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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]: At the start, he acts like a total dick, but as the story progresses, he's not that person anymore.
* [[Expy]]: {{spoiler|Alpha Patroklos has inherited Setsuka's fighting style. Minus the [[Parasol of Pain|parasol]] and Japanese sword.}}
** In-story, Pat starts out as cocky and self-righteous. He then goes on to {{spoiler|suffer a [[My God, What Have I Done?]] reaction from his actions in the story, is manipulated by one of the soul swords, and eventually wisens up and seeks atonement, haunted by his callous deeds in the past.}} Sounds a lot like ''Siegfried'' doesn't it?
* [[Fan Nickname]]: {{spoiler|1=Alpha Patroklos = Patsuka.}}
** Some fans call him "Pat."
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** {{spoiler|This is eventually subverted when Patroklos decides to save Pyrrha rather than following Soul Calibur's wish.}}
* [[Leitmotif]]: Has one that plays in at least three stages and several cutscenes.
* [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]
** [[Shield -Bash]]
* [[Man in White]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Could very well be named after [[The Iliad (Literature)|Patroclus]].
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{{quote| Voiced By: Nozomi Sasaki (Japanese), [[Laura Bailey]] (English)}}
 
Daughter of Sophitia, also a main character. After being kidnapped by Tira, she ended up released from Soul Edge's influence at the hand of her mother. Sadly, unlike Patroklos, she ended up not knowing of her family and became an orphan. {{spoiler|After Siegfried defeated Nightmare, baby Pyrrha began to die as Soul Edge's power waned, so [[Heroic Sacrifice|Sophitia removed the last fragment of Soul Edge from within her body to let Pyrrha live]].}} Pyrrha was eventually enslaved by {{spoiler|Dampierre}}, and was bought by a noble named Jurgis, who freed her, employed her as a maid, and eventually proposed to her. On the night before their wedding, Jurgis was killed {{spoiler|by Tira}} and Pyrrha was framed and arrested. Tira approached her and gave her her mother's weapons, {{spoiler|awakening the dormant fragment of Soul Edge within her.}} She now sets out alongside Tira, who manipulates her {{spoiler|in order to fully awaken the [[Super -Powered Evil Side|cursed power within her]]. She eventually succeeds Nightmare as the wielder of Soul Edge, becoming Pyrrha Omega, but ultimately rejects Soul Edge's power and helps Patroklos destroy both Soul Swords.}}
 
