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Maxi

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Maxi
Maxi
Maxi, as he appears in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
Birthplace Ryukyu KingdomShuri, Ryūkyū Kingdom (present day Okinawa, Japan)
Birthdate May 1, 1563
Age 24(Soulcalibur) 28(Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV)
Height 5'8
Blood type O
Weapon Nunchaku
Weapon name Fatibal (Soulcalibur)
Soryuju (later games)
Fighting style Shissen Karihadi
Family Parents, deceased
Crew, slain by Astaroth
Appears in Soulcalibur
Soulcalibur II
Soulcalibur III
Soulcalibur IV
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
First game Soulcalibur
English voice actor Doug Boyd (Soulcalibur II)
Steve Van Wormer (Soulcalibur III & Soulcalibur IV)
Japanese voice actor Nobutoshi Canna (Soulcalibur-Soulcalibur III)
Kenjirō Tsuda (Soulcalibur IV)

Maxi (マキシ, Makishi, also written as 真喜志) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. He appears in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III, Soulcalibur IV, and Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny.

What lies in his soul is Retribution.

Contents

[edit] Biography

Maxi was a wandering pirate from Shuri in the Ryūkyū Kingdom (present-day Okinawa). Maxi's father was a confident merchant of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, but he wasn't allowed to commerce to the foreign countries, forced to commerce with his country only. Maxi spent most of his first years traveling from harbor to harbor with his father. He also learned to use the nunchaku as a way to defend himself, eventually turning into a strong youth.

During one of his father's travels, he met a man from Ming known as Zhang Wu. The man carried a bladed nunchaku, which Maxi noticed. He, full of pride, challenged the stranger to a fight. Not hearing Kyam (his sworn brother)'s pleas, Maxi faced the man and was defeated. Recognizing the world was wider than he thought, he asked the man to be his teacher for the remainder of the travel. The man agreed and as time passed Maxi studied his style, and despite being different from his, he was able to further improve his abilities. Li Long left after reaching the port, but Maxi kept studying his work.

After his father's death, Maxi took his vessel and decided to turn into a freelance pirate, to see the world his father couldn't because of his ties to the country. He embarked with the crew, his "new family", and Kyam and sailed towards the west. They docked on an Indian Port town and, while Maxi was out, Kilik approached the ship searching a way to go west. He argued with a pirate of the ship, who wanted Dvapara-Yuga as fee for the trip, until Kyam stepped in. Kyam sympathized with Kilik and let him stay until Maxi, the captain, would return.

But when Maxi returned, he found his ship under attack by a hoard of golems and lizard-like creatures led by Astaroth. With Kilik, both joined forces in the battle against the monsters. Eventually, they had repelled the golems, but not before Astaroth had temporarily snatched the holy mirror Dvapara-Yuga from Kilik, causing him to lose his sanity and savagely attack Maxi. Maxi was able to suppress Kilik and return the Dvapara-Yuga to him, but only after Maxi's sworn brother, Kyam, had been murdered and most of the other members of the crew were dead or missing. With his dying words, Kyam told Maxi of Kilik's quest and, having lost everything, Maxi decided to travel with him, swearing an oath of revenge against Astaroth. Eventually, the two met Xianghua, a member of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard, who also aided them in their travels.

With Kilik and Xianghua's help, Maxi stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle, where the creatures that had killed Maxi's crew were waiting for them. After defeating the creatures, Astaroth presented himself and blocked the entrance to the castle. As Kilik and Xianghua ran past Astaroth, Maxi stayed behind to fight him to the death. He succeeded in killing Astaroth, but the god Ares, in bitter rage, commanded the ground to open up and swallow Maxi. When Maxi woke up, he was on a riverbed near an unfamiliar village, where an old man rescued him. Due to the severity of his wounds, Maxi's traveling days were over, and he stayed behind in the village, quickly becoming popular with the local residents. Four peaceful years passed, until a rumor of a horrendous man wielding a large bearded axe reached the village. Maxi had a horrible feeling that that man was Astaroth. He wanted to chase after him, but his body was too weak. Maxi went to see the village medicine man, who performed a secret ritual using a strange metal fragment, which was actually a fragment of Soul Edge, and several days later, Maxi left the village, promising to return some day. He did not realize, however, that all memory of his traveling companions had been lost as a result of the ritual.

