Zasalamel

## Personal Info

Gender: Male

Height: 5’11 (180)

Weight: 170 (77)

Blood Type: B

Weapon: Death Scythe

Weapon Name: Kafziel

Soul: Anguish

## Stages

Clocktower (3)

Lost Cathedral: Ruin (3)

Grand Labyrinth: Corridor of Suspended Time (4/BD)

## Themes

Time Marches On (3)

Lost in the Mirage (4)

that was tasked with the protection of Soul Calibur, the sacred sword and Soul Edge's opposite. This was many, many years before the game's set timeframe.
Zasalamel was angered by the sect's edicts that forbade the use of the sword;
which didn't allow the tribe to use the weapon if a crisis were to occur. When
trying to take Soul Calibur into his own hands, he was discovered and shunned
from the tribe. Zasalamel had a natural gift for magic (he could perform spells
after only seeing them once) and spent his time in pursuit of ancient and
forbidden knowledge thought lost, until he relearned the art of magical
reincarnation.

The spell worked perfectly: although he continued to age,
and eventually died, his soul was immediately reborn in another body, a body
that would grow up to be identical to his original body, even including his
signature golden eye. In addition, he retained all the memories from his
original life, and continued to exist as Zasalamel. This would occur over and
over across many generations, living and dying and being reborn, and Zasalamel
gradually lost the joy of living as his existence waned and the pain of death
increased. However, there was no way to "turn off" the spell; he
would keep being reincarnated for all eternity, and committing suicide, no matter
how many times he did it, would only start the cycle over again earlier than
usual. In an attempt to end what he considered his "curse", Zasalamel
set his eyes on Soul Edge. He would use its soul-devouring properties to
destroy himself once and for all, and release himself from the circle of
eternal reincarnations. However, even being killed by the sword was not enough,
so Zasalamel turned his hopes to Soul Calibur, but when he reached the place
where his tribe existed in his original life, he found no traces of life or the
holy sword.

### Soul Calibur 3

Tracking Soul Edge once again, he decided to confront Soul
Calibur as well. He hoped that he may be able to obtain both of them at once;
but he discovered that Soul Edge, which had just lost its wielder, Siegfried Schtauffen, aka "Nightmare", had lost half of its mass and had become
sealed, and that Soul Calibur had been infected by evil, gradually losing its
power. In order to restore both blades to their power and complete his plan, he
revived the will of the evil sword in the form of a new Nightmare which had no
host. In order to aid the sword in his restoration, he needed to create
conflict within the mind of Siegfried, the bearer of both blades, by leading
survivors of Nightmare's past massacres towards him. If Soul Edge regained its
power, so would Soul Calibur in order to confront him.

Zasalamel then takes a role as lead antagonist in most of SC 3's characters' story modes, attempting to eliminate them as he sees them
as potential obstacles to his desperate plan to end himself. Zasalamel has an
event of his own in the game's story mode, Tales of Souls, in which he lures
the characters into his stage, the Clock Tower, where he attacks the character
first with a falling gear. The player can avoid the gear with a quick input and
avoid starting the match with slightly less health. This also goes for
Zasalamel himself, who accuses the other Zasalamel of being some kind of copy.
Zasalamel then appears during the last events of the mode, to either confront
the player as a sort of "sub-boss" battle or to take the power of
both swords to transform into the game's final boss, the twisted creature known
as Abyss.

### Soul Calibur 4

As the rush of power released by Soul Calibur and Soul Edge
at the Lost Cathedral hit Zasalamel, he had a vision of the modern world.
Determined to see this vision become a reality, Zasalamel set after the two
swords, intending to bend their power to his own will. However, he then sensed
the awakening of the Hero King Algol. Amused that the Hero King actually
existed, Zasalamel decided that he would be a worthy foe to stand between him
and his ambition.

## Endings

### Soul Calibur 3

In the spiritual realm, Zasalamel is circled by the two
floating swords. Zasalamel absorbs the power of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur into
his scythe and a bright white light appears.

#### A

The screen fades to black. Zasalamel's thoughts are heard as
he chronicles the end of his curse in a study filled with books. Now that the
curse has ended, Zasalamel has decided to write down all that he experienced
during his many lives. All he has to do is wait until his time comes. The
screen reappears, showing him staring down at a book with the words, "The
End" written fairly amazingly on the end of a book, which is considered to
be the book that showed his life in Tales Of Souls.

#### B

The two swords destroy his scythe. Nothing seems to happen,
however. He is still the same, immortal and cursed after the light fades and
his scythe is gone. Zasalamel sinks to his knees with misery and questions why
he can't die. He hits the ground with his fists and laughs insanely. He states
how everything is over, then says how he has no choice but to continue
"this meaningless existence".

### Soul Calibur 4

Zasalamel defeats Algol and creates a green orb that absorbs
both the powers of Soul Calibur and Soul Edge. 400 years later, a reincarnated
Zasalamel is a successful billionaire in New York City in the United States in
the 21st Century (perhaps the Tekken era). He looks on the horizon and says to
himself that as time goes on, he will continue guiding humanity onto the right
path. Then he takes off his sunglasses which reveal Soul Calibur and Soul Edge
trapped in his eyes. He then leaves with his assistant in a helicopter for a
business trip.

A text-epilogue then appears, stating that he will live on
forever as a guide for mankind, encouraging progress.

## Critical Finish

**Gate of Meslam**: Zasalamel knocks his opponent back and starts drawing
a symbol in the air. A void appears behind the opponent and Zasalamel throws
them into it, shouting "Vanish into the void!", and ending his
Critical Finish with a "Goodbye!"