'Dark Apprentice' shows some moves in Soul Calibur IV vid

by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 6th 2008 at 1:45PM }

We knew Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed would join the fight in Soul Calibur IV, and here he is in all his Dark Side-ian glory. Unlike the console exclusive Star Wars characters in SC IV -- Darth Vader for PS3 and Yoda on Xbox 360 -- the Secret Apprentice will be a playable on both consoles.

Oh, and if you care, the video also shows a tiny bit more of the actual non tie-in Soul Calibur cast.

Gallery: Soul Calibur IV

Tags: namco, namco-bandai, namcobandai, secret-apprentice, soul-calibur, soul-calibur-iv, soulcaliburiv

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DeadPlasmaCell @ Jun 6th 2008 1:48PM

Somebody please name this F*cker already!

FOXHOUND @ Jun 6th 2008 1:54PM

Porkins Jr., Dark Apprentice.

DeadPlasmaCell @ Jun 6th 2008 1:58PM

FOXHOUND FTW! If you get to name him in the game, that's what I'm going to use. Fantastic

BlackFreefall @ Jun 6th 2008 2:04PM

Starkiller. So original.

Obie @ Jun 6th 2008 6:20PM

How the hell are we supposed to care of some generic looking no-name, non-canon douche? Whatever, not for me.

Bouille @ Jun 8th 2008 12:38PM

Luke Skywalker????

Jackson @ Jun 8th 2008 7:51PM

He is canon, actually. It's been stated that Force Unleashed will be the first Star Wars title in a while to add to the canon, so...maybe his name is kind of important *shrug*. I'm just sayin'.

JontheNinja @ Jun 6th 2008 1:53PM

I don't care. I'd still fking run the other way when I see some shiny black robot guy breathing weird and running around with a red laser.

Glitch W @ Jun 6th 2008 2:03PM

Why is this post just tagged Microsoft Xbox 360, shouldn't it be PS3 as well? Just saying.

Hamza @ Jun 6th 2008 2:45PM

JOYSTIQ IS TOBIAS!

Hamza @ Jun 6th 2008 2:46PM

Don't worry, I downvoted myself for that predictable meme.

ogvor @ Jun 6th 2008 4:18PM

Don't worry Hamza, for some reason your spelling of teh bais as TOBAIS cracked me up. Great Job!

BIGGEN (LIVE-PSN: BIGGEN1103) @ Jun 6th 2008 2:07PM

this game seems so odd. that being said, i'll be using vader.

Bigfoot @ Jun 6th 2008 2:09PM

Star Wars characters in Soul Calibur..

What's next? Mortal Kombat characters fighting comic book characters?

BlackFreefall @ Jun 6th 2008 2:14PM

New Street Fighters' characters that look like King of Fighters characters.

FOXHOUND @ Jun 6th 2008 2:19PM

Don't forget the trend of new(or brought back)morbidly obese characters moving "with the quickness" in 3D fighting games too...

Robobagins @ Jun 6th 2008 2:35PM

Foxhound have you never seen Sumo?

Also just because someone is large doesn't mean they can't be fast or strong. Hell Marvel's Kingpin is famous for being super big and bulky and looking obese while only having 1% body fat.

Benny @ Jun 7th 2008 5:39AM

Marvel's Kingpin is also famous for not being real.

Brian Fantana @ Jun 6th 2008 2:23PM

I hate to admit it, but from all the vids, Yoda look cooler than Vader. Vader looks a little stiff.

But, Vaders apprentice looks like better than both. He looks like he could actually fit in SC.

aristokrat @ Jun 6th 2008 3:11PM

Why don't they put both characters in every version? It's so dumb to separate them out and make people choose.

jcd @ Jun 6th 2008 2:35PM

"Partial nudity"
"Sexual themes"

lol

Atr-Slzr-Ctr @ Jun 6th 2008 2:41PM

Awesome, Im buying it for the PS3. Still, Namco should release it in the damn Wii, ya know, just put Obi-Wan as its exclusive character!

