Taki
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| Taki | |
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 Taki, as she appears in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny | |
| Birthplace |  Fu-Ma no Sato, Japan
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| Birthdate | May 1, 1562 |
| Age | 22 (Soul Edge) 25 (Soulcalibur) 29 (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV) |
| Height | 5'7 |
| Blood type | A |
| Weapon | Dual Kodachi |
| Weapon name | Rekki-Maru & Mekki-Maru |
| Fighting style | Musoh-Battoh-Ryu |
| Family | Immediate family, taken by sickness Former master, Toki |
| Appears in | Soul Edge Soulcalibur Soulcalibur II Soulcalibur III Soulcalibur IV Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny |
| First game | Soul Edge |
| English voice actor | Desirée Goyette (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV) |
| Japanese voice actor | Fujiko Takimoto(Soul Edge-Soulcalibur III) Sachiko Kojima (Soulcalibur Legends & Soulcalibur IV) |
Taki (タキ, Taki, also written as 多喜) is a fictional character designed for the Soul series of fighting games, making her debut in the first game on the series, Soul Blade. She has returned in all games including Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny.
Taki is the female ninja in the games, and as such is a character known for her agility and speed on both movements and strikes. She is also recognized for her many acrobatic movements, exaggerations of ninjutsu skills and the use of magic-based unblockable attacks.
In the game's universe, according to the Edge Master Mode profile on Soul Edge, Taki is a Japanese orphan raised in the Fu-Ma ninja clan, under the care of its headmaster, Toki. She is a capable fighter in both unarmed and armed combat, as well as an accomplished demon huntress, spy and blacksmith. Being one of only three characters to have never been dropped of a single game, either arcade or console version, she has become one of the staple characters of the series.
What lies in her soul is Honor.
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[edit] Personality
As a ninja, Taki puts her mission above everything else, she will end evil through her own ways. She seems to show concern to some people who were connected with Soul Edge (i.e. Sophitia) and warns them the dangers of that evil blade. She can be emotionless and serious, as what a ninja should be. She easily sees through deceptions and will use the best attack to defeat her opponent.
[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Taki was orphaned at an early age and was brought up by a ninja master named Toki. She was trained in the ways of the ninja by Toki, whose clan lived in seclusion. Taki grew into an expert spy and a great schemer. Many among this clan have extraordinary abilities that have been lost or forgotten by the general population. Being blessed with supernatural powers of her own, Taki decided to travel throughout Japan to conquer the evil demons who threaten ordinary people. To aid her in this task, Taki forged her own weapons with love and care, her favorite of which is the short sword Rekkimaru, which also held supernatural powers. During this time of civil war, many military commanders employed ninjas, but Taki works for herself.
One day, Toki suddenly summoned all the ninjas of the clan for a meeting. Toki told the assembled ninjas that Hachibei, who had once led the ninja clan with Toki, had stolen the spiritual ninja-to Mekkimaru and had run away with his daughter Chie. By the clan's law, the two were now nuke-nin, or ninjas who had left the clan without permission. Ninjas were not permitted to leave their clan until they died because of the clan secrets. The clan were responsible for the nuke-nin, and were to execute them as soon as possible to protect their secrets. In accordance with the code, Toki ordered the ninjas to hunt down Hachibei and Chie, kill them and return the Mekkimaru. Although this was the normal course of action, something in Toki's eyes made Taki suspicious of her foster father for the first time.
Hachibei proved to be a hard man to find, as his skill for remaining hidden had been the finest in the clan. Taki, with her sixth sense and massive intelligence network, eventually found a few leads. Chie had been Taki's childhood friend, and by following a slight trace of Chie, Taki was able to locate Hachibei. The two were running a small stall on a vacant road. An extraordinarily strong man named Li Long was living with them at the time, so Taki waited to confront Hachibei when the old man was out. Hachibei was surprised to see Taki at first, but his face soon filled with relief and he handed the Mekkimaru to Taki. Hachibei then revealed to Taki that Toki had been possessed by madness and that the Mekkimaru controlled the ninja lord now. It was for this reason that the ailing man had taken the sword and left.
