History Characters / SoulcaliburV

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Athenian Style''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Athenian Style'' (protected by her sword and shield)

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Musō-Battō-ryu''

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

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Chai Style Sword-arts''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Ars Planetarum''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Secret Arts of the Ling-Sheng Su Style Rod''

->'''Fighting style:''' What the sword desires

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Memories of Soul Calibur''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Manji Ninjutsu''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Gyulkus''

->'''Fighting style:''' ''Italian School of Swordmanship''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, modern-day Greece was under Ottoman Turk control and would not gain independence until 1830.[[/note]]''

->'''Weapon:''' ''[[UnholyHolySword Soul Calibur]] [[IaijutsuPractitioner (sword and sheath)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, modern-day Greece was under Ottoman Turk control and did not gain independence until 1830.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Izumo, Japan]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[PartsUnknown Unknown]]'' [[note]]His expanded storyline, as revealed by the New Legends of Project Soul artbook, implies that the (historic) Kingdom of Hungary is his likely homeland, as he fought for the Kingdom in defense of Holy Roman occupation alongside (real-life) Hungarian nobles.[[/note]]

->'''Voiced by:''' [[note]]Creator/KentaMiyake (Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (English)[[/note]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Luoyang, Ming Empire (China)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, the modern-day nation of China was part of the historic Ming Empire.[[/note]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[{{Arcadia}} "A place of roses and lilies"]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Zhen Hang Mountain, Ming Empire (China)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, the modern day nation of China was part of the historic Ming Empire.[[/note]]''

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

->'''Origin:''' ''[[LightIsNotGood The living incarnation of the holy sword, Soul Calibur]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Base of Mt. Fuji, Japan]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[CultColony Grand Shrine of Palgaea, Safavid Empire (Iran)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, the Safavid Dynasty ruled over Persia (modern-day Iran). Astaroth's CultColony is located within this region.[[/note]]''

* BackFromTheDead: Averted in ''V'', where the original Astaroth is KilledOffForReal and [[LegacyCharacter this Astaroth is a copy.]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Florence}} Florence, Republic of Florence (Italy)]] [[note]]At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several distinct city-states and kingdoms.[[/note]]''

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->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]]''
->'''Weapons:''' ''[[AncestralWeapon Omega Sword]] [[AncestralWeapon & Elk Shield]] [[note]]Her mother's weapons. Tira gives the sword and shield to Pyrrha, and likely looted them from Sophita's corpse[[/note]]'', [[KnightlySwordAndShield a short sword & shield]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Luoyang, Ming Empire (China)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Zhen Hang Mountain, Ming Empire (China)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[CultColony Grand Shrine of Palgaea, Safavid Empire (Iran)]]''

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Florence}} Florence, Republic of Florence (Italy)]]''

* AscendedExtra: Previously mentioned in his mom's profile.

* AscendedExtra: Same as her brother.

* AccidentalPervert: Inverted. Her Holy Carnivore throw causes her opponent to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision. [[PervertRevengeMode Amusingly, they get punished for their trouble by falling on her upright blade.]]

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face-first into her breasts]] -- so it could be classed as PervertRevengeMode. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt-first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* PervertRevengeMode: As written in AccidentalPervert and {{Fanservice}}, Pyrrha’s Holy Carnivore throw has her opponent trip and fall on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision, leading to them falling onto her upright blade. Based on how Pyrrha shoves away her opponent after she rolls them off her, she is clearly not appreciative and amused even if it was accidental on their part.

* PervertRevengeMode: As written in AccidentalPervert and {{Fanservice}}, Pyrrha’s Holy Carnivore throw has her opponent trip and fall on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision, leading to them falling onto her upright blade. Based on how Pyrrha shoves away her opponent after she rolls them off her, she is clearly not appreciative even if it was accidental.

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]]'' [[note]]The flag shown is that of the Ottoman Empire. At the time the series is set, modern-day Greece was under Ottoman Turk control and did not gain independence until 1830. [[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/TurksWithTroops Athens, Ottoman Empire (Greece)]]'' [[note]]The flag shown is that of the Ottoman Empire. At the time the series is set modern-day Greece was under Ottoman Turk control and did not gain independence until 1830. [[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Izumo, Japan]]'' [[note]]The Rising Sun symbol shown here is unique, as it is the only national flag of all the characters in the series that is unchanged since the late 1500's, when the game is set. It has been an imperial badge since the 14th century.[[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Luoyang, Ming Empire (China)]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Ming Empire.[[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[Main/{{Arcadia}} "A place of roses and lilies"]]''
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[ImperialChina Zhen Hang Mountain, Ming Empire (China)]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the historic Ming Empire.[[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[FeudalJapan Base of Mt. Fuji, Japan]]'' [[note]]The Rising Sun symbol shown here is unique, as it is the only national flag of all the characters in the series that is unchanged since the late 1500's, when the game is set. It has been an imperial badge since the 14th century.[[/note]]
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->'''Origin:''' ''[[CultColony Grand Shrine of Palgaea, Safavid Empire (Iran)]]'' [[note]]The flag shown here is that of the Safavid Dynasty, who ruled over Persia at the time the series is set. Astaroth's CultColony is located within this region. [[/note]]

