Soul Calibur 2 (Arcade, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

Soul Calibur 2 (Arcade, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)
Cassandra Alexandra Command List and FAQ (Version 3.0 - Text Version)

Current Update: Thursday, 1 May 2003 (Labour Day)
Previous Update: Sunday, 27 April 2003
Created: Friday, 28 September 2001

By Don "Gamera" Chan ([email protected])

Note: This FAQ is primarily based on the first arcade
version of Soul Calibur 2, not the second Ver.D arcade
version or the GameCube/PlayStation 2/Xbox version. I
don't have a DC, GC, PS, PS2, SS, or XB anyway.
Also, I'll not mind if the writers of other SC2
character FAQs borrow the flexible layout of this FAQ.

0. Wanted
1. Acknowledgements
2. Introduction
3. Nutrition Information
3.1 1st Impression
3.2 2nd Impression
4. Commands
4.1 Basic Commands
4.2 Advanced Commands
4.3 Advanced Commands II
4.4 Other Commands
5. Cassie Strategies
5.1 Cassie Combos
6. Links

"Setsunasa!" (*1)

0. WANTED

I'm looking for:
- Anti-Cassandra strategies and combos, from Cassandra
and non-Cassandra players.
- Anti-Sophitia strategies and combos, from Sophitia
and non-Sophitia players.
- Cassandra strategies and combos, from Cassandra
players.
- Sophitia strategies and combos, from Sophitia
players.
- Cassandra and Sophitia's underwear colour code.
- Conditions to unlock Sophitia, Charade, and
Lizardman.
- Descriptions and transcripts of Cassandra and
Sophitia's endings.
- Descriptions of Cassandra and Sophitia's costumes and
poses before, during, and after a fight.
- English translations of these katakana words amongst
the move names: Eru Destiny, Erupeiru, Guremi-, Kureitoron,
Paiuxigetto, Rena-do.
- Transcripts of Cassandra and Sophitia's quotes and
taunts before, during, and after a fight.
- Osama bin Laden, dead or alive.
- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, dead or alive.

Disclaimer: I send the newest version of this file
to only eight Websites:
- http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/game/28423.html
- http://vgstrategies.about.com/
- http://dlh.net/
- http://www.cheathappens.com/showcheat.asp?ID=10941
- http://www.ggmania.com/cheat.php3?cheat=5176
- http://www.gamenemesis.com/
- http://www.guardimpact.com/faqs/index.php
- http://faqs.ign.com/
If you downloaded or read this file at other
Websites, the SysOps of the other Websites probably
leeched it from one of the above Websites.

Disclaimer: Exo steilei th neoteri ekdosi toy arxeiou
aytou mono se okhto Websites:
- http://www.gamefaqs.com/
- http://vgstrategies.about.com/
- http://dlh.net/
- http://www.cheathappens.com/
- http://www.ggmania.com/
- http://www.gamenemesis.com/
- http://www.guardimpact.com/
- http://faqs.ign.com/
An katebasate h diabasate ayto to arxeio se alla
Websites, i ipeythinoi tous to piran apo kapoio apo ta
parapano Websites.

Caution to the writers of game magazines and Websites:
As in my other fighting game FAQs, the contents of this FAQ
include covert and overt disinformation to ambush those of
you who simply copy and paste the contents of this FAQ to
your magazine or Website, without spending a second or three
to verify the contents, or without notifying me, albeit most
of the contents of this FAQ came from public domain, on-line
resources. (OTOH, it will be very amusing when we read the
bits of disinformation reprinted verbatim in your game
magazines or Websites. v(^_^) Oh yeah, I hate leeches.)

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to these sierra hotel persons/organisations:
- chase belaino, for corrections.
- Isabella V., for description of Cassandra's 2P
costume.
- Iso-chan, Kilik, Marginal, and Nalaztre, for links.
- Jason Arney, for operating the SC2 official HP in the
Namco USA HP.
- Jean-Luc Barbera of France, for the English
translation of the NOIR foreword. (After all, English and
French are the two official languages up here in Canada, the
True North Strong and Free.)
- Kiichi of Japan, for tracking SC2 news and
transcribing some of Cassandra's quotes.
- Manos Manolis, for the Greek translation of the
Disclaimer (^O^) and Greek mythology.
- Rev, for feedback.
- Shimpei and Stoneco (Sutoneko) of Japan, for
transcribing some of Cassandra's quotes.
- TooHectic, for SC2 discussion and seiyuu info.
- WCMaxi and other members of GuardImpact.com, for
previewing this FAQ and SC2 discussion.
- XianghuaALPHA, for description of Cassandra's 2P
costume and transcribing some of Cassandra's quotes.
- Yas Noguchi of Namco Hometek Inc, for seiyuu info.

(Social democracy in action.)

No thanks to these lima delta persons/organisations:
- The EVIL terrorists responsible for the attacks in
the USA in the morning on (Tuesday) 11 September 2001 (local
time).
- Major H. "Psycho" S., the pilot of the F-16C of the
170th Fighter Squadron ("Flyin' Illini"), 183rd Fighter
Wing ("SI"), Illinois Air National Guard (based at Capital
Municipal Airport (KSPI), Springfield, Illinois, USA, and
temporarily deployed as the 170th Expeditionary Fighter
Squadron to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait), that attacked, with
a GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided bomb, members of Alpha
Company, 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light
Infantry (3 PPCLI, based at Edmonton Garrison, Alberta,
Canada), Canadian Armed Forces, in the Tarnak Farms Range
training area, five nautical miles south of Kandahar,
Afghanistan, at or about 00:50 on Thursday, 18 April 2002
(local time). (X_X) Four Canadian soldiers were killed in
action, and eight were wounded in action. (;_;)
http://www.centcom.mil/News/Reports/Tarnak_Farms_Report.htm
- Namco Japan. In the domestic arcade version of SC2,
all chara's quotes are in Japanese. But in the international
arcade version of SC2, all chara's quotes are in English!
(>_<) IMO, the quotes should be dubbed in Japanese and
subbed in English, as in the Dead or Alive series by Tecmo.
("Please don't blame Namco America for this, we had
nothing to do with it." - Jason Arney, Namco USA,
2002.07.19)
- Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda.
- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his
administration.