[edit] Soul Edge
Even though Taki had her suspicions about Toki, she still found it hard to believe that the dull blade Hachibei held in his hands had extraordinary spiritual powers. Hachibei explained, through heavy coughs, that if Toki came in contact with the Mekkimaru again that he would kill Toki. He gave the blade to Taki and begged her to keep it away from Toki. The old man's trust caused her suspicion of Toki to grow, and so she let Hachibei and Chie go free. She hid Mekkimaru where she was certain no one would find it and returned to the clan. When she returned, she fabricated a story about Chie's Chinese lover taking the sword and killing both Chie and Hachibei. When Toki heard this, he grinned and ordered the clan to pursue Li Long and kill him as well. When he gave these orders, Taki knew that Toki was no longer the man she knew. The only explanation was that an outside source was affecting the Mekkimaru, causing it to resonate with evil and warp Toki. Hearing rumors of the evil blade Soul Edge, Taki felt certain that this was the source of the evil and thus set out to find the sword and destroy it.
For some time, Taki had noticed that Rekkimaru, her favorite sword, had been acting strangely. It's once considerable power had weakened. When she had been called in to slay the Fury demons which had been confined at a temple, she was barely able to defeat them and seal the gates back. After the revelations with the Mekkimaru, Taki was certain that Soul Edge was affecting her own sword as well. Thus, she had two reasons for going after the legendary blade. Rekkimaru's loss of power proved to be a compass that led her straight to Soul Edge.
She tracked the sword to an abandoned port town in Spain. She arrived at the docks to find a weakened pirate standing over the body of an injured girl. In his hands was the demon sword Soul Edge! Before the pirate, Cervantes, could deliver the final strike, Taki called out to him and challenged him. Thus a battle like none Taki had ever fought began. Although she had been improving her armor for years, it was designed for fighting ghosts and lesser demons and began to crack under the strain. Her sealing spells proved useless and Rekkimaru had lost nearly all of it's power. However, Cervantes' battle with Sophitia had left him severely depleted and Taki eventually struck a fatal blow. The mad pirate shrieked in pain and slumped to the ground. Exhausted from the ordeal, Taki still managed to carry the wounded Sophitia away from the harbor. As they left, they heard an immense explosion of evil energy from behind them, which turned out to be the release of the evil seed.
Once a safe distance away, Taki removed the shards of Soul Edge that had riddled Sophitia's body and treated her wounds. She accompanied Sophitia back to her family, and then left for Japan with the shards of the Soul Edge. She hoped that with the destruction of Soul Edge, the hidden Mekkimaru would have returned to normal and Toki would be himself again.
[edit] Soulcalibur
When she returned home, Taki found that Toki was still under the evil influence. She was repeatedly attacked by Toki's assassins, which she easily defeated. However, she learned that their purpose was to steal the Mekkimaru, which meant that Toki knew that Taki knew of it's whereabouts. She quickly went to the spot she had hidden the sword and took it back to her home. When she had first returned home, she had attempted to bond a shard from the Soul Edge into Rekkimaru in order to restore her sword's power. However, they were resistant to eachother and would not join properly. But, when she tried the same trick on Mekkimaru, the two were immediately united and began to emit a dark aura. The aura was so dark that common people could sense it, so Taki closed it in it's sheath and sealed it with magic cards. Mekkimaru's power still shone through the magical seal, which led Toki's assassins right to Taki. She defended herself with her new blade, but she eventually ran out of power and was captured by Geki, Toki's right-hand man and highest ranking ninja. Exhausted from the relentless battle, Taki could do nothing as Geki took Mekkimaru and claimed it in the name of Toki. Taki warned Geki not to release the seal, but it was too late and his entire right arm was blown off by the dark shock wave that was released. Taki seized the moment, took the sword and ran past Geki's stunned assistants Gaki and Doki. Thus, Taki became a nuke-nin like Hachibei.
