Talim

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Talim
Birthplace	Village of the Wind Deity, Philippines
Birthdate	June 15, 1576
Age	15 (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur IV)
Weapon	Dual Elbow Blades
Weapon name	Syi Salika & Loka Luha
Fighting style	Wind Dance
Family	Father, Sanput Mother, Lidi Grandmother & Village Elder, Kalana Bird, Alun
Appears in	Soulcalibur II Soulcalibur III Soulcalibur IV Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
First game	Soulcalibur II
English voice actor	Julie Parker (Soulcalibur II) Hynden Walch (Soulcalibur III & Soulcalibur IV)
Japanese voice actor	Yukari Tamura

Talim (タリム, Tarimu) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. Since her debut in Soulcalibur II, fans regard her as one of the cutest characters in the game due to her short stature, young age, innocence, and modesty. She particularly gained popularity as a tiny girl taking on much larger male characters. She continued in Soulcalibur III, then in Soulcalibur IV as an unlockable character, and is recently confirmed to appear in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny .

The designers of Soulcalibur II created Talim around the concept of her signature elbow blades in order to distinguish her from the other characters. The initial character design was templated for a young girl, which the makers felt that the series lacked. Through the series, her main costume designs have had ornate tribal accesories.

What lies in her soul is Purity.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Endings 2.1 Soulcalibur II 2.2 Soulcalibur III 2.3 Soulcalibur IV 3 Fighting Style 4 Weapons 5 Stages 5.1 Village of the Wind (SC2) 5.2 Water Mill Valley (SC3) 5.3 Distant Marsh (SC4) 6 Quotes 6.1 Soulcalibur II 6.2 Soulcalibur III 6.3 Soulcalibur IV 7 Trivia 8 Costumes 9 Relationships 10 Gallery

[edit] Biography

In the Village of the Wind Deity (Nayong Anito ng Hangin), there lived a tribe of people who could control the winds. Talim was the granddaughter of this village's elder, Kalana, and daughter of its shaman, Lidi. Due to turmoil caused by the influences of Spanish and Portuguese culture, she was reared to be its last priestess (Babaylan). The day that the Evil Seed spread across the world, Talim felt the winds, and an evil aura that devoured everything in its path surged into her body, causing her to lose consciousness for days. Years later, when Talim was fifteen years old, a man from the west brought with him a strange metal fragment, claiming it to be a vitality charm. Talim, however, recognized the evil energy as the same energy she had experienced years before and left on a journey, believing that if she were to return the fragment to its rightful place, peace would eventually be restored, despite the elders' misgivings.

Having collected several of the fragments, she eventually learned that the source of the evil energy was an evil sword called Soul Edge. Sensing another source of evil energy, Talim traveled to a mountain range. She arrived at a small watermill, where a group of small children lived. Learning that one of the children was ill, Talim entered. Talim realized that the boy himself was giving off the evil aura. Talim could not just leave him, so she decided to tend to the boy.

A young man paid them a visit about the time that she had grown accustomed to life in the watermill. He was a cheerful young man who carried a long sword and went by the name of Hong Yun-seong. He announced that he was searching for clues regarding Soul Edge. Upon hearing this, Talim warned him about the dangers of the sword. At first, the young man made Talim apprehensive, but she felt no evil from the young man and eventually came to accept him as he chose to stay in the watermill.

After much thought, Talim came up with the idea of passing the evil energy through her own body and out into the wind currents flowing through the sky. Through days of treatment, the evil energy was released little by little, but the impurities that remained behind in Talim's body slowly piled up. Talim's ability to read the wind grew weaker and weaker...

She was losing something that had always been with her, something more important than words could express. Seeing her sunk in sorrow, Yun-seong said to her, "There are some things you can't do anything about. When that happens, you just have to do what you can!" His words were largely meaningless, but hearing him say them somehow gave her courage.

Despite her best efforts to treat him, the boy's symptoms worsened, and he was running out of time. Talim pondered the risky idea of releasing all of the evil energy from within the boy into the wind at once. But, the boy flatly refused her idea. His body hurt too much, and he just wanted to stop placing the burden on all of them. It was Yun-seong who finally stepped forward to convince him.

When the ritual ended, not a single remnant of evil energy was left in either of their bodies. In the instant that Talim had opened the boundaries of her heart, something had exorcised the evil energy.

After watching over the boy to make sure he had recovered, Talim set out on a new journey, with the children's many thanks echoing in her ears. Something waited for her to the west...

