Hm, yeah I suppose you're right. I was drawing from memory of Soulcalibur 2's weapons. I was under the impression that everyone had a "Soul Calibur" weapon as well as a "Soul Edge" when in fact there were only what, three or four characters with SC?
I even checked the description to double check: "Just like the dark sword, it can change its form."
So, yes. You are right, it does seem to be more picky.
But I imagine it has many of the same properties as Soul Edge, such as it can take control over whomever uses it as it is after all Soul Edge's counterpart. And if I have my lore correct, it was made from Soul Edge, or atleast made in a similar way. It's also it's implied it took over Patroklos in a similar way that Soul Edge does to Raphael and Pyrrha. So it does stand to reason that it could do the same to others.
Ivy is an alchemist which apparently in Soulcalibur-land means she knows how to do magic. As such, she doesn't need to use the sword, if she studies it enough I imagine she'd learn how to duplicate it's purification effects. She could have just as easily tagged along following that brain-dead kid for a while simply to study it, even at a distance.
Hell if it were an RPG you can bet you'd be seeing a message saying: "Ivy joined the party!" not three minutes after they met.
... Actually a "Tales of Soulcalibur" would be amusing. I'd be game for that.
There's no way this is the last we'll see of the series. It may die down but, if anything Namco will bury the series for a while. Remember, SC5 was only created because of fan demand, and very few fans were satisfied with this one as far as I can tell. Even if it goes quiet for, oh, five-or-so years I'm sure sooner or later there will be fan demand for a "real" Soulcalibur again.
Of course, I'm still expecting a "SUPER Soulcalibur 5: Second Impact Edition" by this time next year.
True, it's not the biggest deal but it is a bit baffling when you consider they made sure male characters could wear skirts.
I was just wondering, if people were vocal enough maybe we could see a patch for that. It'd be the least they could do considering there's no reason not to have them available. (Though somehow I get the feeling they'd release it as "DLC" just to fuck with people.)
