List of Soul Calibur characters

Contents

1 Astaroth 2 Cassandra 3 Cervantes de Leon 4 Charade 5 Edge Master 6 Han Myong 7 Heihachi 8 Hwang Sung Kyung 9 Inferno 10 Ivy 11 Kilik 12 Li Long 13 Link 14 Lizardman 15 Maxi 16 Mitsurugi 17 Necrid 18 Nightmare 19 Raphael 20 Rock 21 Setsuka 1 Soul Edge 1.1 Seung Mina 1.2 Siegfried 1.3 Sophitia 1.4 Spawn 1.5 Taki 1.6 Talim 1.7 Tira 1.8 Voldo 1.9 Xianghua 1.10 Yoshimitsu 1.11 Yunsung 1.12 Zasalamel

Astaroth

- SC I, SC II - A desert cult created Astaroth (a golem) to find Soul Edge on behalf of their god, a form of Ares; he was created by a priest named Kunpaetku who secretly desired the sword for himself. After finding the sword originally, Astaroth did as the then-wielder (Nightmare) suggested and slaughtered many people with it in order to increase the sword's power. One of his victims destroyed Astaroth before the sword could be fully recharged. However, the influence of Ares and his servant, Ker, enabled Astaroth to continue to fight for the sword.

Cassandra

- SC II - Cassandra's older sister, Sophitia, had received an oracle from Hephaestus, the god of the forge, who told her she must destroy Soul Edge. Only Cassandra believed Sophitia's story of fighting the powerful evil of Soul Edge, even after a mysterious Asian woman that Sophitia had brought back with her withdrew a small shard of metal from Soul Edge that had been implanted into Sophitia's body. Some years later, Sophitia's husband found a piece of metal that their children fought over greedily (this meant that Soul Edge's power was still alive). Since Cassandra did not have a family to look after, she decided to go after the sword instead of Sophitia.

Cervantes de Leon

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II - A Spanish pirate whose soul was consumed by the pair of evil swords. When the first sword was destroyed, Cervantes was reduced to ashes. The remaining shards of the sword re-animated his body, however, and Cervantes was reborn with no memory of his past except a desire to wield two swords and regain his former power. The shards in his body and that he found melted together and Cervantes began searching for the other shards to completely recover his strength.

Charade

- SC II - Charade was once an ordinary man. He purchased several pieces of Soul Edge from a travelling salesman, unaware of what they were. He learned the identity of the shards from a swordsman, and he began searching for more information. The man was then murdered by a group of bandits, but the shards of metal animated a life form known as Charade that began searching for the remaining shards. Charade has no voice.

Edge Master

- SC I - Kilik's trainer after the distruction of his home temple - Edge Master would come down from the mountains to train with and against the members of Kilik's temple. Edge Master is voiced by Daisuke Gouri, the same voice actor who did Heihachi Mishima of Tekken.

Han Myong

- Hwang's master.

Heihachi

- SC II - The indestructable villain from the Tekken series appears on the Playstation 2 version of Soul Calibur II. His English voice actor is Victor Stone; Daisuke Gouri is the Japanese voice of Heihachi.

Hwang Sung Kyung

- Soul Edge and SC I - Hwang's parents died when he was young, and he grew into a skilled warrior under the tutelage of Master Seung Han Myong. Hwang helped prepare his country, Korea, against a perceived imminent invasion from Japan. He began searching for Soul Edge (the Sword of Salvation) in order to defend his country. His master's daughter, Seung Mina, followed him, though he didn't know until after reaching Europe and hearing that Korea had fallen to the Japanese invaders. He returned home with Seung Mina. While Hwang continued to fight against the Japanese under Admiral Shin, he learned that Seung Mina had again left home. Worried about her, Hwang made a tactical mistake that cost him the lives of many crew members, and he was demoted. Admiral Shin told him to find Seung Mina, and when Hwang did so, she told him of the true nature of Soul Edge. Hwang is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (Soul Edge) and Wataru Takagi (Soul Calibur).

Inferno

- SC I and SC II - The dark spirit of the Soul Edge given a body - is the final opponent for both Soul Calibur 1 and 2.

In Soul Calibur I is a fire being composed of the Long Zweilhander blade that Nightmare wielded. In Soul Calibur II you can see the Soul Calibur traped inside the Inferno possibly using its power to repair its shattered self

Ivy

- SC I and SC II - Real name is Isabella Valentine. Ivy's father, Count Valentine, died pursuing Soul Edge. An orphan at birth, the Valentines had kindly taken her under their care, and she began to search for the sword in order to continue her father's quest. Once she realized what Soul Edge was, Ivy deduced that her father had been under the control of the sword and she resolved to destroy it. She used occult knowledge to gain a whip-like mechancial sword. She joined with Nightmare, not knowing that he actually wielded Soul Edge and was controlled by it. She soon learned the truth about him, and that her birth father had been destroyed in his own pursuit of Soul Edge, and that her own sword was possessed by the same evil power. Though she could not bring herself to destroy her own blade, Ivy set out to annihilate every shard of Soul Edge she could find, and murder every person contaminated by the blade's evil power. Ivy is voiced by Yumi Touma (Eastern) and by Renee Hewitt (Western).

