Algol/Bio & Battles

"The mighty Algol has no equal!"

- Algol

Algol, later known as the Hero King, was the only man to wield Soul Edge and not lose his sanity to the sword's demonic soul, as well as the creator of the Holy Sword, Soul Calibur.

His son, Arcutus, grew jealous of his power and attempted to steal Soul Edge. The two battled for control of the sword, and Algol slew his son. He was overcome with grief due to his son's death, so he created the legendary sword Soul Calibur out of the shards of Soul Edge to act as a counter to the evil sword. However, in order to create a sword to oppose one with a soul, another soul was needed. Algol used his own soul for the ritual. However, his grief and hatred for Soul Edge corrupted the new blade, making it was similar in nature to Soul Edge. A tribe purified the sword, sealing the hero king away and making it a true counterbalance to Soul Edge.

Algol, however, was still not without power. He shaped himself a new body, copies of Soul Edge and Soul Calibur, and a tower called The Tower of Remembrance to draw warriors to him in hopes he would find the swords and resurrect himself. He discovered that he currently exists in a plane of reality called Astral Chaos, a churning void created by the conflict between the two swords. This reality connected all points of space and all points of time, and he refined his goals. Now, he seeks to rule over Astral Chaos and then escape and conquer the world as a god-king.