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-->Voiced By: Nanaho Katsuragi NanahoKatsuragi (Japanese), KariWahlgren (''Soulcalibur III''; English), TaraPlatt (''Soulcalibur IV''; English)
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* PokemonSpeak: In ''III''.
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* PokemonSpeak: In ''III''.Aside from battle grunts and pain screams, the ONLY thing she says in ''III'' is her own name.
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* MeaningfulName: Night terrors are nightmares on steroids.
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* MeaningfulName: Night terrors are nightmares on steroids. To put it in perspective, a bad dream might just result in a little restlessness when you wake up. A nightmare might have you [[CatapultNightmare catapulting yourself awake]]. Night terrors induce a severe physical and audible response while having them. You ''WILL'' wake up screaming.
* NintendoHard: Not only will he wipe the floor with you, but the requirements just to fight him require a little bit of GuideDangIt to accomplish.
* NintendoHard: Not only will he wipe the floor with you, but the requirements just to fight him require a little bit of GuideDangIt to accomplish.
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*Expy: Since she uses a scythe in {{Xenosaga}} proper, she uses Zasalamel's moveset when you equip her with it. You can give her any weapon though if you want her to fight in any other way.
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* ThanatoGambit: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
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* ThanatoGambit: ThanatosGambit: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
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* ThanatoGambit: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
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* XanatosGambit and XanatosRoulette: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
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** Averted in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he suddenly ''wants'' [[LivingForeverIsAwesome to live forever because he saw a vision of the modern world and felt the urge to live again.]]
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** Averted Inverted in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he suddenly ''wants'' [[LivingForeverIsAwesome to live forever because he saw a vision of the modern world and felt the urge to live again.]]
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* HotChickWithASword
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* TheDreaded: If the one guy who tamed Soul Edge is afraid of you, you're this.
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* BigBad: Of ''III''', ''III'', but then...
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%%Jennifer Hale is not her English voice actress. She doesn't work non-union, isn't credited in V, and there are no official sources to confirm it's her.
%%Jennifer Hale is not her English voice actress. She doesn't work non-union, isn't credited in V, and there are no official sources to confirm it's her.
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* PrincessCurls
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* ChainedByFashion: When she moves, we sometimes hear chains rattling. It's either from her boots or her ring-blade.
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* AffablyEvil: She's AxCrazy as all-hell, but she has a playful, almost mischievous demeanor.
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* BadassNormal: She can fight on equal grounds with Sophitia, who has literal god-given skills and a divine weapon... with a completely unenchanted weapon.
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* MadLove, PsychoSupporter, UndyingLoyalty: [[CargoShip Towards Nightmare/Soul Edge.]] But ''not'' the second Nightmare, who she views as an in-universe ReplacementScrappy.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]
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* MadLove, PsychoSupporter, UndyingLoyalty: [[CargoShip Towards Nightmare/Soul Edge.]] But Edge,]] but ''not'' the second Nightmare, who she views as an in-universe ReplacementScrappy.
* [[ManipulativeBastard ManipulativeBitch]]Bitch]]: Particularly notable in her behavior towards Pyrrha.
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* SpikesOfVillainy: Her outfit in ''V''.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: Her player 2 outfit in IV, often dubbed her MaryPoppins outfit by the fanbase.
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* GorgeousPeriodDress: Her player 2 outfit in IV, often dubbed her MaryPoppins Film/MaryPoppins outfit by the fanbase. fanbase.
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* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow
** UncannyValleyMakeup: ''Lashings'' of mascara, loads of green or black eye-shadow, [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090113200306/soulcalibur/images/a/a3/600px-Portrait-Tira.jpg bright green lipstick]] and stripes of deep fuchsia body/face-paint.
** UncannyValleyMakeup: ''Lashings'' of mascara, loads of green or black eye-shadow, [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090113200306/soulcalibur/images/a/a3/600px-Portrait-Tira.jpg bright green lipstick]] and stripes of deep fuchsia body/face-paint.
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* UncannyValleyMakeup: ''Lashings'' of mascara, loads of green or black eye-shadow, [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090113200306/soulcalibur/images/a/a3/600px-Portrait-Tira.jpg bright green lipstick]] and stripes of deep fuchsia body/face-paint.
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[WordOfGod official site]], after the events of ''Soulcalibur IV'', Setsuka understood how mistaken she was to pursue revenge. She took on the name "Neve" and travelled to Istanbul (Turkey) where she became a self-defence teacher to orphaned children, including [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[WordOfGod official site]], after the events of ''Soulcalibur IV'', Setsuka understood how mistaken she was to pursue revenge. She took on the name "Neve" and travelled to Istanbul (Turkey) (the capital of Turkey) where she became a self-defence teacher to orphaned children, including [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
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* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc. This also fits with him being an original member of Algol's cult, who is himself inspired by the hero king Gilgamesh, and therefore likely originates from the pre-Babylonian (occupying the same region) ''Sumerian'' civilization.
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* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc. This also fits with him originally being an original a member of Algol's cult, who is himself inspired by the hero king Gilgamesh, and therefore likely originates from the pre-Babylonian (occupying the same region) ''Sumerian'' civilization.
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* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc.
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* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc. This also fits with him being an original member of Algol's cult, who is himself inspired by the hero king Gilgamesh, and therefore likely originates from the pre-Babylonian (occupying the same region) ''Sumerian'' civilization.
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[[TheGrimReaper Guy with a scythe wearing a cloak]] which he ditches in ''Soulcalibur IV''. Looks suspiciously like SamuelLJackson. Zasalamel is cursed with {{Immortality}}, which makes him reincarnate himself endlessly. It seemed awesome at the time, but over the years constant resurrection became a real bitch for him, and he just gradually stopped caring, wanting to end his life. He decides to EvilPlan to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur so that he can finally die.
He obtains them and ends his "curse," but as this happens he witnesses [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture a vision of the modern world]]. He was so amazed by this that he suddenly stops the process, keeping his "curse," and puts in motion a [[EvilPlan Good Plan]] to regain both swords so that he can become ''Chronos, Lord and Master of Time'' and guide humanity to realize its potential.
He obtains them and ends his "curse," but as this happens he witnesses [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture a vision of the modern world]]. He was so amazed by this that he suddenly stops the process, keeping his "curse," and puts in motion a [[EvilPlan Good Plan]] to regain both swords so that he can become ''Chronos, Lord and Master of Time'' and guide humanity to realize its potential.
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** HeelFaceTurn: ...This happens in ''IV''.
** HeelFaceTurn: ...This happens in ''IV''.
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* FanNickname: "Zasa." "Zas" is also somewhat common.
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Soulcalibur IV''.
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* FanNickname: "Zasa." "Zas" His name is also somewhat common.
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Soulcalibur IV''.often shortened to just "Zas".
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Soulcalibur IV''.
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A WhatIf character intended to show Nightmare's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after he merged both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur with itself. While the character itself never came to be (well, canonically, anyways), his design was the base for Nightmare's ''SCIV'' form, possibly to show he's approaching [[PowerLevels that magnitude of power]] all by himself.
