Ivy Valentine

Isabella Valentine, also known as Ivy Valentine, is a character from the Soulcalibur series.
== Charactah Account ==
Born to an aristocratic English family, her early years were spent in a loving environment, that is until her father’s obsession with alchemy and immortality gained by obtaining Soul Edge drove him to an early grave. Shortly thereafter, Ivy’s mother passed away and so began her journey to destroy the sword that brought such despair to her family. While she is a member of Schwartzstrom, she detests her colleagues' bloodlust.
Ivy is considered evil by many due to her Machiavellian philosophy and her appearance. She only wanted to acquire Soul Calibur by any means to sever her bond with Soul Edge. When facing her opponents, she spites them with dramatic words and she takes advantage of her unique weapon, which she invented. Beneath her cold demeanor is a heart that wants freedom from a cursed life that will do whatever it takes to be free. Overall, she is a neutrally-aligned character.
== Appearance ==
=== Manga ===
* Soulcalibur: Spirit Sword
=== Video Games ===
* Outcast Odyssey
* Pachi-Slot SoulCalibur
* Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos
* Ridge Racer Unbounded
* Soulcalibur
* Soulcalibur II
* Soulcalibur II HD Online
* Soulcalibur III
* Soulcalibur IV
* Soulcalibur Legends
* Soulcalibur Mobile
* Soulcalibur V
* Soulcalibur VI
* Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny
* Soulcalibur: Lost Swords
* Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul
* Universal Fighting System
== Trivia ==
* Ivy, at 179 cm (5' 10½"), is the tallest female character in the series.
* Ivy is the bustiest woman in the franchise.
* Ivy is nicknamed "Twisting Blade of Solitude".
* Ivy and Cervantes share the characteristic of using a two-in-one weapon; Ivy's sword turns into a whip and back again into a sword; one of Cervantes' sword is also a gun.
* Up until Soulcalibur V, Ivy's adoptive father was said to have the title of 'Count' in English versions. This was an error, as he should have been called an 'Earl'.
* So far, all of her Destined Battle's have been with Cervantes. (In Soulcalibur, she will fight Taki until Cervantes becomes playable). She and Maxi are the only returning characters so far to have had one character remain their Destined Battle throughout the series.
* Given Ivy's knowledge of alchemy, it is possible she is one of the more intelligent characters in the series.
* Her costumes are dominatrix themed and thus quite revealing. Despite criticism of these attires, she still has one of the largest fanbases.
* Ivy is the second fighting game character to use a whip sword (the first being Janne de Arc from SNK Playmore's World Heroes series).
* Her fighting style with the uncurled whip version of her weapon, are very likely inspired the real-life Urumi sword, or Kalaripayattu sword techniques, originating from South India. Being English during Colonial India, might have given Ivy a chance to pick up the style during travels across the British Empire.
* Ivy appears in the crossover visual combat video game Queen's Gate: Spiral Chaos alongside other fighting game characters such as Tekken's Lili Rochefort, Guilty Gear's Dizzy, and BlazBlue's Noel Vermillion.
* Ivy's aesthetic seems to include many snake-inspired motifs, including her armor, Weapons (Snake Sword), some of her moves (EX: Ivy Lick, Serpent's Embrace, Coil, etc.). Some of her clothing is even textured like snake scales.
* Although Ivy is British, she pronounces "imbecile" and "futile" the American way.
* Ivy's current English voice actress, Lani Minella is known for voicing Sindel and Sheeva from Mortal Kombat (2011) and Rouge the Bat from Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes. Coincidentally, all three share similar traits in terms of their color schemes; purple, white and black can be seen on all three.
* Fellow Namco character Rita Mordio of Tales of Vesperia can wield a snake sword called "Ivy Blade", a likely reference to Ivy.
* She is quite similar to Elwyn and Enimia from Blades of Fury, as they all have revealing clothing, somewhat similar weapons, and extremely similar fighting styles.
* Ivy's input for her command throw, Calamity Symphony, makes the shape of a cross. Given her quote "Now sing for these sinners", which occurs while performing the move, it may be intentional.
* The weapon Kaleidoscope resembles that of a Seven Branch Sword (a weapon believed to originate from the Jin Dynasty of China).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Ivy at Soulcalibur Wiki
Category:Characters
Category:Females
Category:Soulcalibur