Season 2 Guest character is disappointing if you're not a fan of Samurai Showdown

[TooPoopie]

I understand people may be excited for the new guest character "Haohmaru" from the Samurai Showdown franchise. Honestly, he just looks like a Mitsurugi copycat, but just more anime. I don't know the backstory so he not interesting at all to me and I'm guessing he just fits into the SC universe because he wields a weapon and is a main character from the Samurai games.

I guess to sum it up this character just looks plain as hell. I would much rather preferred some magic wielder or something cool like Artorias from Dark Souls.

Anyone feel the same or this actually a good character to look forward to?

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I really don't want another mage character, Azwel is enough :c But yes, I think there are better choices for a guest char. I don't mind a Samurai Showdown character but might be better options from that game

[TooPoopie]

IMO Magic is fine in a Soulcalibur as a gimmick and doesn't necessarily need to be a character's primary power (aka Azwel). I was more thinking along the lines of Geralt in terms of magic power for an additional character. Not all characters need to rely on their magic prowess during combat for their fighting capabilities, but can serve as an auxiliary function.

[Tyrian Mollusk]

He IS plain as hell. SC and SS are both weapon fighters, so each got a generic tough-guy samurai. The last thing we need for SC is some other game's generic tough-guy samurai, especially when we already have a wacky samurai added from yet another game, and especially when what distinguishes SS characters is exactly what doesn't belong in SC. It's just bankrupt and frustrating, and basically wasted dev time putting off OUR characters who actually BELONG in SC.

I hate the whole guest character schtick so much, but this sucks even for that.

At this point, we can only hope that Haohmaru means the other SC characters will be better. Since season 1 was half characters built from other characters and half characters who actually have their own moves (not that 2B belongs in the game at all), maybe Haohmaru will take one of those low-effort slots and we get two proper SC characters this time instead of just one. I'm guessing Rock will be the other low-effort design fart. Hopefully Yun-seong will finally come and the last character will be something worthwhile (god please not Necrid). Am a little concerned that season 1 being all pedobait girls means S2 will go all broforce and Setsuka is off the table for another year (possibly ever).

[Euphamia]

Wouldent mind another different Sword style like that. Something different then Mitsy

[Raden]

Screw that, I want a magic focused fighting style for my mage OC. Fireballs, arcane blasts, teleports. Go the whole nine yards with it.

[Tyrian Mollusk]

Originally posted by Raden:

Screw that, I want a magic focused fighting style for my mage OC. Fireballs, arcane blasts, teleports. Go the whole nine yards with it.

It's supposed to be a weapon fighter, though. We should see proper weapons wielded as we fight. Magic users just get us gimmick amalgamations like Necrid, Aswel, and Algol, and not having weapons breaks the weapon-vs-weapon mechanics/concept.

That, and I just don't think they've got it in them to do well on design and make a mage work. Past examples say "no".

[John Thicc 3 - Parabelly]

I would have preferred getting a character we want from older games. This is Soulcalibur, not Guestcalibur.

[B(.Y.)BIES!]

Well, i surely would have preferred Basara or Rimururu.

[Crossaber]

I was a fan of Samurai spirit since the release... and it was the reason i get in love with Soul Edge (and later Soul Calibur~). But i am agree somehow there are better choice from Samurai Showdown...

For example:
Tachibana Ukyo
Yagyu Jubei

Both are very iconic samurai character yet more differentiate than Haohmaru

For less popular option if you think we have enough pretty faces:
Earthquake
Wan-Fu

[Aya]

I still think that a Tales guest would probably be better for drawing people in. Yuri Lowell moreso so as to have other protagonists in SoulCalibur via Character Creation

Another issue with Haohmaru is that he provided the basis for Mitsurugi's character, so expect something along the lines of a P2 skin. As a guest character

[CommanderBeanie]

Too soon to say anything. We haven't even seen any of his gameplay yet.

[Athetos]

Same with literally every guest character. Their whole point of existing is for their fans.

[Aya]

Originally posted by Rahuzero:

Same with literally every guest character. Their whole point of existing is for their fans.

Geralt and 2B at least had their fair share of fun mechanics and in the case of the latter guest, she still does

[RiftHunter4]

Yeah, I wasn't excited at all lol.

I don't know a single person who plays Samurai Showdown.

[CommanderBeanie]

Originally posted by Sown-Laughter:

Originally posted by RiftHunter4:

Yeah, I wasn't excited at all lol.

I don't know a single person who plays Samurai Showdown.

It has a really really old following..Samsho is hardcore but more like Kengo or Bushido blade.

Hell in CvsSNK2001 Hohamaru's damage was Insane, but he was fast on execution but super punishable on block..

the opposite of Mitsu who is easily duck-able and fun to mess with at least with maxi..
cause hes so slow when hes flying from his sword.

Bushido Blade needs a revival. It was fun as hell.