In this Korean name, the family name is Seong (성/成).
Seong Mi-na (ソン・ミナ, Son Mina, Hanja: 成美那, Hangul: 성미나) is a fictional character in Namco's Soul series of fighting games. First appearing in Soul Edge, she returned in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul, Soulcalibur: Lost Swords & Soulcalibur VI.
Appearance[]
She has dark brown hair, rosy pale skin, light amber brown eyes, a physically built body and is taller than most Korean women from her time period. She also wears a bra top and a loincloth reaching down to her shins.
Personality[]
Seong Mi-na is a strong-willed girl who is always striving to be the best she is. Though stubborn about this, she also has a quick wit. She's very determined, but sometimes overly confident in her skills, often mocking her opponents. Due to her inferiority complex, Seong Mi-na dislikes it when anyone views her as weak or helpless, basically not wanting to be treated like a kid.
Weapons[]
- Scarlet Thunder
- Tiger Fang
- Long Handled Sword
- Nagamaki
- Halberd
- Morning Star
- Sickled Spear
- Spiked Mace
- Defender
- Hyup Do
- Naginata
- Couse
- Bardiche
- Ambassador
- Soul Edge (Complete) Seong Mi-na
- Hraesvelgr
- Feather Broom
- The Ancient (Seong Mi-na)
- Soul Calibur (Halberd)
- Open-Handed Slap
- Emerald Nimbus
- Primitive Spear
Stages[]
- The Old Temple (SE)
- Remain in the Desert (NIGHT) (SC - Arcade)
- Maze of the Dead (SC - Dreamcast)
- Hwangseo Palace - Phoenix Court (SC2)
- Ling Sheng-Su Temple Ruin (SC3)
- Sailor's Rest (SC4)
- Sailor's Rest - Twilight (SCBD)
Theme Music[]
Soul Blade OST Kkaduri (Theme of Seung Mina)
Soul Edge, "Kkaduri"
Tiny Amulet from Khan Super Session
Soul Edge Khan Super Session, "Tiny Amulet"
SOUL CALIBUR THEME OF SEUNG MINA
Soulcalibur, "Eye to Eye, Blade to Blade"
SCII Sword of the Patriot
Soulcalibur II, "Sword of the Patriot"
Soul Calibur III - The Evil Moon (Seong-Mina)
Soulcalibur III, "The Evil Moon"
SCIV Halcyon Harbor 16
Soulcalibur IV, "Halcyon Harbor"
Trivia[]
General[]
- Despite appearing in the series first, Seong Mi-na copied many moves from Kilik. In Soulcalibur III, Klik and Seong Mi-na's movesets were made unique from each other to remedy this.
- Her Destined Battle in Soulcalibur is Hwang. In Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III, it's Yun-seong.
- In almost every version of the Soul series, her default costume is among the most revealing ones, with her entire abdomen and navel exposed each time, save for in Soulcalibur I where it was an alternate costume that showed her abdomen instead..
Soulcalibur[]
- Seong Mi-na is nicknamed "Heart and Soul Girl".
Soulcalibur II[]
- Seong Mi-na did not appear in the arcade version along with Sophitia, but was later added to the home versions.
- For some reason, her Destined Battle does not always have the usual Destined Battle music, but other times it will.
- Xin Zhao from the free-to-play MOBA video game League of Legends uses Seong Mi-na's demo animation as his dancing animation. Watch here for a comparison.
Soulcalibur III[]
- The Soul of Seong Mi-na discipline is available to created characters of the Gladiator class.
- Seong Mi-na is the only character in who requires more than one input at the ending, making it the most elaborate cinematic of the game.
- She will sometimes half-heartedly say that she will "defeat the evils of the ages" - this is a parody of Hwang's line.
- Starting with this game, Seong Mi-na's fighting stance is slighly different. She holds her weapon in a lower position than in past games. This was possibly done to differentiate her from Kilik even more.
- Seong Mi-na has her hair tied in a bun while wearing her 2P costume. This is the only time where she still has her long hair tied in a 2P costume, as opposed to her usual Short Hair in all her other 2P costumes.
