Story Mode

Soul Calibur IV Guide - Story Mode

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.

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.

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