#Soulcalibur iv weapons skin#

Despite their relative quickness, they do not provide the dodging features of his thrust attacks, which leave him open to counterattacks. However, they are thankfully fast, and are therefore able to catch someone at the start of a preemptive evade. Raphael's range of horizontal strikes are much less diverse, and the same could also be said for his kick attacks. Raphael is a relatively fast character in terms of attack speed, and as an added bonus many of his thrusting attacks have an added Guard Impact effect, or allow him to dodge attacks entirely via sidestepping and ducking under his opponent's weapon.Īlthough these thrust attacks are Raphael's main strength, they are very linear and can be sidestepped with relative ease. His fighting style predominantly accommodates thrusting and slashing attacks, in which he specializes. Raphael is a fencer who wields an English sword rapier. He can also somehow drain energy by touching someone on their abdomen. After being corrupted and turned into a malfested, he became a vampire and as such gained numerous vampiric powers, such as drinking people's blood, and turning others into vampires that serve him. Raphael is a master at fencing with his Rapier. Like D, Raphael is vampiric in nature and, as of Soulcalibur V, can be assumed to be a tormented figure. The reason for this is still unknown and might never be explained, but it can be surmised the wide-brimmed hat is in reference to the Vampire Hunter D artwork done by Yoshitaka Amano. He also wears his bat ornaments upside down. The outfit he is wearing has a very similar silhouette to his Soulcalibur II costume with the addition of a black wide-brimmed hat. His eyes remained red.Īs of Soulcalibur V, it appears he has not aged at all. In Soulcalibur IV, he wore a mostly black ensemble featuring a two-tailed high-collared coat with gold lining and an elaborate white frill decorating with a bat emblem on it, making him resemble Castlevania's Alucard. He then wore a green jacket with a collared cape, both which feature red inner workings and gold lining with an armor plate beneath.

#Soulcalibur iv weapons skin#

In Soulcalibur III, the influence of Soul Edge had changed his body to resemble something of a vampire, featuring paler skin and red coloured eyes, part of his hair swept up with another styled in a fringe that covers half his face, and a slightly more muscular build.

Tied around his waist is a long red sash. In his first appearance, he wore an indigo jacket with black lining and red inner workings, matching gloves and black pants with red highlights. Raphael appears as a fairly young man of French noble descent, having blue eyes and shoulder-length blonde hair.