#leixia

[gaymer-hag-stan]

Sliiiiight nitpick, but I feel like Namco always has Mari Shimazaki make her most basic designs when it comes to Tekken 😅

She's made Bayonetta, of course, and she's even made some killer designs for Leixia's 1P and also Ivy's and Tira's SoulCalibur V 2P designs but her work for Tekken?

Josie is literally just the Filipino flag and an ugly haircut.

Kazumi is just a woman in a kimono, worn in the way dead people wear it in funerals and an old-time-y haircut, but don't forget the bows! Because no woman in Tekken should look older than 16!

And now Reina, she is admittedly her best Tekken design so far, I like the hoody, but the hair is kind of a mess and it's otherwise just too... Plain.

Like, I don't know, I guess she doesn't have to go all out all the time but I was genuinely, unpleasantly surprised when I heard she was responsible for Josie's look and while it's nowhere near as basic with Reina, it's too pre-Tekken 4 plain for me.

[machoestofmen]

(ksdlhfjl not me sending the ask to the OP by mistake 🤡)

formal re-asking AIGHT HEAR ME OUT: 42 + leixia/natsu for the touch prompt!

Fandom: Soul Calibur V Pairing: Leixia/Natsu Touch Prompt: 42 (Braiding the other's hair)

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Natsu was doing her best, she really was. Compared to how she was when she was still a young child, the ninja apprentice had achieved limits in her patience that she once though unattainable after training under Taki's stern eye and strict regiment. She believed that by now, she was on her way to being able to win a staring contest with a stone.

Arahabaki, on the other hand, was even more stubborn than Natsu. As to be expected of a snake demon, it was not exactly fond of any kind of restraint, and any of Natsu's own attempts to wrests its grip from her hair, the only form of expression it currently had, ended in failure.

That was why Natsu had Leixia there, doing her best to make it behave. Leixia was going for a Mongolian hairstyle, with braids tight against the scalp in rows that trailed across her head and hung down her back. The tightness of them was to ensure that Arahabaki would be held still, but that there was eight braids was a way to help bargain with the demon, supposedly appealing to its true form of a man with eight snakes attached at the waist. Surely, a compromise would help?

Using two of the longer braids to tie into a bow and hold the rest of it in a high ponytail, Leixia clapped imaginary dust off of her hands before getting a steel traveling mirror out of her bag for Natsu to take a look at what would hopefully be her new, standard hairstyle. Natsu took hold of the mirror, holding it at different angles while turning her head to get as good of a look at everything as she could.

"It's perfect," she said with a satisfied smile. "You're the best, Leixia."

Just as Natsu turned around to give her girlfriend a hug, there was a flash of rainbow light, blinding the both of them. When the spots finally were out of her eyes, Leixia made a gasp, and then a sigh and groan of disappointment. Natsu's expression went flat. "...He undid it, didn't he?" she asked, and Leixia nodded.

Never had Leixia dove so fast as when she tackled Natsu to the ground, who was loudly cursing in Japanese as she drew Mekki-Maru to finally lop her hair off.

[soulofamy]

leixia was name dropped (kinda) in libra of souls. really curious to see what this means for xianghuas relationship with kilik, considering that leixia is wujins daughter, but also what this means for lingyus relationship with xianghua going forward

[121ubyday6]

soulcalibur characters as textposts (and messages): part 2

[soulcalibur-bracket]

Round 2, Match 15 - Nightmare vs Ashlotte vs Leixia

Note: For the purposes of this poll, all versions of Nightmare count as the same character.

[incorrectsoulcaliburquotes]

Natsu: Here. I got you something. Lexia: What is it? Natsu: It's a new handbag. Leixia: This isn't a handbag, this is a clutch. Natsu: A what? Leixia: Ugh. A handbag is a versatile bag that you can carry every day. It goes with any outfit. It's practical! Wearable! Leixia: This is a clutch. It's a strapless bag that is clutched in the hand. It's an evening bag! For a fancy night out, like a night at the opera. Not that you ever take me to the opera... Natsu: Fine.

