In this Korean name, the family name is Seong (성/成).
- "Underestimate me and you'll regret it."
- — Seong Mi-na
Seong Mi-Na (ソン・ミナ, Son Mina, Hanja: 成美那, Hangul: 성미나) is a fictional character in Namco's Soul series of fighting games. First appearing in Soul Edge, she returned in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul, and Soulcalibur: Lost Swords. In most cases, she's a non-starting character who must be unlocked. Until Soulcalibur III, her name was spelled Seung Mina or Seong Mi Na.
In Soulcalibur, her nickname is Heart and Soul Girl.
What lies in her soul is Trust.
In Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, she is referred to as Rambling Runaway.
Biography[]
Soul Edge[]
Growing up in the famous Korean Seong Dojang headed by her father, Seong Han-myeong, Mi-na had always been surrounded by weapons, many of which she learned to use quite well, even surpassing her father with the wol-do. However, her looks led the local boys to kiss her and call her more than a striking girl, an image supported by her father who wanted her to settle down and marry a suitor, preferably Hwang Seong-gyeong, whom Han-myeong had personally wanted to adopt into the family. Facing increasing incursions from Japanese raiders, a coast guard was quickly formed and led by Yi Soon Shin, her father's childhood friend, with Mi-na desperate to join in the military; but she was denied from the military on account of her gender. Overhearing rumors of Soul Edge, deemed the "Sword of Salvation", while eavesdropping on a private conversation between her father and Hwang, she decided that if she would not be able to prove herself in the coastal military, she could just as easily prove herself by finding the fabled sword for her country. This prompted her to pack her belongings and run away from home, not knowing that Hwang had already been sent out on his own official quest for the weapon.
Soulcalibur[]
During her search, she did meet up with Hwang, and upon receiving news of an impending Japanese invasion of Korea, he cut his quest short and returned home, dragging Mi-na home with him. Not long after her return, Mi-na ran away again. Her frustration with rigorous training, combined with her father's eagerness to marry her to Hwang and a proposal from one of her father's wealthy trainees, sent her over the edge and out the door. Mi-na resumed her quest for the Soul Edge, but gained a valuable lesson along the way. She heard of a female warrior named Ivy, who was also searching for the Soul Edge. But upon meeting Ivy, she was told that Soul Edge was inherently demonic and that Mi-na would be better suited at home because she was only a weak little girl. Quick to anger, she challenged Ivy to a fight, but, overwhelmed and confused by Ivy's unusual snake sword, she suffered a humiliating defeat. Questioning her own strength, Mi-na met a middle-aged, alcoholic man with a beaten bo staff who jeered her and told her not to challenge people so hastily. But true to form, she attacked him and never landed a single hit, as he caught her guan dao with his bare hands. She asked if she could train under him, and he reluctantly agreed; despite his chronic alcoholism, his ability with the bo staff taught her much during her training. After a year of training, he mysteriously disappeared while out to buy more alcohol, and her only trace of him was a goodbye note telling her there was nothing more he could teach her, signed by a one 'Kong Xiuqiang', who was, in reality, Chai Xianghua's long-lost father and an exiled student of the Ling Sheng-Su Temple Ruin. From this experience, Mi-na learned to never underestimate the strength of an opponent, and she continued training for two years until she was ready to resume her quest for the Soul Edge. Eventually, however, she was dragged home once again by Hwang.
Soulcalibur II[]
Four years later, Mi-na saw a student of her father, Hong Yun-seong, angry after being rejected by Hwang when he challenged him to a battle. She felt sorry for the brooding young man and handed him a Seong family heirloom, the dao 'White Storm' that, according to legend, possessed the ability to reflect the innermost thoughts of those who wielded the blade. That night, Yun-seong had packed his belongings and run away from the dojo in pursuit of Soul Edge, taking the dao with him. Since Mi-na had lent the heirloom to him, she felt obligated to retrieve it, and decided to leave the dojang to find him. Seong Han-myeong did not want her to go, but he knew in his heart that if he protested, she would simply run away again, and he gave her his blessing to retrieve the weapon. By the time he considered that she would, in fact, try to seek and retrieve the Soul Edge on her journey, it was too late, and she was long gone.
