring more power, Toki unsealed the powerful demon Gel-o-Fury and merged with it to fight Taki as a demon, but was defeated by the same techniques he had taught her. Toki's essence— still merged with Gel-o-Fury — escaped and flew westward, but was ultimately devoured by Soul Edge. Stories of Toki resurfacing in Europe forced Taki to leave in order to investigate and hunt him down, leading up to her disappearance.
- Arch-Enemy: While he was originally kindhearted, he became the archenemy of his foster daughter Taki.
- Archnemesis Dad: To Taki. They're not technically father and daughter by blood, but given that he raised and trained her, the effect is the same.
- Asian Fox Spirit: His demon form resembled a grotesque multi-tailed anthropomorphic fox.
- Da Chief: One of the co-leaders of the Fu-Ma Clan, before his death.
- Face–Heel Turn: His desire to wield the cursed katana Mekki-Maru turned him evil.
- Hijacking Cthulhu: He absorbed Gel-o-Fury, the powerful demon that Taki sealed under a Buddhist temple, and transformed into a demon himself.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: He was killed by Taki using the very demon-sealing techniques that he taught her when she was his student.
- Mentor Occupational Hazard: He was Taki's mentor before he turned evil and transformed into a kitsune-like demon. She slew him, and his soul was ultimately consumed by Soul Edge.
- Ninja: He was the co-leader of the Fu-Ma ninja clan.
- Offing the Offspring: He ordered Taki's death after she took Mekki-Maru.
- Parental Substitute: He was Taki's father figure before he was corrupted by Mekki-Maru.
