 "Soulcalibur V"s Natsu fights very similar to her master Taki, including using many of her signature moves Immediately after the release of "Soulcalibur V" in Japan, the game's director Daishi Odashima said that he had decided that at 46, Taki would be too old to be an active ninja, and she retired to train the next generation and is now watching over Natsu from the shadows.In Namco's own 2016 fighting game "", female ninja Master Raven is similar to Taki in many aspects, including her fighting technique, outfit and personality.According to Adam Rosenberg from UGO in 2008, "Taki is a close-range fighter, end of story.