Freeze @ Jun 6th 2008 2:43PM

I still say Kain and Raziel would of been perfect for Soul Calibur weilding their blood/soul weavers instead of those geeks. Not to mention Darth Vader after 30 some odd years haven't even got a makeover. n00b.

Fragmit @ Jun 6th 2008 2:48PM

Darth Vader? A makeover? Who the hell are you, Oprah?

The Artist formally known as Jesus @ Jun 6th 2008 2:58PM

A makeover for Vader would be FABULOUS

Bigfoot @ Jun 6th 2008 3:37PM

Vader got a makeover a long time ago, n00b.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5249/vadermc9.jpg

Nick Ritch @ Jun 6th 2008 2:43PM

Why not just have the team that makes soul calibur make a great star wars fighting game instead of adding characters that don't fit in to soul calibur's world to soul calibur.

I'm sure lots of people will disagree with me but just thought I'd add my 2 cents.

merf1350 @ Jun 6th 2008 3:13PM

No, I totally agree. Remake Teras Kasi and add a ton more character with many more exotic styles and weapons. I think it's a great idea...admittedly I was probably the only person on the planet that didn't hate MoTK.

On a side note, I have fond memories of infinite lightsaber battles on hard...I tried to make them last forever without getting hit, or actually landing a hit. Fun times.

Freeze @ Jun 6th 2008 2:58PM

Fragmit posted- Darth Vader? A makeover? Who the hell are you, Oprah?

No, I'm Blackfreefall, FOXHOUND, Hillary, Obama, Hiro Nockamora, Ronald McDonald

ChooChooCharlie (MK 0430-8740-2222) @ Jun 6th 2008 3:01PM

I hope they nerf Raphael in this one. He had some really cheap moves in SC2.

Grimble Crumble @ Jun 6th 2008 3:54PM

"Show me your moves!!!"

Toasty @ Jun 6th 2008 4:38PM

Anyone else notice that Vader used his "Emperor Chuck" move from ROTJ to ring out some n00b? That's going to be really fun to do.

Also PARTIAL NUDITY BTOAREOGOGREAOO!??W!?FEWA

Mozgus @ Jun 6th 2008 4:41PM

Seems like a new SC3 trailer every 3 days...

Neowyrm @ Jun 6th 2008 4:48PM

I'm sure you mean SC4. Right?

Lord Bowser @ Jun 7th 2008 6:02AM

NO, he means SC3.

This is SC3.

Benny @ Jun 7th 2008 12:55PM

Roman Numerals for Dummies!

1 - I
2 - II
3 - III
4 - IV

Mozgus @ Jun 7th 2008 1:10PM

Guys. I get it. Jesus.

Benny @ Jun 9th 2008 7:22PM

Oh, sorry Mozgus; I knew you just made a mistake. My post was aimed at Lord Douche.

Mozgus @ Jun 6th 2008 4:50PM

Correct, sorry. Been playing SC3 a lot lately.

ZeroCorpse @ Jun 6th 2008 7:57PM

No actual wounding = No sale

It's time for Soul Calibur to grow the hell up and stop using practice swords.

cyberfrog @ Jun 6th 2008 9:10PM

so... me wants just a straight up all star wars characters fighting game with soul calibur engine pretty please?

Psaakyrn @ Jun 7th 2008 2:20AM

Seeing how much air time the Star Wars characters are getting, think might as well be a Star Wars fighting game, with added SC characters..

Ves @ Jun 7th 2008 1:02PM

Lovely cheeky smile at the end.

Jadis47 @ Jun 7th 2008 4:40PM

Yes, I don't think SW characters belong in SC4.
Yes, I hate Lucas for whoring out Star Wars yet again.
Yes, I'm upset that the game has *exclusive characters for each console.
Yes, I think Starkiller looks like a ninja reject from Batman Begins.

But I'll still be buying this game. And that's all they really care about, isn't it?