Soulcalibur III[]
Seong Mi-na traveled throughout the Ming Empire, continuing her search for Yun-seong. In one city, she got involved in a fight. After defeating a brawny man, one of the onlookers casually remarked that her style largely resembled the fabled Ling-Sheng Su Style. When she thought about it, the man who had taught her how to use her weapon had never given a name for the style. This fighting art was a solid part of her now, but she didn't know where it originated from. Mi-na became interested and decided to visit this temple famous for its martial arts.
She went to the said temple and found that it was destroyed a few years ago. However, she found out that an old master of the said style was still alive. She decided to visit the old man living in some mountains in the Himalayas. She arrived and saw Edge Master, who was also Kilik's master. When she first challenged him to a fight, he refused. But in the end, he agreed. Seong Mi-na suffered a total defeat. The old man then invited her to stay with him to train. During breaks, she told him of stories of her travels. He seemed vaguely interested, but he jumped at the information that Mi-na was also looking for Soul Edge. He told her the sword was evil. She did not believe him at first, but she knew that a man like him would not lie.
After a few months of training, Mi-na made up her mind to go after Yun-seong again, to tell him that the sword was evil. After saying goodbye to her new master, she thought that next time, she would bring Yun-seong along. She concluded that it would be so much fun.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Seong Mi-na finally found Yun-seong in Istanbul, and also meets Talim, who was traveling with him. She then tells Yun-seong that Soul Edge was an evil sword. However, it seemed that he still believed that the sword was the one thing that he can use to protect his home. That night, Yun-seong left the two girls while they were asleep.
Talim assured Mi-na that he's headstrong, but a good man, and hopefully he'll make the right decision. Then Talim told Mi-na that there is a sword that opposes Soul Edge. Mi-na wondered if this sword was the true Sword of Salvation. If so, then she must find it as use it to destroy Soul Edge. Then the two parted ways.
Mi-na hurried to stop Yun-seong from obtaining Soul Edge.
Fighting Style[]
Seong Mi-na fights with a halberd pole type weapon, called a wol do (Korean), guan dao (Chinese), naginata (Japanese), or zanbatou (in-game), and thus benefits from maximum spacing between herself and her opponent. She is equipped with some of the longest non-projectile attacks in the game. A fair amount of her attacks increase in damage depending on how far away her opponent is at the point of impact. To facilitate adequate spacing, Seong Mi-na has fast stepping, as well as a handful of sequences in which she will jump or dash back at the end of an attack. At times when she can't space away from her opponents, she has a few attacks at short-range with auto guard impact properties to reduce pressure. With all of these factors, Seong Mi-na is most effective at long-range and decent and mid-range. Although she has many long range attacks, most are very linear and a wary opponent could feasibly evade them quite easily via sidestepping, though this requires fast anticipation and/or reaction time. Seong Mi-na has a decent array of low attacks to utilize, most of them relatively slow horizontal strikes however. Though she has a wide variety of armor punishing attacks, as well as one of the most powerful unblockable attacks in the game, Seong Mi-na is generally regarded by the Soulcalibur community as being a low-tier character.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Seong Style Longsword + Rod Arrangement[]
The esteemed Seong Dojang in Korea, Mi-na is the only daughter of its head sensei, Seong Han-myeong. Since she was young, she has been trained in the use of the Longsword and literally grew up with the Seong-Style family Longsword technique. On a quest to find the Soul Edge, the sword she believed would save her country, she meets with other great world champions. Feeling somewhat weak in comparison to them, she set out on a journey where she gained great experience and learned many new techniques. She refused to reveal her secrets to a man who tried to force her to do so, and he took a sacred sword from the temple and left with it. Her fate is intertwined deeply with the Soul Edge, and her mastery of the staff technique learned from the lost Ling-Sheng Su Temple helped her in her journey.