->'''Origin:''' ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Florence}} Florence, Republic of Florence (Italy)]]'' [[note]] The flag shown here is that of the Republic of Florence. At the time the series is set, modern-day Italy was separated into several smaller city-states and Kingdoms.[[/note]]
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: His 1P outfit is barefoot.

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw is obviously designed for suggestive fanservice. She grabs her opponent, causing them to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision that's only mitigated by the fact that they land squarely onto her upright blade, so it could be classified as PervertRevengeMode. Unsurprising, as she inherited a lot of moves from her mother, Sophitia, whose Heaven’s Arch throw is itself very fanservicey and is one of only two throws Pyrrha didn’t inherit from her, along with Heaven to Hell.

* ReluctantWarrior: Pyrrha hates fighting - her pre-fight animation sees her worriedly ''back away'' from her opponent - and has zero combat skill,[[note]]Her sword and shield are divinely enchanted and literally do the fighting for her.[[/note]] but she's also terrified of dying and ''will'' use lethal force to defend herself.

* BladeOnAStick: A few of his alternate weapons are glaives.

* AccidentalPervert: Inverted. Her Holy Carnivore throw causes her opponent to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestionCollision. [[PervertRevengeMode Amusingly, they get punished for their trouble by falling on her upright blade.]]

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw is obviously designed for senseless fanservice. It has her grab her opponent, causing them to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision that's only mitigated by the fact that they land squarely onto her upright blade, so it could be classified as PervertRevengeMode. It is no surprise that she has a senselessly fanservice throw because she inherited a lot of moves from her mother, Sophitia, who also had a throw, Heaven’s Arch, that was given to her purely for fanservice reasons, one of only two throws Pyrrha didn’t inherit from Sophitia along with Heaven to Hell.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face-first into her breasts]] -- so it could be classed as PervertRevengeMode. For this throw, she is fortunate that she isn’t wearing the cleavage-bearing outfits that her mother wears while Elysian isn’t so fortunate when she uses Pyrrha’s style. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt-first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWXRBHerxKo ''Sword of Resolution'']].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyXeo-CoH0Q ''Virtuous Heart'']].

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuAR7D1cR4k ''Wings of Sorrow'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdxujJmrL-Q ''Adorned With Evil'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0AbdPTb2w ''Faster Than A Howling Wind'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32O4lj_d_JQ ''Sleepless: An Untamed Beast'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWwscfolyhA ''Where Springs Not Fail'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HErcqxLvssE ''Wandering Seer'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UU88x0JCH8 ''A High-Spirited Tiger'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Hikaj8ub0 ''Pavor Nocturnus'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRTi4hvJhKY ''Sacred Dawn'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: The old, deceased Astaroth never had one. For the new and current Astaroth, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF2REfsVvt0 ''Chainless Disaster'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_O6F5FwQ0s ''Venice Rooftops (SCV Mix)'']]

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzkVqfUq_WA ''Antares'']]

* DubInducedPlotHole: For some reason Xiba's family ties are not present in his English profile, while all other language options has it; in fact, Xiba's profile is all but cut short ''in all'' English official sources.
* TheFool: He's naive and obsessed with food.

%%* BadassBaritone

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw is obviously designed for senseless fanservice. It has her grab her opponent, causing them to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision that's only mitigated by the fact that they land squarely onto her upright blade. It is no surprise that because she inherited a lot of moves from her mother, Sophitia, who also had a throw that was given to her purely for fanservice reasons.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face-first into her breasts]] -- so it could be classed as PervertRevengeMode. For this throw, she is fortunate that she isn’t wearing the cleavage-bearing outfits that her mother wears. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt-first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her grab her opponent, causing them to trip and land on top of her in a SuggestiveCollision that's only mitigated by the fact that they land squarely onto her upright blade.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face-first into her breasts]] -- so it could be classed as PervertRevengeMode. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt-first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* DeadlyHug: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her drag her opponent to the ground so that they impale themselves on her sword, {{Fanservice although it looks like the opponent falling on top of her for whatever reason}}. Another throw of hers, Broken Promise, taken from Sophitia, has her hug herself close to an enemy, restraining their right arm and then slashing the back of their neck.

