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Xiba

Xiba
Xiba, as he appears in Soulcalibur V.
Birthplace	Ming Empire (present-day China) - grew up on Zhen Hang Mountain
Birthdate	April 20, 1592
Age	16 (Soulcalibur V)
Height	5'5" (164cm)
Weight	130 lbs. (59kg)
Blood type	Unknown
Weapon	Rod
Weapon name	Three Karmas
Fighting style	Secrets arts of the Ling-Sheng Su Style Rod & Kong Style Rod
Family	Master and estranged grandfather: Kong Xiuqiang Travels with Maxi, Leixia and Natsu He is beloved by the villagers who live at the foot of Zhen Hang Mountain. Estranged mother, Xianghua Estranged father, Kilik Half sister, Leixia (doesn't know) Half brother, Leixin (doesn't know)
Appears in	Soulcalibur V
First game	Soulcalibur V
English voice actor	Johnny Yong Bosch
Japanese voice actor	Toshiyuki Toyonaga

"If food is on the line, I better win this!"

— Xiba

Xiba (シバ, Shiba) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. His first appearance was in the series' sixth installment, Soulcalibur V. He is also the spiritual sucessor of Kilik in the Soul series as the staff wielding character.

In promotional material for Soulcalibur V, he is referred to as an Honest Young Man[1].

1 History
- 1.1 Soulcalibur V
2 Weapons
3 Quotes
4 Stages
- 4.1 Conqueror's Coliseum (SCV)
5 Theme Music
6 Trivia
7 Relationships
8 Series' Appearances
9 Gallery

HistoryEdit

Soulcalibur VEdit

Four travellers plodded through the vast desert wastes of the northeast Mughal Empire:

The wild boy Xiba, on a quest to inherit the Kali-Yuga, one of the three sacred treasures; Maxi, sent to accompany Xiba by an old man named Edge Master; Leixia, guided by a pendant with a curious blue stone; and Natsu, Leixia's friend and bodyguard. The four had become companions on their journey to the west.

"Maxi! I'm hungry!"

Xiba leaned heavily into his rod, his stomach rumbling loudly.

"We just ate!" shouted Leixia, but Maxi gave her a calm smile and ruffled the young woman's hair.

"I hear they have great steam buns in the next town, Xiba" he said.

As Leixia blushed, Xiba leapt up, suddenly reinvigorated and raring to go. Natsu could only shake her head and sigh.

What destiny would await this misfit crew at the end of their grueling journey?

It didn't matter to Xiba - not now, anyway. All he cared about was getting to the next town and those steam buns...

WeaponsEdit

QuotesEdit

I'm hungry... — Taunt
Steam buns... — Taunt
Let's go!
If food is on the line, I better win this!
So if I beat you, you'll give me some food?! - spoken when engaging in battle against Leixia or Natsu.
Hey, Maxi! You better fight me this time! - spoken when engaging in battle against Maxi.
Training makes me hungry, I don't wanna! - spoken when engaging in battle against Kilik or Edge Master.
Hey! How's it going?
Blast off!
Go big or go home!
I'm angry now!
Ready?
Take this!
I know!
Over here!
Poke!
More!
Feet!
Mine!
Uh-oh...
Oh, yeah!
You'll pay!
That was easy! Jeez, I wasn't even trying!
Man, do I love me some steam buns! Oh yeah!
Ohh...I'm starving up here..
That was a lot of fun!
It's shaking?!- spoken when hit by a tremor.
Oh man, your moves are pretty sweet! You want a rematch? — Spoken after defeating Maxi.
Now bring me some steam buns. Lots of them! - spoken after defeating Natsu or Leixia.
You know, I eat way better than I fight! - spoken after defeating Kilik or Edge Master.
So hungry! - Spoken when knocked out by Maxi.
I fell again?! -- spoken during ring out
Doesn't hurt. — Spoken during "Guard Burst".
I'm so... full! - spoken during Critical Edge
I won't... lose! - spoken during Critical Edge
Food!!! - spoken when knocked out.
There's other good stuff to eat? - spoken in story mode to Leixia
Huh? Um, this is the uh... dva-uh... Dvapara-Yuga? - spoken in story mode to α Patroklos
Ugh, does it really matter? - spoken in story mode to Leixia
Oh! Maybe he can buy us dinner! - spoken in story mode to Leixia
Oh man, I so don't like that sword. - spoken in story mode when engaging a battle with α Patroklos

StagesEdit

Conqueror's Coliseum (SCV)Edit

Theme MusicEdit

Soulcalibur V

"Like a High-Spirited Tiger"

TriviaEdit

For some reason, Project Soul withheld information about Xiba's family from the English speaking players. This information appeared on every other language version of his profile except for the English one. It did not appear in the Collector's Edition artbook, however was included in the Japanese official artbook. The reason for this is unknown.
Xiba is the successor of both Kilik and Seong Mi-na as his fighting style combines key elements from their styles. His goofy personality, however, is reminiscent of Yun-seong. Coincidentally, Seong Mi-na was trained by Kong Xiuqiang, who is Xiba's teacher. Kilik was trained at the Ling Sheng-Su Temple, which is where Kong Xiuqiang had studied prior to being expelled from the temple.
Xiba seems to be inspired by the character Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, from the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West.
It is likely that Xiba is an orphan raised by himself, because he has no family mentioned in his profile. It is also stated that he grew up on Zhen Hang Mountain which suggests, that he spent his early years in the wild. This would match the early years of Sun Wukong as well.
Xiba is the shortest playable male character in the Soulcalibur universe to date, standing at 5'5".
His favorite food is manjū (steam buns).
His outfit is tiger themed, however most of his attacks seem to be based on a Wushu staff style that is associated with monkeys (Hou Gun).
Xiba has his master's family name (孔) written on his back. Additionally, in both Japanese and Chinese, it can be translated as "hole".
Xiba's alternative costume in Soulcalibur V shares its color scheme with Kilik's 2P costumes in Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III. Also, his hair was recolored brown to look more like Kilik.
In one of his moves, Xiba yells "Blast off!" This may be a reference to the Devil May Cry character Nero, who is also voiced, as well as motion captured, by Xiba's English voice actor (and former black Power Ranger), Johnny Yong Bosch.
Funnily, he is the only character to forget what his weapon is called and confuse it for somebody else's.
In Episode 15 for Soulcalibur V's story mode, Xiba uses Kali-Yuga.
Xiba 1P in Soulcalibur V was designed by Takuji Kawano, and 2P was designed by Daisuke Tsushima.

RelationshipsEdit

Travels with Maxi, Natsu and Leixia.
On a quest to inherit the Kali-Yuga from Kilik.
Estranged son of Xianghua and Kilik. Half brother of Leixia and Leixin. His awareness of these family ties is unlikely, as it isn't hinted in any of the game's dialogue.[2]