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"Listen! ...to the raging of my soul!"

— Kilik

Kilik (キリク, Kiriku) is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. He appeared in the game Soulcalibur VI, which marks his debut appearance in the new, rebooted Soulcalibur timeline.

He is nicknamed Destiny Awakened (目覚めし宿命, Mezameshi Shukumei^?).

Biography[]

Soulcalibur VI[]

Ling-Sheng Su was a temple famous for its martial arts practices. The monks there took in Kilik, who was abandoned as a child, and raised him to be a proficient fighter. Although he never knew his true family, he looked up to Xianglian like a sister. Both orphans, they were rarely seen apart, and would train together constantly to the point where the bond between them was stronger than even that of siblings. They grew into proficient warriors, and their efforts were rewarded with them being chosen to inherit one of the temple’s three sacred treasures each. However, on the night before the official handover ceremony, fate began to stir…

The day the Evil Seed smothered Ling-Shang Su with evil was the day Kilik killed Xianglian with his own hands... Who knew how long had passed since then? In that time, Kilik had trained beneath a master swordsman, and met Maxi, Xianghua, and a man who could be either friend or foe. Having fought through so much and overcome great difficulties, Kilik now found himself locked in battle with Nightmare, determined to break himself from the shackles of his fate. With Xianghua’s help, he conquered the evil overlord, and fulfilled his mission to destroy Soul Edge. The scar on Kilik's cheek inflicted by Xianglian served as a permanent reminder of all that had happened. However, for the first time in a long time his heart was as clear as the blue skies over Osthreinsburg.

Physical Appearance[]

Kilik is a fair-skinned young man with a slim but well built physique, medium-length brown hair and brown eyes, possessing a distinct V-shaped scar on his left cheek.

When he uses Soul Charge, he becomes possessed. This causes his hair to grow much longer, glowing marks to appear on his body, and his eye color to glow red.

Personality[]

Kilik is a simple-minded man, mostly focused on his training and sometimes oblivious whenever his companions are talking to him. But he is constantly haunted by the memories of the Ling-Sheng-Su massacre, which included Xianglian's death at his own hands. It is only when he was consulted by Sophitia that he was able to let go of his past and move on.

Costumes[]

Kilik's outfit is a callback to Soulcalibur, with the Dvapara-Yuga worn around his chest, and the addition of a half cloak on his left side. His Color 1 is his iconic red suit with grey metal accessories.

His Color 2 has his outfit yellow.

His Color 3 is a callback to Soulcalibur IV, coloring his outfit blue and his metal accessories golden brown.

Hiis Color 4 refers to his Malfestation, with his hair white, his outfit and metal accessories black, and the Dvapara-Yuga purple.

Weapon & Style[]

The staff used by this fighting style has a long reach, but can capably respond to enemy attacks at any distance. Additionally, the vast number of defensive moves available make practitioners tough to take down. While the soul charge is activated, offensive strength rises, but at the cost of the user's life being slowly drained. ^[2]

Kali-Yuga[]

Kali-Yuga and Dvapara-Yuga are two of the three sacred treasures of Ling-Sheng Su.

Kilik was the chosen successor of Kali-Yuga, but everything changed with the Evil Seed. The rod’s divine ability to absorb any power turned out to be a fatal flaw; it absorbed massive amounts of dark energy from the Evil Seed, which threatened to corrupt the artifact—and Kilik with it. To this day, Kali-Yuga still holds within it the fearsome potential to become a second Soul Edge. The only thing keeping the evil power within Kali-Yuga and Kilik himself in check its the mirror, Dvapara-Yuga. Its ability to ward to ward off and cleanse evil saved kilik and Kali-Yuga and prevented a true calamity.

Dvapara-Yuga was given to Kilik by a young woman named Xianglian, whom he’d trained with for most of his life. Xianglian was like a sister to Kilik, but in a cruel twist of fate, he was forced to kill her with his own hands.

To Kilik, Dvapara-Yuga is a symbol of Ling-Sheng Su’s martial arts history; Kali-Yuga, of Xianglian. With both of them in hand, he has decided to stand and confront his fate.

Ling-Sheng Su Secret Arts of the Rod[]

Many different fighting styles have originated in China, but the country’s rod techniques hold a special place among them. In fact, some hold that the rod was humanity’s first true weapon, and the way of the rod predated even hand-to-hand martial arts.

Among the many rod styles surviving in China today, the techniques of Ling-Sheng Su are said to be among the most refined and powerful. The rod is a large and difficult weapon to master; however, the freedom of movement, effectiveness at any range, and offensive and defensive capabilities make it an appealing choice over other long weapons, such as the spear.

Ever since the tragedy brought by the Evil Seed befell Ling-Sheng Su, Kilik has kept the Kali-Yuga firmly by his side. As the final successor to Ling-Sheng Su’s techniques, he has devoted himself to his training, and is currently studying esoteric techniques under the legendary warrior, Edge Master.

Critical Edge[]

Ling-Sheng Su Phoenix Loop: A middle attack that arcs downward and does a lot of damage on a hit. The user can use it with a launcher as a part of a combo or after baiting out an attack with a control technique as a counter. Its main use is to increase the damage of air combos. It is a guaranteed hit after landing after a reversal edge hit, so keep in mind as a go-to move after hitting an attack with a reversal edge.

Forbidden Moonset: Only available in Soul Charge. Grabs his opponent and flies up in the air and then throws them down. Charges his rod, falls down and impales them which causes a massive explosion.

Weapons[]

• Kali-Yuga
• Guanyin Rod
• Rhombus Rod
• God's Lost Article
• Jingu Staff
• Ling-Sheng Su Staff
• Amud

Stages[]

Soulcalibur VI[]

Master Swordman's Cave: Azure Horizon

Quotes[]

Soulcalibur VI[]

Relationships[]

• Trained and mentored by Edge Master.
• Regarded Xianglian like a sister, but was forced to kill her in the Ling-Sheng Su massacre.
  • Was later comforted by Sophitia.
• Became a friend and travel companion of Xianghua and Maxi.
• Rival of Grøh, who is also a fellow malfested victim as Kilik. Kilik later became a situational ally during the last raid against Nightmare.
• Unintentionally freed Siegfried from Nightmare's grasp.
• Defeated Inferno with the assistance of Xianghua.
• Fought the Conduit twice; once in his regular form and later in his Malfested form, and struck up a friendship with them.
• Was attacked by Astaroth and Taki on seperate occasions as they sensed his malfestation.

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