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* [[Dual-Wielding]]: Hilde carries a short sword and a ''lance''.
* [[Forgiveness]]: A definite theme in her ending, as she {{spoiler|pardons a wandering Siegfried who was prepared to ''willingly'' [[Redemption Equals Death|die at her hand as a final penance for his misdeeds]].}}
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: She's Princess of the Kingdom of Wolfkrone. The Pieces of her alternate outfit are even listed as "Princess ___"
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: While she doesn't have the personality, she has the red hair.
** She can be pretty fiery sometimes:
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* [[Knight in Shining Armour|Lady In Shining Armour]]
* [[Lady of War]]: She even ''[[Every Proper Lady Should Curtsy|curtsies]]'' before a battle in ''V''.
* [[Madwoman in Thethe Attic|Mad Man In The Attic]]: Her father, King Georg von Krone, is kept locked away in the highest tower of the Royal castle, having been corrupted by the destructive power of Soul Edge.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Her full name is derived from Old Germanic words hild and gard, meaning ''battle'' and ''protection'' respectively.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Her 2P attire in ''V''. She looks like a female [[The Three Musketeers (Literaturenovel)|musketeer]].
* [[Patriotic Fervor]]: "Fall before the flag of Wolfkrone!"
* [[Princesses Prefer Pink]]: Averted. She wears red under her armor and her alternate oufit is a blue dress. That doesn't stop the player from altering either outfit to be (or giving her a whole new one that is) pink however.
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* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Declares that the concepts mean nothing to him in ''V''.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: The [[Big Badass Bird of Prey|bird]], although other motifs such as [[King of Beasts|lions]] and [[Everything's Better Withwith Dinosaurs|dinosaurs]] [[What Could Have Been|were considered]]. This can be seen is his long, almost talon-like nails. His throne, on the other hand, is shaped like the hood of a [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|cobra]].
** In ''V'', the cloth he wears around his shoulders is held in place by a stylized cobra head.
* [[Anti-Hero]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III or IV]])/AntiVillain ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type III or IV]]): Despite his claims to destroy all who stand in his way and his [[Ambition Is Evil]] as a king, Algol is pretty much [[Orcus Onon His Throne]] for the duration of ''IV'', coming across more as fatalistic than evil. Many of the Good and Neutral-aligned characters spare the guy in their endings, and many of them say that he's not even evil to begin with. The worst thing that happens? He defeats Siegfried (but seemingly doesn't kill him) in his ending and begins his reign anew, creating a utopia with the implications that his rule was instated to prevent the world from befalling the same fate as his son.
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: He sometimes rings himself out because his AI likes using an uppercut followed by a forward leap to cross up the opponent. He does this ''all the time'', even when it's not necessary.
** Averted when, thanks to a patch, his AI has been completely rewritten. He's a lot smarter now and doesn't use the move anymore.
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* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: He tells this to Kilik, claiming he has no regrets.
** [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!|Don't You Dare Mock Me]]: And this to Talim. And Cervantes.
* [[Expy]]: Of Raoh from ''[[Fist of the North Star (Manga)|Fist of the North Star]]''.
** Gameplay wise he is similar to Necrid, with a multitude of weapons at his command.
** As of Soul Calibur 5, his general attitude, part of his moveset and his taunt brings [[Street Fighter|Akuma]] to mind.
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* [[Noble Demon]]
* [[Nothing Up My Sleeve]]: Has '''10''' weapons hidden inside '''his own body'''.
* [[Powered Byby a Forsaken Child]]: Algol sacrificed himself to create the Soul Calibur.
* [[Power Floats]] and [[Power Glows]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Only person known to have tamed the evil in Soul Edge and not be controlled by it, wields both the Edge and Calibur simultaneously, and has a definite ''Houkuto no Ken'' vibe about him. He fits.
** As a plus, he [[Stripperific|sheds all his bird-themed armor]] in ''V'', showing off his chiseled physique, though whether this makes him [[Rated "M" for Manly]], [[Even the Guys Want Him]], or [[Mr. Fanservice]] is up to the viewer.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: More like Sealed [[Futurama (Animation)|Neutrality]] In A Can.
** Definitely [[Sealed Badass in Aa Can]], though.
* [[Shout-Out]]: In addition to having Raoh's looks and the general ''Hokuto'' villain [[Slouch of Villainy]], he also perfectly fits into the racial template of the Pillar Men from ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]'', even having their signature "Rib Attack."
** In ''V'', he looks like [[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Gill and/or Urien]].
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]: As seen [http://soulcalibur.wikia.com/wiki/File:Algol1.jpg here.]
** ''Soulcalibur V'' turns this into ''his finishing move''.
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* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: He may look like a pansy, but watch out.
* [[Dastardly Whiplash]]
* [[Fan Nickname]]: [[Super Mario Bros.|Waluigi]], based on his mustache.
* [[Ill Girl]]: [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111018231618/soulcalibur/images/2/2f/Damdaughter.jpg His imaginary daughter (the role played by his henchwoman Giesele) that he tells stories about to swindle money from others is this.]
* [[Knife Nut]]: He uses [[Blade Below the Shoulder|hidden punch-daggers]].
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* [[Shout-Out]]: To Bill the Butcher from the movie ''[[Gangs of New York]]''.
** He also [[Michael Jackson|moonwalks]].
* [[Talking the Monster Toto Death]]: His Critical Finish.
* [[Third Person Person]]: Frequently refers to himself as "Le Bello."
 