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A WhatIf character intended to show Nightmare's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after he merged both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur with itself. While the character itself never came to be (well, canonically, anyways), his design was the base for Nightmare's ''SCIV'' form, possibly to show he's approaching [[PowerLevels that magnitude of power]] all by himself. \n [[spoiler: ''The New Legends Of Project Soul'' confirms it is canon and THE most powerful entity in the Soul Calibur universe - not even [[ThatOneBoss Algol]] tangles with it.]]
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* OneWingedAngel: Undergoes one in ''III'', becoming Abyss, although ''IV'' [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] it out of existence.
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** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as WordOfGod states that the story mode was supposed to be [[WhatCouldHaveBeen four times larger and deal with all the characters]], but they didn't have the time or man-power to make it happen.
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This is a list of characters from the SoulSeries that made their debuts in the fourth game of the series, ''Soulcalibur III''.
!!Zasalamel
Origin - ''Unable to determine due to his ability to reincarnate''
Weapon(s) - Scythe
-->Voiced By: HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese), KeithSilverstein (English)
[[TheGrimReaper Guy with a scythe wearing a cloak]] which he ditches in ''Soulcalibur IV''. Looks suspiciously like SamuelLJackson. Zasalamel is cursed with {{Immortality}}, which makes him reincarnate himself endlessly. It seemed awesome at the time, but over the years constant resurrection became a real bitch for him, and he just gradually stopped caring, wanting to end his life. He decides to EvilPlan to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur so that he can finally die.
He obtains them and ends his "curse," but as this happens he witnesses [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture a vision of the modern world]]. He was so amazed by this that he suddenly stops the process, keeping his "curse," and puts in motion a [[EvilPlan Good Plan]] to regain both swords so that he can become ''Chronos, Lord and Master of Time'' and guide humanity to realize its potential.
His current status is unknown as of ''V''.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Or so it seems...]]
* BornAgainImmortality
* TheChessmaster
* CursedWithAwesome: His {{reincarnation}} ability.
* EyesOfGold: ''Eye'' to be precise. His left eye is golden. It apparently [[SoulJar contains his soul]] and stays with him throughout all of his incarnations.
* FanNickname: "Zasa." "Zas" is also somewhat common.
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Soulcalibur IV''.
* InTheHood: His primary and secondary attires in ''III'' and ''IV'', respectively.
* MasterOfIllusion: In ''IV'', his encounters with Siegfried, Kilik, and Algol has Zasalamel create illusory copies of people dear to those characters (Siegfried's father Frederick, Kilik's adoptive sister Xianglian, and Algol's son Arcturus) just to spite them for no reason.
* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Zasalamel masterminded the events of III for the express purpose of [[WhoWantsToLiveForever curing]] himself of this.
* ScaryBlackMan
* SharpDressedMan: As seen in his ''IV'' ending. That is one classy cat.
* SinisterScythe
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: His ending in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he achieves true {{Immortality}}. 400 years from the events of the game, he is seen in New York City, now [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney a man of great importance]] ([[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking possibly the President]]), looking at how much the world has changed and giving a nice little monologue before he boards a helicopter for an important meeting.
* XanatosGambit and XanatosRoulette: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Zasalamel's goal in ''Soulcalibur III'' is to find the cursed sword so that he can finally achieve a peaceful (and permanent) death.
** Averted in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he suddenly ''wants'' [[LivingForeverIsAwesome to live forever because he saw a vision of the modern world and felt the urge to live again.]]
!!Tira
Origin - ''Bird of Passage Assassins Guild, Europe''
Weapon(s) - Ring blade
-->Voiced By: MasumiAsano (Japanese), JenniferHale (English)
A young girl who uses a ring blade and looks like she wandered off from the {{Cirque du Soleil}}. Tira is a former assassin who once worked for an organization called the Bird of Passage. When the Evil Seed shone down on the leaders, the group disbanded. Tira had become addicted to killing during her time in the group, however, and couldn't live a normal life. When she heard about Nightmare, she empathized with him because he was a similar being to herself, and she became his servant. [[KickTheDog She then went after Sophitia's children]].
In ''Soulcalibur IV'' her mind gets shattered by the meeting of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge and her already bi-polar nature becomes a full {{split personality}}. She becomes very cunning and manipulative and has most of the cast under her thumb. Unfortunately, Soul Edge is destroyed, and she suffers a mental breakdown, returning to the shadows. She finds solace in her plans for Pyrrha, and upon Soul Edge's return she returns to Nightmare. However, she is not pleased when she finds out that the new Nightmare wants to privately seek control over the world, instead of slaughtering everything. Deciding that this Nightmare is an impostor, she sets out to seek a new host in ''V''.
* AncientConspiracy: The Bird of Passage was responsible for many notorious murders of prestigious figures and officials, and from its safe position in the shadows, it influenced the history of medieval Europe.
* AnimalMotifs: She has an association with birds, especially {{ravens|AndCrows}}.
* BadassNormal: She can fight on equal grounds with Sophitia, who has literal god-given skills and a divine weapon... with a completely unenchanted weapon.
* BareYourMidriff: Present in all her main outfits.
* BeautyMark: Just below her right eye.
* BloodKnight
* {{Career Killer|s}}: Raised as an assassin.
* CargoShip: In-universe. She's in love with Soul Edge, the sword itself, not the sword's current body/host. This is made clear when she [[spoiler:let Z.W.E.I. kill the current host of the sword, "''Graf Dumas''." She then let Pyrrha dispose of Z.W.E.I. and starts talking to the sword like a long-lost lover.]]
* CircusOfFear: As seen in her costumes and highly acrobatic movements.
* CirqueDuSoleil: Her look and [[ShoutOut possible design inspiration]]. One of their shows (''Alegria'') featured the brilliant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztXmzMvSXZ0 Elena Lev,]] a young hula-hoop/acrobat artiste, dressed all in green, who has a ''definite'' Tira vibe.
* CombatStilettos: In ''V''.
* ContinuityNod: Her main outfit in ''V'' seems to draw inspiration from her main outfit in ''III'' and especially her alternate ''IV'' one.
** Her entire relationship with ravens can be seen as a reference to Nightmare's raven in ''Soulcalibur II''.
* DarkActionGirl
* TheDragon: To Nightmare, especially in ''SCIV'' where she does all his dirty work for him.
** Plus unlike [[TheStarscream Astaroth]], [[HeelFaceTurn Ivy]], [[UnwittingPawn Voldo]], and [[TokenGoodTeammate Sophitia]], Tira is genuinely and completely loyal to him.
** [[spoiler:At least until ''SCV''.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Not Tira herself, but her raven (no pun intended) was the same one seen in the intro to ''II'' handing out pieces of Soul Edge to various warriors.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: In ''IV''. Before that, she had [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair]] by default.
* {{Expy}}: Possibly of [[Manga/DeathNote Misa Amane]] [[CompositeCharacter and]]/or [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Harley Quinn]].
** In ''SCIV'', it's possible to give her a crude Harley Quinn outfit.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Her voice alternates according to her mood, ranging from squeeky and perky in her "jolly" state, to incredibly gruff and gutteral in her more powerful, angrier "gloomy" state.
** PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: In one of her endings from ''III'', Soul Edge takes over Tira's body. The end result? She gets a much sultrier voice.
* FairyTaleMotifs: Her throws are named after elements from fairy tales, such as Glass Slippers, Death Spindle, and Poison Apple.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: Her [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Mari Shimazaki-designed]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/sc5alt-tira.jpg 2P costume]] in ''SCV''.