In Soulcalibur IV, Yun-seong catches up with Talim, though he still believes that Soul Edge is the one thing that will give him power to protect his homeland. The two are eventually found by Seong Mi-na, who sees Yun-seong as a younger brother to her.

She also warns the young warrior that Soul Edge is evil, and he won't be able to protect the things that he cherishes the most, but he still did not listen. He leaves them that night while they were asleep. Talim tells Mi-na that he's headstrong, but he's a good person, and hopefully he makes the right decision. After telling Mi-na about the blue sword (Soul Calibur) that she keeps receiving visions about, the two go their separate ways.

Talim then sensed that Soul Edge was getting stronger, and through the visions that she had been seeing, she realized that Soul Calibur, the spirit sword, was no different from Soul Edge. The two swords threaten the very fabric of nature. Talim had to hurry, for she can hear the winds screaming.

[edit] Endings

[edit] Soulcalibur II

In order to restore the world to its original state, Talim returned the sword to its rightful place. The hellfire lost its sustenance. In the blink of an eye, it changed its form and scattered into the winds. The spritual energies led astray righted their course and flowed toward this place. Talim must have sensed the change in the winds, for she looked to the sky and smiled.

[edit] Soulcalibur III

As Talim holds Soul Edge above her head, she asks the wind to lend her it's strength. Suddenly, a giant tornado appears and starts to spin around her.

Input Ending Soul Edge is then lifted into the air and disappears. Yun-seong walks over to Talim and asks her if it's all over now. "Yes...Now, finally" she replies. Talim stumbles back after growing weak, but Yun-seong catches her. A disappointed Yun-seong says "Aww man... so Soul Edge is really gone?" "You still haven't given up?" Talim eagerly replies. The two then begin to bicker before finally going home.

No Input Ending Soul Edge shocks her, and is then lifted into the air and disappears. Talim drops to her knees, and as she looks back into sky, she sees a flock of black birds fly by.

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

After defeating Algol, Talim tells him that she places no blame on him, nor will she question what the two swords are. She then says that the two swords do, however, threaten nature, so she will return them to their true forms, along with Algol. As Algol looks up at Talim, Algol becomes shocked. Standing next to Talim is his son, Arcturus. He walks up to Algol and the two clasp each other's hand. The screen then fades to white, where Talim can be heard saying "Oh wind, I beg of you, bring peace and tranquility to all."

A text-epilogue then appears, stating that the world will now return to it's natural form, and the cries of the winds have disappeared.

[edit] Fighting Style

Talim fights with her trademark wind dancing attacks. Her battle style heavily relies on seemingly quick and random strikes all around the opponent. Her special stances place her in wild acrobatics to overwhelm the opponent. Despite her small figure, she moves quite slowly compared to most other characters. Oddly, her body tends to jut out before her weapons, making her attacks highly interruptible. In addition, her attacks unfortunately extend to virtually zero range, so landing attacks is quite a risky endeavor. For those attacks that do manage to hit the opponent, they deal out minor damage. Perhaps most upsetting of all, her attacks ironically often put her at a disadvantage and therefore open for heavy punishment. With all these shortcomings considered, the competitive community nearly unanimously agrees that Talim is a low-tier character that should only be used by higher-level players who want to take on a challenge.

[edit] Weapons

• Syi Salika & Loka Luha
• Wind Guide
• Elbow Blades
• Tonfa
• Side Harpe
• Double Crescent Blade
• Chaqu
• Cao Ankana
• Maila Kari
• Soul Edge (Complete)
• Soul Calibur
• Soul Edge & Soul Calibur
• Weight
• Ocarina

[edit] Stages

[edit] Village of the Wind (SC2)

This is Talim's home village. It commands a startling view of the mountains and the sea, and the number of windmills within the village signify their devout faith. The villagers here are some of the few indigenous people left who still worship the Wind Deity while Southeast Asia becomes more influenced by Spanish and Portuguese culture every day.

[edit] Water Mill Valley (SC3)

The valley is lined with many gigantic water mills that generate power and provide fresh water to nearby inhabitants. It is also drawn through a nearby aqueduct and carried to the other side of the mountain to be used for crop irrigation. Talim seems to have grown fond of this area for its symbolism of the harmony for man to work with nature. Or, possibly, because this form of nature (water) was different from that which her own village had grown to cherish (wind).

[edit] Distant Marsh (SC4)

Talim's Soulcalibur IV stage. This stage is set in a lush swampland. Ancient ruins covered in vines provide 3 walls for the area. The now-extinct dodo bird can be seen walking about the stage which suggests the location of this marsh is the island, Mauritius, as this was the only known location of dodo birds. However, the non-native hippo can also be seen bathing in the sun which implies the location may be entirely fictional. Whenever a character does a Critical Finish, the dodos will run away from the stage before the Critical Finish is performed.