In memory of:
- The victims of the terrorist attacks in the USA in
the morning on 11 September 2001. God bless America.
- The seven astronauts on the NASA space shuttle USS
Columbia, which was lost in action (Mission STS-107) about
203,000 feet above north-central Texas, USA, at about 9 AM
EST (14:00 GMT, 16 minutes before her scheduled landing at
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA) on
Saturday, 1 February 2003 (Chinese New Year Day).
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/
- The casualties (Iraqi and non-Iraqi, military and
non-military, hostile and friendly fire) of Operation Iraqi
Freedom, the war in Iraq in March-April 2003. <(T_T)

"Le noir, ce mot designe depuis une epoque lointaine
le nom du destin.
"Les deux vierges regnent sur la mort.
"Les mains noires protegent la paix des nouveaux-nes."
- NOIR (TV: 2001)

2. INTRODUCTION

Title: Soul Calibur 2
Genre: 3D fighting
Rating: Teen (?)
Players: 1-2
OS: System 246 (arcade)
Maker: Namco

http://www.namco.co.jp/home/aa/am/vg/soulcalibur2/index.html
On Sale: 10 July 2002 (arcade); Thursday, 27
March 2003 (GameCube, PlayStation 2,
Xbox)

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3. NUTRITION INFORMATION (Profile)

Note: To paraphrase the anime studio KSS, all
characters, stock prices, and three sizes in this game
are fictional.

Name: Cassandra ALEXANDRA

http://www.namco.co.jp/home/aa/am/vg/soulcalibur2/special/chara/01.html
Nickname: Cassie
Martial Art: Saint Athena Style
Weapon: Short sword (Omega Sword), small
shield (Nemea Shield)
Handedness: Right
Debut: Soul Calibur 2
Sex: Female
Height: 164 cm (5'5")
Weight: ? (T_T)
B/W/H: ? (T_T)^2
Blood Type: B
Date of Birth: 20 July (late 16th century)
Age: 21
Nationality: Athens (Latitude 38'00" N, Longitude
23'44" E, GMT +2), Greece, occupied by
the Ottoman Empire (until 1829 AD)
Family: Achelous (father), Nike (mother),
Sophitia (older sister), Lucius
(younger brother), Rothion (older
brother-in-law, Sophitia's husband),
Pyrrha (niece, Sophitia's daughter),
Patroclus (nephew, Sophitia's son)
Alignment: Good/Light
Class: Paladin (part-time Arbeit)
Profession: Baker (full-time day job)
Hobby: ?
Likes: ?
Dislikes: Daihatsu Charade, Inferno, Soul Edge
Voice Actor: Takagi Reiko (Japanese), ? (English)

1P Colour (A or B or K): Short blond hair with white
headband. Blue and white sleeveless blouse, mini-skirt,
and boots. White long gloves that end at her upper arms.
Grey armour pieces on upper arms. Pink ribbons on chest
and upper arms. Brown girdle. Gold buttons and clasps. White
panty (default). Brown panst ("panty stocking").
2P Colour (G+(A or B or K)): Blond hair is up, tied
with a butterfly-like black bow on the back of her head.
Light green corset with puffy short sleeves, black ribbed
collar, three red ribbons on her chest, and yellow
embroidery. Grey armour pieces on her upper arms. Brown
bracers with yellow flaps on forearms. Black leotard under
corset. Long brown boots that reach the middle of her bare
thighs, with yellow flaps and dark brown embroidery.
3P Colour (?): ?

(Like Sophitia, 1P Cassandra looks like a tennis
player, IMO. A Japanese SC2 fan commented her
blue-and-white costume looks like one of the heroines in
the Uchuu Deka superhero TV programmes (Uchuu Deka
Gyaban/Space Sheriff Gavan, &c). (-_-;) Incidentally, the
Uchuu Deka heroines' fight scenes evidently sometimes
involved panchira.)

"Well... Your sister [Cassandra] has some very ugly boots."
- Iso-chan, USN
http://www.kiss-goodnight.net/soul_sophi.htm

Stage: The Shrine of Eurydice (Greek temple)
Size: ?
Walls: ?
Ring Out: ?
BGM: ?

Innen Battle: Daihatsu Charade

"Sister! So... You have a twin sister. Your
feelings have now betrayed her, too. Obi-Wan was wise to
hide her from me. Now his failure is complete. If you
will not turn to the Dark Side, then perhaps she will."
- Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker, Star Wars Episode
VI: Return of the Jedi

3.1 1ST IMPRESSION

[Ramble ON]

This Soul Calibur 2 Cassandra FAQ is written from
scratch, and isn't based on my Soul Calibur 1 Sophitia
FAQ, which IMO became too inflexible and monolithic.

As of 2001.12.09, the female members of the ten
known SC2 default chara are Cassandra, Ivy, Taki, Talim,
and Xianghua. But I'll not be surprised that SC2 has
hidden or time-release chara, and they include Sophitia and
Seung Mina.

