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I realized that somebody has deleted the edge master article and have the search leads to the soul article? So can please somebody make the article again. I understand why someone would mistaken the Edge Master as a title of a soul series and redirect his page to this article, but in reality, he is a key character in one of the soul calibur games.-- 76.202.62.128 ( talk) 20:06, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Who or what is "Project Soul" anyways? We have a link to their website, but are they a sub-group of Namco or something? As far as I can tell, they're the guys who made the Soul series. 75.157.91.151 ( talk) 04:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The series has used Soul Calibur for every game except the original Soul Edge, including the recent spin-off. While it may have been intended to be the Soul series, I think it's clear that it's now the Soul Calibur series. - 24.108.81.35 ( talk) 03:12, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Is it really necessary for most of the characters in the series to have their own articles? I mean, most of them, such as Algol and Olcadan only appeared in one game, and barely have any real-world info on them. Even the Japanese Wikipedia (note that Japan is the series' country of origin) is efficient enough to cover all the characters with a single list. I propose at this point that we merge most (or all) of the characters into a Playable characters in the Soul series article. It sounds like a fair enough deal, so how about it? I await your responses. Cat's Tuxedo ( talk) 22:43, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Going over the merge proposals, Amy (Soul Calibur), Cassandra (Soul Calibur), Charade (Soul Calibur), Hilde (Soul Calibur), Lizardman (Soul Calibur), Necrid, Raphael (Soul Calibur), Setsuka, Tira (Soul Calibur), Zasalamel, wow what a mouthful, should all be workable as articles and achieve notability so objecting to those merges. The others are doubtable that they can go anywhere. Beyond that though a really heavy cleanup is a must.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 14:45, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Every single characters should definitely be merged at this point, though the minor character list should just be cleaned up, reformatted, and renamed instead of a new article being created. Either that or each character can just redirect to their game of origin, and the games can just cover the plots. Either way, I can't imagine any of these characters actually establishing any sort of notability. TTN ( talk) 19:23, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
I think all the main cast that is in 4 should have their own articles, but all other characters can be grouped under "Minor Characters" or whatever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.0.136.244 ( talk) 19:57, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Considering both Street Fighter and Dead or Alive allow all their characters to get individual articles, I don't see why these should be merged. Perhaps instead it would be better to get some consistancy in there. Most the Soul series characters' articles are laid out different to each others. If you just settled on a single format for the characters, it wouldn't be so bad. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.180.153 ( talk) 06:56, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
I totally disagree with merging the character articles. The list of minor characters is already such a mess that only few dare to even touch it in order to sort it out (myself being one of the few). This type of merger has been put through previously, and it was soon reverted because the informative value of the page was plain zero, almost equal to just a list of names. SamSandy ( talk) 14:53, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Is it really necessary to add an unreferenced section like that to every friggin SC4 character article and insist it stay there? Can't even remove the section without some anon adding it back at this point.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 06:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Ah, here is where the Critical Finisher discussion is. I just added it to Amy's *discussion* page but maybe I should have found it here first. I agree these Critical Finisher additions border on being vandalism and need to go. I am neutral about the Stages sections, don't care either way. Probably too in-depth for Wikipedia especially since characters might have different Stages in different Soul Calibur games. The weapons info I think deserves to stay though (if anyone bothers to post the relevant info correctly, I wouldn't bother with it myself). The weapons tend to stay the same from game-to-game, and are a part of each characters Profile (in each Soul Calibur game) just as much as their background Profile story is. Soul Calibur is also a weapons-based fighter and most fighters who use weapons treasure them like a part of their soul. :) WikiPorc ( talk) 00:43, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Been tidying up this article (and taking the talk here because I think it'd be dead on his own article), but I noticed something. Both IGN's coverage on him in their "stars" section and McFarlane's own toy for him use his secondary masked outfit, which would indicate it being the more common look for the character. Anyone opposed if I switch it to that in the article?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 03:15, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
Does each game here need it's own title art shown? It seems a bit overkill.-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 03:18, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
I’ve been a fan of the Soul series ever since the first Soul Edge; so much of a fan in fact that I have a copy of the original console release of every game in the series. I have also noticed the atrocious state of the character articles for this game which I feel is significant affront to the series. I’m considering a massive rewrite of them, from top to bottom.
