Maxi (Soul Calibur)
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| Maxi | |
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 Maxi as he appears in Soulcalibur IV |
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| Game series | Soul series |
| First game | Soulcalibur |
| Voiced by (English) | Doug Boyd (Soulcalibur II) Steve Van Wormer (Soulcalibur III) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Nobutoshi Canna |
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| Age | 28 |
| Birthplace | Shuri, Ryūkyū Kingdom (Present-Day Okinawa, Japan) |
| Birthdate | May 1, 1563 |
| Blood type | O |
| Weapon | Nunchaku |
| Weapon name | Soryuju |
| Fighting style | Shissen Karihadi |
| Family | Parents / Deceased His crew / Slain by Astaroth |
Maxi (マキシ Makishi?, also written as 真喜志) is a fictional character designed for the Soul series of fighting games. Maxi made his first appearance in Soulcalibur and has returned for Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III. He will return for Soulcalibur IV.
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[edit] Background Story
Maxi was a wandering pirate from Shuri in the Ryūkyū Kingdom (present-day Okinawa). Maxi's father was a confident merchant of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, but he wasn't allowed to commerce to the foreign countries, forced to commerce with his country only. Maxi spent most of his first years travelling from harbor to harbor with his father. He also learned to use the nunchaku as a way to defend himself, eventually turning into a strong youth.
During one of his father's travels, he met a man from Ming known as Zhang Wu. The man carried a bladed nunchaku, which Maxi noticed. He, full of pride, challenged the stranger to a fight. Not hearing Kyam (his sworn brother)'s pleas, Maxi faced the man and was defeated. Recognizing the world was wider than he thought, he asked the man to be his teacher for the remainder of the travel. The man agreed and for the time Maxi studied his style, and despite being different from his, he was able to improve further his abilities. Zhang Wu left after reaching port, but Maxi kept studying his work.
After his father's death, Maxi took his vessel and decided to turn into a freelance pirate, to see the world his father couldn't because of his ties to the country. He embarked with the crew, his "new family", and Kyam and sailed towards the west. They docked on an Indian port town and, while Maxi was out, Kilik approached the ship searching a way to go west. He argued with a pirate of the ship, who wanted Dvapara-Yuga as fee for the trip, until Kyam stepped in. Kyam sympathized with Kilik and let him stay until Maxi, the captain, would return.
But when Maxi returned, he found his ship under attack by a hoard of golems and lizard-like creatures led by Astaroth. With Kilik, both joined forces in the battle against the monsters. Eventually, they had repelled the golems, but not before Astaroth had temporarily snatched the holy mirror Dvapara-Yuga from Kilik, causing him to lose his sanity and savagely attack Maxi. Maxi was able to suppress Kilik and return the Dvapara-Yuga to him, but only after Maxi's sworn brother, Kyam, had been murdered and most of the other members of the crew were dead or missing. With his dying words, Kyam told Maxi of Kilik's quest and, having lost everything, Maxi decided to travel with him, swearing an oath of revenge against Astaroth. Eventually, the two met Chai Xianghua, a member of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Guard, who also aided them in their travels.
With Kilik and Xianghua's help, Maxi stormed Ostrheinsburg Castle, where the creatures that had killed Maxi's crew were waiting for them. After defeating the creatures, Astaroth presented himself and blocked the entrance to the castle. As Kilik and Xianghua ran past Astaroth, Maxi stayed behind to fight him to the death. He succeeded in killing Astaroth, but the god Ares, in bitter rage, commanded the ground to open up and swallow Maxi. When Maxi woke up, he was on a riverbed near an unfamiliar village, where an old man rescued him. Due to the severity of his wounds, Maxi's traveling days were over, and he stayed behind in the village, quickly becoming popular with the local residents. Four peaceful years passed, until a rumour of a horrendous man wielding a large bearded axe reached the village. Maxi had a horrible feeling that that man was Astaroth. He wanted to chase after him, but his body was too weak. Maxi went to see the village medicine man, who performed a secret ritual using a strange metal fragment, which was actually a fragment of Soul Edge, and several days later, Maxi left the village, promising to return some day. He did not realize, however, that all memory of his traveling companions had been lost as a result of the ritual.
Maxi's search for Astaroth led him to the ruins of the shrine where the golem had been created. While inspecting the ruins, he found a man in tattered clothing at the ruins, clutching something and muttering incoherently. This man was Kunpaetku--Astaroth's creator, who had managed to escape the shrine's destruction at the last minute. Kunpaetku mostly ignored Maxi until he asked him about Astaroth. Kunpaetku cursed Astaroth, calling him a failure. It was then that Maxi realized that Kunpaetku created him.
A strange urge to kill Kunpaetku began rising within Maxi. As he drew his weapon, the object in Kunpaetku's hand, a fragment of Soul Edge, began to glow with a faint red light. Kunpaetku then looked at Maxi madly, noticing that he had Soul Edge inside his body. Upon hearing this, Maxi killed Kunpaetku and kicked the fragment of Soul Edge into the ruins below. He felt an uneasy throbbing in his heart, born from his desire to kill Kunpaetku. Maxi then suddenly remembered a man who became lost to evil after having lost everything, and how he suffered after returning to his senses. But Maxi couldn't remember who this person was, no matter how hard he tried. Despite this, he decided to continue his search for Astaroth
[edit] Gameplay
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Maxi is above average,he expresses damage and some tricks.
