Cervantes de Leon

Cervantes de Leon
Soul series character
Cervantes de León, as he appears in Soulcalibur V
First game	Soul Edge
Voiced by (English)	Warren Rodgerson (Soulcalibur II) Wally Wingert (Soulcalibur III-Soulcalibur IV) Patrick Seitz (Soulcalibur V)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Takashi Nagasako (Soul Edge-Soulcalibur III) Jin Urayama (Soulcalibur Legends-Soulcalibur V)
Fictional profile
Birthplace	Valencia, Habsburg Spain
Fighting style	Possessed (Soul Edge) Memories of Soul Edge
Weapon	Wicked sword "SoulEdge" (Soul Edge) Longsword & Pistol sword (Soulcalibur-Soulcalibur V)
Weapon name	Soul Edge (double) (Soul Edge) Soul Edge & Nirvana (Soulcalibur II-Soulcalibur III) Acheron & Nirvana (Soulcalibur, Soulcalibur IV, Soulcalibur V)
Occupation	Pirate

Cervantes de León (セルバンテス・デ・レオン, Serubantesu de Reon^?) is a fictional character in the Soul series of video games. Created by Namco's Project Soul division, he first appeared in Soul Edge and its subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise related to the series.

As a character introduced in Soul Edge, Cervantes's weapon was initially a rapier, selected before other elements of the character and designed to be unique amongst the other weapons in the game. As development progressed, the development team felt that the weapon choice made the character seem too "gentlemanly" (although the concept would later be used for Raphael Sorel), and changed it to a pair of swords, which were expanded upon to be the first appearance of the series' recurring weapon, Soul Edge. His design and concept were built to revolve around them, starting with gender, then physical measurements, and lastly background details. After his appearance and movement were fleshed out by a concept artist, his character was rendered as a 3D model by a design team that worked solely on him, and then animated by a motion designer using motion capture to create his in-game movements. The inspiration for a pirate as the game's antagonist was derived from two other fictional pirates, Captain Hook and Long John Silver.

When developing his swords, many different styles were considered, including the concept of the swords appearing as wisps of spiritual energy. Elements of these designs were utilized subsequent appearances of the Soul Edge weapon in later titles. When the character's design was modified to appear in Soulcalibur, one of the swords was changed to a pistol sword, with the curve on the weapon's blade emphasized in comparison to its counterpart.