Cervantes
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| Cervantes de Leon | |
|---|---|
 Cervantes, as he appears in Soulcalibur IV. | |
| Birthplace | Valencia, Spain |
| Birthdate | January 1, Possibly 1536 |
| Age | 55 (Aging has stopped since 48) (Soul Edge-Soulcalibur IV) |
| Blood type | Unknown |
| Weapon | Long Sword & Pistol sword |
| Weapon name | Soul Edge (Male & Female) (Soul Edge) Soul Edge & Nirvana (Soul Calibur II & III) Acheron & Nirvana (Soulcalibur I & IV) |
| Fighting style | Memories of Soul Edge |
| Family | Father, Philip, killed in battle Mother, deceased Crew, slaughtered by his own hands Daughter, Isabella "Ivy" Valentine |
| Appears in | Soul Edge Soulcalibur Soulcalibur II Soulcalibur III Soulcalibur IV Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny |
| First game | Soul Edge |
| English voice actor | Warren Rodgerson (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV) |
| Japanese voice actor | Takashi Nagasako (Soulcalibur-Soulcalibur III) Jin Urayama (Soulcalibur Legends and Soulcalibur IV) |
Cervantes de Leon (セルバンテス・デ・レオン, Serubantesu de Reon) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. Cervantes made his first appearance as the main antagonist of Soul Edge and has returned in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, and Soulcalibur IV, and appears in all of the games as an unlockable character. He also appears in Soulcalibur Legends as an unplayable boss and has been confirmed to return in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny.
What lies in his soul is Corruption.
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[edit] Biography
Cervantes' father, Philip de Leon, was a privateer sent on a special mission from the Spanish king to loot in the name of Spain. One day, he sailed closely to an English ship with intent to loot it, only to find out too late that it was a warship. He was taken by surprise, his ship was destroyed, and he died along with it. Cervantes was devastated. Cervantes grew up full of pride over his father who was a great sailor, but became a notorious pirate because of his father's death.
He decided that if that was what happened to sailors that swear allegiance to Spain, he would forsake it and become a pirate. One day, he received a message from the "Merchant of Death," Vercci. It was a request to find Soul Edge. At first Cervantes dismissed the offer, but finally accepted since Vercci was the merchant who gave him the artillery for his ship. After a year of searching, Cervantes found information pointing to an antiques dealer with a "strange article". There was no specific evidence that said article was Soul Edge, but Cervantes was a pirate, and could find some use for the ship's goods even if Soul Edge was not there. Cervantes attacked the ship, and nobody heard from him again for more than twenty years. He obtained Soul Edge, and it eventually drove him mad as it devoured his soul. His insanity made him destroy anyone who came seeking the sword. Li Long was the first to confront him to possess Soul Edge, but was defeated from its overwhelming power. He tried to escape, and Cervantes pursued him. However, Li Long successfully fled. Cervantes' reign of terror continued for over 20 years until Sophitia and Taki defeated him. But this was not the end of Cervantes.
Nightmare, the new master of Soul Edge, unknowingly resurrected him using the fragments of Soul Edge still lodged inside Cervantes' body, but all his memories of his past life had vanished. Once again, Cervantes seeks the demonic blade with renewed fervor and strength. Over the course of the next three years, Cervantes sailed in a ghost ship, plundering and maddening ships across the world, as his memories gradually returned, along with the desire to search for Soul Edge again, even though he knew it had robbed him of his free will. During Cervantes' search for Soul Edge, he realized that the second sword had been shattered as well when he found a few shards of the second sword. He pondered as to whether or not Soul Edge had been definitively conquered, but at that moment, the shards melded together on their own to create a bigger piece of the sword. For the next four years, Cervantes began his quest to steal souls and collect additional fragments. Eventually, they took the form of a legitimate sword. Cervantes' new goal was to regain Soul Edge, and to do that, he needed as many of the fragments as he could find.
By making use of the fragments of the cursed sword within his body, Cervantes succeeded in preserving his own will. With Soul Edge and the Adrian, he devoured the souls of brawny men of the sea.
