Inferno (インフェルノ Inferuno) is the overarching antagonist of the Soul series and the final boss of the first three video games. He first appeared in Soul Blade under the name SoulEdge. He later appeared in; Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur II, Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition and Soulcalibur: Unbreakable Soul. He also appeared in Soulcalibur V as a costume for Cervantes in Legendary Souls mode. He is available for play on both the original Dreamcast and Xbox Live ports of Soulcalibur, and is playable in the original releases of Soulcalibur II with the use of Action Replay. He returns as an unlockable character in Soulcalibur VI.
In Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition, he is non-playable and serves as the penultimate boss of Standard Mode, fought before Abyss, Night Terror or another player's Legend Mode character.
Inferno is the controlling force behind Nightmare, possessing Siegfried in Soulcalibur and Soulcalibur II, and becoming the second incarnation of Nightmare in Soulcalibur III and Soulcalibur IV after Zasalamel creates an artificial body for him, allowing him to walk freely without needing a host.
He was eventually defeated when the armor was destroyed by Siegfried in the end of Soulcalibur IV. However, after seventeen years, a new Azure Knight rises through the host, Graf Dumas.
Inferno (Soulcalibur) has been suggested to play 18 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.