However, just before Soul Edge succeeded, Raphael Sorel (who was heroic at the time) pierced the eye of the soon-to-be reborn Soul Edge at the same time in the Astral Chaos, Siegfried freed the spirit sword and used it to destroy the other counterpart of Soul Edge in the otherworldly realm. By fusing with Soul Calibur, Soul Edge would be able to return back into the real world, and wreck as it did previously. Unable to escape, the spirit sword's evil counterpart began to exploit its power and fused into an evil version of the sword. Xianghua used the sword to successfully destroy Soul Edge, but as a result, the sword was left trapped within the Astral Chaos after the triumph.įollowing its triumph against Soul Edge, Soul Calibur was left trapped within the Astral Chaos. WhenXianghua made her way to Ostriensburg Castle, the sword revealed its true form and power to the imperial guard. Eventually Xianghua later inherited the sword, unaware of its hidden power.

Prior to events of the game, Soul Calibur (which at the time was going by the disguise of Krita Yuga) was stolen by a monk named Kong Xiuquiang, who handed the weapon to his wife Chai Xiangfei, the mother of Chai Xianghua. It contains a spirit referred to as Elysium.

She has however taken the form of ordinary weapons as well, such as the case of Krita Yuga jian, Xianghua's sword, or the hidden form of a greatsword that Siegfried is capable of wielding in Soul Calibur V called Soul Calibur (Hidden).Īnother interesting feature to note is the fact that the sword itself is a living entity. Like its evil counterpart Soul Edge, Soul Calibur often alters her form constantly in the series, with a type of sword being her primary weapon of choice for appearance Several unique traits however are almost always present, the fact that she appears in shimmering blue color, and crystalline texture.

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