- "Sorry, but you are no match for me."
- — Kilik
Biography[]
Soulcalibur[]
Xianglian stops Kilik's rampage in the Ling-Sheng Su Temple
One night, his "sister", Xianglian, visited him as he was deep in thought, and revealed that she had become elected for inheritor of the holy mirror Dvapara-Yuga. But she also divulged the details of a conversation she had overheard: that only two of the treasures still existed at the temple, because the Krita-Yuga had been stolen years ago by her biological father and that the monks had been hiding this the entire time. She had been nominated for the Dvapara-Yuga instead, because she had told the master of the temple that she felt unworthy to inherit the Krita-Yuga, considering her family history, and her selfless reflection was a prominent feature of her inheritance of Dvapara-Yuga. However, the night before the succession ceremony, the Evil Seed came down on the temple, and an evil presence overwhelmed the inhabitants. Sensing the evil, the monks who were preparing for the ceremony immediately transferred ownership of the holy artifacts to Kilik and Xianglian. Minutes later, everyone in the temple lost their sanity except Xianglian. With madness combined with his great skills, Kilik killed many temple members as everyone fought one-another. Xianglian realized the power of the mirror and slung it around Kilik's shoulder, causing him to regain his sanity as she lost hers. When Kilik had completely regained his senses, he realized that the monks had slaughtered each other. He tried to leave, but the only other known survivor, Xianglian, blocked his way, now totally corrupted by the Evil Seed, and attacked him. He tried to avoid hurting her, but was forced to kill her in self-defense.
Kilik trains with Edge Master
An old man, the Edge Master—adviser and teacher of the Ling-Sheng Su martial arts—found Kilik's unconscious body in the temple. He set the corrupted temple on fire and carried Kilik home. After two days, Kilik finally awoke, and Edge Master told him the truth: Kilik and Kali-Yuga had been infected with the Evil Seed, the source of which was the demonic sword, Soul Edge. The only thing protecting his sanity was the Dvapara-Yuga, and he could never remove the holy mirror from his shoulder at any time. Wrought with grief that his life had come at the sacrifice of Xianglian's, Kilik trained with Edge Master for three years, trying to learn to control the evil within himself and Kali-Yuga. Once his training was complete, Edge Master gave him the final test of destroying the Soul Edge, and Kilik embarked on that quest to purify himself and his weapon.
Kilik, Maxi, and Xianghua on their travels
On his journey, Kilik traveled to an Indian Port to request a pirate ship to take him where he wanted to go. He met the Japanese pirate of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, Kyam, who instantly took a liking to him, and granted Kilik's request for boarding, provided the ship's captain, Maxi, agreed when he returned. As Kilik waited for Maxi, a mysterious ship approached, which resulted in an attack, led by Astaroth. Maxi returned and Kilik assisted him during the attack. Astaroth managed to remove Dvapara-Yuga, causing Kilik to lose sanity and attack Maxi. Maxi suppressed Kilik long enough to put Dvapara-Yuga back on him and they continued to fight, but every member of Maxi's crew was left dead, and Maxi decided to aid Kilik in his quest. Later, the two met Xianghua, a member of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard, who aided them in their travels. (Although neither Kilik nor Xianghua knew that Xianglian was her long-lost sister.) With Maxi and Xianghua's help, Kilik stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle and defeated Nightmare, although Maxi was thought to be killed and the Dvapara-Yuga was destroyed. Kilik figured out he had learned to control the demonic powers within him and Kali-Yuga as he kept his sanity after Dvapara-Yuga was destroyed.
After Nightmare's defeat, Xianghua and Kilik were challenged by the demonic entity, Inferno, within a demonic void. Kilik was too weak to fight, so Xianghua fought in his stead. During the battle, her keepsake Tai Chi jian transformed into the holy sword, Soul Calibur, allowing her to defeat Inferno. In the end, however, she was forced to leave the sword behind in order to drag Kilik to safety as the void collapsed.
Soulcalibur II[]
Afterward, Kilik returned alone to Edge Master's hermitage, continuing to perfect the technique of neutralizing and purifying evil energy. Four years later, he sensed the return of Soul Edge, and set out on another journey to defeat Soul Edge once and for all, so that he could atone for the sins he committed the night of the fateful Evil Seed. Along the way, he encountered Xianghua again. They argued over their difference of opinions (namely, they both argued that it was their duty to destroy Soul Edge this time), but they still traveled together in the end.
