Post by Z451 on Mar 12, 2014 2:59:59 GMT
Ivy Valentine
As introduced in Soulcalibur, Ivy was raised by the Valentines, a noble family in London, England.
Ivy's father became obsessed with the cursed sword Soul Edge, and worked himself to death.
Her mother died shortly afterward, and revealed to Ivy that she was not their biological daughter.
Becoming an alchemist, Ivy learned of her father's obsession and decided to destroy Soul Edge.
She created an animated, segmented sword, bringing it to life by unknowingly summoning Soul Edge's current host, Nightmare, and was convinced to become one of his servants without realizing he wielded the blade she sought.
After learning the truth, and that her real father was the sword's previous host Cervantes and her to be its next, she departed.
Continuing her quest to destroy the sword in later games, Ivy was attacked by Cervantes and her soul consumed in Soulcalibur IV.
Using an artificial soul to keep herself alive, she acts as a teacher to younger warriors when the sword re-appears years later.
Ivy also appears in the prequel Soulcalibur Legends, allying herself with the protagonist Siegfried, and shares an understanding with another of his allies, Lloyd Irving.
In Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny's "Gauntlet" storyline, a side story set after the events of Soulcalibur IV, Ivy assists the character Hilde and her party develop a cure for her father's ailment.
When told that Cervantes' soul would be required as payment, they attempt to renegotiate, only for Ivy to use the protagonist's back as a chair while repeating her terms.
Designed as a weapon with the longest reach in Soulcalibur, Ivy's sword Valentine consists of several smaller blades linked together by a chain, able to take either broadsword or chain whip forms.
These forms are represented by different stances Ivy can use in the series, altering many of her attacks for each and applying different uses to either form of the weapon, with some, such as Spiral Lust, a component of an existing attack.
In addition to these the sword can also have the segments be split apart, in which case they will attack the opponent in different ways before recombining on the sword's chain.
Due to her variety, Ivy has been noted as being able to attack from any range, however she has also been described as difficult to properly use unless utilizing a range the opponent is weakest at.
However, attacks such as Ivy Brambler allow her greater variety in range, and allow for chaining into other attacks upon a successful strike.
Other attacks, such as Summoning Suffering and Calamity Symphony, involve grappling with the opponent to damage them, though utilize complex controller inputs that require them to be utilized in tandem with other moves.
With the Xbox Live release of Soulcalibur, due to its complexity the former was utilized for an achievement.
Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_%28Soulcalibur%29
Fighters Generation> www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/ivy.html
Soul Calibur Wiki> soulcalibur.wikia.com/wiki/Ivy
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Namco-Bandai> www.namcobandaigames.com/
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Ivy's father became obsessed with the cursed sword Soul Edge, and worked himself to death.
Her mother died shortly afterward, and revealed to Ivy that she was not their biological daughter.
Becoming an alchemist, Ivy learned of her father's obsession and decided to destroy Soul Edge.
She created an animated, segmented sword, bringing it to life by unknowingly summoning Soul Edge's current host, Nightmare, and was convinced to become one of his servants without realizing he wielded the blade she sought.
After learning the truth, and that her real father was the sword's previous host Cervantes and her to be its next, she departed.
Continuing her quest to destroy the sword in later games, Ivy was attacked by Cervantes and her soul consumed in Soulcalibur IV.
Using an artificial soul to keep herself alive, she acts as a teacher to younger warriors when the sword re-appears years later.
Ivy also appears in the prequel Soulcalibur Legends, allying herself with the protagonist Siegfried, and shares an understanding with another of his allies, Lloyd Irving.
In Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny's "Gauntlet" storyline, a side story set after the events of Soulcalibur IV, Ivy assists the character Hilde and her party develop a cure for her father's ailment.
When told that Cervantes' soul would be required as payment, they attempt to renegotiate, only for Ivy to use the protagonist's back as a chair while repeating her terms.
Designed as a weapon with the longest reach in Soulcalibur, Ivy's sword Valentine consists of several smaller blades linked together by a chain, able to take either broadsword or chain whip forms.
These forms are represented by different stances Ivy can use in the series, altering many of her attacks for each and applying different uses to either form of the weapon, with some, such as Spiral Lust, a component of an existing attack.
In addition to these the sword can also have the segments be split apart, in which case they will attack the opponent in different ways before recombining on the sword's chain.
Due to her variety, Ivy has been noted as being able to attack from any range, however she has also been described as difficult to properly use unless utilizing a range the opponent is weakest at.
However, attacks such as Ivy Brambler allow her greater variety in range, and allow for chaining into other attacks upon a successful strike.
Other attacks, such as Summoning Suffering and Calamity Symphony, involve grappling with the opponent to damage them, though utilize complex controller inputs that require them to be utilized in tandem with other moves.
With the Xbox Live release of Soulcalibur, due to its complexity the former was utilized for an achievement.
Links
Wikipedia> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_%28Soulcalibur%29
Fighters Generation> www.fightersgeneration.com/characters2/ivy.html
Soul Calibur Wiki> soulcalibur.wikia.com/wiki/Ivy
Copyright Owner
Namco-Bandai> www.namcobandaigames.com/
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