Hilde

"Father, we leave today." Hilde was having an audience with the king in a closed stone chamber at the very top of the castle tower. Since the destruction known as the Evil Seed had swept across the kingdom, her father had been lost in a fog of madness and confined to his tiny, lonely cell. She had never been able to put that woeful event behind her, but weakness was not an option. The survival of the Kingdom of Wolfkrone depended on her now.

Hilde purified herself in preparation to lead her army to battle, and then donned her armor and helm. She thought back to an incident several days earlier: upon coming to the assistance of a troop of mercenaries traveling through Wolfkrone, she had learned that a man called Siegfried was about to enter Ostrheinsburg alone. Hilde found Siegfried and contrived to meet him, thinking they could work together towards a common goal. But the knight would have nothing to do with her; he would take on the cursed city alone.

Hilde took it as a sign; perhaps the dawn her kingdom has prayed for all these years was finally coming to end their long Nightmare. At daybreak, she gave the command for all the forces of Wolfkrone to march. She rode at the head of the army, her thoughts heavy. Would she be able to lead her kingdom to a new dawn?

A lot of talk has recently come up in relation to Hilde's validity during tournaments. Hilde has had a polarizing effect on the community much worse than that of glitches in previous Soul Calibur games. Some groups of players claim that she is simply too "broken" in contrast with the rest of the cast; even Algol. There are even some players who admit that she isn't "broken", but she still has an adverse affect on tournament attendance and the community as a whole. Those who argue in Hilde's favor suggest that any character can be dealt with if a player is simply willing to invest the time to train and learn; which has been proven in tournaments.

Recently, several tournament organizers on the east coast (which has the largest concentration of tournament Soul Calibur players in the country) have decided to ban Hilde in an attempt to salvage the community. The idea behind the ban is to prevent more people from leaving the game in favor of other fare, such as Tekken 6 and Street Fighter IV. While these tournament organizers admit they may not be able to get former players (who quit because of Hilde) to return, they are trying to prevent more players from quitting as Hilde begins to dominate. Today, both Algol and Hilde are banned in almost every community around the world.