Ivy Valentine
Ivy Valentine is a female video game character who features in Soulcalibur.
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Biography
Original Timeline
Isabella Valentine (イザベラ・バレンタイン Izabera Barentain) was a female human born in the modern age as the daughter of Cervantes de León and an unknown woman. She was later abandoned at the doorstep of the mansion of the House of Valentine who were one of the most wealthy of families in London. This led to her being adopted by the Earl and Countess Valentine where she was raised as their daughter who loved her dearly. Isabella was unaware of her true parentage which was kept from her and she continued living in the family mansion. This was until the Earl Valentine was driven insane in his pursuit of the 'Key to Eternal Youth'. This caused him to vast the family's vast fortunes in search of this treasure thus leaving one of the most distinguished families in London in ruin. Ultimately, the Earl died and his wife who had fallen ill came to pass away shortly after her husband thus leaving Isabella the sole surviving member of the Valentine family. It was then that Ivy came to discover a will left behind by the Countess that revealed the secret of her parentage. Despite this, Isabella still lived her adoptive parents dearly as they were the only family she had ever known in her life. Searching through her parents' possessions, Ivy found her father's diary. In it, she discovered that the Key to Eternal Youth her father had been pursuing was a sword called Soul Edge. He had also been obsessed with the art of alchemy. To honor her father, Ivy chose to become an alchemist and investigate Soul Edge. During this investigation, she uncovered the true nature of the sword–it was an evil blade that feasted on souls. Vercci, Adams, Captain Cervantes; the more she read of the fates of those who had come into contact with Soul Edge, the more she became convinced of her suspicions. Filled with rage and despair, Ivy vowed to avenge the death of her father by using all of her knowledge to destroy Soul Edge. Ivy realized she needed to create a weapon powerful enough to destroy Soul Edge. Her knowledge led her to successfully create a weapon capable of shifting back and forth from a whip to a sword. This weapon was merely mechanical though, and Ivy believed the only thing which could stand against a living weapon is another living weapon. She attempted to use alchemy and her own blood to give the sword life, but all attempts were unsuccessful. Finding her alchemic skills useless, she turned to studying ancient sorcery. Every midnight, she would attempt summoning rituals, hoping to call upon a being who would grant her sword life. With every failed attempt, Ivy became more desperate and angry. At last, one night, a large malformed arm emerged from her summoning circle. The arm, sensing her attachment to her weapon, proceeded to touch the whip sword. Ivy heard a soundless voice seemingly coming from the arm. The ceremony came to an end and the mysterious being vanished. Under the moonlight, Ivy's sanity began to crack. She finally had the weapon she had sought to create; a living sword which would obey her every command. Calling her weapon the 'Ivy Blade', she set out on her journey to find and destroy Soul Edge.
The sword, which had a will of its own, accompanied and protected Ivy on her journey to vanquish Soul Edge. When she crossed paths with Nightmare, the one who breathed life into her sword, she agreed to assist him in the "summoning of souls." Little did she know that it was all part of the evil sword's plans. Ivy realized it was Nightmare who possessed Soul Edge. She came to this revelation only after he was defeated and the evil blade was shattered. That meant that the beloved blade she had forged to destroy Soul Edge had life thanks to the power of the evil blade. She also learned the secrets of her true lineage. Ivy's birth father once wielded Soul Edge and was manipulated by its wicked powers. Shaken by the horrifying truth that she had been collecting souls for the wielder of Soul Edge and of her own cursed lineage, Ivy returned home and locked herself away in a dark laboratory. She tried countless times to destroy Ivy Blade, which was now a symbol of her self-hatred and regret. She could not, however, bring herself to actually break the sword. Ivy Blade waited for its master's orders silently. After months of soul searching, Ivy emerged with renewed resolve. Her goal was no longer to destroy the evil sword, but to completely wipe it out of existence. As a vow to her commitment, she renamed her sword "Valentine", a symbol of her will to continue onward as a human despite her own cursed blood. Once she acquired information about fragments of Soul Edge being scattered throughout the world, she immediately departed on her new journey. Ivy's mission was to destroy not just the fragments of Soul Edge, but all of those who had been infected with the cursed blade's influence. All of them, even the innocent, would be granted no mercy. Ivy was determined to eliminate all traces of Soul Edge. Of course, she too would eventually have to be killed, and she believed this fate to be the ultimate end of her journey.
New Timeline
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was commonly referred to as Ivy (アイヴィー Aivī) and was known as the Twisting Blade Of Solitude.
Ivy is considered evil by some due to her Machiavellian philosophy and her femme fatale-inspired appearance. She only wanted to acquire Soul Calibur by any means to sever her bond with Soul Edge. When facing her opponents, she spites them with dramatic words and she takes advantage of her unique weapon, which she invented. Beneath her cold demeanor is a heart that wants freedom from a cursed life that will do whatever it takes to be free.
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Ivy Valentine was created by Namco's Project Soul division where she featured in the setting of Soulcalibur universe.
Appearances
- Soulcalibur:
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