DevilsDisguise
[13] Hero
Go play Tekken, this is Souls and Swords.
SCV- New CHARACTER ideas
- Thread starter Gatsu
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TheInnerMindEye
[09] Warrior
thank you for ignoring the other part of my post. amazing....
DontTestMePish
[10] Knight
I like those ideas. No weapons IS tekken, but it could work if you added some sort of weapon, like knucklers or something?
TheInnerMindEye
[09] Warrior
i mean.... my whole thing behind the character with no weapon is because i thought heihachi was a beast in SC2... why not have another fighter with no weapon.... yes i kno he is from tekken.
Leshain
[12] Conqueror
We need a winged male character whos immortal that uses six swords...thats balanced! :D
jtdam09
[13] Hero
I'm indifferent on that idea, but....
1. Yoshimitsu and Kunimitsu are/were on Tekken with weapons.
2. Unarmed combat has been in the Soul Calibur series before. Three games total.
Yeah, that's balanced alright. LOLWe need a winged male character whos immortal that uses six swords...thats balanced! :D
^something we FINALLY agree on.
Reave
[13] Hero
Some people must have forgotten about Grieve edges. Add gauntlets to that style and you could have a pretty nasty character.
TheInnerMindEye
[09] Warrior
if I'm correct Grieve Edges were one of the more difficult styles to master, yet one of the most rewarding
DevilsDisguise
[13] Hero
Because this is a weapon based game. Duh. The greaves from SC3 weren't even good.
1. They aren't real weapons in this sense as swords are.
2. A lot of kicks were just ripped from Tekken.
Reave
[13] Hero
Are brass knuckles not weapons.
1. Stay close minded and keep wanting different styles for the oversaturated weapon or whatever
2. I don't care where the kicks came from.
I never said I wanted a complete carbon copy with gauntlets added. A style like that would be pretty interesting IMO
Orzi
[08] Mercenary
Brass knuckles actually ARE cold weapon, thats the same type of weapon that tonfas, and tonfas actually are in Soulcalibur. I think it would be great to see character that uses knuckles (especially a boxer, I like boxers)
Reave
[13] Hero
I was leaning more towards a martial artists who could never find a weapon durable enough to handle his unique fighting spirit. He sticks with what he was born with to get the job done.
Orzi
[08] Mercenary
It doesn't work, even Heihachi (boss over the bosses) used a weapon in SC. All in all, this is weapon-based game. But knuckles, gauntlets or cestus are weapons too, so I think it'll be great to see them in game.
Reave
[13] Hero
What do you mean it doesn't work. I was for studded gauntlets and greaves as his weapon since everything else would shatter during a fight. That could be his reason for seeking out the swords since they are special.
Orzi
[08] Mercenary
Oh, I misunderstood you, sorry
Bailster
[10] Knight
I didn't realise that about GG, apologies. But with regard to the world the SC series is set in, there is no reason why Eurasia has to be the only setting - afterall, Rock is English by birth, but he's essentially a North American-based character, and still felt the effects of the swords from what was (at the time) a largely unexplored region. India or Thailand or Arabia fall right in the middle of the Eurasian setting, so why not include them? There's nothing in the main story line that would preclude certain areas of the globe.
The characters in SC are no different to SF in terms of how they are designed with recognisable cultural traits and quirks to represent different nations - new character Xiba is a prime example, being based on one of the most iconic Chinese characters, Monkey. Mits is the classic steely, stoic samurai; Sophitia couldn't be anything else but Greek, despite the unusually fair hair (visually, albeit anachronistically); Talim is based on the "Babaylan", animistic priests from the Philippine region etc.
Some characters even incorporate their national sysmbols within their costumes - Seigfried has the Eagle symbol of the Holy Roman Empire all over his armor in SCV, and Ivy has the Tudor Rose of England on her shoulder pauldron, earrings, choker etc in SC4/5. So both characteristically and visually, the SC characters are just as (cleverly) representative of cultures as the SF crew. Not all of the characters are designed this way ofcourse - Voldo is hardly an Italian stereotype! But a lot of them are, you just need to look for the touches.
With regards to weapon styles, surely these must first come from a particular country/culture to be realised properly? Otherwise they would just be completely made up, which is incongruent with SC's real-world setting.
I haven't seen any mention of Zwei being German - his name is German, and his weapon name too, but he's just (boringly) stated to be of an "unknown" origin, which to be honest doesn't help me warm to him.
Leshain
[12] Conqueror
I get what some of you are trying to say, but when you have a spartan lizard who can fly and breath fire, well hehe yeah no. im cool with any character as long as he or she is designed with and has a unique fighting style.
Which is why i welcomed ZWEI from the start.
Which is why i welcomed ZWEI from the start.
Bailster
[10] Knight
Yes, true - which is why I caveated my post - "Not all of the characters are designed this way ofcourse"
I may have misunderstood, but you like Zwei because he's "Unknown"? Don't you think that's a little lazy? It doesn't suggest "ooh! mystery", more like they couldn't be arsed, surely?
jtdam09
[13] Hero
More like they wanted to go all out on a character and use "unknown" as an excuse.
I do agree that giving him a German name, yet saying he's "Unknown" in birthplace, is beyond lazy, but it's not like they've done this before (Setsuka, Zasalamel), but with Setsuka, we already know which continent she's from at least.
DevilsDisguise
[13] Hero
1. Are they on the same calibur as a sword or even the same context? no. They are tools, not weapons. Just because this is a weapons game doesn't mean anything is plausable, or do you want a nightstick too?
2. Too bad, thats the reality.