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| Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger | |
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| Developer(s) | Created by Dan Pankrat |
| Platform(s) | PC (Original) PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo (HD Online) |
| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Media | Blu-ray Disc, DVD-DL, Digital download |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Gamepad |
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- "This is the Stage of History"
- — game slogan
Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger is a fighting game, developed by Dan Pankrat, and the first instalment of Blade Trigger fanon universe.
The events of this game tell an original story based on the very first game in Soul series, Soul Edge, instead of Soulcalibur, like in Soulcalibur VI. However, only four characters from the original Soul series are involved in this game, and it will introduce many new warriors, who are connected to Soul Edge, Soul Calibur and the Evil Seed.
All new characters have their original weapons & fighting styles, as some of Soulcalibur characters will appear in future releases.
The story takes place in 1581.
Game Features[]
Although it uses Soulcalibur VI’s engine and graphics, many of mechanics are absent in this game. In fact, this game contains basic gameplay elements, such as Guard Impact & Ring Out, like in early games of series.
Characters[]
Characters from Soul series[]
Siegfried Schtauffen - One of three main protagonists of this game. A young warrior, who pursues “The Knight of Destruction” in attempt to avenge his father.
His weapon - Zweihänder.
Sophitia Alexandra - One of three main protagonists of this game. A holy warrior, who was chosen by Hephaestus, the god of smithing, to destroy the cursed weapon.
Her weapon - Sword & Shield.
Taki - One of three main protagonists of this game. She is a Japanese demon-hunting kunoichi and the greatest warrior of the Fu-Ma ninja clan, who was ordered to destroy the source of Evil Seed.
Her weapon - Dual Kodachi.
Cervantes de Leon - The infamous pirate captain of Seven Seas, who also seeks Soul Edge, as he heard about its ability to take various forms based on the wielder.
In this game he is still a human as he is not the host of Soul Edge.
His weapon - Longsword and Pistol Sword.
Original Characters[]
Nesmeyana - Yaroslava Yurievna, better known as “Nesmeyana” for her gloomy behaviour, is a tsarevna (Russian princess), who run away from her home to seek a worthy opponent, because of her boredom.
Her weapon - Snake Sword.
She replaces Ivy in this game.
Cleo - A mysterious fortune teller from Egypt. She travels the world to find and kill the person, who will begin the greatest war in history.
Her weapon - Crystal Ball.
She replaces Viola in this game.
Trent - A private investigator, who investigates the events behind Evil Seed. Usually, he acts calm and relaxed, but in certain cases, he can be violent.
His weapon - Hidden Daggers.
He uses Ezio Auditore’s fighting style, but he also has many own techniques.
April - A mad automaton created by the hands of the malevolent cult Fygul Cestemus. Shortly after her birth, she killed several priests and escaped into the outer world to continue her infinite bloody massacre.
Her weapon - Double Scythe.
Unlike Zasalamel’s weapon, her scythe was made based on the spear, and has round blades on top of it. Also, that scythe is more light and quick in spinning and poking.
Pocket - A child of street slums, Pocket knows well how to survive in any situation. He is the fearless one, ready to face anyone with weapon, fighting only with his gauntlets, which once he stole from some general.
His weapon - Iron Gauntlets.
Alberto Barrymore - A wealthy collector from London, who seeks Soul Edge to make it a part of his weapon collection. He is also respects his opponents and women, as a true gentleman.
His weapon - Walking Cane.
Milon - Self-proclaimed “King of Thieves”, Milon is leader of the biggest outlaw gang in Europe. He had stolen many famous treasures, weapons, armours and jewellery, but now his target none other than Soul Edge itself!
He was named after the character from Russian theatre comedy “The Minor”.
His weapon - Pair of Sickles.
Karina Smith - Karina is one of the deadliest assassins, who always kills her targets quickly. She provides her services to the richest people of the world. However, her current task is to find and deliver Soul Edge to a wealthy Italian weapons merchant, who hired her.
Her weapon - Pair of Krises.
