History VideoGame / SoulcaliburVI

** Outcasts are inspired by Olcadan, who was cursed by a god to have a owl head.

''Soulcalibur VI'' is the seventh mainline installment of the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' (eleventh overall), and the first on the [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames eighth-gen consoles]] UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and UsefulNotes/XboxOne, as well as the first on PC.

* From '''''Characters/SoulEdge''''': [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Heishiro Mitsurugi]], [[PurityPersonified Sophitia Alexandra]], [[{{BFS}} Siegfried Schtauffen]], [[HighlyVisibleNinja Taki]], [[BoundAndGagged Voldo]], Seong Mi-na, [[GhostPirate Cervantes de Leon]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Inferno]], ''[[DarkIsNotEvil Hwang Seong-gyeong]]''
* From '''''Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}''''': [[MartialArtsStaff Kilik]], [[AnimeChineseGirl Chai Xianghua]], [[TheRightHandOfDoom Nightmare]], [[FemmeFatale Ivy Valentine]], [[FightingClown Yoshimitsu]], Maxi, Astaroth

* PowerTrio: This being a retelling of ''Soulcalibur'', we have three main characters in the form of Kilik, Xianghua and Maxi. They fit multiple molds, such as the ThreeAmigos (Kilik being TheHero, Xianghua being the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only girl]] and love interest to the former, Maxi being the best friend and of a different nationality), the BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio (Kilik being the balance, Xianghua being the speed, and Maxi being the strength), the NiceMeanAndInBetween (Xianghua's nice, Maxi's mean, Kilik's in-between), ''and'' TwoGuysAndAGirl (Kilik is TheHero, Maxi is TheLancer, Xianghua is TheHeart).

** Fret not ladies, there are a few male examples; Kilik is halfway shirtless, muscular, and is a {{Bishonen}} who loses his shirt after using his Soul Charge mode, while Mitsurugi is revealed to be wearing a fundoshi once you break his armor. Said armor breakage shows and even more ripped body belonging an utterly [[RatedMForManly manly]] yet youthful samurai.

* From '''''Characters/SoulEdge''''': [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Heishiro Mitsurugi]], [[PurityPersonified Sophitia Alexandra]], [[{{BFS}} Siegfried Schtauffen]], [[HighlyVisibleNinja Taki]], [[BoundAndGagged Voldo]], [[BladeOnAStick Seong Mi-na]], [[GhostPirate Cervantes de Leon]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Inferno]], ''[[DarkIsNotEvil Hwang Seong-gyeong]]''

* From ''Characters/SoulEdge'': [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai Mitsurugi]], [[PurityPersonified Sophitia]], [[{{BFS}} Siegfried]], [[HighlyVisibleNinja Taki]], [[BoundAndGagged Voldo]], [[BladeOnAStick Seong Mi-na]], [[GhostPirate Cervantes]], [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Inferno]], [[DarkIsNotEvil Hwang]] (Season 2)
* From ''Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}'': [[MartialArtsStaff Kilik]], [[AnimeChineseGirl Xianghua]], [[TheRightHandOfDoom Nightmare]], [[FemmeFatale Ivy]], [[FightingClown Yoshimitsu]], Maxi, Astaroth
* From ''Characters/SoulcaliburII'': [[BlowYouAway Talim]], [[RoyalRapier Raphael]], [[AssKicksYou Cassandra]] (Season 1)
* From ''Characters/SoulcaliburIII'': [[ScaryBlackMan Zasalamel]], [[DarkActionGirl Tira]] (Season 1), [[LittleMissBadass Amy]] (Season 1), [[ParasolOfPain Setsuka]] (Season 2)
* From ''Characters/SoulcaliburIV'': [[JeannedArchetype Hilde]] (Season 2)
* Introduced in this game: [[DoubleWeapon Grøh]], [[KungFuWizard Azwel]]
* Guest characters: [[Franchise/TheWitcher Geralt of Rivia]], [[VideoGame/NierAutomata 2B]] (Season 1), [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Haohmaru]] (Season 2)

* PowerTrio: This being a retelling of ''Soulcalibur'', we have three main characters in the form of Kilik, Xianghua and Maxi. They fit multiple molds, such as the ThreeAmigos (Kilik being TheHero, Xianghua being the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only girl]] and love interest to the former, Maxi being the best friend and of a different nationality), the BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio (Kilik being the balance, Xianghua being the speed, and Maxi being the strength), the NiceMeanAndInBetween (Xianghua's nice, Maxi's mean, Kilik's in-between), ''and'' TwoGuysAndAGirl (Kilik is TheHero, Maxi is TheLancer, Xianghua is TheChick).

** Talim's design is a mix of her attire from ''II'' and ''IV'', keeping the general look and color scheme of the former (a green tube top that [[BareYourMidriff bares her stomach]], white shorts with green accents, predominantly white boots with red-and-green trim, and a more elaborate version of the gold-and-red medallion depicting a crescent moon and the sun she dons in both ''II'' and ''III'') while adding slightly recolored variants of her vest and headdress from the latter. Talim's pants are also accentuated by a red sash wrapped around her waist, in the vein of her default outfits in ''III'' and ''IV''.