* {{Forceful|Kiss}} KissOfDeath: Her poison lipstick/soul-sucking [[FinishingMove Critical Finish]].
* GigglingVillain
* GirlishPigtails: In her ''SCIV'' incarnation, and the imagery remains in ''V''.
* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini]]: In ''V''. [[spoiler:She orchestrates most of the plot of ''V'', ultimately succeeding in replacing Nightmare with Pyrrha as Soul Edge's next host, [[VillainExitStageLeft but is conspicuously absent by the game's close.]]]]
* LargeHam: Most notably in her gleeful mood, but her gloomy mood has its moments.
-->"'''I WANT TO SEE YOU DESTROYED! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!'''"
* MadLove, PsychoSupporter, UndyingLoyalty: [[CargoShip Towards Nightmare/Soul Edge.]] But ''not'' the second Nightmare, who she views as an in-universe ReplacementScrappy.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]
* MeaningfulName: Her weapon, ''Eiserne Drossel'', translates to ''Iron Throttle'' from German. ''Drossel'' can also mean ''Thrush'', which fits in with her association with birds.
** With regard to her ''own'' name - "Tira" is the feminine form of "Tir/Tyr," a Norse name referencing (appropriately) the God of combat. This lends weight to her possible Scandinavian origin, mentioned above.
* MoodSwinger: At first. The energies released by Siegfried and Nightmare's clash broke her mind, escalating it to full-on [[SplitPersonality dissociative identity disorder.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: Her method of manipulating Pyrrha.
* MulticoloredHair: White and purple in ''V'', drawing inspiration from her alternate costume in ''IV''.
* PartsUnknown: Unlike nearly all of the other warriors in the series, her bio contains [[PartsUnknown no information on her birthplace]] and this is simply listed as "unknown." Fans have suggested several possible origins, ranging from Scandinavia, Germany, and Romania.
* PetTheDog: She likes animals, particularly birds.
** If Nightmare wasn't a CompleteMonster, her UndyingLoyalty towards him could be seen as this.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: To Nightmare.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]
* PurpleEyes
* RingsOfDeath: She wields probably the most [[ImprobableWeaponUser unusual]] weapon in the series, a large bladed hula-hoop.
* SheCleansUpNicely: She's something of an UnkemptBeauty in her normal costumes, but certain 2P costumes indicate that Tira is downright ''gorgeous'' if she pays any attention at all to her appearance.
* Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes: She appears to have stepped right out of this disturbing, circus-based horror novel.
* SplitPersonality: Manifests fully in the fourth game, but was present in ''SCIII'' too. Gameplay wise, this is presented as a more acrobatic "jolly" move-list and a more damaging (including self-damage) "gloomy" move-list. She switches between these styles throughout the match.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her default outfit in ''Soulcalibur III''. It's a wonder her boobs don't slip out or get bruised.
** Then again, her default outfits in ''IV'' also qualify. ''V'''s wouldn't, but her shirt is completely torn apart, so it counts.
* TalkingToThemself: Present in a few of Tira's moves in ''IV''.
* TheStarscream
* {{Tykebomb}}
* UncannyValleyMakeup: ''Lashings'' of mascara, loads of green or black eye-shadow, [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090113200306/soulcalibur/images/a/a3/600px-Portrait-Tira.jpg bright green lipstick]] and stripes of deep fuchsia body/face-paint.
* UndeathlyPallor: As of her appearance in ''SCV'', where her whole face and body is now a ghostly pale pinkish grey colour.
* {{Underboobs}}: Formerly provided the trope picture.
* VillainousHarlequin: Arguably.
* {{Yandere}}: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''Broken Destiny'', which portrays her as Nightmare's unwanted StalkerWithACrush who will kill anyone who comes between their love.
!!Setsuka
Origin - ''Raised in Japan''
Weapon(s) - Shikomi-zue concealed in an oilpaper parasol
-->Voiced By: Nanaho Katsuragi (Japanese), KariWahlgren (''Soulcalibur III''; English), TaraPlatt (''Soulcalibur IV''; English)
A [[ButNotTooForeign European-Japanese]] woman who wields an [[{{Badass}} Iai sword hidden in an umbrella]]. She seeks {{revenge}} against Mitsurugi for killing her master, [[MentorShip the only man she ever loved]]. In ''IV'' she gets self-doubts about her mastery of the sword, and retrains in order to reach [[Anime/RurouniKenshin Himura-esque]] speed.
Between ''IV'' and ''V'', Mitsurugi's backstory states that she defeated him sometime during the time skip, taking his Shishi-Oh in the process. By the time of ''SCV'', she has left Japan and started a new life in Istanbul under the alias of "Neve," where she taught the ways of the sword to orphans. She also had a hand in training [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
* ActionGirl
* AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[WordOfGod official site]], after the events of ''Soulcalibur IV'', Setsuka understood how mistaken she was to pursue revenge. She took on the name "Neve" and travelled to Istanbul (Turkey) where she became a self-defence teacher to orphaned children, including [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
* [[CombatStilettos Combat Sandals]]: She wears 6 inch high okobo sandals, even in combat.
* DistaffCounterpart: In a sense, she could be a considered to a very loose female counterpart to Arthur.
* [[HairDecorations Fancy Hair Decorations]]: Her hair is gathered high on top of her head in an elaborate coiffure and held in place with various combs and ornamental pins in a Geisha/Oiran style.
* FemmeFatale
* {{Geisha}}: Her design basis, although she is more reminiscent of an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiran Oiran,]] a type of high-ranking Japanese courtesan distinguished from geisha by their more elaborate kimono and hair decorations, front-tying ''obi'', and higher status.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Her player 2 outfit in IV, often dubbed her MaryPoppins outfit by the fanbase.
* HiddenWeapons
* HighClassCallGirl: Her look. She's based on an Oiran, as explained above. This is referenced in one of her kicks, "Oiran kick."
* IaijutsuPractitioner
* IceQueen: Her demeanor.
* {{Istanbul}}: Her current home, as of ''SCV'', following her departure from Japan. The Turkish city is traditionally thought of as the gateway from Asia into Europe (and vice versa). Setsuka's character design personifies this "east-meets-west" quality, in what could possibly have been a deliberate pun. [[spoiler:The city is also located within the Ottoman Empire, which enables her meeting and training Patroklos.]]
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Especially in ''SCIII'', where she's geisha-ed up to the nines.
* KimonoFanservice: Her beautiful kimono, a gift from her dead master, looks as if it would slip off if she so much as ''sneezed''.
* LadyOfWar
* MeaningfulName: ''Setsuka'' means ''snow bloom'', which suits her cold personality.
** ShownTheirWork: The name ''Neve'' means ''Snowy'' in Latin, which is a [[FridgeBrilliance remarkably appropriate]] Western counter-part to her previous alias ''Setsuka''.
* MentorShip: Was in love with her master, as mentioned above.
* MightyWhitey: She's actually European. She dyed her hair black in the 3rd game but returned it to her natural blonde color in the 4th game. Subverted in that she was shunned from early childhood for her overtly non-Japanese appearance before she was taken in and cared for by her aformentioned master.
