Tira (Character)

## Personal Info

Birthdate: 1574

Age: 17-34?

Gender: Female

Height: 5’3 (159)

Weight: 95 (43)

Blood Type: AB

Weapon: Ring Blade

Weapon Name: Eiserne Drossel

Style: Dance of Death

Soul: Torment

## Stages

Ostrheinsburg Castle: Battlement (3)

Ostrheinsburg Castle Throne Room (4-BD)

Tranquil Wasteland (5)

## Themes

Wings of Despair (3)

Mischievous Whispers (5)

Tira was taught how to fight by a woman in the organization.
She raised Tira and was known as her Mother Bird. When Tira had grown older,
she was forced to kill her and to perform a subsequent 'Sky Burial', as a rite
of passage. The trauma of killing her mother-figure caused her to develop two
different personalities.

She was later placed under the command of a man named
Solnhofen, whose group dealt with missions involving VIP assassinations,
"extermination and clean-up of the escort". Her resulting mental
issues made her an unpredictable force and she commonly caused 'accidents' on
the field. This caused her to be looked upon and treated scornfully by the
other members as a 'plague'. Her skills, however, proved far too valuable to do
away with.

During an assignment, the Evil Seed pervaded through the
sky, burning the leader's mind and dissolving the chain of command.
Inadvertently, Tira was freed, and inexplicably drifted into the custody of an
adoptive family. It was this family that gave her the name 'Tira'. Although she
struggled to adapt to the "average life", Tira ruminated on the new
freedoms that were provided, and decided that this new life could possibly be
acceptable. However, Tira's peaceful, new found existence did not last for
long. After she was scolded for releasing the youngest daughter's pet bird, she
murdered her entire foster family in a blind rage. Finding that she could not
live without the fundamental excitement of inflicting death on others, Tira
began a wandering lifestyle, and heartlessly killed any who crossed her path.
To show that she was no longer a tool to the organization, she chose to keep
the name her adoptive family had given her, giving her old codename to her
weapon instead.

Once again under the command of a dominant, evil being such
as Nightmare, Tira contentedly set out on her quest. Those she considered
worthy of the cursed sword would surely have their souls devoured by the flame
of Soul Edge. And those she did not, would most definitely be killed by the
hand of Tira — in order to bring more joy to the life of her own. With this
bidding, Tira victimized numerous souls, claiming the lives of any who stood in
her way. She was even responsible for murdering a few members of the Manjitou, Yoshimitsu's clan.

Amongst the many warriors she encountered was a
strong-willed mother, Sophitia Alexandra. Tira knew of her children's existence
and menacingly taunted Sophitia, threatening to use her children as hosts for
Soul Edge, telling the resistant mother that when the time was right, she would
indeed come for them. The mischievous girl held up to her promise and
eventually kidnapped Sophitia's daughter, Pyrrha.

### Soul Calibur 4

Tira awaited outside the gates of the Lost Cathedral,
languishing the outcome of the battle between Siegfried, who wielded Soul
Calibur, and Nightmare, who wielded Soul Edge. When the swords clashed, Tira's
mind was depleted, shattered into countless pieces by the destruction unleashed
by the meeting of the swords. But somehow, she found an inner will, and clawed
herself back to consciousness. And in the end, Tira had become two separate
people. Her mind had reformed itself into the two entities that represented
Tira's original, unstable personality.

Upon her return to Ostrheinsburg, Tira began processing the
information that her watchers carried to her, and began manipulating numerous
ways to give Soul Edge, her king and master, advantages in battle. She would
use the inhabitants of the cursed city to wear down the power of the spirit
sword. And at last when they fought, the cursed sword would turn Ostrheinsburg
into a giant vessel and every soul within the place would be caught in its maw,
including the spirit sword. She knew that then, her king would win.

Having kidnapped Pyrrha, Tira knew that her mother would
seek to save her child and eventually met with Sophitia to reveal a shocking
truth. Tira informed that her beloved daughter could not live without the evil
influence of Soul Edge, and thus used her love for Pyrrha to pit Sophitia
against any warrior who dared to confront the evil sword. Tira also manipulated
Astaroth and Maxi, convincing the latter to pursue the cursed blade in order to
avenge his slain comrades, and the other to serve Nightmare. Along with these
tricked souls, Tira additionally used Voldo's devotion for his master and had
earlier convinced Cervantes to pursue Soul Edge as well.

Her plan was coming together. Tira had no doubt that Soul
Edge would easily overcome the justice that was Soul Calibur with such rich
souls at its hilt. Her king would consume everything! And at that moment, Tira
too would become part of Soul Edge. A feeling she had never felt before swelled
in her. But she, both of her, did not quite understand it. A tiny glimmer of
fear sparked in the chink between her two personalities, but it was forced down
below the surface of her consciousness. It would not emerge again.

### Soul Calibur 5

Tira was devastated when the Evil Sword was defeated 17
years earlier.

The two personalities within her lamented as one, and howled
together in a chorus of rage. But Tira found some solace in her plans for a
certain young girl, and in the ever-growing strength of the shattered sword's
fragments. Revitalized by her hopes to revive Soul Edge, Tira dedicated herself
to a hunt for the sword's scattered pieces.