[laikaflash]

There's something about Leixa's smug expression here that's so amusing to me. I keep imagining a Morshu-esque "MMM" from her every time I see it.

I've relearned layer masking for the umpteenth time. This was supposed be an excuse to practice with GIMP. From page 42 of New Legends of Project Soul, just a little crop with the other sketches near it hidden.

[silverselfshippingchaos]

ABDJAGRJWHE THANK YOU THAT'S SO SWEET!!!

HII OMG i had to follow for the soul calibur and kingdom hearts ships!!! also you seem pretty cool!!! :D if it isn't too much trouble, could you tell me more about your ship with aqua? i love her sm! (kittyandco)

hello!!! thank you thank you! it's great to see you here ajdhqkdjw I love so many of your ships and have been following for a while! i'm a huge marvel fan and hux is a character i like a lot too and there's so many f/os of yours that i recognize! soulcal is so special to me since some of my earliest memories are of me playing it! as a result, I've been with my guy for a while- what a guy, am I right? 😍

i'm always down to talk about my aqua! I also love her sm if i do say so myself- this might end up being a little long but here we gooooo!

okay so. Ash is another Keyblade wielder raised by Master E.raqus! He found her after she was orphaned so she sees him as a fatherly figure. She's just a few months older than Aqua and a little younger than Terra. She dresses in mostly all red (her and Aqua are the red and blue couple!!!!) and has those chest straps the other wayfinder trio folk do as well.

She became a Keyblade master before Aqua did (though not very long before- just a few weeks) and she's very good at what she does! She wears a long red coat. I wanted her to look cool and important which is why her outfit is like that.

I hope you like the childhood best friends to lovers trope because that's exactly what happens! These two have been together since they were children. They were always together. No matter what. Always together, hand in hand, giggling and laughing and training and talking. It isn't until their teenage years where Ash goes "... Oh. Oh."

Ash has it bad. She's so horribly in love with her best friend. Terra knows, Ven knows, Dad knows, they all know- It's so obvious! As a kid, she always wanted to be with Aqua, but as she grew older, those cute little giggles turned into longing glances.

Ash often calls Aqua "Berry", a nickname from when they were kids. Ash was red... Aqua was blue... Like a blueberry! So she's Berry for short. She always called Aqua that when they were little, and it stuck! So you can sometimes see her call Aqua "berry"!

Just imagine a little Ash and Aqua when they were small.

"You're Aqua.. and I'm Ash!"

"You're red, and I'm blue!"

"You're like water... But I'm like fire!"

And little Aqua giggles,

"Hey, we match! We're meant to be, right?"

"Yeah, that's right! Ash and Aqua, we'll be best friends forever and ever!"

Anyways, Ash said that she'd finally confess after years of pining after they're all Masters, but... haha... ha... (looks at birth by sleep). She doesn't take the end of the game very well.

(Oh and more appearance details! Ash has brown skin and eyes and black hair like I do. Her coat is red and her shirt under is black. Her straps are green. Her Keyblade is green too. Her hair is long, but tied in a ponytail with a white ribbon. The ribbon was a gift from Eraqus when she was younger.)

Like with the others, Aqua makes a wayfinder for Ash. Ash's is red, just like her coat. But Ash refuses to take it. She laughs, saying that her and Aqua are so close that they don't need this to be together. And so, for all of BBS, Aqua carries two Wayfinders.

But at the end, right before she falls into darkness, Aqua asks for Ash's hand and gives her a blue Wayfinder.

"Aqua..." "Keep it. I'll always be by your side, okay?"

So for all of Ash's appearances until they reunite in 3, Ash carries a blue Wayfinder from her belt. However, that also means that Aqua carries a red Wayfinder in 0.2

It makes moments like these a little more emotional. She thinks of Ash whenever she looks at that. Ash is what keeps her going throughout the darkness. Her best friend, the woman that she loves.

And then... At the end of BBS... Aqua falls into darkness. And Ash is forced to watch. The last thing Aqua hears is Ash begging and screaming, pleading for the darkness to please just take her instead. Anything, she'd give up anything to save Aqua.

