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Maxi
Maxi, as he appears in Soulcalibur VI.
Biographical Information
Birthplace	Shuri, Ryūkyū Kingdom (present day Okinawa, Japan)
Birthdate	May 1st
Status	Alive
Alignment	Good
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Height	5'8" (174cm)
Weight	76 kg
Blood type	O
Weapon Information
Weapon	Nunchaku
Weapon name	Fatibal
Fighting style	Shissen Karihadi
Relationships
Family	Parents, deceased Sworn brother, Kyam Crew members as family
Series Information
First game	Soulcalibur VI
Appears in	Soulcalibur VI
English voice actor	Steve Van Wormer
Japanese voice actor	Shigeo Kiyama

"I'm gonna ride the waves!"

— Maxi

Maxi (マキシ, also written as 真喜志), is a character in the Soul series. He appeared in the game Soulcalibur VI, which marks his debut appearance in the new, rebooted Soulcalibur timeline.

His nickname is Dandy of the Seas.

Biography

Soulcalibur VI

Maxi's father had worked in the Ryukyu Kingdom as a merchant. Though fortunate enough to be able to experience different cultures on his trade route, he nevertheless felt tied down to his job, and would complain bitterly to his son. On his deathbed, he told Maxi to go out and see the world. Obeying his father's dying wishes, Maxi gathered friends from his hometown and some sailors he knew, and formed a pirate crew. A master of his native Ryukyu's martial arts, Maxi stood as a respected and trusted leader. He and his crew set sail, vowing never to be shackled by the whims of trade, and instead to relish the taste of freedom.

Though Maxi and his crew considered themselves pirates, they were not the barbarians one might expect. (Granted, some of their activities weren’t exactly lawful, and neither were they ones to shy away from a fight…) While the “fake Soul Edge” incident was admittedly a turn for the worse, it ended up proving just how capable Maxi and his crew really were. While facing similar adventures on their journey, they made their way by sea to India. What Maxi did not realize, however, was that fate had a cruel surprise in store...

Main Story

At an Indian port, Maxi was away from his crew when they were attacked by Astaroth and a swarm of Lizardmen. When he returned, he found his entire crew slain, and was informed by a dying Kyam to get the Dvapara-Yuga back onto Kilik to return the monk to his senses, and to take him West. Knowing that Astaroth would return for Kilik, Maxi swore to take his revenge.

As they started their journey together, Maxi and Kilik were confronted by Mitsurugi, who mistook the pirate as another nunchaku wielder who wanted the samurai dead. After Maxi won, he and Kilik were warned by Mitsurugi about Taki and her connections to Soul Edge. After taking Xianghua in as another companion, the three of them gathered information about the Schwarzstrom to prepare themselves for the inevitable battle.

As they drew closer to Ostrheinsburg, the trio were confronted by Astaroth. Wanting to battle the golem to avenge his crew, Maxi had Kilik and Xianghua continue on ahead with Grøh. He was able to defeat Astaroth, but was slashed in the back by the golem. After delivering the final blow to Astaroth, Maxi collapsed from his wounds.

Libra of Soul

Before the events of the Main Story, Maxi met the Conduit and helped them fight against the vanguard of the Qualifiers. He then took the Conduit to southern part of the Ming Empire, but after his ship was badly damaged along the way, Maxi parted ways with the Conuit to repair his ship.

Physical Appearance

Maxi retains his iconic appearance with his black hair having a right side bang, tan skin, and well-toned chest.

Personality

Maxi can be described as being adventurous and eager for a fight. In his story mode, he is shown to be easily gullible to attractive women, but this turned out to be a farce as he was using Lyla's connections to have one of his crewmates to forge a nunchaku out of the best material. Maxi regards his crew like his family, which made him swore revenge against Astaroth for killing them.

Costumes

Maxi's outfit is his signature jacket and pants, with his chest exposed. His Color 1 is his iconic white outfit with a purple sash under his belt.

His Color 2 has his hair blonde, his outfit blue, and his sash orange.

His Color 3 also has his hair blonde, his outfit pinkish red, and his sash yellow.

His Color 4 has his hair dark red and slightly messy, his outfit black, and his sash red.

Weapon & Style

Powerful and painful nunchaku combos are the name of the game. Its myriad special stances allow for a number of unique combos whose movements are difficult to predict. Smart usage of its Seven Stars Rebirth (4 or 6 while in a special stage) to change stances can make this style even more potent in the right hands.