[edit] Soulcalibur II
Toki's assassins were powerful, and Geki, who wanted revenge for the loss of his arm, was the most dangerous of them. Taki was able to drive their attacks back, but she knew she could not hold out forever. Taki was bewildered as to why there was still an evil influence affecting Toki. Even Rekkimaru was still powerless. It was then that she remembered that Sophitia had only destroyed one of the evil swords called Soul Edge. Rumors reached her of a berserk knight that was ravaging Europe with an evil sword, and Taki was sure that the sword must be the remaining part of Soul Edge. Taki devised a plan to track down this Nightmare and pit the Soul Edge and Mekkimaru together in the hopes of destroying both evil powers.
However, her trip was delayed when the powerful ghost Gel-o-Fury gained enough power from the Evil Seed to break Taki's seals in the bamboo forest. He escaped and headed toward the Hoko-ji Temple in Kyoto, a great temple of madness constructed by warped ideals that would be the ghost final battleground. Taki used Mekkimaru to defeat the Fury demon, and decided to share her fate with Mekkimaru as she searched for Soul Edge. Realizing that Mekkimaru was a tremendous yet dangerous weapon, Taki wished that there was some way to control it.
[edit] Soulcalibur III
In Soulcalibur III, Taki faced off against Toki underneath the Hoko Temple. Although it was a tough battle, Taki defeated him. But before she can kill him, he weakly called out, "Taki... is that you? It's very dark..."
Taki didn't see any insanity in him when he said these words. Suddenly, an evil entity came out of his mouth and disappeared.
Taki knew that she had to find Soul Edge and destroy it before Toki does. And since the evil sword was temporarily weakened, and can easily find it.
[edit] Soulcalibur IV
In Soulcalibur IV, Taki came to the Lost Cathedral, and witnessed the battle between Siegfried, who had Soul Calibur, and Nightmare, who had Soul Edge. She expected the two swords to destroy each other, but the opposite happened. They unleashed a powerful cataclysm, which destroyed the cathedral. Taki barely escaped herself.
She knew that both swords were still alive, but it is most likely that they will clash with each other again. Taki then learned that Soul Edge was in Ostrheinsburg, and Siegfried was heading there with Soul Calibur. Taki wondered if he will control the spirit sword's power. Not wanting chance to decide this question, Taki hurried to do what must be done.
[edit] Endings
[edit] Soul Edge
Taki's sword breaks. She doesn't realize that Soul Edge is floating up into the air...
Bad Ending The two swords fly at her, miss, then fly away. Taki tells her sword that she will repair it. She goes back to the forge, fixes Rekki-Maru, and confronts a demon. She's about to draw her sword, but she decides to seal it with magic instead. She then yells, "The deed is done!"
Good Ending The two swords fly at her, but she grabs them as they come to her. Then she holds them down and purifies them. She returns home, and forges the blades into one sword. A demon appears, and she kills it with her new weapon. She then yells, "The deed is done!"
[edit] Soulcalibur
Taki: Evil... begone!
Taki's cry and Mekki-Maru both pierced through Inferno. Taki wielded Mekki-Maru at her will, which bore the same evil as Inferno. Bur the faint resonance of Mekki-Maru along with the doubt in her heart would not stop.
Taki: So there is no end to this?
Yet she will triumph somehow... and repeat her favorite line, "Demon slain. The deed is done."
[edit] Soulcalibur II
"Demon captured. The deed is done." As Taki whispered these words, the figure vanished into thin air. Having obliterated the evil weapon, Taki set her sight east. A familiar prescence, bloated from devouring many souls, beckoned her. As she ran, her unwavering gaze a powerful inner purpose.
[edit] Soulcalibur III
Taki is seen running through a village, when she runs into another guard.
Input Ending Taki knocks out the guard and walks up to the bridge where Mitsurugi awaits. "A warrior of your caliber should have no need for evil power. It's time to hand over that evil shard you posses." They begin to fight. Taki then leaps backwards onto the railing of the bridge and says "Soul Edge, your scars run deep... even in death." She then leaps back at Mitsurugi, continuing the battle.