But after waiting so many years, the reborn Azure Knight was
not at all what Tira had hoped for. He curried favor with human nations,
scheming in secret and gathering souls from the shadows. Tira could barely
stand to look upon this cowardly Nightmare.

"He's an imposter! I will never accept him!"

"In that case..." began the dark half of her
personality, "...I shall prepare an appropriate vessel for Soul Edge
myself!" finished her brighter half. Tira certainly had all the
ingredients; she'd been carefully preparing them for 17 years. It was the perfect
plan.

And so Tira disappeared into the night once more, on her way
to visit that "certain young girl", Pyrrha...

Tira found Pyrrha, who had just been engaged to a man named Jurgis. That night, Tira murdered Jurgis, using her old taught 'Sky Burial' assassination
methods. Pyrrha was arrested for the crime and placed in a cell. Tira appeared
before the distraught girl, and managed to seduce her way into her fragile
heart and gain her trust.

She gave Pyrrha the sword and shield which had once belonged
to Pyrrha's mother, Sophitia. She also produced a shard of Soul Edge which
resonated with the shard that rested inside Pyrrha's body, setting the stage
for the next step of her plan.

As Tira and Pyrrha travelled, Pyrrha was often attacked by
people claiming her to be a 'Bringer of Woe'. With Tira's urging, she began to
kill those who threatened her. As Tira's smooth words eased Pyrrha's guilt of
murder, Pyrrha's malfested body began to absorb the souls of those she killed.

Pyrrha began to grow defiant and refused to kill anymore.
Deciding to move forward with her plan, Tira reveals to Pyrrha that she has a
brother who has been looking for her, Patroklos, whom Tira had been tracking
with her Watchers. Given a new hope to hold onto, Pyrrha willingly slays some
soldiers who attempted to kill her. After absorbing their souls Pyrrha passes
out in the middle of an abandoned battlefield. Tira reacted with glee at how
close Pyrrha was to becoming the perfect host for Soul Edge.

Tira then sought out Patroklos, who at the time was
travelling with Z.W.E.I. and Viola. Patroklos, the new wielder of Soul Calibur,
fought Tira seeking vengeance against his sister's abductor. After letting
herself be defeated by Patroklos, she goaded him into chasing after her,
separating him from his companions and leading him to the abandoned battlefield
where Pyrrha still lied unconscious. After being called a pawn of Soul Edge,
Tira's Gloomy side takes over and she viciously kicks Pyrrha further angering
Patroklos, causing them to fight a second time. She once again loses on purpose
and flees the battle scene, allowing Patroklos to take Pyrrha back.

She then watches from the shadows as Pyrrha fends off
Nightmare and is rejected by the brother she had saved for being a malfested.
This appeared to be according to her plan, as Tira then approached Pyrrha, who
once again placed her trust solely on Tira and left with her,

A battle broke out between the forces of Nightmare and
Schwarzwind on the plains of Hungary. Z.W.E.I. had directly confronted
Nightmare at Denevér Castle and emerged victorious. Without a host, Pyrrha was
now free to take Soul Edge for herself. After Pyrrha disposed of Z.W.E.I., Tira
approached Soul Edge.

"Welcome back. I missed you,"

Tira encouraged Pyrrha to grab the sword. As she did, a
torrent of evil energy exploded from Soul Edge as it's form changed. Tira
reacted with glee as Pyrrha, the Crimson Despair, became the new wielder of
Soul Edge. With her plan years in the making seemingly fulfilled, Tira left
satisfied as Pyrrha, as though recreating the events of 17 years ago, split the
skies with the cursed sword opening the gate to Astral Chaos.

## Endings

### Soul Calibur 3

Tira begins to walk through Sophitia, Cassandra, and
Rothion's home, seeking a new body for Soul Edge. She is seen holding the
demonic sword, which has adapted to the shape of a Ring Blade.

### A

Tira enters the bedroom of Patroklos and Pyrrha, presumably
thinking of making them the next hosts. Pyrrha asks what she is holding in
which the screen fades to black and Tira is heard saying "Do you like it?
Awww, I'm glad."

#### B

Tira is ambushed by Sophitia and Cassandra and chased out the window. There,
Soul Edge decides to possess Tira. Her body and clothes turn purple as Soul
Edge speaks through her, saying that Tira's body will have to suffice until it
finds a more suitable host.

### Soul Calibur 4

Tira bows down to Nightmare, who is holding Soul Edge and sitting on a throne
in Ostrheinsburg. As Nightmare stands to confront Tira, he stumbles and grasps
onto the evil sword. Tira gasps, realizing his body can no longer withstand
Soul Edge's power, and runs in an attempt to save her master. But Tira's Gloomy
persona intervenes and convinces her to let him pass away. Later on, Tira is
seen kneeling near the glowing soul of Soul Edge, smiling.

The text-only epilogue states: The cursed sword lay dormant now that the spirit
sword is destroyed. When it awakens, its fires will consume the world.

## Critical Finish

**Judecca Requiem:** Tira vertically slashes her opponent, leaps on top
of them, and kisses them passionately while they squirm. As she drains their
soul, the screen will fade to a dark gray and a foggy, skull shaped cloud will
appear — presumably representing the victim's death.

Depending on her mood, this is what she'll say afterwards:

**Jolly**: How was that?!

**Gloomy**: Hmph...you don't interest me.