Cassandra Alexandra

**Cassandra Alexandra** is a character from the *Soulcalibur* games.

The younger sister of Sophitia. Cassandra is the polar opposite of her sister - bold, open about her feelings, and unafraid to back down from a challenge. When Sophitia suddenly leaves once again on a new quest from the gods to investigate Soul Edge's return, Cassandra decides to follow her in order to find out why she would forsake her own happiness risking her life to eliminate an evil force that threatens the world. Curiously, the weapons Cassandra carries with her on her journey appear to be the exact same as her sister's.

In the XP4 fics, Cassandra is a member of the ALL-STARS JUSTICE as a First Line Defender.

## **Appearance**

Cassandra has short blond hair with bangs either tied up or worn down, pale skin, and bright green eyes. She has a slender frame, allowing her to perform moves, like somersaults and kicks, with ease. In Soulcalibur III, in her 2P costume, she has silver hair and grey eyes.

## **Personality**

Cassandra is a free-spirited and determined young woman. She will not hold back on her words nor her faith in herself in order to protect the family name and honor. Cassandra's true strength lies in her belief in herself, as opposed to otherworldly deities, in which to secure her choices and destiny. This gives her a unique toughness and single-minded perspective that doesn't lack in compassion. Her brash and confrontational manner are at odds with her apologetic and quieter sister, but she is a warm-hearted girl that cares very much for her family, especially Sophitia. Cassandra has a determined and confident personality, as does her nephew Patroklos, although he seems to be more cocky and aggressive than her.

## **Abilities**

Cassandra is known for her overall well-balanced, yet aggressive fighting style. Like her sister, many of her moves involve using her butt to attack foes. However, unlike her sister, she doesn't have any throws that utilize her butt. With a versatile move list, she has a mixture of short-range and long-range attacks. Cassandra can place a lot of pressure through her rush-down capabilities, combos, stuns and throws. Combining speed with strength, both of these attributes are considered best among other characters, However, her short range may put off some new players who aren't familiar with her style. In the tournaments, she is usually regarded as a high to top-tier character.

## **Trivia**

* In *Soul Edge Official Handbook ~Chronicle~*, Cassandra is revealed to be the reincarnation of the goddess Aphrodite. This plot point, however, appears to have been dropped and is most likely non-canon.
	+ However, in her Soul Chronicle in *Soulcalibur VI*, Lucius mentions a poem that tells "*O Cassandra! Thou art fairer than even Aphrodite!*", which brings back some confirmation of this being canonical.
* Cassandra, along with Raphael and Heihachi, is an unlockable player in *Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2.*
	+ Surprisingly, the game labels her incorrectly as being from Turkey instead of Greece. However, this is probably a developer oversight.
* Her Destined Battle in *Soulcalibur II* is Charade, her Destined Battle in *Soulcalibur III* is Raphael, and her Destined Battle in *Soulcalibur IV* is Sophitia.
* Cassandra and Sophitia are different in some ways. Since Sophitia is, or at least used to be, very loyal to Hephaestus, she can hear him and she relies on his power. Cassandra, however, is not humble and blames Hephaestus for what has happened to Sophitia. So she relies on her own strength, and Raphael even comments that she has the power to dispel evil. Also, Cassandra seems to not be hesitant like Sophitia, as seen in their *Soulcalibur IV* endings.
	+ Also, they are different in terms of using butt-oriented attacks: Sophitia utilizes her butt in some of her throws, and seldomly for her strikes. However, Cassandra utilizes her butt in many of her strikes, and possesses no throws that involve use of her butt.
* She appears in Sophitia's Edge Master ending in *Soul Edge* where she is working as a baker.
* Cassandra has the most joke weapons of any character in the series to date.
* The book, *New Legends of Project Soul* makes mention of Cassandra's whereabouts, stating that she was somehow transported into Astral Chaos. This eventually confirmed in *Soulcalibur VI*, where she has fallen, yet manage to warn her past counterpart to undo the tragedies of original future timelines.
* Cassandra has two attacks where she is capable of throwing her shield like a boomerang. This attacks are her A+G grab (Meteor Shower) and her Auto GI during her Destined Greatness attack. Additionally, she is the only Sword and Shield user capable of fully releasing her shield.
* Cassandra and Patroklos are the only known characters of Alexander/Alexandra family to have time travel-based to undone their family’s future tragedies.
	+ Ironically, her nephew Patroklos, when grew up as of *Soulcalibur V* happens to inherit her brash traits than his mother, yet still have a noble holy soul like her. She and Patroklos happens to be the youngest of respective siblings who are one of Soul Edge’s vessels, namely Sophitia and Pyrrha respectively.