Endings[]
Soul Edge[]
Seong Mi-na sneaks home. Seong Han-myeong calls out to her and says that he sees her. He is angry at her, and she tries to plead with him about how she has grown a lot on her journey. Seong Han-myeong swings his sword at her. . .
Bad Ending Mi-na winces, as Seong Han-myeong stops his sword just before it hits her. He says that she has grown, but she still has a long way to go before she's done. The scene shifts to her practicing, with Seong Han-myeong watching her, thinking about his secret dream of her one day inheriting the school.
Good Ending Mi-na dodges the sword faster than Seong Han-myeong can stop it. He is very happy about this, since now he can speed up the engagement, so that she can marry Hwang and Seong Han-myeong can adopt him. The scene shifts to Seong Han-myeong reading a letter from Mi-na, stating that she isn't quite finished yet, and she needs to train some more before getting married and that her father's skills have slowed a bit.
Soulcalibur[]
Seong Mi-na used every ounce of strength left on her to defeat the final enemy. Exhausted, she was about to collapse when...
Hwang: Don't you have a homeland to save?
Seong Mi-na: Oh... Hwang...
Her cheeks reddened and though she struggled, she lacked the strength to escape from his strong arms.Upon returning home, Mi-na found a more dangerous enemy waiting for her:the idiot son of the Kim family proposed.
Son of Kim: Hey, let's get hitched. I've even brought a gift of a hundred cattle as a sign of my love for you, Seong Mi-Na!
Mi-Na: Well... maybe I should run away again...
Soulcalibur II[]
Soul Calibur 2 - Seung Mina's Ending
Soul Calibur II Seong Mi-na's Ending
Mi-na used every ounce of energy left within her and struck down the evil blade with her zanbatou. The Sword of Salvation she sought to save her people turned out to be nothing but lies. The evil flames extinguished, leaving behind a faint anguished groan. Mi-na knew her journey had come to an end. Triumphantly, Mi-na headed home, wearing a smile that had forgotten all the injuries. The last picture shows Yun-seong carrying a few bags while Mi-na is walking happily.
Soulcalibur III[]
Seong Mi-na and Yun-seong, who is carrying a couple of very heavy bags, walk through a valley. Seong Mi-na suddenly gets an idea and stops, causing Yun-seong, who is not paying attention, to crash into her. After mild bickering, Seong Mi-na says that now that Soul Edge is destroyed, it's no fun just to go back home. She then asks Yun-seong to train and they begin to do so.
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Soul Calibur 3 - Seong Mi-na - Ending B
Soul Calibur III Seong Mi-na's Ending B
'Input Ending Seong Mi-na wins her training session with Yun-seong. Since Yun-seong was the loser, he was forced to carry all of the bags back home, while Seong Mi-na sat on top of them.
- You must complete all inputs for this ending. Missing one will result in the other ending.
Soul Calibur 3 - Seong Mi-na - Ending A
Soul Calibur III Seong Mi-na's Ending A
No Input Ending Yun-seong wins the training session. A disappointed Seong Mi-na is forced to carry all of the bags the rest of the way home.
Soulcalibur IV[]
Soul Calibur IV Seong Mi-Na Ending
Soulcalibur IV Seong Mi-na's Ending
Seong Mi-na grabs Soul Calibur with great triumph. Soul Edge begins to glow and shines very brightly, causing Mi-na to shield her eyes. When she looks back at Soul Edge, she sees Yun-seong holding it in his hands. "To protect our homeland, this is what we need. Absolute power!" Yun-seong spoke. Soul Edge's power begins to enter his body. "I don't want to see the people (that) I love suffer anymore!" a possessed Yun-seong states as he turns to Seong Mi-na. "I can only blame myself for not being able to stop you", Mi-na sadly mutters to herself. As the possessed Yun-seong is ready to attack Mi-na for standing in his way, Mi-na asks him, "Don't you see? You won't be able to save anyone wielding that wicked power!" She then readies her sword and says to him "Come, it's time to teach you one last lesson!"
