Fighting single‑player masterpiece Soulcalibur VI has officially met players. Multiple new characters are added to the game alongside the return of classic figures. We can see Mitsurugi Heishiro, Sophitia, Groh, Nightmare, Xianghua, Kilik, Ivy, Zasalamel, Geralt, Siegfried, Taki and others.
Soulcalibur VI Full Character Profile Introduction:
Mitsurugi Heishiro
CV: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Bizen, Japan
Height: 173cm
Weight: 71kg
Birthday: June 8
Blood Type: AB
Weapon: Japanese Sword
Weapon Name: Lion King
Fighting Style: Modified Tenpoku Gekisui‑ryū
Relationships: Parents and siblings all died of illness
Character Story:
A man who survived the chaotic Sengoku period of Japan with his blade.
Hearing rumors of the Battle of Nagashino, he felt threatened by firearms, and it was then that he learned of Soul Edge, a sword mightier than any gun.
His subsequent search ended in failure. Upon returning to Japan, Mitsurugi dueled with a Tanegashima gunner and lost after being shot in his right shoulder.
After that, he trained relentlessly in swordsmanship to counter firearms. He fought Kokonoe Funamoto, practitioner of the Divine Transmission Tsushima‑ryū battōjutsu, defeated him, and learned iaijutsu techniques.
Someday he will become the finest warrior alive.
And if only he could wield an even more powerful weapon……
Sophitia
CV: Chie Nakamura
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Athens, Ottoman Turkish Empire
Height: 168cm
Weight: Won’t tell anyone
Birthday: March 12
Blood Type: B
Weapon: Short Sword and Small Shield
Weapon Name: Omega Sword and Stag Shield
Fighting Style: Holy Athena‑ryū
Relationships: Father — Atros, Mother — Nike, Younger Sister — Cassandra, Younger Brother — Lucius
Character Story:
An ordinary baker’s daughter who received an oracle from Hephaestus, god of blacksmiths, and became a holy warrior.
She destroyed one of Cervantes’ Soul Edge blades, yet was wounded by shards of the evil sword, some of which embedded themselves inside her body.
She was rescued by the ninja Taki and taken back to Athens to slowly recover, returning to a peaceful life.
But fate would not leave her be. Now she has received the oracle once more and marches into battle anew.
Groh
CV: Takahiro Sakurai
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Norway, Kingdom of Denmark
Height: 181cm
Weight: 82kg
Birthday: November 18
Blood Type: A
Weapon: Dual Swords
Weapon Name: Astaroth Replica
Fighting Style: Avar Dual‑Sword Arts
Relationships: Friend — Cadiz, Master — Ozru
Character Story:
The Avar Order — a mysterious organization shrouded in enigma since ancient times.
For a long era, this group hunted down “heretics” other than the spawn of Soul Edge. Groh is one of its key members, yet he also seems to carry out another secret mission.
Groh is a new playable dual‑sword wielder in this title. Besides being an all‑round character easy for beginners to pick up, he possesses many moves that evade vertical slashes. His greatest appeal lies in giving every player access to three‑dimensional‑feeling combat.
He holds a trump card: separating his weapons for a dual‑wield stance, allowing him to freely alter attack range to finish off opponents.
Nightmare
CV: Show Hayami
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Unknown
Height: 172cm
Weight: 157kg
Birthday: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Weapon: Soul Edge (German Zweihänder form)
Weapon Name: Soul Edge
Fighting Style: Memories of Soul Edge
Relationships: Unknown
Character Story:
Nightmare was originally Siegfried’s evil alter ego. Separated from Siegfried in Soulcalibur III, he became the physical embodiment of Soul Edge and the vessel of Inferno.
He is the wielder of Soul Edge and its powerful main antagonist, and the target of most characters in the story.
Nightmare is portrayed in the games as a violent and ruthless being, constantly seeking souls to restore Soul Edge.
Nightmare holds humans in contempt, seeing them as “pitiful” and “foolish”, and shows no mercy toward others, even his servants. For example, in the Tales of Souls mode of Soulcalibur III, he kills his loyal servant Tira.
Nightmare is a heavy‑hitting long‑range character who crushes foes with his giant sword.
Boasting high attack power and tremendous knockback force, he suits players who want to land satisfying heavy blows on opponents.
He features many counter‑property moves that absorb light attacks without staggering.
Upon triggering a counter, he can execute one Soul Charge‑exclusive technique without actually charging Soul Gauge, enabling pursuit with stronger attacks.
Xianghua
CV: Aya Suzaki
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Beijing, Ming Empire
Height: 152cm
Weight: 42kg
Birthday: April 2
Blood Type: B
Weapon: Chinese Sword
Weapon Name: Sword Inherited from Her Mother (Dharma‑Protecting Sword)
Fighting Style: Swordsmanship Taught by Her Mother
Relationships: Told by her mother that her father was deceased; her mother passed away years ago
Character Story:
Xianghua never knew what her father looked like. Her mother, a member of the prestigious Chai clan of Beijing, seldom spoke of him.
From childhood she trained in swordsmanship under her mother’s strict yet warm tutelage. She suspected all this might have something to do with her father.
Her mother died many years ago, so she inherited her mother’s sword‑arts and follows her teachings as she walks through life.
Xianghua is a speed‑oriented character good at mid‑ and long‑range combat.
She owns numerous high‑hit‑count moves that wear down enemy guards, letting her press the offense easily.
As the heroine of this installment, she has many moves that deflect enemy strikes or strike while evading. If mastered, she can fight with flowing, uninterrupted sword dances.
Suitable for players new to the series and those inexperienced with fighting games.