Soulcalibur III[]
Kilik in Soulcalibur III
While purifying a town infected with evil, the two encountered Zasalamel. Kilik engaged Zasalamel in battle, but lost. Before he lost consciousness, Kilik heard Zasalamel tell him that if he challenged Soul Edge unprepared, he would be trapped in its dark abyss. He awoke a month later in Edge Master's hermitage, carried there by Xianghua. Sensing a terrible energy within his wounds, Edge Master had performed a special ritual to treat them. Kilik realized that he would not be able to seal Soul Edge with his current strength. Thinking to himself, he placed his hand on his chest and realized that the fragment of the Dvapara-Yuga was gone.
Edge Master then ordered Kilik to begin training. He surrounded himself in a dark aura, similar to a person affected by the Evil Seed. Armed with only the Kali-Yuga, Kilik realized that his target should be the evil energy within Edge Master. Within three months, Kilik managed to strike Edge Master with a purifying blow, enough to free his teacher's mind, but at the same time, seriously injuring him.
Edge Master told Kilik that even though he still lacked skill, and that a pure spirit strikes only at evil without harming the body, he noted that Kilik had made good progress in a short time. He handed Kilik another fragment of the Dvapara-Yuga and a letter from Xianghua. She wrote that she would improve on her skills and regain her courage, and she believed that together, they would be able to destroy Soul Edge. With these words, Kilik set out west to once again pursue the evil.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Kilik is unable to return Xianghua's feelings for him.
After finishing his training, Kilik realized that Soul Calibur was an entity that was no different from Soul Edge. Their powers had to be balanced so they could eliminate each other.
He and Xianghua had been traveling together for quite some time. He knew that she had feelings for him, as he had feelings for her, but he could not return them because she looked almost exactly like Xianglian, the woman whom he looked up to as an older sister. Every time Xianghua smiled at him, he was reminded of the fact that he murdered Xianglian with his own two hands.
As the two of them got nearer to the cursed city of Ostrheinsburg, Kilik planned on leaving Xianghua when the time was right. He convinced himself that he must bring balance between the two swords.
Soulcalibur V[]
The light of the moon filtered through a single window. A smile gracing his lips, Kilik caressed the cheek of the sleeping Xianghua one more time and layed down his cherished pendant beside her; the stone that was a keepsake of his elder sister.
Surrendering to his destiny, he had decided to interfere in the battle of the source of evil, Soul Edge, and the spirit sword, Soul Calibur, to find a way to stop them. It is a harsh path; one where he must abandon all. He lamented it for the young woman who loved him dearly, Xianghua. She had accepted Kilik and his terrible fate entirely, embracing him, wanting to be together no matter what...
"It's because you have accepted me, that I can live with my destiny."
Before the stroke of dawn, there was no longer any remaining trace of Kilik. To atone for his own crimes, he will protect the world of his beloved. These were all events at the end of the 16th Century.
During all that time he spent trying to close the astral gates, Kilik touched the memories of the souls that wander Astral Chaos which allowed him to learn both their styles and that of those who defeated them. The weapons were apparently re-materialized with the help of the "power of chaos".
Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul[]
(Non-canon)
At the Coliseum, Kilik and Maxi are fighting in a tournament. When they encounter the player and Cassandra, Kilik immediately becomes hostile when he senses Soul Edge's power within the player. He fights him/her, but is defeated. It is then that Xianghua arrives and clears up the misunderstanding, and Kilik apologizes for attacking the player.
In Other Characters' Storylines[]
Following the events of Soulcalibur IV, Maxi was informed by Edge Master that Kilik would need to pass the Kali Yuga to Xiba in order to protect his soul. This was actually completed before the events of Soulcalibur V and since then the close-knit group of Maxi, Kilik and Xianghua have separated. While Maxi now travels with Xiba, Natsu, and Leixia, Kilik followed in his master's footsteps and has, as he puts it himself, "reached enlightenment."
He also purified Voldo during the events of Soulcalibur IV, shattering Soul Edge's delusion that Voldo was serving.