Nora - A young girl from North, who seeks the reasons of calamities in her homeland. She had never left her tribe and was amazed of outer world, but her curiosity can provide problems to her. Nora's pet white owl named Grusha always companions her owner.
Her weapon - Morning Star.
Surtron - A Viking, who is looking for the ultimate weapon, which help his clan conquer other countries, especially, Nora’s tribe. He was named after Surtr - Fire Giant from Norse mythology.
His weapon – Trident.
Tarlok - An Aztec warrior, who travels the world to find the place, where “Red Sun” was born, as he believes that means a death of Huitzilopochtli.
His weapon – Macuahuitl.
Kuroki Shinzo - Former Japanese soldier, whose village was destroyed by Knight of Destruction. He found the weirder of Soul Edge in Egypt, but lost and was nearly killed. Shinzo was saved by Egyptian priests, but he was turned into some kind of living mummy. Under the priests’ blessing, he continues his rampage.
In this Japanese name, the family name is Kuroki.
His weapon – Khopesh.
Timmy - A young knight, who is searching for Soul Edge to prove everyone that he is not a crybaby. However, he is really too coward. His full name - Theodore “Timmy” Rafale.
His weapon - Long Sword.
Lokum - One of the highest priests of Fygul Cestemus. Once he was a soldier, who fought along Timmy’s father and Frederick Schtauffen, until he lost his arms in the war. Soon, in Tibet Lokum mastered the black magic and now uses it to morph the arms, he had attached to his body.
His weapon - Severed Arms.
Gray - Former member of “Bird of Passage” first unit. Now he’s searching for his lover, Assol, and killing his former colleagues.
He was named after the character from Russian novel “Scarlet Sails”.
His weapon - Sword & Dagger.
Assol - Former member of “Bird of Passage” second unit. She’s the one of the most sadistic members of the organisation, who was separated from her lover, Gray, and now is killing anyone she wants.
She was named after the character from Russian novel “Scarlet Sails”.
Her weapon – Machete.
Gadget - A genius inventor, who pursues her runaway robot. She also seeks for Soul Edge, as she believes, that it will become a perfect power generator.
Her weapon - Energy Staff.
Vortex - Gadget’s robot, who run away from his creator to see the world. He’s also looking for a wife for himself, as he believes in power of love.
His weapon - Robotic Hands (They can be extended by steel springs).
Patty - A high, strong, muscular woman who is surprisingly clumsy, sweet and gentle. She wants to find and punish “The Knight of Destruction”, and later bring him to her village she was exiled from for her clumsiness, as a present for forgiveness.
Patty is her nickname, her name is Patrisha.
Her weapon - Heavy Staff (Staff with two heavy rocks on both sides).
Damian - A wandering bard, wants to find out what’s going on there and why people constantly attack him.
His weapon – Guitar.
Phillip - A wandering hunter, who cares about nature. He tries to find out what is the cause of trees and plants dying.
His weapon - Battle Bow (bow with blades).
Griff - A member of Hidden village clan, who travels the world to eliminate the chaos, which affects his homeland.
His weapon - Wooden Flail (wooden ball with stick and rope).
Badour - A Persian queen, who seeks the way to return her youth, as she is very old. She is also looking for Soul Edge, hoping that the weapon will make her young again.
She was named after the princess Badroulbadour from Aladdin fairy tale.
Her weapon - Dual Sabers.
Meowlody - An outcast, who was raised by stray cats, and, as result, she believes that she’s a cat herself.
She was named after the character from Monster High franchise.
Her weapon - Cat Paws.
Misty - An acrobat and star of circus, who was forced to run away, as the other circus performers went mad and started killing each other.
Her weapon - Sharp Rings (she also can use bare hands style and switching between them).
Masami - A Japanese general, who seeks “The Ultimate Weapon” to bring order in her country. She believes that Soul Edge will give her absolute power to slay anyone in her way.
Her weapon - Daisho (katana with hidden blade; she can switch between them, like Misty).
