Soul Calibur we know is the sprit sword desinted to stop the Soul Edge. Soul Edge was an ordinary sword but after the sword has been bathed in blood and haterted countless times, the sword now is demonic weapon gaining a wicked soul, which now games call Inferno. Those who grasp Soul Edge it's hilt are unable to escape it's curse. The sword has a spirit invades the wielders mind like a parasite and drives the wielder insane. It's blade is fulled with blood and grows more power. Soul Calibur is a spirit created to start combat with Soul Edge and it is known as the protagonist in the Soul series Algol, the king that wielded Soul Edge lost his son because of the demonic sword, vowed to create a holy sword that is purified shards of Soul Edge that would be the opposite of evil sword, being the equal strength and opposite intent. Algol enlisted the help of the greatest sage in the land, who purified fragments of the cursed sword to forge a new spririt sword, to be known Soul Calibur after many failed attempts, the holy sword was born Algol sacrificed himself to complete ritual