Amy Sorel (エイミ・ソレル, Eimi Soreru) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games, who started off as a plot character in Soulcalibur II, until becoming playable for the first time in Soulcalibur III. Since her playable debut, she's appeared in Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, and Soulcalibur VI.
Physical Appearance
In her debut appearance, Amy is the smallest character and noticeably young, she had green eyes and vermillion hair tied into elaborately curled pigtails. In Soulcalibur IV, her eyes changed colour to red. She is the only character to dress in a Gothic Lolita theme. As of Soulcalibur VI, she wears a lolita bonnet and her dress became slightly longer and covers her shoulders. Her thigh-high stockings changed to dark sheer tights.
Personality
Amy has a generally calm and collected nature within and out of battle. She usually interacts with a slight sense of arrogance in her attitude towards opponents.
Weapons
- Albion
- Rapier
- Schweitzer
- Fallen Antler
- Tuck
- Stiletto
- Unicorn
- Soul Edge (Rapier)
- Magic Wand
- Epee of the Ages
- Mechanical Pierce
Stages
- Romanian Valley - Castle Siege (SCIII:AE) (Note: she shares this stage with Raphael)
- Wolfkrone Monument (SCIV)
- Dark Capital Ostrheinsburg (SC:BD)
- Cursed Moonlit Woods (SCVI)
Trivia
General
- Amy's age is officially listed as 'unknown'. However, a hint at her age is hidden in Raphael's extended Soulcalibur II profile, which states that she was "less than 10" when he first met her.
- Amy's hair isn't naturally curled as seen in Soulcalibur II intro, she has very straight, stiff hair. However, she is a natural redhead.
- Her Destined Battle in Soulcalibur III is Raphael, and her Destined Battle in Soulcalibur IV is Kilik.
- Amy shares several moves with Raphael, such as Bloody Funeral, Undertaker and Pure Sacrifice.
- In Soulcalibur IV, Amy's secondary costume is a palette swap.
- Amy is the shortest female character in the series. Because of this, when certain throws are used on her, one example being Raphael's Death Puppet, there is a noticeable distance between the area where she is and the area where the throwing character is supposedly manipulating her. In Death Puppet Raphael is supposed to put his sword under the opponent's neck, but when used on Amy, the sword is above her head, though she reacts the same way.
- Amy, shortly after Raphael, appears in the Soulcalibur II introduction. This is the first time within the Soul series that a character appears before becoming a playable character.
- In the fan-made series Dead Fantasy, Final Fantasy character Rinoa uses a fighting style that vaguely resembles that of Amy's.
- As a character, Amy's script is somewhat limited. In Soulcalibur III, she is only capable of saying her own name (and only does so in the VS Screen when a button is pressed). In Soulcalibur IV she is given lines, but her Japanese voice-over of her Critical Finish does not have an opening line and she has no lines in her ending.
Soulcalibur III
- Like standard characters, Amy's outfit as well as her voice are unique, but they are not made into Create-a-Fighter parts.
- Amy shares her voice with Lynette. The two of them are voiced by Heather Hogan.
- In Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, Amy has a specially-designed alternate costume which is not available in the console versions of the game.
- In Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, Amy appears on the main roster and has a enhanced moveset similar to her Soulcalibur IV moveset.
Soulcalibur IV
- Amy taunts "I don't understand." If she taunts to Raphael, she says "Huh....Stupid."
- Amy's eyes were originally green. Like Raphael, they changed colours after becoming malfested.
- Amy and Marienbard share the same voice and at the same time are the most faithful to Raphael.
- Amy's nickname is "Fluttering Butterfly of the Night", which happens to be the name of her equipment in character creation mode (i.e. Night Butterfly Boots).
- Amy's weapon, Albion, appears as one of Raphael's weapons, now being named after Amy herself. This version is the design used in Soulcalibur III with a more white and gold texture.
Soulcalibur V
- In his artwork, Raphael is holding Amy's skull ornament with a torn ribbon. This most likely means that during the seventeen years between Soulcalibur IV and Soulcalibur V, Amy was lost and he is looking for her.
- Amy's weapon, Albion, returns as one of Raphael's weapons.
Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
- She was described as "Making the most of her small frame, Amy's style is incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye she can attack her opponent with a flurry of attacks".
- Her moveset featured a teleport and vampiric drain bite. Further playing into her and Raphael's malfested vampiric theme from Soulcalibur IV.
Soulcalibur VI
- Amy's Portrait in Libra of Souls features her new Winter Rose dress but with the same hairstyle as seen in Soulcalibur IV. She retains her original green eyes.
- According to the official Soulcalibur twitter account, in Amy's render background, the wildflowers and roses that symbolize Amy are in bloom, protecting the Sword and Lion, the emblem of the Sorel family.[1]
- Amy's outfit from Soulcalibur IV return as creation parts.
Series appearances
- Soulcalibur II (appears in the opening movie)
- Soulcalibur III (is properly added to the roster in Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition)
- Soulcalibur IV
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
- Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
- Soulcalibur VI
References
- ^ @soulcalibur (October 22, 2020). "Amy's illustration was drawn by concept artist Takuji Kawano to create a sense of connection when she is alongside Raphael. In the background, the wildflowers and roses that symbolize Amy are in bloom, protecting the Sword and Lion, the emblem of the Sorel family." (Tweet). Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
Soulcalibur VI |
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Soulcalibur VI • Soul Chronicle • Libra of Soul • The Art of Soulcalibur VI • Soulcalibur VI Original Soundtrack |
Characters |
2B • Amy • Astaroth • Azwel • Cassandra • Cervantes • Geralt • Grøh • Haohmaru • Hilde • Hwang • Inferno • Ivy • Kilik • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Nightmare • Raphael • Seong Mi-na • Setsuka • Siegfried • Sophitia • Taki • Talim • Tira • Voldo • Xianghua • Yoshimitsu • Zasalamel |
Stages |
Astral Chaos: Tide of the Damned • City Ruins: Eternal Apocalypse • Cursed Moonlit Woods • Faraway Meadow • Gairyu Isle • Grand Labyrinth - Sealed Corridor • Indian Port: Impending Storm • Kunpaetku Temple: Serpentine Banquet • Master Swordman's Cave: Azure Horizon • Master Swordman's Cave: Wicked Depths • Motien Pass Ruins • Murakumo Shrine Grounds • Ostrheinsburg Castle: Hall of the Chosen • Replica Kaer Morhen • Shrine of Eurydice: Cloud Sanctuary • Silver Wolves' Haven • Snow-Capped Showdown • Sunken Desert Ruins • Windswept Plains |