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Soul Calibur Universe - Characters - Ivy Valentine
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"You'll only prolong the pain... by resisting."
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Name:
Isabella "Ivy" Valentine
Age:
32
Birthplace:
London, British Empire
Height:
5'10"
Weight:
128 lbs
Birth Date:
December 10, 1559
Blood Type:
Unknown
Weapon:
Snake Sword
Weapon Name:
Valentine (Ivy Blade)
Discipline:
Unrelated Link
Family:
Adoptive Parents, Count and Countess Valentine / deceased
Biological Father / Cervantes de Leon
Biological Mother / deceased
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Biography:
Ivy was raised in the home of the Valentines, prominent nobles in London, England.
However, her father, Valentine, died a madman, driven to insanity having squandered
the family fortune with his obsession for alchemy in pursuit of the Soul Edge. Soon
after the fall of the Valentine family, her mother fell gravely ill and told Ivy,
on her deathbed, that she had been found on their doorstep years ago and was adopted;
but Ivy had no interest in finding her biological parents. Ivy eventually learned
about her father's search for Soul Edge in his secret diaries and began to follow
in his footsteps, thus becoming an alchemist herself. In her research, Ivy had
learned that Soul Edge was evil and vowed to destroy it. She succeeded in creating
a weapon suited for this purpose through ancient sorcery, but the snake sword
was completely devoid of life. She drove herself to great frustration and rage
trying to bring life to "Ivy Blade", but no amount of alchemy or witchcraft
would succeed. One night she was able to summon a deformed hand, which breathed
life into her sword. During her journey she crossed paths with the Azure Knight,
Nightmare, and his companions, the golem Astaroth and Lizardman; discovering that
Nightmare was the one who gave life to Ivy Blade. Because of this, she agreed to help
them in a ceremony to summon souls, oblivious to the fact that she was part of Soul Edge's plan.
Eventually, she began to feel guilty for taking the lives of innocent people,
repulsed that the other members of her group even took joy in it--especially
Astaroth. When trying to escape from the group in Ostrheinsburg Castle's
underground passage, Astaroth caught up with her, revealing to her that the sword
Nightmare was holding had been Soul Edge all along; and the only reason she had
been allowed to join their group was that the sword had instructed Nightmare to
keep her nearby in case anything would happen to him, so that she might be a spare
host for the sword's evil intentions. Astaroth defeated her in battle and was
about to murder her when Kilik, Xianghua and Maxi, stormed into the castle;
and as he left to deal with them, he commanded his clay golems to finish her
off. But she managed to defeat them all, albeit just barely.
In denial of Astaroth's story, she decided to ask Nightmare for the truth directly
when Taki confronted her. She attacked Taki in her frustration but was too weary
and was defeated again. Taki, familiar with the energy of Soul Edge, affirmed
Astaroth's story in telling Ivy that the snake sword had been infused with some
of Soul Edge's power; and sensing the evil aura surrounding Ivy's entire being,
she proceeded to tell Ivy that the last time she had felt such evil was when
she had defeated the previous owner of the evil sword, Cervantes de Leon. Ivy
had the blood of evil in her, as she was Cervantes' daughter; and shaken by
the horrible truth, Ivy sealed herself away in her laboratory. After four years
of soul searching, Ivy returned with a renewed drive to destroy Soul Edge and
everything connected to it, including Cervantes and eventually herself. There
would be no hope for those seduced by the sword and no cure besides her death.
Her resolution would result in spilled blood, both guilty and innocent; but
nothing could sway her determination. She renamed her sword which shared her
fate, Valentine. Over the course of her journey, her snake sword began to
change. Seeing it becoming more unstable than it had ever been, she
returned to Valentine Mansion to investigate. On her way back, she stopped
at an academic city in England to buy texts and books of secret arts from
around the world; and she read over them extensively upon her return,
especially one volume that was of particular interest to her. It was much
older than the other books, and contained detailed descriptions and accounts
regarding the nature and origin of the Soul Edge. This was the deepest
information written about the sword she had ever known. But within the texts
she learned of a second spirit sword, the holy blade Soul Calibur, which
restrained the power of the evil sword and lent its power to fight against it.
The story was hard to believe to her, but the description was so precise that
she eventually accepted it as truth.
After a month of work, she had managed to decipher every single detail
concerning the Soul Calibur's description, and was totally convinced it
existed. She fell into a hypnotic state of thought, interrupted by the
sound of the laboratory door opening. Startled, she looked to the entrance,
where an enigmatic dark-skinned man was standing. She firmly demanded his
identification, but he quietly answered her only with another question as
to whether or not she had read the book. Ivy grabbed the book and, taking
her distance, drew her weapon. From seemingly nowhere, the man had produced
a large scythe. They began their fierce combat immediately, each deflecting
every deadly strike that the other had produced. But her sword's instability
began to show itself, leaving a slight opening in her defense; and she was
struck down with a heavy blow. She managed to regain her distance, but
the book was no longer in her hand. The man had picked it up, calling it
a mistake from his past, and then proceeded to set it on fire. He dropped
the burning book on the floor, and the flames spread with unusual
fervor, separating her from him. As he turned to leave, she called for
him to stop. He only turned around to tell her that if she wished to
know everything about the swords, she must seek out the knight she knows
so well; and the enigma known as Zasalamel disappeared behind the
curtain of flames. Ivy put out the fire and thought over the information
she had read on the Soul Calibur, now etched permanently into her memory.
With such power, she may be able to destroy the Soul Edge once and for
all, and her own snake sword's instability may be explained. She cursed
the man for how he treated her, but strangely felt that everything he had
said was true. Ivy was determined to find the truth. If the Soul Calibur
existed, she would obtain it for herself.
