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Soul Calibur V: Complete Fighter Roster

Soul Calibur V isn't far off, and the hardcore fans are just dying to jump into the ring again.

But have you seen the full roster yet? There have been plenty of rumors surrounding certain characters and while a few hopeful assumptions persist, The Controller Online was able to come up with the complete main roster (with a few possible exceptions).

It looks like this; it consists of returning faces and new competitors. Check it out:

Additions- Algol and Edge Master are unlocked in Story Mode, and don't forget about two special guests: Ezio Auditore of Assassin's Creed fame and, believe it or not, Katsuhiro Harada, the Tekken producer. Yes, it appears the real guy is in the game. Elysium is still a rumor but that may be confirmed at a later date.

So there you have it. Sorry, Sophitia fans, we're not sure why she's not here. But we imagine the more avid followers will try to create her with that robust character customization mechanic in the game, right?

Related Game(s): Soul Calibur V

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Temjin001
Temjin001
12 years ago

I think it something of a cardinal sin when fighting game devs remove iconic combatants from the roster. It sucked when Chun Li didn't appear in the first two iterations of SF3. It sucked when Jin Kasama's fighting style was entirely reset for Tekken 4 and so where is Sophitia in SC5?
Do they not consider that a combatant who has been part of the cast since Soul Edge may very well be the favorite of many?

Temjin001
Temjin001
12 years ago

Oh, and it sucked when UMK3 didn't get Baraka.
Here! try this new MKII character(then a few years later) YOINK!

YashaZz
YashaZz
12 years ago

I really liked Necrid in SCII, I was dissapointed when he never re-appeared in the newer installments. 🙁

firesoul453
firesoul453
12 years ago

Durring playsation / N64 era, I really enjoyed fighting games but its getting rare for my friends all to get together and play a game, even when we do, its usually a fps.

I like these games but havn't even gotten my moneys worth from Soul Calibur IV yet

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

You're correct, there hasn't been that kind of outcry, and I don't know why.

Thanks for reminding me of Setsuka. I knew I had missed her, but could not remember how to spell the name…

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

Weird, this was a reply to bebestorm on the post below…

bebestorm
bebestorm
12 years ago

Im surprised there hasnt been a outcry about Talim,Taki ,Xianghua and others. I'll still plan to buy it soon. Im concerned about the story mode.

Nlayer
Nlayer
12 years ago

Since it looks like it does not have Talim, I am very saddened. I can't believe they removed some of these great characters!

For me, no Talim = wait for price-drop. Maybe They'll release some of the old characters through DLC later? Or are we just supposed to deal with their absence… 🙁

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

You must not read my comments. I have been decrying the removal of Sophitia, Taki, Xianghu, Cassandra and for that matter Talim fort some time now.

To me, the game has a distinctly more macho, aggressive feel, and seems to be content to abandon fans of series favorites. Since they are content to abandon me, I will abandon them.

bebestorm
bebestorm
12 years ago

@ Highlander
Im aware of your past comments for SCV but I mean a outcry on the level of Ninja Theory doing DMC, Sucker Punch new Cole,Platinum doing Metal Solid Rishing and SE XIII. I don't like the changes they have made either but there enough of past characters returning for me to still buy it.

Setsuka didnt make the cut either.


Last edited by bebestorm on 1/28/2012 4:12:35 PM

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

(this reply originally appeared somewhere else, not sure why….)

You're correct, there hasn't been that kind of outcry, and I don't know why.

Thanks for reminding me of Setsuka. I knew I had missed her, but could not remember how to spell the name…

berserk
berserk
12 years ago

I m also very saddened by no Talim , at least some of the othere that got remove still have someone that somewhat play like them ( Natsu = Taki for example ).

cLoudou
cLoudou
12 years ago

No Taki, no buy.

Troy Powers
Troy Powers
12 years ago

This Natsu character is Taki's replacement. As I understand, she's Taki's disciple. In this game, Taki has gone missing while on a mission. Here's hoping that Natsu's story concludes with her finding Taki and unlocking her character.

