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Siegfried Schtauffen (ジークフリート・シュタウフェン, Jīkufurīto Shutaufen) is one of the most central characters of the Soul series and the main protagonist in most of its installments. He is a mainstay of the Soulcalibur series and one of the most iconic characters in the franchise.

Physical Appearance

In his debut, Siegfried appeared as a young German man with short blond hair and blue eyes, covered in simple knight armor. Following his redemption, Soulcalibur and beyond, he retains the armor but his hair has grown longer, past shoulder length. During Soulcalibur he gains a long scar dashing over his right eye, which he likely gained fighting against Inferno in the original Soul Edge. Soulcalibur III, he returns with armor bearing the motif of a phoenix as well as feathers on his pauldrons. As of Soulcalibur IV, his armor remains the same, but a second layer of crystalline armor covers with a rather intricate design and wields Soul Calibur instead of Requiem. He also gains a long blue scarf as well, completing the 'knight in shining armor' visage. His weapon in Soul Edge was originally Faust, a simple zweihander with a basic design, but swapped it for Requiem, a large blade with a flat end and a black lining in the center. He continues to use this sword from Soulcalibur all the way to Soulcalibur III and resumes its use in Soulcalibur V. In Soulcalibur V, Siegfried's appearance begins to take on the traits of his father, and has grown a stubble. His hair is swept up with a couple bangs hanging down and his scar still remains. In trailers of Soulcalibur: Lost Swords he wore armor almost identical to his Soulcalibur V counterpart, albeit with blue coloring, but in-game he starts off in his underwear. His appearance changes depending on what equipment the player gives him. In Soulcalibur VI, he is depicted in his youth once more, but wears armor identical to Nightmare's with a white color scheme and sporting a scarf, further emphasizing his polarity with his dark side's dark blue armor and tattered cape. The right side of his armor features tinges of blue, referencing the lingering remnants of Nightmare within and underneath his armor reveals bandages on his right arm which features some notable discoloration as a result of his arm recovering from drastic transformation triggered by Soul Edge. The E3 Story trailer also depicts his Soul Edge appearance, wearing similar armor and lacking the scarf.

Personality

In Soul Edge and Soulcalibur Legends, Siegfried is somewhat cocky and arrogant, never stopping to achieve what he desires. However, after being freed from Soul Edge in Soulcalibur, he stops being selfish and strives to atone for his sins. When he becomes Nightmare again in Soulcalibur II, he is portrayed as a heartless beast. But when he becomes himself again in Soulcalibur III, he regains his desire for atonement. In Soulcalibur IV, Siegfried fears that he would get other people hurt if he lets them join him. So he isolates himself from others in order to destroy Soul Edge and repent for his sins. However in Soulcalibur V Siegfried is much calmer and relaxed, he also acts as a mentor to his comrades.

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Theme Music

Soul Blade OST Soul and Sword (Theme of Siegfried) Soul Edge, "Soul and Sword" Soul Blade Khan Super Session Darkness of Fate (Theme of Siegfried) Soul Edge Khan Super Session, "Darkness of Fate" Soul Calibur Original Soundtrack - Worth Dying For (Siegfried Theme) Soulcalibur, "Worth Dying For" Soul Calibur III Music- Forsaken Sanctuary Soulcalibur III, "Forsaken Sanctuary" SCIV Destiny Will Tell 20 Soulcalibur IV, "Destiny Will Tell" Soul Calibur Broken Destiny OST - Destiny Will Tell Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, "Destiny Will Tell" OST Soul Calibur V - 2. Till Fate Writes My Epitaph - Siegfried's Theme Soulcalibur V, "Till Fate Writes My Epitaph"

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Trivia

General

Soul Edge

It is possible that Siegfried got his scar on his right eye, when he was fighting against Inferno.

Siegfried had a secret costume entitled "Siegfried!", which made him appear as an early version of Nightmare in red armor. Originally, the developers of that game had considered using the alternate costumes as separate characters, but the idea was scrapped. Ironically, Siegfried is later made the 3rd costume of Nightmare in Soulcalibur II .

. Siegfried was the shortest playable character and the shortest male character in the series at 157 cm.

Soulcalibur

When the announcer says Siegfried's name, he pronounces it in the proper German tone, with the "s" sounding like a "z" and the "d" sounding like a "t". For the rest of the series, the announcer says it phonetically.

Soulcalibur II

Nightmare's bonus costume is a combination of Siegfried's Soul Edge 1P costume and Soulcalibur 1P head design. Equipping him with either Faust or Requiem further compliments the illusion of his former identity.

