Algol (Character)

## Personal Info

Height: 6’5 (196)

Weight: 269 (122)

Weapon: Assimilated Soul Edge/Calibur

Weapon Name: Soul Edge (4), Soul Calibur (4), Power of Astral Chaos (5)

Style: Control of the Stream of Power (4), MediaWiki:Badtitletext

Soul: Absolution

## Stages

Tower of Remembrance: Degradation (4-BD)

Tower of Glory: Most Holy Dichotomy

## Themes

Supreme Sword (4)

Thanatos (4)

Regalia (5)

lands, building the Tower of Glory as a monument to his reign. His son, Arcturus, jealous of his father's power and unaware of the sword's malevolent
properties, stole Soul Edge for himself and was possessed. Faced with no other
choice, Algol battled and defeated his son with a fatal strike.

Deeply remorseful after his son's death, Algol endeavored to
create a sword to counter the evil within Soul Edge. The legend says that,
using purified shards obtained from the battle with his son and the assistance
of various sages, Algol was able to create Soul Calibur after many failed
attempts and the sacrifice of his own life. However, the "successful"
ritual produced unexpected results: the blade created was extremely similar in
nature to Soul Edge due to the restlessness in Algol's soul. The tribe that was
tasked with the protection of the new sword slowly purified it into the weapon
as it appears in the series, sealing the Hero King's soul, keeping his thirst
for power dormant over the centuries. Algol's soul wound up in Astral Chaos,
where it settled into a deep slumber. As he slept the chaotic energies of
Astral Chaos transformed his soul into an avatar of war and domination.

During the immense surge of power released when the cursed
sword and the spirit sword clashed, Algol's soul, then formless, awakened and
absorbed a small fraction of the energy. With what little he gained, he built
himself a body fashioned after his older one as well as a tower built in the image
of his old Tower of Glory, which he deemed the "Tower of
Remembrance", to reside in. Algol knew that it all would not last—once the
power he absorbed had been exhausted, everything he created would disappear
like a mirage. He needed to obtain the swords if he intended to remain a
reality. The Tower of Remembrance's sudden appearance would draw warriors to
him. The swords, he knew, must be amongst them. Forging himself weapons based
on memories of the cursed sword and the spirit sword, he waited patiently for
the first arrivals.

### Soul Calibur 5

When Nightmare opened a portal to Astral Chaos, Algol
desired to conquer the mortal realm. He clashed with Mitsurugi, but during
their fight Soul Edge was destroyed and Algol was pulled back into Astral
Chaos. Always a man in search of a conquest, Algol placed his eyes on taking
over the real world by corrupting it with the energy of the Astral Chaos. In
trying to do so, he's attempting to control the energies of the realm, which forms
his ethereal body. Edge Master is the only one who notices this
"corruption" going on, and has entered the Chaos to fight the Hero
King. However, he's not sure he can keep up with him, even if going all-out.

Algol desires to reclaim Soul Edge - which he considers to
be the symbol of his power as the ultimate ruler, and Soul Calibur - which he
considers to be symbol of his time as a mortal king - as he believes they are
the only weapons worthy of being wielded by him.

Ending

Soul Calibur 4

Algol defeats Siegfried and claims Soul Calibur, using his power to
resurrect himself. However, even with his new body and power, he is unable to
undo the past. As the new sovereign of this world, he decides he must not look
back, claiming a true sovereign doesn't have that luxury.

The text-only epilogue then says *What the resurrected Algol aims to*
achieve is an eternal rule that will never die.

## Critical Finish

**Wasat Almeisan**: Algol blasts his opponents into the air with bolts of
energy from his hands. He then teleports above them, and punches them to the
ground. Once they hit the ground, he ensures that they stay there by dropping
his throne on top of them, and then sits on his throne, to patiently await the
next arrival.

## Critical Edge

**Al Gamar Qahhar/Al Shams Qahhar**: Unlike the other characters, Algol
has two parts to his Critical Edge and both spend an entire gauge though it is
one of the most powerful in the game as it can take off more than half of the
receiver's health. He starts by raising his fist in the air and shouts
"Sleep for eternity!", bringing down his throne on top of them,
stunning them from the sheer weight of it. Performing the combination again
while in this state will cause Algol to teleport on top of the throne and
declare "The mighty Algol has no equal!", crossing his legs which
causes the full weight of him and his throne to crush his opponent.