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

Troy, wishful thinking and replacement characters do not a Taki make.

No Taki, No Sophitia, No Talim, No Sophitia, No Cassandra, No Seong Mi-Na, no buy.

Gee, there sure does seem to be a trend among the missing characters. 🙁

Screw it, I'm not buying this piece of crap.

Ydobon
Ydobon
12 years ago

Same here cloud. I clicked on this article so fast hoping Taki name would somewhere be in there.

Neurotoxiny
Neurotoxiny
12 years ago

No Yun-Seong, no buy… 🙁

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

If they had Hwang would you buy?

KNG201
KNG201
12 years ago

I would like to see icigo and kenpachi of course. (crossing fingers) lol

Ydobon
Ydobon
12 years ago

That would be cool. I like that idea better than ezio.

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

Not even on my list of possible purchases, which is a first for a game in this franchise.

As for recreating her with the create a soul feature Ben, I can create anything I want with the same feature in SC3 and 4. Why bother buying SCV so I can put in a hollow caricature in replacement of that which is removed? That's a weak reason to buy a game that repeats a mechanic that I have already got in 3-4 other games.


Last edited by TheHighlander on 1/28/2012 3:40:37 PM

The Doom
The Doom
12 years ago

Sophie and Sestuka are in it; but not in how you'd expect

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

Cut scenes and alternate versions of nightmare do not count, but then, you already know that.

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

Yea agreed with Highlander. They don't count.. for me

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

setsuka is in it by an alternate version of sophie's son, Patroklos believe it or not

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

Aaron, amazing as it is to you, some people wanted the character, not the moveset.

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

when did i say i find it amazing?

YashaZz
YashaZz
12 years ago

I'm really eager to see Nightmares new look.

berserk
berserk
12 years ago

The only thing that really bother me are the Dlc that come out the same month . Cas stuff released on 3 different dat that month , at least they won t cost much .

___________
___________
12 years ago

plus pacman and megaman.
all i have to ask is WTF does pacman have to do with this?
honestly, hows he going to fight?
dont mess with me otherwise ill open my pizza box, remove a piece and eat you!
……..

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

Wrong place: Pacman and mega man are for SF X Tekken not SCV. Hey you nvr know they might be available as dlc down the road

Laguna
Laguna
12 years ago

Setsuka's moveset returns. It is in an alternate form of Patroklos called Alpha Patroklos who wields soul calibur in a sword and sheath.

Sophtia's moveset returns in another form of Pyrrha. She is called Pyrrha Omega and wields Soul Edge and has evil eyes.

Kilik is a mimic who changes through all of the MALE styles in the game.

Elysium is the boss of the game. I believe she is the heavenly representation of Sophitia. She mimics all the females in the game.

I do not know if this has been poster here in previous comments, but rest assured it is completely true.

You can find the information on 8wayrun, there were even some leaked youtube videos of it

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

see this is the thing, I don't think you 'get' why people get upset by the removal of their favorite characters. returning their moveset is not returning the character.

saintaqua
saintaqua
12 years ago

I miss Rock already.
At least Kilik is there.

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

Kilik is Edge Master so don't be fooled my their marketing trick. Nice try Namco

dillonthebunny
dillonthebunny
12 years ago

you know.. there is one thing about soul calibur that no one is talking about, and that is how tight and responsive it will be.

no.. what everyone is talking about is what character is stopping them form buying this game.

this saddens me.

it makes me sad because imo fighting games should be about how tight they are, the moves, the styles, the flair..

yes, to a certain degree i agree on the characters being replaced isnt exactly what i would choose. but come on.. SC has been around for a long time now, and there needs to be a lil shake up in order to make the game feel a little fresher, especially after the last installment.

but they also need to be able to be in a position where either through DLC or SCVI they can start to bring old characters back, and the fans will go mad for them…

