The left shoulder pauldron incorporates the Tudor Rose, a traditional heraldic symbol of England, while the plates of the armor were designed to resemble the links of her sword. A smaller pauldron covers her right shoulder, while high heels cover her feet, and a white glove covers her right hand. A sleeve of the same material covers her right arm and hand, while armor covers her left arm, hand, and shoulder. Similar leggings cover her legs midway below her thighs, connected to the leotard by garters at golden metal bands at their peak. A bluish-purple leotard covers her torso and arms, with patches of the fabric removed to expose her cleavage, buttocks and various parts of her abdomen. Ivy appears as a tall, large busted woman with short, white hair. Ivy's secondary designs contrast against her default appearance Soulcalibur V producer Hisaharu Tago emphasized this as a reason for the character's inclusion for the game, additionally citing her fighting style and role in the game's storyline.
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Namco has called Ivy one of the three most popular characters in the series in North American markets, alongside Taki and Nightmare.
Producer Hiroaki Yotoriyama felt that her fighting style was not perfectly expressed in Soulcalibur, and focused on Ivy from the start of the project to make her more "uniquely lethal". With Soulcalibur II, the development team chose her as their favorite character from the previous title. ĭuring development many alternatives for Ivy's design were considered, including a male ninja, a mummy, and a little girl, while the weapon remained constant, varying only in size. During this phase the team additionally worked with the Soulcalibur story creators, refining the character's own role in the plot as needed throughout development. After her appearance and movement were fleshed out by a concept artist, her character was rendered as a 3D model by a design team that worked solely on her, and then animated mostly by Naotake Hirata using motion capture to create her in-game movements, with Yasushi Shibue designing the animations for her throws, and several animations created without the use of motion capture for positions difficult for the actors. Her design and concept were then built to revolve around it, starting with gender, then physical measurements, and lastly background details. Critical reception varies, with some saying the character's oversexualization is unnecessary, while others have argued that her sexuality is an essential aspect of her character design and has allowed for her to be more recognizable.Īs a character introduced in Soulcalibur, Ivy's signature weapon, a "snake sword" designed to be unique amongst the other weapons in the game, was selected before other elements of the character. Since her introduction, Ivy has been regarded as an attractive and strong character by critics, and has been noted for her sex appeal. She is often referred to as the series' poster girl. Ivy is considered one of the most prominent characters in the series as well as one of its mainstays, having appeared in every installment since Soulcalibur. After an attack by Cervantes results in the loss of her soul, Ivy uses a temporary artificial one to keep herself alive, and continues after the blade. Desiring to destroy the sword, she creates a segmented, animated blade-whip, only to become Soul Edge's pawn and learn that it intends to use her as its next host. In the game, she is the illegitimate daughter of undead pirate Cervantes de Leon who was raised by a noble family until her father became obsessed with the cursed sword, Soul Edge, leading to his death and later her mother's. She was voiced in Japanese by Yumi Tōma between Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur III, Kanako Tōjō between Soulcalibur Legends and Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny, and Miyuki Sawashiro in Soulcalibur V, and Soulcalibur VI in English, she was voiced by Renee Hewitt in Soulcalibur II and Lani Minella for the remainder of the series. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, she first appeared in the original Soulcalibur and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series. Isabella Valentine ( イザベラ・バレンタイン, Izabera Barentain), commonly called Ivy ( アイヴィー, Aivī), is a character in the Soulcalibur series of video games. Miyuki Sawashiro ( Soulcalibur V - VI).Kanako Tōjō ( Soulcalibur Legends, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny).
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