Yes, all of them.
This rewrite will retain the information already present, mostly focusing on the organization of it into something more easily reference-able. I considered the layout carefully, which I am hoping could provide consistent structure across all characters pages. I realize that each particular section will be enormous for some characters and sparse for others, but consistency between the articles structure was my most important concern.
My proposed layout is as follows:
1. The introduction:
This will remain much as it appears now. A paragraph or two that gives the characters full name, when they first appeared, what games they appeared in, and a one or two sentence summary of their motivations. I want to include the destined battles here as well because I feel they are important, since they tend to stress important character relations.
2. Concept and design:
Fairly self-explanatory I think.
3. Plot summary:
Here will follow the bulk of the article for most characters. This section will describe as briefly as possible the actions each character took during the course of the series, divided into subheadings for which game the actions occurred in. The biggest complaint for these sections seems to be lack of consistency in length and no citations. The game itself is the source of nearly all information regarding the characters actions, so the information is self-citing, and they will be written accordingly. As for length I don’t think there is anything to be done about it. Certain characters accomplish more, story-wise, in certain games than others, and in a given game certain characters don’t do much of anything at all.
4. Epilogues:
The vast majority of epilogues are irrelevant to the overall plot. However they do provide certain information regarding the character not covered anywhere else, and the ones that follow the story are very relevant. For the sake of consistency, if we are going to include epilogues for even one character then they should be included for all characters.
5. Fighting Style:
There two subheadings in this section for Discipline and Weapon. The Discipline heading is a paragraph or two discusses the characters’ listed fighting style in an in-universe context, with real-world references put in a later heading. I find the Weapon heading necessary as for many characters their weapon is a huge part of them, with a story almost as important as the character itself. The Weapon subheading is further divided into headings for each standard weapon the character wielded and which titles they used them. The entry will consist of a brief physical description of the weapon and any known in-game information regarding its origins. This section will also include a few sentences describing any extra weapons the characters had across other titles.
6. Gameplay:
Possibly the most hotly debated entry in the article. The largest complaint for exclusion I’ve seen is that Wikipedia is an encyclopedic reference source, and should not be used as a strategy guide, which I agree with. However, I feel an entry should be included since when discussing a character in a fighting video game there must be relevant connections to the game system itself, not just the story behind the game. To that end, I also feel it is possible to write the entry such that it is acceptable to reference material standards. The distinction comes from describing how the character plays and not how to play the character. In other words, the focus is on the look of the character’s style while maintaining a neutral point of view. This is also the section where characters discipline can be discussed in real-world context, noting any external influences into their movements and animations.
7. Promotion and Reception:
Contains all information relevant to the original introduction of the character and the critical response from the community. While I feel this section is important, I also feel that an undue level of importance is being place on it, such that if there is insufficient information here then the character is deemed "not notable" enough to have their own page, stating that real-world references are what make that distinction.
I would very respectfully ask the wikipedia community to strongly reconsider decisions regarding a characters notability based solely on the community's reaction to that character.
Just because people don't talk about a character doesn't mean they are unimportant to the game.
...Thoughts?-- Lord Knightcon ( talk) 18:54, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
While looking at the pages for the OST's for the games, I have noticed that there is very little information about them. The composers and the track listing is stated, and a couple have a paragraph above. I think that more information should be added, or the pages be combined into a page called 'The Soul Series Discography' or something like that. If they are combined, it could start with an opening paragraph summarising the page, a bit about what the series is, a link to the 'soul series' page, etc. then a bit about each OST (in chronological order, of course) Each could include a paragraph about the soundtrack, track listing, composer(s), etc. I know these are just OST's but if we are going to include them, we should at least put a bit of effort in. Xanthic-Ztk ( talk) 03:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
A few editors have been working on the fighting game article. Although it is not meant to be an exhaustive compilation of every fighting game, let alone every variation on a fighting game, we'd appreciate some comments at talk:fighting game to tell us if there are any huge errors or omissions. Randomran ( talk) 20:02, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
Taki is easily one of the most well-known and popular characters in the series (from I guess some obvious reasons).
