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Siegfried Sword Stances

by EX_Sprite



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                      �                                       �
                      �           Soul Calibur III            �
                      �      Siegfried Sword Stance Faq       �
                      �     Copyright � 2008 by Ex_Sprite     �
                      �             Version 1.9               �
                      �_______________________________________�


Welcome.

3/29/08 Update:

Section III Updated

12/27/06 Update:

Faq Redesigned,
Guard Impacting Section Updated,
Hidden Secrets Added.

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Table Of Contents
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I:     Legend
II:    Stance Ranking
III:   Stance Moves
IV:    Sub-Stance
V:     Regular Moves
VI:    Guard Impact Guide
VII:   Strategy Combos
VIII:  Hidden Secrets
IX:    Closing Comments


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I: Legend
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Up           - Up on D-Pad
Down         - Down on D-Pad
Forward      - Forward on D-Pad
Back         - Back on D-Pad
Up/Back      - Up+Back on D-Pad
Up/Foward    - Up+Forward on D-Pad
Down/Back    - Down+Back on D-Pad
Down/Forward - Down+Forward on D-Pad

A - Horizontal Strike
B - Vertical Strike
K - Kick
G - Guard

+        - Combine Buttons
~        - Quick Input
,        - Regular Input
_        - Optional Input

[K]      - Hold Attack
[GB]     - Guard Breaking
[GI]     - Guard Impacting
[CH]     - Perform from Counter Hit
[w!]     - Opponent Hits Wall
[UB]     - Attack is Unblockable
[Delays] - Attack is Delayable
[Stuns]  - Attack is Stunable
[Crush]  - Crushes Opponents Stance
[CNCL]   - Attack Canceled
[Fire]   - Soul Charge Attack Type A
[Blue]   - Soul Charge Attack Type B
[High]   - Attack is High
[Mid]    - Attack is Mid
[Low]    - Attack is Low
[SM]     - Special Mid Attack
[SP]     - Special Movement


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II: Stance Rank
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Stance Ranks:

    1st: Chief Hold Stance           [Highest]
    2nd: Side Hold Stance            [Upper-Mid]
    3rd: Reverse Side Hold Stance    [Lower-Mid]
    4th: Base Hold Stance            [Lowest]

Button Commands:

    1st: Chief Hold Stance           [Down_Up+B+K]
    2nd: Side Hold Stance            [Back+B+K]
    3rd: Reverse Side Hold Stance    [Forward+B+K]
    4th: Base Hold Stance            [B+K]

Stance Chart:


              Side           Reverse        Base
              2nd            3rd            4th
  ____________A[Hold]________A[Hold]________Done
 �            [Low]          [Mid]         [High]
 �                             �
Chief         Side             �
1st           2nd              �
A[Hold]_______A,A[Hold]________�
[High]       [Low/High]
 �
 �            Side                          Base
 �            2nd                           4th
 �____________B[Hold]_______________________Done
              [Mid]                        [High]


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III: Stance Moves
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Chief Hold Stance [Down_Up+B+K]:

[A]_A                       [High/Mid]
[B]_B                       [Mid/Stuns/Crush/GB]
K                           [Mid]
A+B                         [Mid]
K,K                         [Mid/High]

Side Hold Stance [Back+B+K]:

[A]_A                       [Low]
[B]_B                       [Mid/Stuns/Crush/GI]
K                           [Mid/Stuns]
A+B                         [Low]
A,[A]_A                     [Low/High/Stuns]
A,Down+A                    [Low/Low]

Reverse Side Hold Stance [Forward+B+K]:

[A]_A                       [Mid]
B                           [Mid/Stuns]
[K]_K                       [Low/Stuns]
A+B                         [Mid/Crush]

Base Hold Stance [B+K]:

A                           [High]
B                           [Mid]
K                           [Mid]
A+B                         [Low]
A+B,G                       [CNCL]


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IV: Sub-Stance Moves
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Chief Hold Stance:

B,B,[B]                     [Mid/Mid/SM]
Down/Forward+[B]            [Mid]
While Rising+[B]            [Mid]
Up/Forward+G,[B]            [Mid]
Down,Down/Back+[B]          [Mid]
Back~Back+B,[B]             [Mid/Mid/Crush]
B,A+Down~Back               [Mid/CNCL]

Side Hold Stance:

Down~Down+K,[A]             [High/High]
Forward+[A]                 [Mid]
[A]                         [High]
A+B                         [Mid/Mid/Mid]
While Rising+[A]            [Mid]

Reverse Side Hold Stance:

Back~Back+[A]               [High/Stuns]
Back+[A]                    [High]
A~G~[A]                     [High]

Base Hold Stance:

A,A,[B]                     [High/High/Low]
[B]                         [Mid]
Down+[B]                    [Mid]
Down+[A+B]                  [Low/Crush]
Back~Back+[B]               [Mid/Crush]
While Crouching+[B]         [Mid]


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V: Sieg's Other Moves
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Horizontal [A]:

