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Cervantes
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| Cervantes | |
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| Fullname | Cervantes de Leon |
| Nickname | The Immortal Pirate |
| Voiced By | Warren Rodgerson/Takashi Nagasako (Soulcalibur II - Soulcalibur IV) |
| Weapon Type | Long Sword and Pistol Sword |
| Weapon Name(s) | Legendary Soul Edge, Acheron and Nirvana, Soul Edge (Female) and Nirvana |
| Fighting Style | Memories of Soul Edge |
| Age | Stopped at 48. Probably 55. (3 between Soul Blade and Soul Calibur 1, 4 between Soul Calibur 1 and 2.) |
| Birthdate | January 1 |
| Alignment | Evil |
| Family | Father Phillip, Killed in battle
Mother Deceased Daughter Ivy Wife Sagebow (Deceased) |
| Birthplace | Valencia, Spanish Empire(Present day Spain) |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Hair Colour | Grey |
| Eye Colour | White, no pupil |
| Blood Type | None |
Cervantes de Leon (セルバンテス・デ・レオン, Serubantesu de Reon) made his first appearance in Soul Blade and has returned in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III and Soulcalibur IV.
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[edit] Weapons
[edit] Legendary Soul Edge
The legendary swords. They take the souls of its victims and the life of its wielders, forcing them to commit unspeakable crimes. Only those with great mental discipline can retain their will while wielding these swords. They mysteriously appeared as a set in an auction. Cervantes took the swords from the curio dealer who bought them, and used them for 25 years. They were labeled Soul Edge Female (the smaller blade) and Soul Edge Male (the bigger blade). The sacred warrior Sophitia shattered the smaller blade, while the bigger blade, taken by Siegfried Schtauffen, who was transformed into Nightmare, was fused with Soulcalibur in Soul Calibur II, but as of Soul Calibur III, is again being wielded by Nightmare in the shape of a Zweihänder. This is Cervantes' Ultimate Weapon in Soulcalibur III and IV.
[edit] Nirvana
A pistol sword once wielded by Cervantes. It probably originates from Cervantes' pirate days. He left it, alongside Acheron, since their power paled in comparison to Soul Edge, but recovered both weapons from his flagship, the Adrian, once he lost the wicked sword. Nirvana is an unusual weapon with a gun in its hilt, which Cervantes can use to break a deadlock (as demonstrated in one of his counters) by shooting his opponent with it. In Soulcalibur III, he can use the pistol to shoot enemies both in the air and on the ground, with devastating effects.
[edit] Acheron
A long sword once wielded by Cervantes. It probably originates from Cervantes' pirate days. He left it, alongside Nirvana, since their power paled in comparison to Soul Edge, but recovered both weapons from his flagship, the Adrian, once he lost the wicked sword. He discarded it once again after creating the new Female Soul Edge. Acheron has a sturdy design and is good for both offense and defense. In Soul Calibur IV, Cervantes once again wields Acheron, while his Soul Edge has apparently been merged back into the main Soul Edge.
[edit] Soul Edge (Fragments)
After collecting various fragments of the damaged Soul Edge, Cervantes was able to meld them together and create a new Soul Edge with them. The fragments inside himself sustain his power and prevent him from being controlled by the wicked sword. It's an excellent weapon, but it pales in comparison with Soul Edge's real power.
[edit] Stages
[edit] Story
Cervantes' father, Phillip, was a privateer on a special mission from the Spanish King to loot in the name of Spain. One day, he got close to an English ship under the intent of looting it, only to find that it was a warship. Phillip Leon was taken by surprise, his ship was destroyed. He died along with it.
Cervantes was devastated. He decided that if that was what happened to sailors that swear allegiance to Spain, he would forsake it. He would become a pirate. One day, he received a message from the "Merchant of Death," Vercci. It was a request to find Soul Edge. Cervantes took the job, if only for something to do.
After a year of searching, Cervantes finally found some information. It seemed that an antiques dealer had a "strange article". There was no specific evidence that this was Soul Edge, but Cervantes was a pirate, so even if the twin swords weren't there, he could find some use for the goods on the ship...
So, Cervantes attacked the ship. Oddly enough, nobody heard from him after that...
[edit] Ending
Cervantes is on the ground, crying in agony.
[edit] Bad Ending
Cervantes picks up both swords of Soul Edge and drives them into the ground. He appears on his ship, the Adrian. He yells something about a hellish paradise, and set's off.
[edit] Good Ending
Cervantes comes to his senses. He realizes what he's done and fuses the two swords together into one double sided blade. He focuses, the blades shoot out hellfire, and the sword fades as he collapses.
[edit] Canon Ending
Cervantes is defeated by Sophitia, Taki and Siegfried. Siegfried takes Soul Edge and becomes Nightmare.
Cervantes grew up with pride for his father, who was a great seaman, but became a pirate after his father died in battle.
He obtained Soul Edge, and it eventually drove him insane as it devoured his soul. His insanity caused him to kill anyone who came looking for Soul Edge. Cervantes' reign of terror lasted for over 20 years, until Sophitia, Taki, and Siegfried defeated him.
But this was not the end for Cervantes. Nightmare, the new host for Soul Edge, unknowingly resurrected him using the fragments of Soul Edge that were still inside of Cervantes. Now, Cervantes seeks the demonic blade with renewed fever and strength.
[edit] Ending
The long lost sword... and his one-time master. He reached toward the demon sword, now without a host, and the two and the two became one once again. A long figure appeared, clawing his way through the eternal flames of evil. Regaining a lost part of himself, his memories came flooding back and the broken chain was now complete again.
His ship appeared fear across the seas once more as even the warships of the great naval powers were sent down to their watery graves.
"Raise the another and make sail, me hardies! Cervantes de Leon sails again!"
[edit] Canon Ending
During his search, he regains his memories, and continues to look for Soul Edge.
Cervantes' memories had come back, along with the desire to search for Soul Edge again. He remembered how it had robbed him of his free will, but that made no difference. During Cervantes' search for Soul Edge, he realized that the second sword had been shattered as well.
Cervantes found a few new pieces and pondered over them. Was this the end? Just then, two pieces of the sword began to resonate and melt into one...
Four years passed, with Cervantes stealing souls and collecting fragments. Eventually, they took the form of a sword.
Cervantes' goal was to regain Soul Edge, and to do that, he needed as many of the fragments as he could find.
[edit] Ending
Now with both blades of Soul Edge in his possession, the hellfire was his to control. The long emptiness came to an end. His immortal eyes glowed ominously. He now had everything--even Inferno was his to command. The world slowly slipped into darkness...
His ending description clearly states: "The evil sword came back to life in his hands. He lusts for power & madness he once savored."
[edit] Canon Ending
Cervantes falls apart.
By making use of the fragments of Soul Edge in his body, Cervantes managed to keep his sanity. Using Soul Edge and the Adrian, he devoured the souls of the brawny men of the sea. One day, when he had moored his ship in an opening in the cliffs in order to avoid the stormy waves, the presence of the "other" Soul Edge that he had felt up until this time disappeared. Then, his body began to crumble! The fragments of the cursed sword inside his body were losing power. At this rate, the would return to the form of a charred corpse.
"Wow, looks like you're in trouble!"
Turning to the source of the sudden voice, Cervantes saw a girl in green and a flock of black birds at the top of the mast. "Who the hell are you?"
"I guess you could say I'm the servant of the cursed sword."
Cervantes grew angry at the overly cheerful girl. However, listening to her words, he learned that the sword had been sealed by an equal and opposite power. After the girl disappeared into the darkness, Cervantes thought to himself. He had no intentions of binding himself to a shared objective with the girl, but he had no choice but to maintain his life by absorbing new souls, and while doing so, destroy the enemy of Soul Edge and revive the cursed sword that had been sealed. His obsession for souls flaring, Cervantes set out into the stormy sea.
[edit] Ending
Cervantes is on his ship, surrounded by souls. He's attacking another ship. He kills several sailors. The dead sailors come back as ghosts...
[edit] Input Ending
He mocks the ghost sailors, saying they should be grateful that they are part of his power.
[edit] Non-Input Ending
They ghost sailors attack the living sailors.
Once there was a dread pirate who, upon claiming Soul Edge, became a creature of pure malevolence. Though defeated once, he managed to return to live through the intervention of the cursed sword's fragments. He gathered more and more fragments until he had enough to form one great weapon, formidable enough to be called a second Soul Edge. But one possibility had eluded him; the spirit sword, Soul Calibur, appeared and sealed Soul Edge's power away! Needless to say, his own body did not escape unscathed. Cervantes realized his flesh could decay at any moment. He had no time to lose; this spirit sword must be buried once and for all!
As Cervantes' body failed, he sought souls in vast numbers to hold it together. The souls he absorbed became an army in his service, and he soon found himself once again a mighty pirate in command of an undead armada. He even went so far as to attack his own daughter, Ivy; and by feasting on her soul, rich and ripe, he gained tremendous power.
But calamity struck again. An evil wave swept across the world. The cursed sword had freed itself from the spirit sword and regained it's full power! His own Soul Edge responded in turn, and tried to pull away from him and return to it's other half. After a brief deliberation, Cervantes decided to let it go. Once the cursed sword was whole, he would seize it for his own.
To replace his lost blade, Cervantes chose a sword that was an old friend. But no sooner had he clutched the longsword's hilt than it became a cursed weapon. Such raw, overwhelming power! Now no one could stop him.
"Wait and see, Soul Edge, I'll be the one to claim you, and all the world with you!"
[edit] Ending
[edit] Trivia
- Cervantes' eyes only glow in Soul Calibur II for some reason. It is possible they're a sign that he's got his memories back, or perhaps they mean that he is more determined than ever to find Soul Edge. The plausible cause for this is that Soul Edge is beginning to take over him again.
- Cervantes wasn't in the arcade version of Soul Calibur 1. When he was added to the home version of Soul Calibur 1, he was a lot more powerful overall than any other character. He seems to have been evened out in SC2.
- When one of the two Soul Edge swords was broken, it tried to overcompensate it's new lack of power. It drained all of the energy from Cervantes' body, and burned him to ashes. Cervantes was resurrected when Siegfried took Soul Edge. For quite some time after he was resurrected by the pieces of Soul Edge in his remains, Cervantes forgot everything. It took a night just like the one when Cervantes first got Soul Edge to remind him of who he was. When he did, he felt the need to have Soul Edge again, despite the fact that he had lost his free will to it.
- The fragments inside of his body give Cervantes the ability to have Soul Edge without being consumed by it.
- In Soul Blade, Soul Edge looks a LOT like the "Imitation Sword" that Cervantes can get in Soul Calibur 2. The biggest difference is in the short sword, which should be longer and have a wavier blade, but on the other hand it DOES have Nirvana's pistol in it, which Soul Edge lacked.
- Cervantes was revealed to be the father of Ivy. In the Whole World of Soulcalibur section of the old Soul Archive site, it's revealed Ivy's mother is actually the daughter of the Black Tail inn owner, whom Cervantes raped at Soul Edge's will to have a spare host if his current is rendered useless.
[edit] Character Relationships
- Father of Ivy, whom he defeated and devoured her soul before the events of Soulcalibur IV.
- Defeated by Sophitia, Taki and Siegfried in Soul Edge.
- Defeated Li Long, when the latter wanted to have Soul Edge (in Soul Edge).
- Urged by Tira to find Soul Edge before the events of Soulcalibur III.
- Defeated by Destiney and Lillian in Soulcalibur II.
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