Soul Edge
Soul Edge
Age: Existed since ancient time
Place of Creation: Unknown
Length: 5'8" (Zweihänder type)
Weight: (male)- 93 lbs.; (Female)- ?? lbs.
Date of Creation: Unknown
SE Weapon Type: Twin longswords
SC1 Weapon Type: Zweihänder
SC2~3 Weapon Type: Can take various forms based on the wielder. Nightmare is the only character in which the sword does not change form. The characters in Soul Calibur III that take Soul Edge to fight Abyss have their health slowly degenerate, making Abyss' fight that much harder.
Hosts: Zasalamel (previously), Cervantes de Leon (Soul Edge), Siegfried Schtauffen (Soul Calibur and Soul Calibur II - As Nightmare)
Wielders: As of Soul Calibur III:
Nightmare, Astaroth, Heishiro Mitsurugi, Tira, Cervantes de Leon, Lizardman, Strife Astlar
Soul Edge was originally created by human hands. At first, it was just an ordinary sword, but after being bathed in blood and hatred countless times, the sword turned into a demonic weapon and gained a wicked soul called Inferno. Those without strong wills are unable to escape the curse of its evil powers, as its spirit invades the mind like a parasite and drives its wielder mad. Its single eye burns fiercely with the regret of lost souls, but its blade shines with an icy gleam. It is evil to its very core.
[edit] Early History
The first known bearer of Soul Edge was a king, whose strong will conquered the malign intelligence of the blade. However, his son was not so strong, and quickly fell under the influence of Inferno. Jealous of his father's power, he stole Soul Edge and instantly came under the possession of the evil sword. In a desperate battle against the deranged prince, the mighty king defeated Soul Edge, but at the cost of his son's life. Swearing vengeance against the cursed blade, which disappeared after the encounter, he forged from purified fragments of Soul Edge the holy blade Soul Calibur.
The second known bearer of Soul Edge was Zasalamel, during one of his many lifetimes. Trying to break the curse of his eternal reincarnations, Zasalamel obtained the cursed blade, but instead, his soul was possessed by the evil will of the sword, and he turned into the host of the blade until the end of that life. After that, record ceases until several hundred years later.
Then, in the 16th century, Soul Edge mysteriously appeared once again in a secret antique auction. While it is unknown why it now existed as two blades instead of one, the evil spirit of the sword could not be mistaken. The swords were obtained by an English curio dealer, whose ship was attacked by the dreaded pirate Cervantes. Possessed by the will of the wicked swords, Cervantes slew the crew of the ship and then slaughtered the population of a Spanish port-town, where he stayed the next twenty-five years, waiting of the birth of the "Child of the Cursed Sword". But then a holy warrior sent by Hephaestus, Sophitia, confronted him and was able to destroy the smaller of the two blades. About to kill her, Cervantes was stopped and killed by a demon huntress named Taki, who helped the terribly wounded Sophitia home.
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It was at that point that Siegfried Schtauffen, a young German knight, arrived seeking the legendary Soul Edge. When he tried to take the blade lying beside the dead Cervantes, Inferno, in an attempt to restore itself, flowed into the corpse and fought Siegfried for the possession of the evil sword. Siegfried won that battle, and when he grasped the hilt of Soul Edge, he was unable to control its power, and released the Evil Seed on the world.
Soul Edge now had a bearer worthy of its taint - Nightmare. Completely consumed by the sword, Siegfried went on insane killing sprees, murdering without distinction to feed the evil blade. By absorbing souls and gathering fragments of Soul Edge, the cracks in the blade began to heal. It was almost complete when two brave souls, Kilik and Xianghua stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle. After a vicious battle, Nightmare lay defeated, and Xianghua used Soul Calibur to shatter Soul Edge. But due the abyss created by the destruction of the void created by Inferno, both swords and Nightmare were sucked into it. Siegfried awoke on a different place, now free of the control and with the realization of his multiple slaughters.
