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Chikara Sashimi
Most likely that probably had to do with him derpily slaughtering innocents to feed SE.
Japanese offical artbook & guide .. Cassandra, Korean, Setsuka, side story
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Naught
[12] Conqueror
You would think heartlessly stabbing innocents, thinking they are malfested because, "there is no way to prove," they are human would constitute a few renegade points.
Personally, I think SCV has brought front and center an unrderlying and mostly subtle issue. Elysium (and by extension, Soul Calibur) is really OCD about getting rid of Soul Edge. Now we know what swords think about: killing... all the time.
--Forgon
hoshinocomet
[14] Master
Not much "normal" characters in the SC universe as of late, lol. Either stopped aging, malfested, or anything along those lines.
mokamoka827
[13] Hero
I'm a little confused.
Why do you seem to think that her hair color is a side effect of Arahabaki? It's very plausible that, even if she is half-asian, she is naturally blonde. A friend of mine is Irish and Chinese, and she has naturally blonde hair.
Naught
[12] Conqueror
It is highly unlikely that is the case unless there is some gene in either heritage that would contain the blonde hair allele. While there is always anomalies and exceptions in biologies, I highly doubt your friend is purely of Chinese and Irish descent (which is possible since extensive family research shows more often then not, direct family connections to multiple European or oriental ethnicities at some point in the family's recorded history).
Forgive me for doubting you, my apologies, but I am going to go with my knowledge of the sciences and assume Natsu has some European blood in her.
--Forgon
mokamoka827
[13] Hero
Honestly, I never felt as though Natsu was Asian at all. I've always thought she was in the same boat as Setsuka; European heritage, Asian upbringing.
jtdam09
[13] Hero
I'm pretty sure a lot of us think this.
Her facial features, especially her eyes, but subtle lips, make me believe she is either "Eurasian", or fully "European". Personally, Portuguese residing in Japan could be a good reason of Natsu and her Asian upbringing.
Wandrian
I don't know.
There's some kind of Christian missionaries in Japan(historically) around the time Natsu is supposed to be born, so yeah I guess there's more credence to the theory she's at least half European than otherwise. I'm not sure what part of Europe they(Christian missionaries in late 1500s Japan) were from or where to look up such a thing, though :/
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
The Christian missionaries I remember visiting Japan were from Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany
Dark_Tibu
[10] Knight
Just for curiosity is in the artbook any information about The Merchant of Death (I think he is called Verussi or something like that) Voldo's original master.
Many thanks to those translating the artbook
Many thanks to those translating the artbook
Vulcan422
[12] Conqueror
It's Vercci, and there hasn't been any info on him yet so it's safe to assume that what we know is everything that needs to be known about him.
Tuzark_merlire
[09] Warrior
Allright, I've been silent for way too long already, time to get back on track. Let's start with the character info that's been requested. I have not lost interesting or anything in this, just been very short on time, and I hope to be resuming full translation duties soon to share some juicy story bits (specially for those fans of Siegfried and Tira)
Just wanted to say I don't think it's technically "incorrect" either, more like a conscious change to something that sounds much less...ehm, silly...in English. It's also why most keep using the English malfested/malfestation rather than its cheesy Japanese equivalent "Evil/Evil transformation". IMO, just a case of localization done right.
Bonus P.D. exercise: Anyone who dares, go see the penultimate artwork image in SoulCalibur's prologue section, the one with Siegfried holding Soul Edge...I bet now it has taken a whole different meaning, right? (sorry about that...)
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Now onto the requests:
Astaroth and Voldo, as requested by jtdam09:
+ The mass produced Astaroth have an incomplete version of the original's fighting style, so they have been send over the west in order to gain fighting experience.
+ As a result of the above, they are indiscriminately attacking and raiding the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary and Duchy of Transylvania.
+ Kunpaetku's body is now half-golem (with him, Toki and Arahabaki we are gathering quite a gauntlet of boss-style monster types, it seems). He's also renovated the arc priests in order to restore all the cult's lost techniques and technology lost during Astaroth's rampage.
