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SoulCalibur V Struts Its Ninja Stuff

SoulCalibur V Struts Its Ninja Stuff

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Let’s face it, long-time SoulCalibur character and fan-favorite Taki is getting old. Even though Mitsurugi is okay with sporting his graying hair in lethal combat, some might say it’s time for the middle-aged Taki to take bow and let someone else do the demon hunting, two-tanto dance.

Unveiled today on Daishi Odashima’s Twitter, SoulCalibur V will feature a new female ninja. Her outfit bears striking similarities to Taki’s, with a skin-tight red top and knives along her back and across her waist, along with shoulder and forearm guards. Unlike her progenitor, however, her hair is blond, her legs are bare from the knees to the hips, and her, um, endowments are somewhat less pronounced.



SoulCalibur V is set 17 years after the series’ previous entry—could this new ninja be related to Taki? A student of hers? Most importantly, with the ninja quota filled, will Taki be left on the cutting room floor as a mere redundancy?

“Is Taki returning?” asks Odashima, “Well you know, she’s getting a little old. But then again ninjas are like super humans…”

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