Soul Calibur II Hidden-Stat Weapons Guide
By Kargath64
18/02/05

()))))INTRO((((()
Welcome to my first Soul Calibur II guide!  After reading through nearly all 
the SCII FAQs available, I realised no-one had actually catalogued what the 
'question mark' weapons do (W9-11).  So, I set out to do it - and here it is!

()))))NOTES((((()
-The following statistics and properties are correct to the best of my 
 knowledge.  I have not included horizontal/vertical breaks as there is no 
 reliable method to test them.
-In some cases the 'ultimate' weapons are not that ultimate.  Xianghua, for 
 example, gets much better health recovery from Krita-Yuga than Soul Calibur.
 For other characters, it is by far the best weapon (Raphael for one).  
 Experiment, and buy EVERYTHING in WMM so you have the best range to 
 choose from.  



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-----:Astaroth:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (120% damage)
-Slow steady health drain

*Thanatos*
-Defence is increased.  (-40% damage)
-Take damage even when guarding.  (54% damage taken - acts as if had been hit
 normally)
-Health increases in proportion to damage dealt. 

*Rock*
-Makes elephant noises on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Cassandra:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased. (162% damage, disproportional Soul Charge damage
 [189% damage])
-Health drains on each swing.

*Valkyrie*
-Matches Cassie's P3 outfit!
-Attack power is increased.  (135% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (-30% damage taken)
-Take damage even when guarding.  (40% damage taken)
-Constant health regeneration.

*Keepsake*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Cervantes:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Medium-speed steady health drain.
-Recovers health in proportion to damage dealt.
-Nirvana looks really cool

*Lethe*
-Increased range, especially for the hand that would normally hold
 Nirvana (the right).
-Attack is increased.  (150% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (-20% damage taken)
-Health drains on each swing.  (This makes Flying Dutchman very dangerous to
 your own health.)

*Imitation Sword*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Ivy:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack is increased.  (120% damage)
-Attack power increases during Soul Charge (to a total of 205%), but it 
 decays rapidly.
-Slow, steady health drain.
-Soul Charge drains health.

*Kaleidoscope*
-Attack is increased.  (130% damage)
-Damages through guard. (60% damage)
-Drains health with each swing.

*Prototype Ivy Blade*
-Makes funny 'sproing' noise on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Kilik:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Very slow, steady health drain.

*Jingu Staff*
-Insane range.
-Take damage even when guarding.  (10% damage taken)

*Bamboo Staff*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Link:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (Only 65% of normal damage is taken.)
-Very slow, steady health drain.

*Great Fairy Sword*
-Increased range.
-Health continually recovers.
-Attack power is increased.  (120% damage)
-Take damage even when guarding.  (10% damage taken)

*Bug-Catching Net*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Maxi:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (130% damage)
-Damages through guard.  (40% of damage transmitted through)
-Medium-speed steady health drain.

*Vajra*
-Attack is increased.  (180% damage - the highest attack percentage of any
 weapon)
-Take damage even when guarding.  (90% damage taken - acts as if had been hit
 normally)

*Termite Snack*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Mitsurugi:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased. (150% damage)
-Slow steady health drain.

*Damascus Sword*
-Attack power is increased.  (175% damage)  (!!!!!!!!!!)
-Defence is increased.  (-50% damage taken)
-Take damage even when guarding (45% of damage let through, acts as if had
 been hit normally)
-Defence increases during Soul Charge (10% increase)

*Souvenier Gift*
-Makes unusual hissing sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken) 

-----:Necrid:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (130% damage, disproportional Soul Charge damage
 [191% damage])
-Medium-speed health drain.
-Recovers health proportional to damage dealt on each hit.

*Chaos*
-Copies opponent's weapon properties.  (Chaos copying another Chaos makes the
 default balanced weapon.)

*Ethereal Edge*
-Makes funny 'sproing' noise on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Nightmare:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Attack power increases during Soul Charge (to a total of 210%), but it
 decays rapidly.
-Defence is increased.  (60% of normal damage taken)
-Medium-speed steady health drain.
-Soul Charge drains health.