+ There's little info on Voldo, though. The reason why Voldo returned to Soul Edge is because, in his confused mind, the image of Vercci and the sword has become vague enough that he can't distinguish between them anymore. Basically, in his mind Vercci and Soul Edge are one and the same.
Algol, as requested by darkwings13:
+ Always a man in search of a conquest, Algol now has placed his eyes on taking over the real world by corrupting it with the energy of the Astral Chaos.
+ In trying to do so, he's attempting to control the energies of the realm, which forms his ethereal body.
+ Edgemaster is the only one who notices this "corruption" going on, and has entered the Chaos to fight the Hero King. He's, however, not sure he can keep up with him even if going all-out!
Mitsurugi, as requested by Luneth22:
+ During the years Mitsurugi's been retired, a crapload of cheap imitators have cropped up claiming to be him. Mitsurugi seems mildly annoyed at this.
+ Mitsurugi has heard of his "brother". His thoughts on the matter? "There are many strange people coming up these days".
+ A general of the Ryukyu Kingdom is trying to contact Mitsurugi to hire him, as he feels conflict with the Satsuma Domain is soon to break out (which it will do...if it follows real life history). He's trying to get in touch with his "brother" in order to get info on the man himself.
Big List requested by NoelMickel:
Whoa, quite a big list. I will try to answer with what I know at the moment from the charts and info pages. If I forgot or miss something, I'll mention it later. Hope it's allright.
I already talked about a few of them in page 11, but what the...let's just mention them again, adding anything new I've come across. For Mitsu's brother, Astaroth, Edgemaster and Voldo, just read the first part of this reply.
Ok, so...
1. Johan Durer: Already mentioned before: he's alive, serving in Dumas' private army. According to the charts, he also "sympathizes" with Tira (doesn't mention in what. Maybe not happy with Nightmare's new M.O. either?)
2. Salia: Already mentioned before: she's the second head of the Schwartzwind and helps out Siegfried with it. Also a sworm friend of Hilde.
3. Gel-o-Fury: Not really mentioned in the artbook. There are a few mentions about the time Toki absorbed evil spirits in the Underground Buddhist Sanctum, but he's not referred by name.
4. Gisele: She's in charge of stealing and gathering of information in Dampierre's merry gang, and has matured in her approach to gain his heart.
5. Li Long's son: His name is Riki. He's now part of the Fu-Ma's demon sealing team and a sort of brother figure to Natsu.
6. Necrid: No info thus far. According to the guy in Gamefaqs, there's a timeline stating he's mentioned in Northern Europe folklore as a man who may have fought Soul Edge.
7. Olcadan: He appears in the charts confirming he's still alive and (apparently) in the Mughal Empire.
8. Han-myeong: He appears in the chart, but nothing is said about him. He's still alive, tho.
9. Elysium: Nothing new.
10. Lucius Alexandra: Already mentioned before. He's a baker and has taught Patroklos the family work. He was also pretty angered at Rothion for what happened to Sophitia.
11. Hilde's father: aka Georg. He's mentioned as a beloved monarch who updated Wolkrone's military system before going nuts by the Evil Seed. He's currently M.I.A. (a status shared by Amy and Cassandra in the charts, btw)
12. Arcturus: Nothing new.
Arthur, Shura, Kamikirimusi, Scheherezade, Bangoo, Talim and Zasalamel are not mentioned whatsoever in the artbook, in any capacity I know of atleast. A pity.
Vercci, as requested by Dark_Tibu:
+ Not much really. Vercci being death since before the very first game hasn't helped him much. He still appears in the chart related to Voldo and a scant few others (he went against the House of Medici)
For the moment I'll be just wandering around, so ask and I shall see if I can dig up anything.