1P costume and 1P head design. Equipping him with either Faust or Requiem further compliments the illusion of his former identity. Nightmare's 2P costume represents Siegfried mid-transition into Nightmare, featuring his human form with a grotesque dragon-like arm, a golden right eye and ruined armor based off his Soulcalibur 1P design. Additionally, the Soul Edge he uses in this form is visually reminiscent of the Soul Edge wielded by Siegfried in Soul Blade.

Soulcalibur III

The Soul of Siegfried discipline is available to characters created under the Knight class.

In Tales of Souls, near the end of any character's path, Siegfried will face off against Nightmare, and the winner will face the player's character next. This of course excludes himself and Nightmare, as these two will battle if Siegfried or Nightmare manage to avoid being trapped in the cage. Or else, they will fight Zasalamel.

What appears to be a body suit beneath Siegfried's armor bears a coloration discontinuity; in the opening movie and concept art, the suit is depicted to be bright green, but in all other aspects of the game, it appears to be black in color. Also, one of his concept art slides depicts him wearing a helmet shaped like an eagle's head and a suit of armor with feather designs on it, similar to the armor he currently wears.

In the opening movie, the way Siegfried pierces Soul Edge's eye with Soul Calibur is similar to what Cassandra does in her Soulcalibur IV ending.

Soulcalibur IV

In his 2P costume in Soulcalibur IV , he wields the same looking Soul Calibur from Soulcalibur III , except this version seems to have a darker shade of blue.

, he wields the same looking Soul Calibur from , except this version seems to have a darker shade of blue. Siegfried's ending brings ambiguity over his good intentions because it is a source of controversy over whether he simply brought peace to the world, making it a utopia; or if he crystallized everything, ending the world. Also, fans debate the exact meaning of Siegfried's line "our kind should not exist in this world. Not ever again" if he meant humanity in general, or those with connections with Soul Edge in some way or another.

Siegfried dies in almost every ending that he appears in, including his own: he gets crystallized or killed by Nightmare. The only exception from this is Hilde's ending, where she knights him forgiven of his sins when he asks her to kill him, stating that true warriors think not of themselves but of others, also noting that he had sacrificed everything to atone for his sins.

In his first stage of his Story Mode, Siegfried fights his father, Frederick, who is actually an illusion created by Zasalamel.

Siegfried seems to be associated with ice, as it appears during his Critical Finish, and his introduction sequence. This is in contrast to Nightmare, who is associated with fire. This is a reference to Veigue Lungberg from Tales of Rebirth, another one of Namco's game's protagonists with ice powers who similarly use great swords and is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama in Japanese. Veigue himself wields Seigfried's Requiem when he appears as a cameo boss battle in Tales of Graces.

Soulcalibur V

Even though he no longer wields Soul Calibur, the sword's power fragments still exist inside him. This can be seen in his Critical Edge, which consists of crystal spikes being ejected from the ground.

Siegfried has a bonus costume that is the same as his 1P costume in Soulcalibur IV . However, only the computer can use it and only in Legendary Souls mode and Quick Match mode.

. However, only the computer can use it and only in Legendary Souls mode and Quick Match mode. Siegfried's quote, "No need for words, I speak with this." references Wang from the Tekken series saying to certain characters, "Save your words, speak with your fists." in Tekken 6 .

series saying to certain characters, "Save your words, speak with your fists." in . Siegfried is one of only three characters to show physical signs of aging from the time skip. The others are Mitsurugi and Hilde.

Siegfried's artwork is used as a blackened silhouette in the PlayStation 3 trophy 'Footsteps of Soldiers' while the feminine counterpart resembles no character whatsoever, though it resembles Hilde's victory (and character creation) pose.

Siegfried's alternate costume seems to be a casual outfit, Siegfried likely uses it when he is at his home or when he goes out for a hunt.

Soulcalibur VI

Some of Siegfried's damage reaction voice clips are recycled from Nightmare's Soulcalibur V incarnation.

incarnation. Siegfried serves as the sub-boss in the Easy Arcade mode.

Etymology

Siegfried's name means "victory (=Sieg), peace and/or protection (=fried)" in German.

Series' Appearances

Appearances in Other Media

Outcast Odyssey

Siegfried appears as a card in Outcast Odyssey. He appears wearing all new attire. He was a Limited time card, available until 7 September, 2015. He was a Level 5 rarity card.