| Cavern of Light and Darkness | |
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| Background music | Brutal Instinct |
| Home to | Aeon Calcos (SCV) |
- "Two warriors meet in the altar of light and darkness."
- — Announcer
Cavern of Light and Darkness (光陰の隠れ穴?) is Aeon's stage in Soulcalibur V. The stage is set in a dark cavern with sunlight shining in and the triangle-shaped platform is surrounded by water completely. Bats are circling the combatants' heads. Stalactites and stalagmites add to the atmosphere. The stage's shape, a triangle, continues the tradition of the Palgaea Shrine stages throughout the series.
Profile[]
This cavern represents both the worlds of light and dark, with the bright beams of light stabbing in from the world aboveground while bats chitter and flit through the cavern's darker recesses. The scene itself seems to illustrate the contrast between a person's civil behavior and primal instincts. In ancient times, this cavern was used by a religious organization as a place of worship, while travelers in the Middle Ages used it as a shelter from unpleasant weather. Ever since a rumor started to circulate regarding a man-eating monster taking up residence in the cavern, very few have dared to venture near it.[1]
Designer's Comment[]
- "There actually are a bunch of bats in the darkness... it's so unfortunate that they're hard to see. The time I spent working on this stage left me with a pretty healthy amount of knowledge about bats. I have to say that my favorite bat is the brown long-eared bat!"
- — Yuko Mizoguchi[1]
Trivia[]
- The stage design resembles the Kunpaetku Shrine - Dream Remnants.
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References[]
- ^ a b SoulCalibur: New Legends of Project Soul. Richmond Hill: UDON Entertainment Corp. February 2014. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-926778-95-2.