Charlotte Christine de Colde | Story | Move List | Gallery | Quotes | Trivia |
Charlotte Christine de Colde (シャルロット=クリスティーヌ=ド=コルデ), shortened as Charlotte (シャルロット), is a recurring character of the Samurai Shodown series, who was introduced in Samurai Shodown. She was dropped from the series after Samurai Shodown II but, like Tam Tam and Jubei Yagyu, she returns in Samurai Shodown IV.
Personality[]
She is a proud woman, perceived to be a bit manly from those of her home country as she talks in the same manner as a soldier. Though harsh and boastful during fights, Charlotte is a gentle and generous wanderer who truly loves her countrymen. She generally avoids womanly attire though she will dress in it if the occasion calls for it.
Powers[]
Charlotte is an adept fencer and possesses quick reflexes and immense strength coupled with surprising speed, considering she fights while armored.
- Multiple Attacks - Charlotte can deliver several slashes at once.
- Energy Projectile - Charlotte can fire a triangular projectile of energy.
- Sense - Charlotte can sense the presence of people nearby.
- Energy Attacks - Charlotte can put energy in her blade.
Skills[]
- Singing - Charlotte has a powerful voice suited for opera singing.
- Game Hunting - Charlotte is an adept hunter as well, mainly specializing in hunting foxes.
- Embroidery - Charlotte knows how to artfully put thread and yarn together for decorating fabric.
Fighting Style[]
Common with most fencers, most of her slashing attacks revolve around stabbing from a distance, avoiding body contact as much as possible. Her most powerful strike is a three-point slash, forming a triangle when completely drawn. It is powerful in the sense not only does it inflict remarkable damage, but it allows for unexpected and blind cross-ups while jumping and as jump-in attacks, it also has range that can provide some anti-air protection and quick enough to counter most attacks in frame traps. Her standing kicks hop her across a short distance and is capable of avoiding some low ground attacks. When first introduced, her move set only consisted of Splash Front -a button mashing move which traveled her forward- and Power Gradation - a perfectly vertical anti-air attack. Her next appearance in Samurai Shodown II granted her access to Tri-Slash, a chargable projectile. In her Bust form in Samurai Shodown IV, she gains access to Violet Thrust and a new super attack called Chrysanthemum. In V and beyond, her Bust skillset is integrated into her normal gameplay, unlike other characters whose Bust movesets became basis for new characters.
Music[]
- Foreign Woman - Samurai Shodown
- Foreign Woman - Continued - Samurai Shodown II
- Foreign Woman - Original - Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden
- Continuation of the Woman From Far Away - Samurai Shodown IV
- French Lady - Samurai Shodown (2019), Honor of Kings (Vocal Performance by Laura Intravia)
Voice Actors[]
- Harumi Ikoma - until Samurai Shodown V Special
- Mayumi Shindou - Samurai Shodown VI
- Chika Kino - Samurai Spirits Oni[2]
- Afumi Hashi - Samurai Shodown (2019), The King of Fighters: All Star
- Sakiko Tamagawa - Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
- Tiffany Grant - Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture (English voice)
- Yumi Nakatani - Samurai Shodown Dengeki drama CD series
- Yumi Tōma - Samurai Shodown Dengeki drama CD series (part 3)
- Kelly Baskin - Honor of Kings (English voice)[3]
Appearances[]
Games
Mobile
Cameos
Anime |
Trivia[]
- Her nickname with the development team for SS II was "Charuko" (シャル
子 ). - Her physical design is based on Oscar François de Jarjayes from the manga The Rose of Versailles; her name is actually a distortion of the Japanese phonetic interpretation of Charlotte Corday.
- When asked "The path of the sword is?", Charlotte's response is "Winning a complete victory without getting hurt."[1]
- Her favourite type of mate is "A person who has both intellectual and martial strength".[1]
- Her first crush was an educated man who was excellent in his studies as well as his fencing skills. After she shared a dance with him at Versailles Place in her teenage years, he succumbed to illness and died.
- In the 2019 Samurai Shodown game version, her voice includes hints of Japanese, unlike before where spoke mostly French and English.
Cards[]
Sprites[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Official character profile from Samurai Shodown anniversary website.
- ↑ Chika Kino's official profile from Arts Vision website.
- ↑ Post from Kelly Baskin's official X account