Maxi

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Maxi

Maxi (マキシ, Makishi, also written as 真喜志) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. He made his first appearance in Soulcalibur and returned in Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Soulcalibur V, Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul, Soulcalibur: Lost Swords and Soulcalibur VI.

Weapons

• Soryuju
• Tetsuryu
• Huoshen
• Chained Kozuka
• Fatibal
• Raimei
• Fuzoroi
• Modified Flail
• Soul Edge (Complete)
• Falcon
• Vajra
• Soul Edge
• Termite Snack
• Maracas
• The Ancient
• The Master
• Chained Sickles
• Roc
• Corns on the Cob
• Foundation

Stages

• Harbour of Souls (SC) (Note: the stage is called "Indian Port" the Arcade and Japanese Dreamcast versions of the game)
• Pirate's Alcove (SC2) (Note: Maxi shares this stage with Cervantes)
• Indian Port (SC3)
• Sailor's Rest (SC4)
• Sailor's Rest - Twilight (SCBD)
• Sinking Merchant Ship (SC5)
• Indian Port: Impending Storm (SC6)

Theme Music

Soulcalibur

• "Sail Over the Storm" (Note: the track was renamed to "Across Stormy Seas" in the English Dreamcast version)

Soulcalibur II

• "Eternal Struggle"

Soulcalibur III

• "Sail Over the Storm"

Soulcalibur IV

• "Halcyon Harbor"

Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny

• "Halcyon Harbor"

Soulcalibur V

• "Let My Soul Burn"

Soulcalibur VI

• "Standing Against the Storm"

Series' Appearances

• Soulcalibur (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur II (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur III (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur IV (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur V (playable from the start)
• Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
• Soulcalibur VI

Appearances in Other Media

• Maxi appears as a card in Outcast Odyssey. He is a Limited time Level 4 rarity card that was available until 7 September, 2015.

Trivia

General

• Because he uses a nunchaku, Maxi can be considered Li Long's successor.
• Maxi's fighting style, use of the nunchaku, and yells are homages to Bruce Lee as with other characters based on him such as Marshal Law and Forest Law from Tekken, Jann Lee from Dead Or Alive, Fei Long from Street Fighter, and Liu Kang from Mortal Kombat. However, Maxi does not dress up like Bruce Lee and he's not Chinese.
• His 2P costumes from Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur IV both contain pants, tabi and shoes that resemble those of Marshall Law. Also, not only can Marshall Law be created in Soulcalibur IV, but Maxi can be customized over Law, in Tekken 6, too. Also, Marshall's son, Forest Law, can be customized to look like Maxi in Tekken Tag Tournament 2.
• So far, all of Maxi's Destined Battle's have been with Astaroth. He and Ivy are so far the only returning characters of the main cast to have one character remain their Destined Battle throughout the series.
• There has been no official source on whether Namco initially intended for Maxi to actually be dead at the end of Soulcalibur, and not be present in Soulcalibur II.
• His hairstyle is similar to Street Fighter EX character, Vulcano Rosso. His 2P hairstyle and color scheme is similar to that of Street Fighter Alpha chatacter, Charlie Nash.
• Maxi's favorite color is sapphire blue. However, he doesn't own many blue clothes, stating that he doesn't look good in them.
• In every odd numbered game he appears in, his shirt is long-sleeved. Even numbered games, his shirt is short sleeved.
• Needing to have a unique, short and easy-to-read Okinawan name for the character, Maxi's name, Makishi, was taken from a magazine article that was about an Okinawan judoka named "Yoshiharu Makishi" (眞喜志 慶治). Koh Ondo came up with the idea of spelling his name as "Maxi" instead of "Makishi".

Soulcalibur

• Maxi is known as The Dandy of the South Seas.
• Following Maxi's debut appearance, fans and critics initially described him as "an updated version of what Li Long would have been if he had returned", despite the fact that both characters have different fighting styles.
• Maxi's ending is similar to Li Long's in Soul Edge, in that that they both abruptly die, despite being victorious over their enemies.
• Maxi had a second special Weapon Demonstration where he uses dual nunchaku instead of one, which would later be used by Li Long in Soulcalibur III.
• Maxi's bonus costume resembles Kenshiro, from Fist of the North Star. Coincidentally, both are based on Bruce Lee, use nunchaku and have high-pitched cries in battle, are fighters, even killers.
• Maxi was inspired by Juza from Fist of the North Star, and the idea of having a trio of heroes (Kilik, Xianghua and Maxi) was inspired by Star Wars’ Luke, Leia and Han, with Maxi being Han Solo. The first reaction from a North American staff member, upon seeing Maxi, was reportedly, "Oh! Elvis!"

Soulcalibur III

• The Soul of Maxi discipline is available to created characters of the Monk class.
• In the Spanish manual, Maxi is depicted as a girl.

Soulcalibur IV

• In Kilik's fourth stage, after he defeats Tira, he fights Maxi who has become the new host for Soul Edge. He wields the evil sword in the form of a nunchaku. Also, his hair is silver, and his clothes are black.
• Maxi is one of the few characters who actually says the names of their Critical Finishes.

Soulcalibur V

• His theme, "Let My Soul Burn", is very similar to his Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur III theme "Sail Over The Storm".
• Maxi seems to have swapped places with Kilik in terms of their respective storylines. For example, Soulcalibur IV, Kilik saves Maxi, who was struggling to overcome the influence of Soul Edge. In Soulcalibur V, however, Maxi is on a quest to save Kilik from an evil fate. It's also interesting to point out that in previous games (after Soulcalibur), Kilik always had a travel companion whereas Maxi preferred to travel alone. This has also been switched in Soulcalibur V.
• Maxi's appearance has not changed in the seventeen-year gap between Soulcalibur IV and Soulcalibur V. This can also be said about Tekken's Lee Chaolan: when he returned in Tekken 4, his appearance was still the same.
• It is unknown if he knows that Xiba is Kilik's estranged son.

Soulcalibur VI

• On his profile in the Portrait Museum, Maxi's real name is listed as "Makishi."
• During a Reversal Edge, all characters will make a remark about Maxi's haircut. Geralt is the sole exception.
• In regards to the background on Maxi's artwork, according to the official Soulcalibur twitter account: "Maxi's background depicts oriental dragons and rough waves. These symbolize Maxi himself, as well as his nunchaku attacks, that rampage like a dragon, gaining momentum and becoming a powerful wave."