Ghost pirates are a heavy cliche in 2018, but Cervantes kinda started that whole conversation way back in 1995. Never far from the central conflict in every installment of the franchise, the dual sword-wielding swashbuckler got a slight redesign between Edge and Calibur to include a small pistol attached to his shorter blade.Ĭervantes is a mostly well-rounded fighter, but excels at dishing out major punishment at close range. The series’ first antagonist, the (sometimes) undead pirate Cervantes has the rare distinction of appearing in every single Soul game. But in the year’s since he’s become an overall balanced fighter who can do a little bit of everything. He once shared just a little too much in common Sophitia (same weapons, same place of birth). Lizardman fights with a sword and shield in Soulcalibur, an axe and shield in later entries, and dual axes in Soulcalibur V. Aeon Calcos was a human warrior tasked from on high to destroy the Soul Edge, but through a comedy of errors he was captured by a demon lord and turned into a lizard… man. That’s how Aeon Calcos was known in Soulcalibur before someone decided to give him a fancy name.
Otherwise players can use her juggling skills to start any number of truly terrifying combos-of which Xianghua has many. Her high-damage launch attacks are a great way for players to stop an onslaught from a more aggressive character and create some distance. Xianghua might have been a Vaudeville superstar in another life, because she’s also a master juggler. Her small stature and relatively mundane (for a Soulcalibur game) Chinese sword belie her deadliness.
Since her first appearance in Soulcalibur, Xianghua has been a series mainstay and an extremely popular character for beginners to pick. So go on, get to work! Juggling expert 8) Xianghua Fortunately, Ivy appears in the vast majority of Soul entries. Her play style is easy enough to learn, but she’s a difficult character to master given her use of both the linked and unlinked sword. It’s not a sunny personality-she’s a squarely Machiavellian jerk all the time-but it’s more than the “NO, I’M GOING TO BE THE BEST WARRIOR” non-personalities that populated the franchise before her. I’d also argue Ivy is the first character in the series with a developed personality. While Ivy has become a poster girl for the Soulcalibur series for… let’s say predictable reasons, her complex fighting style and unbelievably cool snake sword easily put her in the top 10.
Ivy looks like someone who wants to stomp a hole in your chest from head to toe. She’s tough, she’s not whiny, she does little hoppy kicks using her staff-she rules. Why introduce another long staff character when you have a long bladed staff badass right there in front of you?Ī Calibur mainstay since the series’ Edge/Soul days in the mid-90s, Seong Mi-na is the OG distance fighter of the franchise. I personally never took a shine to the longstaff-wielding goody-goody. The original Soulc alibur (not to be confused with Soul Edge, the actual first game in the series) introduced us to pseudo-protagonist: Kilik. As Fanbyte’s resident Soul game expert (and fan), this list will serve to showcase my absolute favorites and celebrate their roles in the long-running franchise. To commemorate its release, we’re looking back at every character from every Soulcalibur (including Soul Edge). Soulcalibur VI’s release has brought the 23-year-old (!!!) series back to the spotlight.