*Soul Calibur*
-Continous steady health recovery (fastest health recovery in game)
-Defence is increased.  (-25% damage taken)

*Galley Oar*
-Makes wave and seagull noises on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Raphael:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (70% of normal damage taken)
-Slow, steady health drain.

*Queen's Guard*
-Attack is increased.  (130% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (-40% damage taken)

*Cane*
-Makes an invisible croud laugh and cheer on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Seung Mina:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (125% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (120% of normal damage taken)
-Recovers health in proportion to damage dealt.

*Hraesvelgr*
-Health continually drains ("it is too heavy for normal human beings to
 use").  No delay before the draining starts like Soul Edge.
-Every swing of your Hraelsvagar restores about 10-20 health.  Heavy Crane
 can restore near half a health bar with Hraelsvagar.
-Attack power is increased. (110% damage on normal hits)

*Feather Broom*
-Makes very funny (and disarming to opponents) bird noises whenever you land
 a hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Sophitia:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (135% damage)
-Small health drain on each swing.
-Health recovers in proportion to damage dealt.

*Orichalcum*
-Attack is increased.  (120% damage)
-Quicker Soul Charge.

*Memento*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Taki:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Defence is increased.  (60% of normal damage taken)
-Health drains on each swing.

*Kris Naga*
-Moves that are SCUB on L3 are SCUB on L2.
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Range is increased.
-Health recovers on Soul Charge a LOT.
-Overall pretty kickass.

*Tobacco Pipes*
-Makes 'steam train' sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Talim:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (140% damage)
-Defence is decreased.  (130% of normal damage taken)
-NO DRAIN!  Very unusual for the Cursed Sword.
-Recovers health proportional to damage dealt on each hit.


*Soul Calibur*
-Defence is decreased (20% extra damage taken)
-Recovers health with every swing.

*Weight*
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Voldo:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (135% damage)
-Damages through guard (30% transmitted through guard)
-Health drains on each swing.

*Guillotine*
-Quicker Soul Charge.
-A portion of the damage dealt is reflected back.
-Increased range.

*Tambourines*
-Makes hissing noise on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Xianghua:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (120% damage)
-Health drains on each swing.

*Soul Calibur*
-Attack is increased.  (120% damage)
-Every swing restores health.
-Hits taken become counters.  (Multiple hits in a combo don't count as
 counters after the first strike.)

*Caligraphy Brush*
-Fight like Jet Li in "Hero"!
-Makes hollow wooden sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Yoshimitsu:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (130% damage)
-Blocking is essentially nullified for self (90% of the damage goes through
 Yoshi's block, and he acts as if he didn't block at all)
-Restores health in proportion to damage dealt

*Hihiirokane*
-Attack power is increased.  (130% damage)
-Attack power increases during Soul Charge (to a total of 210%), but it
 decays rapidly.

*Shepherd's Crook*
-Crab flag!  (Why crabs?  I don't know!  IT'S CRABS!)
-Makes sheep sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


-----:Yunsung:-----
*Soul Edge*
-Attack power is increased.  (135% damage)
-Damages through guard.  (50% of normal damage transmitted through)
-NO DRAIN!
-Recovers health in proportion to damage dealt on each hit.

*Han Guang*
-Range is nearly doubled.
-The sword is invisible!  Only the trail can be seen.
-Damages through guard (10% damage done)
-Damage increases during Soul Charge.
-Defence is lowered.  (10% more damage taken)
-Health drains during Soul Charge.

*Child's Sword*
-Makes gong sound on hit.
-Attack is lowered.  (80% damage)
-Defence is lowered.  (20% extra damage taken)


()))))EMAIL((((()
Contact me if you find any errors, know more data or have any
 suggestions.  I would appreciate any info on Spawn or Heihachi.
Email me at kargath64 (at) yahoo (DOT) com




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