The text-only epilogue states this: When she finally settled everything, she returned home with a smile. Upon returning she is deemed as a national hero and begins training the younger generation with Hwang.
Critical Finish[]
Seong's Blazing Heaven's Wheel: In Seong Mi-na's Critical Finish, she throws her opponent into the air using her weapon, twirls them up high with flames then throws them back down and pushes her weapon through her opponent's heart. However when performing this critical finisher on Yoda she performs her unblockable attack on him as her finisher.
Weapon Arts[]
Heavenly Crystal Smasher: This Weapon Art consists of three different consecutive moves. Seong Mi-na begins with her Heaven's Wheel attack, after which the opponent bounces off the ground, then comes her Spring Splash Esoterica, the enemy is thrown even higher in the air, and at last, time slows down, as Mi-na spins her sword engulfed by colored flame above her head in animation, saying "How's... this!", and delivers the final blow, that smashes the opponent back to the ground and stuns him. If the last strike, which seem to be her new move, is landed successfully, it's accompanied with a tremor and explosion of yellow dust. It's interesting, that yellow glow, as it usually does, appears at the very beginning of the move, but white sparkles around character's feet appear only before the last strike. On the whole, there are five hits in this Weapon Art. It goes on only if the second strike of Heaven's Wheel hits the enemy, and since it's the second one that matters, the range of the attack may be considered middle. However, if the enemy is open or in mid-air and rather close to you, that doesn't mean that you'll hit him. This can be put down to a slow start or a tricky first strike of Heaven's Wheel, but the truth remains the same: it's very challenging to extend a combo with this Weapon Art. It turns into a combo only if the opponent is high in the air. By the way, if you catch the enemy with the Weapon Art in mid-air, the additional hit sound is heard when the enemy's hit against the ground by the second strike of Heaven's Wheel. The other drawback is that due to numerous conjunctions between the moves, almost every successive attack may miss and if it does, the next one won't be performed. It happens more often when you're close to the wall. To be precise, it's only the first blow of Heaven's Wheel and the first kick of Spring Splash Esoterica that doesn't matter. It may occur, that only first strike is delivered, and the second one misses, as Mi-na jumps over the enemy. Nonetheless, you can feel free to activate it when you find yourself trapped by the series of the enemy's attacks, because you won't be stopped for sure. It won't work on lying opponents, won't hit them against the wall and owing to unpleasant start, it's better to use it after the first or the second hit of Circular Heaven Spin Kick, during enemy's attacks or even randomly, because if it's blocked, you won't get punished. After the last strike it's possible to add several hits, as the enemy is lying stunned on the ground for some time. If it's guarded against, only Heaven's Wheel will be performed.
Seong's Crushing Long Blade: Basically, this is her single Unblockable Attack now turned into a Break Attack. When Mi-na climbs up her sword and says "Dodge... this!", the camera zooms in and time freezes for a while. A successful blow, as that of the previous Weapon Art, results in smashing the opponent down with a tremor and a yellow dust explosion. The range of this attack is medium, its start is slow. Luckily, there's no way you can be stopped after activating this Weapon Art. While Mi-na is climbing up, the enemy can keep on attacking and walk around. The attack will work regardless of the enemy position (apparently direction of the move adapts automatically), unless he walks under Seong Mi-na's sword. It will lead to a miss, and the enemy will be right behind you, so you'd rather not use it at a very short distance. You can hit standing, flying or lying opponents with this move, though in any case you won't be able to create a combo after it, as the enemies won't be stunned. It won't make them hit the wall either and it's hard to continue a combo with it, due to a slow start. In case it's blocked, it causes a Guard Burst, that's why it's even safe to use it randomly, but as any Guard Burst Weapon Art, it isn't very damaging.