Siegfried was himself again, but the effects Soul Edge had left on him were strong. Every time he slept, Siegfried would awake to the corpses of those he had slain in the night. Gradually, he slipped into Nightmare once again, and began reforging Soul Edge. After succeeding in restoring many of the sword's original powers, Nightmare was challenged by a swordsman searching for the legendary blade, Raphael. Their battle was intense, but Nightmare stood victorious in the end. With his last strength, Raphael made a desperate attack, and managed to strike his sword into the very center of the cursed blade. Screaming in agony, Nightmare fell back, and within his mind, Siegfried reawoke. After a fierce mental struggle, Siegfried regained his sanity. Suddenly, shining from the core of Soul Edge, the holy sword Soul Calibur appeared to him, released from its entrapment within the evil blade. Taking Soul Calibur, Siegfried drove it into the cursed blade, piercing the eye and silencing the power of Soul Edge. However, it was not enough to destroy the cursed sword, and now both blades lay locked in an embrace, seemingly annulled of all power...
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Inferno, thrust out of Soul Edge by Soul Calibur, transferred itself into the remnants of Nightmare's armor, but could not manipulate the bodiless husk. It is then that a strange man named Zasalamel appeared. Agreeing to help Inferno if it assisted him in finding the two swords of legends, Zasalamel used his ancient powers to bind it to the armor. At this moment, the evil spirit of Soul Edge became the new Azure Knight. Born from the memory of its old shape, the Phantom Soul Edge is dwarfed by the real cursed sword, but as Nightmare once again began his quest to search for his missing form, this weapon began to grow stronger.
The real Soul Edge, silent with its counterpart Soul Calibur, was now in the possession of Siegfried Schtauffen, seeking a way to seal the evil sword forever.
Even if Soul Edge is seemingly powerless, there are still many of its fragments scattered throughout the world, expanding Soul Edge's influence far beyond the sword itself. Notably, Cervantes de Leon carries another version of the cursed sword, born from fusing several fragments together. Even though the sword was sealed, its fragments still emit the evil energies of the cursed blade.
The So'unga (叢雲牙) is a fictional sword from the anime series InuYasha, appearing only in the third movie as its primary villain.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Special Attacks
2.1 Gōkuryūha
2.2 100 zombies
2.3 Demonic Control
2.4 Hell Spikes
2.5 Opening the Underworld
[edit] History
The So'unga-possessed arm of SesshomaruAlso known as the Sword of Calamity, So'unga was the former property of the great dog general (Inu no Taishou), InuYasha and Sesshomaru's father. Unlike Tessaiga and Tenseiga (InuYasha's and Sesshomaru's swords, respectively), this sword, which resembles a Zweihänder, was not forged by the sword smith, Tōtōsai. Not much is known of So'unga's history other than the dog demon acquired it on his own and it's said that he was the only yōkai of few who could wield it without being possessed by it. Either way its true power can only be used by demons or those with demon blood. (Takemaru was only able to use So'unga’s true power by wielding Sesshomaru’s lost arm)
In InuYasha's timeline, only Sesshomaru is able to use and wield So'unga without being possessed by it by overcoming So'unga with his own demonic power. It was known that Sesshomaru desired the swords Tessaiga and So'unga in his quest for power. After Inu no Taishou died in his attempt to rescue his human wife Izayoi and his son InuYasha, it was clear that he had passed instructions on what to do with his powerful swords to his loyal friends. It was vital that the swords, especially So'unga do not fall into the hands of evil-doers as they would bring untold destruction unto the world if misused.
Myōga (the flea demon), Saya (the spirit of the sheath of So'unga) and Tōtōsai (the sword smith who forged Tessaiga and Tenseiga) followed their lord's instructions with Myōga sealing Tessaiga along with their lord's body in the boundary between the living world and the dead and Tōtōsai leaving Tenseiga for Sesshomaru. However, Saya had clearly forgotten Inu no Taishou's instructions on what to do with So'unga and in the end, they threw the sword down the Bone-Eater's Well where it was known that demon remains thrown down the well mysteriously vanished. It was decided that Saya would seal the sword's malicious powers for at least seven hundred years. Thus, it ended up in Kagome's shrine.