Daisy - A Fairy, who is a guardian of holy sword - Soul Calibur. She seeks a warrior, who will end the terror of Soul Edge. In other case, she is ready to fight evil by herself.
She was the one who saved Siegfried from Soul Edge’s rampage.
Her weapon - Magic Wand (as a fairy, she uses magic spells and casts).
Junior - Gadget’s son, who is a genius like his mother, despite being only 10 years old. He travels the world to test his new invention - backpack, full of various gadgets. His full name - Gadget Jr.
His weapon – Backpack.
Bosses[]
In this game there are various bosses. All of them are unlockable.
Danny - A young blacksmith, who pretends to be “The Knight of Destruction” and wielder of Soul Edge, to get money and fame very quick and easy. He got fear and respect from others by his terrifying armor and sword.
His weapon - Giant Sword (he uses Nightmare’s fighting style, but without skills).
Nightmare - Malfested and more powerful version of Danny. He appears, when Danny takes the real Soul Edge to save Sophitia, Siegfried and Taki. Nightmare is playable only in Story and can be fought only in Legendary Souls.
After unlocking, Nightmare can be selected as alternative costume for Danny.
Vivica - The true wielder of Soul Edge.
An illegitimate child of Spanish nobleman and his African slave, she was sold to the Coliseum and was raised to be a gladiator, nicknamed “Sun Eater” for her long & golden hair. Vivica received Soul Edge as a prize for winning a deadly contest, because she was the only survivor. Soul Edge had subdued Vivica, as her mind was twisted and unwell. The cursed sword changed its form and spread the Evil Seed after it accepted her as its rightful owner.
As playable character, she is in her normal form, but her Malfested form can be selected too.
Her weapon - Mace Spear.
Algol - The legendary “Hero King”, who once wielded Soul Edge and was forced to kill his son because of this demonic sword. From one of Soul Edge’s shards he had created the holy sword - Soul Calibur, sacrificing the pure soul of his daughter, to oppose the evil sword, being its equal in strength and opposite in intent. As the punishment, he was trapped in Astral Chaos, and he is still waiting for return.
His weapon - Power of Astral Chaos.
Edge Master - A mysterious old warrior, who mastered the numerous weapons and fighting styles.
He mimics the weapons of all the male characters.
Elysium - The living incarnation of Soul Calibur, taking the form of an angelic woman.
She mimics the weapons of all the female characters.
Inferno - The living incarnation of Soul Edge, taking the form of flaming skeleton.
He mimics the weapons of all the characters.
Nefeliz - The creature from another dimension with unspeakable powers and abilities. Nefeliz is responsible for creating Soul Edge, just “for fun”. She also has an imaginary friend named Agilera whom she loves to talk with. For unknown reasons she constantly takes a cocktail stick with herself.
She is the main antagonist of this game.
Her weapon - her whole body.
Other enemies[]
This is the list of opponents you can meet in Tales of Souls Mode:
- Common
- Assassin
- Berserker
- Lizardman
- Thief
- Pirate
- Fu-Ma Ninja
- Footsoldier
- Cultist
- Bird of Passage
- Malfested
- Elite
(They are harder and needs a specific way to defeat them)
- Colossus
- Doppelgänger
- Jaguar (a man in a King costume)
- Gel-o-Fury
- Unknown Soul
- Will-o'-the-Wisp
- Keres
- Yeti
Signature game modes[]
- Swords of the Legends: New Story Mode, which based on Soulcalibur Legends. Resolve the mystery of “The Knight of Destruction” from three different perspectives: Greek warrior Sophitia, German rebel Siegfried and Japanese ninja Taki.
(Complete the mode for all three characters to unlock all the stages of this mode and Danny as playable character in this mode)
- Tales of Souls: This mode returns from Soulcalibur III. It has various passes and battles. Almost all bonus characters are unlocking here.
- Arcade: Fight through 8 stages. The 9th stage will be your character's Destined Battle. The final boss will vary depending on specific actions.
