Soul Series/Characters/Soul Edge: Difference between revisions

Weapon(s) - Katana

Your 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 ''Soulcalibur'', ''SCII'', and ''SCIII'', he's still searching for it for the sole purpose of fighting Nightmare. In ''IV'' he realizes that there are no more worthy challengers for him, and seeks to fight otherworldly opponents instead. He found a [[Worthy Opponent]] in Algol in ''IV'', but due to Soul Edge and Soul Calibur vanishing into a vortex, their battle was cut short as Algol vanished with them. And so Mitsurugi went home to Japan, where over the years he hung up his sword as the era changed - not literally, though, as he loses his Shishi-Oh to Setsuka sometime between ''IV'' and ''V''. Now a farmer, when he heard that Soul Edge had returned, he sold all of his land for an opportunity to fight Algol again.

Weapon(s) - Kodachi (''Soul Edge''), Dual kodachi (''Soulcalibur'' onward)

The stereotypical ninja of the series. Raised in a [[Hidden Elf Village|secret ninja village]] since [[Conveniently an Orphan|her childhood]], Taki has developed a mastery of sealing spells, and dedicates her life to sealing 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. [[Contract on the Hitman|She is forced to leave her home when she's targeted by her own comrades]] after Toki discovers she has Mekkimaru. In ''Soulcalibur'', she tries to destroy Mekkimaru by pitting it against Soul Edge. Being unable to, she settles on her desire to control its immense power.

Weapon(s) - Zweihänder

The actual protagonist of the series. Son of a knight of the [[Holy Roman Empire]], when [[Disappeared Dad|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 {{spoiler|murdered his father}} by accident, and sought for Soul Edge to find his father's killer {{spoiler|because the horror of what he'd done drove him insane, and he convinced himself that someone else did it}}. He obtains Soul Edge but becomes its new host and is transformed into Nightmare.

Weapon(s) - Short sword and shield

The daughter of a Greek baker chosen by the god Hephaestus to destroy Soul Edge. She reaches Cervantes' lair, but ends up being gravely injured in the battle. Saved by Taki from certain death, she is able to return to her normal life. During ''Soulcalibur'', she [[Love At First Sight|falls in love]] with a young blacksmith, Rothion. But the blacksmith 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 she returns back and [[Wedding Day|marries]] Rothion.

Weapon(s) - Battle axe (''Soul Edge''-''Soulcalibur''), Giant mace (''Soulcalibur III'' onward)

An Englishman who was orphaned at a young age due to his parents' murder at the hands of Cervantes. He ends up having to raise himself. Later he adopts a son named Bangoo. In ''Soulcalibur'', 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.

Weapon(s) - Chinese sword

A Korean soldier given orders to investigate and destroy Soul Edge. Orphaned since a young age, 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 his country's mortal enemy, Japan, in the first game; only to get back in a hurry after hearing rumors of his country being invaded.

Weapon(s) - Zanbatou (bladed staff)

The 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 from 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 then receives permission from her father to seek him and the sword. During the quest she discovers Soul Edge's true colors, and now seeks Yun-seong to stop him from searching for it.

Weapon(s) - Bladed nunchaku (''Soul Edge''), Dual bladed nunchaku (''Soulcalibur III'')

Nunchaku user and mercenary. Believing Mitsurugi to have killed his mute lover Chie (daughter of the former head of Taki's clan, childhood friend of Taki, and in hiding with her father as innkeepers) he intends to get revenge. 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.

Weapon(s) - Soul Edge - Male & Female (''Soul Edge''), Long sword and pistol sword (''Soulcalibur'' onward)

A [[Badass]] [[Pirate]] who learned of Soul Edge's existence via Vercci, the Merchant of Death, and took it for himself. When he took it, [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|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 [[Berserk Button|destroys one of the two parts of Soul Edge]], [[Unstoppable Rage|sending Cervantes into a berserk rage.]] Taki assists a wounded Sophitia and kills Cervantes.

* [[Immortality]]

* [[Large Ham]]: Even bigger than Nightmare, and ''he's'' a Black Forest ham!

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: After his [[Back From the Dead|ressurrection]], he has forgotten everything about his past. Over time he only recovered selected memories.

* [[Level Grinding]]: Oh so much...