No Input Ending Taki blocks the guards attack, when suddenly the guard drops to the floor. Taki realizes the guard was attacked from behind was a kunai. She quickly jumps out of the way after a couple of kunai were thrown in her direction. An assassin who's soul has been tainted by evil appears behind her. "How pitiful...to sell your soul to evil without preparing for the consequences." As the assassin prepares to attack, Taki leaps over him and slashes him from behind. Taki looks down and discovers a piece of Soul Edge that the assassin dropped. "Soul Edge, your scars run deep... even in death." she says, as she clutches the piece of the sword in her hand.
[edit] Soulcalibur IV
"Why do you stand in my way. Are you saying that my way is wrong, and that I will fail?" a defeated Siegfried asks as he falls to the ground.
"Unfortunately, yes." Taki replies. She also says that relying on such power only brings new evil, and that we must all face our demons alone. As Taki speaks, Siegfried grabs Soul Calibur, stands up, and allows himself to be crystallized. As he is doing this, Taki silently walks away.
The text-only epilogue reveals this: There is no way to know how Taki lived her life from that point on. She sealed such a great evil and disappeared from history.
[edit] Fighting Style
As a ninjutsu practitioner, Taki has various acrobatic moves, traps, and unique kick attacks along with her impressive speed. She is known for having unpredictable and deceptive attacks. She can easily evade and counterattack the opponent in various ways through somersaulting, rolling, or even teleporting up in the air. Her kicks are very useful and damaging and some of them can surely throw the opponent off the ring. Also, her kicks, combined with her sword attacks, make a good combination as long as the player knows how to set them up. Her low attacks are not bad at all. She even has a move that throws caltrops or shuriken when the opponent is down that deals good damage. She is one of the characters that use items; a necessity among ninjas. Her throws deal low to high damage and sometimes can be used in combos; even her aerial throws are something to watch out for, as they can be used to end a combo for better damage. Her unblockable attacks can be easily evaded but deal impressive damage. When using Taki, the player must watch out her range, as it is Taki's weakness. When fighting in long range, jumping in closer to the opponent is risky as it leaves her vulnerable to attacks and she is more of a close-ranged fighter. Taki has been iconic in every Soul series so far. Every gamer is impressed with her fighting style as she is relatively easy to use. Taki is regarded as a high tier character, performs well in the tournaments, and one among the best choices for players of all skill levels whether they are a beginner or a veteran Soulcalibur player.
[edit] Critical Finish
Taki says "Ougi!", kicks her opponent, and then performs a ninja spell to triple herself. All three slash the target, jump into the air, become one again, and Taki takes the helpless opponent down in one strike. Ougi in this case would literally mean secret. Generally, it can be seen as her unleashing a "secret" art before her Critical Finish starts damaging the opponent.
[edit] Weapons
- Iron Fan
- Rekki-Maru & Mekki-Maru
- Mekkimaru
- Assassin Dagger
- Slicer
- Jutte
- Kagenui
- Kagekiri
- Yoroitoshi
- Fu-Ma Kugi
- Gaea Sword
- Silent Edge
- Kamizoroe
- Kunai
- Soul Edge (Complete)
- Kris Naga
- Tanto
- Spirit Blade
- Battledore
- Tobacco Pipes
[edit] Stages
[edit] Shrine of Confined Demons (SB)
Taki's stage in Soul Edge. The stage consists of an arena found inside a vast bamboo forest, with a shrine on one of its corners, which according to the story is where Taki sealed dangerous spirits and demons. Even though it has never returned as a stage, it is mentioned in Taki's Soulcalibur profile, as the place where she was trapped by Geki, Toki's right-hand man.