(See Boss Route below)
- Extra Arcade: As same as Arcade Mode, but with random stages and bonus characters.
(Unlock all bonus characters to unlock Extra Arcade Mode)
- Customisation: One of the features from character creation, allows to change character’s appearance.
- Online Battles: Here there are some rules - you can choose main, bonus & boss characters, but Nefeliz & cheat characters are not available in this mode.
- Legendary Souls: This mode returns from Soulcalibur V. The player will fight 8 of the game's bosses who is set to a secret difficulty that is higher than even Very Hard, akin to the Ultra Hard and Edge Master difficulties from games of Soul series.
The list of opponents is:
1. Danny
2. Vivica (Malfested)
3. Algol
4. Nightmare
5. Edge Master
6. Elysium
7. Inferno
8. Nefeliz
Cheat characters[]
There is an exclusive option, instead of Character Creation: the opportunity to add player’s character, made in 3D-model maker, into this game. This character can use one of the game’s weapons, have own weapon or fight without them. Also, player can create an icon and artwork for that character.
Boss Routes[]
There are specific actions you need to require to fight some bosses. Here they are:
- Arcade & Extra Arcade
Danny: Fail to reach any requirements
Vivica -> Algol/Edge Master/Elysium (Final boss will select randomly): At least three stages with all “perfect” battles. No ring outs.
Inferno -> Nefeliz: At least seven stages with all “perfect” battles. No ring outs. Also don’t lose to Inferno a single round.
- Tales of Souls
Danny: Fail to reach any requirements
Vivica -> Algol/Edge Master/Elysium (There is a path for every boss): Find a specific path and win the Destined Battle in Coliseum. And the most important: Don’t fail any QTEs.
Inferno -> Nefeliz: Find a specific path, beat Olcadan and don’t lose to Inferno.
You have only one chance to beat Nefeliz.
Character’s ending will be available, if player reaches Inferno, no depending on Nefeliz.
In other cases, player will got one of “false endings”.
The endings are available in both modes.
Unlocking the characters[]
Bonus Characters[]
All of bonus characters can be found on “Prepare to Defend Yourself” battles. Beat them and complete the route to unlock them.
Most of them use the fighting styles from Soulcalibur VI.
- Seong Han-myeong: Chinese Blade (Hwang)
- Orzal: Double Saber (Grøh)
- George von Krone: Short Sword & Spear (Hilde)
- Liang Lingyu: Rapier (Raphael)
- Plata: Dual Elbow Blades (Talim)
- Rothion Alexander: Staff (Kilik)
- Shugen Kokonoe: Umbrella Sword (Setsuka)
- Prototype: Giant Axe (Astaroth)
- Chie: Naginata (Seong Mi-na)
- Diver (joke character): Sword & Shield (Cassandra)
- Lyla: Sai (original style)
- Johan Dürer: Claymore (original style)
- Aeon Calcos: Axe & Shield (original style)
- Necrid: Enigma (original style)
- Charade: Death Claws (original style)
- Olcadan: The Ancient (opponent mimic; in specific cases, like Nefeliz, he uses random weapon style)
Bosses[]
- Danny: beat him in Tales of Souls
- Nightmare: beat Danny in Tales of Souls after completing Swords of the Legends mode
- Vivica: beat Nefeliz in arcade mode
- Algol: beat him in Tales of Souls
- Edge Master: beat him in Tales of Souls
- Elysium: beat her in Tales of Souls
- Inferno: beat him in Tales of Souls after unlocking Algol, Edge Master & Elysium
- Nefeliz: beat her in Extra Arcade Mode with all the characters (including bosses & bonus characters)
All of them (except Nefeliz) can be unlocked after clearing Legendary Souls mode at least once.
Destined battle[]
In this game all Destined Battles are fought in 9th stage of Arcade and Extra Arcade. They are also can be found in Tales of Souls (Coliseum & Grand Labyrinth Route).
Here they are:
An asterisk (*) denotes a mutual battle.