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{{quote| Voiced By: [[Hitomi Nabatame]] (Japanese), [[Megan Hollingshead]] (English) }}
 
A robotic maiden created by the remains of the cult that created Astaroth, Ashlotte Maedal's assigned mission is to assassinate him for being a traitor. She was created and designed by Ogure Ito (Oh! Great), of ''[[Tenjho Tenge (Manga)|Tenjho Tenge]]'' and ''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]'' fame.
 
* [[An Axe to Grind]] [[Blade Onon a Stick|Spear]] [[An Axe to Grind|To Grind]]
* [[Art Shift]]: Like all of the bonus characters created by famous Japanese artists and designers, her profile art is different than the main cast.
* [[Badass Adorable]]: Immensely strong due to being based on Astaroth, but despite some Uncanny Valley effects, she's still very cute, and the fact her quotes give her a polite, sweet-tempered personality make her curiously adorable for a clockwork doll with a spear.
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{{quote| Voiced By: [[Takako Honda]] (Japanese), [[Karen Strassman]] (English)}}
 
A wandering killer who is possessed by a demon. The demon wants her to take it to a stronger body to possess, and the woman wants to fight more worthy opponents. She was created and designed by Hiroya Oku, of ''[[Gantz (Manga)|Gantz]]'' fame.
 
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
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{{quote| Voiced By: Nami Kurokawa (Japanese), [[Stephanie Sheh]] (English)}}
 
[[Arabian Nights (Literature)|The ancient storyteller]], now spontaneously an elf. She wants to learn more about the stories of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur to use as material for her newest tale. She was created and designed by Yutaka Izubuchi, famous illustrator and designer who has contributed to many art directions in anime, but he is more known for creating ''[[Rah Xephon (Anime)|Rah XephonRahXephon]]''.
 
* [[Art Shift]]: Izubuchi's orignal piece is kept in the main game.
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{{quote| Voiced By: [[Takako Honda]] (Japanese), [[Brianne Siddall]] (English) }}
 
A servant of the macrocosmos who is sent to Earth to investigate the battle between the two swords. She is also using them as a gauge to judge whether Earth should be destroyed or not. Created and designed by Mine Yoshizaki, of ''[[Keroro Gunsou (Manga)|Keroro Gunsou]]'' fame. Angol would later become directly related to his series by being the cousin of Angol Mois, a character from his own series.
 
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]
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{{quote| Voiced By: [[Tessho Genda]] (Japanese), T.C. Carson (English)}}
 
Yes, ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|that]]'' Kratos! Appears as the guest character for ''Broken Destiny''.
 
* [[Badass]]: What were you expecting?
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** As expected, he retains many of his popular combos with the Blades of Chaos. The ever-trusty Plume of Prometheus even has the same command input as in ''God of War''.
** Kratos' home stage (Challenge of the Gods) comes from an area located on the giant temple on Cronos' back from the original ''God of War''.
* [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]]/[[Bowdlerise]]: As is standard procedure for violent/mature works crossing over with tamer series, Kratos has none of the [[Gorn]] he's famous for here. Thankfully, the censorship is only there to bring him down to a "T" rating in a game that's anyway geared towards players in the same approximate age range as ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|God of War]]'''s demographic.
 
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