Plot[]
New story mode where young protagonist Patroklos goes on a quest to eliminate the malfested from the world, searching for his older sister, Pyrrha, facing several problems during his journey. He meets new people, like Z.W.E.I., Siegfried, Viola, Ivy and others, and new enemies, such as Tira and his own master, Graf Dumas.
Story[]
Opening[]
1590 A.D. The war between the cursed sword Soul Edge and the spirit sword Soul Calibur began with the massive offensive by the Wolfkrone Kingdom. Soul Edge, which resided at the remains of the Ostrheinsburg Castle devouring human souls, lost in the fight and all came to an end for a period of time.
Episode 1[]
1607 A.D. A young blond man stood in a town in Europe engulfed in the flames of rebelion. The young man, Patroklos Alexandra, inherited his sword skills from his mother who was hailed as the Holy Warrior.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponents: Rebel 1/3 (1 Battle), Rebel 2/3 (1 Battle), and Rebel 3/3 (1 Battle)
Stage: Free Imperial City: Old Quarter
Episode 2[]
Patroklos headed for Klausenberg and destroyed any that looked like malfested in order to lure the malfested with the ring blade who had destroyed his family. Several days later a stranger stood before him.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Z.W.E.I. (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Free Imperial City Center
Episode 3[]
What happened in Klausenberg brought doubt in Patroklos' mind. He did not believe the man who demigrated his lord, but he headed to the hideout to find out the truth from Graf Dumas.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Voldo (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Torture Chamber
Episode 4[]
Patroklos relied on Graf Dumas to provide him with the clues to find his sister, Pyrrha. However, the graf's true intent enraged Patroklos and he struck his sword against the graf. Now he no longer has any place to go and headed to town.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Siegfried (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Ancient Citadel: Peacetime
Episode 5[]
Citizens fled from the burning town located in northeast Bavaria. A lone girl silently sat among the townspeople running away from the fires and the chaos. Her eyes were filled with remorse and sadness, her sword drenched in her victim's blood.
Playable character: Pyrrha
Opponents: Marcel (1 Battle), Jan (1 Battle), and Erik (1 Battle)
Stage: Free Imperial City: Old Quarter
Episode 6[]
After leaving the town, Tira found but that the mercenary group, Schwarzwind, and the minions of Nightmare were fighting in a nearby field. A battlefield was the ideal place to train her worked into a killer. Tira smiled and ordered Pyrrha to kill the humans in a place whort dead roughs.
Playable character: Pyrrha
Opponents: Norbert (1 Battle), Ina (1 Battle), and Theodor (1 Battle)
Stage: Tranquil Wasteland
Episode 7[]
Patroklos received information on the malfested with the ring blade from Siegfried, the former wielder of Soul Calibur. Z.W.E.I. and Viola joined on his journey to find his foe. The spirit sword glowed silently in Patroklos's hand.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Tira (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Unknown Forest: Dark Night
Episode 8[]
Finally meeting his sworn enemy, his anger overwhelmed Patroklos. Tira acted as if she lost to the spirit sword and lured Patroklos away. Tira ran through the moonlit night and grinned that all is going as planned.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Tira (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Tranquil Wasteland
Episode 9[]
Tira smiled and easily let go of Pyrrha. Now that Pyrrha had been saved from Tira. Patroklos only wish was to go home with his sister. Pyrrha agreed to go with him since.
Playable character: Patroklos
Opponent: Astaroth (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Unknown Forest
Episode 10[]
Pyrrha learned for the first time what family meant as she tried to forget her painful past. Her brother was happy that his wish had now been fulfilled. The siblings did not realize that they were being watched from afar.
Playable character: Pyrrha
Opponent: Voldo (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Unknown Forest
Episode 11[]
Once they board the ship from the eastern side of the peninsula to traverse the Mediterranean, they will soon be back in Athens, their homeland. The two headed to the port city, but there they found the once peaceful city engulfed in flames.
Playable character: Pyrrha Ω
Opponent: Nightmare (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Free Imperial City: Old Quarter
Episode 12[]
Pyrrha's body slowly malfested as she cut down people and witnessed their blood. Patroklos feared what Pyrrha had become and ran from the port city, wandering Europe as if in a trance. Eventually he found himself in front of the citadel where Siegfried resides.
Playable character: Z.W.E.I.
Opponent: Patroklos (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Ancient Citadel: Peacetime
Episode 13[]
Should he fight against Pyrrha, who has now malfested? The conflicting question haunted Patroklos. Soul Calibur changed its shape as if to lead him to the "right" path. The sword is said to test the will of its wielder. Patroklos decided that he will answer with the sword skills that he had been taught in the past.
