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- "He saved me from my fate, I shall repay him even if it means my death"
- — Anja
Anja(アニャ, Anya) is a character in the Soul series and made her debut in Soulcalibur IV and returns in Soulcalibur V.
She uses the same weapons and moveset as Taki in SCIV and Natsu In SCV.
What lies in her soul is Conflict
In Soulcalibur V's promotional material she is referred as Assassin Who Fights Her Inner self
Physical Appearance[]
Anja is an adult woman with light skin, short purplish hair and blueish purple eyes. During SCV, she gains wrinkles, her hair turns grey and becomes longer which is braided into a single braid.
Costume[]
Main[]
Soulcalibur IV: She wears a simple long blue headband with a small grey metal symbol, a simple blue mask that covers the eyes, a pair of small grey samurai pads with blue trim and rings, a small but simple-looking grey breastplate with a coiled motif and blue trim, a pair of light blue colored fingerless forearm gloves that covered with grey gauntlets with a blue angel wing mofit, a pair of grey lower samurai armor with blue trim on the tights holding a bluish purple leather belt, a pair of elegant blue embroided grey greaves with angel wings mofit and emerald jewels on the thighs and feet of the armor.
Soulcalibur V: She wears a white leather tunic with a slit V-neck collar and a belt, a pair of light shaded blue hakama and a pair of leather sandals.
Secondary[]
SCIV: She wears a light blue headband with a small grey plate on the front , a pair of small grey samurai pads with blue trim and rings, a small but simple-looking grey breastplate with a coiled motif and blue trim, a pair of light blue colored fingerless forearm gloves that covered with grey gauntlets with a blue angel wing mofit,, a pair of armored grey shin guards with white straw sandals that have a white cloth in the back and a light blue bodysuit.
SCV: She wears a grey leather coat, a white vest over light purple shirt, light purple boots and brown shoes.
Personality[]
Due to being raised by the Bird of Passage, Anja was rather merciless, cold and had no empathy towards others.
After failing to assassinate John and beginning to serve him has the head of the Almarian Scouts, she has become calm and collected within and out of battle. She also interacts with other people with a slight sense of arrogance. She eventually becomes collected and calm but retains her merciless and a bit of prideful.
Biography[]
Soulcalibur IV[]
Saved by John from her fate, Anja did everything she could in order repay him. She serves as the head of Almarian Scouts, a group dedicated to gather information, infiltration, sabotage and rarely assassination.
Anja in the process of a gathering saw a huge tower rose from earth, tearing the ground below it. Anja felt something she hadn't done in years, fear. She knew that John will investigate it and that he would that she should stay back, However Anja had already made her decision and told her croup to head home as she left to the tower direction
Soulcalibur V[]
Surviving the battle against Emilo Deaman, Anja return to her daily life, leading the Almarian Scouts.
Now 17 years later, Anja even old continued leading the Scouts as best she could but her age was getting to her. Having no children of her own, she needed to chose one of her disciples but her plans was put on hold as she heard from John that Emilo has returned and they were at war with them again. Anja told her scouts their plans in the war.
Anja looked at her blades for a last time before donning her armor and readied herself for anything that would happen in the battle, even her death
Endings[]
Soulcalibur IV[]
Soulcalibur V[]
Fighting style[]
Anja uses the same fighting style as Taki and Natsu, see their page for more information.
Critical Moves[]
Critical Edge[]
Energy of The Cursed Sword: Anja will hold her kodachi in the air and exclaim, "Bear witness....True power!" She will then stick her kodachi into the ground, sending six wild blasts through the stage and her opponent high into the air
Critical Finish[]
Art of The Bird of Passage: Anja says "I won't forgive you", kicks her foe, and then performs a magical ninja spell in order to triple herself into three. Afterwards, they all slash through the target, jump into the air, and become one again. Finally, Anja takes down the helpless opponent in one fatal strike.
Weapons[]
Stages[]
Themesongs[]
- Twilight Dwellers (SCIV)
- Faster Than a Howling Wind (SCV)
Relationships[]
- Failed to assassinate John, who she claims saved her. Now serves as the head of the Almarian scouts.
Series Appearances[]
- Soulcalibur IV (Playable character through Create-A-Soul)
- Soulcalibur V (Playable character through Create-A-Soul)
Quotes[]
Soulcalibur IV[]
- Annoying - Character selection Player 1
- Don't bother me - Character selection Player 2
- I'll break you - 1st Entrance, Player 1
- Effort, talent, they are meaningless - 2nd Entrance, Player 1
- Which do you want destroyed, body or soul? - 3rd Entrance, Player 1
- Get lost - 1st Entrance, Player 2
- I don't like you - 2nd Entrance, Player 2
- Only the victor can decide what is justice - 3rd Entrance, Player 2
- Fight
- Beautiful
- Pain
- Coming
- Ridiculous
- Give up
- The end
- Isn't it?
- It's no use
- Does it hurt?
- Not a problem
- I'll pierce you
- I'll tear you apart
- I don't understand - Taunt
- I won't forgive you - After initiating Critical Finish
- Oops, there you go - Win
- Don't worry, it's fatal - Win
- Maybe you should change your style - Win
- Determination does not equal strength - After winning with low hp
- You have yet to win - After winning with a Perfect
- I do get angry too - After winning with a Critical Finish
Soulcalibur V[]
- Are you ready? - Standard Entrance, Player 1
- Ready to fight? - Standard Entrance, Player 2
- Die
- Amateur
- Strike through
- Got it
- Stand down
- Shut up
- Take this
- This is it
- Your no match
- What's the matter
- You won't survive this
- Too late for regrets
- Fiend! - Spoken during guard break.
- What now? - Spoken after being it by a tremor
- Formidable - Spoken after Yoshimitsu's critical edge
- Not bad - Spoken during Algol's Sadalsuub Markad.
- What a disgrace - Spoken after time out
- I lost - Standing KO
- It can't be! - Spoken after ring out 1st time
- Noo! - Spoken after ring out 2th time
- Bear witness...True power - Spoken during Critical Edge
- Show me what you got - Taunt
- You were a good opponent - Win
- There's no mercy in battle - Win
- What a waste of my time - Win
- Victory or defeat depends on one's training - Win
| Johnnthemaster's Characters in the Original Timeline
John | Kein | Jack | Eve | Minda | Richard | Marco | Daisy | Derson | Misara | Linda | Narek | Lana | Hanson | Lorana | Anja | Shin | Zein | Han-Seong | Khilana | Adhira | Max | Gina | Murex | Jugi | Deathsoul | K.R.E.I.G | Urgog | Vormund | Angus | Emilo Deaman | Emil | Emilia | Night Raven | Tulio | Durnver | Lilith | Vilana | Mirana | Tali | Zira |