The Soulcalibur series has been host to several guest stars over the years such as Spawn, Link, and Heihachi in Soulcalibur II as well as Darth Vader and Yoda in Soulcalibur IV.  Now the tradition continues with the master assassin joining the ranks.

Ezio Auditore from the Assassin's Creed series will be a playable character in Soulcalbur V.  In a trailer released by Namco Bandai, Ezio will utilize all of his weapons.  From his sword, hidden blade; even his wrist gun will be usable in a fight.

Soulcalibur V will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 January 31, 2012.