He has always been poor in range and always has to be at close range.
Maxi is like Li Long,players must be careful to use him,he is a delicate character.
[edit] Soulcalibur III ending
After beating Abyss, Soul Edge appears in front of Maxi. You see the Evil Seed reacting inside of Maxi, and he reaches out to grab Soul Edge. As he takes hold of it, his hand becomes stuck to the evil blade. As an unbearable pain overcomes Maxi, he realizes that he was chosen to be Soul Edge's new host. As all hope seems lost, Kilik appears on the scene and calls out to Maxi. As Maxi is pondering who this man is, his memory returns to him in a flash. Kilik calls out to him to let go and that he would take care of Soul Edge. Maxi simply tells him to kill him with it. Then an Input Command appears on screen and depending on whether you press it in time or not will change the ending video.
Input Command Kilik deals a devastating blow and the screen whites out.After it has dimmed back to reality, you see Kilik and Maxi standing on a ship side by side and all is peaceful. Maxi then tells Kilik not to mess up his hair next time.
No Input Command Kilik deals a devastating blow and you hear Maxi cry out in pain and the screen whites out. After it has dimmed you see Kilik with a pair of nunchakus in his hand. He tossed the nunchakus into the sea, to symbolize his respect for Maxi, who is now dead. This is similar to his ending in Soulcalibur.
[edit] Weapons
-- Fatibal
Fatibal is a wooden nunchaku made by Yagazzi, one of Maxi's pirate crewmen. Yagazzi made and improved many nunchaku for Maxi, since he kept breaking them in battle. Through trial and error, Yagazzi found out that the Balisanda wood enabled him to make a strong and durable nunchaku. This discovery resulted in Fatibal's creation. Fatibal fitted Maxi perfectly, since it could handle Maxi's strength and the special characteristics of his Shissen-Karihadi style. Each handle of the nunchaku is given a name: Kochi (East Wind) and Hae (South Wind).
(Note: In Soulcalibur II, the Balisanda wood is called Polisander wood)
-- Soryuju
A nunchaku made by Maxi himself. Its name means "Gathering of Revived Dragons", and supposedly indicates Maxi's determination to avenge his crew.
[edit] Stages
-- Harbour of Souls (SC)
This was the Indian harbor Maxi and his crew visited to trade goods. In India the shore is a sacred place, so a stair terrace allows for travel to the water. The terrace, which is called a 'ghat', leads to the town with its maze of house, temples and narrow pathways. Visitors unfamiliar with the town are notorious for getting lost. For Maxi this gray sea became a place of destiny where his sworn brother Kyam and shipmates were massacred. Maxi swore revenge on Astaroth as he stared at his ship in the distance sunken by the monster.
(Note: Known as Indian Port on the Arcade)
-- Pirate's Alcove (SC2)
Few know of the hidden dock inside a naturally formed cave lying in the westerly seas, for nary a soul dare to venture close to the wave-beaten precipice that houses it. This place was once the stronghold of a renowned pirate and his hardy crew. But there is no one here anymore, for the captain murdered all of his subordinates. Ten years have passed since anyone has stepped foot in this cavern, but the place is still lit, and a pirate ship can also be seen. Is this the projection of the memories of the slain pirates? Or, is this the memories of the captain, who has since disappeared?
(Note: Maxi shares this stage with Cervantes)
-- Indian Port (SC3)
A port town is a place where the pathways of land and sea meet. It is a crossroad where people both meet and part ways. It was here that Maxi and Kilik met four years ago. Maxi, together with Kilik, headed west to avenge his crew, who had been wiped out in a sudden attack by a strange horde monsters. Thus, this place could also be called the starting point on his pathway to revenge. On a cliff overlooking the east sea, a little way out from the city, stands a grave marker made from what appears to be the fragments of a Ryūkyū ship. In front of it, one can find a container of Ryūkyū wine. Will Maxi one day be able to tell his crew, sleeping beneath this unknown grave, that he has successfully avenged them?
[edit] Trivia
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- In Soulcalibur Maxi has a special Weapon Exhibition where he uses two nunchakus.
- Before Soulcalibur II was released, many fans believed he was dead, since in his ending after defeating Inferno he dies of injuries, much like his forerunner Li Long in Soul Edge.
- The bladed-nunchaku wielder Zhang Wu is the alias of Li Long, which was traveling to Japan to fulfil his assignment.
- In Soulcalibur III, Maxi's weapons and fighting style are available under the discipline Soul of Maxi to characters created under the Monk class.
- Maxi's nickname in Soulcalibur is "Dandy of the South Seas".
- Maxi's Destined Battle in Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II and Soulcalibur III is Astaroth.
- Maxi's hairstyle (Regent) is available as a male body part for Create-A-Soul mode.
- If Maxi's ending is done correctly (entering the right code in his ending scene) you will see Rock in his secondary costume, Olcadan, and Lizardman all in cages. This backdrop is also used in Rock's ending (where he is mistaken for a beast and caged), explaining why he's there.
- Maxi's Kicking moves are based on the Jeet Kune Do Martial Art style, founded by Bruce Lee.
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