Soulcalibur III (PS2)

Unlockable Characters
Abyss ... Defeat him after Yoshimitsu, Olcadan, Rock, Sophitia, Lizardman, and Cervantes are unlocked or engage in 725 battles.
Abelia ... Clear Chronicle 18 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 1050 battles.
Aurelia ... Clear Chronicle 12 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 900 battles.
Cervantes ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 625 battles.
Chester ... Clear Chronicles 19 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 950 battles.
Demuth ... Clear Chronicle 10 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 850 battles.
Greed ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 500 battles.
Hualin ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 750 battles.
Hwang ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 600 battles.
Giradot ... Clear Chronicle 15 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 800 battles.
Li Long ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 1150 battles.
Lizardman ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 675 battles.
Luna ... Beat Chronicle 11 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 650 battles.
Lynette ... Defeat her in Tales of Souls or engage in 1100 battles.
Miser ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 750 battles.
Olcadan ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 575 battles.
Revenant ... Defeat Revenant in Tales of Souls or engage in 1200 battles.
Rock ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 475 battles.
Sophitia ... Defeat her in Tales of Souls or engage in 525 battles.
Strife ... Clear Chronicle 20 in Chronicle of the Sword or engage in 1000 battles.
Valeria ... Defeat hier in Tales of Souls or engage in 700 battles.
Yoshimitsu ... Defeat him in Tales of Souls or engage in 425 battles.


Unlockable Soul Stages
Hard Workers (Easy)... Purchase from the Shop.
Hard Workers (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Hard Workers (Easy)
Hard Workers (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Hard Workers (Normal)
Soul Smash (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Soul Smash (Easy)
Soul Smash (Hard)... Score a Clear of higheer in Soul Smash (Normal)
Coin Collector (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Coin Collector (Easy)
Coin Collector (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Coin Collector (Normal)
Wisp Shoot (Easy)... Score a Clear or higher in Coin Collector (Easy)
Wisp Shoot (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Wisp Shoot (Easy)
Wisp Shoot (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Wisp Shoot (Normal)
Dancing Statue (Easy)... Score a Clear or higher in in Soul Smash (Easy)
Dancing Statue (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Dancing Statue (Easy)
Dancing Statue (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in in Dancing Statue (Normal)
Blast Chase (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Blast Chase (Easy)
Blast Chase (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Blast Chase (Normal)
Beloved (Easy)... Beat Amy in Tales of Souls Beloved (Normal) Score a Clear or higher in Beloved (Easy)
Beloved (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Beloved (Normal)
Sudden Death Rally (Easy)... Score a Clear or higher in Turntable (Easy)
Sudden Death Rally (Normal)... Score a Clear or higher in Sudden Death Rally (Easy)
Sudden Death Rally (Hard)... Score a Clear or higher in Sudden Death Rally (Normal)

Unlock More Custom Templates
Assassin ... Achieve Level 30 using a Ninja class character in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 410 battles.
Gladiator ... Achieve Level 30 using a Barbarian class character in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 410 battles.
Knight ... Achieve Level 50 using a Gladiator class character in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 610 battles.
Pirate ... Achieve Level 30 using a Thief class character in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 410 battles.
Sage ... Achieve Level 30 using a Saint class in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 410 battles.
Samurai ... Achieve Level 50 using an Assassin class character in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 610 battles.
Swordmaster ... Gain a single level when all other jobs are above Level 50 in Chronicles of the Sword or engage in 610 battles.
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Unlock More Weapons
Abelia ... Chapter 18 & Bonus or engage in 600 battles.
Abyss ... Defeat Abyss in Tales of Souls.
Aurelia ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Astaroth ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Demuth ... Chapter 10 & Bonus or engage in 500 battles.
Cassandra ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Cervantes ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Chester ... Chapter 19 & Bonus or engage in 600 battles.
Giradot ... Chapter 15 & Bonus or engage in 500 battles.
Ivy ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Kilik ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Lizardman ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Luna ... Chapter 11 & Bonus or engage in 500 battles.
Maxi ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Mitsurugi ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Nightmare ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Night Terror ... Defeat Night Terror in Tales of Souls.
Olcadan ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Raphael ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Rock ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Seung Mina ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Setsuka ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Siegfried ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Sophitia ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Strife ... Chapter 20 & Bonus or engage in 600 battles.
Taki ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Talim ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Tira ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Voldo ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Xianghua ... Beat Tales of Souls using her.
Yoshimitsu ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Yungsun ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.
Zasalamel ... Beat Tales of Souls using him.

Hint: Easy (and cheap) KOs
This is fairly obvious, but for an easy (and cheap) KO, get your opponent to the edge of the ring and try to fling them out. This is easiest to do when they’re midair after being hit. You can punch them in this state and send them flying.


Unlock Ancient Weapon
To get everyone's ancient weapon, you need to clear Olcadan's tutorial lessons with each individual character. You can find that in the Practice (single player) menu.

Hint: Kilik Secret Ending
During Kilik's ending, press B + G when prompted for the normal grab move and you will have a variation of the A + G ending. (Unverified)

Hint: Setsuka's Fast Stabby Action
So far I made 2 devastating combos, all guaranteed hits unless your opponent escapes the B + G throw. It is recommended to mix it with the A + G throw occasionally.

Engage the B + G throw and immediately after the first hit, pull a 2-6 variable cancel, then press G and rotate the joystick 2-2-5-8-8-5. (Numbers refer to standard tourney fighter joystick directions).

Hint: Voldo's Real Money Pit
If you didn't cheat and unlock everything at once, you'll need to find a steady source of money. Go to Single Player Mode and select the Soul Arena mission "Scorer" with Voldo. This mission is rather short and Voldo (or any other fighter you prefer) can easily complete the mission, bagging a consistent $15,000 (or more) for about three minutes of work.
Submitted by spnsrd sk8ing

Hint: Easy Cash (40K)
Here's another method to make money (without a cheat device). Go to the Soul Arena and pick Asteroth and his Greal Maul weapon (doesn't have to be, but it helps) and enter the Turntable mission on hard mode. Do nothing but Asteroth's forward, forward B attack. Time it right, and you can push Taki out of the ring roughly, 4 seconds a round. Finish the mission in under 50 seconds (really easy this way) and BOOOM - you get $40,000.

Hint - Cervantes Ring Out
If you didn't know when you charge at an opponent with Cervantes and press TRIANGLE you stab your apponent and throw them forward. You can also press TOWARDS, (hold) TOWARDS, TRIANGLE and it does the same thing. If you can land this a few times (from where you start) it will ring out your apponent instantly!

Hint: Quick Style Unlock
To unlock the styles for your custom templates quickly, set the rounds for Versus Mode to 1 round. Create two custom characters of the same class and use them both in Versus Mode. Select the two custom characters and give one of the players a serious handicap. Repeatedly kill the handicapped player until you have over 50 wins. Save and quit and all the styles are unlocked for that class.

Hint: Censored!
Some common American slang and/or racial epithets starting with A, B, D, H, F, N, and W and other are not allowed in your custom fighter's name.
Submitted by gamerrhea
Easter Egg: Angry Shop Girls
Repeatedly press the confirm key (quickly) on any out of stock item or item you cannot purchase for a rather humourous (but useless) tirade.