Talk: Viola

English voice actors?

I would like to know where does all the info about the English voice actors come from? I've seen voices added to Natsu, Leixia, Pyrrha etc. and now Viola but I can't find ANY (reliable or not) source on this other than some user hunches from 8WR. Where did the info on the previous cast came from anyway? Most VA's from SCIV weren't even credited. I'm just curious and not very keen on entering false information into the character infoboxes just because "it kinda sounds like Heather Hogan" (not to mention that I have yet to see an official high quality recording of a battle involving Viola so we can actually hear her properly). Suuusuuu 18:01, November 12, 2011 (UTC)

Viola's Identity

Please, if you have speculation or theories you'd like to share with the rest of us, use this talk page or go to some forum - do not post them into the article. Wiki articles are meant for facts only, not speculation. If you ask me, though, it's clear as the day that Viola is Amy. Remember Tekken's Violet/Lee Chaolan? Same developer. :P SamSandy 15:39, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

After seeing the character concept art I'm not sure about the similarities... She doesn't have an "Amy" air about her, despite the costume. Suuusuuu 16:43, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

She does have the curly hair like Amy, the same kind of dress and she has red eyes(Like Amy), i would not be surprised if it is Amy R-owdy 18:48, September 15, 2011 (UTC+2)

Amy's eyes are more brown than red if you compare them with Viola's eyes.Suuusuuu 16:57, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

Viola's hair is platinum and Amy is a redhead, her skin is much more paller than Viola's. Amy is a vampire and she did not aged by the time of Soul Calibur V. Viola looks to be 19 years old and Amy is 15 years old, anyone see the difference? Tesshu When The Law Fails to Serve Justice one can buy Justice. 17:12, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe Amy grew up (as Viola) because she was very young and she had to age up until she was an adult.

Also, In SCIV Amy's mimic character is Scheherazade, who is a story teller in the Qur'an so the sapped of creativity team of developers could have just switched story with fortune.

Nineteen?! Have a look at her rack, and you'll see Viola is matured way beyond her teens. ;) Remember that Amy is a kinda-sorta vampire, of course she wouldn't grow like normal women. Anywa, Viola has the same eyes, the same hair and the same rose motif on the same gothic lolita -style outfit as Amy. I can't see a reason why she wouldn't be Amy. SamSandy 17:17, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

It has never been officially stated that Amy is a vampire. Also, her age remains unknown. You can't assume that she has not aged since SCIV when she wasn't even announced for the new game and you can't compare... SamSandy, most women reach the peak of their breast size at the age of 20, though soulcalibur designers don't seem to know this *sigh* Suuusuuu 17:21, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

I said "kinda-sorta vampire", by which I meant that she had vampiric features without being an actual vampire. SamSandy 17:37, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

SamSandy, about the vampire thing I was replying to Tesshu, as he wrote "Amy is a vampire". Suuusuuu 17:41, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

Tira's hair color changed too... And like Suuusuuu said, Amy is not confirmed as a vampire, and depending on the "by what" she is possessed or whatever, she could have kept aging for a while, like Cervantes since Soul Edge, or at a slower rate... To me, Viola could be Amy, but I would be pissed to lose her fighting style, since she's one of my main characters :D JefferyDante 17:22, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe they bring back Scheherazade for you. XD SamSandy 17:37, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

.... I think I will survive without the moveset then! Thanks but no thanks :') But maybe if they change her voice. And look. And name. Oh well they just have put her moveset in CaS :D JefferyDante 17:41, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

If by "rack" you are referring to the artist who draws the official art for each game, then take it with a grain of salt. He draws all the girls excessivly top heavy. There are way to many similarieties for it not to be Amy. Plus, she seemed to be a pretty popular character, and considiering how young she was, I'd be suprised if they didn't put her in. If this really is a "new" character, then the developers are getting lazy.