Ash punches at the ground again and again till her knuckles bleed the same red as the Wayfinder Aqua always held onto, casts every single spell she knows. She doesn't care about how much it hurts. She just wanted to save Aqua.

... And she failed. Aqua doesn't come back.

Ash's hands are scarred from all that, and every single one of those scars are a reminder that she failed. She has bandages around her hands.

For ten years, she is alone. Eraqus is gone, her best friend Terra is gone, Ven is gone... And Aqua is gone. Her light is gone. Ash spends ten years by herself, wandering worlds and imagining what it would be like to see Aqua again. She loves her so much..

Ash can be seen wandering worlds in 2. Sora tries to talk to her, seeing that she's a Keyblade wielder. But Ash tells him to leave. She doesn't care about anything that doesn't have to do with Aqua. She doesn't even have it in her to be a boss fight.

But yeah. For ten years, we get mean and sad Ash. After Mickey sees Aqua, he tracks down Ash. Ash agrees to help them because she wants to see Aqua again. So we see her work with Riku and Yen Sid and Mickey and all those losers later. She's a little serious and quiet (which is wild, since she's a goofy and bright jokester with Aqua!)

Her and Riku also develop a sibling type bond. She's the cool big sister to him. Riku picks up on Ash always playing with the blue Wayfinder she carried on her.

And then a bunch of stuff happens and she's the one who has to fight Anti-Aqua. It horrifies her and she's crying for the whole fight.

"Please, Aqua... I-I can't... Don't make me do this..."

"You left me here. You abandoned me. You never came me."

"Aqua, please... I did everything I could!"

And when Aqua finally comes back, Ash is tackling her in a hug. They're both sobbing, clinging to each other with all they have. Aqua has always felt like home to Ash. Ash was home. She was finally home. Aqua cries, saying that she never stopped thinking about Ash.

You know how in 0.2 Aqua looks up at the sky sometimes? Ash looks up at the stars a lot too. Reminds me of the days when her and younger Aqua would stay up and laugh together under the stars.

A little while after they reunite, they kiss. They've always been so close, and sometimes just... snaps. And they both confess that they've been in love with each other for a long, long time. And yeah! For the rest of 3, you can see them kissing and holding hands and being really cute. They're a very adorable couple (if I do say so myself hehe)!

Also, Ash is afraid of taking off her bandages around Aqua at first. Her scars are ugly. Her scars are a reminder of how she wasn't enough. She wants to be the perfect woman for Aqua, and Aqua shouldn't have to see that side of her. But Aqua tells Ash that she loves Ash for who she is, and her hands are beautiful, no matter how many scars are on them. Aqua kisses them often.

Also, Ash sometimes refers to Aqua as "my heart" and Aqua refers to Ash as "my light". In a world of darkness, thoughts of Ash was all Aqua had. Her bright smile, loud laugh, all of it... Ash was her light. And a heart is supposed to be Ash's guiding key, right? Well, Ash's heart always found its way back to Aqua. Aqua is her heart.

There's a lot more to this ship and I've written soooo damn much for them, but that's pretty much what you need to know about them! They're the red/blue Keyblade gfs!!!! They're so in love! Best friends (and even more than that) forever!

Ash is pretty sassy and humorous, and can sometimes be a bit of a flirt (only towards Aqua). It makes Aqua blush. Aqua is just the sweetest person alive- It's adorable how she's the only person who can fluster Ash. They love each other so much. Ten years without each other wasn't easy. Ash isn't used to having anyone around again, and Aqua isn't used to the light. But that's okay. They have each other, right?

Oh! Also! When they reunite, they finally trade Wayfinders again. Red for Ash, blue for Aqua.

This is mostly Ash/Aqua focused, but she's cool big sis to Ven, and sassy daughter (who loves him lots) to Eraqus. She didn't like Terra as a kid, but as they grew up together, they've gotten extremely close and care for each other deeply. However, Ash likes to pick on him a lot. She calls him an idiot a lot, but she cares about him, I promise! He was also one of the first to go "hey, Ash, youre down bad for your bestie aren't you-"

Thank you for this ask!!!

