Cervantes de Leon T-Shirt By Insert Coin Clothing

While everyone was busy watching the Soulcalibur V stream yesterday, and in between the announcements that I posted on the SoulCalibur Facebook page for the stream, this piece of news was announced.

Insert Coin Clothing was approached by Namco Bandai Games to produce official t-shirts for the franchise to coincide with the launch of Soulcalibur V, with their first design being one of Cervantes de Leon. If you are a Cervantes fan, looking to represent Soulcalibur, or just looking for a cool t-shirt to wear, then look for this shirt when it becomes available sometime in the first quarter of 2012.

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I was just complaining about the lack of SCV merchandise earlier this week. Looks like someone beat me to t-shirt designs. :<

 

I was just complaining about the lack of SCV merchandise earlier this week. Looks like someone beat me to t-shirt designs. :<

There's nothing stopping you from making your own, except for maybe lawyers.

 

There's nothing stopping you from making your own, except for maybe lawyers.

Yeah I don't wanna get in trouble due to licensing, etc. But I AM glad there will be awesome SCV merchandise out. :3

 

If they make an Aeon shirt I can die happy! I'll definately look into this when it's in stock.

 

Hmmmmmm a Cervantes T-Shirt. It looks like a shirt you wear to a Rock concert

 

I wish I could read the text below Cervantes' head. I'm sure someone keen enough will figure it out.

 

I want that shirt!!! How do i get it?

 

I want that shirt!!! How do i get it?

Buy it online when it's released sometime in Q1 2012.

 

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Um, I want this, badly.

 

While it's cool this shirt doesn't exactly scream out SoulCalibur. I would have prefered if they used official art or Namco artists to design it, because it doesn't look like they did...

 

I wish I could read the text below Cervantes' head. I'm sure someone keen enough will figure it out.

1. Click on store link
2. Read text

FYI, it’s “Come with me to hell”.

 

Shirts are for scrubs. Real men go shirtless and wear leather pants. Namdai, get on those Soul pants ASAP.

 

While it's cool this shirt doesn't exactly scream out SoulCalibur. I would have prefered if they used official art or Namco artists to design it, because it doesn't look like they did...

Exactly.

Wish we did had A LOT more SC merchandise then shirts TBH.

 

While it's cool this shirt doesn't exactly scream out SoulCalibur. I would have prefered if they used official art or Namco artists to design it, because it doesn't look like they did...

I actually like that it is a separate artistic take on it. Of course, it’s a moot point for me because I literally never wear graphic tees, but if I did I’d want them to be more stylized and subtle than outright advertisements.

On the other hand, I completely agree that SC is pretty light on the merchandise and more offerings with the official designs would be welcome. But my opinion doesn’t matter, because once again... I don’t buy most forms of game / film / whatever merchandise either. Just the content (main medium, sometimes soundtrack).

 

@Gabe - I see where you stand and agree.

 

If they make an Aeon shirt I can die happy! I'll definately look into this when it's in stock.

I could'nt agree more with you.... Aeon looks awsome in SC5 but would look awsome on a T shirt too

 

I actually like this design. I hate to say it, but Soul Calibur's art-style, while cool, is too straightforward to look anything but cheesy on a t-shirt in this day and age. In a time where things are being broken down and become more simple, more graphic, a shirt like this not only looks appropriate for the year 2012, but retains enough relevancy so that a Soul Calibur fan could spot it in the wild and say "Fuck yeah!" in his head.

I'm a graphic designer, and let me tell you - it ain't easy to just show up and design a shirt. There's so many more variables outside of it looking cool.

 

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
(Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright)

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Juan Ponce de León
(Spanish explorer)

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