Gadget - Vortex*
Junior - April*
Gray - Damian*
Assol - Misty*
Karina - Daisy*
Lokum - Trent*
Masami - Nesmeyana*
Siegfried - Taki*
Sophitia - Cervantes*
Tarlok - Alberto*
Pocket - Milon*
Shinzo - Cleo*
Badour - Patty*
Meowlody - Timmy*
Nora - Surtron*
Phillip - Griff*
Danny - Sophitia
Nightmare - Karina
Vivica - Siegfried
Vivica (malfested) - Taki
Algol - Badour
Edge Master - Trent
Elysium - Milon
Inferno - Cervantes
Nefeliz - Daisy
Han-Myeong - Masami
Orzal - Junior
George - Lokum
Lingyu - Vortex
Plata - Patty
Rothion - Tarlok
Shugen - Nesmeyana
Prototype - Griff
Chie - Gadget
Diver - Meowlody
Lyla - Alberto
Johan - Timmy
Aeon - Misty
Necrid - Damian
Charade - Shinzo
Olcadan - Pocket
Cheat characters - Cleo
Blade Trigger HD Online
Yoshimitsu - Kunimitsu*
Kong - Surtron
Nick - Phillip
Special Weapons[]
Many of the weapons can be unlocked or bought in Swords of the Legends Mode shop. Player can change character’s weapon in customisation. However, there are special conditions to unlock Special Weapons.
- The Ancient: Beat Olcadan in Tales of Souls Mode (for Bonus Characters clear Legendary Souls Mode)
- Soul Edge: Beat Nefeliz in Tales of Souls Mode (for Bonus Characters clear Legendary Souls Mode)
- Soul Calibur: Clear Legendary Souls Mode
Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger HD Online[]
A remake of Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger was released after Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger F. This installment contains improved graphics, enhanced network connection and various important changes listed below:
- As this is a game for consoles, the cheat character feature was replaced by Blade Trigger F version of Character Customisation.
- All characters are available from start. Nefeliz can be selected too, as this is Blade Trigger II-III version, while her boss incarnation remains same.
- Rothion is replaced by Kong Xiuqiang, as they both used Kilik's weapon in Soulcalibur VI.
- But Rothion will not be removed: he will got his weapon and fighting style from Soulcalibur: Blade Trigger III, adapted for this game.
- All Bonus characters are added to the roster as main characters.
- Karina's false identity, Nick Powers, will also appear in this game as Karina's alternative form, similar to Nightmare and Malfested Vivica.
- This game also features guest characters: Yoshimitsu from Soul series & Kunimitsu from Tekken series.
- Yoshimitsu, Kunimitsu and Nick Powers can be chosen in Tales of Souls Mode.
- CGI-endings, like in Soul Edge & Soulcalibur III now available only in Tales of Souls Mode. Arcade & Extra Arcade character endings are different: there are images like in Soulcalibur & Soulcalibur II, which tales canonical fates of main characters & bosses, according to Blade Trigger II. These type of endings is available for all characters: they tell about the fates of all bonus characters (except Diver, as he is a joke character) during the events of Blade Trigger II & III.
Trivia[]
- Initially, this game was called Soul Trigger, as it was an interpretation of Soul Edge. But, due to the problems while creating of logo, the game (and the whole series) was renamed.
- The logo of Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul became the base to Blade Trigger series logo.
- This game has the biggest number of new characters (31 in total).
- With characters from Soul series and all bonus characters, full roster contains 55 characters.
- This game also has one of the biggest number of bonus characters in Soul games - 16 bonus characters, while Soulcalibur III has 17.
- The characters, who affected in story of the Soul series at whole (Siegfried, Cervantes, Sophitia, Taki) are included in this game.
- Necrid, who haven't appeard since Soulcalibur II, and Olcadan, who haven't appeard since Soulcalibur III, returned in this game.
- Some of bonus characters debuted in Soul Chronicle Mode from Soulcalibur VI as unplayable opponents.
- Despite the fact that Diver in Soul Edge was presumably female, in this game Diver is a male character.
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