Endings[]
Soulcalibur[]
Despite losing its physical form, the demonic blade still burned fiercely and prepared to scatter itself throughout the world again.
Kilik chanted quietly but with resolve, "Om Vajradharma Kilik." The Dvapara-Yuga that protected him split apart and extinguished the evil flames. Over the course of many intense battles, Kilik mastered the skill to tame the evil within him. Not one to rest on his laurels, Kilik subjected himself to more intensive training.
Soulcalibur II[]
Kilik meditates to control the power
Kilik channeled the evil energy into the Kali-Yuga, for it absorbs all spiritual energy, good and bad. The evil aura, thought to be limitless in power, gradually waned and vanished. Then Kilik disappeared—perhaps to embark on a quest to extinguish the evil. And he would likely remain on that quest, until the day when all the sins of the past are exorcised.
Soulcalibur III[]
Kilik and Xianghua at Xianglian's grave
Kilik and Xianghua were in a beautiful field. As Xianghua admired the view, Kilik showed her the grave of the woman who saved his life. Now that everything was over, Kilik wondered if they did the right thing. "Of course it was the right thing!" Xianghua said, "Besides, this is only the beginning!" As the two began to leave, Xianghua lost her balance.
Input Ending Kilik caught her, and now that they were face to face, a confused Kilik was unsure of the correct way to ask Xianghua to stay with him. "I don't know how to say this, and I don't understand it myself either, but I want you to stay with me." "That's just like you... but that's just how I want you to stay." Xianghua replied as they hugged.
No Input Ending Xianghua fell to the ground, and Kilik laughed. "You're hopeless," Xianghua said, as Kilik helped her up. Maxi then arrived and called out to them. As Xianghua and Kilik ran up to Maxi, he asked them if they were ready to go. As the three friends walked away, Xianghua pulled on Kilik's arm and said, "I'm not going to give up on you that easily!"
Secret Input Ending The secret input ending can be activated by pressing B+G instead of the normal input, A+G. The secret ending is exactly the same as the normal Input Ending, except they do not look each other in the face and hug. They turn away from each other. Dialogue is the same.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Kilik absorbs Soul Calibur after defeating Algol
Kilik watched the defeated Algol as he realized that he was unable to control the power. "Spare me your pity. I, Algol, have no regrets." With these final words, Algol dropped Soul Edge and became covered in crystals. Kilik began to absorb all of Algol's power into his staff. As Kilik walked away from the area, he said that he would do everything he could to control this new power and that he had no other choice.
The text-only epilogue reveals this: He disappeared alone. The two powers forever rested in peace and never stirred again.
Weapons[]
Soulcalibur[]
Kali-Yuga[]
Kilik's Kali-Yuga and the Dvapara-Yuga were two of Ling-Sheng Su Temple's three sacred treasures. When the Evil Seed corrupted Kilik and Kali-Yuga with evil, the Dvapara-Yuga's power, along with Kilik's inner strength, were the only things that kept him from being completely possessed by evil.
If Kali-Yuga had fallen into the hands of someone else, this would have meant the creation of another weapon like Soul Edge.
Equipped with the rod that took the life of his sworn sister, and the mirror that she gave him along with her life, Kilik departed for the West to find answers for himself.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Kali-Yuga[]
One of the tools of war known as the Three Treasures. It was in the keeping of Ling-Sheng Su Temple, once home to a renowned line of warriors, until the temple was reduced to ruins and it came to rest in the hands of Kilik, the last of their people. The rod as the ability to store power, be it good or evil; thus both it and its wielder were filled with Soul Edge's evil when the temple was destroyed. Sensing the Kali-Yuga might turn into a second Soul Edge, Kilik began learning how to control the evil, and thus his and the weapon's destinies became intertwined.
After much training—and with the help of another of the Three Treasures, the Dvapara-Yuga—Kilik learned how to purify evil, but the malice within Kali-Yuga runs deep, and has yet to be fully expunged.
Soulcalibur V[]
Ancient weaponry[]
Kilik uses a variety of fighting styles based on the memories held by the wandering souls of Astral Chaos. He possesses a multitude of weapons that were reproduced by the power of the alternate dimension, all of them rare and powerful artifacts that once served in the hands of the Hero King's most trusted warriors. Like their weapons, those warriors of old were peerless, even by today's standards.