[edit] Quotes

[edit] Soulcalibur II

• "Don't worry Talim, believe in yourself."
• "Calm down, Talim... okay."
• "I won't back down!"
• "Do you really want to do this?"
• "I'm not going to run! I must fight!"
• "Wind, guide me."
• "I am one with the wind."
• "Prepare yourself!"
• "Well, let's begin."
• "I won't hold back!"
• "I won't run away!"
• "Please, let me through."
• "Believe in yourself, Talim."
• "I can do this!"
• "There's a reason why I cannot yield."
• "You're full of nothing."
• "What sorrowful eyes."
• "Please, let me through."
• "Why do you fight?"
• "I will be like the wind!"
• "Prepare yourself!"
• "Well, let's begin."
• "I've made up my mind."
• "Do you really want to do this?"
• "There's a reason why I must win"
• "I can't let you go on. This sword is evil."
• "Please..."
• "I'm sorry! Please try to understand!"
• "There is no other way, correct?"
• "Who's responsible for this?"
• "What's going on?"
• "Go. Return to that from which you came!"
• "You will not leave this place!"
• "My heart is still pounding."
• "I've got to go on."
• "Okay! I won! Hah, ahaha!"
• "I must fight. It's not over yet."
• "Don't worry, you'll be okay."
• "I can do this!"
• "This isn't over yet."
• "You did your best. I respect that."
• "You're full of nothing."
• "I was just lucky."
• "Won't you please give up?"
• "Conflict lies within you."
• "I don't want regrets."
• "My hands are still burning."
• "I will follow my own path."
• "Am I okay? My heart is still bounding."
• "I must keep going!"
• "Please take care."
• "I must hurry on!"
• "Phew. That was dangerous."
• "Come on... hit!"
• "Go... away!"
• "Wind!"
• "Now!"
• "Go!"
• "I see you!"
• "Forgive me!"
• "More!"
• "Strike!"
• "Here I come!"
• "I must..."
• "Don't get up!"
• "There!"
• "Payback!"
• "You want more?"
• "How's this?"
• "Are you okay?"
• "Oh, no!"
• "Please... hit!"
• "Please... stay down!"
• "Winds!"
• "I can do this!"
• "I'm sorry!"
• "Here's more!"
• "Hit!"
• "Please... don't get up!"
• "Don't!"
• "My turn!"
• "Want more?"
• "What?!"
• "Why?"
• "How?"
• "UGH..."
• "No!"
• "How could this be?"

[edit] Soulcalibur III

• "Some things can only be conveyed through battle."
• "I cannot lose this fight!"
• "I'm sorry, but I have to defeat you!"
• "This isn't the right thing to do."
• "I'm sure I can do it!"
• "Please, don't stand in my way."
• "Is there no other way to solve this?"
• "I won't give anything less than my all."
• "Okay, I'm ready!"
• "I have to do my best!"
• "I can make it... I've already come this far!"
• "Wind, share with me your courage!"
• "The wind is shaking..."
• "There is a stagnant wind around you."
• "I'm going to do my best!"
• "I must win this fight."
• "I must calm down... okay."
• "Calm down, Talim. Okay."
• "I will not yield!"
• "Okay, I won't hold back!"
• "I won't run away!"
• "I can't run away! I have to do this!"
• "Okay, let's begin."
• "Wind, guide me!"
• "Please, prepare yourself!"
• "Don't worry, believe in yourself."
• "I've made up my mind."
• "Your eyes... have so much sadness."
• "Isn't there any other way?"
• "Please let me through."
• "Why? Why do you wish to fight?"
• "There's still time... please stop this."
• "I won't have any regrets... I've made up my mind."
• "I can do this... I can still fight!"
• "The devastation is spreading... I must hurry."
• "I will not soon forget this fight."
• "Please, don't get up."
• "Oh, that was scary!"
• "Is... is it really over?"
• "Please, listen to the voice of the wind."
• "I will follow the wind, whatever it may go."
• "I gave it all this fight."
• "I will never give up, never!"
• "Okay, I have to keep this up."
• "I hope I'm making some progress."
• "I must continue my journey!"
• "I must do this... there is no one else!"
• "If I had a choice, I would never... but..."
• "I know this will be difficult... but..."
• "The wind is calling me... I must move on."
• "I can do this. I can't give up!"
• "I've got to keep going!"
• "I must go... this isn't over yet."
• "I must hurry on!"
• "Okay. I won."
• "You're... so empty inside."
• "I will be like the wind!"
• "My heart is still pounding."
• "I still have a way to go."
• "Please, have more respect for life."
• "I see doubt within you."
• "Won't you please give up?"
• "Phew... that was close."
• "I don't want regrets."
• "I was lucky this time."
• "My hands are still tingling."
• "I am one... with the wind!"
• "I will follow my own path."
• "Don't give up just yet, okay?"
• "Great job, you can take a break now."
• "Come one!"
• "I'm not done!"
• "Don't get up!"
• "Get there!"
• "I got it!"
• "In that case!"
• "How's this?!"
• "Go through!"
• "Believe."
• "Please... don't get up!"
• "Wind!"
• "Now!"
• "Get there!"
• "What did you say?!"
• "Please... get there!"
• "Why?!"
• "No!"
• "Hurts..."