Kilik

- SC I and SC II - An orphan, Kilik was raised by monks in China at a monastery called Ling-Sheng Su. He was a natural at using a long rod as a weapon, and became the successor to the secret arts of the rod. This meant that he would be given the holy rod Kali-Yuga in a ceremony. The night before, however, the monastery was destroyed by Evil Seed, the half of the pair of swords that was annihilated in the 16th century. He was rescued by an old man and managed to escape with Kali-Yuga and another sacred treasure, a vest called Dvapara-Yuga. His soul had been corrupted by the Evil Seed, but Dvapara-Yuga protected him and scourged the evil from him. He realized that he had received the vest from Xianglian, its rightful owner and another orphan at the monastery, and that he had killed her under the influence of Evil Seed. Though he and Kali-Yuga were corrupted, the vest kept Kilik under his own control and he vowed to destroy the evil in him, his weapon and the world. Kilik is voiced by Souichirou Hoshi (Eastern) and by Scott Reyns (Western).

Li Long

- Soul Edge - Li Long believed that Mitsurugi murdered his lover Chie, and thus set out to find the Soul Edge to use its power to avenge her death. She actually lived, and Li Long threw his life away in a futile quest for vengeance. Voiced by Jin Yamanoi.

Said to be related to our other nunchuku expert Maxi since Chie was pregnant with Li long's child. But if you study the amount of time from Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, Maxi would be too young to be his son

Link

- SC II - Nintendo's famous swordsman appears on the GameCube version of Soul Calibur II. In the GCN storyline, Link saves the land of Hyrule from a 'wizard.' It is unknown if this wizard is actually Ganondorf, or some other evil entity. Nonetheless, Link learns that the wizard was being controlled by Soul Edge, and Link leaves Hyrule to search for and destroy the demonic blade.

Lizardman

- SC I and SCII - Originally a man, he was changed by the creator of Astaroth to do his bidding. Some believe that he is Sophitia's husband, but this notion has been proven false, as Sophitia is still happily married to her husband Rothion in Soul Calibur II. His appearance as a playable character in Soul Calibur II is not in the game's official story canon, as he was included as a bonus character and is unselectable in the game's single-player story mode.

Maxi

- SC I and SC II - Maxi is an ancient Japanese pirate from Ryukyu (now Okinawa). He met Kilik in India, and his crew was then slaughtered by a group of monsters, led by Astaroth, attracted by Kilik's power. With Xianghua, Maxi and Kilik travelled to Europe. Maxi fought Nightmare and eventually destroyed Astaroth. This angered Ares, Astaroth's master, who opened the ground beneath him; Maxi fell into an underground river. He awoke on a riverbank, gravely injured. Unable to regain his former strength and confident that Astaroth had been destroyed, Maxi stayed in a nearby village until rumors of a large murderer with a huge axe reached him. Desperate for the use of his limbs so he could finally kill Astaroth, Maxi asked a local medicine man to heal him. The medicine man told him he would have to give up something of equal value to what he gained, and Maxi agreed, losing his memories of Xianghua and Kilik. The medicine man healed him with a shard of metal, and Maxi set out to find Astaroth again. Voiced by Nobutoshi Kanna (Eastern) and Doug Boyd (Western).

Mitsurugi

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II - Heishiro Mitsurugi was a Japanese mercenary, well known throughout Japan. When rifles were brought to Japan, Mitsurugi deplored the new weapon, as it allowed virtually anyone to become a powerful fighting force without a large amount of training. He was shot in the shoulder by one, and began travelling to find a powerful enough sword that he could defeat Tanegashima, the rifle that had shot him. Mitsurugi learned about Nightmare and Soul Edge, and set out for Europe to find the sword. Before he found him, though, Mitsurugi learned that Nightmare had been destroyed. He then stumbled across a shard of Soul Edge, given to him by a man he saved from being murdered by vagabonds. Voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa (Eastern) and Scott Keck (Western).

Necrid

- SC II - Very little is known about Necrid. There are hints in the game, such as his weapons demonstration, that imply he was once an Asian warrior. At some point in the past, he managed to attain and then lose Soul Edge, becoming a hideous monster in the process. When Soul Edge is broken apart, he travels the world in search of its fragments, which lessen the pain he constantly endures in his transformed body . He wields a weapon made from the same evil energy as Soul Edge, which mimics other weapons. The character was designed by Todd McFarlane.

