History Characters / SoulcaliburIII

* FemmeFatale: She's classy, but can be very dangerous if you stand in her way of revenge.

* PartsUnknown: In all games prior to ''SCVI'', her exact European ancestry was kept vague. This was subsequently clarified however when her bio for ''SCVI'' was released, which revealed that she was born on a voyage to Japan from the (historic) Kingdom of Portugal to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father.

* PartsUnknown: In all games prior to ''SCVI'', her exact European ancestry was kept vague. This was subsequently averted however when her bio for ''SCVI'' was released, which revealed that she was born on a voyage to Japan from the (historic) Kingdom of Portugal to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: In Zasalamel's case, Myth/MesopotamianMythology -- 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 a member of Algol's cult, who is himself inspired by the hero king Gilgamesh and therefore likely originates from the pre-Babylonian ''Sumerian'' civilization, which occupied the same region.

* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil: Her look and [[ShoutOut possible design inspiration]]. One of their shows (''Theatre/{{Alegria}}'') featured the brilliant [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztXmzMvSXZ0 Elena Lev,]] a young hula-hoop/acrobat artiste dressed all in green, who has a ''definite'' Tira vibe.

** Her main outfit in ''SCV'' seems to draw inspiration from her main outfit in ''SCIII'' and especially her alternate ''SCIV'' one.

* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: Does this surprisingly as a victory pose. Could possibly be a reminder of her actual age.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: In ''SCIV''. Before that, she had green hair by default.
* {{Expy}}: Possibly of [[Manga/DeathNote Misa Amane]] [[CompositeCharacter and]]/or [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Harley Quinn]]. In ''SCIV'' and ''SCV'', it's possible to give her a crude Harley Quinn outfit. It's even easier in ''SCV'' considering how pale her skin became, allowing it to pass for white pancake makeup.

* GirlishPigtails: In her ''SCIV'' incarnation, and the imagery remains in ''SCV''.

* KarmaHoudini: In ''SCV'', she orchestrates most of the plot, ultimately succeeding in replacing Nightmare with Pyrrha as Soul Edge's next host, [[VillainExitStageLeft but is conspicuously absent by the game's close]]. [[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.

* SplitMindSplitPowers: Downplayed. Tira's mind is split between "Jolly" Tira and "Gloomy" Tira. While the two don't have radically different capabilities, their attacks do have different animations and properties, with Gloomy being more aggressive and Jolly being more tricky.
* 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. In ''SCVI'', both personalities actually acknowledge each other as separate entities, referring to themselves as "Jolly" and "Gloomy".
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her default outfit in ''SCIII''. It's a wonder her boobs don't slip out or get bruised. Her jester-esque default outfits in ''SCIV'' also qualify. In ''SCV''', her shirt is completely torn apart, so it also counts.

* UncannyValleyMakeup: She swings into this territory, using ''lashings'' of mascara, generous amounts 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.

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-->'''Zasalamel''': "May you sleep '''''for ETERNITY!'''''"

-->"'''I WANT TO SEE YOU DESTROYED! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!'''"

-->"You will never run away from your sin! You have no right to live! It is a sin for you to be alive!"

-->"I will show you the greatest nightmare!"

-->'''Girardot:''' "That soft heart of yours will cost you your life on the battlefield."

-->'''Narrator:''' "Then by the fire side, they told the tales, the tales of the great ones who spill their blood upon those lands."

-->'''Chester:''' "I had this brilliant plan of pitting Grandall and Dalkia against one another, and then rise to power during the resulting chaos, but because of your unexpected meddling, my plan is in ruins."

-->'''Luna:''' "You are certainly a handful. I shall remember your name, as you are the only one, who has provided a worthy challenge."

-->'''Girardot:''' "Even now, he uses a double? It seems our emperor lacks the courage to face Queen Aurelia..."

-->'''Halphas:''' "You mean to tell me that this pitifully small unit is the best they can do against our strongest defensive wall? That man Strife truly has no idea how to fight a war. This is almost insulting."

-->"You really stand out too much. The people love you, such an irritating sight to behold. But now, I regret, not killing you myself when I had the chance!"

* RecurringBoss: He appears as a mid-boss in ''every single character's'' Tales of Souls storyline in ''SCIII''. [[MirrorMatch Including his own]]. As Abyss, he also serves as the FinalBoss if you didn't do well enough to get [[BonusBoss Night Terror]]. Finally, failing the quick-time event in the cutscene before the penultimate fight will cause him to replace Nightmare/Siegfried, meaning it's possible to fight him up to three times in one playthrough.

->Night Terror only appears in ''[=SoulCalibur III=]'' as a difficult to reach BonusBoss fought in place of Abyss, but its design was the base for Nightmare's ''SCIV'' form, possibly to show Nightmare approaching [[PowerLevels that magnitude of power]] all by himself.

* BonusBoss: One of the most extraordinarily-difficult opponents in the series, and just ''getting'' to him is a challenge on its own.