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

not sure why people pay much attention to the story of a fighting game. But if a character is totally missing from the game, moves and all, i can see reason to be piss. now if they are in the game and had an alignment switch, thats negligible

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

No, sorry Dillon, I disagree completely with you on this. This is a fighting game. The movesets are the movesets. According to some it shouldn't matter what characters there are so long as the movesets remain. I think that after 5 installments, the movesets are pretty much established and all you have left is the characters. To me, it's the characters that move copies of the game, since the move sets are the same movesets we've seen before. But by removing so many iconic characters – and no I do NOT count all the alternates and crap like that – removes any reason to buy the game.

There is no reason for me to but the game because all of my favorite characters are gone, and I can play the same move sets in at least 3 other games already.

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

I'm pissed cuz they wasted valuable character space to include stupid and useless additions like Elysium, Alpha Patroklos,Omega Pyrrha,and Kilik. Elysium and Kilik are just another Edge master so 2 wasted slots there, Alpha Patroklos is apparently gonna play as Setsuka waste as they should just copy and paste Setsuka from SCIV and Omega Pyrrha is another waste as she has the same moves but uses Soul Edge instead. Thats a total of at least 4 wsted char roster slots (5 for me cuz I think edge master is another waste personally I'd rather have him be dlc instead of wasting space in the character roster.)

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

Also they should have expanded the number of character creation slots from 50 in SCIV. My sister has 5 PSN accounts because she can't fit all her character creations on one account. Ugly: Why does Tyra still have to lose health!!

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

thats part of Tira's moveset and play style. high risk, high reward.

Mr_Sterg
Mr_Sterg
12 years ago

Can anyone tell me why Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has already 45 announced characters!! and they will still be adding characters as the game is coming out holiday 2012. My guess: Katsuhiro Harada loves his fans more than Daishi Odashima.

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

Tekken games normally have more characters to choose from, thats really nothing new. The teams that make each game are so different from each other they may as well be different companies


Last edited by aaronisbla on 1/30/2012 8:04:26 AM

ZenChichiri
ZenChichiri
12 years ago

They may have removed some of the characters (which SUCKS because I played mostly from the female cast of: Seung Mina, Sophitia, Xianghua) but it doesn't mean the game will be terrible. The new characters could have been added to rebalance the game and make it better as a whole. We can't judge it just yet, as the new characters could be great.

As dillonthebunny said, the game itself could still be fantastic, but if it had the same roster as before it would be more of the same. This could be a step in the right direction for the series to evolve. Keep in mind I said COULD BE because I'm not passing judgment just yet, as many people seem to be doing without regarding any other aspects of the game.

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

No, that's the thing, it is more of the same, only with new and more anonymous characters. The movesets are the same, but the faces are different. So any connection players had with the characters is gone.

dillonthebunny
dillonthebunny
12 years ago

connection with characters? lol, maybe its time to choose a different fighting game then. Games like this have to evolve.. evolve or die.

I agree that people have their characters and become purists in doing so, or at least they think so. basically they are the sort of people who say I cant play that game if im not playing as …. (fill in the blanks), which sounds ridiculous to me.

a fighting game is ALL about fighting mechanics, every Tekken and Soul calibur game that has come has refined their engine since the last installment. You say that movesets are movesets, and to a certain degree thats true, but its what you do with them, its how you apply them to your fight that makes games like Soul Calibur shine from the crowd.

The game has to move on, it has to grow.. the fighting engine that was in this and the last game is amazing, but if you dont start to do something radical then the games all blur in to one.

sometimes you must clear the path before moving forward.

TheHighlander
TheHighlander
12 years ago

They can clear the path and move on without me then.

aaronisbla
aaronisbla
12 years ago

Too bad Devil Jin will be banned from tournament play. Namco should have just put him into the game instead of his moveset, this way he would be a set character and not fit under the CAS character ban. I hear he is pretty broken as well

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