According to his profile in Soulcalibur III, Cervantes sailed around his homeland of Spain, seeking souls to sustain both himself and his half of Soul Edge. But one day, the prescence of the other half of the evil sword suddenly disappeared, And he himself began to crumble. Cervantes then realized that the fragments of Soul Edge that were sustaining his life were slowly losing their power.
Then Tira appeared onboard the Adrian with a huge flock of ravens, claiming that she is a servant of the evil sword. She tells Cervantes that a powerful entity (Soul Calibur) has appeared, and it was the one who temporarily destroyed the other half of Soul Edge. Then Tira leaves. Cervantes did not plan on sharing the same goal as hers, but he had to destroy the entity in order for him to stay alive.
In Soulcalibur IV, Cervantes had consumed so many souls that he was able to create an army of the undead. And when he devoured most of Ivy's soul, which was rich and ripe to him, he gained a large amount of power. But then, Soul Edge was now free from the seal of Soul Calibur, and his own sword was responding to this. Cervantes had no other choice but to let it go. But once Soul Edge regained all of its power, Cervantes will claim the sword for himself.
So he picked up an old sword (Acheron) that he used long ago, and even this sword soon became evil. Which such great power, Cervantes was sure that no one can stop him.
[edit] Endings
[edit] Soul Edge
After defeating Soul Edge, Cervantes wakes up in Valencia Port.
Input Ending Now with a free will, he is devastated by what he has done to his beloved town and decides to give up his life as penance. He picks up Soul Edge and uses its power to make both himself and the sword decay into nothing.
No Input Ending Now with a free will, he takes Soul Edge and the sword's power causes multiple bolts of red lightning to strike down around him. He is then seen on the Adrian, telling his 'hearties' that they will change the world into their own hellish paradise.
[edit] Soulcalibur
The one lost sword... and his one-time master. He reached toward the demon sword, now without a host, and the two became one once again. A lone figure appeared, calwing his way through the eternal flames of evil. Regaining a lost part of himself, his memories came flooding back and the broken chain was now complete again.
His ship appeared across the seas once more as even the warships of the great naval powers were sent down to their watery graves.
"Raise another and make sail, me hardies! Cervantes de Leon sails again!"
[edit] Soulcalibur II
After defeating Inferno, the fragments of Soul Edge become one again in his possession. Now that he had everything, even Inferno, the world slowly slipped into darkness.
[edit] Soulcalibur III
Cervantes uses his ship to bridge to another one. There he slaughters several sailors of it only leaving a few alive. The dead ones are then taken over by ghosts.
Input Ending Cervantes turns on the ghosts and gets ready to attack.
No-Input Ending Cervantes laughs and orders them to kill the crew, then you can hear their screams.
[edit] Soulcalibur IV
Algol is thrown to the ground, and the benevolent Soul Calibur is shattered beside him. Cervantes then picks up Soul Edge, declaring that reawakening the sword is all that matters, and that Algol served no purpose. Algol attempts to rise, supporting himself on the broken Soul Calibur.
"You dare mock me?" He says, "My battle, my resurrection?!"
Cervantes replies, "If you truly wish to meet your end in battle, then I will perform the last rites!" Cervantes then kills Algol, and proclaims that this is the power he has longed for. "Do you fear me, gods?" he cries "Then strike down with a lightning bolt of despair!"
The screen fades to black, Cervantes laughing in the background, and these words appear: "With this power, he has reached the realm of the gods. The grim mythology has just started."