So'unga attempts to possess anyone who tries to wield it. After possessing InuYasha and unleashing the terrible power of Goukuryuuha [dragon twister], InuYasha sought solitude to keep his friends safe. Soon after, Sesshomaru showed up and attempted to claim the sword. Later the sword claimed Sesshomaru's lost arm in order to unleash the totality of its power. So'unga was later defeated by the combined powers of Tessaiga and Tenseiga. Having opened the door to the underworld, when So'unga was defeated, it was sealed in the portal that it itself opened and the threat that it presented was gone for good.
Only one of So'unga's demon attacks is known: Goukuryuuha (Infernal Dragon Wave or Dragon Twister). The attack takes the form of a gigantic purple tornado with its center glowing pink/light purple.
Information from InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler reveals that So'unga's has the special ability to resurrect both human and yōkai. All enemies slain by So'unga become its zombie slaves.
[edit] Special Attacks
[edit] Gōkuryūha
So'unga preparing to use GōkuryūhaThe Infernal Dragon Wave is the ultimate attack of So'unga, which summons a dragon (or dragons) of hell, and releasing it as an attack that is more powerful than Tessaiga and Tenseiga by themselves. It takes the shape of huge orb of demonic energy, formed in the middle of the rotating sword generating a huge mass of hellishes winds wrapped around it. Its power of destruction is more than several times stronger than even the Tessaiga's Bakuryūha.
A difference of power that can be seen in the movie, as the Backlash Wave could barely withstand, let along repel, the Gōkuryūha. In fact, in some cases, it could not even be formed by Inuyasha due to So'unga's utter power of destruction. However, it is notable that when in close proximity to both the Tessaiga and Tenseiga, its power is weakened. Thus as long as both swords exist, and are within its presense, the sword's attack can never reach its full potential. Some said both Tessaiga and Tenseiga was made to suppress So'unga.
Gōkuryūha is translated as Hell Dragon's Wave. In the English dubbed version and English translated subtitles, it is called Dragon Twister.
[edit] 100 zombies
Anything killed by So'unga comes back as highly poisonous zombies and are under So'unga or the wielder of So'unga’s control. The only way to destroy them is to damage them beyond their abilities to regenerate, such as setting fire to their flammable bodies, or use of a holy item (like Kagome's Sacred Arrows). While Tessaiga could take 100 lives away and Tenseiga could bring 100 people back to life, So'unga raises 100 zombies from the underworld. It should be noted, that the zombies being of the underworld, could be cut and killed by the Tenseiga.
[edit] Demonic Control
So'unga is said to contain the soul of a horribly evil demon (possibly a dragon from Hell), and has the power to possess and control its user, manipulating them. The sword is sentient, possessing a violent, bloodlusting personality and a desire only for war, destruction, slaughter, and self-preservation. So'unga, in a sense, is not unlike Tōkijin in its powers of possession and their being swords of evil except that it is far stronger than the latter. Only Inu no Taishou, Sesshomaru and other daiyōkai (possibly) are able to resist this power outright. The worst thing that could have happened was for So'unga to fall into the hands of a human. Humans are (supposedly) the most selfish of creatures and have the deepest desires for power; if a human holds So'unga, he would not stop even for centuries until the world is destroyed in his mad conquest or the user itself is being killed by something.
[edit] Hell Spikes
So'unga Firing Hell SpikesIn the movie So'unga had fired several large black spikes from within his armor.
[edit] Opening the Underworld
Being the sword of Hell, So'unga has the power to open the doors to Hell, which would merge with the world of living and cause every living thing in the world to perish.
