Chai Xianghua

## Personal Info

Birthplace: Peking, Ming Empire (Beijing, China)

Birthdate: April 2, 1571

Age: 16-37

Gender: Female

Height: 5 (152)

Weight: 101 (46)

Blood Type: B

Weapon: Jian/Chinese Blade

Weapon Name: Krita-Yuga/Soul Calibur (SC), No Name

Soul: Love

## Stages

Emperor’s Garden (SC)

Xiwei Siege Ruins (2)

Lotus Garden (3)

Hall of the Warrior God (4-BD)

## Themes

Bloom and Harvest (SC)

Hubris (2)

Water Dance (3)

Tempered Soul (4)

Following her father's passing, Xiangfei forged a forbidden
romance with a monk at the temple, Kong Xiuqiang, thought to be the most
prominent candidate for inheritor of the holy bo staff, Kali-Yuga. Not until
the illegitimate birth of their first daughter, Xianglian, was their love made
known to the other monks. The monks remained very strict regarding the temple's
edicts and Xianglian was taken from her parents on her second birthday.

Xiangfei became too wrought with grief to remain at the
temple. Han Dongxiu, a sworn brother of both Xiuqiang and Xiangfei, urged
Xiuqiang to leave with her and start a family with his lover, but Xiuqiang
refused, and Xiangfei agreed that it was for the best. But as a final goodbye,
Dongxiu helped Xiuqiang sneak the Krita-Yuga to his lover, to serve as a
promise the two would one day meet again.

Unknown to Xiuqiang, however, was that when Xiangfei had
left the temple, she was pregnant with a second child. She secretly returned to
her homeland, was taken in by the Chai home there, and became a soldier in the
Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard. Months later, she gave birth to her second
daughter, Xianghua, but never revealed anything about the girl's father or his lineage
to her.

By this time, the temple had realized that the Krita-Yuga
was missing, and found that Xiuqiang had stolen it. He was exiled from the
temple, but Xianglian was to remain there to be trained as an orphan. Xiuqiang
eventually discovered Xiangfei's whereabouts, but the Chai family asked him to
leave her alone, as she believed that he was training and she would be happier
in her ignorance. Meanwhile, when monks from the Temple came to Xiangfei,
searching for the missing sword, all they found was young Xianghua playing with
a battered jian, and they gave up the search years later. Only Xiuqiang had
known that the jian Xianghua had been holding was actually the Krita-Yuga in
disguise.

As time passed, Xianghua had learned to use the jian just as
well as her mother when Xiangfei died sometime after Xianghua's eleventh
birthday. Five years afterward, Xianghua became a member of the Imperial Guard.

### Soul Calibur

Eventually, the emperor of Ming Dynasty China had become
displeased with the search for the "Hero's Sword"; he never heard
back from any that had ventured out, including close friends. So he sent
members of his Imperial Guard to help the quest advance more quickly. The
guards traveled under the guise of a traveling opera troupe, with Xianghua to
be the main attraction, so as not to raise suspicion of their true motives.

As Xianghua prepared for her journey, she recalled her
mother's dying words—that she was born to complete an important task and that
she must cut her path through an uncertain future. With her mother's keepsake
tai chi jian, she left on her own. Before she set out on her journey, she did
what any honorable girl would, she cut her hair short like her mother's. On her
journey, she encountered a member of the Ling-Sheng Su Temple in China, Kilik,
and a Japanese pirate of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, Maxi. Told of the sword's evil
nature by Kilik, she agreed to aid both of them in their journey to destroy the
evil blade, not knowing all the while that her long-lost older sister,
Xianglian, had been accidentally killed by Kilik as he had been consumed by a
berserker rage on the night of the notorious Evil Seed .

With Kilik and Maxi's help, Xianghua stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle. Maxi stayed behind and defeated the castle's guard, Astaroth,
disappearing soon after. Kilik and Xianghua together slayed the enemy hordes
and reached Soul Edge. Kilik used his holy bo staff Kali-Yuga to defeat
Nightmare, but immediately afterward, the combatants were pulled into an
ethereal void where they stood opposed to Inferno. His prior battle had left
Kilik too weary to fight. As Xianghua readied herself, her mother's keepsake
sword unveiled herself as the holy sword.

After a fierce struggle, Xianghua defeated her opponent with
Soul Calibur's protective power. As the void started to collapse, she carried
Kilik out of it, though her mother's keepsake sword was left behind.

### Soul Calibur 2

After destroying the sword she was sent to find, a
mysterious man approached her and awarded her with an unnamed jian in return
for the great deed she had done. Once she returned, Xianghua fell in disfavor
with the Emperor because of her failure to find Soul Edge. She was stripped of
her rank and reassigned to a menial position. Xianghua kept her role in Soul
Edge's destruction secret and never reported it.

Four years later, news reached her that the emperor had
attacked Xiwei (present-day Xi'an), which had been the center of government in
the Ming Dynasty's western territory. The emperor believed that the fortress
had been withholding Soul Edge from him, and when the fortress guards killed
his envoy in annoyance of his blind obstinancy, he ordered that the city be
summarily destroyed and all the citizens executed, under the public
justification of a revolt.

When the castle fell and the sword was not found, the
emperor summoned Xianghua in his stupor and asked her to investigate the ruins,
as her experience could be useful in locating the sword among the rubble.
Xianghua found out the truth behind the attack from Ming spies. Though she
believed that she had destroyed Soul Edge, her investigation proved otherwise,
and pieces of it were rumored to exist in this place. If this story had been
true, Xianghua needed to find every fragment and destroy them.

Xianghua left on a second journey alone, convinced that this
was a burden she had to bear, since she failed to destroy Soul Edge completely
the first time...