The "Hero's Sword" once held by the Hero King and the many swords and spears of his warriors had brought peace to a war-torn world. But the Hero King that had awakened after centuries of sleep was not the same person he used to be. Instead of bringing peace to the world once again, he intended to bring despair and destruction. How fortunate that fate would arm Kilik with the very weapons that once aided the Hero King whom Kilik is determined to defeat!
Kali-Yuga[]
Kali-Yuga is one of the three treasured weapons that was once protected by the monks of the Ling-Sheng Su Temple. Kilik used the treasured rod to shut the gates to Astral Chaos time and again, but it was Kali-Yuga's nature to absorb power, whether good or evil. As a result, Kali-Yuga was gradually filled with the chaotic energy seeping out of Astral Chaos.
Should Kilik ever give in to the evil energy emanating from Kali-Yuga, he would become a Malfested and lose his mind, at which point Astral Chaos would swallow him up. Kilik knew that if he allowed that to happen, Kali-Yuga would rain devastation upon the world as a second Soul Edge.
Yet Kilik had no choice but to confront the gates of Astral Chaos every time they opened, at least until someone worthy came along to inherit Kali-Yuga and Kilik's fateful duty...
Fighting Style[]
Kilik vs. Xianghua
Kilik is a martial artist with a Staff as his weapon. The length of his Staff allows a multitude of long range attacks and accordingly Kilik is most effective at this distance. However if an opponent does manage to get very close to Kilik he does have tools to employ; the most effective of these are his fast horizontal strikes. He also has some auto-guard impact moves that can be used to interrupt strings and possibly deter opponents from using constant offense. Many of Kilik's more powerful attack strings are vertical hits that can be sidestepped if anticipated. Although linear, these powerful attacks Kilik possesses are relatively fast and deal great damage. It is for this reason that Kilik excels to a great degree more than most versus ignorant players. Kilik has a diverse array of low attacks, some slow and heavily damaging, some fast and hard to react to. Two of his throws (Festival of the Damned and Festival of the Dead) are regarded as hardest to perform, but allows for great ring out potential. Kilik is generally regarded by the Soulcalibur tournament community as being in the top to mid-tier brackets.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Ling-Sheng Su Secret Arts of the Rod[]
Edge Master, the famous sword monk. This old man was headed to Ling-Sheng Su Temple as a military advisor. The "Three Treasures" had been stored there from some time ago.
The Krita-Yuga (sword), The Kali-Yuga (staff), and the Dvapara-Yuga (mirror). All those who train at the Ling-Sheng Su Temple one day hope to inherit one of these. They are, in all ways, the very highest form of sword technique and staff technique that exists in the world.
The Three Tresures each find their own inheritors who come to the holy place to study the scret arts under the sword monk The inheritor of the Staff Arts was Kilik. As the only survivor of Ling-Sheng Su Temple, he faces his own destiny.
Soulcalibur V[]
In Soulcalibur V, Kilik no longer has a unique moveset (with his weapon and style now being inherited by Xiba). Instead, he switches between random movesets from each of the male characters (with the exception of Ezio, Algol and Devil Jin) every round, similar to Edge Master (who mimics the whole roster except for the aforementioned Ezio, Algol, and Devil Jin) and Elysium (who only mimics female characters). While he uses the same weapons as Edge Master (The Master), he resumes use of the Kali-Yuga when using Xiba's style, and one of his iconic attacks from previous SoulCalibur games, which is Wind Divide Flare (notation 22AAA)
Memories of Astral Chaos[]
Starting 17 years ago, the gates to Astral Chaos began opening with growing frequency.
Kilik recognized the dangers posed by the astral gates, which brought unbalance to the world with every appearance. Using the power of Kali-Yuga, Kilik had managed to close the gates numerous times.
As Kilik continued his solitary vigil, each interaction with the astral gates forged a temporary link between Kilik and the lost souls within Astral Chaos. Through these links, Kilik inherited the fighting techniques that the souls had known in life, or the techniques that had ended that life.