The designers are getting lazy overall. Compare Ivy, ZWEI, Tira and Viola. All of them have silver or white hair, all of them have purple colors included in their costumes. Are they trying to make a distinction between the innocent and noble characters and the characters who aren't exactly nice? The good characters have mostly blonde hair - Pyrrha, Patroklos, Siegfried and even Natsu has blonde hair, even though she is supposed to be Asian and all Asian main characters in the soulcalibur always had black or very dark brown hair! Suuusuuu 17:40, September 15, 2011 (UTC)

You are right about the character similarities, and we just have to hope that the next-to-be revealed characters are different in colour pallet. But i have to say, Viola's gameplay by the looks of it is very much different than the others and very interesting. They certainly have been creative in the fightingstyle. R-owdy 20:14, September 15, 2011 (UTC+2)

She has her age, birthdate and birthplace stated despite having amnesia? Amy didn't have those and it was never said she lost her memory. This makes me think even more that this is not Amy... Suuusuuu 22:19, September 16, 2011 (UTC)

It can also be that they wanted to do something with Amy's features, but not use her for the new game, so they created Viola that would be similar but also different for a new storyline and a very new fightingstyle. R-owdy 13:27, September 17, 2011 (UTC+2)

Either Viola is Amy, or she is not. We'll probably wait for the confirmation.

Thanks, captain obvious. Suuusuuu 17:51, September 18, 2011 (UTC)

Viola the profile was realesed at the site of 4gamer.net, Suuusuuu the next time make sure the information before editing the pages, if you no have education, I suggest you have etiquette classes.

more in the next time I will talk to the moderator about his ignorance http://www.4gamer.net/games/132/G013276/20110921002/

We're waiting for her official profile in ENGLISH (on http://soulcalibur.com/ or facebook) because the translation might have some mistakes. Please don't put information translated from the Japanese website using google translate next time... Suuusuuu 15:32, September 23, 2011 (UTC)

There's no way that Viola wouldn't be Amy. In addition to all the quite obvious similarities, think about this: Would they really do something so blasphemous? And yes, that's what I think of it, if Viola is not Amy. That's like murdering their own daughter (Amy) and dressing someone else (Viola) up in her clothes for other peoples' (the players') amusement. Think about it: same clothing style, same red eyes (that's a hard one to explain), similar hair style, same voice. What video game company takes every single defining detail of a character, takes it away from them, and then gives it to a newcomer? None. If they didn't want people to think that Viola is Amy, they wouldn't make it out to be like she is. That's definitely something we all should be considering here. They wouldn't do that to us.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpK6ZgQy_8g

Add on top of that the following: Viola has amnesia, which would explain why she is so different (yet so much the same); There is always the Vampire-Werewolf conflict, and Z.W.E.I. and Raphael are just the sort that would take to fighting for something, in this case Amy/Viola; As pointed out in the trivia, Viola has Raphael's red thingy on her choker. A.J. two 07:55, September 28, 2011 (UTC)

Has anyone else noticed one of Viola's kick in this video ? Around 0:37... Is it just me or does it ring the big bell of speculations we've all been hearing since the release or her artwork? JefferyDante 07:48, October 22, 2011 (UTC)

I've seen the video and i have to say, that kick you mentioned was very similar to one of Amy's kicks. I think that due to the similarities between the two, Viola's amnesia and Raphael looking for his lost love(Who may that be??<-- Sarcasme) Viola is very likely to be Amy. And BTW, have you heard some of Viola's catchphrases, they have the same kind of dark tone like Amy's. R-owdy 18.00, October 22, 2011 (UTC+2)

Well let's face it alot of old chracters have gone 'missing' Taki, Cassandra and Amy are all missing. I reckon this will be central in 6.Heishiro Mitsurugi 10:26, March 12, 2012 (UTC)

I think that there are many things that should be taken into consideration here. I would like to mention that although Raphael had managed to become infected with the essence of Soul Edge, Amy, as far as we know, only managed to come into contact with Raphael's infected blood upon her bare flesh opposed to it infecting her blood stream.