Dance of Binoculars Cranes: That's a long version of Heavy Crane attack and the last two hits of Dancing Crane. Seong Mi-na twists her sword vertically, swapping her hands in the attack and saying "Now...", then delivers one horizontal attack and right after that time slows down, as she says 'It's over!", before unleashing the last vertical Break Attack, that sends the opponent high in the air. His fall also inflicts damage, so there are ten hits all together and none of them stun the enemy. At the beginning, Mi-na pushes a little forward, which makes the range of the move medium, though as the attack continues, she keeps moving forth. This Weapon Art has an incredible ability to hit the enemy in mid-air for a prolonged period of time. Sometimes even all of the attacks will be landed on the opponent, not letting him fall until the last strike. It has a very quick start, which enables you to interrupt the opponent's attacks. It's easy to extend a combo with that move, considering the fact that it works nicely on the opponent in the air, though you should keep in mind, that it won't work if the opponent's on the ground and won't make him hit the wall. However, it perfectly extends a wall combo .You'll be able to make some combos after it's performed too. If some of its attacks misses, or everything is blocked, the Weapon Art will go on nonetheless. Only few opponents will guard until the end, so don't be afraid to use it whenever you like, as the last Break Attack won't let you get punished (though the strongest opponents may attack you between the last strike and the previous horizontal one).
Kong's Thrusting Barrage: This extended version of Fang Barrage consists of twelve not stunning thrusting hits and the thirteen long-distanced Twin Fang Thrust from SCIII (its last hit). As Seong Mi-na delivers a fourth blow, the camera starts going round her and the opponent, and when her final strike makes the enemy fall, time slows down a little, as the enemy is slowly falling. At the end of the move Mi-na says "Good night!". The attack range of this Weapon Art is long, because as it starts, the character rushes forward, and the move itself can be performed at a distance. Its start is quick and yet not very safe. If you don't want to waste you Weapon Art, you'd better not try interrupting the opponent's attacks with it. In terms of chaining, this move has something in common with Hilde's Weapon Art called Holy Principle. It simply misses, if the enemy is lying idle, but in other cases this move changes its length. if the enemy is attacked in mid-air, it turns into five hit combo with four thrusting hits and the same final blow. The first strike makes him fall, but with half of his body still in mid-air, four other attacks land successfully. The same happens if the enemy is initially in that state (partially on the ground) or rolling after being attacked. If the enemy is lying stunned on the ground, it's possible, that some of the five hits will be landed. If the enemy is guarding against it or it misses completely, only five moves will be performed. The Weapon Art goes to its full length only when the forth hit is landed successfully on a standing opponent. At the end of a short version of a move Seong Mi-na says "How's this!". It's pretty easy to extend a combo with it, although after a move, even considering the possibility of a wall hit after the final strike, you have no chances to make any guaranteed combo. However, if your opponents is guarding till the fifth strike, you won't be punished for certain.
Thunderous Iron Claw: That's a combination of four different moves. This Weapon Art begins with six hits of Zanba-tou Smackdown, which stuns the opponent, and then come three single slow-motioned moves, the first of which is Iron Chin Strike from SCIII, then goes Heaven Fall from SCII and the finishing launcher move is Rising Void also from SCII. The fall is damaging too, so there are ten hits all in all. At the beginning Mi-na says "Where're you going?" and then the camera's angle changes each time she delivers a new blow. The attack range is medium, but you should be careful with the distance, as it may occur, that a few last hits of Zanba-tou Smackdown will miss. If that happens, the other moves won't be performed. Actually, only the last of the six strikes has to be delivered for the Weapon Art to continue. Its is extremely hard to extend a combo with that attack, as its starts pretty slow and high attacks are hard to make a combo with. If it misses, or it's blocked, then only the first six hits will be performed. The same happens if you catch the enemy in mid-air, and indeed, it doesn't hit enemies on the ground. After the last hit is made, you can create some guaranteed combos, but there are no chances of a wall hit. Since this Weapon Art can be fully performed only on standing opponents, it's sensible to use it after the first or the second hit of Circular Heaven Spin Kick. Don't be afraid of activating it when you're ambushed by the enemy's attacks, as you surely won't be stopped. Probably, these are the best ways of using it, because if you activate it randomly, most of the opponents will guard or crouch. If it's blocked, you won't get punished.