This growing knowledge also acted as an indication that Kilik's own body was slowly being infected by the power of Astral Chaas, and that he would eventually melt into the rush of chaos flowing through the alternate dimension. Kilik's fighting abilities evolved beyond that of any single man, even though he knew his chosen path would lead him to the "void", a world where even his soul would not leave a trace.
Critical Finish[]
Kilik's Critical Finish with golden feathers
Ling Sheng Su: Dynastic Phoenix: Kilik prepares his Critical Finish with the words "Ling-Sheng Su Bo." He kicks and jabs his opponent to the ground with his rod. Then, he jumps high up in the air with the cry of a phoenix, saying "this is the end !", and he slams his rod onto the opponent, causing golden feathers to suddenly appear. He ends by saying, "Nothing personal."
Gameplay[]
Soulcalibur IV[]
Tower of Lost Souls[]
Kilik appears in tower of lost souls ascend mode as the boss of the floor "Avaricious Life" as tricky but frustrating boss due to his HP Burst S CPU Skills and the full blue HP. Kilik also appears in the floor "Unseen Sickle"
TOLS Ascend Mode Floor
- Avaricious Life (Floor 44)
- Unseen Sickle (Floor 47)
Partner
- Eurania (Avaricious Life Floor 44)
- Althea & Luph (Unseen Sickle Floor 47)
- Xianghua (Story Mode Stages 1 & 2 Only)
Skills On "Avaricious Life"
- HP Burst S
- Nullify Ringout A
- Soul Gauge Boost C
Skills On "Unseen Sickle"
- Invisible S
- Soul Gauge Boost C
- Knock Down
- Nullify Ringout S
Default Skills
- Invisible
- Soul Gauge Rate Up C
- Strong Impact
Descend Mode Skills
- Shave Damage C
- Will Power
Other appearances[]
Soulcalibur manhua[]
Aged Kilik
Last page from the Soulcalibur Manga Comic Volume 5
After the events of Soulcalibur, Inferno was defeated in the Ostrheinsburg Castle. The battle between the good and evil came to an end and both the weapons of salvation and damnation were vaporized since the war was now over. Kilik became old in the future, and he teaches the secret arts of the Ling-Sheng Su Style to the younger generations.
Quotes[]
- Listen to the beat of my soul!
- This rod will be your doom!
- You want more punishment?
- Master, I won't let you down!
- Master, I will succeed!
- I'm done with you!
- Give up!
- Damn you!
- Take this!
- Ready!
- Begone!
- Master...
- Evil one, begone!
Relationships[]
- Trained by Edge Master.
- Saved by Xianglian, who he was later compelled to kill due to the influence of the Evil Seed.
- Former lover and previous travel companion of Xianghua.
- Close friend and previous travel companion of Maxi.
- Helped Xianghua defeat Nightmare in Soulcalibur.
- Interfered with Raphael's plan of world domination in the events prior to Soulcalibur III.
- Defeated by Zasalamel before the events of Soulcalibur III.
- Purified Voldo during the events of Soulcalibur IV.
- Estranged Father of Xiba.
- Communicated with the spirits of Algol's army and gained their knowledge.
Soulcalibur Chinese Manhua[]
- In Volume 3 (Act.19), Kilik stops Hwang from attacking Maxi.
- In Volume 3 (Act.20), Kilik attacks Xiuqiang (Xianghua's father), and discovered that he was the Krita-Yuga thief from many years ago.
- In Volume 5 (Act.35), In the future. Kilik's appearance is similar to Edge Master. And he now lectures a group of young students who join the arts of the Ling-Sheng Su in his dojo.
| Original Timeline Main Characters |
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| Aeon (Lizardman) • Algol • Amy • Astaroth (Mass Produced) • Cassandra • Cervantes • Charade • Edge Master • Hilde • Hwang • Ivy • Kilik • Leixia • Li Long • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Natsu • Olcadan • Patroklos (α Patroklos) • Pyrrha (Pyrrha Ω) • Raphael • Rock • Seong Mi-na • Setsuka • Siegfried • Sophitia • Soul Calibur (Elysium) • Soul Edge (Inferno, Nightmare, Night Terror) • Taki • Talim • Tira • Viola • Voldo • Xianghua • Xiba • Yoshimitsu • Yun-seong • Zasalamel (Abyss) • Z.W.E.I. |