Maxi's search for Astaroth led him to the ruins of the shrine where the golem had been created. While inspecting the ruins, he found a man in tattered clothing at the ruins, clutching something and muttering incoherently. This man was Kunpaetku -- Astaroth's creator, who had managed to escape the shrine's destruction at the last minute. Kunpaetku mostly ignored Maxi until he asked him about Astaroth. Kunpaetku cursed Astaroth, calling him a failure. It was then that Maxi realized that Kunpaetku created him.

A strange urge to kill Kunpaetku began rising within Maxi. As he drew his weapon, the object in Kunpaetku's hand, a fragment of Soul Edge, began to glow with a faint red light. Kunpaetku then looked at Maxi madly, noticing that he had Soul Edge inside his body. Upon hearing this, Maxi killed Kunpaetku and kicked the fragment of Soul Edge into the ruins below. He felt an uneasy throbbing in his heart, born from his desire to kill Kunpaetku. Maxi then suddenly remembered a man who became lost to evil after having lost everything, and how he suffered after returning to his senses. But Maxi couldn't remember who this person was, no matter how hard he tried. Despite this, he decided to continue his search for Astaroth.

In Soul Calibur IV, Maxi visited the Indian Port to pay homage to his fallen comrades. There, he reunited with Kilik and Xianghua, and he even regained his memories of them. But he could not travel with them because he had a fragment of Soul Edge within his body, and Kilik had a piece of the Dvapara-Yuga. So he forced himself to leave his friends behind.

As Maxi took shelter from a storm in the woods, he was approached by Tira. She told him that she knew of Astaroth, and that he was getting stronger. Maxi was no match to the golem with the conditions he is in right now. Then Tira informs Maxi that the only way for him to kill Astaroth is to obtain Soul Edge. Before leaving him, Tira tells Maxi that both the evil sword and his revenge were waiting for him in Ostrheinsburg.

By this time, the storm had stopped, but the dark clouds were still lingering in the sky. Maxi noticed that even the forest was even darker now. But he convinced himself that he must brave the darkness. Everytime he took a step, there was such great pain, but he could not stop himself. Maxi must obtain the evil sword and destroy the Black Giant.

[edit] Critical Finish

In Maxi's Critical Finish, Maxi throws a few nunchuck blows to the opponent who is stunned and then thrown airborne by a palm strike. Maxi then leaps in the air and cries out "Rising Dragon of the Zodiac!" and delivers a fatal kick to the opponent's neck or ribs, ending the fight.

[edit] Endings

[edit] Soulcalibur

The price of defeating evil was high.

Maxi: Heh... what took you so long?

Kilik: No! This can't be!

Maxi: This is... the end of the line for me... and... Ki... lik...

Kilik: Maxi!!

Kilik was without words, and Xianghua looked on quietly. The winds blew and the clouds moved on as if they were oblivious to their mortal plight.

"It's been fun..." The clouds seemed to whisper his voice.

[edit] Soulcalibur II

After sacrificing everything in the name of revenge, Maxi paid his respect to his slain comrades at last. He then confronted the dark dues within his soul, and felt the presence of his long-forgotten companions. Regaining his lost memories, he saw who he had turned his back on. He would return to his friends to share with them a joyous future.

[edit] Soulcalibur III

A confused Maxi questions what the power inside his is. As he grabs Soul Edge, the sword clings itself to Maxi's hand. Kilik appears from behind Maxi, who is unable to take his hand off of the sword. "Kilik, is that you?" Maxi manages to say through the intense pain being caused by the sword. Kilik tells Maxi to let it go so that he may destroy it, but the sword shocks Maxi and brings him to his knees. "Take us both out!" Maxi yells. Kilik obeys Maxi's orders. He takes his staff and stabs right through both Maxi and Soul Edge. The screen fades and then shows Kilik at the Indian Port.

No Input Ending Kilik looks out into the horizon for a moment, then sadly throws Maxi's nunchaku into the sea.

Input Ending As Kilik looks out into the sea, Maxi appears from behind him. "Let's go" Maxi says. As they walk away, Kilik playfully grabs Maxi. "Aww man... you just messed up my hair." Maxi complains, as he pushes Kilik off of him.