** [[spoiler: Season 2 adds special side story and interlude chapters to not only address lingering plot threads, but also to set up what will eventually become the events of ''Soulcalibur II''. Groh's special chapter reveals that not only did he canonically survive Libra of Soul, but also that ''he'' iss the one who allows Maxi to come back to life after being carried along a river (which was due to Groh being attacked by Malfested and not wanting Maxi to end up in their ranks). Mitsurugi's side story involves him being confronted by a mysterious silver-haired girl named Iska Acht, a new servant of Soul Edge's who wishes to malfest him, believing him to be a suitable host for the sword. However, before anything can come of this, a mysterious entity appears and interrupts them to Acht's horror. That entity is none other than '''Algol''', and he remembers ''everything'' about the original timeline, where he and Mitsurugi were rivals, saying to Mitsurugi he wishes to meet and challenge him again. Nightmare's side story and interlude chronicles Siegfried's slow transformation back into Nightmare and his struggle for control against Inferno, offers some more insight as to exactly who Acht really is, and reveals that Inferno has established a brand new evil cuncil in order to manipulate events behind the scenes and gather powerful souls to revive Soul Edge at full power. It is also the true, final ending of ''Soulcalibur VI'' as a whole, as it ends on a note saying "To be continued..."

* MultipleEndings: Though the only thing that's different is [[spoiler: Grøh's ultimate fate]]. It ultimately didn't matter in the long run [[spoiler:as Hwang's Soul Chronicle revealed that the good ending is the canon one.]]

* From ''Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}'': [[MartialArtsStaff Kilik]], [[AnimeChineseGirl Xianghua]], [[TheRightHandOfDoom Nightmare]], [[FemmeFatale Ivy]], [[FightingClown Yoshimitsu]], [[FightingWithChucks Maxi]], [[AnAxeToGrind Astaroth]]

* MsFanservice: Nearly female fighter in the game. If all the fanservice tropes on this and related pages weren't a good enough indication, ''VI'' is absolutely filled to the brim with it and most girl featured will be this without exception. It becomes downplayed with Hilde and Setsuka in her default outfit; while both women are stunning to look at, they aren’t depicted as heavily sexualized as the other female characters and dress much more modestly.

* MsFanservice: Every female fighter in the game. If all the fanservice tropes on this and related pages weren't a good enough indication, ''VI'' is absolutely filled to the brim with it and any girl featured will be this without exception.

** On the other hand, this is deconstructed in the story mode. True to her backstory, Mi-na [[CurbStompBattle loses really badly]] to Ivy because prior to their clash, the girl had no idea magic even ''existed'' or how to defend herself from effectively a living weapon. Then there is Hwang, who [[spoiler:actually gets ''killed'' when he tries to infiltrate the Society of Salvation because he has nothing to counter Gabok's magical techniques; he gets resurrected by a Taoist sage and told explicitly he needs to learn magic from her because he stands no chance against him with just conventional martial arts and swordplay.]] Even a few other characters that were this trope [[EmpoweredBadassNormal end up with powers later]].

* UpToEleven: This is how the battles against the Ancient Masters of each Style function. Each Ancient Master has a boost or condition that serves to power up the Style of the character they represent even more. For example, the Ancient Master representing Raphael's Style receives a massive boost to damage from vertical attacks, and the Ancient Master representing Siegfried's Style receives an even greater damage and defense boost when his health is in critical range.

* From ''Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}'': Kilik, [[AnimeChineseGirl Xianghua]], [[TheRightHandOfDoom Nightmare]], [[FemmeFatale Ivy]], [[FightingClown Yoshimitsu]], [[FightingWithChucks Maxi]], [[AnAxeToGrind Astaroth]]

* MenGetOldWomenGetReplaced: As a SoftReboot that reserves the previous games' controversial seventeen-year TimeSkip, this entry does have the [[UnexpectedCharacter surprise return]] of [[spoiler:the original timeline's Cassandra, who was [[TrappedInAnotherWorld lost in the Astral Chaos]] but still witnessed the events of the future]]. Though [[TheCorruption horribly corrupted by evil]], due to her Malfestation she's still more-or-less as young and pretty as she ever was, making her yet another female character who legitimately avoided physically aging past forty.

* From ''Characters/{{Soulcalibur}}'': [[SimpleStaff Kilik]], [[AnimeChineseGirl Xianghua]], [[TheRightHandOfDoom Nightmare]], [[FemmeFatale Ivy]], [[FightingClown Yoshimitsu]], [[FightingWithChucks Maxi]], [[AnAxeToGrind Astaroth]]

** Kilik, normally a fairly standard character with a SimpleStaff, becomes one in ''VI''. While most characters have a Soul Charge that grants extra moves that are more powerful and ScratchDamage while running on a timer, Kilik on the other hand has a different Soul Charge where he awakens his SuperpoweredEvilSide. [[CastFromHitPoints While his health depletes with each attack]], he becomes much more powerful all-around, and can last the entire match unless one lands a Critical Edge, which is unique itself and extra powerful, creating a risk-vs-reward factor in its use compared to others. Because of this, he effectively has two different gameplay styles in one, and is one of the very few characters with multiple Critical Edges.

** Cassandra is the unambiguous queen of this in the roster, which says a lot considering both how the women all fits this and she was ''already'' a MsFanservice before. Her breasts are larger, her thighs are thicker, she's even more prone to JigglePhysics and {{Panty Shot}}s, she retains her AssKicksYou attacks, and like before she wears pantyhose. Unlike before, they don't cover her legs as much as they ''accentuate'' them.