No amount of sci-fi reasoning, magic, or blaming it on wizards can make Yoda, Darth Vader, and (eurgh) Starkiller fit in the war-torn European and Silk Road settings of Soul Calibur. Namco Bandai will finally be offering Darth Vader and Yoda as downloadable Soulcalibur IV characters this week. You know what doesn’t fit, though? Lightsabers. Weaponry, aesthetic, move set… all of it gels with Soul Calibur’s camp high fantasy world – even when you’re pulling massive bombs out of God-knows-where and hurling them across the stage. Like its predecessors, Soulcalibur IV is straight-forward and victory comes when you either deplete your opponent's health or knock them out of the arena. Darth Vader (formerly known as Anakin Skywalker) is a guest character from the Star Wars franchise, made exclusively for Soul Calibur IV on the PlayStation 3. The elf-like little twink fit into the roster as well as any sword-wielding fantasy hero could – facing off against the likes of the machiavellian Frenchman Raphael, the inhuman hellspawn Astaroth, or the horny gimp Voldo, the Legend of Zelda guest character fits right in. Vaders not a quick man, but what he lacks in speed he makes up for in power. Yoda was the smallest character in the game, and was highly mobile. From VG247: "Link suits the world of Soul Calibur. Darth Vader was a punisher, easily countering enemy attacks with the Force.
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