About Nemea, the namesake of Cassandra's shield.
Nemea was a valley between the cities Kleonai and
Phlius. Killing the Lion of Nemea that terrorised the
citizens of Kleonai and Phlius was the first of
Herakles's (Roman "Hercules", USAF "C-130") 12 Great Deeds
(or Legendary Deeds) assigned by King Eurystheus of Tiryns.
The Lion was a male offspring of Echidna the serpent-woman
and Typhon the serpent-dragon under Mount Etna.
When Herakles tracked and found the Lion, his
arrows and club were ineffective against it. (This was
before he, with Iolaus's assistance, killed the Hydra and
acquired poisoned arrows.) He eventually chased the Lion
into a cave with two openings, closed one opening, and
strangled the Lion. He skinned the Lion with its claws
(remember its skin is invulnerable to his conventional
weapons), and wore its hide as his armour and its head
as his helmet.
Another variant of the legend does not mention a cave.
Herakles was walking to one of the cities and was attacked
by the Lion. He used his hands to break the Lion's neck.
Herakles used the Lion's skin both as armour and as a
decorating trophy.
Later, Zeus uploaded the Lion to the night sky as the
constellation Leo.
(FYI, back in high school, I actually read Homer's
The Iliad and The Odyssey. Between the two, my favourite
female chara are Cassandra and Nausicaa, and my
favourite male chara are Diomedes, Odysseus, and
Sthenelus.)

Like Sophitia in Soul Edge, and unlike the other chara
in Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, Cassandra doesn't have years
(or centuries) of combat experience or training. Blessed by
the gods, she just moves and fights naturally (or
supernaturally). Sounds like a Rentaheroine, IMO.

Cassandra's voice actress, Takagi Reiko's recent works
include the TV anime Hikaru no Go (as Waya Yoshitaka) and
Love Hina (as Kaolla Su). I selectively watched a few
episodes of Love Hina, including #2 and #24, only because
Shinobu chan's mother's voice actress is Tsuru Hiromi sama.
For comparison, in SE, SC1, and consumer versions of
SC2, Sophitia's voice actress is Neya Michiko.

3.2 2ND IMPRESSION

The following is the voice actor list of Soul Calibur
2, typed up in Kunrei siki ro-mazi and in the format of my
friend Doi Hitoshi han's Seiyuu (Voice Actor) Database HP.
(^_^)

Chai Xiang Hua :: Hisakawa Aya
Seung Mi Na :: Kuwasima Houko {Consumer versions}
Sophitia Alexandra :: Neya Mitiko {Consumer versions}
Isabella "Ivy" Valentine (Joousama) :: Touma Yumi
Cassandra Alexandra :: Takagi Reiko
Taki :: Takimoto Huziko
Talim :: Tamura Yukari
Isabella "Ivy" Valentine :: Renee Hewitt {English}
Chai Xiang Hua :: Wendee Lee {English}
Nightmare (Naitou) :: Hiyama Nobuyuki
Kilik :: Hosi Souitirou
Maxi (Aniki) :: Kanna Nobutosi
Raphael Sorel :: Masutani Yasunori
Mitsurugi Heishirou :: Morikawa Tosiyuki
Hong Yun Sung :: Toriumi Kousuke
narrator :: Cazmo Lukrich {Consumer versions}
narrator :: Gary Williams
Nightmare :: Ted D'Agostino {English}
Assassin :: ? {Consumer versions}
Astaroth (Asutarou) :: ?
Berserker :: ? {Consumer versions}
Cervantes de Leon :: ?
Charade :: ?
Link :: ? {Consumer versions}
Lizardman :: ? {Consumer versions}
Mishima Heihachi :: ? {Consumer versions}
Necrid :: ? {Consumer versions}
Spawn :: ? {Consumer versions}
Voldo (Bondage Boy) :: ?
Yoshimitsu :: ?

In SC2, as in SE and SC1, after the winner KO the
loser, while the loser's falling and before the loser lands
on the ground, the winner can humiliate the loser by
attacking the loser.
(I usually throw the falling loser to admire Sophie and
Cassie's throws.)

In SC2, after the winner RO the loser, the winner can
still pounce after the loser and RO herself (the winner).

For documentary purpose, I've been understandably
watching Cassie a lot, and noticed SC2 keeps a feature WRT
modesty that was in SC1. (Yes, I'm lifeless.)
When Cassie's knocked down, lands face-up or face-down,
and remains on the ground for a second, her thighs
automatically close.
The other SC2 female chara also have this feature. The
male chara don't have this feature, however they land. As of
2002.07.27, I don't know whether Charade and Inferno also
have this feature? And I forgot whether the SE female chara
also have this feature?
For comparison, the female chara in VF4 and VF4 Evo,
including Dural, also have this feature, but only when they
land face-up.
(All right, I'll crawl back into the woodwork now.)

Hmm... Just noticed the 2D fighting game Rage of the
Dragons, by Evoga (2002), also has a chara named Cassandra
(B81 W57 H83).
http://www.evoga.com/cassjap.html

Revision history of this file:

Version 0.0 (Limited Edition) [1 KB]: Monday, 1 April 2002
Version 0.5 (Limited Edition) [21 KB, +2,000%]: Friday, 14 June 2002
Version 1.0 [35 KB, +67%]: Monday, 1 July 2002 (Canada Day)
Version 1.5 [37 KB, +6%]: Friday, 12 July 2002
Version 2.0 [42 KB, +14%]: Sunday, 21 July 2002
Version 2.5 [47 KB, +12%]: Saturday, 27 July 2002
Version 2.6 [51 KB, +9%]: Thursday, 10 April 2003

Version 0.0 is a special version sent to only
GameFAX.com [sic] and About.com Guide to Video Game
Strategies. I'm not surprised that everyone missed it.
Hint: Note its date and file size.

