Charade
Age:	Unknown
Birthplace:	Unknown
Height:	Changing Constantly
Weight:	Changing Constantly
Birth Date:	Unknown
Blood Type:	None
Weapon(s):	Imitative Power
Weapon Name(s):	Charade (SC2)
Discipline:	Mind Scan (All fighting styles)
Family:	Soul Edge (Male): Weakened Soul Edge (Female): Shattered Likewise Fragments: Scattered
English Voice Actor(s):	N/A
Japanese Voice Actor(s):	N/A

Charade (シャレード Charade) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. Charade made its first appearance in Soul Calibur II, and also appears as an unplayable opponent in Soul Calibur III. Image File history File links Charade. ... Dismissed by many scientists as superstition or pseudoscience, it is popularly believed in Japan that a persons ABO blood type is predictive of their personality, character, and compatibility with others. ... Imitation is an advanced animal behaviour whereby an individual observes anothers behaviour and replicates it itself. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Screenshot Kung-Fu, the first real fighting game Fighting games are video games in which players fight each other or computer enemies with martial arts. ... Soul Calibur II is a fighting game in the Soul series. ... Soul Calibur III is the fourth installment in the Soul series of fighting games. ...

Biography

An unknown man weary from war-torn lands and dreaming of adventure spent all the money in his possession to purchase every last piece of metal from a traveling merchant, who was selling them as amulets against evil. That night, as he gazed on the metal fragments, he recalled a story passed on by a roaming swordsman: the story of Soul Edge, an ultimate weapon to surpass all others. The drunkards in the tavern did not believe the swordsman's tale, but this man did, because he sensed something in the eyes of the swordsman; and when he followed the warrior in hopes of getting more information about Soul Edge out of him, he talked to him about the weapon for hours on end. But as it turned out, the swordsman knew very little, and the two parted ways. The tale could have been a hoax, but it was enough to arouse curiosity and set this man off on his singular pursuit of Soul Edge, enticing the locals to dismiss him as eccentric. But now that he had what he believed with conviction to be shards of the true Soul Edge, he was satisfied, even if it cost him all that he had. Fatefully, however, he was murdered shortly thereafter by bandits who had heard a rumour circulating in the cities of a man overly-protective of his possessions--something extremely valuable. But the fragments he had were of no use to the bandits and they threw his corpse into the ravine. The man's tenacity to protect his precious fragments never wavered in his final moments, and the hand of the abandoned corpse still held the pieces in its grasp. Several months passed, and no one bore witness to the fact that the pieces had disappeared over time. They were definitely gone, leaving behind several incomplete corpses in the ravine and trails left beside the corpses, as if something had crawled about them. In time, rain would fall and erase the trails. The life form walked under its own will, almost out of instinct. It was a voiceless being formed by blood absorbed from the dead man's hand, wandering in search of similar shards to become whole again and growing as it devoured fragments with a similar aura. The metal pieces that the man had possessed were, without a doubt, genuine shards of the Soul Edge, desperate to re-form on its own; and it could respond by reading the innermost thoughts of all it meets. Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit. ... An amulet from the Black Pullet grimoire An amulet (from Latin amuletum, meaning A means of protection) or a talisman (from Arabic tilasm, ultimately from Greek telesma or from the Greek word talein wich means to initiate into the mysteries. ... These are descriptions of the various mystical weapons in the Soul series of video games. ...

Weapons

-- Charade

Charade is able to scan the minds of warriors and then can create weapons out of its body to accommodate the fighting styles he imitates.

Stages

-- Egyptian Ruins (SC2)

This is an old, little-known underground ruin. But someone has ripped open the seal to the entrance, and we can now view the interior that only a few mortals have seen. The drawings on the wall record the events surrounding Soul Edge. The wall depicts the story of the events surrounding the evil sword's existence in Egypt many millennia ago. Who opened the seal and intruded upon this place, and what was his purpose? Everything is a mystery, save for one fact - this incident has to do with the demonic sword, Soul Edge.

Character Analysis

Choosing Charade in Soul Calibur II is very similar to choosing the "Random" option. The difference lies in the fact that choosing "Random" involves a randomly-selected character for each match, whereas choosing Charade involves a randomly-selected character for each individual fight. However, unlike his predecessors, Edge Master and Inferno, Charade gains no attack increase for mimicking any character. Edge Master is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. ... Inferno (インフェルノ Inferno) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. ...

Trivia

• Charade can use any weapon from every character in the game (except the Guest Characters, Necrid, Assassin, Berserker and Lizardman). If it is used in a mode where extra weapons are allowed, it randomly choses any of the already unlocked weapons.
• "Eyewitness accounts have confirmed two forms of the creature, but there is no evidence to prove that there is more than one creature roaming the world". This was stated in Charade's profile in the Soul Archive website.
• In Soul Calibur III Charade appears as a "Prepare to Defend Yourself" challenge in the Valentine Mansion, Ivy's stage. The battle itself is a three-round survival, where the player first battles Charade using the Wave Sword discipline, then only its legs using the Grieve Edge discipline and at last its eye, which doesn't have a visible weapon.
• Charade, in its three forms in Soul Calibur III, is capable of attacking firing a laser from its eye. The first and second form's laser comes straight, while the third form's laser comes horizontally, covering the entire area. Both lasers covers the entire length of the stage.
• In its Soul Calibur III incarnation, Charade lost the red/blue flames that emerged from its body. Now it simply has a glowing aura (the same used on Astaroth and Night Terror).
• In Soul Calibur III it can emit growl noises despite the fact it was not capable of any vocal sound in Soul Calibur II.
• Charade's third form (eye) in Soul Calibur III uses movements based on Cassandra's movelist (though the weapon isn't visible).
• Charade is the youngest character in the series as it appears to have been created only recently.
• Charade's Destined Battle in Soul Calibur II is Cassandra. This could mean that she actually destroyed it, however it is unlikly this battle occurred, not to mention there is no recording of this battle in Cassandra's SCIII profile.
• In Charade's ending it notes that it "Didn't know the reason, nor care why." This seems to suggest Charade is mindless, which could attribute to its lack of any vocul sound in SCII and any actual diolague in SCIII.

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Series' Appearances

• Soul Calibur II
• Soul Calibur III (rare cameo)

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External links

• Official Project Soul website