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Series director details strict guidelines.

Namco designers responsible for sketching out Soul Calibur's famously buxom female brawlers are governed by a strict set of chest measurements, game director Daishi Odashima has revealed.

Following a number of questions from his followers, Odashima published a chart on his Twitter feed earlier today, as spotted by Kotaku, detailing exactly how each character must be portrayed.

Frankly, in cases like this a picture is worth a thousand words, so we'll let the art do the talking.

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randompanda #1 1 year ago

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Breast news article I've read all day!
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asphaltcowboy #2 1 year ago

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w...t...f...
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the_dudefather #3 1 year ago

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The line-up reminds me of The Usual Bustpects
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dirtysteve #4 1 year ago

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When I saw the headline,I thought this meant they were toning down the design of the chestal area, apparently not.
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SlapLaB #5 1 year ago

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Actually not sure to understand the picture... why is one barred? she looks all right to me...
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AnsemsApprentice #6 1 year ago

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Mmmm, evolution.
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Kanjin #7 1 year ago

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Think they made a boob-up of this one.
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God_Octo #8 1 year ago

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@SlapLab, its probably because in the Soul Calibur world, women with normal-sized racks lead to some kind of all consuming black hole or something. We wouldn't want boob-related destruction now would we?
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Pirotic #9 1 year ago

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And yet the games realistic butt physics barely even get a mention.
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jonsaan #10 1 year ago

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OUTRAGE!!
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Ged42 #11 1 year ago

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Glad to know that gaming developers have standards.
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jonsaan #12 1 year ago

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If this was a DOA article there would be at least 100 posts saying what a sexist piece of rubbish the game is.
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Eldritch #13 1 year ago

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What a sexist piece of rubbish the game is.
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Acrid #14 1 year ago

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the 80cm lady is the same height as the 90cm lady. she must have been crossed out for lying in an attempt to get in to the game with smaller boobs
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jonsaan #15 1 year ago

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ZING!
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Rascanuvols #16 1 year ago

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@Eldritch

Yeah? What about the shirtless pretty boys?
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Buran #17 1 year ago

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Will the online netcode be as bad as in Tekken 5 DRO, Soul Calibur IV and Tekken 6? They can build the best pr0n fighter ever; if the game is as laggy and unplayable online as SC IV the size of the brest will never cut my careless continuum...
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insincere_dave #18 1 year ago

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He'll have been glad to finally get that off his chest.
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mr2ange #19 1 year ago

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Personally 86'd and 78'c are my favourites

Although a waterboat from 90'e would be a magical experience!

Edit - FYI

Urban Dictionary: Waterboat "where a bloke puts his head in between a woman's breasts and blows raspberries."

Edited by mr2ange at 10/05/11 @ 19:24
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DrStrangelove #20 1 year ago

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LOL
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Cheddar99 #21 1 year ago

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calm down everyone, (t)its being blown out of all proportion
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mrboshingles #22 1 year ago

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Titilating! Etc.
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captainCandy #23 1 year ago

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I want to marry Ivy...
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captainCandy #24 1 year ago

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I want to make love to Ivy...
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Gojiratron #25 1 year ago

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Bra-vo!
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michaelius #26 1 year ago

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So much for chances of less rediculus boobs for Taki.
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prettyboytim #27 1 year ago

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I don't understand what the numerical measurement is meant to be. What is it measuring?
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Half-assed #28 1 year ago

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Little girl on the right made me feel uncomfortable.
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BlinkeredAxis #29 1 year ago

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Now I know what was missing from Train simulator...
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Cloud-Strife #30 1 year ago

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*imagines this is real life*

*humps the computer*

*froths at the mouth*

*apologises*

*continues regardless*

*awkwardness ensues*
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rivuzu #31 1 year ago

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What a horribly sexist and demeaning, perverse game.

I demand its release imminently.
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DrStrangelove #32 1 year ago

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More interesting would be, how about the regulations concerning pubic hair and cameltoe? With Mileena's adventurous hip movement of late, I think Namco is put on the spot.
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martmart #33 1 year ago

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Why did they stop where they did? There is def more potential for greater boobage
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Scimarad #34 1 year ago

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Oh, FFS...
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inutaihanyou #35 1 year ago

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SC1 and SB/SE were the only ones with dignity and poise, if you wanted an example of where the SC series went astray, look no further
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soul360 #36 1 year ago

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gostei da evolu��o das tetas

quando uma pessoa quer criar uma personagem com os peitinhos perfeitos para cada estilo de arma

tipo eu n�o posso botar uma ninja com peitinhos pequenos � mais uns redondinhos mas n�o � aquela coisa grande
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Hypercube #37 1 year ago

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Would, would, would, would, would, would, would, would, would, would, wouldn't.
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Spunkweazle #38 1 year ago

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"Breaking the Mould, Pushing back the boundaries, Soul Calibur Unleashed" Bringing the Fun, in bags
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Alatair #39 1 year ago

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By my reckoning, it's the height that's measured in cm, so they're all shortasses meaning most likely every cast member in SC is pre-pubescent!
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pokota #40 1 year ago

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I don't care if Taki is only tied for 3rd in size, she still wins in shape.

The crossed out girl .. is that the lancer from SC IV? Strange.
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gjgjg #41 1 year ago

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Is Duke Nuke arranging these ID line ups?
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DawnrazorDCLXVI #42 1 year ago

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Tits on the left are too small. Also, I think Siegfried's breasts should be a little better. Taki needs a move where her breasts squirt milk, and every time she does are an aerial kick her breasts should slap her in the face, ONE TWO, ONE TWO!
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DarthCheesiest #43 1 year ago

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[link url=http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/4/3/3/6/sc4_pub_2d_taki1_copy.jpg.jpg
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Oh Man! Old Taki was off the chart, I don't like this new subtlety.

;_;
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telboy007 #44 1 year ago

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Wicked, a new SC... I love Ivy and can't wait to get my hands on her. I mean play with her. I mean give her a good workout. Err... finding out everything she can do? Seeing all her moves. I give up.

Edited by telboy007 at 11/05/11 @ 09:20
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Gumersindo #45 1 year ago

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Beautiful things bring happyness indeed.
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metalangel #46 1 year ago

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Some sort of jumping attack where your character is smacked in the face by her own boobs and is instantly ko'd would be great.
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frunk #47 1 year ago

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You lot obviously don't look at bra sizes often enough...

The number is the bra measurement in "cm" rather than "inches" whcih is what they do in Japan, althought they have adopted western bra cup sizes (US or UK?).

Oh dear - have I just given myself away as slightly boob obsessive... sigh... but every man should know this information, women (particualrly wives) like to know you understand how their underwear works...

my excuse anyway!

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metalangel #48 1 year ago

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@frunk: Surely you just need to be able to undo a bra with one hand?
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DawnrazorDCLXVI #49 1 year ago

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@metalangel That is only required when the girl can put the condom on with her mouth. KEEPER!
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