The Story Mode consists of five stages; three battles against multiple enemies, a battle against one of the game's five bonus characters, and the final battle against a boss character. Once the boss character has been defeated, the selected character's unique ending cinematic will be shown, and made available for later viewing in the “Event Theater” section of the Museum.
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Unlike in the Arcade mode, skills and weapon stats are in full effect here. For this reason, it would be a good idea to equip your character of choice with an accessory and perhaps select some more beneficial skills or a more powerful weapon for them. There are two difficulty levels: Normal and Hard. Completing story mode on these difficulty levels unlocks the “Pursuer of the Secret” and “Mystery of the Sword” Honors/achievements respectively. Hard mode offers a greater challenge, but also more gold once you reach the finish. Furthermore, after completing a character's story mode, their ultimate weapon becomes available for purchase in Character Customization mode.
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Story Mode is the key to unlocking Soul Calibur IV's five bonus characters and Algol by defeating them in battle. Each character follows a predetermined path, so if you want to unlock a certain bonus character you will have to use a character that faces her. Below is a list of each character, the bonus character they fight, as well as the boss character they face at the final stage.
Algol
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Siegfried
Amy
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Nightmare
Astaroth
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Algol
Cassandra
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Algol
Cervantes
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Algol
Darth Vader
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Algol
Hilde
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Nightmare
Ivy
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Nightmare
Kilik
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Algol
Lizardman
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Nightmare
Maxi
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Nightmare
Mitsurugi
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Algol
Nightmare
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Siegfried
Raphael
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Siegfried
Rock
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Algol
Seong Mi-Na
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Algol
Setsuka
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Algol
Siegfried
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Nightmare
Sophitia
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Algol
Taki
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Siegfried
Talim
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Algol
The Apprentice
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Algol
Tira
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Siegfried
Voldo
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Nightmare
Xianghua
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Algol
Yoda
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Algol
Yoshimitsu
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Algol
Yun-Seong
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Nightmare
Zasalamel
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Agol
Angol Fear
Bonus: Ashlotte
Boss: Agol
Ashlotte
Bonus: Scheherazade
Boss: Algol
Kamikirmusi
Bonus: Shura
Boss: Agol
Scheherazade
Bonus: Angol Fear
Boss: Algol
Shura
Bonus: Kamikirimusi
Boss: Algol
