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== Sophitia will be the new Nightmare. ==

* She's one of the more likely choices, alongside Patroklos and Pyrrha (their [[The Corruption|contaimination]] by Soul Edge could very well be a [[Chekhov's Gun]] in waiting) and Tira (y'know, [[Yandere|the]] [[Perky Female Minion|very]] [[Undying Loyalty|same]] [[Psycho Supporter|girl]] [[The Dragon|who]] ''[[Mad Love|wants]]'' [[Unholy Matrimony|to become one]] [[Cargo Ship|with Soul Edge]]). It could account for the ambiguity of her alleged "death" by the time of the game. (By the way, ~~[[Tropers/X 2 X|~~I'm]] just replying; I didn't come up with the theory itself.)

* She's one of the more likely choices, alongside Patroklos and Pyrrha (their [[The Corruption|contaimination]] by Soul Edge could very well be a [[Chekhov's Gun]] in waiting) and Tira (y'know, [[Yandere|the]] [[Perky Female Minion|very]] [[Undying Loyalty|same]] [[Psycho Supporter|girl]] [[The Dragon|who]] ''[[Mad Love|wants]]'' [[Unholy Matrimony|to become one]] [[Cargo Ship|with Soul Edge]]). It could account for the ambiguity of her alleged "death" by the time of the game. (By the way, I'm just replying; I didn't come up with the theory itself.)

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxccVb7hXUw The latest trailer] seems to ''heavily'' support this theory.

** [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/ezio-sc5.jpg The latest build of the character select screen] finally shows Nightmare, next to Tira at the end of the second row (as well as the reveal of Raphael next to Viola and [[Guest Fighter]] [[Assassin's Creed II|Ezio Auditore]] in the top row). Now, look closely at Nightmare. His (her?) eyes look ''very'' feminine. [http://www.fightersgeneration.com/screens/sc5-nightmare.htm Recent screenshots,] however, show no feminine touches to Nightmare's armor that would suggest this, though.

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== The [[Guest Fighter]] in ''V'' will be [[Castlevania|one of the Belmonts]]. ==

For one, ''V'' is set to be released in 2012, one year after ''Castlevania'' will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. Who's to say that Konami's [[Milestone Celebration]] (besides some new ''Castlevania'') won't involve inserting one of their characters into this series? It's not like ''Castlevania'' doesn't have its fair share of supernatural and gothic elements, so it'd be right at home with the series' atmosphere. The Belmonts also bring a very appealing set of moves and weapons to the table, including the Vampire Killer, subweapons, and [[Limit Break|Item Crushes]] (which could fit the concept of supers used in ''V''). ~~[[Tropers/X 2 X|~~I]] could honestly see it working similarly to [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], only without the whole [[Character Tiers|"bottom-tier"]] label.

For one, ''V'' is set to be released in 2012, one year after ''Castlevania'' will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. Who's to say that Konami's [[Milestone Celebration]] (besides some new ''Castlevania'') won't involve inserting one of their characters into this series? It's not like ''Castlevania'' doesn't have its fair share of supernatural and gothic elements, so it'd be right at home with the series' atmosphere. The Belmonts also bring a very appealing set of moves and weapons to the table, including the Vampire Killer, subweapons, and [[Limit Break|Item Crushes]] (which could fit the concept of supers used in ''V''). I could honestly see it working similarly to [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], only without the whole [[Character Tiers|"bottom-tier"]] label.

The most likely candidates would be [[Castlevania 1986|Simon Belmont]], his great-grandfather [[Castlevania: The Adventure|Christopher]] [[Castlevania II Belmonts Revenge|Belmont]] (which would make a bit more sense), or (even likelier still) Christopher's son Soleiyu, given the chronology. The ''Soul'' series takes place in the late 16th century. If my facts/sources are correct, the timeline goes ''Soul Edge/Soul Blade'' (1584) --> ''Soulcalibur'' (1587) --> ''SCII''-''SCIV'' (1591). With the 17-year [[Time Skip]], that would put ''V'' somewhere around 1608. The original ''Castlevania'' is set in 1691; this would mean that Simon would yet to be born, although ''Castlevania'' has its fair share of [[Time Travel]] that could mitigate this problem (as was the case with [[Tekken|Heihachi]] and [[Spawn]] in ''II''). Christopher's adventures took place 1576 and 1591, but he already seems to be well into middle age and has a son. The reason Soleiyu would make for the best representative is because he was only 15 in ''Belmont's Revenge'', which would make him 32 here.

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== Raphael is the new Nightmare. ==

* And not quite in the way you think. This isn't ~~[[Tropers/X 2 X|~~my]] theory ([http://8wayrun.com/threads/soul-calibur-5-general-roster-speculations.7437/page-532 the credit goes to the people here]), but it's a very interesting one that could very well hold true. To sum it up, there are several factors involved, which I will list below:

* And not quite in the way you think. This isn't my theory ([http://8wayrun.com/threads/soul-calibur-5-general-roster-speculations.7437/page-532 the credit goes to the people here]), but it's a very interesting one that could very well hold true. To sum it up, there are several factors involved, which I will list below:

## Nightmare is four inches taller than he was back in the other games due to now inhabiting a different body. He's now 5'10", the same height as Raphael.

## According to his bio, Raphael wakes up in a cell (the location is unknown) with no recollection of ''how'' he ended up there. Additionally, Soul Edge is said to have used a spare body found beneath Ostrheinsburg Castle as his host sometime after being killed by Siegfried and subsequently regaining consciousness.