Ivy (Isabella Valentine)

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Soul Calibur

Ivy was raised with love in the house of the English nobles, the Valentines. However, her father Count Valentine died a madman, driven to insanity through an obsession with alchemy.

The House of Valentine was brought down by the Count's insanity. Soon after her family's fall, Ivy learned from her mother on her deathbed that she was an adopted child. Ivy, however, had no interest in her "true parents."

Ivy eventually learned about her father's search for the mystical sword Soul Edge and began to follow in his foosteps in its quest.

As Ivy learned more about Soul Edge, she discovered its true nature and swore to destroy the demonic blade. She succeeded in creating a weapon for this purpose through ancient sorcery.

To this day, she is still oblivious about her true lineage...

Soul Calibur 2

Ivy's father, Count Valentine, was driven insane by his pursuit of Soul Edge. By the time of his death, the Valentines--one of London's most distinguished families--was in ruins. The Countess fell ill and passed away soon thereafter, leaving Ivy with the words that Valentines were not her true parents.

Obeying the wishes of her adoptive father, Ivy continued the search for Soul Edge and studied alchemy. During her investigation, she uncovered the true nature of the sword, which was an evil blade that feasted on souls. She vowed to destroy Soul Edge to avenge her father's death. She invoked strange powers through occult rituals summon a mysterious individual who gave life to the mechanical sword she dubbed "Ivy Blade."

When she left on a journey to search for the evil sword, Ivy crossed paths with Nightmare, the one who breathed life into the sword. She agreed to assist him in his ritual to summon souls. Little did she know that it was all part of the demonic weapon's plan.

Ivy found out the truth the day Nightmare was defeated and Soul Edge was shattered. She realized that Nightmare possessed Soul Edge, and that her birth father was manipulated by the weapon's wicked powers.

Shaken by the horrifying truth, Ivy returned home and locked herself away in a dark laboratory.

After months of soul searching, Ivy emerged with renewed resolve. Her goal was to completely wipe out the sword's existence. She renamed her weapon, which shared the same fate as herself, "Valentine."

Soul Calibur 3

Over the course of her journey to remove all traces of Soul Edge from the world, Ivy's sword began to change. She decided to return to Valentine Mansion to investigate the cause. After returning to the Valentine Mansion, among the books she brought back for research she found a particular volume that contained detailed descriptions regarding the nature and origin of the cursed sword. As she deciphered the ancient text, she soon found an account of the spirit sword. Soul Calibur -- a sword that restored the power of the evil sword and lent its power to fight against it.

"Who are you?" She demanded.

"Did you read the book?" He quietly asked.

In the silence that followed, the two of them found the answer to their respective questions. Ivy drew her sword and the white-robed man produced a gigantic scythe.

Fierce combat ensued, but Ivy had to expend more mental effort than usual to make her sword obey her will. Her moment of hesitation left a slight opening in her defense, and she stumbled from the force of a heavy blow. The man with the scythe slowly picked up the book about the swords...

"This is a mistake from my past. The world no longer needs this..." As he spoke quietly, crimson flames engulfed the book in his hand. He dropped the burning book onto the floor and turned to leave.

"If you wish to learn everything about the cursed sword and the spirit sword, then you should follow the knight you know well..."

Ivy made up her mind. She was going to find the truth. If Soul Calibur did in fact exist, she would obtain it for herself!

Soul Calibur 4

Ivy continued to search for a way to destroy the cursed sword, and arrived at a great empire to the East where she learned of the spirit sword. However, this presented a new problem. The blood of the cursed sword that coursed through Ivy's veins would prevent her from ever wielding the spirit sword. Even if she could find it, she would not be able to use it to destroy the cursed sword.

Ivy interrupted her journey and returned to her family mnsion, where she once again delved into her alchemic research. But jsut as she began to close in on success, her experiements were cut short by a sudden attack. Cervantes, her own cursed, inhuman father, had come to rob his own flesh and blood, to take his daughter's soul.

Ivy lost that deadly fight, and the man nearly consumed her soul entirely, but Ivy had one last chance. She had been searching for the means to fabricate a being that could wield the spirit sword. Iby used the artificial soul that would have animated that being to save her own life instead, but the research had been incomplete. Death would come to her, sooner or later.

Ivy took up the snake sword that was her other half. She had lost much of the soul that connected her to the weapon, but it still responded to her. Yes, she could fight with it. And the new soul she had created, even though mixed with Ivy's own cursed soul, remained pure. Perhaps she could wield the spirit sword now?

Ivy would fullfill her oath and destroy Soul Edge. Resolutely, she set out on her last journey.