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Soul Calibur IV secret characters revealed
Author: Joe MartinPublished: 10th January 2008
...and Star Wars too! Soul Calibur IV will feature Darth Vader and Yoda as secret characters.
Darth Vader and Yoda.
An odd combination for the medieval melee fighter, isn't it? Yoda could maybe fit into the setting with his long flowing robes and gremlin-like appearance, but Darth Vader looks throughly out of place. On top of that, I personally think that magic powers and lightsabers which can cut through almost anything should be considered cheating even in a game where just slapping somebody causes a pyrokinetic display to burst into action.
The duo were unveiled in a new teaser video for the game which is set for a release in summer this year and the rumour is that they won't be the only Star Wars characters on show so expect more bizzare additions to the line-up in the coming months. Personally, I'm hoping for Kyle Katarn to pop up, but it's more likely that we'll get Mace Windu, General Greivous and a Wookie or two.
Either way, Yoda will be exclusive to the Xbox 360 and Vader will be a PS3-only gamer.
The trailer is available below in all it's surreal glory, so have a peek and let us know what you think. Are you a Soul Calibur fan or are you going to flame us and claim that Street Fighter is the king of the hill? Either way, we're ready for you so just head to the forums.
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the breaststhe graphics on that! Having Yoda in the game remids me a bit of Gon on Tekken III, the ultimate in jippy characters.Naruto isn't laggy so I don't see why Soul Caliber would be.
hmmm this may be a reason to buy PS3/Xbos lol... trailer is awesome... but yeah, u CANT really cross sword with a lightsaber without having ur sword melted, come on! :D it just seems like the duo will be a little overpowered. but if theyre not, ill b dissapointed anyway...
But fighting game this years going to be the new Street fighter without doubt.
Would be cool to see a new Powerstone game they were class on the dreamcast.
guess i should have read the site ;)
and Yoda (Good) is on the Xbox?
Coincidence? I think not! Although it could just be that the PS3 is black and the xbox white.
Not true, there is a substance in the star wars universe, if you make an alloy with it it's incredibly resistant to lightsabres. It's rare though I think.
But what are you complaining about, SC has hardly been the most realistic game :p
Cortosis. :)
It's featured in KotOR where some of the swords are described as having a "Cortosis weave through the blade" to allow for sword-Vs-lightsabre combat (though even the bog-standard swords with no mention of cortosis can go up against Lightsabers without any trouble.. )
It also shows up in Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, in which the enemy 'Shadowtroopers' wore cortosis armour to give them defence against lightsabres.
Wikipedia says it was introduced in an Extended Universe novel and later adopted as EU canon (presumably because of its usefulness as a plot device :) )
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Really looking forward to a next-gen Soul Caliber, though. :D
I can always go and play Tekk... oh wait... that's been turned into a juggle fest.
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Anyway, Vader FTW. Lucky me my brother will pick up the 360 version. w00t
Makes as much sense as magic/psionic crossover in D&D...
"Sony is from the dark side of the force"
As I am planning to get me a Wii, this doesn't really matter.. anyway...
oh well if anything I will enjoy kicking the crap out of all the starwars fans out there. :)