Astaroth had set out on the trail for the evil blade, but a problem arose. The grand priest Kunpaetku had realized his golem was not behaving as originally instructed--that another force now claimed ownership over Astaroth since his initial creation. In order to reclaim Astaroth as his servant, Kunpaetku performed a ritual on the lowest level of the cult's temple and unleashed a powerful curse on him. But Astaroth fought back against the curse, for he had become an ideal host for Ker, because of the fragments of Soul Edge he had taken in during his resurrection. He would destroy anyone who stood in his way, and now the cult had become nothing more than an obstacle in his path. Astaroth entered the temple to destroy the cult once and for all, and his whirlwind of destruction mowed down everything in his path. The curse had only fueled him with anger, and he was determined to destroy anything and everything he saw. The temple of the heretics had become a crucible of chaos. Astaroth pursued Kunpaetku into the deepest part of the temple, but the grand priest managed to escape at the last minute. Only the words the priest left behind remained, telling him that he was nothing more than a failed doll modeled after a mere human. Astaroth immediately stopped in his tracks, distracted with this newfound horrible knowledge, and began to search the temple's archives for his roots. He had been made in the image of a man called only by the name "White Giant." Astaroth destroyed the facility in which Kunpaetku's ritual had been performed, and his curse faded such that he regained his true strength. He then proceeded to destroy the temple completely until it became unrecognizable debris, and nothing was left but chaos and rubble. Fygul Cestemus had been wiped from history by the very being that they themselves had created. Astaroth stood within the ruined temple, quietly thinking to himself. If the "White Giant" he had been modeled after was as powerful as himself, then that man must surely be the greatest soul on earth, the perfect nourishment to resurrect the Soul Edge back to its full power. But perhaps Astaroth himself did not realize his own hidden desire to destroy the "White Giant"--to make himself a complete creature, unique without any model. The golem set out, his new objective set, disappearing into the mirages in the distance. Behind him was only a column of smoke rising from a ruinous wasteland; in front of him somewhere was the perfect soul.

Astaroth Image Gallery

In the ancient language of Fygul Cestemus, Astaroth's name means "A Creature Resembling a New Human Being" and his fighting style ("Gyulkus") means "The Way of Defense."

Astaroth is part of one of the Dreamcast's VMU mini-games, called "Cannon Dare". In it the player must shoot Astaroth out of a cannon guessing which fuse is correct.

Astaroth's birthplace appears to be somewhere in Persia (present-day Iran).

Astaroth's nickname in Soul Calibur is "A Soldier of the Heretics". He's also called story-wise "The Black Giant". The introduction of his stage in Soul Calibur III refers to him as "The Warrior of Carnage".

In Soul Calibur and Soul Calibur II, Astaroth's Destined Battle is Maxi. In Soul Calibur III, his Destined Battle is Rock.

1: You deserve to die!
2: Time to slaughter!
3: Shut up...and die already!
4: Rain of blood...shall rain down today!
5: I will crush the life out of you!
6: Its time you...die!
7: Out of my sight, you scum!
8: Stop moving around! It's irritating!
9: Don't scream, cur!
10: I'll crush you!
11: Disappear...and never come back!
12: I'll strangle the life out of you...

Victorious:

1: So, are you ready to die?
2: What? Dead already?
3: I'll shred you to pieces.
4: I'm gonna squeeze the life out of you.
5: Your soul...is now mine, worm.
6: I'll grind you into the ground!
7: Don't make me laugh!
8: You thought you could live through this?
9: Want me to tear you apart?
10: Disappear...and never come back!
11: How ridiculous!
12: Hell awaits...peon!
13: Get out of my sight!
14: Dead yet!
15: Your soul...is mine!
16: Cry out in pain! I want to hear you scream!
17: (perfect win) Hey?t least put up a fight.

In-battle:

1: Ahahahahaha!
2: Balba
3: Disintegrate!
4: Hehe?sounds more like "hooomhoomhoomhoom")
5: I?l wrench you apart!
6: It won? work!
7: Pathetic! Time to perish!
8: Scream!
9: Scream for me!
10: Stay down!
11: Suffer!
12: Take... this!
13: Time to perish!