Azola

Azola is a minor character in the Soul series of fighting games. She was a discarded name and design for Sophitia's alternate outfit in Soul Edge[1] and properly debuted as a minor playable story mode-only character in Soulcalibur IV.

Azola's title is the "Sword of the Corruptor." Nothing is known about her life before becoming a servant of the Soul Edge. When Ivy meets her in the beginning of her own journey in Soulcalibur IV, she tells Azola that her soul has been infected by evil.

Sophitia met Azola when she traveled to Ostrheinsburg Castle in order to destroy the cursed sword. Azola appeared as if out of nowhere and her words convinced Sophitia that she needed to protect Soul Edge in order to sustain the life of her daughter, Pyrrha.[2]

Azola is often seen accompanying Sophitia during the events of Soulcalibur IV and fighting alongside Nightmare's minions in the surroundings of the Ostrheinsburg Castle. However, even if fighting alongside each other due to the circumstances, Sophitia bears a grudge against her.

In Sophitia's Soulcalibur IV story, Azola makes her only playable appearance, fighting alongside Sophitia. However, after they defeat Hilde and her royal guards together in the surroundings of the Ostrheinsburg Castle, in the first stage of Sophitia's Story Mode, Sophitia kills Azola with her own two hands. Azola survived the events of Soulcalibur IV, and appears to continue to serve under Tira. She seems to hold some level of empathy toward Tira. Her few quotes show her to be a ruthless warrior. Unlike Sophitia, she shows no hesitation in fighting alongside Nightmare's troops. In fact, she seems to have a way with words, able to corrupt even a warrior chosen by the gods to make her join the Soul Edge's troops.