Soul Calibur Character and Discussion

From all over the world, they come...

In search of vengeance, honour, salvation...

Driven by the desire to wield the Soul swords...

Soul Edge --- A sword said to be forged from the depths of the abyss, its evil knows no bounds, and will enslave any brave or foolish enough to wield it.

Soul Calibur --- A sword rumoured to be forged by the Gods in an attempt to lay waste to the Soul Edge and the evils it had unveiled.

Legends of both swords have led many thousands to death, either in search of power, or in attempts to destroy them. Alliances have been created, sins have been forged, and reputations have been laid waste, all for the swords of legend...

I want this to take place during the gap I feel was left between "Soul Calibur 2" and "Soul Calibur 3." Any characters from the two games will be playable. (except Spawn, for all you XBOX owners)

WHAT YOU NEED:

Naturally, you need a slight knowledge of the characters. And you need this sheet to display who you are going to portray:

Name:
Age:
Alignment:
Fighting Style:
Weapon:
Appearance:
Bio:

Most of this can be found on fansites or Wikipedia, though if you know enough already about your character, you may use that knowledge, as well.

Name: Kilik
Age: 23
Alignment: Good, Wants Soul Edge Destroyed
Fighting Style: Secret Arts of the Ling-Sheng Su Style Bo
Weapon: Kali-Yuga
Appearance: [see picture below]
Bio: Kilik was found as a baby on the doorstep of the Ling-Sheng Su Temple, widely considered to be the greatest martial arts school in China. After the monks of the temple gave up their search for the child's parents, they decided to raise him as an orphan. Eventually, he was regarded as the temple's finest student and was hired as one of the school's teachers, eventually leading him to be the elected candidate for inheritor of the holy bo staff, Kali-Yuga, one of the three sacred treasures of the temple. However, he had always remained somewhat troubled and insomniac. One night, his "sworn sister", Xianglian, visited him as he was deep in thought, and revealed that she had become elected for inheritor of the holy mirror Dvapara-Yuga. But she also divulged the details of a conversation she had overheard; that only two of the treasures still existed at the temple, because the Krita-Yuga had been stolen years ago by her biological father and that the monks had been hiding this the entire time. She had been nominated for the Dvapara-Yuga instead, because she had told the master of the temple that she felt unworthy to inherit the Krita-Yuga, considering her family history, and her selfless reflection was a prominent feature of her inheritance of Dvapara-Yuga. However, the night before the succession ceremony, the Evil Seed rained down on the temple, and an evil presence overwhelmed the inhabitants. Sensing the evil, the monks who were preparing for the ceremony immediately transferred ownership of the holy artifacts to Kilik and Xianglian. Minutes later, everyone in the temple lost their sanity except Xianglian. With madness combined with his great skills, Kilik killed many temple members as everyone fought one-another. Xianglian realized the power of the mirror and slung it around Kilik's shoulder, causing him to regain his sanity as she lost hers. When Kilik had completely regained his senses, he realized that the monks had slaughtered each other. He tried to leave, but the only other known survivor, Xianglian, blocked his way, now totally corrupted by the Evil Seed, and attacked him. He tried to avoid hurting her, but was forced to kill her in self-defense. An old man, the Edge Master--advisor and teacher of the Ling-Sheng Su martial arts--found Kilik's unconscious body in the temple. He set the corrupted temple on fire and carried Kilik home. After two days, Kilik finally awoke, and Edge Master told him the truth: Kilik and Kali-Yuga had been infected with the Evil Seed, the source of which was the demonic sword, Soul Edge. The only thing protecting his sanity was the Dvapara-Yuga, and he could never remove the holy mirror from his shoulder at any time. Wrought with grief that his life had come at the sacrifice of Xianglian's, Kilik trained with Edge Master for three years, trying to learn to control the evil within himself and Kali-Yuga. Once his training was complete, Edge Master gave him the final test of destroying the Soul Edge, and Kilik embarked on that quest to purify himself and his weapon. On his journey, Kilik traveled to an Indian port town to request a pirate ship to take him where he wanted to go. He met the Japanese pirate of the Ryûkyû Kingdom, Kyam, who instantly took a liking to him, and granted Kilik's request for boarding, provided the ship's captain, Maxi, agreed when he returned. As Kilik waited for Maxi, a mysterious ship approached, which resulted in an attack, led by Astaroth. Maxi returned and Kilik assisted him during the attack. Astaroth managed to remove Dvapara-Yuga causing Kilik to lose sanity and attack Maxi. Maxi suppressed Kilik long enough to put Dvapara-Yuga back on him and they continued to fight, but every member of Maxi's crew was left dead, and Maxi decided to aid Kilik in his quest. Later, the two met Chai Xianghua, a member of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard, who aided them in their travels. (Although neither Kilik nor Xianghua knew that Xianglian was her long-lost sister.) With Maxi and Xianghua's help, Kilik stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle and defeated Nightmare, although Maxi was thought to be killed and the Dvapara-Yuga was destroyed. Kilik figured out he had learned to control the demonic powers within him and Kali-Yuga as he kept his sanity after Dvapara-Yuga was destroyed. After Nightmare's defeat, Xianghua and Kilik were challenged by the demonic entity, Inferno within a demonic void. Kilik was too weak to fight, so Xianghua fought in his stead. During the battle, her keepsake tai chi jian transformed into the holy sword, Soul Calibur, allowing her to defeat Inferno. In the end, however, she was forced to leave the sword behind in order to drag Kilik to safety as the void collapsed. Afterwards, Kilik returned alone to Edge Master's hermitage, continuing to perfect the technique of neutralizing and purifying evil energy. Four years later, he sensed the return of Soul Edge, and set out on another journey to defeat Soul Edge once and for all, so that he could atone for the sins he committed the night of the fateful Evil Seed. Along the way, he encountered Xianghua again. They argued over their difference of opinions (namely, they both argued that it was their duty to destroy Soul Edge this time), but they still travelled together in the end.