Just wanted to say I don't think it's technically "incorrect" either, more like a conscious change to something that sounds much less...ehm, silly...in English. It's also why most keep using the English malfested/malfestation rather than its cheesy Japanese equivalent "Evil/Evil transformation". IMO, just a case of localization done right.
Bonus P.D. exercise: Anyone who dares, go see the penultimate artwork image in SoulCalibur's prologue section, the one with Siegfried holding Soul Edge...I bet now it has taken a whole different meaning, right? (sorry about that...)
=====
Now onto the requests:
Astaroth and Voldo, as requested by jtdam09:
+ The mass produced Astaroth have an incomplete version of the original's fighting style, so they have been send over the west in order to gain fighting experience.
+ As a result of the above, they are indiscriminately attacking and raiding the Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Hungary and Duchy of Transylvania.
+ Kunpaetku's body is now half-golem (with him, Toki and Arahabaki we are gathering quite a gauntlet of boss-style monster types, it seems). He's also renovated the arc priests in order to restore all the cult's lost techniques and technology lost during Astaroth's rampage.
+ There's little info on Voldo, though. The reason why Voldo returned to Soul Edge is because, in his confused mind, the image of Vercci and the sword has become vague enough that he can't distinguish between them anymore. Basically, in his mind Vercci and Soul Edge are one and the same.
Algol, as requested by darkwings13:
+ Always a man in search of a conquest, Algol now has placed his eyes on taking over the real world by corrupting it with the energy of the Astral Chaos.
+ In trying to do so, he's attempting to control the energies of the realm, which forms his ethereal body.
+ Edgemaster is the only one who notices this "corruption" going on, and has entered the Chaos to fight the Hero King. He's, however, not sure he can keep up with him even if going all-out!
Mitsurugi, as requested by Luneth22:
+ During the years Mitsurugi's been retired, a crapload of cheap imitators have cropped up claiming to be him. Mitsurugi seems mildly annoyed at this.
+ Mitsurugi has heard of his "brother". His thoughts on the matter? "There are many strange people coming up these days".
+ A general of the Ryukyu Kingdom is trying to contact Mitsurugi to hire him, as he feels conflict with the Satsuma Domain is soon to break out (which it will do...if it follows real life history). He's trying to get in touch with his "brother" in order to get info on the man himself.
Big List requested by NoelMickel:
Whoa, quite a big list. I will try to answer with what I know at the moment from the charts and info pages. If I forgot or miss something, I'll mention it later. Hope it's allright.
I already talked about a few of them in page 11, but what the...let's just mention them again, adding anything new I've come across. For Mitsu's brother, Astaroth, Edgemaster and Voldo, just read the first part of this reply.
Ok, so...
1. Johan Durer: Already mentioned before: he's alive, serving in Dumas' private army. According to the charts, he also "sympathizes" with Tira (doesn't mention in what. Maybe not happy with Nightmare's new M.O. either?)
2. Salia: Already mentioned before: she's the second head of the Schwartzwind and helps out Siegfried with it. Also a sworm friend of Hilde.
3. Gel-o-Fury: Not really mentioned in the artbook. There are a few mentions about the time Toki absorbed evil spirits in the Underground Buddhist Sanctum, but he's not referred by name.
4. Gisele: She's in charge of stealing and gathering of information in Dampierre's merry gang, and has matured in her approach to gain his heart.
5. Li Long's son: His name is Riki. He's now part of the Fu-Ma's demon sealing team and a sort of brother figure to Natsu.
6. Necrid: No info thus far. According to the guy in Gamefaqs, there's a timeline stating he's mentioned in Northern Europe folklore as a man who may have fought Soul Edge.
7. Olcadan: He appears in the charts confirming he's still alive and (apparently) in the Mughal Empire.
8. Han-myeong: He appears in the chart, but nothing is said about him. He's still alive, tho.
9. Elysium: Nothing new.
10. Lucius Alexandra: Already mentioned before. He's a baker and has taught Patroklos the family work. He was also pretty angered at Rothion for what happened to Sophitia.
