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Astaroth

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Astaroth
Astaroth
Astaroth, as he appears in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
Birthplace Grand Shrine of Palgaea, Persia (present day Iran)
Birthdate September 3, 1584
Age 3 (Soulcalibur) 7 (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV)
Height 6'8
Blood type None (clay-made Golem)
Weapon Giant Axe
Weapon name Kulutues
Fighting style Gyulkus
Family Servant of Ares
Creator, Kunpaetku (deceased)
Master, Nightmare
Appears in Soulcalibur
Soulcalibur II
Soulcalibur III
Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition
Soulcalibur Legends
Soulcalibur IV
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
First game Soulcalibur
English voice actor Jay S. Gilbert (Soulcalibur II) Michael McConnohie (Soulcalibur III-Soulcalibur IV)
Japanese voice actor Banjō Ginga (Soulcalibur)
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (later games)

Astaroth (アスタロス, Asutarosu) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. Astaroth made his first appearance in Soulcalibur and has returned for Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur Legends (as Astaroth alpha), and Soulcalibur IV. He also is a character in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny. He looks less human than ever before in the two latest games.

What lies in his soul is Power.

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[edit] Biography

Ares, the god of war and destruction, desired Soul Edge to dethrone his father, Zeus, so he ordered Kunpaetku, the grand priest of the cult order Fygul Cestemus, to seek it out. Astaroth, a golem, was created in hellish heat under the divine protection of Ares to head up the quest. Kunpaetku ordered his creation, Astaroth, to find the demonic blade. As he watched Astaroth depart from the shrine, the grand priest laughed to himself as he planned to keep the Soul Edge and become a god for himself. Unknown to Kunpaetku, however, Ares had possessed Astaroth with his servants, the Keres, to ensure that Kunpaetku would not betray him. When Astaroth finally found Soul Edge, it had lost half of itself during the battle with Sophitia.

Deciding that Ares would not be pleased with the sword in this condition, he agreed to help the azure knight, Nightmare, build its power by collecting souls by slaughtering countless victims. As Astaroth was finally ready to betray Nightmare and take the Soul Edge from him, Kilik, Xianghua, and Maxi stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle, and Astaroth was killed by Maxi. Four years later, signs of Soul Edge began to reemerge, and Ares resurrected Astaroth in an attempt to retrieve the evil blade once again. This time, though, his body had been infused with shards of the Soul Edge, making him more powerful and ruthless than ever before.

Astaroth had set out on the trail for the evil blade, but a problem arose. The grand priest Kunpaetku had realized his golem was not behaving as originally instructed – that another force now claimed ownership over Astaroth since his initial creation. In order to reclaim Astaroth as his servant, Kunpaetku performed a ritual on the lowest level of the cult's temple and unleashed a powerful curse on him. But Astaroth fought back against the curse, for he had become an ideal host for the Keres, because of the fragments of Soul Edge he had taken in during his resurrection. He would destroy anyone who stood in his way, and now the cult had become nothing more than an obstacle in his path. Astaroth entered the temple to destroy the cult once and for all, and his whirlwind of destruction mowed down everything in his path.

The curse had only fueled him with anger, and he was determined to destroy anything and everything he saw. The temple of the heretics had become a crucible of chaos. Astaroth pursued Kunpaetku into the deepest part of the temple, but the grand priest managed to escape at the last minute. Only the words the priest left behind remained, telling him that he was nothing more than a failed doll modeled after a mere human. Astaroth immediately stopped in his tracks, distracted with this new found horrible knowledge, and began to search the temple's archives for his roots. He had been made in the image of a man called only by the name "White Giant." Astaroth destroyed the facility in which Kunpaetku's ritual had been performed, and his curse faded such that he regained his true strength. He then proceeded to destroy the temple completely until it became unrecognizable debris, and nothing was left but chaos and rubble.