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

Maxi has obtained Soul Edge and can now finally destroy Astaroth. As Maxi steps forward to grab Soul Edge, an injured Kilik flies by Maxi and lands on the ground with a loud thud. Maxi, confused and in shock, turns around slowly to see Astaroth walking towards him with Xianghua under his right arm. "Give me Soul Edge!" Astaroth commands as he tosses Xianghua aside. "Man, you guys always need my help." Maxi says to his two injured friends, " I mean really, who's going to stop me after I defeat that monster with this evil sword?" Maxi picks up Soul Edge and feels the power enter his body. "Let's go, you freak!" Maxi yells as he charges towards Astaroth.

The words are described at the end of the sequence: "He could never be stripped down like the clouds guided by the winds and left like the clouds scattered by the winds."

[edit] Weapons

[edit] Stages

[edit] Harbour of Souls (SC)

This was the Indian harbor Maxi and his crew visited to trade goods. In India the shore is a sacred place, so a stair terrace allows for travel to the water. The terrace, which is called a 'ghat', leads to the town with its maze of house, temples and narrow pathways. Visitors unfamiliar with the town are notorious for getting lost. For Maxi this gray sea became a place of destiny where his sworn brother Kyam and shipmates were massacred. Maxi swore revenge on Astaroth as he stared at his ship in the distance sunken by the monster.

(Note: Known as Indian Port on the Arcade)

[edit] Pirate's Alcove (SC2)

Few know of the hidden dock inside a naturally formed cave lying in the westerly seas, for nary a soul dare to venture close to the wave-beaten precipice that houses it. This place was once the stronghold of a renowned pirate and his hardy crew. But there is no one here anymore, for the captain murdered all of his subordinates. Ten years have passed since anyone has stepped foot in this cavern, but the place is still lit, and a pirate ship can also be seen. Is this the projection of the memories of the slain pirates? Or, is this the memories of the captain, who has since disappeared?

(Note: Maxi shares this stage with Cervantes)

[edit] Indian Port (SC3)

A port town is a place where the pathways of land and sea meet. It is a crossroad where people both meet and part ways. It was here that Maxi and Kilik met four years ago. Maxi, together with Kilik, headed west to avenge his crew, who had been wiped out in a sudden attack by a strange horde monsters. Thus, this place could also be called the starting point on his pathway to revenge. On a cliff overlooking the east sea, a little way out from the city, stands a grave marker made from what appears to be the fragments of a Ryūkyū ship. In front of it, one can find a container of Ryūkyū wine. Will Maxi one day be able to tell his crew, sleeping beneath this unknown grave, that he has successfully avenged them?

[edit] Sailor's Rest (SC4)

[edit] Sailor's Rest - Twilight (SCBD)

[edit] Trivia

  • In Kilik"s fourth stage of the Story Mode in Soulcalibur IV, after he defeats Tira, he fights Maxi who has become the new host for Soul Edge. He wields the evil sword in the form of a nunchaku. Also, his hair is silver, and his clothes are black.
  • In the book of Soulcalibur III of the Spanish Edition, Maxi is depicted as a girl.
  • In Soulcalibur, Maxi is known as 'The Dandy of the South Seas'.

[edit] Relationships

  • Enemy of Astaroth, because he killed his crew. He shares a Destined Battle with the giant in Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur II.
  • Possibly trained by Li Long, who went by an alias.
  • Rival of Hwang, who he defeated.
  • Killed Astaroth in Soulcalibur.
  • Friend of and past travel companion of Kilik and Xianghua.
  • Motivated by Tira to search Soul Edge in order to destroy Astaroth.
  • Can possibly travel alongside a created character in his or her story mode.

[edit] Series' Appearances

[edit] Gallery

Maxi portrait from Soulcalibur

Maxi portrait from Soulcalibur

Maxi portrait from Soulcalibur

Maxi render from Soulcalibur

Maxi render from Soulcalibur

Maxi from Soulcalibur

Maxi art from Soulcalibur

Maxi art from Soulcalibur

Maxi, Kilik, and Xianghua art from Soulcalibur

Maxi and Kilik art from Soulcalibur

Maxi from Soulcalibur II

Maxi again from Soulcalibur II

Maxi render from Soulcalibur II

Maxi from Soulcalibur III

Maxi art from Soulcalibur III

Maxi art from Soulcalibur III

Maxi wallpaper from Soulcalibur III

Maxi portrait from Soulcalibur III

Maxi from Soulcalibur IV

Maxi's alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV

Maxi art from Soulcalibur IV

Maxi 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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