Xianghua Chai

Xianghua Chai is a character from the Soulcalibur series.
== Charactah Account ==
Xianghua is the younger sister of Kilik's adoptive sister Xianglian, daughter of a famous swordswoman and heiress to the Chai clan. She was sent by her Emperor to obtain the Soul Edge, but after finding out the truth of the sword, she teams up with Kilik and Maxi to destroy it. Discovering her ancestral sword, Krita-Yuga, was actually Soul Calibur, she used it to defeat Nightmare and seemingly destroy Soul Edge.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur: Spirit Sword
=== Video Games ===
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur II
* Soulcalibur III
* Soulcalibur IV
* Soulcalibur VI
* Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
* Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul
== Trivia ==
* The three treasures of the Ling-Sheng Su Temple are all named after the Yugas - the names of eras in Hindu philosophy. The Krita-Yuga refers to the age of meditation, a Golden Age free from unhappiness. Hence, the Krita-Yuga/Soulcalibur's reputation as a force of good.
* Xianghua's No Name looks exactly like Krita-Yuga in Soulcalibur and does not match Edge Master's jian. Krita-Yuga obtains a different look in Soulcalibur II.
* Xianghua's nickname in Soulcalibur is "Flower in the Breeze."
* Xianghua's Destined Battle in Soulcalibur is Nightmare. In Soulcalibur II her Destined Battle is Kilik, and in Soulcalibur III, her Destined Battle is Cervantes. In Soulcalibur IV, she must fight Algol as her final boss in Story mode.
* Xianghua has a strong fondness for Kilik, bordering on romantic feelings. This is shown in one of her Soulcalibur III endings, as well as in all of Kilik's endings within the same game. This relationship is greatly expanded upon in Xianghua's Soulcalibur IV ending. It is implied in both this ending and Kilik's good ending in Soulcalibur III that the feeling may be reciprocated. In the official artbook for Soulcalibur V, it is revealed that Xianghua and Kilik parted ways some time after the events of Soulcalibur IV. Shortly after, Xianghua gave birth to his son, Xiba.
* Xianghua and Kilik are the only characters to have a weapons demonstration in which both participate together, as shown if the controller is untouched in the Soulcalibur III title screen.
* Xianghua's Japanese voice in Soulcalibur II was also used for Rikku's voice in Monty Oum's Dead Fantasy.
* In Xianghua's Story Mode in Soulcalibur IV, she is accompanied by Kilik throughout all of the stages. In Kilik's Story Mode, Xianghua does help him for the first two stages, but then Kilik leaves her behind and carries on ahead.
* As a suggestion of her husband, Wujin, Xianghua pays a visit to Kong Xiuqiang and Xiba once a year. Xiba is not aware that the woman who visits him is his mother, however.
* Some of Xianghua's moves are similar to Ling Xiaoyu's (and a few from Jun Kazama/Asuka Kazama) from the Tekken series.
* Xianghua's Soulcalibur II hairstyle is available as one of the hairstyles in character creation in the Chinese MMORPG Perfect World.
* Xianghua has a "joke" attack where she slams on the floor like a child in temper.
* Listening to Xianghua's "Destined Battle" line in her Soulcalibur II profile and listening to it in the actual game leads to an inconistency; according to her profile, her line is; "I can't let you go any further, Kilik." However, in the game, she says "Kilik..." and then Kilik says his lines, and then she answers "I can't let you go any further.". In the Japanese version, her line was "Get out of my way, Kilik." This is the same in the profile, which is probably how the mistake came about.
* Xianghua's 1P outfit in Soulcalibur IV is similar to Xianghua's bonus costume in the original Soulcalibur.
* Her Soulcalibur IV 1P costume (color-wise) and her left side throw are similar to Asuka Kazama's from the Tekken series.
* Xianghua's English voice actress, Wendee Lee, is known for voicing Umi Ryuuzaki and Princess Emeraude from Magic Knight Rayearth, Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop, Takeru "T.K." Takaishi from Digimon Adventure, Haruhi Suzumiya from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Konata Izumi from Lucky ☆ Star.
* Xianghua's joke attack in Soulcalibur changed as the series progressed. Reason being is that the attack in Soulcalibur depleted a good amount of health but as the series continued, the depleting of health decreased.
* In early conceptions, Xianghua was supposed to made similar to that of a Chinese child.
* Xianghua's marriage with Yan Wujin has not received many positive reviews as many fans were such fans of her relationship with Kilik.
* Xianghua's hairstyle in Soulcalibur IV resembles that of Fon Master Ion from Tales of the Abyss. Ironically, Ion is male & his hair is green.
== Gallery ==
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File:Xianghua Chai Fan Art 01.png
== External Links ==
* Xianghua at Soulcalibur Wiki
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