* ParasolOfPrettiness[=/=]ParasolOfPain: Not only does the umbrella [[SwordCane conceal her weapon]], but she actually whaps her opponents on the head with ''just'' the umbrella in a few moves.
** SilkHidingSteel: Used as a {{visual pun}}.
* ParentalAbandonment: Presumably. However, it's not explained in her bio how she came to be an orphan in Japan.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler: While training Patroklos in the art of iaido, she was disappointed that the boy was so steadfastly clinging to revenge as a motive and urged Patroklos to not go down the same path she did, causing him to eventually turn his back on her. It is only later that Patroklos realizes that Setsuka was a second mother to him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: She wants to kill Mitsurugi to avenge her slain master.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Setsuka vows to take revenge upon the man that defeated her master in a duel, which accidentally gave him an infection that killed him. Despite the fact that his dying words were that the swordsman was a good and honorable man, and that she should not hold a grudge against him.
* SatelliteCharacter: Becomes apparent instantly. Also, see "StandAloneEpisode."
* ShoutOut: To ''Manga/LadySnowblood'' and ''KillBill''.
* StandAloneEpisode: Her story. Unlike the other characters in the series, who are all connected to or effected by Soul Edge or Soul Calibur in some way, Setsuka's storyline has ''nothing'' to do with the legendary swords or their power and is ''purely'' concerned with her attempting to kill Mitsurugi. She is not accompanied by any other characters in ''SCIV'''s Story Mode and this must be completed using her alone.
** Exemplified in her ending in ''SCIII'', in which she's the only character to completely ignore Soul Edge after beating Abyss.
* SwordCane
* [[TallDarkAndBishoujo Tall, Blond and Bishoujo]]
* TheUnfettered: Her single-minded goal is to avenge her slain master, nothing more.
** [[spoiler:Setsuka actually moves past her revenge in both games' endings. In ''III'', she even [[WarriorTherapist counsels]] a woman in a predicament similar to hers and helps her move beyond such petty things as well.]]
** The above might not hold true, given what is mentioned in Mitsurugi's ''V'' backstory.
*** [[spoiler:While training Patroklos, she advised him to not give in to dark desires such as revenge, as she was once consumed by that same drive in the past, implying that she did get over her vengeance after defeating Mitsurugi and saw something of her younger self in Patroklos.]]
!!Amy Sorel
Origin - ''Rouen, French Empire''
Weapon(s) - Rapier
-->Voiced By: Kanako Tateno (''Soulcalibur III''; Japanese), HitomiNabatame (''Soulcalibur IV''; Japanese), Heather Hogan-Watson (''Soulcalibur III'' onward; English)
Raphael's adopted daughter. She was orphaned at a young age, and had become distant from the world. She saves Raphael from the authorities, and starts to open up her heart again to the world.
In ''III'' she becomes a fully playable character, and gets [[JustForPun revamped]] for the Arcade Edition of ''III'', and then gets even '''more''' revamped for ''IV''. Bored of waiting for Raphael to return with Soul Calibur, and possibly not too happy with him [[ParentalAbandonment constantly leaving her]], she heads out to search for him. Amy is missing as of the time of ''V'', although it is speculated that unspecified events might've lead her to becoming the woman known as Viola.
* ActionGirl
* AgeInappropriateDress: In both senses, as the trope picture points out.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a background character who makes a cameo in the intro to ''II'' to a bonus character in ''III'' to a full-fledged memeber of the roster in ''III: Arcade Edition'' and ''IV''.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She makes a short cameo in the opening movie of ''II'', before becoming a playable character in ''III''.
* ElegantGothicLolita
* EmotionlessGirl: Subverted due to the fact that it's just a JerkassFacade.
* GirlishPigtails
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline
* HeWentThatWay: How Raphael met her in the first place, as well as what endeared her to him and caused him to adopt her.
* HotChickWithASword
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery
* LittleMissBadass
* LadyOfWar: Majestic with her rapier!
* MeaningfulName: Amy, coming from the old french Aimée, means "beloved." This is played up with the mission you need to complete to unlock her in ''SCIII'', named Beloved.
* MegaTwintails
* MiniDressOfPower
* MoralityPet: For Raphael.
* NietzscheWannabe: Many of her winquotes in ''IV''.
* PokemonSpeak: In ''III''.
* PrettyInMink: Her outfit in the 4th game.
* PrincessCurls
* [[spoiler:WhenSheSmiles]]: Her ending in ''IV''.
* ZettaiRyouiki
!!Olcadan
Origin - ''Unknown (An ancient civilization)''
Weapon(s) - All weapons
-->Voiced By: Shigenori Souya (Japanese)
A warrior from an ancient time when the soul swords were in their infancy, who mocked the gods and got in exchange an owl-headed curse. Trapped in a time-still labyrinth for many years, the Evil Seed finally released it in the 16th Century. After getting used to the new era, he sets out to fight the power that released him.
* BadassGrandpa: Possibly one of the oldest characters in the series (his in-game bio claims that Soul Edge was only "young and weak" in his era).
* DittoFighter
* {{Expy}}: Of Edge Master, who is implied to have fought him to a draw before he was cursed.
* PutOnABus: As with most ditto fighters.
* WorthyOpponent: He fought Edge Master to a draw, and can see Edge Master's influence in Kilik's style. The only person he's considered as approaching worthy since then was Mitsurugi.
!!Abyss
Origin - ''Chaos''
Weapon(s) - Scythe
-->Voiced By: HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese), KeithSilverstein (English)
Zasalamel's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after being affected by the energies of the [[CosmicHorror abyss]] he used for his plans. In ''Soulcalibur III'', supposedly he'd morph into this as an after-effect of the ritual he performed to merge with the energies of both swords. ''Soulcalibur IV'' {{retcon}}ned this, and instead Zasalamel cut short the ritual after feeling his body starting to be transformed.
* BodyHorror: He looks like a decaying body with a hole in its chest...
* CastingAShadow
* FinalBoss
* MindOverMatter
* PowerEchoes
!!Night Terror
Origin - ''Chaos''
Weapon(s) - Soul Edge - Great Sword
A WhatIf character intended to show Nightmare's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after he merged both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur with itself. While the character itself never came to be (well, canonically, anyways), his design was the base for Nightmare's ''SCIV'' form, possibly to show he's approaching [[PowerLevels that magnitude of power]] all by himself.
* {{BFS}}: Shames ''anything else'' in this series '''''several times over'''''.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: As of the ''Soulcalibur V'' artbook, yes.]]
* EyeBeams: A [[GameBreaker full screen flying-out-of-range variation]].
* MeaningfulName: Night terrors are nightmares on steroids.
* PlayingWithFire
* PowerGivesYouWings
** WingsDoNothing: Averted. He's the ''only'' character in the series who is immune to a RingOut. Guess why is that?
*** It also gives him a stance in which he is invulnerable to damage and can do 70% damage to any downed character.
* SNKBoss: This guy will ''give'' you night terrors trying to fight him.
* TrueFinalBoss
!!Revenant
Origin - ''Unknown''
Weapon(s) - Dual wave swords
An assassin once feared, but later mocked as an old man. Revenant having killed a previous incarnation of Zasalamel, Zasalamel made him pay in his next reincarnation. And since death wasn't enough, he controlled his remains to serve him as a servant. In ''IV'' he's downgraded into a Cervantes-copy still serving Zas.