A,Down+A,A                  [High/Low/Low]
Forward,Forward+A           [High]
Up/Forward+A                [High]
Down/Forward+A              [Mid]
Down~Down+A                 [Mid]
While Rising+A,A            [Mid/Low]
While Rising+A,A~Down       [Mid/CNCL]
Down+A                      [Low]
Up/Forward+G,A              [Low]
While Crouching+A           [Low]
Down/Back+A,A               [Low/Low]
Facing Away+A               [High]
Facing Away,Down+A          [Low]


Vertical [B]:

Back+B,B,B                  [Mid/Mid/Mid]
Down~Down+B,B               [Mid/Mid/Stuns/Crush]
Down/Back+B                 [Mid]
B~Forward                   [Mid]
B~Back                      [Mid/Crush]
Forward+B                   [Mid]
B,A+Down                    [Mid/Low]
Forward~Foward+B            [Mid/Crush]
Up/Forward+B                [Mid/Crush]
QCF+B,[G]                   [Mid/UB/Crush]
Facing Away+B,B             [Mid/Low/Stuns]
B,Down+[A]                  [Mid/Low]        

Kick [K]:

K                           [High]
Back~Back+K                 [High]
Forward+K                   [High/Stuns]
Down~Down+K,K               [High/Mid/Delays]
Down~Down+K,A,A,B           [High/High/High/Mid/Stuns]
Down~Down+K,A,Down+A,A      [High/High/Low/Low]
Down~Down+K,A:Down+A,A      [High/Low/Low]
Back+K                      [Mid]
Up/Forward+K                [Mid]
While Rising+K              [Mid/Mid]
Forward~Forward+K,B         [Mid/Mid/Stuns/Delays]
Down/Foward+K,K,B           [Mid/Low/Mid/Stuns]
Up/Forward+G,K,B            [Low/Mid/Stuns]
While Crouching+K           [Low]
Run+K                       [Low]
Down+K,K,K,K,K              [Low/Low/Low/Low/Low]
Facing Away+K               [High]
Facing Away,Down+K          [Low]

Simultaneous:

A+B,A                       [Mid/Mid/Low]
Forward~Forward+A+B~Down    [Mid/Crush]
A+B+K                       [SP]
K+G                         [SP]

Throws:

A+G_B+G                     [Front]
A+G                         [Left/Right/Back]
Down/Back+B                 [Mid]
While Crouching+A+G         [Low]

Soul Charge [A+B+K]:

Up+B+K,[B]                  [Mid/Fire/UB]
Forward+B+K,A+B             [Mid/Fire/UB]
B+K,A+B                     [Low/Fire/UB]
B+K,B                       [Mid/Blue/GB]

Down/Back+B                 [Mid/Fire/UB]
Forward~Forward+B           [Mid/Blue/Crush/GB]
Forward~Forward+A+B~Down    [Mid/Blue/Crush/GB]
Back~Back+B                 [Mid/Blue/Crush/GB]
B~Back                      [Mid/Blue/Crush/GB]


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VI: Guard Impact Guide
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Base Hold to Guard Impacting:

Base Stance has guard impacting properties [Med/Low]. I use soul 
charges and taunts to lure opponents .

B+K[GI], A
B+K[GI], B
B+K[GI], A+B

Chief Hold to Guard Impacting:

Facing Away, A+B puts you in Chief Stance with guard impact properties 
[High/Med/Low].

Facing Away+B+K[GI], B
Facing Away+B+K[GI], G,B,B

Learning Guard Impacting:

Under Training Type in Practice Mode, use the Record feature. This is 
the best place for learning both Guard Breaking and Guard Impacts. 


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VII: Strategy Combos
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Combos for Juggles, Wall, and Stuns. Thank GFaq member Ravalchan for all 
the nice stuff. ;)

Juggles:

While Rising+[B], A
While Rising+[B], [A], K
Base Hold Stance+B, Back~Back+K
Base Hold Stance+B, Forward~Forward+A+B
Base Hold Stance+B, Down~Down+B,B
Reverse Side Hold Stance+[A], A+B
Chief Hold Stance+A+B, B~Forward
Chief Hold Stance+[B], Reverse Side Hold Stance+A+B
Facing Away+A+B,B, Forward~Forward+A
Facing Away+A+B,B, Down/Back+A,A
Facing Away+A+B,B, Down~Down+B,B

Wall [w!]:

[A],K, [w!], Down/Back+B 
[A],K, [w!], Down/Forward+B
Up/Forward+K, [w!], Down/Forward+B, [B]
Up/Forward+K, [w!], Down/Back+B
Forward+K[CH], Down/Forward+[B], [w!], Chief Hold Stance+A+B
Side Hold Stance+K, [w!], Down/Back+B

Stuns:

Reverse Side Hold Stance+[K], A+B
Reverse Side Hold Stance+[B], Down+K,K,K,K,K
Side Hold Stance+[B], K, Down/Forward+B
Forward+K[CH], Down/Forward+[B], A, Down/Forward+B


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VIII: Hidden Secrets
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Rampart Buster Crystal Version:

10-20 Damage Points Stronger
Crystal Sound
Crystal Spark
Different Sieg Voice

The moment you can input your next attack is this attacks timing. 
Perform B~Back at that time right after any attack to perform Crystal. 

Examples: B~Foward,~B~Back_B~Back,~B~Back


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IX: Closing Comments
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Peace.


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Copyright � 2008 by EX_Sprite.