If there was a Soul Calibur VI, prequel/sequel/reboot/retcon?
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ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
Pretty much but knowing jtdam09, he's being sarcastic as well.
TheCursedImage
[12] Conqueror
Characters that need to GTFO (In My Opinion):
Kilik. Realistically PS has permanently replaced him for Xiba. I can't see Xiba being removed after his first game and two Bo staff styles would piss me off even more than Kilik being replaced did. Edgemaster is infinitely cooler than him as the mimic-master type character too, so he serves no purpose.
Maxi. He's one of my favorite male characters, but he is so irrelevant now. I don't like the idea of him playing babysitter to team asia. His feud with Astaroth is played out and tedious.
ALGOL. He was an unnecessary boss character in his introduction and hasn't became any more relevant since. Fuck him and nightmarish toenails.
Elysium. If you're gonna kill off Sophitia, let her be dead. But don't have a useless mimic character stand as a constant reminder of her.
Guest Characters. Im sick and tired of Namco using Soul Calibur to whore out advertisements. Ezio's spot could've gone to, I don't know, FUCKING TALIM.
Im on the fence about Cervy. He used to be so badass that Sophitia, Taki, AND Siegfried had to bad together to defeat him. Now he's not threatening at all.
Kilik. Realistically PS has permanently replaced him for Xiba. I can't see Xiba being removed after his first game and two Bo staff styles would piss me off even more than Kilik being replaced did. Edgemaster is infinitely cooler than him as the mimic-master type character too, so he serves no purpose.
Maxi. He's one of my favorite male characters, but he is so irrelevant now. I don't like the idea of him playing babysitter to team asia. His feud with Astaroth is played out and tedious.
ALGOL. He was an unnecessary boss character in his introduction and hasn't became any more relevant since. Fuck him and nightmarish toenails.
Elysium. If you're gonna kill off Sophitia, let her be dead. But don't have a useless mimic character stand as a constant reminder of her.
Guest Characters. Im sick and tired of Namco using Soul Calibur to whore out advertisements. Ezio's spot could've gone to, I don't know, FUCKING TALIM.
Im on the fence about Cervy. He used to be so badass that Sophitia, Taki, AND Siegfried had to bad together to defeat him. Now he's not threatening at all.
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I agree with most of what you said. Kilik being replaced with Xiba is actually a good thing since many people don't have to struggle against his Asura Dance, 1B, and 4B+K.
One mimic is enough imo. Charade could use all styles in SC2 and Olcadan could too in SC3. Now in V, we have three mimics!! Why not let Kilik be the new edgemaster and remove the original one? Great characters such as Talim were bumped out with so many mimics.
How is Cervantes not threatening anymore?? I always find him a tough matchup and he's always been considered god-tier though he has been nerfed in V.
TheCursedImage
[12] Conqueror
I struggled against Kilik in SC4 till I stopped playing that game, but i'd still take him over Xiba because I love the character. Xiba annoys the shit out of me. I have less trouble with Xiba sure, but he makes me 1000 times more salty.
I agree that 1 mimic is more than enough, but I think Edgemaster is fine where he is. He serves his purpose well. (But that may be just because I think edge master is cool as hell.)
And I meant threatening in the Villain sense. Cervantes is my absolute worst matchup in this game, I just don't think he's as cool as he was.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
Yeah, I wasn't all too thrilled with Kilik being replaced by Xiba but having Kilik being the new Edge Master in his story is absurd. Him being in a cave and collecting weapons from Astral Chaos just so he can be like his master? Come on, Kilik, is this what you left Xianghua for? And I do agree that Talim should've been on the roster.
Cervantes was a beast in SC2, SC3, and especially SC4. With him being nerfed in SC5, I was kinda upset but I still like dude because of his crazy moves and mixups.
jtdam09
[13] Hero
You know me a little too well. lol
Story-wise, I'm fine with what they have now. It's just so many things that need to be answered on the next game. New characters and 1 or 2 veterans are suitable as well. Not saying whom. lol
Oh sorry my bad. Cool man. Character appreciation :) You guys are awesome!!
SinsOfSalvation
[10] Knight
"sophitias children turned out completly lame and idiotic". thats funny as hell but true XD normally namco would make a character and then make variations to the move list, and then a new caracter could exsist. taki and natsu could exsist as characters with different moves list but the time line mess's that up. maybe zasalamel can teleport all the new kids to the past so they can coexsist. then sophitia can meet her bi-polar children.
DevilsDisguise
[13] Hero
Character-wise, Xiba. Oh, look -- yet another character referencing the Monkey King. Because we've never seen that before. Though they don't have to keep him technically. They killed off Berserker and Assassin in SC2 and they only appeared once. They killed off Olcadon and he only appeared once. They killed off Amy and she was only in the default canon roster once. They killed off Hwang and Li Long and they only appeared once. They can scrap him too if people dont like him more then kilik which I dount and hope they don't. Besides, I liked Kilik's character more. He was wiser, knowledgable and well-fed. Unlike that annoying Xiba who is just the most irritating character anyone would agree when forced to listen to him. If PS was smart they could easily write him out of the story and rewrite kilik in. Leixia could jus be searching for him and that would be her adventure. We really don't need Xiba for anything but maybe CAS parts.