Let's see:
Popularity test check:
Of course Taki had at least as much reception, and actually much more (and from the obvious reasons, too - yeah, sex appeal and breasts size and stuff).
This is simply ridicalous.
Also, Soul Calibur and SCII were NOT called "Soulcalibur" - this (one word and not two) changed only with the fourth game. I think your renaming of them after Soulcalibur III was released was as stupid like of you changed Soul Edge to "Souledge" too. -- Ostateczny Krach Systemu Korporacji ( talk) 23:30, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
I was looking at the chart for SC 5 the other day and it said Sophitia would not be in this game but now it says unknown iI for 1 thinks she will be in it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.213.20 ( talk) 14:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
a single section with major characters and a single section with minor characters. that will make it easier to find a list of major characters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.86.142 ( talk) 13:31, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
Cassandra was confirmed for Soul Calibur V. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.184.84.45 ( talk) 19:53, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
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RuthLivingstone ( talk) 01:24, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Do you think images of cosplays inspired by Soul-series characters are relevant and useful here? Here's Tira from Soulcalibur V, if you think it adds value to this article. Cogiati ( talk) 20:31, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
The page still displays the logo used in SCV as the current logo. Actually, the current logo was switched to the original one featuring Nightmare. It was used for SCIIHDO, Lost Swords and is the picture for SC's official twitter page. That is the picture that should be used instead.
Proof:
Cue The Corruption ( talk) 13:51, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
Someone needs information on every single voice actor in the Soul franchise. There should be an article covering cast members in this series in both English and Japanese. Homechallenge55 ( talk) 05:13, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to Soulcalibur (series) per nom. No such user ( talk) 15:07, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
Soul (series) →
Soulcalibur (series) – All other games in the series are called "Soulcalibur" except the first game. In total it's 9 games called "Soulcalibur" versus 1 game not called "Soulcalibur".
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22:40, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
Yeah, you should move that article, because I couldn't do it last time. 31.52.4.146 ( talk) 16:09, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
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The result of the move request was: moved as unopposed. ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Za wl 08:40, 26 January 2018 (UTC)
After this page was moved, there was no reason to keep the (series) disambiguation. As a very long running and lengthy series, there is more of a chance that people who search Soulcalibur are looking for some game in the series other than the first one. Also per typical VG series precedent. ZXCVBNM ( TALK) 13:46, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
Hi, Zahari Baharov. May you please explain the additions of the screenshots, which are already used at their own articles? How do those screenshots improve understanding of the series? Thanks. George Ho ( talk) 23:18, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
After seeing some edit warring (over several years apparently) can it be stated that the background here is alternate history or, as the article puts it, historical fantasy?
There's been edit warring at Cassandra Alexandra and Sophitia and who knows where else over the incomprehensible combination of classical-style Greek names and
Can someone point to where it says that - in the game universe - these characters are from when the Ottoman empire ruled these Greek areas? Otherwise people will keep 'fixing' articles to be " Athens, Greece" and so forth.
It would be great to state what the 'correct' version of the infobox data is for each of these characters, and put that in the talk page for the articles, so you can point contrary editors to that explanation. Shenme ( talk) 09:18, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
It's a pseudohistorical fantasy. Here you go, for example: http://www.soularchive.jp/SC4/character/sophitia/index.html ("オスマントルコ帝国"). Btw the (fantasy) Ottomans are the initial enemy in SC Legends. Think of the Ottomans and the world and the overral "realism" like in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen or Tirant lo Blanch (a 15th-century proto-fantasy story, where the article calls it "a precursor of the present-day genre of alternate history", so yeah if you wish) or János Vitéz. -- SNAAAAKE!! ( talk) 11:49, 3 September 2018 (UTC)