Strife Aslar

## Personal Info

Birthplace: Parousia, Grandall Empire

Birthdate: November 11, 1574

Age: 17

Height: 5’5 (165)

Weight: 115 (52)

Blood Type: B

Weapon: Iron Sword

Weapon Name: Ambition, Soul Edge

Style: Malloy Mercenary

## History

Strife is the only heir of the Astlar dynasty ruling the
empire of Grandall. After his father's death during a battle, he was appointed
as ruler when he was only ten years old. Blinded by greed and power, his close
relatives plotted everyday to kill him and take control of Grandall for
themselves.

Strife endured days without a proper meal, without good
sleep and hiding a knife every time. Eventually the stress and fear started
eating away at his sanity.

Then one day he started hearing voices every time he sat on
the throne. The voices came from deep within the castle. Eventually he began to
understood these voices and his behavior changed completely.

He started executing his relatives, and torturing anyone who
aroused his suspicions. His leadership turned into dictatorship. He also started
amassing armies in silence, while not interfering with the war between Dalkia
and Halteese. Around this time, he apparently got hold of the cursed Soul Edge,
which further deteriorated his mind.

Despite being the final boss and main enemy, Strife's role
as such is not revealed until advanced the plot of the Chronicles. During the
Chronicles of the Sword, Strife takes little actions during the first half,
mostly giving orders to the player and the unit to confront Dalkia first, then
Halteese. His orders are always discussed by Girardot, as they are almost
suicidal. Strife is also reluctant to send more troops to help the player
against entire armies. All this because the player is gaining fame among the
people, and this has enraged him to the point of wishing to see him/her die.

A year after the end of the war, Strife sent the player
against a rebelled Girardot apparently under the advice of Chester, who has
turned into his minister. After the Cadet defeats Giradot in battle, Strife
appears to finish Giradot off. Unfortunately for Strife, this action causes the
Cadet to realize the malevolence of the emperor and his ambitions, and causes
the Cadet to rebel as well.

Unfortunately, Strife implanted fragments of Soul Edge into
the player's former allies when the Cadet rebelled, somehow allowing Strife to
control their minds. As the player, you must fight and defeat Aeneas and the
others who helped you in the earlier chronicles. After the Cadet defeats their
friends, it turns out they do not die, but instead they wake up from their
trance and decide to join the Cadet once again. Apparently, whoever controls
the main body of Soul Edge controls the people it's fragments are forcefully
implanted in. This "mind control" power that Soul Edge possesses has
never been revealed prior to Soulcalibur III and is never used in Soulcalibur IV; it is, however, a major theme in Soulcalibur V.

Strife meets the player's unit at last during the last
chronicle, sending his elite troops against them. The Old Toledo - Burning
Gallery stage serves as his castle's interior during his fight in Chronicles of
the Sword. The stage seems to represent the castle being set on fire. Even with
his best warriors, he's at last confronted by the player and killed in battle.