Fygul Cestemus had been wiped from history by the very being that they themselves had created. Astaroth stood within the ruined temple, quietly thinking to himself. If the "White Giant" he had been modeled after was as powerful as himself, then that man must surely be the greatest soul on earth, the perfect nourishment to resurrect the Soul Edge back to its full power. But perhaps Astaroth himself did not realize his own hidden desire to destroy the "White Giant" – to make himself a complete creature, unique without any model. The golem set out, his new objective set, disappearing into the mirages in the distance. Behind him was only a column of smoke rising from a ruinous wasteland; in front of him somewhere was the perfect soul.

In Soulcalibur IV, Astaroth had been unconsciously fighting the thoughts of him being created in the image of the "White Giant". But then he finally found the man and nearly killed him. Suddenly, he realized that he had been serving Ares all this time. This thought made him insane, and he destroyed the landscape around him.

Then Tira approached him, and told him that she can bring him a fitting place where he can hunt a god. But Astaroth can clearly see that she is a very loyal servant of the evil sword, and she was just using him. Then again, she was right about the fact that he needed a better place to find souls. So he went to Ostrheinsburg and became Nightmare's servant again. Only this time, he plans to devour everything; those who descend upon Ostrheinsburg, and even Soul Edge itself.

[edit] Endings

[edit] Soulcalibur

Astaroth returned before the grand priest Kunpaetku with Soul Edge in hand.
"Astaroth, you have done well. Now the power that surpasses the gods is mine!"
"What...are you doing! No, unhand me! Stop! STOP!"
"Need...more...souls"
Engulfed in crimson hellfire, the two figures eventually fade from view.
What were Astaroth's true intentions? There is no way to know...

[edit] Soulcalibur II

To infuse the sword with the strength his master desired, Astaroth would pay the ultimate price...
He consumed countless souls, and steeped in their fear, became the sacrificial offering.
No one knew the god of destruction's true desires, but there would be no respite for Astaroth.
His body fused with the malevolent blade, Astaroth was feared as the grim reaper on battlefields for all eternity.

[edit] Soulcalibur III

[Astaroth walks through the desert, dragging Soul Edge across the ground, before the screen fades to black. When it fades back in, he is seen sitting on a rock when Ares, in the form of a ball of light, appears before him. Astaroth stands up and holds Soul Edge out.]
Astaroth: Here, I brought Soul Edge!
Ares: You did well, Astaroth. Now, offer Soul Edge to me!

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[Astaroth chuckles and holds Soul Edge over his head, bending it with all his strength.]
Astaroth: This is what you wanted, this worthless weapon?
[Soul Edge shatters into several peices. Ares flies away without a word.]
Astaroth: I am the ultimate. I have the power to destroy even Soul Edge!
[Astaroth glows with evil energy and laughs.]

[edit] Input

[Astaroth swings Soul Edge around and throws it at Ares' luminous form, causing it to disappear. Soul Edge flies back into Astaroth's hands.]
Astaroth: Do not...give orders to me! Ah ha ha ha! Run, run away!
[Astaroth holds Soul Edge up high.]
Astaroth: A lowly god...does not have the right to own me!

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

[Algol falls to the floor on the top of the Tower of Remembrance, with Astaroth looking down on him.]
Algol: Your power exceeds that of my own. I am impressed!
[Algol dies, the power of Soul Edge leaving his body and entering Astaroth, who chuckles.]
Astaroth: So this is the power of Soul Edge! No, it's not enough for me. I need more!
[Astaroth continues consuming power as the screen fades to black. When it fades back, it shows a giant Astaroth stomping through the forest]
Astaroth: Give me more, I want more!
[Astaroth screams, teeming with the power of Soul Edge. The screen fades to black, with a text that reads:]
"His evil spreads throughout the world. It is the roar that announces the beginning of the dark ages."