But the thing I hate the most about her is her cutesy-poo personality. She's a total bimbo. "You meet so many interesting people outside the castle", tilts head all dumb. This is her response after a devastating battle for her soul. I don't know why there's always some girl like this in every game, but I can't stand them. I'd rather see smart, powerful women fighters like Hilde than this garbage character. Also, she's practically an exact copy of her mom. She's completely unnecessary. It makes me think the designers thought Xianghua was just too old to be cute now, so they made her have a daughter. I always hated Xianghua too, but they could have made her cooler in this game by being more serious and tough. She could be like an old, tough veteran fighter like Siegfried and Misturugi are now.
Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
I love Leixia's moveset but yeah, her character annoys me a lot as well. I didn't mind Xianghua but for some reason, I can't stand Leixia and they are like exact copies. And I especially don't like the quotes she says. Hell, I can tolerate Pyrrha more then her lol. I think they should have kept Xianghua as well. I bet she would have a even more graceful but devastating moveset and look great older. Wearing some very nice extravagent Chinese inspired outfits.
*sigh* But it looks like Leixia is here to stay so I guess I'll have to get used to her.
As for Xiba. The concept was very cool. The Monkey king was always an interesting character type to me and Xiba had potential to be great. I remember when they first showed his character art before the game was out, I was excited to see what he'd be about. Then the game comes out and you hear his quotes... O_< Gah, it was such a let down. I probably wouldn't miss him if PS decided to scrap him like they did with Hwang & Li Long. I think Kilik should've retained his bo staff style. I just thought of a more interesting story in my opinion if they kept Kilik instead of Xiba and if Xianghua never had sex with her current husband to conceive Leixia (I think that's what happened?)
Leixia replaces Xianghua but she is curious to know who her father is. She sees a secret painting that Xianghua had done of her and Kilik together and overhears her mother talking about her lost love Kilik. She then decides to sneak out of the palace to go find out who her true father is. Xianghua finds out that shortly after that her daughter ran off and sends out her good friend Maxi to go find her and bring her back to the palace. So on and so on.
I don't know, it's something right? xD
*sigh* But it looks like Leixia is here to stay so I guess I'll have to get used to her.
As for Xiba. The concept was very cool. The Monkey king was always an interesting character type to me and Xiba had potential to be great. I remember when they first showed his character art before the game was out, I was excited to see what he'd be about. Then the game comes out and you hear his quotes... O_< Gah, it was such a let down. I probably wouldn't miss him if PS decided to scrap him like they did with Hwang & Li Long. I think Kilik should've retained his bo staff style. I just thought of a more interesting story in my opinion if they kept Kilik instead of Xiba and if Xianghua never had sex with her current husband to conceive Leixia (I think that's what happened?)
Leixia replaces Xianghua but she is curious to know who her father is. She sees a secret painting that Xianghua had done of her and Kilik together and overhears her mother talking about her lost love Kilik. She then decides to sneak out of the palace to go find out who her true father is. Xianghua finds out that shortly after that her daughter ran off and sends out her good friend Maxi to go find her and bring her back to the palace. So on and so on.
I don't know, it's something right? xD
Solo
[14] Master
Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
Mmm maybe it is the nostalgia a bit but in SCIV, Xianghua didn't annoy me as much as she did in SC2. I thought that maybe it was because she was getting older and more maturer perhaps? So I guess maybe the same will happen to Leixia. I hope in the next game though, they give her better win quotes. I know quotes in fighting games are supposed to be cheesy but I think Leixia next to Xiba have some of the worst ones I've ever heard.
Solo
[14] Master
SCII-SCIV all take place during the same year as retarded as it sounds.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
I can accept that SCIII was a continuation of SCII but SCIV shouldd've taken place at least 2 or 3 years after SCIII.
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
I would've loved to see a more maturer Xianghua but for now, we have Leixia. I just hope Project Soul surprise us by having some of the vets come back as bonus characters (looks directly at Seong Mi-Na, Taki, and Xianghua).
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
You know what, you got something here that could be a potential storyline for Leixia that may open this whole debate. People are still speculating over whether Leixia is Kilik's daughter. She has the Dvapara Yuga, a pendant synonymous with Kilik, and even in her bio, Xianghua tells stories about him to her, possibly leading the speculation even more. Not to mention that Kilik tells her (and Xiba) to not lose sight of what is important. I think there is something that Project Soul isn't telling us
Kai_lombax
[13] Hero
Mmm interesting. Maybe they'll explain more in the next game
ShaolinTiger86
[13] Hero
IF they make another game. There is something that Project Soul is not telling us. Why would Leixia have Kilik's pendant and try to say that she isn't Kilik's daughter. One of the developers as I recall from one of the threads that Leixia is K's daughter and that a lot would be revealed in story mode, which didn't happen. I'm certain that Leixia could be Kilik's daughter. There's too much coincidental evidence.
DevilsDisguise
[13] Hero
I think its the voice acting. I didnt even know wendee lee did her voice until SC4... its that different.