Voldo

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Voldo

Voldo (ヴォルド, Vorudo) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. Voldo made his first appearance in Soul Blade and has returned for all the following sequels.

Weapons

Main Weapons

• Karma & Mara
• Shame & Blame
• Manas & Ayus

Soul Edge/Soul Blade

• Katar
• Full Moon
• Iron Claw
• Guillotine
• Poison Arrow
• Buffalo Horn
• Pata
• Soul Edge

Soulcalibur

• Shame & Blame (Has both a 1P and a 2P variation)
• Edge Master's unnamed katars

Soulcalibur II

• Manas & Ayus (Has both a 1P and a 2P variation)
• Cat Claws
• Tofana Scissors
• Shame & Blame
• Iron Ram
• Heavy Jur
• Karma & Mara
• Full Moon
• Soul Edge (Complete)
• Guillotine
• Tambourines

Soulcalibur III

• Manas & Ayus (Has both a 1P and a 2P variation)
• Cat Claws
• Tofana Scissors
• Iron Ram
• Guillotine
• Tambourines
• The Ancient

Soulcalibur IV/Broken Destiny

• Manas & Ayus (Has both a 1P and a 2P variation)
• Jamadhar
• Cat Claws
• Tofana Scissors
• Guillotine
• Soul Edge
• Pasticcere

Soulcalibur V

• Manas & Ayus (Has both a 1P and a 2P variation)
• Cat Claws
• Tofana Scissors
• Guillotine
• Kitty Paws
• Ikhtiraq
• The Master

Soulcalibur VI

• Manas & Ayus
• Cerberus
• Cat Claws
• Tofana Scissors
• Decapitator
• Ikhtiraq
• Jewel Hunter

Stages

• Money Pit - The Secret Treasury (SE)
• Money Pit (SC)
• Money Pit - Top Tier (SC2) (Note: Voldo shares this stage with Yoshimitsu.)
• Secret Money Pit (SC3)
• Phantom Pavilion (SC4)
• Ostrheinsburg Castle Throne Room (SCBD)
• Torture Chamber (SC5)

Theme Music

Soul Blade OST The Gears of Madness (Theme of Voldo)

Soul Edge, "The Gears of Madness"

Soul Blade Khan Super Session Another Fanatic (Theme of Voldo)

Soul Edge Khan Super Session, "Another Fanatic"

Soul Calibur Original Soundtrack - Sweet Illusion (Voldo Theme)

Soulcalibur, "Sweet Illusion"

Soul Calibur II - Ordinary pain

Soulcalibur II, "Ordinary Pain"

Soul Calibur III Music- Blind Loyalty

Soulcalibur III, "Blind Loyalty"

Soul Calibur IV OST Phantasmagoria

Soulcalibur IV, "Phantasmagoria"

Soul Calibur 5 Voldo's Theme!

Soulcalibur V, "Amid the Pure Insanity"

Trivia

• Voldo's moveset and some of his designs may draw inspiration from Tarantism, a dancing mania from southern Italy, which includes Palermo, Voldo's stated birthplace. It was historically believed that those bitten by a Lycosa Tarantula, a type of wolf spider, would be victim to uncontrollable restlessness, which could only be cured via frantic dancing. the traditional Tarantella dance is believed to have evolved from this. Some of Voldo's movements resemble Tarantella steps, and his designs in Soulcalibur V and Soulcalibur VI contain design elements inspired by spiders, such as V's spider design, and VI's cobweb motifs.
• In the games taking place during the original timeline(Soul Blade through Soulcalibur V), Voldo's profile says he had four brothers. However, in Soulcalibur VI, his profile now says four siblings instead. It is unknown whether this is a mistranslation from the older entries or even a mistranslation in VI, or part of the new timeline's new lore.
• In Soulcalibur IV's Chain of Souls, Voldo is shown to be the only character to be exploited by two characters at the same time, the first being obviously Nightmare and the second being Tira.
• Voldo was cured of his malfestation by Kilik (during the events of Soulcalibur IV or after).
• In Soulcalibur III, characters created with the Dancer class can use a discipline called "Soul of Voldo." Using this discipline removes nearly all spoken words from their dialogue. A select few attacks are still accompanied by a spoken phrase, though. (Caliostro Rush B+G, for example)
• Voldo's nickname in both Soul Edge and Soulcalibur is "Hell Guardian".
• Voldo's third costume in Soulcalibur II is reminiscent of the aliens from the Alien movies.
• Voldo's Destined Battle in Soulcalibur is Ivy. His Destined Battle in both Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III is Yoshimitsu.
• The North American Dreamcast Version of Soulcalibur removes one of Voldo's suggestive codpieces featuring a bull. However, the codpiece is present in the European and Japanese versions.
• Voldo bears similarities to Hellboy villain Karl Kroenen.
• Voldo's fighting style is similar to Sunny the Scorpion, the main villain in the 1991 kung-fu film ''Operation Scorpio''.
• In Soulcalibur II: Reloaded, Voldo has a costume that looks like Tira.
• The triple-lensed goggles Voldo wears in Soulcalibur IV look similar to the goggles worn by Splinter Cell series protagonist Sam Fisher.
• Voldo's throw move "Jack in the Cage" (only versus male characters) was copied from Sophitia's throw "Heaven's Arch".
  • In Soulcalibur IV and Soulcalibur V, when performing his "Jack in the Cage" move on female characters, it will change to "Bloody Drill".
• Because of his unusual appearance, some newcomers to the Soul Series (as well as regulars who don't pay attention to the storyline) don't realize Voldo is human.
• Although it is stated from the very beginning that Voldo can no longer talk, he apparently has dialogue in Edge Master Mode in Soul Edge.
• Voldo's design in Soulcalibur V has a spider theme.
• Voldo's 2P costume in Soulcalibur V is similar to one of a jester's in green, red and purple. It also shows the seasonal cycle (starting from the left side of his front and going clockwise, it shows Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter).
• During Story ~1607 A.D.~ in Soulcalibur V, Voldo is apparently killed by Pyrrha after they battle. However it is unknown if he survived the fight or not as it is not shown.
• Voldo's main weapons have been changed throughout the Soul series. His first weapons were the Karma & Mara (Soul Edge/Soul Blade), then to Shame & Blame (Soulcalibur) and finally to Manas & Ayus (Soulcalibur II-onwards).
• Although the main story of Soul Chronicle features mostly the default roster fighters from original Soulcalibur, where Voldo was a originally one of them in that game, he is replaced by Grøh, leaving Voldo as a minor character like the rest of fighters who were unlockables in the original Soulcalibur and those that appeared in the games following it.
• Voldo's voice was done by having one of the sound designers blow through a straw.

Series' appearances

• Soul Edge (playable from the start)
• 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 VI

Appearances in Other Media

• Voldo appears as a card in Outcast Odyssey. He is a Limited time card, available until 7 September, 2015.