* DemBones
* DisproportionateRetribution: Receiving end, see above.
!!Greed and Miser
Origin - ''Japan''
Weapon(s) - (Miser) Katana and shuriken, (Greed) Dual kunai
-->Voiced By: Keiji Hirai (Greed; Japanese), Yuki Makishima (Miser; Japanese)
An old man that looks like a bum and a Japanese-looking girl. Two random assassins and rivals of Yoshimitsu. They get trashed by Mitsurugi in ''IV''.
* DualWielding: Greed uses two kunai in battle.
* EyepatchOfPower: Greed.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Miser. She also wields shuriken.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Miser.
* MeaningfulName: Both of them.
* RavenHairIvorySkin[=/=]ShinyMidnightBlack: Miser.
* TheRival: To each other as well as Yoshimitsu. They are respectively "Number Four" and "Number Five" in their organization of thieves.
!!Valeria, Hualin, and Lynette
Origin - ''Venice, Republic of Venice (Italy) / Xian, Ming Empire (China) / Kiev, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Ukraine)''
Weapon(s) - Grieve edge (Valeria), Extendable staff (Hualin), Tambourines (Lynette)
-->Voiced By: Yuki Makishima (Valeria; Japanese), HiromiKonno (Hualin; Japanese), Kanako Tateno (Lynette; Japanese), Heather Hogan-Watson (Lynette; English)
Otherwise referred to as ''The Shop Girls'' by the fans. One lost her father to Soul Edge, the second got hired after noting her talents and the third seeks her life's calling... though they are more remembered by their role as the ones attending the in-game store... and their [[JigglePhysics ludicrous amount of jiggling]] (especially Valeria... oh boy).
* AnimeChineseGirl: Hualin.
* ArmedLegs: Valeria.
* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Lynette, Hualin, and Valeria respectively, although Valeria [[HairColorDissonance veers a bit towards]] [[RoseHairedGirl fuschia]].
* FieryRedhead: Valeria approaches this when you repeatedly try to buy an already-purchased item or select an item only not to actually buy it.
* GenkiGirl: They're ''all'' pretty upbeat, but Lynette takes the cake.
* GetBackHereBoss: There's a mission where you have to defeat each of them while they run from you extremely fast. You're given a very long time limit, but it goes down fast if you let them taunt.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: ''Valeria''. Enough to give [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Lulu]], the current model of the trope, a run for her money. It should be noted that while Valeria can be recreated in CAS, her individual model is ''considerably'' more buxom than the standard CAS female.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: ''Tambourines'' for Lynette.
* {{Meganekko}}: Hualin.
* {{Meido}}: Present to a degree with Valeria and Hualin, but most notable with Lynette.
* OdangoHair: Hualin.
* SimpleStaff: Hualin. Her weapon is able [[TelephonePolearm to grow to mammoth proportions]]. It's based on the staff from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', which could change length and width (see also, [[Manga/DragonBall Goku's Power Pole]]).
!!Abelia, Luna, Demuth, Aurelia, Chester, Strife, Girardot
Origin - ''Chronicles of the Sword''
From an AlternateUniverse known as Chronicles of the Sword. All bosses within said mode, [[DefeatMeansFriendship some later]] [[HeelFaceTurn reedemed]] to [[DefeatMeansPlayable become units of the player]].
!![[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]]
While not an "official" character and lacking a move-set, KOS-MOS makes a cameo in the character creation mode, where she can be created with the "type-x" parts.
!!Zasalamel
Origin - ''Unable to determine due to his ability to reincarnate''
Weapon(s) - Scythe
-->Voiced By: HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese), KeithSilverstein (English)
[[TheGrimReaper Guy with a scythe wearing a cloak]] which he ditches in ''Soulcalibur IV''. Looks suspiciously like SamuelLJackson. Zasalamel is cursed with {{Immortality}}, which makes him reincarnate himself endlessly. It seemed awesome at the time, but over the years constant resurrection became a real bitch for him, and he just gradually stopped caring, wanting to end his life. He decides to EvilPlan to obtain both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur so that he can finally die.
He obtains them and ends his "curse," but as this happens he witnesses [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture a vision of the modern world]]. He was so amazed by this that he suddenly stops the process, keeping his "curse," and puts in motion a [[EvilPlan Good Plan]] to regain both swords so that he can become ''Chronos, Lord and Master of Time'' and guide humanity to realize its potential.
His current status is unknown as of ''V''.
* BaldOfAwesome
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Or so it seems...]]
* BornAgainImmortality
* TheChessmaster
* CursedWithAwesome: His {{reincarnation}} ability.
* EyesOfGold: ''Eye'' to be precise. His left eye is golden. It apparently [[SoulJar contains his soul]] and stays with him throughout all of his incarnations.
* FanNickname: "Zasa." "Zas" is also somewhat common.
* HeelFaceTurn: In ''Soulcalibur IV''.
* InTheHood: His primary and secondary attires in ''III'' and ''IV'', respectively.
* MasterOfIllusion: In ''IV'', his encounters with Siegfried, Kilik, and Algol has Zasalamel create illusory copies of people dear to those characters (Siegfried's father Frederick, Kilik's adoptive sister Xianglian, and Algol's son Arcturus) just to spite them for no reason.
* UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast: It's likely he may originally be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonia Babylonian,]] judging by the names of his attacks being named after figures of Babylonian myth and legend: Ereshkigal, Nergal, Shamash, Tiamat, etc.
* ResurrectiveImmortality: Zasalamel masterminded the events of III for the express purpose of [[WhoWantsToLiveForever curing]] himself of this.
* ScaryBlackMan
* SharpDressedMan: As seen in his ''IV'' ending. That is one classy cat.
* SinisterScythe
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: His ending in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he achieves true {{Immortality}}. 400 years from the events of the game, he is seen in New York City, now [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney a man of great importance]] ([[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking possibly the President]]), looking at how much the world has changed and giving a nice little monologue before he boards a helicopter for an important meeting.
* XanatosGambit and XanatosRoulette: His plan to finally die. However, he discards of it before ''IV'' due to his visions and Zasalamel feeling the energies of the swords warping him into Abyss.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Zasalamel's goal in ''Soulcalibur III'' is to find the cursed sword so that he can finally achieve a peaceful (and permanent) death.
** Averted in ''Soulcalibur IV'', in which he suddenly ''wants'' [[LivingForeverIsAwesome to live forever because he saw a vision of the modern world and felt the urge to live again.]]
!!Tira
Origin - ''Bird of Passage Assassins Guild, Europe''
Weapon(s) - Ring blade
-->Voiced By: MasumiAsano (Japanese), JenniferHale (English)
A young girl who uses a ring blade and looks like she wandered off from the {{Cirque du Soleil}}. Tira is a former assassin who once worked for an organization called the Bird of Passage. When the Evil Seed shone down on the leaders, the group disbanded. Tira had become addicted to killing during her time in the group, however, and couldn't live a normal life. When she heard about Nightmare, she empathized with him because he was a similar being to herself, and she became his servant. [[KickTheDog She then went after Sophitia's children]].