Fatibal

Nunchaku made by Yagaji, one of Maxi’s crew. Designed to complement the pirate leader’s fighting style and natural strength, they provide excellent speed, and break less easily than his other nunchaku.

During his time on land, Yagaji crafted many different versions of these nunchaku. Only after a great deal of effort was he was able to create a set sturdy enough to withstand the strength with which Maxi wields them.

On one particular journey he purchased some high-quality East Indian rosewood from a female merchant, specifically so he could make these nunchaku. Perhaps Yagaji’s finest work, they fit Maxi’s fighting style perfectly and are his weapon of choice.

Shissen Karihadi

The Ryukyu Kingdom is the birthplace of many martial arts, one of which use of nunchaku, an unusual weapon consisting of two wooden rods connected by a chain. The fighter takes hold of one rod and swings the other, using centrifugal force to land powerful blows. Once one rod strikes, it can be grabbed, and the other rod swung again to create an unending blizzard of blows. Nunchaku are extremely difficult to wield, but those willing to put the effort in to learn them—like Maxi—are able to rain pain upon their opponents.

The name Shissen roughly translates to “seven flashes,” with seven representing the number of shapes the nunchaku can make, and flashes representing the speed in which blows are dealt to the opponent. The basics of the Shissen Karihadi style come from the Ryukyu Kingdom style, but it also adopts moves from other styles. Most notably, Maxi uses variations on moves learned from one Zhang Wu—a martial artist from the Ming Empire whom he met on board his father’s ship—with (of course) his own flair mixed in.

Critical Edge

Raging Dragon Zodiac: Hits his opponent multiple times with his nunchucks. He throws his nunchucks into the air and delivers a fiery punch to his opponent as a final blow and catches his nunchucks.

