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SoulCalibur V Walkthrough
Welcome back to the stage of history. Our SoulCalibur V walkthrough gets you started for combat with new tactics, unlockables, and character moves.
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Unlockables

Hidden Characters

*Note: After beating Story Mode, you unlock Legendary Souls Mode

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Defeat him in either Legendary Souls / Quick Battle (As Teramos) / Arcade Mode. Or, reach Player Level 31.	Algol
Complete Episode 12 in Story Mode or reach Player Level 15.	Alpha Patroklos
Complete Episode 16 in Story Mode or reach Player Level 19.	Edge Master
Beat Story Mode or reach Player Level 27.	Elysium
Beat Him In Either Legendary Souls or Arcade Mode, or reach Player Level 9.	Kilik
Complete Episode 19 in Story Mode or reach Player Level 23.	Pyrrha Omega
Defeat Harada in Quick Battle or in Legandary Souls down the Asia path. Or, reach Player Level 5	Soul Of Devil Jin Fighting Style

Unlock Stages

Unlockable	How to Unlock
Finish Episode 4 in Story mode or Player level 7	Ancient Citadel: Peacetime
Finish Episode 7 in Story mode or Player level 21	Unknown Forest: Dark Night
Finish Episode 18 in Story mode or Player level 18	Denever Castle:Assualt
Unlock Omega Pyrrha	Denever Castle: Eye of Chaos
Finish Episode 18 in Story mode or Player 40	Last Rites on the Battleground
Player level 25	Astral Chaos: Pathway
Unlock Angol	Tower of Glory: Most Holy Dichotomy
Unlock Edgemaster	Tower of Glory: Spiral of Good and Evil
Player level 13	Conqueror's Coliseum: Underground Fight
Unlock Elysium	Utopia of the Blessed
Unlock Kilik	Penitentiary of Destiny

Unlock the "Extra" Route in Arcade Mode
Upon reaching Player Level 17, you will unlock the "Extra" Route in Arcade Mode. This route features a camera angle that's closer to the ground and fixed at an angle, offering a new perspective to play the game.

Trophies

There are 38 Bronze Trophies, 10 Silver Trophies, 2 Gold Trophies, and 1 Platinum Trophy.

Code	Effect
Performed a wall hit 50 times.	Stalwart Barbarian (Bronze)
Performed 20 grapple breaks.	Adored by Heaven (Bronze)
Player level reached maximum.	Soul Fulfilled (Silver)
Player level reached 50.	Throbbing Soul (Bronze)
Player level reached 5.	Fetal Soul (Bronze)
Creation: took a thumbnail by manually setting a decoration frame and background.	Colorful Illusion (Bronze)
Creation: created a character with full-on coordination (used everything except for height).	Passionate Artist (Bronze)
Legendary Souls: won with brave edge.	Skills for Duels (Silver)
Ranked Match: won 10 times with Ezio.	No-hitter (Silver)
Quick Battle: defeated Harada TEKKEN.	Pursuit of Obsession (Bronze)
Quick Battle: won against 10 players with titles and used the obtained title on the player license.	Usurped True Name (Bronze)
Arcade: cleared a ranking route with a record better than your rival.	Mask Another's Memory (Bronze)
Arcade: cleared any route with difficulty set on hard.	War Veteran (Silver)
Story: cleared final episode.	Home is Faraway (Gold)
Story: cleared episode 16.	Resurrection of Order (Silver)
Story: cleared episode 8.	Shields Come Together (Bronze)
Story: cleared episode 1.	Purge of the Holy (Bronze)
Arcade: cleared Asia route.	Perfect Trainee (Bronze)
Quick Battle: defeated all warriors.	Sudden Temptation (Silver)
Quick Battle: defeated 50 warriors.	Path to Glory (Bronze)
Quick Battle: defeated 150 warriors.	Road to the Duel (Bronze)
Play backed another player's replay.	Notes on Rivals (Bronze)
Uploaded a replay of your win.	Sings Own Praise (Bronze)
Reached E1 rank in ranked match.	Reason to Fight For (Bronze)
Reached D1 rank in ranked match.	First Step of a Legend (Silver)
Reached E4 rank in ranked match.	Awakened to Violence (Bronze)
Used Ezio in a player match.	Synchronize DNA (Bronze)
Won 50 times on PlayStation®Network.	Conqueror of the Arena (Gold)
Won 20 times on PlayStation®Network.	Courageous Warrior (Silver)
Won 5 times in one style on PlayStation®Network.	Carry Out Your Beliefs (Bronze)
Fought 100 times on PlayStation®Network.	Hero Carved in History (Silver)
Fought 75 times on PlayStation®Network.	Strategist of War (Silver)
Fought 30 times on PlayStation®Network.	Mercenary of War (Bronze)
Won consecutive matches on PlayStation®Network.	Proof of a Fighter (Bronze)
Registered 3 rivals.	Beginning of Destiny (Bronze)
Edited a player license.	A Soul Coalesces (Bronze)
Battled in SOULCALIBUR V for the first time (excluding training and VS battle).	History Repeats (Bronze)
Obtained all trophies.	Unwritten History (Platinum)
Successfully performed a just guard 5 times.	Like a Flowing Stream (Bronze)
Successfully performed an impact 100 times.	Momentary Pleasure (Bronze)
K.O. with critical edge 30 times.	Black Sword of Death (Bronze)
Won by ring out 50 times.	Hands of the Abyss (Bronze)
Perfect won 50 times.	Parrier of Swords (Bronze)
Reached over 87,600 m in total movement distance in battle.	Wind of Battle (Bronze)
Landed brave edge 100 times.	Alluring Kaleidoscope (Bronze)
K.O. the opponent 25 times with an attack after a quick move.	Gale Forces (Bronze)
Landed an attack 20,000 times.	Never Ending Effort (Bronze)
Defeated 100 male characters.	Footprints of Soldiers (Bronze)
Defeated 100 female characters.	Give in to Temptation (Bronze)
Guard bursted 30 times.	Fancy of a Mad King (Bronze)
Changed the BGM in options.	Lively Pub (Bronze)

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