Tier list for all characters from SC1-SC4

shadowG

shadowG

[09] Warrior
I was talking to RTD about the best and most dominant characters in the history of soul calibur. Pretty much which characters would do the best with the tools they have if they were put into any installation from soul 1-4 and why.

my list
1. hilde- one hit kills from anywhere on the screen puts her here hands down
2. algol- bubble shield, combos and his backdash
3. sc2 X- 3B, 22B, 3A, 66K, 6B+K = 5 move X whore plus an awesome step was too much
4. sc3 X- just about everything from sc2 give or take a few and add her much hated 66A+B_G
5. sc3 sophie- super safe, punish master, and super damaging combos
6. sc3 asta- IMO best ring out game of all other astas, did major damage plus VC made him even scarier
7. sc2 NM- 3 2G wash rinse repeat
8. sc2 Ivy- 33A 22B 6B8 nasty, ability to buffer SS and CS for mad long times from anything
9. sc2 taki- EXC cancels in the right hands was pretty to watch but it also got you killed quick
10. sc1 mitsu- supposedly the best incarnation of mitsu

Id like to get other peoples opinions on this.

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Hilde and Algol are overrated.

SC3 Talim was the best.

SC3 Lizardman with "run-em-off-the-edge-VC" was pretty good too.
 
OOFMATIC said:
SC3 Lizardman with "run-em-off-the-edge-VC" was pretty good too.
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We call that the Voldozer now...

And obviously Talim from SC2 was the best character ever... thats why she was nerfed to be the worst character ever. =P
 
1 - Hilde - Obvious
2 - Algol - Obvious
3 - X (SC3) - Teleport was dumb.
4 - X (SC2) - Obvious
5 - Ivy (SC2) - Damage.
6 - Asta (SC3) - Dumb
7 - Mitsu (From any game that isnt 4)
8 - Sophie (SC3) - Damage
9 - Kilik or Voldo (SC4) - =/
10 - Hwang (SC1) - 3AA dawg.
 
Yes unblockable pogo was a problem with Yoshi definitely!
On second thought you guys are right talim was a beast in sc2! X was just better though. 2 was soooo balanced I miss that shit.
 
OOFMATIC said:
Hilde and Algol are overrated.

SC3 Talim was the best.

SC3 Lizardman with "run-em-off-the-edge-VC" was pretty good too.
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I hated SC3 Talim and I've mained her since SC2.

There was just something about her that to me is inferior to SC4 Talim.

I loved the one from SC2 though. I still miss my beloved BBK from 2.
 
Back on soulcailbur.com, Mick would eventually come in and trick a lot of people into thinking that Cass is the best. That being said, Mick's SC2 Cass is absolutely gorgeous. Mick Cass should a tier of its own imo.
 
Well, no character comes close to Hilde in Soulcalibur brokenness.

Not even SC3 US Xianghua. Hilde is just ridiculous and should be on a tier of her own.

But if you mean a Top 10 list...

1)SC4 Hilde-Doom Combo.

2)SC3 US Xianghua-Good Frames everywhere, teleport, stomp trap, damage.

3)SC3 AE Mitsurugi-Extremely easy and accesible 50% combo. Add 2K and wakeup shenanigans.

4)SC4 Algol-Bubble zoning hurts a lot of character approaches.

5)SC3 AE Setsuka-Great frames, almost 50% combos on CH and agB. Good RO on juggles.

6)SC4 Kilik-Safety, Asura, half stage doable RO combo and a dangerous RO 50/50.

7)SC1 Hwang-SC1 Xianghua with 3AA, a longer 44B, SCCs and top 3 in throwing reach to that effect. Big damage on almost everything.

8)SC2 Xianghua-22B and Avoid coupled with her step were the biggest nuances of her.

9)Tie with SC1 Yoshimitsu/SC2 Yoshimitsu-SC1 Yoshimitsu had the cheap wakeup game with Pogo but SC2 Yoshimitsu had the frames and the scrubby mixup of 1A series/WRK among other things so they cancel out IMO.

10)SC2 Ivy-Good 50% combo and top tier step along with broken soul charge moves.

Honorable mentions to SC4 Voldo, SC2 Mitsurugi, SC3 AE Astaroth and SC1 Cervantes. I don't care what anyone says, an easy 70% combo on a whiff is SICK, no matter if the character is slow.
 
no one put sc3 AE asta there? come on guys... 4s godly pressure... 15 frames 66B > 2B+G *tech trap* = 50% ...plus the other 7-8 50%+ shit he had... not to mention 60%+ wall combos *bullrush spam anyone?*... ...imo sc3 AE asta > hilde... bring on her charges... asta can ch her before they hit or step it... and she can't step bullrush... and anyone remember his 6K from sc3? with PT *tech trap* that's 50%... & about RO? sc3 AE asta has a million more ways to do that then hilde... 1B, g9B, bullrush bla bla bla... *don't get me started on throw shinanigans ...64B+G > 66[K] or 3B+K multi tech traps lead up to 90%*
 
as FYI for those who don't know or forgot, an Astaroth player won SC3:AE at SBO couple years back
 
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