[edit] Weapons
- Soul Edge & Nirvana
- Acheron & Nirvana
- Main Gauche
- Falchion
- Firangi
- Defender
- Erlang's Blade
- Acheron
- Jirotoh
- Phlegethon
- Cocytus
- Katana
- Styx
- 3 Bladed Edge
- Soul Edge (Complete)
- Heavy Lance
- Lethe
- Serpent's Tongue
- Imitation Sword
- Gurgitator
[edit] Stages
- Valencia Port (SE)
- The Adrian and The Fortress (SC)
- Pirate's Alcove (SC2)
- Pirate Raid (SC3)
- Ice Coffin of the Sleeping Ancient (SC4)
[edit] Critical Finish
Cervantes slams the opponent to the ground, throws them into the air with his swords, and then teleports above them to fire a soul-charged bullet, which sends them hurtling down to earth.
[edit] Quotes
[edit] Soulcalibur
- "Mm mm mm mwa ha ha ha!"
[edit] Soulcalibur II
- ""Do not defy me!""
- ""Come back to me, my child.""
[edit] Trivia
- Some of Cervantes' alternate weapons are named after rivers in the Underworld of Greek mythology, including Acheron, Phlegethon, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx.
- Cervantes' Joke Weapon is a wooden model of the swords he used in Soul Edge. The wooden model is called the Imitation Sword, which he apparently carved out himself with great care. The biggest difference is in Soul Edge (Female) which is in the form of Nirvana and is smaller. In Soulcalibur IV, his Joke Weapon is two large shish kebabs called Gurgitator.
- Cervantes was revealed to be the father of Ivy. In the Whole World of Soulcalibur section of the old Soul Archive site, it's revealed Ivy's mother is actually the daughter of the Black Tail inn owner, whom Cervantes raped at Soul Edge's will to have a spare host if his current is rendered useless.
- In Soulcalibur III, Cervantes' weapons and fighting style are available under the discipline "Soul of Cervantes" to characters created under the Pirate class.
- Cervantes' nickname in Soul Edge and Soulcalibur is "The Immortal Pirate". Story-wise he's also known as "The Dread Pirate".
- Cervantes' Destined Battle in Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur III is Taki (who is a ninja, a frequently proclaimed opposite of pirates) while in Soulcalibur II, it is Ivy.
- Cervantes is the name of the Spanish writer of Don Quixote, and de Leon is also the last name of Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León.
- In Soul Edge, Cervantes speaks with a slight English accent, whilst in Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, and Soulcalibur IV, he speaks with a thick stereotypical pirate accent.
- Cervantes uses kicks from the martial art Zipota.
- In Story mode of Soulcalibur IV, Cervantes is accompanied by Valmiro for four stages, but then Cervantes defeats his servant with his own hands before moving on to fight Algol.
- Cervantes' alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV is identical to his player 2 costume in Soulcalibur.
- In Soulcalibur IV, during the opening movie, it shows one of the player's custom characters fighting off three fighters then it shows Cervantes walking in preparing to fight. For unknown reasons, he is not wielding his swords the same way he does in the game.
- Cervantes' ending in Soul Edge is the only ocurrance where he feels remorse and guilt for his past sins.
[edit] Relationships
- Father of Ivy, whom he defeated and devoured most of her soul before the events of Soulcalibur IV.
- Defeated by Sophitia, Taki and Siegfried in Soul Edge.
- Defeated Li Long, when the latter wanted to have Soul Edge in Soul Edge.
- Urged by Tira to find Soul Edge and destroy Soul Calibur before the events of Soulcalibur III.
[edit] Series' Appearances
- Soul Edge
- Soulcalibur
- Soulcalibur II
- Soulcalibur III
- Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition
- Soulcalibur Legends (unplayable boss)
- Soulcalibur IV
- Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
[edit] Gallery
 Cervantes vs Li Long from SoulBlade |
 Cervantes from Soulcalibur |
 Cervantes from Soulcalibur II |
 Cervantes portrait from Soulcalibur II |
 Cervantes art from Soulcalibur III |
 Cervantes art from Soulcalibur III |
 Cervantes wallpaper from Soulcalibur III |
 Cervantes' alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV |
_THISRES_197420.jpg) Cervantes art from Soulcalibur IV |
| Main characters in the Soul series |
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| Abyss | Algol | Amy | Astaroth | Cassandra | Cervantes | Charade | 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 |