Quotes[]
- Don't treat me like a child! (Kodomo ha chikai shinaide ne!)
- I won't be beaten so easily. (Kantan ni wa katasete agenai wa.)
- Don't underestimate me. (Namenaide yo ne.)
- I did it, Father! (Yatta wa, otou-sama!) - after beating SoulEdge.
- Yaaaa!
- Try dodging this! (Yokete kora!)
- You cur! (Koitsu!)
- You! (Kono!)
Gameplay[]
Soulcalibur IV[]
Tower of Lost Souls[]
Seong Mi-na appears in not too many floors within Tower of Lost Souls Ascend mode but she appears in the floors "Uber Airhead" and "Mind Reading Shield".
Ascend Mode Floor: "Uber Airhead" & "Mind Reading Shield"
- Partners: Uvall & Veles (Uber Airhead Floor 21)
- Asrafil & Mors (Mind Reading Shield Floor 34)
- Talim (Story Mode Stages 3 & 4 Only)
- Skills on Uber Airhead
- Evil Sword Berserk
- Double Edged Sword
- Hyper Mode
- Skills on Mind Reading Shield
- Impact Edge
- Auto Impact A
- Descend Mode Skills
- Auto Grapple Break B
- Nullify Ring Out B
- Default Skills
- Skill Ability Up
- Impact Heal
- Soul Gauge Recovery A
Relationships[]
- Daughter and student of Seong Han-myeong.
- Friend of Yun-seong.
- Friend of and was brought home twice by Hwang. They share a Destined Battle in Soulcalibur, and Hwang has one with her on Soulcalibur III in Battle Arena Mode. Supposedly engaged to marry him according to Seong Han-myeong, but she rejected the idea and saw Hwang as nothing more than a friend.
- Had an inferiority complex due to Taki's 'assets'.
- Friend of Talim.
- Defeated by Ivy in Soulcalibur.
- Trained by Kong Xiuqiang in Soulcalibur.
- Defeated and later trained by Edge Master in Soulcalibur III.
Soulcalibur (Chinese Manhua)[]
- In Volume 2 (Act.12), Seong Mi-na appears when her first journey from India, she decides to explore and search for the strongest warrior.
- In Volume 2 (Act.13), Seong Mi-na takes her duel on Ivy, but Mi-na loses the fight that she was unable to defend Ivy's blade. In the moment, Mi-na loses her glaive. After the battle, Ivy then walks away and decides to search for her father (Cervantes).
- In Volume 4, Mitsurugi spotted Seong Mi-na while fishing and he saved her from drowning in the sea.
| Original Timeline Main Characters |
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| Aeon (Lizardman) • Algol • Amy • Astaroth (Mass Produced) • Cassandra • Cervantes • Charade • Edge Master • Hilde • Hwang • Ivy • Kilik • Leixia • Li Long • Maxi • Mitsurugi • Natsu • Olcadan • Patroklos (α Patroklos) • Pyrrha (Pyrrha Ω) • Raphael • Rock • Seong Mi-na • Setsuka • Siegfried • Sophitia • Soul Calibur (Elysium) • Soul Edge (Inferno, Nightmare, Night Terror) • Taki • Talim • Tira • Viola • Voldo • Xianghua • Xiba • Yoshimitsu • Yun-seong • Zasalamel (Abyss) • Z.W.E.I. |