### Soul Calibur 3

"I couldn't do anything..." The pain of defeat
clutched at Xianghua's heart. During her adventure, Xianghua was once again
reunited with her companion, Kilik. While on their journey, the two of ran
afoul of a "man with a scythe" (Zasalamel), who wished to eliminate
people who had the potential to destroy Soul Edge. Zasalamel attacked and
defeated Kilik. Afterwards, Xianghua took the gravely injured Kilik back to his
home, where she heard that Kilik would make full recovery.

After leaving a letter for Kilik, she departed, seeking an
old general whom Edge Master had arranged for her to meet. Training with the
old general, Xianghua's skills improved significantly. However, no matter how
hard she tried, she couldn't shake off an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy
due to her failure to help Kilik. She told herself, "Don't be
afraid!!!" in meager attempts to convince herself. The old general noticed
her anxiety and provided sage advice:.

"Sometimes, the path of the warrior requires letting in
dark feelings, weighing them, then letting them go."

Xianghua then began to train her mind. Rather than becoming
weak, she would be more fluid and allow her heart to filter in both the good
and the bad. After months of training, she felt that she was ready and bid
farewell to the general, beginning her journey anew. So she left the temple to
fight by herself.

### Soul Calibur 4

While traveling west on the Silk Road, Xianghua reunited
with Kilik. Together they traveled to India to find Maxi. However, he did not
join them. Xianghua was worried that he was searching for Soul Edge so he can
have his revenge on Astaroth. She knew she had to stop him.

Meanwhile, Xianghua had no idea of what kind of feelings
Kilik had for her. But her feelings for him were clear. However, she could
never tell him of those feelings. They had to destroy Soul Edge. Because they
did not destroy it properly last time, a lot of calamities were happening all
over the world. But she was determined that they would eliminate the evil sword
once and for all.

When she saw a meteor shower heading west, she knew the
final battle was coming.

### Soul Calibur 5

A few years later, she reunited and connected with Kilik,
but he considered this the result of an unfortunate destiny, and eventually
disappeared from Xianghua's side.

Returning to her homeland with a broken heart, she
eventually came to the realization she was pregnant. However, her grandfather
and patriarch of the Chai house was furious at this, as she was the second
generation of women from such a distinguished family to bear the child of an
unknown man. Xianghua was ordered to kill the child and marry into another
family.

Knowing of her situation, Xianghua was rescued by the heir
of the Yan family, Yan Wujin. He discussed with Xianghua's grandfather and
issued a condition for marrying Xianghua and not revealing the scandal, to
allow the child, Xiba, to live.

## Endings

### Soul Calibur

The Krita-Yuga she wielded revealed its true form as if it
heeded the call of destiny. The sword gave her unparalleled strength and in
return, Xianghua channeled her pure spirit through it. The interminable battle
came to a close with Xianghua's victory.

The brooding clouds that covered the firmament until now
broke apart to reveal shafts of sunlight from above.

Xianghua: Mother... was this the destiny I was meant to
fulfill?

She narrowed her eyes as the brilliant sunlight caressed her
innocent, childlike face...

### Soul Calibur 2

After defeating Inferno and recovering her mom's sacred sword once again,
she promises never to lie again as she journeys home.

### Soul Calibur 3

Xianghua and Kilik both face Soul Edge. Kilik offers to destroy the sword,
but Xianghua insists that she do it. She walks up to Soul Edge and stabs it
with her sword.

#### Input

The screen fades,and then shows
Xianghua sitting on a rock in a forest while Kilik trains in the background.
"Hey Kilik... where do you want to go next?" Xianghua asks. Kilik
replies by saying that he would like to visit his master. Xianghua says it
would be a good idea to travel together. Kilik agrees by saying "Yeah,
especially since you're such a good sparring partner. Xianghua, unhappy with
Kilik's response, bows her head in disappointment. Xianghua says that there is
someone she's interested in, hinting to Kilik that that "someone" is
him. "Oh." Kilik replies, and then gets back to his training.
"Do you understand what I'm trying to say?" Xianghua asks. "Huh?
Yeah." Kilik answers.

With a sigh, Xianghua lays back and
says "You're hopeless." As Kilik walks up to her and asks if she's
ready to leave, Xianghua jumps into his arms playfully and exclaims "I
won't give up on you that easily!"

#### No Input

Xianghua shatters the sword and gets shot backwards with
great force into Kilik's arms. When she awakens, she asks if Soul Edge is
really destroyed. She then stands up and walks over to her sword and Kilik
follows her. Suddenly, Xianghua and Kilik's weapons disappear. "So it's
finally over." Xianghua says reassuringly. Kilik says "yeah"
afterward.

### Soul Calibur 4

Xianghua is shown looking at both Soul Edge and Soul Calibur
on each side of her. Kilik walks up towards her and says that this is his
responsibility now. He chooses to take over from this point on, and just wants
Xianghua to leave and live an ordinary life filled with happiness. "What
about your happiness?" Xianghua asks. After Kilik responds by saying that
he doesn't deserve to be happy, Xianghua tells him that he is what makes her
happy and he is all she needs. She then asks him why he can't understand that.
Kilik, who is deeply saddened by the choice he must make, tells her, "You
don't know how that pains me. I hate myself for not being able to answer you. I
want to be with you, too, but there is just no way." He then grabs Soul
Edge and begins to show signs of pain as the sword glows. Xianghua runs up to
him and hugs him from behind. Kilik tells her to leave, but Xianghua refuses
and says that she is going to stay with him.

As the screen fades to white, Kilik's voice can be heard
saying, "Thank you, Xianghua."

The text-only epilogue reveals this: The two disappeared
together. The two powers rested in peace and never stirred again.

## Critical Finish

**Torrential Chi Blast**: Attacks her opponent rapidly with her feet and
blade before delivering what appears to be a blue energy bubble explosion.