In ''Soulcalibur IV'' her mind gets shattered by the meeting of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge and her already bi-polar nature becomes a full {{split personality}}. She becomes very cunning and manipulative and has most of the cast under her thumb. Unfortunately, Soul Edge is destroyed, and she suffers a mental breakdown, returning to the shadows. She finds solace in her plans for Pyrrha, and upon Soul Edge's return she returns to Nightmare. However, she is not pleased when she finds out that the new Nightmare wants to privately seek control over the world, instead of slaughtering everything. Deciding that this Nightmare is an impostor, she sets out to seek a new host in ''V''.
* AncientConspiracy: The Bird of Passage was responsible for many notorious murders of prestigious figures and officials, and from its safe position in the shadows, it influenced the history of medieval Europe.
* AnimalMotifs: She has an association with birds, especially {{ravens|AndCrows}}.
* BadassNormal: She can fight on equal grounds with Sophitia, who has literal god-given skills and a divine weapon... with a completely unenchanted weapon.
* BareYourMidriff: Present in all her main outfits.
* BeautyMark: Just below her right eye.
* BloodKnight
* {{Career Killer|s}}: Raised as an assassin.
* CargoShip: In-universe. She's in love with Soul Edge, the sword itself, not the sword's current body/host. This is made clear when she [[spoiler:let Z.W.E.I. kill the current host of the sword, "''Graf Dumas''." She then let Pyrrha dispose of Z.W.E.I. and starts talking to the sword like a long-lost lover.]]
* CircusOfFear: As seen in her costumes and highly acrobatic movements.
* CirqueDuSoleil: Her look and [[ShoutOut possible design inspiration]]. One of their shows (''Alegria'') featured the brilliant [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztXmzMvSXZ0 Elena Lev,]] a young hula-hoop/acrobat artiste, dressed all in green, who has a ''definite'' Tira vibe.
* CombatStilettos: In ''V''.
* ContinuityNod: Her main outfit in ''V'' seems to draw inspiration from her main outfit in ''III'' and especially her alternate ''IV'' one.
** Her entire relationship with ravens can be seen as a reference to Nightmare's raven in ''Soulcalibur II''.
* DarkActionGirl
* TheDragon: To Nightmare, especially in ''SCIV'' where she does all his dirty work for him.
** Plus unlike [[TheStarscream Astaroth]], [[HeelFaceTurn Ivy]], [[UnwittingPawn Voldo]], and [[TokenGoodTeammate Sophitia]], Tira is genuinely and completely loyal to him.
** [[spoiler:At least until ''SCV''.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: Not Tira herself, but her raven (no pun intended) was the same one seen in the intro to ''II'' handing out pieces of Soul Edge to various warriors.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: In ''IV''. Before that, she had [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair]] by default.
* {{Expy}}: Possibly of [[Manga/DeathNote Misa Amane]] [[CompositeCharacter and]]/or [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Harley Quinn]].
** In ''SCIV'', it's possible to give her a crude Harley Quinn outfit.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Her voice alternates according to her mood, ranging from squeeky and perky in her "jolly" state, to incredibly gruff and gutteral in her more powerful, angrier "gloomy" state.
** PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep: In one of her endings from ''III'', Soul Edge takes over Tira's body. The end result? She gets a much sultrier voice.
* FairyTaleMotifs: Her throws are named after elements from fairy tales, such as Glass Slippers, Death Spindle, and Poison Apple.
* FluffyFashionFeathers: Her [[VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}} Mari Shimazaki-designed]] [[http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np9/sc5alt-tira.jpg 2P costume]] in ''SCV''.
* {{Forceful|Kiss}} KissOfDeath: Her poison lipstick/soul-sucking [[FinishingMove Critical Finish]].
* GigglingVillain
* GirlishPigtails: In her ''SCIV'' incarnation, and the imagery remains in ''V''.
* [[spoiler:KarmaHoudini]]: In ''V''. [[spoiler:She orchestrates most of the plot of ''V'', ultimately succeeding in replacing Nightmare with Pyrrha as Soul Edge's next host, [[VillainExitStageLeft but is conspicuously absent by the game's close.]]]]
* LargeHam: Most notably in her gleeful mood, but her gloomy mood has its moments.
-->"'''I WANT TO SEE YOU DESTROYED! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!'''"
* MadLove, PsychoSupporter, UndyingLoyalty: [[CargoShip Towards Nightmare/Soul Edge.]] But ''not'' the second Nightmare, who she views as an in-universe ReplacementScrappy.
* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]
* MeaningfulName: Her weapon, ''Eiserne Drossel'', translates to ''Iron Throttle'' from German. ''Drossel'' can also mean ''Thrush'', which fits in with her association with birds.
** With regard to her ''own'' name - "Tira" is the feminine form of "Tir/Tyr," a Norse name referencing (appropriately) the God of combat. This lends weight to her possible Scandinavian origin, mentioned above.
* MoodSwinger: At first. The energies released by Siegfried and Nightmare's clash broke her mind, escalating it to full-on [[SplitPersonality dissociative identity disorder.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: Her method of manipulating Pyrrha.
* MulticoloredHair: White and purple in ''V'', drawing inspiration from her alternate costume in ''IV''.
* PartsUnknown: Unlike nearly all of the other warriors in the series, her bio contains [[PartsUnknown no information on her birthplace]] and this is simply listed as "unknown." Fans have suggested several possible origins, ranging from Scandinavia, Germany, and Romania.
* PetTheDog: She likes animals, particularly birds.
** If Nightmare wasn't a CompleteMonster, her UndyingLoyalty towards him could be seen as this.
* PerkyFemaleMinion: To Nightmare.
* [[PsychopathicManchild Psychopathic Womanchild]]
* PurpleEyes
* RingsOfDeath: She wields probably the most [[ImprobableWeaponUser unusual]] weapon in the series, a large bladed hula-hoop.
* SheCleansUpNicely: She's something of an UnkemptBeauty in her normal costumes, but certain 2P costumes indicate that Tira is downright ''gorgeous'' if she pays any attention at all to her appearance.
* Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes: She appears to have stepped right out of this disturbing, circus-based horror novel.
* SplitPersonality: Manifests fully in the fourth game, but was present in ''SCIII'' too. Gameplay wise, this is presented as a more acrobatic "jolly" move-list and a more damaging (including self-damage) "gloomy" move-list. She switches between these styles throughout the match.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her default outfit in ''Soulcalibur III''. It's a wonder her boobs don't slip out or get bruised.
** Then again, her default outfits in ''IV'' also qualify. ''V'''s wouldn't, but her shirt is completely torn apart, so it counts.
* TalkingToThemself: Present in a few of Tira's moves in ''IV''.
* TheStarscream
* {{Tykebomb}}
* UncannyValleyMakeup: ''Lashings'' of mascara, loads of green or black eye-shadow, [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090113200306/soulcalibur/images/a/a3/600px-Portrait-Tira.jpg bright green lipstick]] and stripes of deep fuchsia body/face-paint.
* UndeathlyPallor: As of her appearance in ''SCV'', where her whole face and body is now a ghostly pale pinkish grey colour.
* {{Underboobs}}: Formerly provided the trope picture.
* VillainousHarlequin: Arguably.
* {{Yandere}}: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in ''Broken Destiny'', which portrays her as Nightmare's unwanted StalkerWithACrush who will kill anyone who comes between their love.
