Over the course of the next three years, Cervantes sailed in a ghost ship, plundering and maddening ships across the world, as his memories gradually returned, along with the desire to search for Soul Edge again, even though he knew it had robbed him of his free will. Once again, Cervantes seeks the demonic blade with renewed fervor and strength. In Soulcalibur, Nightmare, the new master of Soul Edge, unknowingly resurrected him using the fragments of Soul Edge still lodged inside Cervantes' body, but all his memories of his past life had vanished. Cervantes' reign of terror continued for over 20 years until Sophitia, Taki and Siegfried defeated him.īut this was not the end of Cervantes. He tried to escape, and Cervantes pursued him. Li Long was the first to confront him to possess Soul Edge, but was defeated from its overwhelming power. His insanity made him destroy anyone who came seeking the sword. He obtained Soul Edge, and it eventually drove him mad as it devoured his soul. There was no specific evidence that said article was Soul Edge, but Cervantes was a pirate, and could find some use for the ship's goods even if Soul Edge was not there.Ĭervantes attacked the ship, and nobody heard from him again for more than twenty years. After a year of searching, Cervantes found information pointing to an antiques dealer with a "strange article". At first Cervantes dismissed the offer, but finally accepted since Vercci was the merchant who gave him the artillery for his ship. One day, he received a message from the "Merchant of Death," Vercci. He decided that if that was what happened to sailors that swear allegiance to Spain, he would forsake it and become a pirate.
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Cervantes grew up full of pride over his father who was a great sailor, but became a notorious pirate because of his father's death. He was taken by surprise, his ship was destroyed, and he died along with it. One day, he sailed closely to an English ship with intent to loot it, only to find out too late that it was a warship. In Soul Edge, Cervantes' father, Philip de Leon, was a privateer sent on a special mission from the Spanish king to loot in the name of Spain (these "legal pirates" are known as corsairs). and by Barry Gjerde, Warren Rodgerson, Wally Wingert, and Patrick Seitz in English. He was voiced by Takashi Nagasako, Jin Urayama, and Hiroshi Shirokuma in Japanese. He was the main antagonist of Soul Edge and later a playable character in the rest of the games. Come find me when you're stronger, when your soul matches your words!įear the name of the dread captain Cervantes!Ĭervantes de Leon is the secondary antagonist of the Soulcalibur video games series. I'll be waiting for you, my dear daughter. I thought you said you were going to "send me back to Hell"? Your weak soul is of no value to me! Heh heh heh. Is that all you've got to say to your father?! You can do better than that! Such a disappointment.