Charade

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Charade (シャレード Sharēdo) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. He debuted in Soulcalibur II as a main character and returned as an unplayable character in Soulcalibur III. Lacking any personal weapons or fighting style, he reconstitutes himself to mimic other characters in the beginner of each battle. He also made an appearance in Namco X Capcom as an unplayable villain who uses Sophitia's fighting style.

Charade is most recognizable as the eye of Soul Edge.

[edit] Biography

Charade is formed of a man who is weary from war-torn lands and dreaming of adventure. He finds the legends of Soul Edge, and begins to find its fragments. He is eventually murdered by bandits who had heard a rumor circulating in the cities of a man overly-protective of his possessions. Still grasping the fragments, his corpse is thrown into a river. The blood from the hands forms around the fragments due to the man's tenacity to protect his precious fragments. This being seeks out to find more shards, so it can devour them and become whole. He eventually becomes part of the Soul Edge. Charade is able to scan minds of warriors it confronts, and then creates weapons out of its body to accommodate the fighting style it imitates. In Soulcalibur IV, Nightmare summons the remaining fragments of Soul Edge to Ostrheinsburg Castle to become whole. Among them are the second Soul Edge created by Cervantes and fragments that have become half-living creatures one of which might have been Charade.

[edit] Ending

[edit] Soulcalibur II

It neither knew the reason nor cared why. But it had to return. And when they found one another, it was like finding oneself. The melted together and formed one sword, then quietly closed its eye and slept, unknown to the world. It sleeps even to this day, awaiting the next hand to grasp its hilt.

[edit] Fighting Style

Charade in Soulcalibur II is the "random character." At the beginning of each battle, he scans the minds of opposing warriors, and then creates weapons out of his body to accommodate the fighting style that he imitates. However, unlike his predecessors, Edge Master and Inferno, Charade gains no attack increase for mimicking any character.

[edit] Stages

[edit] 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.

[edit] Trivia

Charade's destined battle in Soulcalibur II is Cassandra.
Charade never imitates Necrid nor any other guest character (Link, Heihachi, and Spawn).
In Soulcalibur III, Charade appears in Astaroth, Talim, and Voldo's "Prepare to Defend Yourself" battle after defeating Ivy in the fourth round, the player battles Charade 3 times, 1st battle, Charade will use the Wave Sword discipline, 2nd battle, Charade is only his legs and eye and will use the Grieve Edge discipline, 3rd and final battle, only eye is left and his only move is a red beam.
Charade is similar to Tekken's Mokujin, Tetsujin, Unknown, and Combot, who also mimic the styles of other characters in the game.
Charade is a completely mute character. The only sound it can make is with the eye in its torso, which sounds like a heart beating.

[edit] Relationships

He is a part of Soul Edge. He returned to the evil sword prior to Soulcalibur IV.
Shared a destined battle with Cassandra in Soulcalibur II.

[edit] Gallery

Charade portrait from Soulcalibur II

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