😆 I might join this.

yeah, i know, ironic getting it approved after finding the one on HoH.

😂

(double post, i know. so sue me.)

c'mon, people. i had plenty of you give it support, don't tell me interest has died out already? come on... SOUL CALIBUR!!!

Name: Nightmare
Age: Unknown
Alignment: Evil
Fighting Style: Style memorized by the armor
Weapon: Soul Edge Phantom
Appearance:

Bio: To the Light a season was set; but everlasting and boundless is the dominion of the Night.
-"Hymnen an die Nacht," Novalis

In the instant that the evil sword was pierced by the holy sword, no one noticed the evil flame dwelling within Soul Edge flowing out. Throughout its long history of slaughter, the sword had obtained its own immortal soul. This invisible entity--the will of the cursed sword--chose to cling onto the remains of some armor strewn on the ground. That armor belonged to the azure knight, Nightmare, who had unleashed his reign of terror across Europe.

The evil soul flowed into the fragmented armor, but trying to manipulate a bodiless host was no easy task. It could not even move, much less hunt souls. With the loss of its own physical body, it lacked the strength to accomplish anything--all it could do was resign itself to its current fate. Calming the burning flame of its will, the will of the evil sword waited for an opportunity.

Some time later, a man bearing a large scythe visited the location in which Nightmare's strewn armor remained. The man could read what had happened by studying the armor and the evil energy hanging in the air.

A thick, unbroken fog blanketed the sky, blocking off the sun's blessing light. In this heavy, humid air portending rain, the spirit of the evil sword and the man with the scythe carried on an unspoken conversation. Perhaps each sought to outwit the other, or perhaps they shared a strange connection that could only be understood by those with an ancient bond...After a few moments, the man agreed to aid the sword.

The man with the scythe performed an ancient ritual, using words of power to distort the laws of nature. The unsteady energy of the cursed sword and the spirits that circled this land were woven together and bound into the remains of the terrible armor. The resentful howling of ghosts roared out over the sound of thunder. An unsteadily wavering silhouette took shape, and the soul of the evil weapon had regained the shell of its former host. This revived being was clad in blue armor that shone with an evil light. Not a trace of damage remained. Out of its hand oozed a tremendous, unusually-shaped sword that resembled the cursed sword. From the memories etched into the armor, an entity that was supposedly gone from this world had found a new incarnation.

Sometime during this event, the tears of heaven had begun to fall. They struck his body futilely, as if trying to wash away the evil karma with which he was stained.

"Go and wreak havoc until you drive all life into the abyss of despair..." Murmuring these words, the man with the scythe left, his face expressionless.