Number of times I've played the arcade version of SC2: 1
Number of times I've played the consumer version of SC2: 0

[Ramble OFF]

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4. COMMANDS

The data in this chapter are derived from:
- GuardImpact.com.
- Soul Calibur 2 official HP in the Namco Japan and
Namco USA HPs.
- Various Soul Calibur 2 commercial and fan pages in
Japanese and English (see the Links chapter).

n Neutral stick.
G G button. Block middle and high attacks.
Not to be confused with an attack that
hits ground.
A A button. Horizontal attack (left or
right).
B B button. Vertical attack (upward or
downward), or thrust attack.
K K button. Kick attack.
[X] Hold X (button or stick).
X,Y Tap X (button or stick), then tap Y
(button or stick).
X+Y Simultaneously tap X and Y.
X~Y "Slide input." Tap X, then immediately tap
Y.
H High hit.
Ht Throw that hits High.
M Middle hit.
M* Special Middle hit.
L Low hit.
Spec Move Special Movement.
(WC) While crouching. n,[d].
(WS) While standing. [d],n.
(TT) Turn towards.
(FC) From crouch. [d].
(WJ) While jumping. u+G.
(WL) While landing, or while in mid-air.
(WSC) While Soul Charged. A+B+K. Not Wonder Swan
Color. Soul Charge 1 is yellow glow. Soul
Charge 2 is green glow. Soul Charge 3 is blue
glow. Cassie can walk while Soul Charging.
(WWJ) While wall jumping.

See GuardImpact.com and other SC2 FAQs for
explanations of the other standardised abbreviations used in
this chapter.

4.1 BASIC COMMANDS

G
G-cancel.

n+[G]
Standing guard.

(u or uf or ub)+G
Jump.

(df or d or db)+[G]
Crouching guard.

f+G
Guard Impact vs high and middle strikes.

b+G
Guard Impact vs middle and low strikes.

A
Horizontal strike.

B
Vertical strike or thrust.

K
Kick.

G+A
Throw. Input A to escape.

G+B
Throw. Input B to escape.

A+B+K
Soul Charge. Can be G-cancelled.

<UNDER CONSTRUCTION>

4.2 ADVANCED COMMANDS

The Advanced Commands below are divided into these
groups:
- Throws
- Regular Attacks
- Angel Step
- Erupeiru Turn
- 8 Way Run
- Wall Jump

In the next version of this FAQ, I'll probably add a
Guard Impact/Reversal group.

Note: Damage is measured in damage points, not damage
percentages. The damage of an attack increases when the
attack hits as counter.

THROWS
------

G+A 0,16,35,2 Ht
Pay Back Mode
Input A to escape.

G+B 0,17,30,12 Ht
Guremi- Rodeo
Input B to escape.

(enemy's left) G+A or G+B 0,17,40 Ht
Shooting Star
Input A or B (same as thrower) to escape.

(enemy's right) G+A or G+B 0,16,27,11 Ht
Guremi- Hammer
Input A or B (same as thrower) to escape.

(enemy's back) G+A or G+B 0,24,12,24 Ht
Exile Order
If the enemy is Asutarou or Bondage Boy (that is, Astaroth
or Voldo), input A or B (same as thrower) to escape. Else,
cannot be escaped.

f,f+G+B 0,32 Ht
Angel Papillon
Input B to escape. Can follow with b,b+B.
Use against a standing and defending enemy who's wary of the d,df,f Angel
Step. Against an enemy who consistently escapes from f,f+G+B, mix it up with
G+A.

REGULAR ATTACKS
---------------

A

A,A 13,16 HH
Slide Flow
The first strike can be cancelled.

A,A,B HHM
Slide Flood
If the third strike hits, the enemy is floated. If the
third strike is blocked, the enemy is forced to crouch.

A,B HH

A,B,B 13,11,38 HHM
Slide Flood (Slide Rush)
The third strike can be delayed. An enemy who blocks the
first two strikes can't counter-attack Cassie.

A,B,K 13,11,20 HHL
Slide Low Kick

A,K 13,22 HH
Slide Tornado High

f+A 21 M

f+A,K 21,30 MM
Bottle Crush Kick

f,f+A 32 M
Angel Snap
Effective against an 8WR enemy. An enemy who blocks the
strike can counter-attack Cassie.

df+A M

df+A,B 23,35 MM
Reverse Mirage
The second strike can be delayed.

db+A 36 L
Leonard Stream (Undertow)
Knocks down the enemy. Can hit a knocked down enemy.
Comes out only when Cassie has been standing.

db+A,K ML
Silent Sinker

b+A 35(30) H
Holy Kureitoron
Can Guard Impact. Reversal vs horizontal high and middle
strikes.

b,b+A H

b,b+A,A 25(43),30 HL
Catharsis Leonard
The first strike can be held.

b,b+A,B 25(43),32 HM
Catharsis Star
The first strike can be held.

B

B,f 22 M
Shield Scoop
When it hits as counter, crumbles and knocks down the enemy.

B,d 15 L
Nasty Impale Single

B,d,B LL
Nasty Impale

B,d,B,B LLL
Nasty Impale

B,d,B,B,B LLLL
Nasty Impale

B,d,B,B,B,K 15,7,7,7,20 LLLLM
Nasty Impale Max

B~A H

B~A,A HH

B~A,A,A 16,16,25 HHH
Shield Brass
The third strike can be delayed.

B,B 16,18(40) MM
Dancing Splash
The first strike can be cancelled. The second strike can be
delayed. While delayed, it can be held.

