Hotaru/Original Timeline

## Hotaru

SCIV

Ren (Sister/Deceased)

Kasimira (Half-Sister)

> "*I'm The King!*"
> ― Hotaru
>
>

Hotaru is a character in the Soul series of fighting games. He is a unique character in that he is not human-- he is half demon, half angel, and roams the Earth. Hotaru appears first in Soul Calibur IV as a major antagonist. He reappears in Soul Calibur V, this time with a dynamic change in character, though it isn't seen at first.

What lies in his soul is **Corruption.**

## Appearance

### Soul Calibur IV

Hotaru is pale and has faded, light-green hair and icy blue eyes. His outfit usually consist of reds, golds, and black and he likes to wear boots. He wears a bright red shirt with gold symbolism on the chest. His pants are black and baggy and he wears a hood to match

### Soul Calibur V

In Soulcalibur V, his skin is even paler than it was before, making him appear dead. A black steak is on the right side of his face and the whites of his eys are now black due to the completion of his malfestation. His hair is longer and thicker and he wears it in a messy, upwards hairstyle; that or in a ponytail. He still continues to wear black, red and gold, but he has abandoned his obessions with hoods and is seen to be a lot less conservative.

## History

### Soulcalibur IV

He was seemingly born with a chip on his shoulder. Ren seemed to be the only one who could calm him when he was in his moods. Being surrounded by Angels and having such a hotheaded personality always caused the Archangels to whisper. They blamed the "demon blood in his veins." Hotaru was always painfully aware of how much of an Angel he was not; he lacked a halo and his wings were more grey than white. Unlike Ren, this bothered him a great deal. His feelings of inferiority led him to train aggressively and leave the kingdom to roam around on earth constantly.

Hotaru tried reaching out to his Demon heritage, but his father only seemed to interact with him if lead to his mother. In those times, Hotaru's resentment grew the most for both his father, mother; but most of all himself and what he was. He was neither and Angel nor a Demon, and his temperament prevented him from at least trying to fit in with either one.

He sought ways to release the feelings he felt, and he found it in killing humans.Imagine the outrage this sparked from the Demons who were lectured just for being on the surface. As Hotaru got older, he grew an amusement for the misfortune and complaining of others. He'd go out of his way to annoy people and belittle them. It soon morphed into cockiness as his fighting skills became impeccable. Ren, however, was not pleased with how Hotaru was turning out to be and reprimanded him any time he attempted to drop to Earth. Reluctantly, Hotaru stayed in the Kingdom and instead turned his aggression towards the Angels there.

His sister, whom was his only motivation to be "civil," rewarded his good behaviour with the specially crafted blade that'd been given to her.

Despite having his sister's approval and having calmed down, Hotaru still felt as though he was living amongst strangers. The one person's attention he craved the most, his mother, ignored almost everyone in favour of a human male. Hotaru told himself it was the last time, and he went down to Earth to fight some humans. While toying with them, Ren appeared, distracting him. One of the humans managed to catch him in the side. His blood splattered over the grass and he lashed out in rage, decapitating the human, and impaling the other in a moment. He then turned on Ren, attacking her in anger. As he did so, some type of being fell from the skies and when made contact with Hotaru, merged with him. In this moment, he heard the voice of Soul Edge in his head.

### Soulcalibur V

He awoke with a clear head but a dark heart. After his time in stasis, the world around him had become Astral. Cutting his way back to the Earth realm, he vowed revenge against those thta had put him to sleep. Hotaru was calm, however. Despite the evil flame still within his heart, he felt more like himself. This time, he'd make a real plan, and not be so sporadic. He didn't want Soul Edge anymore, no. Revenge would do just fine.

Hotaru set out to find his love and together they'd take out anyone in their way.

## Personality

### Soulcalibur IV

In his first appearance, Hotaru is shown to switch moods drastically during a fight. Depending on whether he is selected as player 1 or player 2 will determine what mood he goes into a match. Cocky and Enraged were the names given to his moods, however they are not separate personalities. Due to his merging with Charade, Hotaru's emotions are extremely volatile, meaning he can become angered at the flick of a wrist. There is no visual indicators in-game for when he switches moods, but his voice tone does change significantly. Hotaru's typical attitude is one of an overly-confident, disrespectful teenage boy. He has no problem tossing insults at someone, as seen by the quote: "Not bad, for trash."

### Soulcalibur V

During his time asleep, he and Charade had merged better. Hotaru is now in control of himself once more, and his personality is a better reflection of his "cocky" attitude in Soulcalibur IV. He is, however, just as malicious and sadistic as his "angry" mood. He also seems more strategic and calmer, as he makes plans and goals instead of running into some half-tilt.

## Fighting Style

Hotaru mixes typical martial arts with dancing and grace. He spins and twirls about while dealing huge damage with strong yet casual strikes. He is a trickster, faking out his opponent with dancing or poses. He is extremely flexible as show with many of his attacks using a split or arching backwards in many ways. Hotaru is high energy, flowing around the stage like an angel, in high contrast to his personality.

## Weapons

Ring Blade **(Ouroborus)**

Chinese Blade **(Earth's Rotation).**This Sword is directly from Heaven, gifted to Lee at her creation.

## Relationships

* Son of Seres Saharah
* Lover of Haku
* Has become one with Charade

## Trivia

* Hotaru is the most covered character of all the men and women in Soulcalibur IV.
* If someone changes to his player 2 appearance while player 1, he will go into the match Angry. If someone changes into his player 1 appearance while player 2, he will go into the match Cocky.
* Contact with his blood causes malfestation