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Cervantes de Leon
Cervantes
Cervantes, as he appears in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny.
Birthplace Spanish Empire Valencia, Spanish Empire (present-day Spain)
Birthdate January 1, Possibly 1536
Age 55 (Aging has stopped since 48) (Soul Edge-Soulcalibur IV)
Height 5'10
Blood type O
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 returned in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny.

What lies in his soul is Corruption.

Contents

[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

[edit] Stages

[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] Fighting Style

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Soulcalibur

  • Taste my pain!
  • I'll see you in hell!
  • No one can stop me!
  • Mm, mm, mm, mmmwah, ha, ha, ha.
  • Got you!
  • Dorrryah!
  • Torryaah!
  • Say your prayers!
  • Take this!
  • Not so fast!

[edit] Soulcalibur II

  • Do not defy me!
  • Your soul is mine!
  • Beg for mercy before me!
  • Wallow in your despair!
  • Pray while you can!
  • Show me your soul!
  • Darkness is coming.
  • I will crush you!
  • Now, leave your soul here.
  • Take this!
  • Taste my pain!
  • I will burn you to ashes!
  • You dare to defy me?
  • No one can stop me!
  • Kneel before me!
  • Bow before me while you have the chance!
  • You shall be my nourishment!
  • Wallow in despair!
  • Darkness... darkness is coming.
  • How dare you. I will crush you!
  • Now, leave your soul to me!
  • I'm impressed.
  • No, I won't allow it!
  • I need more souls!
  • Welcome.
  • Come back to me, my child.
  • I'm disappointed! What a useless daughter.
  • Ahhh! Familiar cries. Now, come back to me!
  • Power flows through me.
  • Hm, haha, hah, haaah!
  • Come with me to hell!
  • Your resistance is in vain!
  • Begging for mercy? I'm disappointed.
  • I will feast on your soul!
  • No one can stop me!
  • Hm, hahaha, hm, hm, haaah!
  • This is how true despair feels!
  • Now, you're apart of me!
  • Die with regret, you fool!
  • That's all? I'm disappointed.
  • Offer your soul to me!
  • Fool, fear my power!
  • Your soul makes a poor meal!
  • Your struggle was useless.
  • Hm, hm, hm! What's the matter, you want to stop already?
  • I had more fun than I thought I would!
  • Damn you, I won't allow this!
  • It calls me!
  • Your soul is not bad.
  • I am immortal!
  • Shut up!
  • There!
  • Not so fast!
  • Stop struggling!
  • Not enough!
  • Crush!
  • Burn to ashes!
  • Stop flailing!
  • No mercy!
  • Come on!
  • Prepare to die!
  • Go to hell!
  • No use!
  • Drown!
  • You... rabble!
  • No... I won't allow it!
  • Take this!
  • Prepare to die!
  • Not good enough!
  • Burn!
  • Regret your decision!
  • Silence!
  • Give it up!
  • Die!
  • It's useless!
  • Damn you!
  • What?

[edit] Soulcalibur III

  • There won't be anything left of you.
  • You have... no where to run.
  • Have a good taste... of my power!
  • You dare to challenge me, you fool!
  • I'll strangle you to death.
  • Heh heh heh... I'm tingling with excitement.
  • Sink unto oblivion!
  • You shall regret... the day you encountered me!
  • Beg for mercy... before me!
  • Wall... in despair!
  • Wallow... in your despair!
  • You dare... to defy me?
  • Your soul... in mine!
  • You should pray... while you can.
  • Do not... defy me!
  • I will crush you!
  • How dare you...
  • Welcome to my abode... now, leave your soul here!
  • Show me... your soul!
  • Well well, aren't we scary.
  • I thirst... for more souls!
  • You shall burn in hellfire!
  • Darkness... darkness is coming!
  • Admit your defeat... and become a part of my power!
  • Your meager soul... will not quench my thirst!
  • Worthy soul... become a part of me!
  • Spend an eternity... in purgatory.
  • I salute your courage... for challenging me.
  • This fight... was most entertaining.
  • Those who dare to challenge me... deserve no mercy.
  • I will take everything by force!
  • Yes... that's right, give up already.
  • Raise sail! Anchors aweigh!
  • What a waste... of my time!
  • Why did I even bother drawing my swords.
  • You have yet... yo taste the true meaning of fear.
  • You pathetic wretch. You do not deserve to live.
  • You shall have... a watery grave!
  • This is... the true meaning... of despair.
  • Come with me... to hell!
  • No one can stop me!
  • I shall feast on your soul!
  • Your soul... makes a poor meal!
  • Is that all? I'm disappointed.
  • I am... immortal!
  • I shall enjoy... feasting on your soul.
  • Your soul... belongs to me!
  • Die with regret, you fool!
  • What's the matter, you want to quit already?
  • Yes... it's calling for me!
  • You fool... fear my power!
  • That was more fun... than I had expected.
  • Disappear unto nothingness!
  • Drown!
  • Die!
  • Writhe in pain!
  • Scatter!
  • Go under!
  • Outta my sight!
  • How weak!
  • You'll pay!
  • You will pay!
  • Here!
  • Take this!
  • No so fast!
  • Get ready!
  • You... rabble!
  • This is ridiculous!
  • What?!

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

  • This is your fate!
  • Come, have a taste of my power.
  • I thirst for more souls!
  • Wallow in despair!
  • Fool! There won't be anything left of you!
  • You dare to defy me?!
  • You shall regret the day you met me.
  • Now, you know despair.
  • You have yet to understand the meaning of real fear.
  • Come with me to hell.
  • You think I could lose to the likes of you?
  • Take this!
  • Not so fast!
  • Fall!
  • Sink!
  • Perish!
  • Disappear!
  • Get ready!
  • Die!
  • No mercy!
  • Ah ha!
  • Accept... your death!
  • Sink into... darkness!
  • Absurd!
  • Feel the... pain!
  • Drown in fear!
  • Out of my sight!
  • Foolish!
  • The game is over!
  • Burn to ashes!
  • Cower in fear!
  • This is ridiculous!
  • Denizens of darkness, it's been too long.
  • Offer you soul to me and become part of eternity!
  • Taste the pain I have endured!
  • I shall never look back.
  • Long I have awaited this moment.
  • You did well! I have no further use for you.
  • I'll make you regret ever awakening!
  • Admit your defeat and become a part of my power!
  • Reawakening the sword is all that matters.
  • If you truly wish to meet your end in battle, then I will perform the last rites!
  • Do you fear me, gods?
  • Then strike down with a lightning bolt of despair!

[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.

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[edit] Series' Appearances

[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 from Soulcalibur IV

Cervantes' alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV

Cervantes art from Soulcalibur IV

Cervantes wallpaper from Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny


Main characters in the Soul series
Algol | Amy | Astaroth | Cassandra | Cervantes | Charade | Dampierre | Edge Master | Hilde | Hwang | Ivy | Kilik | Li Long | Lizardman | Maxi | Mitsurugi | Necrid | Nightmare | 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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