B,K 16,22 MM
Splash Gust

f+B 25 H
Surprise Strike (Artemis Dart)

f,f+B M

f,f+B~A H

f,f+B~A,A HH

f,f+B~A,A,A 16,16,25 HHH
Shield Brass
The third strike can be delayed.

f,f+B,B 23,28 MM
Rampant Splash

df+B 32 M
Airy Heaven
Floats the enemy.
Use against a crouching enemy who's wary of the f,f+G+B
Angel Papillon.

d+B,B 20,35 M*M
Guardian Strike
When the second strike hits, can follow with K.

d+B,B,K 20,35,20 M*MM
Guardian Strike
Only when the second strike hits.

d+B~B,u+B M*M

d+B~B,u+B,A M*MM

d+B~B,u+B,A,A 20,35,12,17 M*MMM
Angel Wing

d+B~B,u+B,A,K 20,35,12,23 M*MMM
Heaven's Judgement

db+B 18 M
Under Splash

b+B 21 M
Eru Destiny
Can Guard Impact. Reversal vs vertical high and middle
strikes.

b,b+B 32 M
Feather Heaven
Evades the enemy's high strikes. If the enemy is floated,
can follow with d,df,f+B. An enemy who blocks the strike can
counter-attack Cassie.

b,b+B~A 50,34 LH
Heaven's Keeper
Unblockable. Can be cancelled.

d,db,b+B
Erupeiru Sword

K 16 H
Holy High Kick
Can be cancelled.

K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

uf+K M
Somersault Kick

uf+K,K 25,30 MM
Float Guremi- Somer
The second strike can be delayed.

f+K 30 MM
Ball Squasher
Can Ring Out the enemy.

f,f+K 23 M
Holy Lift Kick
Floats the enemy.

df+K 22 M
Holy Middle Kick

db+K 25 L
Guremi- Heel

b+K 20 M
Bottoms Press

b,b+K 27 M
Holy Toe Kick

ub+K 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) ub+K,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

u+K M
Somersault Kick

u+K,K 25,30 MM
Float Guremi- Somer
The second strike can be delayed.

A+B 16,30 MM
Aeolus Turn (Tempest)
Knocks down the enemy. When blocked, the enemy is forced
to crouch.

f,f+A+B 42 M
Stardust Strike (Shooting Star)
When Soul Charged, becomes Unblockable.

df+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

b,b+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

u+A+B 35 M
Gaia Tremour

u+[A]+[B] 55 M
Gaia Tremour
Unblockable. While held, can be cancelled.

B+K M

B+K,B 30,30 MM
Temperance Shoot
The second strike can be held.

B+K,[B] 30,50 MM
Temperance Shoot

f,f+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

b,b+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood
Can hit a falling or knocked down enemy.

d,db,b+G
Erupeiru Shield (Nephilim Shield)
Can Guard Impact. Reversal vs vertical strikes.

(WC) df+B 18(23/30) M*
Shield Banish
Can Guard Impact. Reversal vs vertical middle and low
strikes.

(WC) df+B,B 18,38 M*M
Shield Spikes
The second strike can be cancelled.

(FC) A 13 M*
Under Slide Blade

(FC) B 18 M
Under Splash

(FC) K 12 L
Holy Low Kick

(WS) A 32 M
Mirage Satellite
Can be held.

(WS) [A] 45 M
Mirage Satellite
Crumbles and knocks down the enemy.

(WS) B 18 M
Full Turn Blare Heaven

(WS) K 16,16 MM
Angel Spring

(TT) A 25 H
Slide Blade Flip

(TT) B 30 M
Sword Splash Flip

(TT) K 23 H
Holy High Kick Flip

(FC and TT) A 15 L
Under Stream Flip

(FC and TT) B 23 M
Under Splash Flip

(FC and TT) K 13 L
Holy Low Kick Flip

(WJ) A 33 H
Jumping Slide Spin

(WJ) B 41 M
Diving Under Splash

(WJ) K 30 M
Holy Crescent Kick
Can input as u+[G]+K.

(WL) A 25 L
Submerge Under Stream

(WL) B 33 M
Submerge Full Turn Blare

(WL) K 24 M
Submerge Spin Kick

ANGEL STEP
----------

d,df,f -
Angel Step
Forwards movement.

d,df,f,(u or d) -
Angel Step
Lateral movement. Evades the enemy's vertical strikes, then
can follow with db+A or throw against a standing enemy, or
with d,df,f,(u or d),K,K (normal or delayed) against a
crouching enemy.

d,df,f,(u or d),(u,u or d,d) -
Angel Step
When near wall, lateral movement and jump onto wall.

d,df,f+A M

d,df,f+A,B 30,17 MM
Holy Light Fall

d,df,f+B 48 M
Angel Squash (Angel's Exile)
Spins and knocks down the enemy. When Soul Charged,
breaks guard. Evades the enemy's high strikes.

d,df,f+K 36 M
Tornado Middle Kick

d,df,f,u+A M

d,df,f,u+A,B 30,17 MM
Holy Light Fall

d,df,f,u+B M

d,df,f,u+B,A MM

d,df,f,u+B,A,A MMM
Angel Wing

d,df,f,u+B,A,K 40,12,23 MMM
Heaven's Judgement

d,df,f,u+K M

d,df,f,u+K,K 25,30 MM
Float Guremi- Somer
The second strike can be delayed.

d,df,f,d+A M

d,df,f,d+A,B 30,17 MM
Holy Light Fall

d,df,f,d+B M

d,df,f,d+B,A MM

d,df,f,d+B,A,A MMM
Angel Wing

d,df,f,d+B,A,K 40,12,23 MMM
Heaven's Judgement

d,df,f,d+K M

d,df,f,d+K,K 25,30 MM
Float Guremi- Somer
The second strike can be delayed.

ERUPEIRU TURN
-------------

d,db,b - Spec Move
Erupeiru Turn

d,db,b+G 40 Spec Move
Erupeiru Shield
Unblockable. Can guard impact. Reversal vs vertical high and
middle strikes. Automatically changes to Angel Strike as
reversal.

(d,db,b,G),b 35 -
During the Angel Strike, input b for an add-on throw.

d,db,b+B 37 M
Erupeiru Sword

d,db,b+B~G M
Erupeiru Shield
Same as d,db,b+G.

