Hualin

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Hualin

Game series	Soul series
First game	Soul Calibur III
Voice actor(s)	Hiromi Konno
In-Universe Information
Age	18
Birthplace	Xian Outskirts, China (Ming Empire at the time)
Birthdate	Unknown (supposedly a winter day), 1573
Blood type	A
Weapon	Rod
Weapon name	Cepheus Seal
Fighting style	Ruyi Staff Arts
Family	Foster Family, running a weapons' shop in the inlands of Ming Cepheus and all that works at the store

Hualin (ファリン, Farin^?, Chinese: 花麗) is a fictional character in Namco's Soul Series of fighting games. She is the shopkeeper created for the Weapon Shop within Soul Calibur III, and an unlockable Bonus Character in the main game as well. She represents the "Staff" Create-a-Fighter discipline.

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

[edit] Biography

Hualin started her life as a weapon seller when she entered as a servant in a weapon store set on a small village at the foot of a mountain where a martial artist master is said to dwell. While she did her daily chores and weapons caring, she found her life's career. From that point, she put all her efforts into becoming the finest weaponsmith in the world.

Because of the store's location, Asian weapons were the predominant kind, but she also was able to obtain some western weapons and Arabic knives. But there was so much around the world, she started wishing to know all weapons she could.

One day at the end of year she met Cepheus. He was returning from a big purchase in Ming and stopped to visit an old friend. He was astonished at seeing Hualin's smithing skills, but lamented her situation, for even if her handling of Ming weapons were excellent, she was inexperienced in other kinds of weaponry. Cepheus decided to ask the store's owner if he would let him take Hualin to his store, in a city where east and west met and where she could train her skills further.

The store owner recognized Hualin's talent as well, but he knew her departure would be a great loss to him and his store. Upon much debating, he finally decided to let her go with Cepheus.

Hualin installed in the store of Cepheus, and started taking care of his weapon management, training daily under the old man's supervision to refine her skills even more.

[edit] Weapon

-- Cepheus Seal

A special telescopic staff used by Hualin. Normally, the staff would appear a small stick, but it has the ability to increase in size and thickness instantaneously. The one she has is most probably lent or given by Cepheus to her. This weapon is also balanced, so it has no special effects.

[edit] Stages

Hualin has no stages of her own, but she appears on Tales of Souls mode as a "Prepare to Defend Yourself" challenge in the Lakeside Colliseum (caged version) among the other shopkeepers as the second opponent of a 3-characters Team Battle.

[edit] Trivia

Hualin appears first on the game's Shop, in charge of the Weapons section of it. In her shop the player can buy the various extra weapons for both Standard and Bonus/Custom characters.
Hualin's entire costume is made from Create-a-Fighter parts. Her pants are a little unique where it features some special designs on the tip ends almost the same with the prayer pants.
Apart from some moves, some of the Staff extra weapons are originally used by Kilik in Soul Calibur II such as the Duel Rod.
Hualin and the Staff discipline contain possible references to the Street Fighter character Chun Li as Hualin resembles her slightly and the Staff movelist contains two moves that resemble Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick and Lightning Kick.
Interestingly, in Olcadan's ending, when he sells Soul Edge, both Lynette and Valeria appear, but Hualin doesn't, even though she's the one who actually sells the weapons.
Hualin is the first character in the Soul series who uses glasses.
Hualin's Destined Battle (during Quick Play) is Xianghua.
Hualin seems to have a cheerful and exuberant personality.