[wxtchpilot]

— Get to know Kia !

what's your phone wallpaper:

last song you listened to: I Want It All by Karmin

currently reading: Chinese Mythology book

last movie: Uhhhh, I barely watch movies so I don't even remember xD. I'll just say Men in Black since I think I saw it on TV again last weekend.

what are you wearing right now?: Camo slim pants, a burgundy PINK jacket, and a shirt that says "Talk Nerdy To Me" with a little Nerd (the candy) on it lmao

how tall are you?: 5'5'' I believe

piercings / tattoos?: Nah. I have my ears pierced but haven't worn earrings in over a year.

glasses / contacts: I wear glasses XP

last thing you ate?: A ham and cheese hot pocket lmao

favorite color: blue and purple

current obsession: A mixture, so I will say: Haven, Tekken, Mortal Kombat (fighting games in general tbh),

do you have a crush right now?: Nope

favorite fictional character: TOO MANY. Suletta is one, obviously, but here's others: Ling Xiaoyu (Tekken), Ayane and Hitomi (Dead or Alive), Jennifer Mason (Haven), Miu Hinasaki and Mayu Amakura (Fatal Frame Series), Hibiki Tachibana and Miku Kohinata (Symphogear), MOMO (Xenosaga), Shana and Meru (Legend of Dragoon), Pyrrha Alexandra and Yan Leixia (Soul Calibur), All the Flamechasers lmfao (Honkai Impact), Seele, Firefly, Lynx, Robin (Star Rail), Tanya, Kitana, Mileena and Raiden (SPECIFICALLY the MK1 version of Raiden) (Mortal Kombat) etc.

last place you travelled: Don't remember actually. No where all that exciting outside of work.

tagged by: @yukikorogashi ! Thank you so much ^^ ♥ Took me a couple of days BUT I GOT IT.

tagging: For anyone that feels like it!

[mistemods]

Leixia is now public~!

Info & Download available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/leixia-v1-0-83403916

[the-monkey-ruler]

Soulcalibur V (2012) ソウルキャリバーV

Date: January 31,2012

Platform: Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / PlayStation Network (PS3)

Developer: Project Soul / CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. / 8-4, Ltd. / Bee Tribe / Imagica Digitalscape Co., Ltd. / O-TWO

Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment

Genre: Fighting

Theme: Fantasy / Martial Arts

Franchises: Soul

Aliases: Soul Calibur V / Soulcalibur 5 / Soul Calibur 5 / SCV / SC5

Type: Appropriation

Summary:

Soulcalibur V is a 3D historical-fantasy weapon-based fighting game developed by Project Soul and published by Namco Bandai for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on January 31, 2012.  The sixth main entry in the Soul series, Soulcalibur V takes place seventeen years after the events of Soulcalibur IV and features the children of prominent series heroine Sophitia Alexandra as the main protagonists (Patroklos and Pyrrha). Along with descendants and students of some of the retired fighters from the series (such as Taki's protege Natsu and Xianghua's daughter Leixia), the game introduces new fighters (including fortune teller Viola and mysterious werewolf Z.W.E.I.).  Like most of the previous games in the series, Soulcalibur V includes a non-canonical guest fighter. For this entry, the guest is Ezio Auditore da Firenze from the Assassin's Creed series. Players can also unlock the moveset of Devil Jin from the Tekken series for use in the character creation system.

Source: https://www.giantbomb.com/soulcalibur-v/3030-35161/

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muQs_5h-hMI&ab_channel=TheInnocentSinful

[piltoverarena]

The tournament continues with all the action from Group B in the Crucible of Souls. Group B consists of: Taki, Raphael, Cassandra & the late substitute, Leixia, from SC5!

[soulcalibur-bracket]

Round 1, Match 30 - Lizardman vs Leixia

Note: For the purposes of this poll, all versions of Lizardman and/or Aeon count as the same character.