!!Setsuka
Origin - ''Raised in Japan''
Weapon(s) - Shikomi-zue concealed in an oilpaper parasol
-->Voiced By: Nanaho Katsuragi (Japanese), KariWahlgren (''Soulcalibur III''; English), TaraPlatt (''Soulcalibur IV''; English)
A [[ButNotTooForeign European-Japanese]] woman who wields an [[{{Badass}} Iai sword hidden in an umbrella]]. She seeks {{revenge}} against Mitsurugi for killing her master, [[MentorShip the only man she ever loved]]. In ''IV'' she gets self-doubts about her mastery of the sword, and retrains in order to reach [[Anime/RurouniKenshin Himura-esque]] speed.
Between ''IV'' and ''V'', Mitsurugi's backstory states that she defeated him sometime during the time skip, taking his Shishi-Oh in the process. By the time of ''SCV'', she has left Japan and started a new life in Istanbul under the alias of "Neve," where she taught the ways of the sword to orphans. She also had a hand in training [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
* ActionGirl
* AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[WordOfGod official site]], after the events of ''Soulcalibur IV'', Setsuka understood how mistaken she was to pursue revenge. She took on the name "Neve" and travelled to Istanbul (Turkey) where she became a self-defence teacher to orphaned children, including [[spoiler:Patroklos.]]
* [[CombatStilettos Combat Sandals]]: She wears 6 inch high okobo sandals, even in combat.
* DistaffCounterpart: In a sense, she could be a considered to a very loose female counterpart to Arthur.
* [[HairDecorations Fancy Hair Decorations]]: Her hair is gathered high on top of her head in an elaborate coiffure and held in place with various combs and ornamental pins in a Geisha/Oiran style.
* FemmeFatale
* {{Geisha}}: Her design basis, although she is more reminiscent of an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiran Oiran,]] a type of high-ranking Japanese courtesan distinguished from geisha by their more elaborate kimono and hair decorations, front-tying ''obi'', and higher status.
* GorgeousPeriodDress: Her player 2 outfit in IV, often dubbed her MaryPoppins outfit by the fanbase.
* HiddenWeapons
* HighClassCallGirl: Her look. She's based on an Oiran, as explained above. This is referenced in one of her kicks, "Oiran kick."
* IaijutsuPractitioner
* IceQueen: Her demeanor.
* {{Istanbul}}: Her current home, as of ''SCV'', following her departure from Japan. The Turkish city is traditionally thought of as the gateway from Asia into Europe (and vice versa). Setsuka's character design personifies this "east-meets-west" quality, in what could possibly have been a deliberate pun. [[spoiler:The city is also located within the Ottoman Empire, which enables her meeting and training Patroklos.]]
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Especially in ''SCIII'', where she's geisha-ed up to the nines.
* KimonoFanservice: Her beautiful kimono, a gift from her dead master, looks as if it would slip off if she so much as ''sneezed''.
* LadyOfWar
* MeaningfulName: ''Setsuka'' means ''snow bloom'', which suits her cold personality.
** ShownTheirWork: The name ''Neve'' means ''Snowy'' in Latin, which is a [[FridgeBrilliance remarkably appropriate]] Western counter-part to her previous alias ''Setsuka''.
* MentorShip: Was in love with her master, as mentioned above.
* MightyWhitey: She's actually European. She dyed her hair black in the 3rd game but returned it to her natural blonde color in the 4th game. Subverted in that she was shunned from early childhood for her overtly non-Japanese appearance before she was taken in and cared for by her aformentioned master.
* ParasolOfPrettiness[=/=]ParasolOfPain: Not only does the umbrella [[SwordCane conceal her weapon]], but she actually whaps her opponents on the head with ''just'' the umbrella in a few moves.
** SilkHidingSteel: Used as a {{visual pun}}.
* ParentalAbandonment: Presumably. However, it's not explained in her bio how she came to be an orphan in Japan.
* ParentalSubstitute: [[spoiler: While training Patroklos in the art of iaido, she was disappointed that the boy was so steadfastly clinging to revenge as a motive and urged Patroklos to not go down the same path she did, causing him to eventually turn his back on her. It is only later that Patroklos realizes that Setsuka was a second mother to him.]]
* {{Revenge}}: She wants to kill Mitsurugi to avenge her slain master.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Setsuka vows to take revenge upon the man that defeated her master in a duel, which accidentally gave him an infection that killed him. Despite the fact that his dying words were that the swordsman was a good and honorable man, and that she should not hold a grudge against him.
* SatelliteCharacter: Becomes apparent instantly. Also, see "StandAloneEpisode."
* ShoutOut: To ''Manga/LadySnowblood'' and ''KillBill''.
* StandAloneEpisode: Her story. Unlike the other characters in the series, who are all connected to or effected by Soul Edge or Soul Calibur in some way, Setsuka's storyline has ''nothing'' to do with the legendary swords or their power and is ''purely'' concerned with her attempting to kill Mitsurugi. She is not accompanied by any other characters in ''SCIV'''s Story Mode and this must be completed using her alone.
** Exemplified in her ending in ''SCIII'', in which she's the only character to completely ignore Soul Edge after beating Abyss.
* SwordCane
* [[TallDarkAndBishoujo Tall, Blond and Bishoujo]]
* TheUnfettered: Her single-minded goal is to avenge her slain master, nothing more.
** [[spoiler:Setsuka actually moves past her revenge in both games' endings. In ''III'', she even [[WarriorTherapist counsels]] a woman in a predicament similar to hers and helps her move beyond such petty things as well.]]
** The above might not hold true, given what is mentioned in Mitsurugi's ''V'' backstory.
*** [[spoiler:While training Patroklos, she advised him to not give in to dark desires such as revenge, as she was once consumed by that same drive in the past, implying that she did get over her vengeance after defeating Mitsurugi and saw something of her younger self in Patroklos.]]
!!Amy Sorel
Origin - ''Rouen, French Empire''
Weapon(s) - Rapier
-->Voiced By: Kanako Tateno (''Soulcalibur III''; Japanese), HitomiNabatame (''Soulcalibur IV''; Japanese), Heather Hogan-Watson (''Soulcalibur III'' onward; English)
Raphael's adopted daughter. She was orphaned at a young age, and had become distant from the world. She saves Raphael from the authorities, and starts to open up her heart again to the world.
In ''III'' she becomes a fully playable character, and gets [[JustForPun revamped]] for the Arcade Edition of ''III'', and then gets even '''more''' revamped for ''IV''. Bored of waiting for Raphael to return with Soul Calibur, and possibly not too happy with him [[ParentalAbandonment constantly leaving her]], she heads out to search for him. Amy is missing as of the time of ''V'', although it is speculated that unspecified events might've lead her to becoming the woman known as Viola.
* ActionGirl
* AgeInappropriateDress: In both senses, as the trope picture points out.
* AscendedExtra: Goes from a background character who makes a cameo in the intro to ''II'' to a bonus character in ''III'' to a full-fledged memeber of the roster in ''III: Arcade Edition'' and ''IV''.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She makes a short cameo in the opening movie of ''II'', before becoming a playable character in ''III''.
* ElegantGothicLolita
* EmotionlessGirl: Subverted due to the fact that it's just a JerkassFacade.
