Soulcalibur VI’s character creation mode is awe-inspiring, eye-opening and horrifying all at once

Soulcalibur VI, Bandai Namco’s 2018 reboot to the beloved, long-running weapons-based fighting game series Soul Calibur is not only one of the most enjoyable, deep and critically-acclaimed fighting games ever made — it boasts one of the most “interesting” character creation modes of all-time too. Yes, “interesting” — how else to describe the Create-a-Soul process that has yielded such wondrous, fascinating and abhorrent concoctions as the following? (Majority courtesy of the Soul Calibur Creations subreddit and Twitter.)

Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)

u/MarcaroniCheese

Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

u/Gage_Angelwind

Pokemon Sword/Shield female trainer

Oi!

u/ImCanon

The Mandalorian

“He said you were the best in the parsec.”

u/DarkNemeZis666

Squidward Tentacles (SpongeBob SquarePants)

SpongeBob’s cantankerous neighbor, available in fully-bandaged, wheelchair-bound form from Season 1’s “Jellyfishing” episode:

u/marsroverII

Or as alter-ego Handsome Squidward:

imgur: GrandWing

Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

“Link… You may not be at a point where you have fully recovered your power or all of your memories, but courage need not be remembered, for it is never forgotten.”

u/SlothfulRaptor

Chef (South Park)

“Hello there, children!”

u/ADPNova

Doug Dimmadome (Fairly Odd Parents)

He’s gonna Dimma-Destroy you.

u/BukkakeSplishnsplash

Shrek

“This is my swamp.”

u/OhMikeGod

Heli Yoshi

The CaS that made me love Soul Calibur VI‘s character creation mode unconditionally.

ここ数日のキャラクリで一番爆笑した#ソウルキャリバー6#PS4sharehttps://t.co/2clM0n7Crw pic.twitter.com/h2g9Ggf95u

— ひよこん (@DOH39435) November 3, 2018

Frozone (The Incredibles)

“Honey, where’s my super suit?”

u/Quasimodox

Dragonborn (Skyrim)

Fus Roh Dah!

u/CatchingZzzzs

Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)

“You get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir.”

u/Tron40

Samus Aran (Metroid)

u/ADPNova

Cortana (Halo 4)

u/MyAltAccount190

Jinx (Pokemon)

u/PatBeefy

Thomas the Tank Engine

My vote for most terrifying Create-a-Soul of all-time.

Ciri (The Witcher 3)

u/Plezen

Majora’s Mask and the Moon

u/ADPNova

Ronald McDonald

This clown has the highest IRL kill count of any character.

Soul Calibur VI promete pic.twitter.com/tOESsrOcff

— Andor Sandwich SelloDeOricalcos.mp3 (@AndorSandwich) October 18, 2018

Velma (Scooby-Doo)

Jinkies!

u/Bald_Lightning

Donkey Kong

This is why you don’t mess with an ape’s banana hoard.

Aku (Samurai Jack)

“A foooolish samurai warrior!”

u/ADPNova

Towelie (South Park)

“You wanna get high?”

u/ADPNova

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

u/RancidHyena

Skeletor (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)

“How unpleasant it is to see you, you sniveling coward.”

u/FunRedGnome

Statue of Liberty

u/TheMoondance

Santa Claus

You’d better watch out. You’d better not cry. Bitch.

少し早めのMerry Christmas!#ソウルキャリバー6#CreateASoulhttps://t.co/De8T7kHn9z pic.twitter.com/V1LqMKHKrF

— こんにち (@apetoycard) November 13, 2018

Gajinka Snorlax

Stupid, sexy anthropomorphic Snorlax.

u/Gage_Angelwind

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)

“Hello there.”

u/Cancerboi97

Thanos (Avengers: Infinity War)

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Jake the Dog (Adventure Time)

Thanks, I hate it.

u/grantis_da_mantis

Darth Maul

Miles Morales

br>u/YoRHaNoTypeB

Solid Snake

u/manuxillo

Zoidberg (Futurama)

u/Slugwurth

Robbie Rotten (LazyTown)

imgur: PghMav

“Here’s a little lesson in trickery.”

Richard Lizard

“In Soulcalibur VI you can attach objects to custom characters. So of course, people are gonna do what people are gonna do and make dicks,” Redditor u/thebombshock says in an apt encapsulation. “Also in Soul Calibur, the character Voldo has a really weird set of moves (Editor: as this video perfectly demonstrates), and one of those moves puts him in a stance where he gets on the ground like that and all of his attacks become pelvic thrusts. So this guy made a custom character with Voldo’s weapons/moveset, made him a lizardman, and strapped on a dick.

Genius.”

Here’s the link for the brave. (Warning, probably NSFW, or NSFL depending on what circles you’re used to.)

Disney Princesses

Can you name them all?

u/steevinlove

Minecraft Steve

imgur: arnoldscat10

Queen Amidala (Star Wars)

u/FinalFantasyRealness

Alakazam (Pokemon)

u/NovemberRain17

Orc Blademaster (Warcraft III)

u/piesofnorth

Warrior Pikachu (Pokemon)

u/Kilvoctu

Detective Pikachu

Uncanny valley? More like extremely unnerving valley Pikachu.

Detective Pikachu (2019) pic.twitter.com/XMgtleBU7o

— Suriel (@SurielVazquez) October 19, 2018

Sonic the Hedgehog

pic.twitter.com/cSRZEgziuF

— Vagabond (@VagabondMelody) October 19, 2018

Darth Malak (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)

CamunonZ

Cthulhu

Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn!

DrLexAlhazred

Goldar (Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers)

u/OP_Feral_Chaos

Tyrone Biggums (Chappelle’s Show)

You wanna know what dog food tastes like? Do you? It tastes just like it smells… delicious.

u/ADPNova

Illidan Stormrage (World of Warcraft)

You are not prepared.

Illidan Stormrage SCVI CAS

Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)

He’s a big guy… for you.

u/Plezen

Also, the Injustice/comic book Luchador-inspired version:

Tron40

The Ghostbusters logo ghost

Who ya gonna call?

Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)

“I’ll get you, my pretty. And your little dog too.”

CamunonZ

Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

u/RancidHyena

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Did we leave any Soulcalibur VI custom characters off the list? Want to submit your own Create-a-Soul character? Let us know in the comments.