Nightmare

- SC I and SC II - Siegfried Schtauffen the leader of a group of bandits called the Schwarzwind (Black Wind). One night, they attacked a group of returning crusaders. Siegfried beheaded the leader of the group. When he opened the man's helmet, he realized that the knight he had killed was his father. He ran into the forest and lost his sanity. Eventually, he convinced himself that he had not killed his father, but someone else had, and that he must avenge his father's death. Siegfried decided that he must find the legendary sword Soul Edge in order to defeat his father's killer. He found the sword next to a dead pirate in Spain, and had to destroy the pirate's spirit before taking it. The sword told him he could resurrect his father if the sword was powerful enough (i.e. it had taken enough souls from others). Before he could accomplish this, though Nightmare fought Soul Calibur, the good sword, and was sent into a void along with Soul Edge. After escaping, Soul Edge was greatly weakened, and Nightmare released the horror of his past sins. He resolved to not allow Soul Edge to fall into the wrong hands again. He searched for a place to imprison himself and the sword, thereby not allowing its evil to hurt anybody again. Unfortunately, he was not always able to resist the sword's power, and every night, as he slept, the sword took control of his body and continued killing people to regain its power. Voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (Eastern) and by Ted D'Agostino (Western).

Raphael

- SC II - Raphael is a French swordsman who was betrayed by his family after the power of Evil Seed corrupted one of his family's noblemen. He was offered to his family's enemies, and Raphael barely managed to escape and hide himself in a small village, befriending a young girl named Amy. Touched by the slums he was forced to live in, Raphael soon left to fight for truth and justice. Raphael befriended and then murdered a nobleman to ensure that Amy would be safe, and then discovered a letter explaining Evil Seed and Soul Edge. He began searching for the sword to keep it out of the hands of noblemen who would use it murder many innocent people, including Amy. In an article in Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) it is revealed that Raphael turns into an undead vampire. How this happens is not confirmed yet. Voiced by Yasunori Masutani (Eastern) and by Paul Jennings (Western).

Rock

- Soul Edge and SC I - His real name is Nathaniel Adams. His father had found the Soul Edge on a voyage, and took his family on a trip to sell them. En route, Cervantes attacked, killing Nathaniel's parents and taking the weapons. Nathaniel drifted until he beached in the New World. He grew up on his own, becoming a huge, strong man, wielding an axe and wearing a bear's skin. He befriended a Native American boy named Bangoo, and fights for his safety. Voiced by Takashi Nagasako, who also did Cervantes's voice.

Setsuka

- Soulcalibur III - The Resolute Avenger. She holds a dagger in her right hand. She wears a regal Japanese outfit and holds an umbrella to compliment her graceful fighting style

Soul Edge

- Soul Edge - The first embodiment of the Soul Edge Swords that appear in the first game. Has a skull head, purple flames

and parts of Cervantes's clothes. Uses Cervantes style moves.

A being weakend by a long dormancy, could explain that the Inferno, Charade, Cervantes, and the rest were able to wield it quite easily. The sword's agenda to collect its shards. If this happens considering Soul Edge's ability to corrupt weapons (Soul Edge and the Kali Yuga)may even become more dangerous.

Seung Mina

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II (unlockable) - Daughter of Seung Han Myong, Mina desperately wishes to prove to her father that she can fight just as well as Hwang and his other students, and wishes to join the Coast Guard. Voiced by Houko Kuwashima (since Soul Calibur and Eastern) and by Molly Lin (Western).

Siegfried

- Soul Edge and SC I - See Nightmare. Same Voice Actor as with Nightmare.

Sophitia

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II (unlockable) - A Grecian baker's daughter, Sophitia received a vision from Hephaestus to destroy the evil Soul Edge. The god of the forge gave her a sword, shield, and armor for her task. Voiced by Michiko Neya (Eastern) and Diane Holmby (Western).

Spawn

- SC II - On the Xbox version of Soul Calibur II, Todd McFarlane's demonic anti-hero makes a cameo. Spawn's Japanese voice is done by Akio Ohtsuka, in English, Victor Stone.

Taki

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II - A Fu-Ma ninja, Taki specializes in destroying demons with her sword, Rekki-Maru. She knew her own sword and Soul Edge were connected in some way. She killed Cervantes, and then acquired a shard of Soul Edge, which she tried to weld into another evil sword, Mekki-Maru. Mekki-Maru became powerful and evil, and Taki left her clan because the leader, Master Toki, was becoming obsessed with it. She thought she could destroy Mekki-Maru and Soul Edge by using them both against each other, but by the time she found Nightmare, he had been destroyed. Without Soul Edge, Taki didn't know how she could destroy her own sword, which she had begun to master. When her clan's ninjas found her, she used Mekki-Maru to destroy them and found that one carried a shard of Soul Edge. Taki realized that Master Toki was trying to collect the pieces of Soul Edge, and decided to stop him and rid the Earth of the evil weapon. Voiced by Fujiko Takimoto (Eastern) and Desiree Goyette (Western).