(WSC) d,db,b,n+B 55(76) M
Ultimate Fall
Unblockable. While Soul Charge 1 and 2, breaks guard. While
Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

8 WAY RUN
---------

Note: All stick positions should be held.

uf+A 32 M
Angel Snap

uf+B 40 M
Rothion Maul

uf+K L

uf+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) uf+K~B,B MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

uf+K,K 15,32 LH
Guremi- Kicks (Seraphim Kicks)

uf+K,n+K 15,36 LM
Guremi- Tornado

uf+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

uf+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

f+A 32 M
Angel Snap

f+B M

f+B~A H

f+B~A,A HH

f+B~A,A,A 16,16,25 HHH
Shield Brass

f+B,B 23,28 MM
Rampant Splash

f+K 28 L
Floor Sweeper
Sliding.

f+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) f+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

f+G+B 0,32 Ht
Angel Papillon
Input B to escape. Can follow with b,b+B.

f+A+B 42 M
Stardust Strike (Shooting Star)
When Soul Charged, becomes Unblockable.

df+A 32 M
Angel Snap

df+B 40 M
Rothion Maul

df+K L

df+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) df+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

df+K,K 15,32 LH
Guremi- Kicks (Seraphim Kicks)

df+K,n+K 15,36 LM
Guremi- Tornado

df+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

df+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

d+A H

d+A,A 20,30 HH
Twin Slide

d+B 38 M
Nemea Strike
Can be held.

d+[B] 50 M
Nemea Strike
Breaks guard.

d+K L

d+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) d+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

d+K,K 25,21 LM
Surprise Bottom

d+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

d+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

db+A,K 32,25 ML
Silent Sinker

db+B 35 L
Paiuxigetto

db+K 27 M
Holy Toe Kick

db+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) db+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

db+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

db+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

b+A H

b+A,A 25(43),30 HL
Catharsis Leonard
The first strike can be held.

b+A,B 25(43),32 HM
Catharsis Star
The first strike can be held.

b+B 32 M
Feather Heaven

b+B~A 50,34 LH
Heaven's Keeper
Unblockable. Can be cancelled.

b+K 27 M
Holy Toe Kick

(WSC) b+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

b+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

b+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

ub+A

ub+A,K 32,25 ML
Silent Sinker

ub+B 35 L
Paiuxigetto

ub+K 27 M
Holy Toe Kick

ub+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) ub+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

ub+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

ub+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

u+A H

u+A,A 20,30 HM
Twin Slide Imitation

u+B 38 M
Nemea Strike
Can be held.

u+[B] 50 M
Nemea Strike
Breaks guard.

u+K L

u+K~B 40 M
Somersault Kick

(WSC) u+K~B,B 47,55 MM
Angel Fall
While Soul Charge 1, cannot execute. While Soul Charge 2,
breaks guard. While Soul Charge 3, Unblockable.

u+K,K 25,21 LM
Surprise Bottom

u+A+B 14,27 MM
Twin Step Grace
Evades the enemy's high strikes. An enemy who blocks the
strike can't counter-attack Cassie.

u+B+K 43 M
Sword Flood

WALL JUMP
---------

(WWJ) A 25 L
Submerge Under Stream

(WWJ) B 16,30 MM
Guremi- Shield

(WWJ) K M

(WWJ) K,K 25,40 MM
Float Guremi- Somer
The second strike can be delayed.

(WWJ) A+B 40 M
Gaia Tremour
Breaks guard.

4.3 ADVANCED COMMANDS II

This is a condensed version of the above command lists,
which players can cut out, print, and use at the arcades.

<UNDER CONSTRUCTION>

4.4 OTHER COMMANDS

POSES AND QUOTES
----------------

The player can choose Cassie's pose and quote before
and after a match by holding the stick in a direction and
pressing G, A, B, or K.
For precision, the quotes are transliterated into
English alphabets in Kunrei siki ro-mazi.
The English translations are approximate and aren't
necessarily literal.

Press: Chara Select screen quotes:

G "This way."

A "Uh oh!"

B "Watch out!"

K "That's it!"

2P Costume "Pay back."

Press: Before-match poses and quotes:

[Common.]

G (Pose?)
"kotti yo."

G+u "saisyo kara, tobasu wayo!" [1P]
G+u "saa, kakatterassyai!" [2P]
G+f "saa, osioki yo!"
G+d "zya, hazimeyou ka!"
G+b "kaeru nara, ima no uti yo."
G+uf "naitemo, siranai kara!"
G+df "zikan no, muda ne..."
G+db "etto... nigerarenasasou ne."
G+ub "a- mo- tigau desyo!"

A (Pose?)
"arara?"

B (Pose?)
"morattaxa!"

K Cassie swings her arms in a circle and steps
back.
"sore dake?"

? (Pose?)
"Well, let's begin."

[Enemy is female.]

A+u "neesan..." [Seriously]
"Sophitia..."
A+f "KASANDORA [Cassandra], ikimasu!"
A+d "... anta, sinzyau kamo ne!"
"You might die."
A+b "yaru dake, yattemiru wa!"

[Enemy is male.]

A+u "miru kara ni, konomi ja nai wa..."
"You are definitely not my type."
A+f "ha-a [sigh], yowasou..."
A+d "... anta, wakattete yattenai?"
A+b "sonna ni, yaritai wake?"

Press: Winning poses and quotes:

[Common.]

Perfect (Pose?)
"anata, sainou nai zya nai?"

G (Pose?)
"mou owari? ma, ii kedo."

G+u "mou owari? ma, ii kedo."
G+f "akkenai no mikake dake ne!"
G+d "yowaimono no IZIME, sityatta?"
G+b "mou owari? ... de, nanka goyou?"
G+uf "watasi tte, dekiru zya nai!"
G+df "uhhuhu, gomen ne-"
G+db "zannen datta wane! ahha..."

[Common.]