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponent: Z.W.E.I. (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Ancient Citadel: Peacetime
Episode 14[]
Patroklos searched for a way to resurrect Soul Calibur in order to save Pyrrha. The woman, Ivy, alluded as if she knew something about the spirit sword. Patroklos searched for any clues as to Ivy's whereabouts.
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponent: Ivy (3 out 5 Battles)
Stage: Free Imperial City Center
Episode 15[]
Patroklos continued his journey in search of Kali-Yuga and Dvapara-Yuga which were needed to resurrect Soul Calibur. However, it proved difficult to find clues about the Asian treasures with mysterious powers. After much wandering, Patroklos ended up in the city of Dijon.
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponents: Leixia (1 Battle), Natsu (1 Battle), Maxi (1 Battle), and Xiba (1 Battle)
Stage: Free Imperial City Center
Episode 16[]
Patroklos won the trust of the Asian fighters with his sword skills. They all decided to travel to Prague where Ivy waited. In order to resurrect Soul Calibur, Patroklos entrusted all to Ivy.
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponent: Pyrrha Ω (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Denevér Castle: Eye of Chaos
Episode 17[]
Pyrrha's final words resonated with Patroklos' heart. He is filled with regret.
- I want to return, to the world before I made my mistake
No Battles
Episode 18[]
Each with their own wish to stop Soul Edge, people arrived in Hungary where the cursed sword awaited. Z.W.E.I. looked forward to facing his hated foe, Nightmare. His revenge was about to take place.
Playable character: Z.W.E.I.
Opponents: Woes (1 Battle), Odor (1 Battle), Murk (1 Battle) and Nightmare (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Last Rites on the Battlefield , Denevér Castle: Assault
Episode 19[]
As if to recreate the events of seventeen years ago. Pyrrha raised Soul Edge high and split the heavens. The gate to Astral Chaos appeared over the battlefield. Patroklos was unable to stop the beginning of the end.
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponent: Pyrrha Ω (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Denevér Castle: Eye of Chaos
Episode 20[]
Soul Calibur was born to stop the powers of Soul Edge. In exchange for its great power, the chosen wielder of the spirit sword is destined to kill the wielder of Soul Edge. When one fights this destiny, what will history choose?
Playable character: α Patroklos
Opponent: Elysium (3 out of 5 Battles)
Stage: Utopia of the Blessed
Unanswered questions[]
Because of the deadlines, Soulcalibur V's story mode was reduced to a quarter of its original planned duration. Therefore, many questions left unanswered:
- Did Pyrrha actually kill Z.W.E.I. in Episode 18?
- How did Xiba become the new owner of the Kali-Yuga?
- Did Night Terror manage to break free from Astral Chaos after Pyrrha opened several cracks in Episode 18?
- Where are Amy, Yun-seong, Seong Mi-na, Zasalamel, Talim, Hwang, Arthur and Rock?
- Will Pyrrha keep her malfested arm or will she get her normal arm back in a possible next game?
- What happened to Soul Edge and Soul Calibur? Were they sealed, destroyed or did they become another Soul Embrace?
- When Z.W.E.I. killed Graf Dumas, what happened to Nightmare's body? Did it get seperated from both Soul Edge/Inferno and Graf Dumas after he was killed? Will Inferno reclaim it in a possible new installment?
- What happened to Tira and why didn't she defend Soul Edge or try to save it?
Trivia[]
- Soulcalibur V's story mode was originally planned to be four times bigger than it actually is, but time restraints meant it needed to be cut back. That’s according to game director Daishi Odashima who was speaking to Train2Game in an interview.
- He explained that Namco Bandai team didn’t have the staff or the time needed realize their full vision for Soulcalibur V’s story. The story of the released game mainly focuses on two characters, Patroklos and his sister Pyrrha, opposed to each character on the roster having their own individual story as previous games in the series do.
- Guest character, Ezio Auditore fought and killed his nemesis, Cesare Borgia in the year, 1507. This makes the events 100 years later from the events of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Soulcalibur V.
- Pyrrha Ω uses Soul Edge & Elk Shield in Episode 11, Xiba uses Kali-Yuga and Natsu uses Kuzukiri & Mekki-Maru in Episode 15.
- Aeon Calcos, Algol, Cervantes, Dampierre, Hilde, Mitsurugi, Raphael and Yoshimitsu do not appear in Story ~1607 A.D~.
- Patroklos, Pyrrha, and Z.W.E.I. are the only playable characters in the story.
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