Arcturus

Arcturus is Algol's son. Jealous of his father's power, he stole Soul Edge. However, his will was not strong like his father's, and he was possessed by the evil sword. Arcturus killed his mother and the ministers of his father's court. It then commanded him to destroy his father. Having no other choice, Algol overwhelms and kills his son in combat. Algol's sorrow after his son's death persuades him to create the spirit sword Soul Calibur.

In Soulcalibur IV

Arcturus is seen four times in the game: In one of Algol's flashbacks; in Talim and Sophitia's endings; and as an illusion created out of his memories by Zasalamel, sent to fight Algol in his story. In Sophitia's ending she brings Arcturus back to life. Later on in the story we come to find out Arcturus falls in love with Kamikirisuni. The illusory Arcturus uses Nightmare's fighting style and wields Soul Edge (Nauplius). He is the only NPC in the game to do so. Most of his dialogue comes straight out of character creation, but he has one unique line which is; "Father, is that you?"

Character Creation

He cannot be completely created in Character Creation; much of his costume was designed to look similar to Algol's, whose clothing cannot be selected, but his face, hair style and weapon can be selected. So it is possible to create a close model to Arcturus using the aforementioned items, it is just impossible to create his exact costume. The following character design is probably the closest one can get to how Arcturus appears, with what is offered by Character Creation.

Name: Arcturus

Gender: Male

Fighting Style: Nightmare

Weapon: Soul Edge (Nauplius)

Physique: +0

Muscularity: +25

Voice: Male Voice 1 Pitch: -25

Hair: Long Waves

Face: Male Face 1

Hair Color: 4: 06, 26

Eyebrow/Facial Hair Color: 4: 06, 26

Eye Color: 4: 06, 26

Skin Color: 2: 08, 10

Base Equipment Color: 0: 01, 10

Shoulder: Usurper's Spaulders (9: 09, 09 / 0: 01, 01)

Undergarments: Executioner's Fauld (0: 01, 01)

Upper Body: Hero's Breastplate (2: 45, 05)

Arm: Ryuku Gauntlets (9: 09, 09 / 8: 08, 28)

Lower Body: Executioner's Belt (8: 08, 28 / 9: 09, 09 / 9: 09, 09 / 0: 01, 01)

Ankle: Shinobi Tabi (0: 01, 01)

Leg: Protected Greaves (9: 09, 09)

Quotes

• Father, is that you?
• No excuses!
• Get ready!
• Father...
• If I must win to survive...
• Must we fight till one of us fall?
• Don't worry. I'll go easy on ya.
• It appears that words will not be enough.
• I'll stop this with my own power!
• You leave no choice. I'll make this quick.
• Strength is not the only path to victory. (Perfect)
• It was an honorable battle.
• I apologize. Please, don't be upset.
• I will gladly accept your challenge anytime.
• Let's end this charade! (Critical Finish)
• Enough!

Trivia

• In Soulcalibur II's Weapons Master Mode, one chapter sees the player searching for an ancient knight named Arcturus, whose spirit is then fought (represented by Charade). It is most likely not the same Arcturus as this mode is set on a fictional location, but it should be noted that on another chapter there is a country called "Algol". It has yet to be determined whether Namco had the storyline of these two characters in mind at the time, or they simply named them after these two items in Soulcalibur II. Also note when Soulcalibur III was in the making, the preview sites stated that Soul Edge was once used by "a king who was forced to kill his son".
• Arcturus is presumed to be the very first person to be possessed by Soul Edge.
• Arcturus is the brightest star in the Boötes constellation. This is likely to be how Namco chose his name, seeing as Algol also has a star based name.
• Arcturus' clothes are selectable in Soul Calibur III's Character Creation mode.

Gallery

Arcturus possessed by Soul Edge

Arcturus and Talim

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Arcturus hold his father's hand

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