Olcadan
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| Olcadan | |
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 Olcadan in Soulcalibur III. |
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| Game series | Soul series |
| First game | Soulcalibur III |
| Voiced by | Shigenori Souya |
| Information | |
| Age | Unknown |
| Birthplace | Unknown |
| Birthdate | Unknown |
| Blood type | Unknown |
| Weapon | All |
| Weapon name | The Ancient |
| Fighting style | All |
| Family | Long since deceased |
Olcadan (オルカダン Orukadan?) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. His first and, to date, only appearance is in Soulcalibur III.
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[edit] Background Story
Olcadan comes from an ancient time now long lost. He is an expert in any and all kinds of martial arts, and his mastery of weapons in particular can be compared to heroes of both the east and the west, perhaps even surpassing them all. In those times of war, the people sought a hero, but Olcadan was not interested in the world's affairs, as he only cared for his strength. Even if the people were in awe of him and treated him as an eccentric, Olcadan ignored them and focused on honing his skills.
When Olcadan reached manhood, there was no human being on earth who could challenge him. He could boast that, save one single fight which ended in a draw, he was undefeated in his countless bouts. So he set his sights on the gods and, to test how close he was to rivaling them, started hunting down the great owl, said to have been sent by the god of war to observe the world. He challenged a messenger of the gods to a duel and defeated him, and then brought the owl's head as proof of his victory, but the people didn't cherish him, for they were afraid of the wrath of the gods.
The gods acted shortly after. Affected by both the sun and moon's light and the position of the stars, Olcadan's head turned from human to owl and back again. The people, trying to seek the gods' forgiveness, sent a group of Sorcerers, known as the "Sages of the Oak," to capture him. At first Olcadan resisted, but the sages took advantage of his vow to become stronger and finally captured him.
Chained at the altar on the top of a mountain, the god of wars (in the form of a headless owl) punished Olcadan by sealing him inside an ancient labyrinth ruin deep beneath the earth, where time didn't exist. Olcadan tried to find an exit, but no matter what he did, nothing changed in the labryinth. Time there didn't flow, and he never felt thirst or hunger, or even grew old. Resigned, Olcadan stayed in a lone room and fell into a deep slumber.
Suddenly the peace was broken. A deafening roar followed by a wave of energy woke him from his slumber. By the change in the wind's flow, he realized the seal was broken, probably by the same energy wave, which he didn't know was the Evil Seed. As he left the ruins, he wondered how much time passed. The gods who cursed him were long gone, and thus his curse possibly couldn't ever be lifted. Still, he was not troubled by this. He was excited after realizing the power which freed him was possibly the strongest in this new era.
Once he started to search for the source of that power, he soon discovered that to do anything he needed something called "money." Even if it were a foreign concept, he accepted it and soon started to get income teaching people the techniques he has mastered, and slowly he learned of this new era.
And now, to recover his combat senses dulled over the course of his long sleep, he cut ties with the world and returned to the labryinth. He's going to challenge the greatest power in this era: a pair of swords that, once weak in his era, now rivaled the gods...
[edit] Tales of Souls mode
In any character's story, Olcadan can be battled. To do this, the player must go to a path that avoids fighting Tira, defeating Zasalamel only. Then follow a specific story path that differs from each character. If they do this without being defeated in a battle (at all), they will travel to the labyrinth where they will fight a shadow version of a bonus character (Sometimes either Hwang or (possibly) Arthur from The Chronicles Of The Sword, due to the voice, fighting style (which is that of an Samurai) and the outline of the "Unknown Soul"), an original character and Olcadan himself. Since Olcadan knows all the Soul Calibur 3's original Characters Fighting Styles, he will be a very tough challenge to defeat him, but if he is defeated, the player character's "The Ancient" weapon will be unlocked, and Olcadan will be unlocked as a playable character in all game modes (except Chronicles of the Sword). The player will also go to the lost cathedral. If they are defeated in any part of the labyrinth, they will go to the lost cathedral, without fighting Olcadan, and they will face Zasalamel, and (if they weren't defeated at all) Night Terror. If the player was defeated before this, they will face Abyss, as normal.
[edit] Soulcalibur III endings
Olcadan will be standing over Soul Edge, contemplating it. Then, he will raise his hand.
- Input-He will take Soul Edge to the weapon store, where he silently haggles with Valeria until Lynette whispers to her, and Olcadan leaves with a few coins, while Valeria and Lynette looks confused. This assumes that he has sold the weapon to Valeria.
- Don't Input-If the player doesn't press the buttons, he will destroy it. Then, he is shown beating up people. He complains about being bored and that nobody is strong here. Then, he says that he'll just have to train someone if there is no one stronger, dragging one man away. He is shown training two swordfighters, and as he turns around, they attempt to attack him, but he throws them out.
[edit] Weapons
-- The Ancient
A set of weapons, all made with similar designs, used by Olcadan. Nothing is known about these weapons, but is probable that Olcadan made the weapons himself. They are kept in an old box with Olcadan's symbol on it. The Ancient are well-balanced; they have no special effects. Other characters can use their respective "The Ancient" weapon by either defeating Olcadan in Tales of Souls mode or by that character completing every single level (playable or not) in training mode.
(Note: Olcadan gains 3 more weapon copies in Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, due to Li Long, Hwang, and Amy being added to the game.)
[edit] Stages
-- Grand Labyrinth (SC3)
Buried on the coast of the Black Sea lie the forgotten ruins of a gigantic stone structure. Olcadan had once been imprisoned in this place by a curse of a God, but its entrance is now open due to the influence of the Evil Seed. Nevertheless, it is not a place to be taken lightly. Its twisting passageways confuse the sense of direction, and the dark, wet atmosphere induces a primal fear in those who enter. Those who constructed this labyrinth have long since disappeared from the earth, and there is no way to know for what purpose it was built. But supposedly, this place was known to them as the "end of the earth," and, to them, this underground labyrinth may have perhaps been the kingdom of death -- the land of the Gods.
[edit] Trivia
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- Olcadan can be first seen in the Tutorial mode of Soulcalibur III, where he teaches the basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of the fighting engine. Story-wise, this is explained since Olcadan makes a living teaching warriors how to fight, as clearly demonstrated in his no-input ending, which signifies yet another comedic point in the game; in it, two rogue students of his try (and almost immediately fail) to kill him while his back is turned.
- Most of Olcadan's standard weapons are based on the designs of extra weapons from Soulcalibur II.
- In his Destined Battle dialogue Olcadan notes that Kilik uses the same style as a certain person. Who he is referring to is uncertain, but it has become a general belief he refers to the one fight that ended in a draw mentioned on his profile, and that the comment is a hint that the man is in fact Edge Master, Kilik's master.
- One of Olcadan's concept art pieces has him resembling Edge Master (Similar tattoos, hair, and skin tone). There are also two alternate designs: a Viking man, and the other a large, older woman.
- Olcadan's Destined Battle is Kilik.
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