A (Pose?)
"kateba ii noyo, ka-te-ba."

A+u "kateba ii noyo, ka-te-ba."
A+f "huuxu... ii undou ni natta wa."
A+d "ahha... saikou ne!"
A+b "kore mo, zitsuryoku ne!"
A+uf "kore de owari? tumannai no."

[Enemy is female.]

B+u "watasi datte, dekiru zya nai!"
B+f "uhuhuhuxtu ahahaha."

[Enemy is male.]

B+u "onna hitori ni, hazukasikunai no?"
B+f "koregurai ni, siteokite ageru."
B+d "anata, sainou nain ja nai?"

[Common.]

K Cassie kneels on her left knee, places her shield
on the ground before her, thrusts her sword into
the ground before her, clasps her hands before her
head, closes her eyes, and looks down.
"neesan..."
"Sophitia..."

K+u "neesan..." [Seriously.]
"Sophitia..."

Press: After KO, during the replay:

stick Camera angle.

G Slow motion. Press other buttons to cancel.

hold A Zoom.

hold B Unzoom.

K Toggle between 1P chara and 2P chara.

5. CASSIE STRATEGIES

"The enemy inevitably attacks you under one of two
conditions. One, when you're ready for them. Two, when
you're not ready for them."
- Murphy's Laws of Combat

From Rev (2002.08.30):
i'm not a cassandra player, but i do know her infinite
(which happens to be a major glitch in the game). 44[A]. her
recovery time from that move, which causes a major spin
stun, is virtually none, so she can go into another one
IMMEDIATELY. which allows you to spin stun the opponent into
oblivion. it's pretty gay, but people use it.

5.1 CASSIE COMBOS

The following combos are arbitrarily translated or
mistranslated from Japanese SC2 Cassie fan pages.

From the SC2 Players Guide in the Game Watch HP (2002.07.19):
For damage, against a standing enemy, Cassie may begin
a combo with f,f+G+B Angel Papillon, then follow with a
combo.
Against a crouching enemy who's wary of the f,f+G+B,
Cassie may begin with an df+B Airy Heaven.
For follow-up or lunge, try d,df,f+B Angel Squash.
Against an enemy who recovers in mid-air, try A,A,B Slide
Flood.

df+B -> d,df,f+B 32 + 48 = 80

Possible with normal hit.

df+B -> d,df,f+A,B 32 + 47 = 79

Possible with normal hit. The d,df,f+A,B may miss.

df+B -> A,B,B 32 + 62 = 94

Possible with normal hit. When the enemy recovers in
mid-air, the A,B,B may miss.

b,b+B -> d,df,f+B 32 + 48 = 80

Possible with normal hit. When the enemy is beyond df+B
range.

f,f+G+B -> u+K,K 32 + 55 = 87

Possible with normal hit. Can input as: after f,f+G+B
hits and Cassie's executing the throw, hold u and repeatedly
tap K. In some cases, the u+K,K may miss.

f,f+G+B -> b,b+B+K 32 + 43 = 75

Possible with normal hit. Use when f,f+G+B -> u+K,K may
miss, such as when the enemy is near a wall.

6. LINKS

Note: Though B.L.T, Charamelt, Shuttle Japan, and St
Cosple Gakuen may have SE and SC cosplay (*^_^*), I'll
not post the URLs of those HPs.

- http://www.soularchive.jp/
Soul Archive, by Namco Japan and Impress.

- http://www.famitsu.com/game/column/deka_soul/index.html
The Soul Calibur 2 section of the Famitsu HP. Has
illusts, photos, and screen shots.

- http://www.zdnet.co.jp/gamespot/ac/soulcalibur2/index.html
The Soul Calibur 2 section of the GameSpot Japan HP.
Has illusts, movies, and screen shots.

- http://www.webring.ne.jp/cgi-bin/webring?ring=soul;list
Soul Mate, the Soul Edge/Soul Calibur Web Ring. I
ignore the Maxi X Kilik fan pages.

- http://www.guardimpact.com/
GuardImpact.com, by TooHectic and others. English.
The best Soul Edge/Soul Calibur fan page, IMO.
Reminder: Before you post a "new" question or topic in
the GuardImpact.com message boards, use the Search function
to check if your question was asked and answered for 19 or
so times before. If it was, the other users will ignore you
and your "new" question. No, they've nothing against
newbies, but they probably have something against your
stuipditiy.

- http://www.kozou.net/sc/news/index.html
(http://www.kozou.net/index.html)
Kozo's Page, by Kiichi of Sapporo, Hokkaidou, Japan.
I lurk in its message board, and during the development
phase of SC2, I primarily used this fan page to track
SC2 news.

- http://www.twin.ne.jp/~ma-2/ss/
Soul Silicagel, by MA2 of Japan.
Has chara-specific message boards and links.

- http://freehp.kakiko.com/limitbreaks/namco/nindex.html
(http://ca.mixnet.to/~online/soul/index.htm)
- http://sz.sakura.ne.jp/~dtd/
- http://www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown-Queen/4935/cali2.html
- http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/b-t-e/soulcalibur2.html
- http://www.spro.jp/sc2/
Soul Calibur fan pages. During the development phase
of SC2, I secondarily used these fan pages to track SC2 news.

-
http://dir.yahoo.co.jp/Recreation/Games/Computer_Games/Titles/Action/Fighting_Games/souledge/
The Soul Edge/Soul Calibur 1-2 category in Yahoo!
Japan.

-
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Games/Computer_Games/Titles/Action/Fighting_Games/Soul_Calibur/Soul_Calibur_2/
The Soul Calibur 2 category in Yahoo! USA. English.

