User blog:Emeraldblade95/PG Rejection Proposal: Soul Calibur



I've decided to post a rather unique nomination, not for the approval of Pure Good, bur for the Rejection of it: Soul Calibur from the Soul Calibur Series.

Who is She? What has She Done?
Soul Calibur is one of the two legendary swords in the respective fighting game series, alongside Soul Edge, its evil counterpart. Known as the spirit sword, it acts as the bane to Soul Edge and made it its goal to destroy the cursed sword from existence.

In the second installment of the series, Soul Calibur remained hidden for years in disguise of the sword Krita Yuga, which was handed down to Chai Xianghua by her father.

Xianghua uses the sword to confront Nightmare, where it reveals its true form to her and allows her to destroy Nightmare and presumably Soul Edge in the process, however that is not the case as proven by the later installments.

Later on, other characters in the series such as the main protagonist Siegfried Schtauffen and Sophitia Alexandra's son Patroklos Alexander wield the legendary blade as well, but for some reason, the sword's personality begins to shift...

Why I think She doesn't Qualify
Although initially a true heroine at first, in the later installments such as Soul Calibur IV and ESPECIALLY Soul Calibur V, Soul Calibur starts to become manipulative and antagonistic. It is partially revealed in one of the endings of the former of the two games, and confirmed in the latter one what her true goal is: to purify the world of Soul Edge's influence by destroying everyone and everything associated with it, even if they are not truly evil (such as in the case of Patroklos's sister Pyrrha). Soul Calibur is also implied to not tolerate failure, and those that refuse to due its bidding will be punished (in Patroklos's case, Soul Calibur would attempt to take control of his body and do the job herself since he was the wielder of the blade at the time).

Even though Soul Calibur has reverted to her heroic self in the latest installment Soul Calibur VI (which is set in an alternate timeline), these flawed traits still apply to the character as a whole.

Final Verdict
This should be a straightforward Reject. Soul Calibur may seem pure at first, but deep down, there is a dark side to this heroine.