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Soulcalibur

  • Go to hell!
  • Gggrrrrr.
  • Get lost!
  • Eyeehehehehe.
  • Your soul's mine!
  • Dead yet?
  • You worm!
  • Die!
  • Squirm!
  • Scream!
  • Squirm!, scream!

[edit] Soulcalibur II

  • Exterminate!
  • Shut up and die!
  • Go ahead and struggle!
  • Destroy all!
  • Begone, you scum!
  • I will crush you!
  • Don't expect to die peacefully!
  • Do you want to die that badly?
  • Don't move... I'll bury you!
  • It will rain blood today!
  • Don't scream! Worms!
  • Ready to die?
  • I'm gonna tear you apart!
  • Begone, you filth!
  • Disappear forever!
  • Go ahead and struggle, scum!
  • I will grind you to death!
  • I'm not going to go easy on you!
  • What!?
  • Pretentious little bug!
  • You all look the same to me!
  • Don't disappoint me!
  • Need more souls!
  • Your soul is mine!
  • Know your place, scum!
  • Worms!
  • Dead already?
  • Dead yet?
  • Give up!
  • Shred!
  • Squirm! Scream! Kill!
  • Squirm! Scream!
  • Struggle! Begone!
  • Ridiculous.
  • Get lost!
  • Don't make me laugh!
  • Who's next?
  • Amuse me again!
  • Stop screaming, worm!
  • Shut up and die!
  • Dead already?
  • No use!
  • Squirm! Scream! Die!
  • Begone, scum!
  • Fools!
  • Get out of my sight!
  • You make me laugh!
  • Stop screaming! My ears hurt!
  • Is this the end?
  • I'll take your soul.
  • Execute!
  • Shatter... scatter!
  • Mash!
  • Struggle!
  • Begone!
  • Kill!
  • Take this!
  • Rot away!
  • Squirm!
  • Scream!
  • Shut up!
  • Scum!
  • Disgusting!
  • Smash!
  • Don't move!
  • Go to hell!
  • How's this?
  • Disappear!
  • Die!
  • Got you!
  • Balba!
  • Did I kill ya?
  • Too easy!
  • What?!
  • Damn it!
  • Bastard!
  • How?
  • You swine!

[edit] Soulcalibur III

  • I'll strangle the life out of you...
  • Stop moving around! It's irritating!
  • You pretentious fool!
  • You will fear me...
  • I'll crush you!
  • This may be worthwhile... after all.
  • You deserve to die!
  • Lemme smack you around some.
  • Don't scream, cur!
  • Don't expect a quick... death.
  • Time to slaughter!
  • I will crush the life out of you!
  • I will destroy all!
  • You disgusting filth!
  • It's time you... die!
  • Out of my sight, you scum!
  • Shut up... and die already!
  • You wanna die that badly?!
  • Disappear... and never come back!
  • Don't you move...
  • Go ahead and squirm!
  • Rain of blood... shall rain down today!
  • You filth! Outta my sight!
  • You thought you could live through this?
  • A pathetic fool, after all.
  • Damn... I forgot to take its soul.
  • Hm? I guess that was too much.
  • Even in droves, they're still too weak.
  • You and your stupid tricks... maggot!
  • You put up quite a fight... maggot!
  • Hey... at least put up a fight.
  • Want me to tear you apart?
  • You've got some guts... for a fool.
  • I'm gonna squeeze the life out of you.
  • Grrr... what a joke.
  • Cry out in pain! I wanna hear you scream!
  • I'll shred you to pieces.
  • I have no need for worthless souls!
  • Hell awaits... peon!
  • Get out of my sight!
  • Don't make me laugh!
  • Dead yet?
  • Filthy maggots!
  • Your soul... is mine!
  • What? Dead already?
  • How ridiculous!
  • I'll grind you into the ground!
  • Is that the best you can do? You stupid fools!
  • Your soul... is mine, worm.
  • So, are you ready to die?
  • Stop screaming! It's irritating!
  • Disappear... and never come back!
  • Time to perish!
  • Disintegrate!
  • It won't work!
  • Scream for me!
  • Stay down!
  • I'll wrench you apart!
  • Gorah!
  • Suffer!
  • Scream!
  • Balba!
  • How's... this?
  • Take... this!
  • Is that it?
  • Pathetic.
  • What?!
  • Dammit!
  • Damn you!
  • What is this?!