Talim

- SC II - Talim was born into a family of shamans on a remote island in the Philippines while it was ruled by Spain. As western influence increased in the area, she saw belief in her Wind Deity decline. While reading the winds one day, she felt the evil of Evil Seed spreading across the world. She was unconscious for several days. Sometime later, she purchased a shard of Soul Edge from a western merchant who sold it as a vitality charm. She realized it was the same evil she had felt long before, and left the village to find out the source and search for the remaining fragments of Soul Edge. Voiced by Yukari Tamura (Eastern) and Julie Parker (Western).

Tira

- Soulcalibur III- The smoking hot "Misguided Angel of Death" known as Tira wields a bizarre circular cutting weapon that not only slashes her opponents to ribbons, but apparently her outfit as well.

Voldo

- Soul Edge, SC I and SC II - An Italian merchant named Vercci searched for Soul Edge for many years. Unable to find the weapon, Vercci created a tomb called the "Money Pit" to hide his treasure in, and made a loyal servant the Money Pit's guardian. The servant, Voldo, lost his sight and his sanity in the tomb, and soon even forgot his name. After Vercci died, Voldo chased away a female intruder trying to rob his tomb. Vercci's voice spoke to him, and told him to find the other pieces of metal that shined with the same aura as her sword. He finally found a sword that emitted the same aura and returned to his master's vault, which had flooded, but his master was silent. One day, he fought a male intruder and took several shards of Soul Edge from his body. Realizing that they were extremely powerful and radiating the same aura as before, Voldo deduced that they were shards of the Soul Edge his master wanted. He set out to find the remaining shards.

Xianghua

- SC I and SC II - Xianghua was a member of a group that searched, unsuccessfully, for Soul Edge on behalf of the Ming Empire. [in soul calibur 2] For her failure, Xianghua was stripped of her nobility. In fact, however, she and Kilik had found the sword and destroyed it, realizing its evil power, though she lost her own sword in the battle, a family heirloom that fell into a deep void. The Emperor eventually heard a rumor that Soul Edge could be found in a castle near Xianghua's home, and sent his soldiers to take it. Since the owner refused to give it up, the castle was razed. The Emperor told Xianghua to find the sword in the rubble. She discovered only a shard of Soul Edge, and swore to find the rest to finish what she had begun long ago. Voiced by Aya Hisakawa (Eastern) and Wendee Lee (Western).

Yoshimitsu

- SC I and SC II - Yoshimitsu is the sole survivor of a clan of ninjas destroyed by a vengeful lord. He attempted to enact revenge but lost. While battling the lord's army, Yoshimitsu lost one arm. Traveling to Europe, he began searching for Soul Edge, so that he could destroy the army and finally have his revenge. He followed a series of bloody murders, certain that Soul Edge was the weapon used, and eventually came to Ostrheinsburg Castle, which was empty. While leaving, Yoshimitsu realized that his katana had a powerful and evil energy within it. Although he then swore to purify his sword, it was soon stolen. Searching for his sword again, Yoshimitsu began working on behalf of the poor, stealing money from the rich to give to them. He soon learned of great treasures held in the tomb (the "Money Pit") of the "Merchant of Death", Vercci. In the tomb, Yoshimitsu found vast treasures, including a shard of metal and his own sword, both emitting the same aura of evil. He took both and swore to remove any trace of the evil from the Earth, and began traveling far and wide searching for the remains of Soul Edge. Voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama (Eastern) and Phil Sheridan (Western).

Yunsung

- SC II - Yunsung is a Korean swordsman who learned his skills from Master Seung Han Myong, a coastguardsman defending Korea from Japanese invasion. He learned of a great master swordsman named Hwang, and vowed to surpass him in skills. Hwang had left to search for the Sword of Salvation, but returned having failed and refused to battle Yunsung. He sulked for a time, and spoke with Seung Mina, his master's daughter. She gave him a family heirloom, a sword that could sense the deepest thoughts of whoever held the blade. Meditating on his own image, Yunsung decided to prove himself by succeeding where Hwang had failed, and he began searching for the legendary Sword of Salvation. He learned that a man from Ryukyu (Maxi) whom he had previously fought to a draw was searching for the same thing in Europe. Yunsung followed him there, where he learned of the Sword of Salvation's true identity, a weapon of great evil called Soul Edge. Voiced by Jim Singer (Western) and Kousuke Toriumi (Eastern).

Zasalamel

- Soulcalibur III - Known as "the Enigma", Zasalamel is the most mysterious character of all. He wears a long white robe and wields a huge scythe.