Soulcalibur IV[]
- In Seong Mi-na's Story Mode, Talim accompanies her after Mi-na defeats her, Kilik and Xianghua in the second stage. After the fourth stage, Mi-na leaves Talim in charge and carries on ahead to battle Algol. In Yun-seong's Story Mode, Mi-na accompanies him for the rest of his journey after he defeats her, Talim, and Sophitia after the second stage.
Soulcalibur V[]
- Her Soulcalibur IV 2P costume appears as DLC.
Soulcalibur VI[]
- Her outfit is based on her 1P and 3P outfits from Soul Blade.[1]
- Regarding the background of Seong Mi-na's artwork, according to the official Soulcalibur twitter account: "Mi-na's illustration features a peony flower, which is also used as a motif in her costume. According to a theory, peonies are known as a flower with the meaning of "wealth" in Korea. Mi-na seem like a tomboy, but she is actually the daughter of a prominent family."[2]
- Mi-na is the only character to tell her own story on Soul Chronicle.
Series Appearances[]
- Soul Edge
- Soulcalibur
- Soulcalibur (Chinese Manhua)
- Soulcalibur II (Console versions only)
- Soulcalibur III
- Soulcalibur IV
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
- Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
- Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul
- Soulcalibur VI
Appearances in Other Media[]
- Seong Mi-na appeared as a Limited time card in Outcast Odyssey. She has her costumes from Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, and Soulcalibur V.
- The King of Fighters: All-Star
References[]
- ^ @soulcalibur (November 4, 2020). "The color and shape of the design is a hybrid of the 1P and 3P costumes from Soul Blade." (Tweet). Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @soulcalibur (November 4, 2021). "Mi-na's illustration features a peony flower, which is also used as a motif in her costume. According to a theory, peonies are known as a flower with the meaning of "wealth" in Korea. Mi-na seem like a tomboy, but she is actually the daughter of a prominent family." (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via Twitter.
| Soulcalibur |
|---|
| Soulcalibur • Legend of Soulcalibur • Soulcalibur: Spirit Sword • Soulcalibur (Chinese Manhua) • Soulcalibur Original Soundtrack • Art Gallery |
| Characters |
| Arthur • Astaroth • Cervantes • Edge Master • Hwang • Inferno • Ivy • Kilik • Lizardman • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Nightmare • Rock • Seong Mi-na • Siegfried • Sophitia • Taki • Voldo • Xianghua • Yoshimitsu |
| Stages |
| The Colosseum • Chaos • City of Water • Emperor's Garden • Harbor of Souls • Hoko Temple • Kunpaetku Shrine • Maze of the Dead • Money Pit • Ostrheinsburg Castle • Palgaea Shrine • Proving Grounds • Shrine of Eurydice • Silk Road Ruin • Takamatsu Castle • The Adrian and The Fortress • Valentine Mansion • Water Labyrinth |
| Soulcalibur II |
|---|
| Soulcalibur II (HD Online) • The Art of Soulcalibur II • Unlockables • Soulcalibur II Original Soundtrack • Weapon Master |
| Characters |
| Assassin • Astaroth • Berserker • Cassandra • Cervantes • Charade • Heihachi • Inferno • Ivy • Kilik • Link • Lizardman • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Nightmare • Necrid • Raphael • Seong Mi-na • Siegfried • Sophitia • Spawn • Taki • Talim • Voldo • Xianghua • Yoshimitsu • Yun-seong |
| Stages |
| Chaos • Egyptian Crypt • Egyptian Ruins • Eurydice Shrine Gallery • Hwangseo Palace - Phoenix Court • Imperial Capital Ayutthaya • Kaminoi Castle - Sakura-Dai Gate • Labyrinth • Lakeside Coliseum • Money Pit - Top Tier • Ostrheinsburg Chapel • Palgaea Shrine - Lowest Level • Pirate's Alcove • South France Mansion - Library • Village of the Wind • Xiwei Siege Ruins |