Kilik
CV: Daisuke Hirakawa
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Raised at Ling‑Sheng Temple on Mount Yuzhen, Ming Empire; birthplace unknown
Height: 169cm
Weight: 63kg
Birthday: February 9
Blood Type: A
Weapon: Staff
Weapon Name: Destroy‑Dharma Staff
Fighting Style: Secret Staff Arts of Ling‑Sheng Temple on Mount Yuzhen
Relationships: Raised from infancy at Ling‑Sheng Temple on Mount Yuzhen; past details unknown
Character Story:
Kilik is a standard‑type character who can fight at any distance without worrying about spacing.
In previous titles he was a technical fighter leveraging his weapon’s reach, but in this game he retains his range advantage while being reworked for easier handling.
In this title, Kilik becomes corrupted after using Soul Charge. His Critical Edge under this state deals massive damage, well worth players trying out in battle.
This character suits players who are not good at fighting games.
Ivy
CV: Miyuki Sawashiro
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: London, Kingdom of England
Height: 179cm
Weight: 58kg
Birthday: December 10
Blood Type: Unknown
Weapon: Whip‑Sword
Weapon Name: Valentine
Fighting Style: Unchained Bond
Character Story:
Ivy is the adopted daughter of an English alchemist family and the biological daughter of Spanish pirate king Cervantes.
Her mother’s death and abandonment by her birth father left Ivy with a painful childhood.
Psychological trauma haunts her like an inescapable nightmare, tormenting her even more cruelly than Soul Edge. The queen bears a fragile weakness: abandonment by her birth father.
Thus Ivy mastered whip‑based combat arts, hoping to slay Cervantes. Yet when she finally tracked down her nemesis, she found him reduced to a soulless corpse.
Ivy then began to reflect upon the root of all hatred and sin. In the end, she resolutely set off to hunt the source of evil — Nightmare of Soul Edge.
Ivy has appeared since the original Soulcalibur. With silver hair, a tall, alluring figure and revealing tight bondage‑style outfits, she is one of the series’ most famous representative characters.
She fights wielding her freely‑extendable whip‑sword.
In this title, alongside her original long‑range harassing strikes, she gains new moves that hurl opponents from afar.
Zasalamel
CV: Dai Tsuchida
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Unfixed due to repeated reincarnations
Height: 183cm
Weight: 81kg
Birthday: May 5 (this incarnation)
Blood Type: B
Weapon: Death Scythe
Weapon Name: Kafziel
Fighting Style: Self‑taught
Relationships: Deceased
Character Story:
Zasalamel first appeared in Soulcalibur III. He hailed from an ancient clan tasked with guarding Soulcalibur, but was exiled for attempting to seize the holy sword’s power.
Obsessed with obtaining the sacred sword, he mastered reincarnation magic to be reborn endlessly.
Within this game, besides swinging his signature giant scythe, he can also use ancient magic curses to freeze opponents in time and deal devastating blows.
Geralt
CV: Kazuhiro Yamaji
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Birthday: Unknown
Blood Type: Unknown
Weapon: Longswords
Weapon Name: Steel Sword & Silver Sword
Fighting Style: Wolf School
Relationships: Unknown
Character Story:
Geralt of Rivia is a monster‑hunting Witcher blessed with superhuman physique and supernatural powers.
Known by the nickname “White Wolf”, he embarks on countless adventures across a fantasy world torn by conflict between northern kingdoms.
Siegfried
CV: Show Hayami
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Oberggetzen, Holy Roman Empire
Height: 172cm
Weight: 70kg
Birthday: February 6
Blood Type: A
Weapon: Zweihänder
Weapon Name: Requiem
Fighting Style: Self‑taught
Relationships: Mother — Margaret, Father — Frederick (killed by his own hand)
Character Story:
Siegfried, a veteran character dating back to the series’ predecessor Soul Edge, is a blonde knight swinging a two‑handed greatsword as tall as himself.
Though his knight father taught him chivalric principles, while his father was away on campaign, young Siegfried formed a band of bandits with equally reckless companions and became their leader. During one raid looting a returning knight retinue, he mistakenly slew his own father.
Unable to accept the reality of patricide, he distorted his memories to escape guilt, convincing himself someone else murdered his father.
Seeking “revenge” for his father, he set forth on a journey in pursuit of the legendary sword Soul Edge.
Eventually his mind was corrupted by the evil sword he obtained, transforming him into the dreaded Nightmare. Later he broke free from the curse, and continues fighting to destroy Soul Edge.
Taki
Gender: Female
Place of Birth: Demon Seal Village, Japan
Height: 170cm
Weight: 53kg
Birthday: Unknown
Blood Type: A
Weapon: Dual Ninja Swords
Weapon Name: Rekkimaru & Mekkimaru
Fighting Style: Musō Battō‑ryū
Relationships: Parents and siblings died of illness; Master — Toki
Character Story:
Taki is a phantom‑like demon‑sealing ninja.
Wielding the demon‑slaying short swords Rekkimaru and cursed blade Mekkimaru, she possesses outstanding ninjutsu and onmyō arts, and dedicates herself to destroying Soul Edge.
In the timeline set 17 years after this story in previous installments, Taki had retired, succeeded by her pupil Natsu. But in this title, which disregards chronological timeline settings, she returns once more to clash against familiar foes.
Taki is a speed‑type character boasting among the fastest attack speeds of all playable fighters, excelling at varied ultra‑close‑range strikes.
Though her attack range is short, her special stance “Yadori” enables fast link‑ups that leave opponents hard‑pressed to block or counterattack.
Furthermore, Mekkimaru’s attacks now deal chip damage even when guarded against, pressuring heavily defensive opponents.
Her spirit‑fueled ninjutsu has expanded compared to past games, giving her more tools for both long‑range skirmishes and her signature close‑quarters combat — one of Taki’s major charms in this iteration.
