Edge Master

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Edge Master
Game series	Soul series
First game	Soul Calibur
Voice actor(s)	Daisuke Gouri
In-Universe Information
Birthdate	January 1, year unknown
Blood type	O
Weapon	All weapons
Weapon name	No Name
Fighting style	All fighting styles
Family	Student, Kilik Subordinate Monks, murdered by each others and Kilik

Edge Master (エッジ・マスター, Ejji Masutā^?) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. Edge Master made his first and only appearance in Soul Calibur.

1 Biography
2 Weapons
3 Stages
4 Trivia
5 Series' Appearances
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Edge Master has a mysterious past; he is renowned for his skill with various weapons, and his past and real name are known only to himself. He served as advisor and teacher of Ling-Sheng Su martial arts at Ling-Sheng Su Temple--who would descend from the mountain only to participate in the temple's holy artifacts succession ceremony and train their inheritors--before he burned it down following the fateful night of the Evil Seed. Edge Master found Kilik, the cursed successor of Kali-Yuga, in the temple and taught him to suppress the evil within himself over a three-year training session. Once Kilik had completed the training, Edge Master gave him the final test of destroying the Soul Edge; but after Kilik left on his journey to purify himself and the Kali-Yuga, Edge Master began to feel uneasy. Although his motives are unknown, he broke his silence and departed on a quest of his own.

Eventually he returned to his hermitage after his quest. Its believed he was the one who gave Xianghua the "No Name" jian after she defeated Inferno. He continued training Kilik until he left to his second quest to destroy Soul Edge.

After Kilik was carried back by Xianghua from his quest, beaten by Zasalamel, he instructed him to train with him. He concentrated evil energy in his body and acted as if he was affected by the Evil Seed. Edge Master and Kilik trained during 3 months, until Kilik was able to connect a purifying blow in Edge Master, who purified him completely, but also wounded him. Although a real puryfing blow would only hurt the evil energy and not the body, he acknowledged Kilik's advancement and, after giving him another fragment of Dvapara-Yuga and Xianghua's letter, he see him leave while treating his wound.

Some time later Seong Mi-na found him and challenged him. He accepted and easily overwhelmed her. He then agreed on training her for a while. Edge Master heard all of Seong Mi-na's adventures, but when he heard about her search for Soul Edge, he told her about the evil nature of the blade. Seong Mi-na left the hermit immediately to continue her search.

[edit] Weapons

-- All Weapons (No Name)

Edgemaster is capable of wielding any weapon as if they were extensions of his own limbs. He creates his own set of weapons, but he never names them, since that would go against his philosophy. He believes that only a strong soul makes a strong warrior, not a weapon, so he regards them as only tools despite their power.

[edit] Stages

-- Proving Grounds - Twilight (SC)

The harsh daylight gives way to the setting sun that colors the entire area in the soft, gentle rose-colored hues of twilight.

As if forgotten by time, the ruins nearby lie in shadows, weathered and worn away by the unforgiving rain and river. Now, the remaining light of the setting sun reflects off the river's surface. Although this is a place forgotten and abandoned by man, its natural beauty holds an undeniable charm for those who gaze upon it.

This place was a natural choice for the man who devoted his remaining days to achieving perfection in all forms of martial arts.
(Note: Edge Master shares this stage with Kilik, but in its twilight variation.)

[edit] Trivia

Its believed Edge Master was the one who fought Olcadan to a draw. This is supported by Olcadan's Destined Battle dialogue, in which he mentions Kilik's style, taught by Edge Master, to be similar to his.
Edge Master is capable of taking evil energy into his body and act as if he was contaminated by the Evil Seed. The physical effects of this transformation are shown in his 2P costume and the 2nd illustration of his ending.
In Soul Calibur II's Weapon Master Mode intro video, Edge Master appears at a younger age wielding Kali-Yuga among two other unnamed warriors (which possess Soul Calibur and Dvapara-Yuga respectively) and an unnamed knight holding Soul Edge.
It's strongly implied on the games that Edge Master wielded Soul Edge at some point in the past, and that it could be the reason for his apparent longevity.
It's believed that Edge Master appears in Soul Calibur III as Shadow Master, a "Prepare to Defend Yourself" challenge in Tales of Soul, who appears at the Proving Ground, Kilik's stage. He uses the Create-a-Fighter disciplines at random, and is all blacked out.
Edge Master's exclusive moves are marked in its movelist with a Pac-Man.
Edge Master's nickname is "The Master of Blades".
Edge Master's Destined Battle in Soul Calibur is Kilik.
Edge Master's most preferred weapon is the Rod.
It's strongly rumored that Edge Master is the player character on SC2's Weapon Master Mode whilst young, taking from a number of hints that include him being shown as a young man using Kali-Yuga (Kilik's rod) on the mode's introduction. Other theory is that Edge Master is "Tristy" on that one story, because of the hints dropped on the ending about Tristy being "immortal" and knowing the swords story since then.