SIEGFREID
After many grueling battles, Siegfried faced Mitsurugi in the Colosseum.
"It's been a long time, Mitsurugi," Siegfried said.
"Yes," Mitsurugi agreed. "It's time everything was settled."
"Indeed," Siegfried said, hefting his massive sword to readiness. "I have been questing for some time, settling various affairs that were set in motion after the last clash of Souls. But one score has haunted me since even before then."
"It's not so much a score as it is a question," Mitsurugi said by way of statement.
"Correct. And so we've got to settle the question, man to man."
"Hai!" Mitsurugi said, quickly getting into his own fighting stance.
"Although I can't say there's much of a question at all," Siegfried said. "After all, I *did* win the prize last time."
"And ended up being the whipping boy of this latest chapter," Mitsu replied. "Meanwhile, I remained to become the new hero."
"'New' hero?" Sieg scoffed. "I believe that honor goes to a certain stick- up-the-butt whose name I won't mention...(the 'New Legend'...what crap...)"
(Somewhere in Asia, Kilik felt his ears burn so badly he dove from the stalk he was balancing on into the cool water below. "So that's what life was like for you, brother Maxi," he mused. "It sure must've been hard being so dandy..." )
"That might be so," Mitsu conceded, "but WHO EXACTLY tops the usage charts on EVERY Soul Calibur arcade machine, hmmmm?"
"Oh, so it's like THAT, huh?" Sieg snarled. "Maybe you oughta add up the numbers for both me AND Nightmare and see how you like me then! Or better yet, check the Soul Edges left out there (since that's what the REAL issue is) and see who rules and reigns there!"
Mitsu was without an easy answer. He suspected that Sieg's B,B,B and f+B had given him the edge (pun accidental but welcome) with scrubs back in '96 and he was uncomfortable with the thought of a manual count of Soul Edge percentages--especially with that copycat Hwang splitting the vote. Then the thought of scrub reminded him of something.
"My d+K,B--" Mitsu began.
"Meant nothing in '96," Sieg interrupted, laughing. "It would mean nothing now if not for your oh-so-mighty fighting skills against a downed opponent." Mitsu was really mad now.
"My theme music in '96 was HERO MUSIC!" Mitsu said. Now Siegfried was stuck for words because as cool as the chanting and choirs were in his old stage music, his overall theme had sucked and he knew it.
"Not only that," Mitsurugi said, pressing his advantage, "but my backstory was at least sane! I was trying to preserve my livelihood. You were hunting for a killer you saw reflected in every body of water--yourself!"
Siegfried was silent and sullen with shame and rage.
"I'm older, taller -- and sexier," Mitsu said. "And face it, blondie--I had the coolest ending in 'Soulblade' and you know it!"
Siegfried was silent a bit longer, then spoke deliberately, without bravado.
"I could mention how my secret 'Siegfried!' armor was by far the coolest costume in Soulblade, but it'd be wasted effort on a Japanese dog like you. So I suppose we'll settle this the old-fashioned way. KYAH! Whatever you try, I'll beat you!"
(Author's Note: These two were the most popular characters back in Soul Edge's day, as well as sharing the "hero" status of being the "default" characters, similar to Kilik and Xianghua in SC.)
After many grueling battles, Siegfried faced Mitsurugi in the Colosseum.
"It's been a long time, Mitsurugi," Siegfried said.
"Yes," Mitsurugi agreed. "It's time everything was settled."
"Indeed," Siegfried said, hefting his massive sword to readiness. "I have been questing for some time, settling various affairs that were set in motion after the last clash of Souls. But one score has haunted me since even before then."
"It's not so much a score as it is a question," Mitsurugi said by way of statement.
"Correct. And so we've got to settle the question, man to man."
"Hai!" Mitsurugi said, quickly getting into his own fighting stance.
"Although I can't say there's much of a question at all," Siegfried said. "After all, I *did* win the prize last time."
"And ended up being the whipping boy of this latest chapter," Mitsu replied. "Meanwhile, I remained to become the new hero."
"'New' hero?" Sieg scoffed. "I believe that honor goes to a certain stick- up-the-butt whose name I won't mention...(the 'New Legend'...what crap...)"
(Somewhere in Asia, Kilik felt his ears burn so badly he dove from the stalk he was balancing on into the cool water below. "So that's what life was like for you, brother Maxi," he mused. "It sure must've been hard being so dandy..." )
"That might be so," Mitsu conceded, "but WHO EXACTLY tops the usage charts on EVERY Soul Calibur arcade machine, hmmmm?"
"Oh, so it's like THAT, huh?" Sieg snarled. "Maybe you oughta add up the numbers for both me AND Nightmare and see how you like me then! Or better yet, check the Soul Edges left out there (since that's what the REAL issue is) and see who rules and reigns there!"
Mitsu was without an easy answer. He suspected that Sieg's B,B,B and f+B had given him the edge (pun accidental but welcome) with scrubs back in '96 and he was uncomfortable with the thought of a manual count of Soul Edge percentages--especially with that copycat Hwang splitting the vote. Then the thought of scrub reminded him of something.
"My d+K,B--" Mitsu began.
"Meant nothing in '96," Sieg interrupted, laughing. "It would mean nothing now if not for your oh-so-mighty fighting skills against a downed opponent." Mitsu was really mad now.
"My theme music in '96 was HERO MUSIC!" Mitsu said. Now Siegfried was stuck for words because as cool as the chanting and choirs were in his old stage music, his overall theme had sucked and he knew it.
"Not only that," Mitsurugi said, pressing his advantage, "but my backstory was at least sane! I was trying to preserve my livelihood. You were hunting for a killer you saw reflected in every body of water--yourself!"
Siegfried was silent and sullen with shame and rage.
"I'm older, taller -- and sexier," Mitsu said. "And face it, blondie--I had the coolest ending in 'Soulblade' and you know it!"
Siegfried was silent a bit longer, then spoke deliberately, without bravado.
"I could mention how my secret 'Siegfried!' armor was by far the coolest costume in Soulblade, but it'd be wasted effort on a Japanese dog like you. So I suppose we'll settle this the old-fashioned way. KYAH! Whatever you try, I'll beat you!"
(Author's Note: These two were the most popular characters back in Soul Edge's day, as well as sharing the "hero" status of being the "default" characters, similar to Kilik and Xianghua in SC.)