I don't really know how that may affect her in turn, but I think it's very possible that Soul Edge's influence had managed to make the pigmentation in both her skin and her hair moderately lighter as time progressed. Since it's never been confirmed that she has vampire traits similar to what Raphael does, only fan speculations, I think that she most certainly has not been seperated from the aging process; but perhaps, it has been slowed down considerably?

Some speculate that if Viola was Amy, Raphael would have noticed her relatively quickly. From what we gather from the story, Raphael has no recollection of what had occurred prior to being locked away within a holding cell, so it's possible that he had been unconscious for the 17 whole years leading up to Soul Calibur V. He also seems to remember things that occurred before he was unconscious, so he may not even be aware that so much time had passed.

If we assume Viola is Amy, there would be plenty of physical differences:

1.) She lost the childish 'chubbiness' in her cheeks in favour of a more toned, mature appearance.

2.) Her hairstyle and hair colour remained elegant, but became more suitable towards one of her age.

3.) She had naturally grown taller and began to mature into a young woman; whilst her breasts may not be as large as some of the other female characters, she had most certainly began to go through the stages of puberty.

Not only that, but Raphael would more than likely be in a state of panic and confusion at everything he encountered mixed in with his want to find his beloved daughter. Viola speaks in riddles and appears as a cold, uncaring woman; Raphael would possibly be used to Amy showing at least some form of affection towards him.

I think it's very possible that Amy is Viola, and I would enjoy the idea a lot more if that were so... but unfortunatly, it's hard to say at the moment. Fluticasonefantasia March 15th 2012, 01:50

Sadly, the game falls short in terms of character stories and the official artbook will probably never have any official translation to English so we might have to wait until the next game to find out if she's really Amy. Suuusuuu 07:17, March 15, 2012 (UTC)

I hope she is not Amy at all, i don't know why but i just feel that. I just thinl Namco just been lazy.. Next game? i hope so but i doubt it =P -Einherjar- 19:55, March 15, 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, I think this is the end of the franchise. This game sold really badly. Suuusuuu 01:23, March 16, 2012 (UTC)

Soul Calibur V was pretty terrible. It didn't address any issues that bring up speculation such as Viola's identity, Leixia's father, and whatever happened to Taki. Personally I do think Viola is Amy. They look the same, have the same voice actress and similar style of clothing. But some people have asked, "Why wouldn't Raphael recognize her?" Here's my theory: When he became malfested, he also became blind. It only makes sense. I know I'm probably going to be harshly criticed for stating my thoughts here and be told I'm "overthinking it," (as always) but whatever. It's just speculation, and it's completely probable. Raphael is a vampire. Vampires turn into bats. Bats are blind. Blind people use canes. Raphael has a cane. Why wouldn't Raphael be blind? Starswillshine 10:26, March 30, 2012

Since we now know that 75% of the story was cut, I think that the Amy/Viola plot was nixed but they shoehorned her into the game because she's a new character, whereas Raphael was completely removed from the finished product. We don't really have any way of knowing how that would've played out. Mr. Mittens 21:05, March 30, 2012 (UTC)

Raphael being blind is a pretty bizarre conclusion to jump to. Besides, according to his profile in the art book, Raphael woke up in a dungeon having no idea what happened in the last seventeen years and doesn't even know time has passed. By that logic, he wouldn't recognize Viola as Amy mainly since he thinks she'd still be a kid at this point. Not to mention the fact that her hair is silver now and her facial features have elongated and thinned out. I'd figure at first glance he wouldn't be able to recognize her unless he got close and even then Viola doesn't remember him. It would be unlikely that she'd let him. I'm desperately hoping, now that we know the story mode was seriously cut up, that it will be possible to download the rest of it as episodes or something in a later date. I'd love to put this debate to rest. RocketLombax 07:16, March 31, 2012 (UTC)

You just made my day with your thoughts. You've described exactly what I've been thinking these past few months, but haven't been able to form into the correct words. Thank you. I would welcome the oppertunity to take your hand in marriage, good sir. Fluticasonefantasia 22:21, April 9, 2012 (UTC)

Yoyo?

