Not only is the character a mainstay, but his story is intricately tied to Maxi, who seeks revenge on Astaroth for killing Maxi's crew and allies, although he was later revived and continues his pursuit of the cursed blade Soul Edge, longing for its power.Īs an artificially created golem, Astaroth doesn't have that much personality, but not all characters need to.
Truly the most fitting character of the slow but heavy-hitting playstyle in the Soul series, he's become a real fan favorite and an iconic part of the franchise.Īstaroth stands as one of the most enduring characters in Soul series history, having been in every single game of the series since his first inclusion back in the original Soul Calibur (which was a sequel to Soul Edge). So, without further ado, let's have a look at who's missing.įirst appearance: Soul Calibur (1998) Number of games playable: 7 Last seen in: Soul Calibur: Lost Swords (2014)Ī golem created by a cult worshipping the Greek war god Ares, Astaroth is a huge character who wields a massive axe as his weapon of choice. Guest characters and complete one-offs such as Necrid from Soul Calibur 2 will also be passed over. While we're unsure whether that statement can be taken as definitive or not, the stated purpose of the game supports the notion that we're probably not going to see newer characters, at least not initially, for this game.
It must be noted that given the reboot nature of Soul Calibur 6, and its stated purpose of taking place roughly during Soul Calibur 1 and 2, as well as a statement made to IGN at Comic-Con that there will not be characters that originated in Soul Calibur 4 or 5 added to this game, we will focus exclusively on characters that predate those games. In this article series, I'll be taking a look at characters that should have decent chances to show up, going over their history and what they brought to the franchise. However, there are still a lot of Soul Calibur classics missing from the fray. Thankfully, Soul Calibur 6 is now upon us, and many of the past favorites people have been missing such as Sophitia, Taki and Talim are now back and rendered in better graphics than ever before. The game swas quite rushed, and ended up with underwhelming results both critically and commercially, and fans were disappointed at how many favorites were left out of the roster.
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