Read more about Talim at: Wikipedia Official Site: Namco is a fictional character in the Soul series of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division and designed by Aya Takemura and Takuji Kawano, she first appeared in Soulcalibur II and its subsequent sequels with the exception of Soulcalibur Legends, as well as on various merchandise related to the series. She was voiced in Japanese by Yukari Tamura; in English, Talim was voiced by Julie Parker in Soulcalibur II and Hynden Walch for the remaining titles. Talim is regarded as the first Filipina character introduced to the fighting game genre. In the character's native Tagalog language, her name means "edge" or "sharp". As a character introduced in Soulcalibur II, Talim's weapons, a pair of elbow blades, were decided upon before other aspects of the character were. Her design and concept were built to revolve around them, starting with gender, then physical measurements, and lastly background details. Once established her appearance and movement were fleshed out by the team's concept artist Aya Takemura Talim was then animated by a motion designer using motion capture and working directly with the team. During this phase the team additionally worked with the Soulcalibur story creators, refining the character's own role in the plot as needed throughout development. Talim's weapons were built around the concept of dual-weapon usage, with special emphasis that while bladed, the weapons themselves were not actual tonfa. During development it was considered to allow them to transform and be sentient, however the idea was abandoned. Talim's character concept was designed around the idea of introducing a young female character that the developers felt the series lacked, while at the same time making her appear androgynous.
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