* GirlishPigtails
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline
* HeWentThatWay: How Raphael met her in the first place, as well as what endeared her to him and caused him to adopt her.
* HotChickWithASword
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery
* LittleMissBadass
* LadyOfWar: Majestic with her rapier!
* MeaningfulName: Amy, coming from the old french Aimée, means "beloved." This is played up with the mission you need to complete to unlock her in ''SCIII'', named Beloved.
* MegaTwintails
* MiniDressOfPower
* MoralityPet: For Raphael.
* NietzscheWannabe: Many of her winquotes in ''IV''.
* PokemonSpeak: In ''III''.
* PrettyInMink: Her outfit in the 4th game.
* PrincessCurls
* [[spoiler:WhenSheSmiles]]: Her ending in ''IV''.
* ZettaiRyouiki
!!Olcadan
Origin - ''Unknown (An ancient civilization)''
Weapon(s) - All weapons
-->Voiced By: Shigenori Souya (Japanese)
A warrior from an ancient time when the soul swords were in their infancy, who mocked the gods and got in exchange an owl-headed curse. Trapped in a time-still labyrinth for many years, the Evil Seed finally released it in the 16th Century. After getting used to the new era, he sets out to fight the power that released him.
* BadassGrandpa: Possibly one of the oldest characters in the series (his in-game bio claims that Soul Edge was only "young and weak" in his era).
* DittoFighter
* {{Expy}}: Of Edge Master, who is implied to have fought him to a draw before he was cursed.
* PutOnABus: As with most ditto fighters.
* WorthyOpponent: He fought Edge Master to a draw, and can see Edge Master's influence in Kilik's style. The only person he's considered as approaching worthy since then was Mitsurugi.
!!Abyss
Origin - ''Chaos''
Weapon(s) - Scythe
-->Voiced By: HiroshiTsuchida (Japanese), KeithSilverstein (English)
Zasalamel's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after being affected by the energies of the [[CosmicHorror abyss]] he used for his plans. In ''Soulcalibur III'', supposedly he'd morph into this as an after-effect of the ritual he performed to merge with the energies of both swords. ''Soulcalibur IV'' {{retcon}}ned this, and instead Zasalamel cut short the ritual after feeling his body starting to be transformed.
* BodyHorror: He looks like a decaying body with a hole in its chest...
* CastingAShadow
* FinalBoss
* MindOverMatter
* PowerEchoes
!!Night Terror
Origin - ''Chaos''
Weapon(s) - Soul Edge - Great Sword
A WhatIf character intended to show Nightmare's [[OneWingedAngel ultimate form]] after he merged both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur with itself. While the character itself never came to be (well, canonically, anyways), his design was the base for Nightmare's ''SCIV'' form, possibly to show he's approaching [[PowerLevels that magnitude of power]] all by himself.
* {{BFS}}: Shames ''anything else'' in this series '''''several times over'''''.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: As of the ''Soulcalibur V'' artbook, yes.]]
* EyeBeams: A [[GameBreaker full screen flying-out-of-range variation]].
* MeaningfulName: Night terrors are nightmares on steroids.
* PlayingWithFire
* PowerGivesYouWings
** WingsDoNothing: Averted. He's the ''only'' character in the series who is immune to a RingOut. Guess why is that?
*** It also gives him a stance in which he is invulnerable to damage and can do 70% damage to any downed character.
* SNKBoss: This guy will ''give'' you night terrors trying to fight him.
* TrueFinalBoss
!!Revenant
Origin - ''Unknown''
Weapon(s) - Dual wave swords
An assassin once feared, but later mocked as an old man. Revenant having killed a previous incarnation of Zasalamel, Zasalamel made him pay in his next reincarnation. And since death wasn't enough, he controlled his remains to serve him as a servant. In ''IV'' he's downgraded into a Cervantes-copy still serving Zas.
* DemBones
* DisproportionateRetribution: Receiving end, see above.
!!Greed and Miser
Origin - ''Japan''
Weapon(s) - (Miser) Katana and shuriken, (Greed) Dual kunai
-->Voiced By: Keiji Hirai (Greed; Japanese), Yuki Makishima (Miser; Japanese)
An old man that looks like a bum and a Japanese-looking girl. Two random assassins and rivals of Yoshimitsu. They get trashed by Mitsurugi in ''IV''.
* DualWielding: Greed uses two kunai in battle.
* EyepatchOfPower: Greed.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Miser. She also wields shuriken.
* MartialArtsHeadband: Miser.
* MeaningfulName: Both of them.
* RavenHairIvorySkin[=/=]ShinyMidnightBlack: Miser.
* TheRival: To each other as well as Yoshimitsu. They are respectively "Number Four" and "Number Five" in their organization of thieves.
!!Valeria, Hualin, and Lynette
Origin - ''Venice, Republic of Venice (Italy) / Xian, Ming Empire (China) / Kiev, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Ukraine)''
Weapon(s) - Grieve edge (Valeria), Extendable staff (Hualin), Tambourines (Lynette)
-->Voiced By: Yuki Makishima (Valeria; Japanese), HiromiKonno (Hualin; Japanese), Kanako Tateno (Lynette; Japanese), Heather Hogan-Watson (Lynette; English)
Otherwise referred to as ''The Shop Girls'' by the fans. One lost her father to Soul Edge, the second got hired after noting her talents and the third seeks her life's calling... though they are more remembered by their role as the ones attending the in-game store... and their [[JigglePhysics ludicrous amount of jiggling]] (especially Valeria... oh boy).
* AnimeChineseGirl: Hualin.
* ArmedLegs: Valeria.
* BlondBrunetteRedhead: Lynette, Hualin, and Valeria respectively, although Valeria [[HairColorDissonance veers a bit towards]] [[RoseHairedGirl fuschia]].
* FieryRedhead: Valeria approaches this when you repeatedly try to buy an already-purchased item or select an item only not to actually buy it.
* GenkiGirl: They're ''all'' pretty upbeat, but Lynette takes the cake.
* GetBackHereBoss: There's a mission where you have to defeat each of them while they run from you extremely fast. You're given a very long time limit, but it goes down fast if you let them taunt.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: ''Valeria''. Enough to give [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Lulu]], the current model of the trope, a run for her money. It should be noted that while Valeria can be recreated in CAS, her individual model is ''considerably'' more buxom than the standard CAS female.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: ''Tambourines'' for Lynette.
* {{Meganekko}}: Hualin.
* {{Meido}}: Present to a degree with Valeria and Hualin, but most notable with Lynette.
* OdangoHair: Hualin.
* SimpleStaff: Hualin. Her weapon is able [[TelephonePolearm to grow to mammoth proportions]]. It's based on the staff from ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', which could change length and width (see also, [[Manga/DragonBall Goku's Power Pole]]).
!!Abelia, Luna, Demuth, Aurelia, Chester, Strife, Girardot
Origin - ''Chronicles of the Sword''
From an AlternateUniverse known as Chronicles of the Sword. All bosses within said mode, [[DefeatMeansFriendship some later]] [[HeelFaceTurn reedemed]] to [[DefeatMeansPlayable become units of the player]].
!![[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]]
While not an "official" character and lacking a move-set, KOS-MOS makes a cameo in the character creation mode, where she can be created with the "type-x" parts.