[fganniversaries]

On this day 11 years ago, it was announced that Ivy and Tira were receiving alternate costumes in Soulcalibur V designed by Bayonetta's character designer Mari Shimazaki. Concept art for the alternate costumes, alongside Leixia's default costume, is shown below.

[laikaflash]

4, 9 and 25! :D

4. A story idea you haven’t written yet?

One set some time after Maxi, Xiba, Leixia and Natsu all meet. As they head west, Maxi is mentally piecing together just what the hell happened between Kilik and Xianghua while he was away.

9. Start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

Going by the file info, The Demon Hunter's Dilemma took 19 days to finish.

25. Besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

I was a photographer (long story there); the odds that I'll bring my old DSLR out of retirement are slim. (And if my laptop nags me to use some AI program to "edit" my photos again, I just might chuck it out the window.) I suppose translating counts, which is mostly me combing through the old Soul Edge books right now.

There are also a few pet sims linked in my blog header that I kill time on. That was one of the reasons for my loooong response from earlier today about a marking-related debacle on Lioden. Wolvden is relatively chill, Flight Rising has had a few fiascos that I've been around for but I like my dragons, and Neopets is... still there. I'm such a dork.

[silverselfshippingchaos]

happy bday ash! i hope u enjoy ur cake ^_^/ 🍰

how does maxi celebriate ur bd? i know leixia and the kids would probably plan something special for u <3 (@goldenshrine)

thank you!!!

Hehe I'm always so excited to talk about my special guy! Maxi just really wants to make her feel special (he always does such a great job at that) and spend some quality time with her. After the events leading up to sc5, time is the one thing they haven't really had together.

Maxi would like to get her a good meal, take her out for a nice day out in town, or maybe take her out stargazing at night. After all, their first kiss more than 20 years before sc5 was under the stars. Ash handles most of the cooking for the kids, so I think that Leixia and the gang would try to make her food! Xiba eats like half of it while they're prepping, Natsu is ready to nap, and Leixia is determined! Maxi is very serious about making sure his partner has a good day.

Also, if possible, he'd like to get some time away from the kiddos for a bit too. Just some time to chill with his girlfriend. Ash has changed a lot by SC5 and I think what they both want is just some time to enjoy each other's company.

(Maxi also enjoys the thought of a romantic walk at night because he gets to drape his jacket over her shoulders. One of his favorite sights ever. Ash always playfully scolds him about never wearing a shirt, but he just shrugs.

"I mean, hey, it's not like you don't enjoy the view."

Ash can't deny that she does.)

Overall he just wants her to take a break from the road and the world and just love her for a bit. He also teases a little about how she's getting old. It's funny, since although Maxi is older than she is, guess whose aging slows down by SC5- Ash still very much looks like a woman in her 40s.

It's a fun day and Ash absolutely loves it! She couldn't stand the kids at first, but over time she's really grown to care for them. She's their Cool Aunt figure LMAO. And to be able to spend her birthday with the love of her life? She doesn't have the words to describe how it makes her feel.

One thing to note about SC5 era Ash is just how different she is than her previous appearances. It makes sense since she's nearly 20 years older than she was in SC4, but she's almost more bitter in terms of personality? Her temper is shorter, and she's just... tired. Tired of the cards she's been dealt. She was bleeding out and watching during Maxi's SC4 ending (Maxi touches the scar on her back from Astaroth a lot), her friends are off doing their own thing, and now she's stuck playing auntie to these dumbass teenagers trying to save the world after losing her lover for a decade?! Seriously?!

And so a big part of her character is just her becoming a bit more happy and cheery again, more similar to what we know Ash's character to be. She's quite smiley on her birthday. She just can't help it!

To be able to set down her sword for a while and spend the day with the people that she loves makes her so happy.

(But also, even after all these years, being with Maxi and holding his hand, hearing his laugh, kissing his cheek, kissing his lips... Everything. It all makes her heart flutter so much. They were both so different now, her having gone through everything and Maxi having the whole Soul Edge situation, but their love and understanding for each other hasn't changed.)