r/SoulCalibur • u/Warloxwill • 1d ago
Discussion Weapons types I want to see in a Future SoulCalibur game
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1: 1-Handed Mace / Hammer (Maybe w/ shield, but I'd prefer without)
Soul Calibur has assembled many weapons from history but i feel that there's a glaring ommission. Where's all the Blunt, concussive weapons? I get that Kilik, Siegfried & Astaroth have the Kali Yuga Bo-Staff, Octagonal Rod (or Kanabō) & Barrel-hammer weapons (respectively) as weapon skins but we don't really have a Mace Style.
A "Mace" weapon, I'd imagine, either has a lot of break attacks in its kit, or chip damage on block because Blunt weapons break more under the armor from impacts than breaking the armor itself.
Weapon variants: Smooth head, Flanged head, Spiked head (Morning Star), a simple wooden club (maybe Baseball Bat?), Hammer Head, Cuauhulolli (Aztek Mace), Mjolnir as a notable Legendary weapon skin.
2: Kusarigama (Sickle & Chain)
I get that Maxi has the double sickled nunchaku alt-weapon skin, but he's more a Rushdown archetype over a Shinobi-style Tactical spacer. This character's kit would probably be similar to a Mixture of Ivy's whip techniques & Taki's ninjutsu. Longer ranged grapples & attacks with the Chain and swift follow-ups with the Sickle. you probably get the idea.
Weapon Variants: Simple field sickle & chain, Crescent sickle w/ Star hammer at the end of chain, Kyoketsu-Shoge.
3: Flail & Shield
An sister weapon to the Mace weapon family but played more as a Charger Archetype from other fighting games. hold an input to begin spinning the flail to charge an attack and release to unleash a powerful strike.
Weapon Variants: Smooth / Flanged / Spiked heads, Iron-Lantern head, Puffer-fish head (joke weapon)
4: Combat Knife + Hand Axe + Revolver
So Taki is cool n all for being the Shinobi / Kunoichi using her double Daggers, Shurikans, Caltrops and the like but, Funnily enough in history there was a period of time where Cowboys existed in the same time as French Pirates & Samurai.
I think it would be interesting to see a Rustic, Old-West American join the roster. Cervantes having a Gun-Blade opens a chance for another fire-arm wielding character.
Additionally this could open a Guest Character slot for Red Dead's Arthur Morgan!
Honorary number 5: Give us back Aeon with his Twin Axes and a more fleshed out kit. I wanna play my favorite Lizard boy again...
Any other weapons from History you think would be a good fit for Soul Calibur?