[edit] Hoko Temple (SC1)
Taki's Soulcalibur stage. The stage is a large circular wooden area surrounded by Buddhist-themed signs and statues. Its profile states it was constructed in Kyoto in the 17th year of Tenshō (1589) under the proposal of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. The temple was officially created to pray for the peace and stability of the nation. It is stated the temple is corrupted due to the materials used to built it: as Toyotomi used ancient cedar trees and melted confiscated swords to use in the Buddha statue. The destruction of the old-growth cedars was equivalent to the killing of an ancient life force. In addition, the blood of the victims killed by the weapons cursed the iron.
[edit] Kaminoi Castle - Sakura-Dai Gate (SC2)
Taki's Soulcalibur II stage, which consists of an ancient fortress ruins next to a mountain plateau. Taki shares this stage with no other character, but it is used by Mitsurugi and PlayStation 2-exclusive character Heihachi for their Weapon Demonstrations. The stage is covered in beautiful cherry blossom petals. It's profile states that the castle was abandoned by the new government of the unified Japan, who considered a more accessible location fitted best as a capital. It also says the place is believed to be haunted, and so no one comes close to its grounds.
[edit] Underground Buddhist Sanctum (SC3)
Taki's Soulcalibur III stage, the Sanctum is located underneath the Hoko Temple. It's a large circular wooden arena, surrounded by many twisted Buddha statues. In its center a giant Buddha overlooks the fight. In this place is where Taki's battle against Toki happened.
[edit] Ostrheinsburg Castle - Twilight (SC4)
Taki's Soulcalibur IV stage. This stage is similar to the Ostrheinsburg Castle - Battlement stage of Soulcalibur III, except this one has gray clouds lurking in the sky.
[edit] Dark Capital Ostrheinsburg (SCBD)
It is the exact same stage as above, except it is set in the morning.
[edit] Trivia
- In Kamikirimusi's Story Mode, Taki follows her for the rest of the stages after she, Mitsurugi, and Setsuka are defeated on the first stage.
- Taki, along with Mitsurugi is a playable character in Namco X Capcom.
- Taki was nicknamed "Shadow Huntress of Demons" in Soul Edge and Soulcalibur.
- Taki is the only female ninja in the Soul series.
[edit] Relationships
- Rival of Mitsurugi.
- Defeated Cervantes in Soul Edge.
- Saved Sophitia from Cervantes. Brought her to her home with Cassandra as a witness.
- Ex-student of Toki, whom she battled and defeated before the events of Soulcalibur III.
- Defeated Ivy in Soulcalibur. Informed her that she is the daughter of Cervantes.
- Both Taki and Yoshimitsu are ninja
- Witnessed the battle between Siegfried and Nightmare before Soulcalibur IV. She now seeks to stop both of them from colliding their swords with each other again.
[edit] Gallery
[edit] Soul Edge
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 Taki portrait from Soul Edge |
 Taki portrait from Soul Edge |
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 Sophitia and Taki render from Soul Edge |
 Taki from Soul Edge |
 Taki again from Soul Edge |
 Taki yet again from Soul Edge |
 Taki yet again from Soul Edge |
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 Taki from the Playstation opening FMV of Soul Edge |
 Taki render art from Soul Edge |
 Super-deformed Taki from Soul Edge |
[edit] Soulcalibur
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[edit] Soulcalibur II
 Taki from Soulcalibur II |
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 Taki again from Soulcalibur II |
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 Taki and Nightmare from Soulcalibur II |
 Taki portrait from Soulcalibur II |
[edit] Namco x Capcom
 Taki from Namco x Capcom |
[edit] Soulcalibur III
 Taki render from Soulcalibur III |
 Taki from Soulcalibur III |
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 Taki wallpaper from Soulcalibur III |
 Taki portrait from Soulcalibur III |
[edit] Soulcalibur Legends
 Taki from Soulcalibur Legends |
 Taki wallpaper from Soulcalibur Legends |
[edit] Soulcalibur IV
 Taki from Soulcalibur IV |
_THISRES_197225.jpg) Taki art from Soulcalibur IV |
 Taki's alternate costume in Soulcalibur IV |
 Taki, as seen in Soulcalibur IV |
[edit] Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
 Taki wallpaper from Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny |
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| 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 |
