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Illusion of Frederick from Nightmare's SC1 ending

Frederick Schtauffen (フレデリック・シュタウフェン Furederikku Shutaufen) is Siegfried's father. Nicknamed the "Gentle Knight", he was one of the heroes of the peasant revolts against the Holy Roman Empire. During the campaign he met Margaret and soon she gave him a son, whom he named Siegfried, after the famous hero. He taught him swordplay, but once he left to fight on a foreign crusade, his son formed a nefarious group called the Schwarzwind. After the defeat of his unit in battle, he was returning home exhausted, when the Schwarzwind led by Siegfried ambushed his group, in a misguided patriotic act, believing the group to which Frederick belonged was a group of deserters. With tragic irony, his own son beheaded him in the ensuing chaos, the Schwarzwind being far too strong for the battle weary soldiers to defend themselves.

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Soulcalibur VI[]

The father of Siegfried Schtauffen. During a campaign in the Holy Roman Empire, Frederick came to realize that a true knight knows that loyalty and justice are not one and the same thing. With this epiphany, he resolved to fight on behalf of the troubled peasantry, instead of the lords he served.
During a siege of Ober-Getzenberg, he met a lady of the night by the name of Margaret. The two wed thereafter, producing a son whom they named Siegfried. Frederick began to train his son in the art of swordsmanship, but this was cut short when he was summoned by the emperor to embark on a crusade to foreign lands.
Several years passed until Frederick and his men, wounded and fatigued from battle, were finally able to return to Ober-Getzenberg. Alas, their journey was cut short when the weary knights were ambushed by an infamous band of thieves. Exhausted and unable to fight at his best, Frederick ultimately fell to the enemy leader. When the victorious bandit raised the knight's head to the pale moonlight, he unleashed a terrifying howl that echoed through the dark depths of the forest. The sound was loud enough to be heard for miles, and some superstitious men say his voice may even have reached Frederick in the afterlife...

Soulcalibur IV[]

Frederick Schtauffen SCIV

Siegfried fighting Frederick.

In Soulcalibur IV, Frederick appears as an illusion created by Zasalamel to fight Siegfried in his first stage. He uses Siegfried's fighting style, which may actually be his own.

Create-a-Soul Formula[]

  • Name: FREDERICK
  • Gender: Male
  • Style: Siegfried
  • Weapon: Gram
  • Alignment: None
  • Head: ----
  • Face: ----
  • Neck: Lord's Mantle - 4:21,30 | 2:19,12
  • Shoulder: Guardian's Pauldrons - 0:01,06 | 3:09,19
  • Undergarments: Usurper's Suit - 6:42,26 | 0:1,27
  • Upper Body: Magus Cloth - 0:01,04 | 9:12,07 | 0:01,28
  • Arm: Paladin's Gauntlets - 0:01,13 | 2:11,22 | 2:11,22 | 0:03,15
  • Lower Body: Usurper's Fauld - 0:01,20 | 4:08,23 | 0:49,06 | 9:01,19
  • Ankle: ----
  • Leg: Paladin's Greaves - 0:01,13 | 2:11,22 | 0:01,13 | 2:11,22
  • Special: ----
  • Physique: +0 | Muscularity: +0
  • Voice: Male Voice 6 | Pitch: +0
  • Hair: Corporate Cut
  • Face: Male Face 11
  • Hair Color: 2:02,26
  • Eyebrow & Facial Hair Color: 3:06,24
  • Eye Color: 3:06,16
  • Skin Color: 1:10,06
  • Base Equipment Color: 0:01,01

Information in Create a Soul Formula section was contributed by Ericard.

Quotes[]

  • Siegfried, how many sins will you commit?
  • Let's see how well you fight.
  • Now watch!
  • Accept your fate.

Trivia[]

  • Husband to Margaret Schtauffen and father of Siegfried Schtauffen.
  • Frederick was originally mentioned in Siegfried's Edge Master Mode story in Soul Blade, and was intended to be a guest fighter before the concept was dropped. It is believed that Siegfried would have fought him in Edge Master Mode had they had the time to implement him.
  • In Siegfried's no input Soulcalibur III ending, he believes Frederick sent the lightning that destroyed the multiple Nightmares, which may mean Frederick has forgiven his son (if Frederick has indeed forgiven his son, it seems Siegfried has no idea that he has been forgiven by his father).
  • Frederick appears as an enemy in a stage but is made of items selectable in creation mode allowing him to be a semi-playable character.
  • Frederick can be created in Soulcalibur IV in Character Creation mode.
  • As the Project Soul homepage reveals, the beheaded Frederick was originally considered to become a sword-wielding character in Soulcalibur.[1]
  • On the Schwarzstrom relationship chart, Frederick is given the title, "Chief Gules".[2]
  • Frederick's English voice actor (as Inferno) in Soulcalibur VI is Ben Diskin.

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References[]

  1. ^ イラストギャラリー【未使用キャラデザイン】 [Illustration Gallery - Unused Character Designs]. Soul Archive. Bandai Namco. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
  2. ^ シュヴァルツ・シュトローム:組織図 [Schwarzstrom Organisation Chart] (PDF). soularchive.jp. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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