* [[Action Survivor]]: Rare female example and highly unusual for the series. Unlike the other combatants, it's strongly suggested that Pyrrha has little experience in battle, as evidenced by her timid guard stance and somewhat clumsy repertoire of throws.
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* [[Fragile Flower]]: In personality, but not ability, if she's forced.
* [[Groin Attack]]: Naturally.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice]]: In case you didn't notice, that Japanese voice of hers is the voice of [[Lucky Star (Manga)|Patricia Martin]].
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]
* [[Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me]]
* [[Made a Slave]]: Prior to the events of ''SCV'', Pyrrha was purchased by a nobleman's son named Jurgis (the Greek equivalent of 'George') in a slave market, and began working as a [[Maid]].
** [[Release Your Slaves]]: Jurgis fell in love with Pyrrha, and eventually proposed to her.....
** [[Unwitting Pawn]]: That night however, he was murdered. Pyrrha was [[Frame Up|blamed]], arrested and imprisoned. Soon afterwards Tira, the ''real'' culprit, appeared outside her cell and with skillful words, she wormed her way into Pyrrha's heart...
* [[Mini Dress of Power]]
* [[Not Evil, Just Misunderstood]]: Everyone around Pyrrha dies and she is blamed for it. The culprit, Tira, even mentions this to her. Tira mentions it again when Pyrrha became {{spoiler|Pyrrha Omega. At first, Pyrrha still had the same personality, but she was pushed away from her brother (who, without her, would have eaten a Soul Edge to the face) just because she became malfested.}}
* [[Possession Implies Mastery]]: Same as her mother and aunt.
* {{spoiler|[[Power Echoes]]: As Pyrrha Omega.}}
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* [[Spiritual Successor]]: Similar to her bro, she is one to both her mom and aunt, moreso to Sophitia due to her timid personality and fighting style.
** {{spoiler|Pyrrha Omega takes it further by being a [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute|direct port]] of her mother's moveset plus a few moves from her aunt.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Super -Powered Evil Side]]: Pyrrha Omega.}}
* [[Toxic Friend Influence]]: Tira, good God...
{{quote| '''Pyrrha''': "Tira, you're [[Horrible Judge of Character|the only one]] [[The Only One I Can Trust|I can ever trust]]..."}}
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Dual -Wielding]]: Uses two small [[Katanas Are Just Better|ninjato]], just like her mentor.
* [[Flash Step]]
* [[Happily Adopted]]: Implied to have been raised by Chie.
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** On the other hand, she does have comparatively (realistic) European features compared to the other Asian characters (i.e. her eyes are a bit wider and less almond shaped than Leixia's). It's quite possible that she's actually of European descent, as well... [[Overused Copycat Character|making her the THIRD blonde, Western castaway in the series...]]
* [[Ninja]]
** [[Highly -Visible Ninja]]: Her ninja garb is a very lush shade of reddish-pink (even brighter than Taki's)... not great for her line of work.
* [[Orochi]]: The Japanese art book reveals that Arahabaki is one.
* [[Sealed Inside a Person Shaped Can]]: Has the demon Arahabaki sealed inside her.
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* [[A Riddle Wrapped in A Mystery Inside An Enigma]]: No information from the game, nor the artbook, not even from [[Word of God|Project Soul]] themselves has ever been given about who or what the hell this guy is.
* [[Badass]]: Anyone who has the guts to {{spoiler|take on Nightmare ''and win''}} deserves this acclaim.
** [[Back -to -Back Badasses]]: With Siegfried in the story, during a skirmish with Graf Dumas' forces. One of his victory poses shows him back to back with E.I.N.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: His name means "two" in German.
** The wolf-spirit he can summon is named E.I.N., which is "one."
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* [[Fighting Spirit]]: Is able to call forth upon E.I.N., an ethereal [[Big Badass Wolf]] with a crescent moon lodged into its stomach, to fight alongside him.
* [[Fun With Acronyms]]: Not that we know what the acronym is for...
* [[Hell -Bent for Leather]]
* [[Hero With Bad Publicity]]: Z.W.E.I. definitely has [[Summon Magic|strange powers]], but he uses them for good. That doesn't stop the average person from thinking otherwise. Opposing a political ruler's [[Witch Hunt|Malfested Hunts]] might have something to do with that.
* [[Jossed]]: When he was first revealed, many assumed he was meant to be a new antagonist. His story profile later stated that he is in fact on the side of good.
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* [[Non Standard Character Design]]: Both aesthetically and game-play wise. Thus far, the series has always presented warriors from various recognizable, real-world global cultures with a [[Magic Realism|fantasy twist]]:- [[Medieval Japan|Japanese samurai/ninjas/geisha]], [[Sword and Sandal|Greek warriors]], [[Blue Blood|English & French aristocrats]], [[Knight Fever|Germanic knights]] etc. ''His'' design and most of his move-set however, is almost completely [[How Unscientific|fantasy-based]], with an overall look not grounded in any real-world culture and a [[High Fantasy|high-fantasy]] fighting style incorporating a summoned were-wolf. This sets him apart from most of the cast as a whole.
* [[Reverse Grip]]: More of a side grip, but arming swords typically were not held like that. Subverted in his actual gameplay; he knows how to hold a sword, though he switches to the side grip for certain attacks.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]
* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: {{spoiler|The last time he is seen in the story, he was thrown off of a cliff. It's not known if he survived.}}
* [[Vapor Wear]]: Strange male example, but [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/soulcalibur/images/d/d0/Sc5_pub_2d_zwei1b-copy.jpg his sagging pants and unzipped fly show that he's not wearing any underwear underneath.]
 
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* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: When Leixia suggests Patroklos might be a strong opponent, Natsu and Maxi accuse her of deciding this entirely on attractiveness.
* [[Flower Motifs]]: Her primary costume is designed around a lotus flower.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice]]: Leixia is not the first time [[Lauren Landa]] has voiced a [[Blaz Blue|Chinese Girl with much skin revealed (though this time, it's less boobielicious).]]
* [[Genki Girl]]
* [[Girlish Pigtails]]
* [[I Broke a Nail]]
{{quote| '''Leixia''': "Aww... No fair! You got me all dirty!"}}
* [[ItsIt's Always Mardi Gras in New Orleans]]: Her stage, "Grand Festival of Guandi Temple," is set during Chinese New Year.
* [[Jumped At the Call]]: In ''Soulcalibur V'''s promotional material she is referred to as "A Young Lady Longing for an Adventure."
* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: Is said at the end of her Critical Edge. She probably got it from her mom.
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* [[Suspiciously Similar Outfit]]: Her overall look is strikingly similar to Amy's (the hair, dress, tights, etc.), and she is voiced by the same voice actresses as Amy in both Japanese and English, leading to theories that she ''is'' actually Amy...
** [[Shrug of God]]: The staff has stated that she is not related to Amy, but they were quite vague on that statement, possibly referring to her fighting style and not her looks. The plot thickens...
* [[White -Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[Wolverine Claws]]: Her weapon, a vicious spiked glove reminiscent of [[A Nightmare On Elm Street (Film)|Freddy Krueger's]].
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Grade A
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* [[Nemean Skinning]]: He wears a tiger-skin wrapped round his waist, complete with a tail that further enhances his [[Journey to The West (Literature)|Monkey]] shout-out.
* [[Obsessed With Food]]: To the point he even yells "Food!" if defeated in battle.
* {{spoiler|[[Parental Abandonment]]: He is actually the son of Kilik and Xianghua, but he unfortunately inherited the Evil Seed from Kilik. After consulting Edge Master for advice, he was put in the care of Kong Xiuqiang. Now flashforward 17 years. [[Moses in The BullrushesBulrushes|Does he look Malfested?]]}}
* [[Pint -Sized Powerhouse]]: He's the shortest male to appear in the series, standing at 5'5".
* [[Simple Staff]]
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To Kilik.
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{{quote| Voiced By: {{spoiler|[[Chie Nakamura]]}} (Japanese), {{spoiler|Diane Holmby}} (English)}}
 