By looking at her fighting style she has an claw and an yoyo orb?(Hangingmanpeter0 08:45, September 17, 2011 (UTC))

It is more like the orb is controlled by her claw hand, which makes the orb go anywhere she wants. I must say, it is a unique fighting style and they have certainly thought of something that nobody would have guessed for a character. R-owdy 13.15, September 17, 2011 (UTC+2)

Not to say but... I thought of it for my "fanchar" xD I even sent a sketch to Daishi, except my guy used 2 orbs... THEY STOLE MY IDEA :O JefferyDante 11:18, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

Maybe they used ideas from mail they got, and changed it a bit to make it theirs. But well thought of if you came up with the orb thing, have you uploaded the sketch somewhere? because i'm kinda curious as to the look. R-owdy 13:36, September 17, 2011 (UTC+2)

Oh please, it's not that original of an idea. I have several characters using orbs in battle in my Final Fantasy fanfics, too. People claiming game devs "stole their idea" is exactly the reason game developers often refuse to even look at any ideas sent to them by fans. SamSandy 18:22, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

We were just kidding... Or at least I was ^^ I know there are many orb wielders in video games, like Da Ji in Warriors Orochi, Kanbei Kuroda in Samurai Warriors 3, or Otani Yoshitsugu in Sengoku Basara... And many more I suppose! But since I imagined a fanchar with such weapon makes me eager to test Viola! And R-owdy, it was online some times ago, I need to upload it again, I'll do it when I go back home. JefferyDante 20:09, September 17, 2011 (UTC)

She looks more like Ashlotte and Amy to be honest.(Hangingmanpeter0 21:24, September 17, 2011 (UTC))

Now that i'm thinking about it, the only thing that is a bit original is the claw hand with the orb, because the orb itself has been done many times before...and i was kidding too by the way, SamSandy, i know they can come up with ideas all by themselves. R-owdy 10:45, September 18, 2011 (UTC+2)

Ok so I finally managed to scan the drawing again, but it appeared darker last time... Oh well, so you just have an idea on how I wanted my character to be, and how he was supposed to "wield" orbs. I might create a fanchar page someday, but first I have to color it, which will take me like forever (color blindness for the win). Hope you like it anyway! Here is the link ;) JefferyDante 14:56, September 18, 2011 (UTC)

Viola's Weapons

The Quattour Orbis (2P) is blue, and I can seen two news weapons, 3rd looks like a floating skull, and 4th is a orange ball with a kind nucleus inside. Arishimaru 04:56, November 29, 2011 (UTC)Arishimaru [[1]]

Yes, They Are!

I removed an edit earlier about how Viola's claws aren't a wear. Indeed, they are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWV81kxhVaA

I think you mean WEAPON. Other than that, simple Viola gameplay does not confirm anything and I think everyone contributing to the wiki already saw her gameplay at least once. The problem is that characters created with Viola's style don't have the claws. It can be seen on all of the videos with the Creation mode like here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAvde0sehzE For some reason Viola's style equips only the Orb, note that the Scissor Gloves were equipped earlier and the weapon icons only had the Orbs in them. Suuusuuu 05:17, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Viola 2P

second outfit in gameplay What do you think of her look? Arishimaru 04:21, December 9, 2011 (UTC)

Trivia overflow

Seriously, guys, Viola's trivia section is overflowing with stuff that's both inaccurate and uninteresting. Is it really necessary to mention every single character in popular culture who is even slightly similar to Viola? And that comparison to Gisele... pointless, I'd say. At least half of the length of the section could be cut without losing anything valuable. Opinions? SamSandy 20:25, January 8, 2012 (UTC)

All trivias are filled with "useless" information, miscellaneous stuff always appear there. Because I do confess, some are far fetched, but only one person cannot decide if something belongs to a character trivia or not. You cannot deny Viola's claw is reminiscent of Freddy, nor that Dampierre's daughter does not look like a younger Viola... I understand why you want to clear Viola's trivia section, but you should do that to every character's page, and in detail: you just removed a part of the trivia, not everything that could be considered "fanwank" as you wrote... You can compare with other games' trivia: they all have that kind of "useless details"... But I suppose we can hold a vote if you want :) JefferyDante 20:44, January 8, 2012 (UTC)

