Soul Calibur 6

**Crimz** · 03-14-2018, 08:19 PM

Most people here have been reading comics most of their lives, for me it's Tekken and Soul Calibur (and now that I think about it I should have been playing them at that age). From Soul Blade all the way up to SCV (which is my least favorite), this series has a special place in my heart.

I was at first a Sophitia player, but when Cassandra was introduced I never went back. I 'm so ready for SC6!

**Crimz** · 03-15-2018, 07:25 AM

The guest character for SC6 has been revealed

**PyroTwilight** · 03-15-2018, 08:29 AM

Who is he? He sounds vaguely Game of Thrones ish or Skyrim?

**Crimz** · 03-15-2018, 09:21 AM

Originally Posted by PyroTwilight

Who is he? He sounds vaguely Game of Thrones ish or Skyrim?

He's the main character from the very popular Witcher games (that are based on a book), which are great action RPG'S.
They are even making a show out of those games.

**PyroTwilight** · 03-15-2018, 09:53 AM

Ah alrighty. I've heard of the series but it's one of those games I have no knowledge of. But it's fun to see. I do always love seeing which crossover character will appear. I wonder how long until they get something like a Final Fantasy character and the like in. Haha.

**PyroTwilight** · 03-15-2018, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Crimz

Most people here have been reading comics most of their lives, for me it's Tekken and Soul Calibur (and now that I think about it I should have been playing them at that age). From Soul Blade all the way up to SCV (which is my least favorite), this series has a special place in my heart.

I know it wasn't where you were going with this but this just reminds me that a lot of fighting games have had comic books. I wonder if Soul Calibur will ever?

Tekken has one from what I understand, or had one, not sure if it's still happening. Street Fighter often has one under UDON. Could be amusing if they all were under UDON. They could have a comic crossover.

I know I'd pay to see Asuka Kazama and Cassandra Alexandra team up.

**Tenebrae** · 03-16-2018, 06:02 AM

I really *need* Talim in this

Originally Posted by CraigTheCylon

*sighs for 20 minutes without taking a break*

I really shouldn't have to explain this to anybody at this point, but here ya go: there is a wealth of difference between presenting a male* character in minimal clothing, and a female character in minimal clothing. In no small part owing to the fact that Soul Calibur and projects like it are headed up by men, who are generally considering what men like them (or boys like them, more likely) want out of a game.

So there is nothing at all sexual about Astaroth (sp?) bulldozing about in boots and a loincloth, partly because he's ugly as hell, but mostly because the focus isn't on his sexuality, it's on his power. It's all shrieks of rage and bulged biceps swinging about. He's not pausing to twerk for our fun, or practice his Attitude Magazine cover shoot poses. By comparison, Ivy is forever high-kicking and dramatically whirling around for maximum butt, her ever-expanding breasts flailing about like water balloons operating under lunar gravity, and some of her more stylized moves involve trampling or sitting on her opponent, in case the whip-sword wasn't enough of a BDSM tease.

They're both male fantasies, but Astaroth is one you're meant to occupy and partake in. To indulge the part of the male psyche that apparently super-duper wants to be Conan the Barbarian. Ivy, on the other hand, is simply meant to be ogled, like softcore porn you can push around. You're not meant to see yourself through her, just gawk at the titty show.

As for Voldo: nope, still doesn't count. Yes, he's embracing aspects of male sexuality, but in design and animation, everything about it is meant to inspire dread, not arousal. He is, essentially, a gay panic character. The fighting game equivalent of Classic Goldust. I feel like there's a whole other, probably also stressful conversation to be had about the thinking behind his conception, but for this post I'll just say that, again, Voldo's appearance has nothing to do with Ivy's.

And to be clear, no, Soul Calibur is not the only fighting game pulling crap like this (though Ivy is always going to get called on it because she sticks out like a sore thumb - whereas it's hard to summon more outrage than a rolling of the eyes when every single DOA woman winds up just as skimpy-lookin'), in fact I'd struggle to find one that doesn't. But this IS the 6th game in the series, a series which has been running for 20 damn years. I think that, by now, it's about time we start asking these questions.

* - Hell, it's only NOMINALLY male in these cases. Voldo, Asteroth and the wispy-haired Final Fantasy wannabe are inhuman grotesques by design.

Yeah Ivy's costume is ridiculous still. It's a pity.

**ChrisIII** · 03-17-2018, 11:24 AM

Geralt's basically a highly trained, magically enhanced monster bounty hunter in a sort of typical fantasy world ; the games deal with that of course, but there's also a larger storyline involving civil wars, destiny, etc. He's an interesting character, at first glance he might seem like a stereotypical grizzled hero but he's more complex than that.

Although sort of set in a fairly generic fantasy world (although one that's not quite as harmonious as say, Middle Earth or even Skyrim)The games sort of have a renaissance feel/look to them, with a touch of 'twisted fairy tales' (a lot of the Witcher short stories deal with dark takes on Beauty and The Beast, Snow White etc). Heck, Geralt's buddy/bard/narrator Dandelion is pretty much Shakespeare.

**DragonKent17** · 04-12-2018, 02:38 PM

Siegfred revealed

**ChibaMariners** · 04-25-2018, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by CraigTheCylon

*sighs for 20 minutes without taking a break*

I really shouldn't have to explain this to anybody at this point, but here ya go: there is a wealth of difference between presenting a male* character in minimal clothing, and a female character in minimal clothing. In no small part owing to the fact that Soul Calibur and projects like it are headed up by men, who are generally considering what men like them (or boys like them, more likely) want out of a game.

So there is nothing at all sexual about Astaroth (sp?) bulldozing about in boots and a loincloth, partly because he's ugly as hell, but mostly because the focus isn't on his sexuality, it's on his power. It's all shrieks of rage and bulged biceps swinging about. He's not pausing to twerk for our fun, or practice his Attitude Magazine cover shoot poses. By comparison, Ivy is forever high-kicking and dramatically whirling around for maximum butt, her ever-expanding breasts flailing about like water balloons operating under lunar gravity, and some of her more stylized moves involve trampling or sitting on her opponent, in case the whip-sword wasn't enough of a BDSM tease.

They're both male fantasies, but Astaroth is one you're meant to occupy and partake in. To indulge the part of the male psyche that apparently super-duper wants to be Conan the Barbarian. Ivy, on the other hand, is simply meant to be ogled, like softcore porn you can push around. You're not meant to see yourself through her, just gawk at the titty show.

As for Voldo: nope, still doesn't count. Yes, he's embracing aspects of male sexuality, but in design and animation, everything about it is meant to inspire dread, not arousal. He is, essentially, a gay panic character. The fighting game equivalent of Classic Goldust. I feel like there's a whole other, probably also stressful conversation to be had about the thinking behind his conception, but for this post I'll just say that, again, Voldo's appearance has nothing to do with Ivy's.

And to be clear, no, Soul Calibur is not the only fighting game pulling crap like this (though Ivy is always going to get called on it because she sticks out like a sore thumb - whereas it's hard to summon more outrage than a rolling of the eyes when every single DOA woman winds up just as skimpy-lookin'), in fact I'd struggle to find one that doesn't. But this IS the 6th game in the series, a series which has been running for 20 damn years. I think that, by now, it's about time we start asking these questions.

* - Hell, it's only NOMINALLY male in these cases. Voldo, Asteroth and the wispy-haired Final Fantasy wannabe are inhuman grotesques by design.

Mitsu is chiseled and dripping sweat everywhere. The guy looks like a male model. How is he(And Siegfried), and others not the equivalent eye candy for female players or gay men. Tons of male fighting game characters are sexualized as well