In SC6 I think it's about 80 seconds of running. It's harder to gauge in SC5 because I was playing the game in emulator (so I can do memory editing) and the emulator was running the game at about 40% speed.
Ahhh Now I get what you mean.
Honestly no, it became a muscle memory exercise after a time. You couldn’t do it in training, though, so it was in Quick Battle which was limited in time to 60 seconds per round, so it may not have been able to happen, even with Voldo’s heightened running ability.
It's half perfectly understandable and half utterly inexplicable, in that order. Basically you're asking for a simultaneous appraisal of Chanel No. 5 and Axe Body Spray! ;)
But the "if somebody becomes Amy's 'traveling companion' they are more likely to end up being Zwei" thing is itself a fan theory of your own devising. I don't think it's at all a prerequisite for Zwei's alter ego, beyond that head cannon you've adopted. And honestly, at least there are some hints intrinsic to Wilhelm's story that suggest he could be Zwei: I just don't think your Groh=Zwei theory ever really had even that much meat to it, no offense intended.
I know and have acknowledged elsewhere that as of this moment, Z.W.E.I.'s identity is unknown, but could be Grøh or Wilhelm at about an equal chance, honestly. Neither Grøh nor Wilhelm have as much in common with Z.W.E.I. as SoulCalibur V Nightmare did with Raphael, so it's a stretch either way. It's just a little frustrating to see a bunch of people fully on board with Wilhelm for similar reasons as where I was with Grøh except Wilhelm is apparently reasonable and Grøh is apparently not. I don't understand it myself. And yes, it's partly my own theory that whomever travels with Amy to Ostrheinsburg has a good shot of being Z.W.E.I., but that one seems a bit more credible than any other theory. Otherwise who is this guy and why is he important? We'll see either way whatever the future brings, but this is just me being a little obstinate given the circumstances I just mentioned.
Lucius could be a spear/shield user though, that's the more popular opinion of folks that are convinced Lucius has a chance, from my observations. His design is pretty fanciful for just a one-off, and unlike Maelys, he seems to have unique parts like Wilhelm, so I would say they're on pretty equal standing. Not that I honestly have much faith in seeing either of them derailing the train of waifus that is our DLC model, but Wilhelm is just as much a tertiary character as Lucius unless he does end up being Z.W.E.I., that's what I'm getting at.
I believe that SoulCalibur VII would have all four in Amy, Viola, Grøh, and Z.W.E.I. in that they'd start the game as the first identity and transition to the second identity by the end. The risky gamble comes in the next game, unless there's some explanation given where they could retain their original form somehow or otherwise had an adequate replacement, like if Viola had a daughter who took up the rapier or something like that (not that that wouldn't be contrived as hell, I'm just giving a possibility).
I'd say "until I see someone drop from someplace high enough", Z.W.E.I.'s face is made of pure terrible accidental fall...
Wolfkrone is represented by wolves. It’s an interesting take to say their unique fighting style is based off a wolf spirit that has inspired their kings rather than it simply being a regal legacy, but I don’t feel like that means anything or is special to indicate Z.W.E.I., because while Z.W.E.I. is certainly mysterious, nothing about him linked him to Wolfkrone nor would I find his swordsmanship similar to that of Hilde.
Again, I defer to Lucius’s unique outfit as a counterpoint. It’s not a trait that Wilhelm has that no one else does. We also can’t forget Hwang, Aeon, and Edge Master, though they are, in fairness, quite clearly based on past appearances to a degree, yet also have unique non-generic equipment, compared to, say, Maelys, Han-myeong, and Arthur. And there is also Salia, who has unique hair yet generic equipment.
I didn’t get anything from Hilde’s Soul Chronicle that implied that Wilhelm would be traveling with Amy. His leaving Wolfkrone was his act of freedom, yet his intent was still to establish relations with allies and help Wolfkrone remotely, as well as conducting research with the Aval Organization about the malfested regaining their sanity, as was reported by Gerhilde. I’m not sure how escorting Amy to Ostrheinsburg accomplishes these goals or would be related.
I will gladly let it go, if and when it is disproven. That is not the case right now, as there isn’t enough evidence in Wilhelm’s favor to oust Grøh from the original theory. The possibility is still very real that Z.W.E.I. is neither of them as well, I just am disillusioned about the whole thing, more or less
I mean, not to get controversial, but is tgere actually a canonically gay/lesbian character?