Soul Caliber 4 new characters Revealed (trust me you want to see this)

methane47

Trailer here.

Originally Posted by Kotaku:

The recently announced guest appearances of Darth Vader and Yoda in Soulcalibur IV come with a catch—each release will feature a console exclusive Star Wars character, with Darth Vader playable only in the PlayStation 3 version, Yoda playable only in the Xbox 360 version. Yes, you'll be able to enjoy pitting light saber against sword, but you may not be able to actually have a Yoda versus Darth battle unless Namco Bandai and LucasArts decide to make them available via downloadable content.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3165334

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Soul Calibur and Star Wars fans gather 'round -- while haters grab a six pack of Haterade and their always-ready flamethrowers -- because Namco Bandai has finally released new info on the rumored secret characters set to appear in their highly-anticipated fighter, Soul Calibur IV, and 1UP has 'em first. In case you don't believe your eyes as they scan over these screenshots, you are indeed seeing the legendary purveyor of the Dark Side, Darth Vader, and his Force-wielding nemesis, Yoda.

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Yes, we know what you're thinking. You're thinking "What the hell are Darth Vader and Yoda doing in my Soul Calibur sequel?" But how are these two any less logical (or illogical) than Link or Spawn (we'll let Heihachi slide since he's in Tekken)? You're probably also wondering "Where the damn is Luke Skywalker, Darth Maul and Boba Fett?" Well, Boba Fett doesn't really use melee weapons, unless you count that stick on his back that he never uses. But Luke and Darth maul make a lot of sense. While we can't answer all of these questions just now, we suspect that Namco Bandai still has plenty of stuff up their sleeve. Given their recent Ace Combat 6 shenanigans, we wouldn't be surprised to learn that additional Star Wars characters are paid-for downloadable content. It's unlikely that the company would go through all these negotiations with LucasArts to obtain the rights to only two characters, so expect more announcements as we get closer to SCIV's release date.

Ampallang

I must confess I have difficulty imagining Darth Vader doing well in an extended fencing match due to the respirator and all.  The match he had on the second death star tired him out clearly and Luke wasn't fully trained whereas Vader was. 

Unknown

Originally posted by Ampallang


I must confess I have difficulty imagining Darth Vader doing well in an extended fencing match due to the respirator and all.  The match he had on the second death star tired him out clearly and Luke wasn't fully trained whereas Vader was. 

Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side!

b0rderline99

so they have like all these fantasy kung fu anime style fighters

and then these two?

Illius

Are they trying to suggest that PS3 is evil and XBOX is somehow good?  Why couldn't the ps3 get yoda and give Darth Vader to the xbox...

Also noticed the very green lightsaber that Yoda uses, matches the color of the whole xbox franchise.

Rikimaru_X

Originally posted by b0rderline99


so they have like all these fantasy kung fu anime style fighters
and then these two?

I'm guessing you missed out on Soul Caliber 2 then.

Anyway I think it's pretty cool, but Yoda better be good (as he is in the Star Wars Films). Darth Vader looks pretty damn cool.

Ampallang

Originally posted by Sawtooth

Originally posted by Ampallang


I must confess I have difficulty imagining Darth Vader doing well in an extended fencing match due to the respirator and all.  The match he had on the second death star tired him out clearly and Luke wasn't fully trained whereas Vader was. 

Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side!

It is the power of the practitioners I doubt. 

Unknown

Originally posted by Ampallang

Originally posted by Sawtooth

Originally posted by Ampallang


I must confess I have difficulty imagining Darth Vader doing well in an extended fencing match due to the respirator and all.  The match he had on the second death star tired him out clearly and Luke wasn't fully trained whereas Vader was. 

Don't underestimate the power of the Dark Side!

It is the power of the practitioners I doubt. 

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

Zikiel

That outfit of Tira's makes her look strangely like Vincent from FFVII.. wonder what fighting Yoda will be like, seems like you'd only be able to use crouch moves on him or something.

Godliest

Doesn't lazer sword cut through metal? Then do they always kill all other characters with one attack?

Zikiel

Originally posted by Godliest


Doesn't lazer sword cut through metal? Then do they always kill all other characters with one attack?

Ah, I see someone has never played that old 'gem' (read: punchin yourself in the face is more fun) Star Wars Jedi Power Battles. That one taught us two things: 1) Lucas Arts can't make a good Star Wars game, and 2) Lightsabers, which cut through anything, can't cut through your basic battle droid.

As for 1 hit kills, I think most of the fighters would deal in some way, Voldo has a pedo-shield for instance.

KIR4

uhmm sorry but what's wrong with Star War Jedi Power Battles ? Me and my friend played the whole game through in co-op, he had Plo Kon and i had Obi Wan, it was imo an amazing experience. But anyway man Vader looks badass, im glad i got a PS3.

Thrift

Wow that looks amazing!

Neptus

Yeah pretty interesting but it's not going to make me piss my pants when it comes out.
To me it's just another idea to increase their sales since Soul Calibur Legends was so bloody horrible.