Cervantes Confirmed as Playable Character in SOUL CALIBUR VI

There is just over a month to go until SOUL CALIBUR VI arrives onto Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment continues to ‘drip-feed’ fans with information; as today the publisher have confirmed that the pirate captain Cervantes will be a playable fighter in this latest installment in the popular NAMCO fighting game franchise.

It wouldn’t be a SOUL CALIBUR game without  Cervantes and the confirmation of this appearance means that’s SOUL CALIBUR fans can rest easy knowing that he is in the game; but who exactly is he? Well here is an explanation from Bandai Namco Entertainment:

When Cervantes first gripped Soul Edge, the power of the cursed sword transformed him into a monster. He used the sword to bring a reign of terror and carnage to the world, as the sword continued to manipulated his mind. But soon the cursed sword’s plans were thwarted by a heroic ninja and a brave warrior. Cervantes was defeated, consumed by fire and sentenced to the depths of hell, his body turned to ash.

Later the now new owner of the Soul Edge, Nightmare comes across Cervantes’s remains, but left without noticing the small glimmer of light emitting from his body. The Soul Edge had once again set the terrible wheels of fate moving and brought Cervantes back from the dead. After his resurrection, Cervantes now walks grinning through a sea of corpses, claiming countless souls and leaving desolation and destruction in his wake. His final aim is clear: to once again to make Soul Edge his own.

Cervantes fights with two weapons, Acheron and Nirvana. His main sword, Acheron, has been his sword since he plundered it from its hapless former owner during his reign of dread across the Atlantic Ocean. His secondary weapon, Nirvana, is a dagger with a pistol in the hilt. While pistols of the time were still relatively primitive, shooting an opponent could break their guard, allowing for a fierce follow-up blow. The gun dagger was a gift from the Italian weapons dealer Vercci and symbolises the twisted connection between the feared pirate and the Merchant of Death.

SOUL CALIBUR VI will be available for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC from the 19th October 2018.