* BonusBoss: Olcadan can only be fought in Tales of Souls by following a specific path for each character ''and'' not losing a single battle in the process. Additionally, he appears as a "Prepare to Defend Yourself" challenge, meaning you only get one attempt to try and beat him; if you lose, time to start a new playthrough.

* CombatStilettos: Sports heeled boots in ''SCV''. Interestingly, she is one of the only young characters to not grow in height, like Hilde who is one year her senior. One has to wonder if she is wearing heels to compensate, because she is [[ShortTeensTallAdults noticeably taller than 165 cm Pyrrha]] in the art for ‘’V’’, which would give Tira a more imposing presence.

* CombatStilettos: Sports heeled boots in ''SCV''.

->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.

* HannibalLecture: Delivers a '''''[[JustForPun SOUL]]'''''-''crushing'' one to Siegfried in the latter's ending in ''III''.

->'''Origin:''' ''[[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} Japan]]''

->'''Origin (Valeria):''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Venice, Republic of Venice (Italy)]]''
->'''Origin (Hualin):''' ''[[ImperialChina Xian, Ming Empire (China)]]''
->'''Origin (Lynette):''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}} Kyiv, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Ukraine)]]''

[[folder:Hualin, Valeria and Lynette]]

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->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 breast jiggling]]''' (especially Valeria... oh boy).

->'''Origin:''' ''[[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Chronicles of the Sword]]''

->From an AlternateUniverse known as Chronicles of the Sword. Most of the listed characters are boss fought in said mode, [[DefeatMeansFriendship some later]] [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] to [[DefeatMeansPlayable become units of the player]].

!!Aurelia Dichala Dolce

!!Strife Astlar

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->'''Weapon (Greed):''' ''[[StockNinjaWeaponry Austere & Void]]'', [[DualWielding a pair of kunai]]

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->'''Origin (Valeria):''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} Venice, Republic of Venice (Italy)]]''
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->'''Weapon (Hualin):''' [[TelescopingStaff an extendable staff]]

->'''Weapon:''' ''[[MeaningfulName Ugetsu Kageuchi]] [[note]]("cormorant moon, darkness inside" -- essentially describing the beautiful, but hidden nature of her weapon)[[/note]]'', [[HiddenWeapons a shikomi-zue concealed in an oilpaper parasol]]

->'''Origin:''' Born on a ship travelling from the [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Kingdom of Portugal]] to [[FeudalJapan Japan]] [[note]]She was born to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father on board a ship travelling to Japan. At the time the series is set, the historic Kingdom of Portugal was one of Japan's very few Western trading partners.[[/note]]

* InheritanceMurder: She claims her place as the queen by assassinating his own husband. This is despite the fact that she's just the king's concubine and actually won't gain any inheritance from him otherwise.

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->'''Origin:''' [[MurderInc Bird of Passage Assassins Guild]], UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire [[note]]At the time the series is set, the Holy Roman Empire comprised of a multi-ethnic complex of territories (encompassing all of present-day Germany and parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland) in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.[[/note]]

->'''Fighting style:''' [[TransferableMemory The memories that stain his armor]]

->'''Fighting style:''' Self-taught

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Dance of Death''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Shinden Tsushima-ryu Battōjyutsu''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''La Rapière des Sorel''

->'''Fighting style:''' The memories that stain his armor

->'''Fighting style:''' all styles

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Dual Mantis Style''

->'''Origin:''' Born on a ship travelling from the [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Kingdom of Portugal]] to [[FeudalJapan Japan]] [[note]]She was born to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father during a voyage to Japan. At the time the series is set, the historic Kingdom of Portugal was one of Japan's very few Western trading partners.[[/note]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[TheTimeOfMyths Unable to determine due to his ability to reincarnate]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[MurderInc Bird of Passage Assassins Guild]], UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire [[note]]At the time the series is set, the Holy Roman Empire comprised of a multi-ethnic complex of territories (encompassing all of present-day Germany and parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech and Slovak Republics, as well as parts of eastern France, northern Italy, Slovenia, and western Poland) in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''Born on a ship travelling from the [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Kingdom of Portugal]] to [[FeudalJapan Japan]] [[note]]She was born to a Portuguese mother and a Japanese father during a voyage to Japan. At the time the series is set, the historic Kingdom of Portugal was one of Japan's very few Western trading partners.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchColonialEmpire Rouen, Kingdom of France]] [[note]]The series is set some 200 years prior to the French Revolution of 1789, and the modern-day Republic of France was still a kingdom.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[MadeOfEvil The living manifestation of the cursed sword, Soul Edge]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[EldritchLocation Astral Chaos]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[TheTimeOfMyths Unknown (An ancient civilization)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[PartsUnknown Unknown]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[MurderInc Bird of Passage Assassins Guild]], UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire''

->'''Origin:''' ''Born on a ship travelling from the [[UsefulNotes/{{Portugal}} Kingdom of Portugal]] to [[FeudalJapan Japan]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TheFrenchColonialEmpire Rouen, Kingdom of France]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''Unknown''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[MurderInc Bird of Passage Assassins Guild]], UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire