Taki
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| Taki | |
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| Fullname | Unknown |
| Nickname | Shadow Huntress of Demons, Underground Hunter |
| Voiced By | Desiree Goyette/Fujiko Takimoto |
| Weapon Type | Dual Kodachi |
| Weapon Name(s) | Rekki-Maru and Mekki-Maru |
| Fighting Style | Musoh-Battoh-Ryu ("Dream-Slashed Sword" in Soul Edge) |
| Age | 29 |
| Birthdate | 1562 |
| Alignment | {{{alignment}}} |
| Family | Immediate family All taken by sickness Ex-Master |
| Birthplace | Fu-Ma No Sato, Japan in SC2 (Present Day - Ohmi, Japan) |
| Height | 5'7" |
| Weight | 117 lbs |
| Hair Colour | Brown |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Blood Type | A |
Taki (タキ, Taki, also written as 多喜) is the female ninja in the games, and as such is a character known for her agility and speed on both movements and strikes. She is also recognized for her many acrobatic movements, exaggerations of ninjutsu skills and the use of magic-based unblockable attacks.
In the game's universe, according to the Edge Master Mode profile on Soul Edge, Taki is a Japanese orphan raised in the Fu-Ma ninja clan, under the care of its headmaster, Toki. She is a capable fighter in both unarmed and armed combat, as well as an accomplished demon huntress, spy and blacksmith. Being one of only three characters to have never been dropped of a single game, either arcade or console version, she has become one of the staple characters of the series.
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[edit] Weapons
[edit] Rekki-Maru
See main article: Rekki-Maru
Taki made her own weapons and protective gear, partly out of need and partly as a hobby. She created her favorite possession, Rekki-Maru, by incorporating mystical powers into the blade. For Taki, it proved time and time again to be a valuable partner in demon-slaying. Rekki-Maru is the higher sword on Taki's back. It was Taki's only weapon in Soul Blade. It was broken during the fight with Cervantes, but she fixed it.
[edit] Mekki-Maru
Mekki-Maru was a sword cloaked in mystery. It was given to her by Hachibei, a former ninja of the Fu-Ma clan. Ever since it was fused with a fragment of Soul Edge that was found in Sophitia's body, it emanated an evil aura whenever it was drawn from it's protective scabbard. Because of this, even Taki handled it carefully. In any event, surely she would learn to subjugate into obedience this sword of unknown potential. Mekki-Maru is the lower sword on Taki's back.
[edit] Stages
[edit] Story
Taki was a skilled ninja working as a demon huntress. She was an orphan, and was brought up by Toki, the ninja master. She belonged to a ninja clan that lived in seclusion. It knew many techniques that the outside world had forgotten.
Taki herself had supernatural powers. She decided to travel throughout Japan to protect people from demons that would harm them. She created her own weapons with love and care. Her favourite was Rekki-Maru. However recently, Rekki-Maru had weakened. It began to weaken about the same time that Soul Edge appeared.
Taki was called upon to help out at a temple where the seal that was holding the horrible Fury demons was weakening. When she arrived, she found herself surrounded by demons and ghosts. It's a good thing that Taki loved a good challenge. She drew her blade and sliced at the leader. She was surprised to find that it was still alive. She had to cut it several more times before it disappeared. She was usually able to kill demons in one stroke, but Rekki-Maru was deteriorating quickly. She realized that in order to save Rekki-Maru, she would need to find and destroy Soul Edge. She set out to do just that, since she would travel to the ends of the earth for her beloved sword.
[edit] Ending
Taki's sword breaks as Cervantes falls. She doesn't realize that Soul Edge is floating up into the air.
[edit] Bad Ending
The two swords fly at her, miss, then fly away. A demon appears, engulfed in flames and flat as paper. She goes back to the forge, fixes Rekki-Maru, and returns to the demon (in a new outfit). She goes to draw her sword, but decides to seal it away with magic, instead. Apparently the demon had just been waiting there for her to come back and defeat him.
[edit] Good Ending
The two swords fly at her, however she grabs them as the come at her. Then she holds them down and purifies them. The demon appears, she returns home, forges the blades into one sword, and kills the demon with them/it.
[edit] Canon Ending
Taki saves a wounded Sophitia.
Taki was a member of a ninja clan sworn to defeat demons.
Believing that her beloved Rekki-Maru was resonating in sympathy with the evil Soul Edge, Taki crossed the sea to look for the truth. While abroad, Taki managed to obtain a fragment of the evil sword.
Returning home, Taki tried to meld the fragment with her own sword, but failed. When she tried it with the sword Mekki-Maru, which was always a little evil, it work instantly and took on an evil glow.
In order to pit Mekki-Maru against Soul Edge in hopes that the two swords would destroy each other, and because she feared that the Fu-Ma clan would take it away from her, she left the band of ninjas and traveled to foreign lands once again. Yet, in the dark recesses of her heart, Taki felt the desire to master the immense power of her demonic blade.
[edit] Ending
Taki: Evil... begone!
Taki's cry and Mekki-Maru both pierced through Inferno. Taki wielded Mekki-Maru at her well, which bore the same evil as Inferno. But the faint resonance of Mekki-Maru along with the doubt in her heart would not stop.
Taki: So there is no end to this?
Yet surely she will triumph somehow... and repeat her favorite line, "Demon slain, the deed is done."
[edit] Canon Ending
Taki hears that Nightmare was defeated, so she waits.
Unable to finish her plan of pitting Soul Edge against Mekki-Maru, Taki decided to try to master it instead.
One day, several Fu-Ma clan members appeared before Taki, trying to capture her. While searching through the strewn remains of the ninjas, Taki found a familiar metal shard...
Toki was undoubtedly looking for information about Soul Edge, which would explain why the ninjas wanted to take Taki alive.
Knowing the effect that Soul Edge had on its wielder, Taki could not let Soul Edge fall into the hands of Master Toki.
On her way back to Japan, Taki sensed the presence of the evil sword. Time was running out.
[edit] Ending
Taki defeats Soul Edge, but Mekki-Maru is still evil. A sinister force (Gel-o-Fury) beckons her.
[edit] Canon Ending
It is assumed that Taki returns to Japan to defeat and seal Gel-O-Fury away.
[edit] Canon Ending
Cervantes falls apart.
Taki was worried about Soul Edge. It had probably recovered its power by now. At this point, however, she was more worried about Toki. He had been collecting fragments of Soul Edge, which can only mean trouble. It could even lead to the formation of yet another evil blade. There was no way that Taki could ignore this threat. She set out to shake off her pursuers. She deliberately leaked information about Soul Edge fragments to divert the Fu-Ma clan's ninja. Then, she headed for Japan.
Taki learned that a faction of the Fu-Ma clan were growing weary of Toki's actions, and were planning to take over. Taki made contact with them, and traded information about Soul Edge fragments for the current location of Toki. He was at Hoko Temple. Taki assumed that Toki planned to take the power of the evil spirits that were sealed there. After averting the clans traps, she arrived at the temple and felt a very evil presence. Taki entered the Buddha Shrine, below the temple (her SC1 stage) and faced off against Toki.
Oni, the name of a legendary demon, passed down from ancient times flashed through her mind when she saw Toki. His body should have shown his age, but his skin was thick and swollen, as if he were wearing a heavy suit of armour. It took on a dark red hue, reflecting the wild flow of his blood. His eyes shone red with the bloodlust of a vicious beast...
Toki was drawing in the swirling energy and spirits from the temple, but no matter how powerful her opponent, Taki would not let it overwhelm her. She drew Rekki-Maru and approached, but as she did, a long, tortured cry echoed throughout the shrine... She felt the presence of the great demon she once sealed away in this place. Toki had broken the seal, and was now absorbing the spirit...
The battle was fierce.
Her slight advantages were ironic. She had used the demon slaying techniques that Toki had taught her. The blade that pierced his heart, was none other than Mekki-Maru. The sword he had sought to obtain. Taki stood over Toki's aged, huddled body. She struggled to maintain consciousness. She had received grave injuries during the fight, and had to use all of her strength to maintain control of Mekki-Maru, from the intense evil energies that surrounded her. As Taki swung for the final blow, a weak voice reached out to her.
"Taki...? Is that you...?"
Startled, Taki gazed into the old mans face. His lips trembled as he spoke.
"It's very dark... Bring some light..."
There was no sign of madness in his voice. Taki felt strong emotions well up within her. She opened her mouth to call out her master's name. But Toki's eyes opened wide, and a strange aura escaped from his mouth. Taki swung at it, but hit nothing. The entity flew off silently into the darkness.
Taki prepared to leave at dawn. She didn't know if that entity was or wasn't her former master, but if it was, there was only one place it would have gone. Soul Edge. Taki didn't have time for her wounds to heal. She didn't know why, but Soul Edge's presence felt weak. Now had to be the time to pursue it. Taki became a crimson shadow, running through the darkness.
[edit] Ending
Taki is running through the streets, taking out Ninjas Mekki-Maru is glowing. "He's close." She reaches a man with a sword...
[edit] Input Ending
She counter attacks the man, and knocks him out. She goes along the bridge that seems to be so popular. And Mitsurugi is there! She tells him that a warrior of his caliber should have no need for evil power. She then demands that he hand over the shard of Soul Edge. The fight for a second. Mitsurugi, of course, refuses. More fighting. If she wants it, she'll have to take it. More fighting. She says that he doesn't give up. Then she says, "Soul Edge. Your scars run deep. Even in death." She jumps at him, and the scene fades.
[edit] Non-Input Ending
He's afraid, asking if she's their ally. He gets hit in the back by a kunai. A few more fly at Taki, but she dodges. A firey ninja appears, and calls her the traitor ninja. Taki calls him pitiful, for selling his soul to evil. She takes him out, and he drops a piece of Soul Edge. "Soul Edge... your scars run deep. Even in death..."
Taki pursued Soul Edge, the sword that had driven her master mad and turned him into a monster. She eventually came to the Lost Cathedral, where she saw the two sword locked in the Embrace of Souls and learned, at last, of the spirit sword.
Taki was there when the two opposing swords were unleashed and Siegfried and Nightmare fought. But the two blades did not destroy each other as she had hoped;instead, both grew more powerful than ever before. Together they sparked a cataclysm and Taki only barely esacped the ensuing maelstrom.
The Lost Cathedral was obliterated, but Soul Calibur and Soul Edge survived. Even now, the dreadful power of the two swords linked them and brought them closer. They would have to be consigned to oblivion one at a time, lest they should come together again. She soon learned that the cursed sword lay in Ostrheinsburg and that Siegfried was heading the same location.
There was no more time. She set out on her own journey.
[edit] Ending
Taki and Siegfried both strike each other, simultaneously crossing over to the other side.
Siegfried staggers and says, " Why do you try to stop me, are you saying my way is wrong?, that I will fail?"
Taki replies, "Unfortunately, yes. Relying on such power will only give way to even bigger evil. In the end, we must all face our demons ourselves."
Taki walks away, while Siegfried slowly turns into ice.
[edit] Trivia
- The woman who does Taki's Japanese voice also voiced Young Link in the two Legend of Zelda games for the Nintendo 64 console.
- Taki doesn't get Mekki-Maru until Soulcalibur. In Soul Blade she only used Rekki-Maru. (Well, she gets Mekki-Maru, but only in Edge Master mode, and she only uses one sword at a time).
- Taki is a Nuke-Nin; Nuke-Nin are ninja that leave their clan without permission, usually ninja can not leave the clan until they die because they know the secrets of their clan and lord. Thus the clan is responsible for the Nuke-Nin and must execute them as soon as possible. This was one of the tragedies of the ninja, as a Nuke-Nin if the ninja wanted to live they must kill their friends that now sought their lives. Hachibei, Chie's father (See Li Long's Bio) is a Nuke-Nin of Taki's clan.
- In the beginning of Soulcalibur I, the Fu-Ma clan is looking for Hachibei.
- Taki is sent to find Hachibei, but is afraid to go near him, because she doesn't want to be killed by Li Long. She waits for him to leave, and goes in to meet with Hachibei. Hachibei explains that Toki is under the control of Mekki-Maru. This is when Taki receives Mekki-Maru. He explains that the sword must never fall into Toki's hands, despite the fact that he is looking for it. Taki took the sword and let Hachibei and Chie go free. She hid it and returned to her clan. When she arrived, she told Toki that Li Long had taken the sword, and that Hachibei and Chie had already been killed. Toki ordered his ninjas to find Li Long. This is when Taki realized that Toki was, indeed, insane. It was then that the battered old Mekki-Maru began to resonate and changed. Taki believed that it did so because of an evil sword in a foreign country. This is why she left the first time, in Soul Blade.
- After Soul Blade, Taki tried to fuse a fragment of Soul Edge into her favorite sword, Rekki-Maru, but it wouldn't work. Meanwhile, Taki was repeatedly attacked by ninjas that were sent by Toki to retrieve the sword that Hachibei had entrusted to Taki. Taki tried to fuse the fragment with Mekki-Maru, and it worked instantly. It began putting off a very strong, evil aura. It was so strong that even normal people could feel it. Taki sealed the sword in it's sheath with magic cards, but as soon as her power ran out, she was captured by Geki, Toki's right hand man and highest ranking ninja. Taki was too tired from sealing Mekki-Maru to win against him. Geki told Taki that she thought that she was hiding well, but that Toki had the whole thing planned from the beginning. He took the sword and, against Taki's advice, took it out of it's sheath. The resulting explosion blew his right arm to bits. Taki used this opportunity to grab the sword and run past Gaki and Doki, Geki's assistants. Taki received rumour of the berserker that was terrorizing Europe. She decided that it must be the remaining Soul Edge, as Rekki-Maru still resonated. Taki planned to pit Soul Edge and Mekki-Maru against each other, with the hope that they would destroy each other.
- After the aforementioned incident, Toki sent many ninjas to take Taki down. Geki wished to kill Taki most of all.
- Taki wants to learn to control Mekki-Maru.
- One of the ghosts that Taki sealed away, Gel-O-Fury, gained enough power from the evil seed to break out of the temple in the bamboo forest, and make it's way to Hoko temple (probably through use of Japan's underground rivers). Hoko temple was Taki's stage in Soulcalibur, and the Bamboo Forest Temple was her stage in SB. Taki eventually sealed it there.
- "Taki" means many things. It can mean "Waterfall," "Boiling," "Cooking," "Burning," or "Complex." It probably means "Waterfall" here.
- In Soul Blade, you could lose your weapon. Taki is trained in unarmed combat, so she is still a formidable foe, despite having her sword broken.
- In Soulcalibur I, Taki's "Favourite phrase" was "Demon defeated. The deed is done." Now it's "Demon captured. The deed is done."
- Taki along with Mitsurugi has made an appearence in the Japanese only game Namco x Capcom as a playable charecter, partnerd with Waya-Hime from Bravoman
- Taki, at 5'7", is the second tallest female character to Ivy.
[edit] Character Relationships
- Rival of Mitsurugi.
- Defeated Cervantes in Soul Edge.
- Saved Sophitia from Cervantes.
- Ex-student of Toki,whom she battled and defeated before the events of Soulcalibur III
- Sealed away the demon Gel-O-Fury.