- http://www53.tok2.com/home/reireisama/index.html
Nekome Sabou, "Reirei" Takagi Reiko's personal HP. I
lurk in its message board. Reminder: Takagi Reiko is
Cassandra's voice actress.
She and her young fans, attracted by her Waya kun in
Hikago, have an amateurish overreaction to and low tolerance
for flame-baiters, such as yours truly. (-_-#) Newbies, IMO.
Sigh.

- http://ueno.cool.ne.jp/gokuaku/takagi.htm
(http://ueno.cool.ne.jp/gokuaku/)
Takagi Reiko's personal HP in the Chibikko Butai HP,
which she shares with Hanba Tomoe, Kurata Masayo, and
Sasamoto Yuuko.

- http://www.sigma7.co.jp/w_profile/w33.html
(http://www.sigma7.co.jp/index.html)
Takagi Reiko's official profile in the HP of her
production, Sigma Seven. Has her photo and voice sample
(MP3 file).

- http://www.puresoul3.btinternet.co.uk/
PureSoul.com, by Indigo and Emmakilik of UK. HM
English.
"The U.K. Soul Calibur fan site."

- http://marginal_1.tripod.com/
Marginal Soul Calibur, by Marginal of Durango,
Colorado, USA. English. Maxi (The King) fan page.

- http://nalaztre.tripod.com/
Soul Calibur Art Gallery, by Nalaztre of San
Salvador, El Salvador. Has illusts.

- http://www.flibble.com/
Flibble.com, by Waidat Chan of London, England, UK.
HM English.

- http://www.incl.ne.jp/~takion/index2.htm
Girishia Shinwa Database (Shinseiki). A database of
Greek legends and lores.

- http://web.pe.to/~neko/navi/navi.cgi
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~qi3m-oonk/tosyokan/fantasy/w-nemea.htm
Gensou Toshokannai Kensaku. A database of legends
and lores.

- http://www.sopia.or.jp/suiryu/
Suiryuutei (Water Dragon's Inn). Sells anime/game
weapons to collectors and cosplayers. For example, Ivy
Joousama's Ivy Blade
http://www.sopia.or.jp/suiryu/w-s/ivy.html
and Ziggy's Zweihander "Requiem"
http://www.sopia.or.jp/suiryu/w-s/req.html
cost 50,000 Yen each, plus postage.

- http://www.cosplaycloset.com/Costumes/Sophitia/Sophitia.html
http://www.cosplaycloset.com/
The JASPER Cosplay Closet, by David Ramsay and
Kimberly Johnson of USA. English. Their cosplay goods
include SC1 Sophitia's costume, shield, and sword.
"The Cosplay Closet: 'Where Costumes Become
Anime-ted'"

- http://cosplay.girlsofanime.com/cosplay/taki.html
http://www.picubed.com/~sari/cassandra.html
http://www.picubed.com/~sari/sophitia.html
Photos of SC1 Sophitia and SC2 Cassandra cosplayers.
m(_ _)m English.

[Ramble ON]

- http://zanyvg.overclocked.org/
Zany Video Game Quotes. English. Has very funny
quotes and screen shots from many vidgames, plus movie
files of Segata Sanshirou TV CMs in the Omake section.

- http://selios.free.fr/
Selios' Lairs, by Jean-Luc Barbera of France.
English.
"Selios' Lairs is primary a fan site on different
things I enjoy a lot, some of which are not well known
outside Japan or by rare fans worldwide.
"Les Antres de Selios sont avant tout un site de
fan sur differentes choses que j'apprecie beaucoup,
don't certaines sont tres meconnues en dehors du Japon
hormis de rares fans de part le monde."

- http://home.attbi.com/~kagamix2/xp-compatible/
The Japanese Gaming Guide to Windows XP, by Kagami of
USA. English.
"Windows 95/98/Me/2000 Japanese PC Games on Windows
XP."

- http://www.kamakuranet.ne.jp/~sankaido/index.htm
Sankaidou, a shop near the Daibutsu (Giant Buddha
statue) in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. It sells swords,
Nihontou, axes, daggers, knives, pole arms,
miscellaneous weapons, and armours.
Its HP has a list and photos of its goods,
including Himura Kenshin's Sakabatou (!)
http://www.kamakuranet.ne.jp/~sankaido/gbt.htm
Shinomori Aoshi's Kodachi Nitouryuu (!)
http://www.kamakuranet.ne.jp/~sankaido/kodati2.htm
and an "ancient Greek sword", the Masamune, the
Muramasa, Shinsengumi member Hijikata Toshizou's sword,
Shinsengumi member Kondou Isamu's Kotetsu, and
Shinsengumi member Okita Soushi's Kikuichimonji.

- http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milkyway-Orion/6660/docs/carnal-j.txt
"Fantasy RPG no tame no sex guide." The Japanese
translation of... an infamous set of very optional AD&D2
rules for adult, mature AD&D2 players.
__

Don "Death to Rothion!" Chan (Cassandra moe moe) < ahou
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/146.html
http://www.cheathappens.com/author.asp?ID=81

+----------------------------------------------------------+
| I don't know if the days of year and a half are |
| too long or too short to admire a person. |
| But I composed this melody with all my love for |
| him. |
| When I completed this melody, I made up my mind. |
| I must confess to him my love. |
| |
| Me, a Warrior of Leda? |
| I flew over the land of Ashanty, to reach to my |
| stolen melody. |
| Let me return to my own world. |
| Ringhum, Yoni, please help me! |
| I shall never let it take the Heart of Leda! |
| |
| - Asagiri Yohko |
| Genmu Senki Leda |
| (Leda: Fantastic Adventure of Yohko) |
| OVA: 1 March 1985 |
| Movie: 21 December 1985 |
| DVD: 7 September 2001 |
+----------------------------------------------------------+

PS Someday, I'll finish typing up the command list of
Vitamin, a chara in Toy Fighter, another recent 3D
fighting game for arcade by Sega.

*1 "Sakuretsu!"

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