{{spoiler|The origin of the voice that called out to Cassandra as she touched Soul Calibur in her ending in ''IV''. As Inferno is the embodiment of Soul Edge, so too is Elysium to Soul Calibur. While Inferno seeks to bring chaos to the world, Elysium wishes to bring order. However, her methods for doing so are that of a [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]] who is willing to remove all obstacles in that path. She appears to Patroklos in the image of his mother, flat-out lying to him that there is no way to save Pyrrha from her fate.}}
 
* [[Angelic Beauty]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Perpetual Molt]]: Seen in her intro.}}
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Is possibly the ''least'' clad character in the entire series. Yes, even less than ''Ivy at her worst''. Luckily, the 2P outfit is much less revealing.
* [[Well -Intentioned Extremist]]
 
=== Ezio Auditore da Firenze ===
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*** A Namco Bandai community manager however noted that Ezio had several undocumented periods in his life during the events of ''Brotherhood'', suggesting the "time/dimensional travel" explanation; the Animus was actually Ubisoft's suggestion.
** Somewhat confirmed. Before setting off for the final mission in ''Brotherhood'', Ezio assisted in fighting off some Templar invaders. He then found an unknown artifact that transported him to the future (i.e. the events of ''SCV''). He eventually returned to his own time period to kill Cesare Borgia.
* [[Full -Name Basis]]: Is the only character whose last name is displayed and read by the announcer.
* [[Guest Fighter]]: Confirmed to be playable in both the [[Play Station 3|PS3]] and [[Xbox 360]] versions, due to ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' being multi-platform.
* [[Hey ItsIt's That Voice]]: [[Tomokazu Seki|In Japanese,]] he shares his voice with [[Full Metal Panic|Sousuke Sagara]], [[One Piece|Rob Lucci]], [[Persona 4|Kanji Tatsumi]] and [[Sengoku Basara|Mitsunari Ishida]].
** [[Roger Craig Smith|In English,]] he shares his voice with [[Resident Evil|Chris Redfield]] and ''Soul'' veteran Siegfried.
* [[Hitler Cam]]: Used when he wins a match.
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** [[Named Weapons]]: Somewhat averted, in a similar manner as the ''[[Star Wars]]'' guest fighters, as the site simply gives his weapon name as "The Hidden Blade." (Funny as this only applies to one out of God knows how many weapons he has.)
** The Japanese profile refers to it as "Assassin Blade."
* [[Pre -Ass -Kicking One -Liner]]: "I tried to warn you!" (said before Ezio performs his Critical Edge attack.)
* [[Primal Stance]]: Averted, Ezio's fighting stance is his idle stance from ''Assassin's Creed''.
* [[Post Mortem One Liner]]: "The world will be better without you." and "May no one remember your name." The former one actually counts as a [[Shout Out]] to ''Brotherhood'', as Ezio used this line to destroy one of Leonardo Da Vinci's war machines, while the latter is used after Ezio defeats [[Final Boss|Cesare Borgia]].
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In a seemingly opposite situation compared to ''III'''s KOS-MOS example, Devil Jin's moveset is exclusive to custom characters, but there is no word on whether or not there any parts to recreate him with. To get the Soul (read: fighting style) of Devil Jin, one must defeat the ghost Harada TEKKEN, who uses his style, in Quick Battle mode.
 
* [[Bare -Fisted Monk]]
* [[Call Back]]: The theme that plays when fighting Harada TEKKEN in Quick Battle mode is [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcnRvZZ4wU "Antares,"] the theme of Devil Jin's home stage in ''Tekken 5'', the Cathedral. This is because the theme was composed by the series' sound director, Junichi Nakatsuru.
* [[The Cameo]]
** [[Creator Cameo]]: One of the opponents that uses this moveset in Quick Battle is Katsuhiro Harada (Harada TEKKEN), the creator of the ''[[Tekken]]'' series.
* [[Eye Beams]]
** [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]
* [[Power Gives You Wings]]
* [[Shoryuken]]: As an unblockable.
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