Olcadan

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Olcadan (オルカダン　Orukadan) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. His first and, to date, only appearance is in Soul Calibur III.

Contents

1 Biography
2 Weapons
3 Stages
4 Character Analysis
5 Trivia
6 Series' Appearances
7 External links

Biography

Olcadan comes from an ancient time now long lost. He is an expert in any and all kinds of martial arts, and his mastery of weapons in particular can be compared to heroes of both the east and the west, perhaps even surpassing them all. In those times of war, the people sought a hero, but Olcadan was not intested in the world's affairs, as he only cared for his strength. Even if the people were in awe of him and treated him as an eccentric, Olcadan ignored them and focused on honing his skills.

When Olcadan reached manhood, there was no human being on earth who could challenge him. He could boast that, save one single fight which ended in a draw, he was undefeated in his countless bouts. So he set his sights on the gods and, to test how close he was to rivaling them, started hunting down the great owl, said to have been sent by the god of war to observe the world. He challenged a messenger of the gods to a duel and defeated him, and then brought the owl's head as proof of his victory, but the people didn't cherish him, for they were afraid of the wrath of the gods.

The gods acted shortly after. Affected by both the sun and moon's light and the position of the stars, Olcadan's head turned from one of an human to an owl and back again. The people, trying to seek the gods' forgiveness, sent a group of Sorcerers, known as the "Sages of the Oak," to capture him. At first Olcadan resisted, but the sages took advantage of his vow to become stronger and finally captured him.

Chained at the altar on the top of a mountain, the god of wars (in the form of a headless owl) punished Olcadan by sealing him inside an ancient labyrinth ruin deep beneath the earth, where time didn't exist. Olcadan tried to find an exit, but no matter what he did, nothing changed in the labryinth. Time there didn't flow, and he never felt thirst or hunger, or even grew old. Resigned, Olcadan stayed in a lone room and fell into a deep slumber.

Suddenly the peace was broken. A deafening roar followed by a wave of energy woke him from his slumber. By the change in the wind's flow, he realized the seal was broken, probably by the same energy wave, which he didn't know was the Evil Seed. As he left the ruins, he wondered how much time passed. The gods who cursed him were long gone, and thus his curse possibly couldn't ever be lifted. Still, he was not troubled by this. He was excited after realizing the power which freed him was possibly the strongest in this new era.

Once he started to search for the source of that power, he soon discovered that to do anything he needed something called "money." Even if it was a foreign concept, he accepted it and soon started to get income teaching people the techniques he has mastered, and slowly he learned of this new era.

And now, to recover his combat senses dulled over the course of his long sleep, he cut ties with the world and returned to the labryinth. He's going to challenge the greatest power in this era: a pair of swords that, once weak in his era, now rivaled the gods...

Weapons

-- The Ancient

A set of 23 weapons, all made with similar designs, used by Olcadan. Nothing is known about these weapons, but is probable that Olcadan made the weapons himself. They are kept in an old box with Olcadan's symbol on it.
(Note: Olcadan gains 3 more weapon copies in [[Soul Calibur III: Arcade Edition]], due to Li Long, Hwang, and Amy being added to the game.)

Stages

-- Grand Labyrinth (SC3)

Buried on the coast of the Black Sea lie the forgotten ruins of a gigantic stone structure. Olcadan had once been imprisoned in this place by a curse of a God, but its entrance is now open due to the influence of the Evil Seed. Nevertheless, it is not a place to be taken lightly. Its twisting passageways confuse the sense of direction, and the dark, wet atmosphere induces a primal fear in those who enter. Those who constructed this labyrinth have long since disappeared from the earth, and there is no way to know for what purpose it was built. But supposedly, this place was known to them as the "end of the earth," and, to them, this underground labyrinth may have perhaps been the kingdom of death -- the land of the Gods.

Character Analysis

Olcadan serves the same role as Charade or Edge Master in previous games. Every round he will adopt a new fighting style, chosen at random from the styles of other characters. His weapon adopts the properties of the character's corresponding weapon; for example, if the player selects "The Hidden" as Olcadan's weapon, Olcadan will use the character's "ultimate" weapon (usually a form of Soul Edge or Soul Calibur). Olcadan does not use Create-A-Soul's generic weapon styles, Abyss's or Night Terror's style. He has no unique moves. He gains a bonus power-up with certain weapons.

Trivia

The "unique" feature of Olcadan's style is his taunt, which is different than the rest of the cast.
Olcadan can be first seen in the Tutorial mode of Soul Calibur III, where he teaches the basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of the fighting engine. Story-wise this it explained since Olcadan makes a living teaching warriors how to fight.
In Tales of Souls Olcadan's presence alone makes the other characters sweat. It is so strong even Nightmare hesitates.
Olcadan's level is Kilik's Labyrinth stage in Soul Calibur II.
Most of Olcadan's standard weapons are based on the designs of extra weapons from Soul Calibur II.
During Olcadan's Destined Battle against Kilik at Lost Cathedral, he notes that Kilik uses the same style as a certain person. This may be Edge Master, since he taught Kilik. Because of this, some believe that the fight that ended in a draw mentioned in his bio is referring to a fight with Edge Master.
According to Soul Archive's Kimagure Watch interview, Olcadan is quite greedy. His favorite Soul Arena mission is "Coin Collector".
Olcadan is the main obstacle to players trying to reach Night Terror. He's the "Prepare to Defend Yourself" challenge at Chapter 8, and only appears if the player is successful in winning all the battles in Tales of Souls up until that point without losing.
If Olcadan proceeds through the Labyrinth in Tales of Souls, he will face a doppelgänger of himself. The dialogue preceding the battle is different from everyone else's as well.
One of Olcadan's concept art pieces has him resembling Edge Master (Similar tattos, hair, and skin tone). In this concept piece, there are also two designs that seem to be alternate forms of Olcadan. One being a viking man, and the other a large, older woman. It is uncertain if these were to be Olcadan's first designs, or forms he took when using certain weapons or styles.
Although Olcadan doesn't have an official nickname, he is sometimes called "The Master".
Olcadan's Destined Battle is Kilik, which seems to be a deliberate similarity to Edge Master. This battle is special because Olcadan will always use Kilik's weapon for it.

Series' Appearances

Soul Calibur III
[[Soul Calibur III: Arcade Edition]]

External links

[Official Project Soul website]

Soul series by Namco

Minor Characters
Other Characters | Bonus Characters

Boss Characters
Abyss | Inferno | Night Terror

Soundtracks
Soul Edge Original OST - Soul Edge KSS OST - Soul Calibur Original Soundtrack

Miscellaneous
Soul Weapons

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