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her grab her opponent and they inexplicably fall on top of her, [[AccidentalKiss landing face first on her face]] and or [[ThanksForTheMammary her breasts]], either because they are coming onto her or by [[AccidentalPervert accident for whatever reason]], her trying to push them away, her losing her balance from their weight as a result and her opponent falling on top of her on the ground and into her sword, impaling themselves. The only apparent reason for this throw is rule of Fanservice. What supports this is the fanservicey throws her mother had, some of which she inherited. What doesn’t help is the affronted yelp she makes at the start of the throw and her quick and meek apology afterwards, although this can cross over with PervertRevengeMode.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face first breasts]]. This also crosses over potentially with PervertRevengeMode. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her grab her opponent and for them to inexplicably fall on top of her, [[AccidentalKiss landing face first on her face]] and or [[ThanksForTheMammary her breasts]], possibly coming onto her, her trying to push them away, her losing her balance from their weight as a result and her opponent falling on top of her on the ground. The only apparent reason is for Fanservice. What supports this is the fanservicey throws her mother had, some of which she inherited. What doesn’t help is the affronted yelp she makes at the start of the throw and her quick and meek apology afterwards, although this can cross over with PervertRevengeMode.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. [[ThanksForTheMammary This often leads to her opponent falling face first breasts]]. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

* {{Fanservice}}: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her grab her opponent and for them to inexplicably fall on top of her, [[AccidentalKiss landing on her face]] and or [[ThanksForTheMammary her breasts]], and her losing her balance and her opponent falling on top of her on the ground. The only apparent reason is for Fanservice. What doesn’t help is the affronted yelp she makes at the start of the throw and her quick and meek apology afterwards.

* CuteClumsyGirl: She is cute and youthful and quite clumsy. Her Holy Carnivore throw and her Miserable Fate attack throws are done out of clumsiness. The former involves Pyrrha grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her foe to fall on her and her sword, impaling themself. The latter involves her accidentally falling on her foe when she impales them with her sword and tries to retrieve it.

* DeadlyHug: Her Holy Carnivore throw has her drag her opponent to the ground so that they impale themselves on her sword. Another throw of hers, Broken Promise, taken from Sophitia, has her hug herself close to an enemy, restraining their right arm and then slashing the back of their neck.

* SuggestiveCollision: Her Holy Carnivore throw involves her clumsily grabbing her foe and losing balance, causing her opponent to fall on top of her and impale themselves on her sword. Her Heaven's Rider throw involves her jumping butt first onto her opponent, ending with her butt on their face.

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/{{KENN}} (Japanese), Creator/YuriLowenthal (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Nozomi Sasaki (Japanese), Creator/LauraBailey (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/FuyukaOura (Japanese), Creator/KateHiggins (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/KentaMiyake (Japanese), Creator/MatthewMercer (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Yoshino Nanjo (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/HitomiNabatame (Japanese), Heather Watson (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga (Japanese), Creator/JohnnyYongBosch (English)[[/note]]

-> '''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/YasunoriMasutani (Japanese), Charles Klausemayer (English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/ChieNakamura (Japanese), Creator/EdenRiegel (English, credited as Claudia Lenz)[[/note]]

-> '''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/RyuzaburoOtomo (''Soulcalibur V'' Japanese), Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (''Soulcalibur V'' English)[[/note]]

->'''Voiced By:''' [[note]]Creator/TomokazuSeki (Japanese), Creator/RogerCraigSmith (English)[[/note]]

* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Patroklos starts off the story mode with a vehement hatred of Malfested — to the point where he gleefully kills people he ''thinks'' are Malfested on-sight — due to having been raised being told one killed his beloved mother and kidnapped his little sister. He is way, way, '''way''' less gung-ho about killing malfested once [[BoomerangBigot his sister reveals she is one]]. He still ''does'' it, but his obvious reluctance subverts the trope. Before Elysium's influence pushes him into that mindset again.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: It's heavily implied that Soul Calibur has some element of control over him, which is confirmed in the databook. This is eventually subverted when Patroklos decides to save Pyrrha rather than following Soul Calibur's will.

* TheCorruption: Subject to it in ''IV'', and when Tira activates the dormant shard of Soul Edge within her in ''V'' it only gets worse... [[DoubleSubversion Double Subverted]] by the end, as she still has her corrupted arm, but her eyes, voice, and personality return to normal.

* ReverseGrip: More of a side grip, but arming swords typically were not held like that. Subverted in his actual gameplay; he knows how to hold a sword, though he switches to the side grip for certain attacks.

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* HellBentForLeather

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->'''Weapon:''' ''[[ConLang Kulutues]] [[note]]("Merciless Destroyer" in the ancient (invented) tongue of the Fygul Cestemus cult)[[/note]]'', [[AnAxeToGrind a giant axe]]

* AnAxeToGrind: His weapon of choice is a massive battle-axe.