By Earlier in the month, Bandai Namco erected a survey where they asked people to vote for their favourite Soulcalibur characters as part of future plans for the franchise.
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The survey was conducted via Facebook, and fans were allowed to vote through Likes, Shares, and Tweets. Over 8,100 votes later, here are how the characters are currently ranked (according to Facebook Likes, which is how most people voted):
- Talim (794)
- Taki (669)
- Mitsurugi (579)
- Kilik (513)
- Ivy (507)
- Siegfried (472)
- Nightmare (466)
- Zasalamel (446)
- Yoshimitsu (423)
- Tira (408)
- Sophitia (365)
- Cassandra (314)
- Amy (287)
- Seong-Mina (270)
- Yun-Seong (261)
- Cervantes (257)
- Voldo (252)
- Xianhua (242)
- Raphael (235)
- Setsuka (201)
- Maxi (188)
- Viola (182)
- Hwang (150)
- Hilde (146)
- Astaroth (136)
- ZWEI (105)
- Natsu (90)
- Pyrrha (87)
- Xiba (75)
- Lizardman (67)
- Rock (63)
- Li Long (60)
- Algol (54)
- Dampierre (53)
- Aeon (47)
- Pyrrha Omega (43)
- Patroklos (30)
- Soul Edge (29)
- Olcadan (25)
- Abyss (24)
- Alpha Patroklos (23)
- Leixia (23)
- Charade (21)
- Elysium (19)
- Edge Master (15)
As you can see, Talim and Taki are by far the most popular Soulcalibur fighters, with Mitsurugi, Kilik, and Ivy occupying the remainder of the top five spots. If you’re interested in voting for your favourite, you can still do so—the survey will remain up until May 31st, giving everyone plenty of time to cast an informed vote.