Weapons

• Fatibal
• Vajra
• Chained Sickles
• Roc
• Huoshen
• Chained Kozuka
• Tetsuryu

Stages

Soulcalibur VI

Indian Port: Impending Storm

Quotes

Soulcalibur VI

• "I've got this." — Character Selection, 1P
• "Let's do this." — Character Selection, 2P
• "If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get!"
• "Boring... just like the rest of 'em."
• "Go big or go home. That’s what I always say."
• "Okay... let's do this."
• "Come fight me anytime! I'll be waiting."
• "I won't lose till I have my revenge."
• "Messing with me is just... stupid."
• "Unless you wanna die... give it up."
• "Fine. I'll put on a good show for you!" — Before fighting Kilik or Xianghua
• "There's no way I'm losing to you just yet." — After defeating Kilik or Xianghua
• "I'll have revenge... for my family!" — Before fighting Astaroth
• "It's over! It's all over..." — After defeating Astaroth
• "Let's cut loose!" - Starting a Reversal Edge (Damaging opponent upon initiation.)
• "Okay! Let's do this!" — Starting a Reversal Edge (Damaging opponent upon initiation.)
• "Don't spoil my fun!" — Starting a Reversal Edge (Damaging opponent upon initiation.)
• "You'll pay for that!" — Starting a Reversal Edge against Astaroth (Damaging Astaroth upon initiation.)
• "For those I lost!" — Starting a Reversal Edge against Astaroth (Damaging Astaroth upon initiation.)
• "Guess I should go all out!" — Spoken during decisive round.
• "Guys, give me strength!" — Spoken during decisive round against Astaroth.
• "No way it's over yet." — Spoken during decisive round against Kilik or Xianghua.
• "No chance." — dodging Reversal Edge
• "Boring." — dodging Reversal Edge
• "Am I... too fast for ya?" — Spoken while activating Soul Charge.
• "I'll show you... true grit." — Spoken while activating Soul Charge on low health.
• "I'll have my revenge." — Spoken while activating Soul Charge against Astaroth.
• "The surf's gonna get rocked!" — Activating Critical Edge.
• "I'm gonna ride the waves!"  — Spoken during Critical Edge.
• "Go get some rest." — At the end of Critical Edge.
• "Night-night. Sleep tight." — After defeating an opponent with a Critical Edge.
• "Ha! Bring it on!" — Starting a Reversal Edge (Blocking opponent upon initiation.)
• "Well, that's just great!" — Starting a Reversal Edge with messy hair (Damaging or blocking the opponent upon initiation.)
• "I can't lose!" — Starting a Reversal Edge against Astaroth (Blocking Astaroth upon initiation.)
• "Is that all you've got?!" — Starting a Reversal Edge against Astaroth (Blocking Astaroth upon initiation.)
• "You can't escape!" — Winning a Reversal Edge against Astaroth
• "Ready to finish this?" — Winning a Reversal Edge
• "I'm gonna end this!" — Winning a Reversal Edge
• "I'm the man!" — Winning a Reversal Edge on low health.
• "Whatever it takes!"
• "Keep your eyes on me." — Starting a Reversal Edge against Kilik or Xianghua (Damaging Kilik or Xianghua upon initiation.)
• "That's how it's done." — Starting a Reversal Edge against Kilik or Xianghua (Blocking Kilik or Xianghua upon initiation.)
• "You're testing my patience" — Starting a Reversal Edge against a Soul Charged Kilik (Damaging Kilik upon initiation.)
• "You stubborn brat!" — Starting a Reversal Edge against a Soul Charged Kilik (Blocking Kilik upon initiation.)
• "Take it easy!" — Starting a Reversal Edge (Blocking opponent upon initiation.)
• "Gotta love the waves!" — Starting a Reversal Edge (Blocking opponent upon initiation.)
• "Ha! Lookin' good!"
• "Gimme a break!" — Starting a Reversal Edge on low health (Blocking opponent upon initiation.)
• "Back off!"
• "Here you go."
• "Dammit." — Spoken when missing a Guard Impact
• "What?!" — Spoken when missing a Guard Impact
• "I missed." — Spoken when missing a Guard Impact on low health
• "Not good." — Spoken when missing a Guard Impact on low health
• "Oh, man." — Spoken when missing a Guard Impact on low health
• "Not cool!" — Spoken during Guard Break
• "Damn you!" — Spoken during second Guard Break
• "Enough!"
• "Stay down!"
• "You're mine!"
• "Going somewhere?!"
• "No way!" — Spoken when performing a Guard Impact
• "Too easy!" — Spoken when performing a Guard Impact
• "Quiet!"
• "Shut up!"
• "Pipe down!"
• "Scram!"
• "Outta the way!"
• "See ya!"
• "Oh, baby!"
• "Get ready!"
• "Stand aside!"
• "I'm done... messing around!"
• "Can't stand?"
• "Die!" — Spoken while performing some moves on Astaroth.
• "Bastard!" — Spoken while performing some moves on Astaroth.
• "Sorry" — Spoken while performing some moves on Kilik or Xianghua.
• "Don't overdo it!" — Spoken while performing some moves on Kilik or Xianghua.
• "That's what you get!" — Spoken during Mark of the Beast against Astaroth
• "Not over yet" — Spoken during Mark of the Beast against Kilik or Xianghua on low health.
• "Time to see stars... Have a taste of my fury!" — Spoken while performing Seven Stars Severance.
• "What the hell?!" — Spoken when hit by a tremor.
• "What? You scared?" — Spoken while performing Appeal during a match.
• "Hah. Come on!" — Spoken while performing Appeal against Kilik or Xianghua.
• "Dammit! My beautiful hair!" — Spoken while performing Appeal with messy hair during a match.
• "Man, you messed my hair." — Spoken while performing Appeal after a match.
• "Hey... chill out! — Spoken while performing Appeal against a Soul Charged Kilik.
• "You freak!" — Spoken while performing Appeal against Astaroth.
• "Damn it!!" - Spoken after losing against Astaroth.
• "I-I messed up right there." — Spoken after losing by Ring Out, 1st quote.
• "N-Not good for my reputation." — Spoken after losing by Ring Out, 2nd quote.
• "Whoa, whoa. You need a break?" — Spoken after losing by Time Out.
• "Fine. I guess you won out." — Spoken after losing by Time Out against Kilik or Xianghua.
• "Piece of crap!" — Spoken when losing by Time Out against Astaroth.
• "Sorry, Kilik." — Spoken during Leaving the Dragon Nest throw against Kilik.
• "This'll...hurt!"

Relationships

• Friend and traveling companion of Kilik and Xianghua
• Sworn brother of Kyam
• Hunted down and killed Astaroth to avenge his crew
• Fought Mitsurugi
• Fended off Yoshimitsu from the fake Soul Edge
• Temporary companion of the Conduit

Video

SOULCALIBUR VI - Maxi Reveal Trailer PS4, XB1, PC-0