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

  • I will crush the life out of you!
  • This might be worthwhile.
  • Let me hear you scream!
  • Go to hell!
  • Dead yet?
  • Filthy maggots!
  • Your soul is mine!
  • Did you just do something?
  • Stay down!
  • Time to perish!
  • Now, disappear!
  • You maggot!
  • Time to die!
  • Balba!
  • Suffer!
  • Disappear!
  • You fool!
  • Scream for me!
  • That do it?!
  • Give it up!
  • Annoying!
  • Take this!
  • Shut up!
  • Disgusting!
  • Disintagrate!
  • Enough of this!
  • Cry!
  • Scream!
  • Disgusting!
  • Splatter!
  • Did you just do something?
  • Let me hear you scream!
  • Don't scream you cur!
  • What?!
  • Damn you!
  • Pathetic!
  • Time to slaughter!
  • Even in droves, they're still too weak!
  • I will destroy you all!
  • Is that the best you can do?
  • You stupid fools!
  • Shut up, you maggot!
  • Such beautiful screams!
  • Shut up and give them to me!
  • You're just pathetic and weak!
  • So this is the power of Soul Edge!
  • No, it's not enough for me, I need more!
  • Give me more, I want more!

[edit] Weapons

[edit] Stages

[edit] Trivia

  • Astaroth is sometimes referred to as the "Black Giant" and "A Soldier of the Heretics".
  • Astaroth appears in Namco's Pac-Man Fever for the Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2.
  • In Astaroth's Story Mode in Soulcalibur IV, he encounters Helmwige after he defeats Gargantua, Dvergr, Shark, and Picks in the first stage. She accompanies him for two stages, but then she is unable to continue, and Astaroth carries on ahead on his own.
  • Most of Astaroth's weapons were originally Rock's. (Not storyline-wise.)
  • It is most likely that Astaroth was named after the Prince of Hell of demonology.
  • Astaroth is the youngest character in the the Soul series, being he's only 7.

[edit] Critical Finisher

Astaroth's Critical Finisher in Soulcalibur IV sends his opponent crashing to the ground, then catches them on the end of his axe. He drags them around the room before sending them careening into the air. Astaroth's move is shared with Rock and Ashlotte, the only difference being their victory pose and the symbol appearing at the end.

[edit] Relationships

[edit] Series' Appearances

[edit] Gallery

Astaroth from Soulcalibur

Astaroth from Soulcalibur II

Astaroth again from Soulcalibur II

Astaroth in his alternate costume from Soulcalibur II

Astaroth render from Soulcalibur II

Astaroth from Soulcalibur III

Astaroth render from Soulcalibur III

Astaroth wallpaper from Soulcalibur III

Astaroth α from Soulcalibur Legends

Astaroth α Wallpaper from Soulcalibur Legends

Astaroth from Soulcalibur IV

Astaroth's traditional look, appearing as an alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV

Astaroth art from Soulcalibur IV

Astaroth wallpaper from Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny



Main characters in the Soul series
Abyss | Algol | Amy | Astaroth | Cassandra | Cervantes | Charade | Dampierre | Edge Master | Hilde | Hwang | Inferno | Ivy | Kilik | Li Long | Lizardman | Maxi | Mitsurugi | Necrid | Nightmare | Night Terror | Olcadan | Raphael | Rock | Seong Han Myeong | Seong Mi-na | Setsuka | Siegfried | Sophitia | Taki | Talim | Tira | Voldo | Xianghua | Yoshimitsu | Yun-seong | Zasalamel
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