Astaroth

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Soul Calibur

The god of war and destruction, Ares (worshipped as Palgaea the Executioner by the cult Fygul Cestemus), desired to possess the demonic blade Soul Edge and ordered his grand priest, Kunpaetku, to seek it.

Astaroth was created in hellish heat under the divine protection of the god of destruction to head up the quest. The grand priest Kunpaetku ordered his creation, the giant Astaroth, to find the demonic blade.

As Kunpaetku watched Astaroth depart from the shrine with a giant ax in hand, the grand priest laughed to himself, "If I possessed this immense power that even the gods desire, I shall become a god myself!"

Soul Calibur 2

Receiving Ares' oracle to seek the sword, the grand priest, Kunpaetku, used the cult's black arts to create a golem and named him Astaroth.

When Astaroth eventually found it, the sword is in a weakened state, having lost half of itself in battle.

Deciding that his God would not be pleased with the blade in this condition, the golem followed the orders of Nightmare (who wielded the sword at the time) and slaughtered countless victims in order to strengthen the unholy weapon. Three years later, the blade had recovered its power, and the time was nearing for Astaroth to take Soul Edge from Nightmare's grasp.

Unfortunately for Astaroth, he was defeated by Maxi before he could accomplish his goal. Astaroth was a subject of bitter hatred for those who managed to survive his innumerable massacres.

Four years later. Astaroth was resurrected. It was a feat only superhuman powers could invoke. It could be said that it was a form of miracle. Astaroth's body also absorbed pieces of Soul Edge, which made him far more powerful and merciless.

Eventually, Astaroth must have remembered his purpose, for he hefted his familiar ax and vanished into the mist.

Soul Calibur 3

After reviving, Astaroth set out again to locate the whereabouts of Soul Edge in order to offer it before Ares, the God of destruction and war.

The leader of the evil cult and Astaroth's creator, the grand priest Kunpaetku, realized that his servant was not acting as instructed and cast a controlling curse on Astaroth from the temple.

But with the fragment of the cursed sword and the power of Ker, the agent of death, Astaroth resisted the curse.

To Astaroth, the cult was now nothing more than an obstacle in his path. The monster returned to the Temple of his birth and became a whirlwind of destruction.

Pursued into the deepest part of the temple by Astaroth, the grand priest escaped at the last moment, leaving behind these words:

"You failure! You may have been modeled after a human, but in the end, you're nothing more than a doll!"

Astaroth could not believe what he heard. At those words, Astaroth began searching through the crumbling temple and eventually learned that he had been created in the image of someone known as the "white giant."

After utterly destroying the structure, Astaroth thought to himself. His model, this "white giant," must surely be the most powerful soul in the world. He would offer up that soul as a sacrifice to the cursed sword.

His giant form began to move. He had chosen his next objective.

Astaroth himself did not realize the hidden desire within him to destroy the white giant so that he could become complete -- a unique being with no model.

Soul Calibur 4

When he learned the truth of his origins, that he had been modeled after a frail human, it shook Astaroth to his core. He unconsciously fought against that fact for some time afterward, until he found the human and nearly tore him apart. But then everything inside him turned inside out; he finally gained an awareness of himself. Until now, he had been at the mercy of his master, the god of distruction, and done his bidding. That made him seethe with rage. Ferocious thought seized him! Astaroth swung his ax wildly, and by the time he relented, the landscape had been changed irrevocably.

As Astaroth continued his barbantics, a girl calling herself Tira appeared before him with counsel. "Come, if you seek the power to hunt a god. I know a more fitting place." It was clear to him she was Soul Edge's servant, and only sought to use him. But it was true he needed richer pastures from which to reap souls.

Guided by ebon wings, Astaroth set foot in Ostrheinsburg just as he had years ago. Once again, he entered Nightmare's service, pretending to obey him while waiting for the chance to size his power. This time, however, he had a different purpose, and no soul but his own commanded him.

Let the fools descend upon Ostrheinsburg; their souls will be mine! I will devour everything, including Soul Edge itself!