Soul Edge had started a new existence as an individual being. This may have been the first opportunity the cursed sword had had to interact with the world as its own self. The azure knight soon made its presence known as a disciple of fear, death, and devastation as he devoured countless souls.

Starved for souls, he attacked and consumed all whom he encountered. Motivated by a pure impulse to destroy, and an unending hunger, Nightmare went on a mad rampage. The hearts of those he assailed were clutched by inescapable terror until the very last moment of their lives. Not even death would bring peace to their souls, for they were trapped in a fiery hell, their pain and anguish offered as sacrifice.

"More...more!!" In order to preserve his body and increase his evil energy, the azure knight sought stronger souls.

very well done, DE. i love how you seemingly embraced Nightmare's essence with the Bio. as soon as we get a few more people (if ever) we'll open a thread to RP in.

Name: Setsuka
Age: 24
Alignment: none, she's after Mitsurugi
Fighting Style😖hinden Tsushima-ryu Battoujyutsu
Weapon:Iaito hidden in an oilpaper parasol
Bio:The girl's appearance revealed she was not a native of Japan, as she had pale, milky-white skin, glossy black hair, a chiseled face and deep blue eyes. Due to this, she was often shunned and viewed with disdain by others. So, without a family to turn to and exposed to such hate and violence, she finally ran away from her home. Young and alone, she wandered to a city where a man took her in, and named her Setsuka (Snow Flower). Time passed, and Setsuka grew into a beautiful woman.

Her caretaker worked as a bodyguard in the region, and taught Setsuka her fighting technique while she was in his care, which grew more intense after he was defeated in a duel, though at the same time, he showered her with an overwhelming amount love, even buying her an elegant long-sleeved kimono. As she blushed under the man's smile, Setsuka's feelings for him grew stronger than ever. It was not fondness as a father nor reverence as her master. It would not be until after his death that she would come to recognize those feelings as love.

Setsuka recalled the words he had spoken on his deathbed. .."I did not teach you this art for the purpose of revenge. ..One who lives by the sword harbors no regret." Before dying, he told her his enemy's name: Heishiro Mitsurugi. Despite her master's words, with undying love in her heart, Setsuka went on a lone journey with a target in mind: a wandering swordsman who challenged swordsmen throughout the land, who had crossed the seas search of a swordsman named Nightmare. With few clues, she decided to track down Nightmare, believing it would lead her to Mitsurugi.

approved. nice to see someone taking on Setsuka, i was afraid she'd get abandoned after her poor reception with 3's release in my hometown.

if we get a few more, i'm ready to open this, but with only 3 of the Warriors of Soul (as I've heard them called) I can't guarantee the success of an RP. hopefully, more people will sign up soon, or else I give.

(I meant to psot her pic as well...)

hmmm for cameo characters i was talking about think i could pull one from Fire Emblem

Fire Emblem would produce an acceptable cameo. 🙂

sweet um could i be Ike then

the only character i really know about is nightmare, because norzdormu(why did you change the name?? its much harer to spell than "DE" 😛) uses him so much..
ill join once i think of a character that isnt an all powerfull necromancer (i gotta have some variety 😬)

kk, MadMel. i just hope we can get the support up soon, or else people may lose interest...

and yes, TF, Ike is a noteworthy choice. 🙂

woot

I'm so happy someone came up with this RP.
Name: Raphael Sorel
Age: 32
Alignment: Evil, infected by soul edge
Fighting Style: english style fencing
Weapon: a rapier named flambert
Appearance:
Bio: Raphael was born into a noble french family and grew up with many enemies due to his cool unemotional personality. As a grown man he heard of the sword soul edge, and decided that it was too dangerous in the hands of nobles so he ventured out to destroy it. On the way, he adopted a poor orphan named Amy. After a long journey he found nightmare but lost in a battle to him. In his last ounce of strength, he lashed out and pierced soul edge, but he had been infected by its evil. When Amy was treating his wounds, she became infected too. He decided that the only way to continue living was to infect everyone in the world with his plague of evil, but kilik was using a holy stone to cure the infected so raphael set out again this time planning to use soul edge to destroy the holy stone.

hey have you heard about soulcalibur IV? they're gonna have Yoda and Darth Vader in the game xD

Old news 😛

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