[edit] Soulcalibur IV

• "Please, don't stand in my way."
• "I will not yield!"
• "I'll just do my best!"
• "Okay, I won't hold back!"
• "I'm not afraid anymore."
• "What's this? What's happening?"
• "You will be hurt as well, so why?"
• "You. You've been manipulating this."
• "The wind and the stars are crying!"
• "So, you won't change your mind then?"
• "I'm sorry, but you're wrong."
• "I won't give anything less than my all."
• "I have to keep this up!"
• "Wind, be with me."
• "That's a cool breeze."
• "Yes. Okay. I see."
• "No! You are human?"
• "There's no wind around you. How's that possible?"
• "Even so, I must stop you."
• "Wind, be calm."
• "Wind!"
• "Storm!"
• "Now!"
• "Come on!"
• "I'm sorry!"
• "Now!"
• "Don't get up!"
• "I got it!"
• "Lightning!"
• "Strike!"
• "Get there!"
• "Please!"
• "Please... fall!"
• "Are you serious?"
• "Wind, hear me."
• "Go through!"
• "No!"
• "Over here!"
• "I'm not done!"
• "Winds are swirling."
• "Wind, guide me."
• "Wind, to me."
• "Thank you."
• "No!...Why?!"

[edit] Trivia

• In Soulcalibur III, Talim's weapons, and fighting style are available under the discipline Soul of Talim to characters created under the Saint class.
• In Seong Mi-na's Story Mode in Soulcalibur IV, Talim accompanies her after Mi-na defeats her, Kilik, and Xianghua. After they defeat Tira and some other servants of Soul Edge in the 4th stage, Mi-na places Talim in charge and carries on to fight Algol.
• Talim's grandmother, Kalana, is the village elder.
• Talim is the smallest character in the Soul series.
• Amy is younger than Talim but Talim is more Child like.
• Talim is nicknamed "The Last Priestess of the Winds".
• Taking into consideration her Soulcalibur IV ending, Talim apparently has the power to bring back the dead.

[edit] Costumes

Talim has a medallion depicting a crescent moon and the sun, in addition to a loose, mainly green sleeveless and strapless top and white shorts. A similar costume was also shown in Soulcalibur III, but with a hat added on. In both cases, she wore boots that went halfway up to her knees, and she had her midriff and belly button showing. Finally, in Soulcalibur IV she also wears a hat similar to the one she wore in Soulcalibur III, gloves, sandals, transparent pants, and a top with a tiny vest. It is often claimed that Talim's medallion references Pac-Man, though the thin curved crescent moon bears little to no resemblance to Pac-Man, especially considering that the sun (the supposed 'dot') is larger than the crescent moon itself.

[edit] Relationships

• Travel companion of Yun-seong from Soulcalibur III to Soulcalibur IV. Shares a Destined battle with him in Soulcalibur II.
• Travel companion of Seong Mi-na in Soulcalibur IV.
• Shares a Destined Battle with Raphael in Soulcalibur III.
• Can possibly travel alongside a created character in his or her Story Mode in Soulcalibur IV

[edit] Gallery

Talim from Soulcalibur II	Talim again from Soulcalibur II	Talim Render from Soulcalibur II	Talim portrait from Soulcalibur II
Talim from Soulcalibur III	Talim art from Soulcalibur III	Talim art from Soulcalibur III	Talim wallpaper from Soulcalibur III
Talim portrait from Soulcalibur III	Talim's alternate costume in Soul Calibur IV	Talim art from Soulcalibur IV	Talim art from Soulcalibur IV

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