everything is beautiful and nothing hurts

[terabient]

so yesterday there were some new character reveals for Soulcalibur V.

guess who is back and deliciously unaged?





Initial thoughts:

-DAT HAT

-lol bat-motif. for serious, Namdai. you've just like, out-batted Batman. it's getting a ~little ridiculous.
-the concept art looks wonderful but the 3D model is...underwhelming?
-that Raphael is still 32 physically and Siegfried is uh...39? 40? how many years is this time gap again makes my irrational fangirl heart flutter for reasons I cannot discern yet. But the answer probably involves a whole lot of porn!fic.
-seriously. DAT HAT.

and with this bit of news revealed, I am going to bury my head in the sand and not look at anything SC5 related until the game is out. I admit I am doing so in part to avoid all the stupid, stupid speculation/fan theories/awful photoshops that sequels inevitably get prior to release. (I'm okay with going crazy with the fan theories, but only *after* the game is out.)

there were some other characters too, like Xianghua's daughter that got swallowed by lotus blossoms and that sentient suit of armor all the fanboys squeal over. i would say something about them but Vampire Hunter Sorel's epic pimp hat has deservedly sucked up all my fannish glee.

/dork

Comments

[bri-ecrit.livejournal.com]

"...epic pimp hat..."

QFT. Dude took another level in fucking badass. Sweet.

(And of course I'm starting my graduate thesis right when the game comes out. GODDAMN IT SC DO NOT MAKE ME FIC AGAIN.)

[terabient]

I was completely resigned to Raphael being dropped from the roster altogether, too.

And then he comes back with the hat he was born to wear.

Well-played, Namco-Bandai. WELL-PLAYED.