You consider it useless, I do not. I think it's interesting to find out about other characters that are similar in a way to the characters you already like. The Gisele similarity is there, the trivia is not saying that Viola IS Gisele, but she looks very similar in Dampierre's critical finish illustration, you can't really deny it. Suuusuuu 21:23, January 8, 2012 (UTC)

But if Viola is not Gisele, but merely looks somewhat like her, does it really deserve a mention? That illustration with Gisele on the bed is so generic it could be ANY anime chick with silvery hair. There is no distinct similarity between the two characters. Likewise, Freddy Krueger is not the only fictional character that has ever used claws as a weapon, so why pick him out of the bunch? I'm just trying to warn you guys that if you bloat the trivia section with absolutely everything that crosses your mind about the character, all the really interesting tidbits will get lost in the wall of text. Seriously, we should base these articles on FACT alone, not some theory about how the character might be this or that or how they remind of someone else. Those are pure and subjective opinions, and as such do not belong to these articles. Just trying to keep the place clean (and for the record, I have cleaned up other characters' trivia sections as well). SamSandy 19:46, January 9, 2012 (UTC)

Inaccuracy of her used weapons...

It's clearly evident that Viola uses an orb AS WELL AS a dagger (or two) when she fights close ranged. Her weapon arc is narrow and long and the sound emitted is one of a blade, not of a fist. It seems misleading to say that she fights hand-to-hand.

Example would be this video and her weapon arcs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNiqavb-16o&feature=related&fb_source=message

It's not exactly what you think. She's got a claw blades. The blade sounds are supposed to go with Viola's claw attacks. Technically, that still counts as hand-to-hand seeng how she combines both claw attacks and kicks. You can see that in the same video. besides, her weapon arcs come from her hands and feet during melee fighting, not the blades. While she's got the claws and the sound effects to match, the focus seems to be more on hand-to-hand combat than anything else. RocketLombax 08:10, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Viola doesn't even use her claw actually, she uses her bare hands, as you can see in CaS when you use her, or when a mimic uses her style: none of them gets a claw. So she only uses an orb as a weapon. JefferyDante 09:23, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

While that's true, they still added blade sound effects to her attacks. It also happened in a video I saw of Elysuim using Viola's weapon, and she doesn't even have the glove. Chances are, Namco originally planned for the claw glove to be part of her weapon style, but realized it would be too restrictive to use as a Character Creation style due to the glove getting in the way of clothing items. RocketLombax 20:23, January 30, 2012 (UTC)

Can't be confirmed?

Since SCV doesn't have a solo story mode like SCIV or SCIII, and Viola only has a small part in the story anyway, are we now stuck as far as confirming if she is Amy?

Pretty much, unless they find a way to release new story 1607 a.d. chapters as DLC.

Viola's Powers?

I've been wondering, going along the assumption that Viola's true identity really is Amy from the suggested material, how did she manage to get her magical powers? I've been doing some research, and I was wondering if anyone could gave me any feedback on it.

In Soul Calibur V, Viola's Critical Edge is entitled "Arcanum Azarael". Directly translated, the result would translate to "The Secret Of Azarael"; an interesting fact is that in religious mythology, Azrael (rarely credited as Azarael) is known as the archangel of death who is an embodiment of evil.

I think that it's a very interesting relation corresponding to Viola's character and her background, especially when taking into account her special abilities. Upon using her Critical Edge, she channels her magic into her crystal orb which in turn slowly pulls the enemy towards it; I think that makes a fantastic metaphorical representation that death is unavoidable and is constantly pulling those who live into it's dark embrace, no matter how they try and avoid it. Considering Viola's power of being able to see into people's future, regardless of whether or not she speaks to them about false states of happiness and truth, it's an interesting concept to think that she could be considered as a messenger of death that judges all that roam the earth. The heavy burden of understanding what the purpose of life to a certain individual would be, for example, would weigh constantly against her own shoulders.