11. Hilde's father: aka Georg. He's mentioned as a beloved monarch who updated Wolkrone's military system before going nuts by the Evil Seed. He's currently M.I.A. (a status shared by Amy and Cassandra in the charts, btw)
12. Arcturus: Nothing new.
Arthur, Shura, Kamikirimusi, Scheherezade, Bangoo, Talim and Zasalamel are not mentioned whatsoever in the artbook, in any capacity I know of atleast. A pity.
Vercci, as requested by Dark_Tibu:
+ Not much really. Vercci being death since before the very first game hasn't helped him much. He still appears in the chart related to Voldo and a scant few others (he went against the House of Medici)
For the moment I'll be just wandering around, so ask and I shall see if I can dig up anything.
darkwings13
[14] Master
^Thanks for all the hard work Tuzark! We all appreciate your time and efforts for this! (>^.^)
Lol, Gisele is in love with Dampierre?
Lol, Gisele is in love with Dampierre?
Dark_Tibu
[10] Knight
Many thanks Tuzark.
Is there any info of what happened to Inferno after being defeated by Sieg, in the epic last battle of SCIV, or the mighty spirit of Soul Edge is dead, like probably Elysium.
Other character I curious what happened to Charade, was he destroyed and the fragments that created his body returned to Soul Edge.
Maybe Ezio found out he was a Templar and killed him lol.
Is there any info of what happened to Inferno after being defeated by Sieg, in the epic last battle of SCIV, or the mighty spirit of Soul Edge is dead, like probably Elysium.
Other character I curious what happened to Charade, was he destroyed and the fragments that created his body returned to Soul Edge.
Naught
[12] Conqueror
So long as Soul Edge and Soul Calibur exist, so shall Inferno and Elysium.
Ironic too, given the roots of their names. Roman and Greek culture have been well entwined and it is only fitting Inferno is latin for "hell" and Elysium is greek for "heaven" in their own respects. I find it fitting.
--Forgon
Wandrian
I don't know.
Thanks again for the translations and even more so for that wonderful image you put into our head, Tuzark.
@Dark_Tibu: Charade was absorbed back into Soul Edge, either in III or IV. Can't recall which.
O:
It's almost like they *WANTED* us to call him Pattycakes O:
Does anyone else smell a Cooking Mama/Soul Calibur crossover?!? I can just see it now...Pork chops marinated in JUSTICE sauce! And it would also be the most-hated game of all time.
@Dark_Tibu: Charade was absorbed back into Soul Edge, either in III or IV. Can't recall which.
Tuzark said:
O:
It's almost like they *WANTED* us to call him Pattycakes O:
Does anyone else smell a Cooking Mama/Soul Calibur crossover?!? I can just see it now...Pork chops marinated in JUSTICE sauce! And it would also be the most-hated game of all time.
Tuzark_merlire
[09] Warrior
Thanks everyone, and sorry for the mental scarring Wandrian.
Yep, since their first meeting in BD actually.
Inferno appears on the charts in much the same way as Elysium, so he's still pretty much there, working through Soul Edge and its host(s).
Charade was reabsorbed into Soul Edge at the beginning of IV, when Nightmare called forth all shards from around the world. He's effectively "extinct" now.
Yep, since their first meeting in BD actually.
Inferno appears on the charts in much the same way as Elysium, so he's still pretty much there, working through Soul Edge and its host(s).
Charade was reabsorbed into Soul Edge at the beginning of IV, when Nightmare called forth all shards from around the world. He's effectively "extinct" now.
Naught
[12] Conqueror
EastredDragon
[09] Warrior
*sigh* and THIS is why they need to put this crap IN GAME. Now the majority of their audience is going to left scratching their heads. I'm also irritated in the fact that they decide to release info on who Xiba is AFTER THE GAME'S RELEASE. Though enlightening, THIS WAS STILL POORLY EXECUTED!!!
Gah! *tableflips and walks out.*
Gah! *tableflips and walks out.*