Hualin

Hualin
Character
Debut:	Soulcalibur III
Voice (E):	???
Voice (J):	Hiromi Konno
Biography
Age:	18
Birthplace:	Xian Outskirts, Ming Empire (present-day China)
Birthday:	1572
Blood:	A
Height:	5'2" (158 cm)
Weight:	104 lbs (47 kg)
Family:	Foster family running a weapon shop in the inlands of Ming Cepheus
Fighting Style
Type:	Rod
Weapon:	Cepheus Seal
Discipline:	Ruyi Staff Arts

Hualin (ファリン, Farin, Chinese: 花麗) is a fictional character in Namco's Soul series of fighting games. She is the shopkeeper created for the weapon shop within Soul Calibur III and an unlockable Bonus Character in the main game as well. She represents the "Staff" Create-a-Fighter discipline.

Biography​

Bio: Soulcalibur III​

Hualin started her life as a weapon seller when she entered as a servant in a weapon store set on a small village at the foot of a mountain where a martial artist master is said to dwell. While she did her daily chores and weapons caring, she found her life's career. From that point, she put all her efforts into becoming the finest weaponsmith in the world.

Because of the store's location, Asian weapons were the predominant kind, but she also was able to obtain some western weapons and Arabic knives. But there was so much around the world, she started wishing to know all weapons she could.

One day at the end of year she met Cepheus. He was returning from a big purchase in Ming and stopped to visit an old friend. He was astonished at seeing Hualin's smithing skills, but lamented her situation, for even if her handling of Ming weapons were excellent, she was inexperienced in other kinds of weaponry. Cepheus decided to ask the store's owner if he would let him take Hualin to his store, in a city where east and west met and where she could train her skills further.

The store owner recognized Hualin's talent as well, but he knew her departure would be a great loss to him and his store. Upon much debating, he finally decided to let her go with Cepheus. Hualin installed in the store of Cepheus, and started taking care of his weapon management, training daily under the old man's supervision to refine her skills even more.

Character Artwork​

Art: Soulcalibur III (+UFS)​