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 Ivy Image Gallery
Click the above link to check out the Ivy image gallery,
which holds a very large collection of offical Ivy artwork.
Series Appearences:
Weapon Description:
Valentine (Ivy Blade) --- A snake sword with the ability to expand and contract at will.
Ivy performed extensive research to find a suitable weapon to aid in her quest to destroy Soul Edge.
She based her design on an Asian multi-segmented whip. The first attempts were mechanical whips,
based on mechanical principles, but she rejected those ideas and began using black magic
to create the perfect weapon. She summoned the hand of Nightmare to give life to "Ivy Blade",
but she was ignorant that this power was from Soul Edge, the same power she sought to destroy.
After she found out her blood and weapon were also linked with the wicked sword, she changed
her weapon's name to "Valentine".
Click Here for a high-res image of Ivy's weapon, the Valentine.
Ivy Wallpaper:
Ivy Wallpapers for your computer:
Ivy SC3 Wallpaper #1
Ivy SC3 Wallpaper #2
Ivy SC3 Wallpaper #3
Ivy SC3 Wallpaper #4
Ivy SC2 Wallpaper
Costumes:
Soul Calibur - 1P
Soul Calibur - 2P
Soul Calibur II - 1P
Soul Calibur II - 2P
Soul Calibur II - 3P
Soul Calibur III - 1P
Soul Calibur III - 2P
Misc:
In Soul Calibur III, Ivy's weapons and fighting style are available under the discipline
Soul of Ivy to characters created under the Pirate class, in reference to her father.
Ivy's nickname in Soul Calibur is "Twisting Blade of Solitude".
Ivy's Destined Battle in Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur II and Soul Calibur III is Cervantes.
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Quotes (Soul Calibur III):
Introduction:
1: I'll play with you... for a little while.
2: Your suffering... will be over in a moment.
3: I'll make sure nothing remains of you.
4: This will be over quickly.
5: Let me see, who wants to die first?
6: This place... shall be your grave!
7: Humph... what an imbecile.
8: Fool, you will not leave this place alive!
9: I swear, I will tear you apart!
10: Hehehehe... fuhahahaha!
11: Let's see, where shall I cut first?
12: Lokks like... you're next, dear.
13: Are you ready to die?
14: Have you said your prayers?
15: You should give up already.
16: It's time to die.
17: I promise you won't suffer... much.
18: You'll regret this... I can assure you.
19: Well aren't we cheeky? This'll be fun.
20: Have you any last words?
21: You'll only prolong the pain... by resisting.
22: You're next... prepare to die!
23: Are you prepared to die?!
Victorious:
1: You didn't even have time... to feel remorse.
2: Disappear, you ungodly cur.
3: No longer will I fear anything.
4: Curse your fate... for trifling with me!
5: Humph... do not meddle in things you do not know.
6: It's futile. It's too late to run away.
7: You're such... a crybaby.
8: Your existence... is too dangerous.
9: You thought... you could really defeat me?
10: Curse me all you like... I do not expect forgiveness.
11: Did you expect me... to yield to the likes of you?!
12: Do not get involved... This has nothing to do with you.
13: It's too late... for forgiveness.
14: Enjoy your Glorious defeat.
15: You thought you could really win? How cute.
16: No one... no one can escape from me!
17: This sword... is my treasure.
18: Sing, my sword!
19: You are a feisty one!
20: There, are you happy now?!
21: This sword... is my destiny!
22: You revolting little worm.
23: Did you really think you had a chance?
24: Quite pathetic.
25: No... I can never return to my old life.
In Battle:
1: Let's see, what shall I cut off first?
2: You're all talk!
3: I'm tired of listening... to your wretched voice.
4: Tear apart!
5: Get away!
6: GET LOST!
7: Time to pay up!
8: SILENCE!
9: This is the end!
10: Shred apart!
11: Return!
12: Extend!
13: DANCE!
14: Follow!
15: Squirm!
16: Behave, you cur!
17: Oh ha ha ha ha ha!
18: My sword... SCREAM!
19: Oh, shut up!
20: What a ball.
21: No!
22: This is preposterous!
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Quotes (Soul Calibur II):
Introduction:
1: Give up already.
2: You're next!
3: It's time to die.
5: Go away!
6: I like that.
7: You won't suffer much.
8: Be careful, or you'll feel te pain.
9: Do you have any last words?
10: Where shall I cut first?
11: This sword is my destiny.
12: No one can escape from me!
Victorious:
1: This sword...
2: You're revolting!
3: It's useless to resist me.
4: Do you want more?
5: I can never go back to my old life.
6: Go ahead, hate me.
7: You're all talk!
8: Be still!
9: There, are you satisfied now?
10: I'm not here to play with you.
11: You're pathetic.
12: This can't be!
13: Begone, evil!
14: Silence! I can change my own destiny!
15: This is the end of my cursed journey.
16: You die first... I will join you some day.
17: Mwahahaha!
In Battle:
1: Extend!
2: Be...
3: ...still!
4: There!
5: Dance!
6: Strangle!
7: Go there!
8: Go!
9: Entwine!
10: Squirm!
11: Don't move!
12: Scum!
13: Behave!
14: This is the end!
15: How's this?
16: Is that painful?
17: Does that hurt?
18: I got you!
19: Mwuahahahahaha!
Quotes (Soul Calibur):
1: I'll tear everything apart!
2: Do you want more?
3: Sing, my sword!
4: This sword is my treasure!
5: Haaaa haa haa
6: This is the end for you!
7: There's still more!
8: Feisty one!
9: Behave!
10: Dance I say, dance!
11: Stay away, filth!
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