Since Soul Calibur has a series of implementing historical and religious context into the story, could it be possible Viola may have gained her powers from something/someone like that? FluticasoneFantasia 17:53, March 30th 2012 (GBR)

Just a thought concerning both Viola and her weapon: In the game's artbook, it is implied that Quattuor Orbis isn't really a crystal ball, and that it's stealing Viola's memories. If it isn't actually a ball, then what is it? I'm going to venture a guess and say it's a fragment of Astral Chaos, similar in nature to Necrid's weapon in Soul Calibur II. Why? While it doesn't change form like Necrid's Maleficus did, it does grant its wielder abilities while robbing them of something equally valuable - in Necrid's case, it was strength in exchange for his humanity and sanity, while in Viola's it seems to be the ability to view the future of others in exchange for her memories of her own past. Assuming it is a fragment of Astral Chaos, that would place Viola at or around Ostrheinsburg Castle and the Tower of Remembrance when she first found it seventeen years prior, as that was the last time Astral Chaos was open. 24.61.97.37 04:44, August 25, 2012 (UTC)

Some clarification. The artbook actually says the orb MAY have her memories in it. It doesn't say it's currently stealing them. I do definitely think it's related to Astral Chaos though. Mintia43 (talk) 20:52, January 16, 2013 (UTC)

Quotes

She is not saying Fiend to Astaroth, she is saying that at Nightmare...!

Viola's and ZWEI's date of births.

okey so I have thought of this for a while. First, I know most people think Viola is Amy, and if you do and wont consider giving a theory she is not a chance then I suggest you wont read this. I say that cause i do not want this to turn into a debate of whether Viola is Amy ro not. if you wish to know why I disagree Viola is Amy then ask me on my private talk page plase.

Okey so my theory is, that Viol and Z.W.E.I was infact born in the events of the evil seed. in THAT EXACT moment of when Siegfried was accepted by soul edge. why do I think this? well it would explain two things

• What Z.W.E.I meant when he said they where kindred spirits.
• Their odd, mysterious and similar appearences.

It would also give them an interesting and more direct connection to Soul Edge. If they where born in the evil seed, set in 1584 they would be 24 in 1608, to me Viola and Z.W.E.I both looks very much like they could be 24. Both viola and Z.W.E.I got unkonw birthdates, though Z.W.E.I's implys he appears in his twenties and Viola's says 24 tre coloured stars, I know tre coloured stars arent years, BUT thats the same number. 24. Though this theory does lack proof, but its possible and it would be really cool if that was the case. please tell me what you think of this theory.

DeniseOberg (talk) 07:16, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Well that's an interesting theory you are sharing with us and I thank you for that.  As you said, you don't want to turn this into a debate, and neither do I, but allow me to tell you why I think Viola is in fact Amy.  I have already posted this on your discussion page, but allow me to share this with the rest of the readers:

Sometime after the events of Soul Calibur IV, Raphael and Amy were separated by unknown attackers.  To protect Amy, Raphael hid her, then counter-attacked.  Overwhelmed, Raphael was defeated and imprisonned.  Lost, Amy wandered aimlessly until she came accross Kilik who purified her again (he did so in one of Raphael's ending in SC III), therefore causing her amnesia.   He decided to take her along with Xhianghua and Maxi, but he lost sight of her  in a crowded area where the Amnesiac Amy ended in a fortune teller's shop.  The Fortune teller sensed that she had a gift, so he or she took her under his/her wing.  Not knowing her name, and seeing that she was wearing a violet dress, the fortune teller named her Viola.  She then grew up in the care of this person who taught her the art of fortune telling.

She then took off to travel alone, until she met a strange swordsman who could summon  a strange wolf-like spirit....

Hey, I should copy-right this!

Tell me what you think!

Rayne 20:21, January 7, 2014 (UTC)Rayne Kraven